Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings in 2016 in Tests - vs South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
BA Stokes	258	198	30	11	130.30	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
BA Stokes	33	29	5	1	113.79	England	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
BA Stokes	58	54	9	1	107.40	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
DA Warner	35	33	6	-	106.06	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	03 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
N Wagner	31	30	4	1	103.33	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
JE Root	29	29	5	-	100.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
DA Warner	97	100	16	1	97.00	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	03 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
DA Warner	47	51	7	-	92.15	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	Test # 2236
DAJ Bracewell	30	36	3	2	83.33	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
JE Root	110	139	17	-	79.13	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
JM Bairstow	150*	191	18	2	78.53	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
SPD Smith	40	52	5	-	76.92	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	Test # 2236
BA Stokes	26	34	4	-	76.47	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
PSP Handscomb	54	78	6	-	69.23	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	Test # 2236
CR Woakes	26	38	4	-	68.42	England	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
BKG Mendis	58	90	9	-	64.44	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
JE Root	50	79	5	-	63.29	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
AN Cook	43	70	7	-	61.42	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
DM de Silva	43	70	5	-	61.42	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
MM Ali	61	101	11	-	60.39	England	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
SPD Smith	48*	80	5	-	60.00	Australia	v South Africa	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
JE Root	76	128	11	-	59.37	England	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
MA Starc	53	91	5	1	58.24	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	Test # 2236
KS Williamson	77	133	8	1	57.89	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
DA Warner	45	78	4	-	57.69	Australia	v South Africa	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
AD Mathews	39	69	5	-	56.52	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
AN Cook	27	49	4	-	55.10	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
HM Nicholls	76	140	12	-	54.28	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
HM Nicholls	36	67	5	-	53.73	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
JM Bairstow	45	84	5	-	53.57	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
UT Khawaja	97	182	11	3	53.29	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	03 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
UT Khawaja	64	121	9	-	52.89	Australia	v South Africa	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
SPD Smith	59	113	8	1	52.21	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	Test # 2236
MR Marsh	26	52	4	-	50.00	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	03 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
AD Mathews	59	120	7	-	49.16	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
UT Khawaja	145	308	12	-	47.07	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	Test # 2236
AC Voges	27	60	4	-	45.00	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	03 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
LD Chandimal	28	64	5	-	43.75	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
AD Hales	60	140	10	-	42.85	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
NRD Compton	45	105	5	1	42.85	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
SE Marsh	63	148	7	-	42.56	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	03 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
AN Cook	76	186	11	-	40.86	England	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
JR Hazlewood	29	71	5	-	40.84	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	03 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
JK Silva	48	118	7	-	40.67	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
JM Bairstow	30*	75	2	-	40.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
PM Nevill	60*	153	6	-	39.21	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	03 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
NRD Compton	26	68	4	-	38.23	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
FDM Karunaratne	43	113	5	-	38.05	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
SPD Smith	31	82	5	-	37.80	Australia	v South Africa	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
SPD Smith	34	91	5	-	37.36	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	03 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
BJ Watling	32	87	6	-	36.78	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
JWA Taylor	27	84	1	1	32.14	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
MT Renshaw	34*	137	5	-	24.81	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	Test # 2236

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