Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings IN South Africa

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JH Kallis	54	25	3	5	216.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
SM Pollock	36*	19	4	2	189.47	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
Mohammad Yousuf	50	29	6	2	172.41	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
SM Pollock	32*	20	3	2	160.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
VRV Singh	29	19	6	-	152.63	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
Waqar Younis	28	19	4	1	147.36	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
HH Gibbs	25*	17	3	1	147.05	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
WPUJC Vaas	38	26	6	2	146.15	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
CH Gayle	66	49	13	-	134.69	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
CH Gayle	29	22	5	1	131.81	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
AC Gilchrist	138*	108	22	2	127.77	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
DW Steyn	33*	26	3	2	126.92	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
CH Gayle	26	21	6	-	123.80	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
HH Gibbs	27	22	4	1	122.72	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
D Ramdin	30	25	5	-	120.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
MG Johnson	123*	103	11	5	119.41	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
A Symonds	55	47	3	4	117.02	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
SK Warne	36	31	6	1	116.12	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
Shahid Nazir	40	35	4	1	114.28	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
V Sehwag	33	29	6	-	113.79	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
GC Smith	121	107	17	2	113.08	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
A Symonds	29	26	4	1	111.53	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
MV Boucher	40*	36	5	2	111.11	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
Shakib Al Hasan	30	27	6	-	111.11	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
SK Warne	36	33	7	-	109.09	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
JL Langer	37	34	7	-	108.82	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
GC Smith	85	79	11	-	107.59	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
RS Kaluwitharana	32	30	4	1	106.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
VVS Laxman	32	30	4	1	106.66	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
WPUJC Vaas	32	30	3	-	106.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
RT Ponting	34	32	6	-	106.25	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
AM Blignaut	61	58	3	6	105.17	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
GP Swann	85	81	10	2	104.93	England	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
SM Pollock	111	106	16	3	104.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
SK Warne	26	25	4	-	104.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
M Muralidaran	27	26	5	1	103.84	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
Naved-ul-Hasan	30	29	4	1	103.44	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
BB McCullum	31	30	6	-	103.33	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
VC Drakes	35	34	7	-	102.94	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
DR Smith	105*	105	15	2	100.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
GC Smith	63	63	10	-	100.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
SJ Harmison	42	42	7	1	100.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
RS Morton	37	37	7	-	100.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
D Mohammed	36	36	7	1	100.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
H Masakadza	26	26	6	-	100.00	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
JA Rudolph	49*	50	7	1	98.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
SM Pollock	40	41	6	1	97.56	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
MV Boucher	68*	70	9	1	97.14	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
SK Warne	63	65	10	1	96.92	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
M Dillon	30	31	7	-	96.77	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
CH Gayle	116	120	20	1	96.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
Kamran Akmal	29	30	6	-	96.66	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
HM Amla	29	30	5	-	96.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
AM Blignaut	52	54	4	1	96.29	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
AC Gilchrist	204*	213	19	8	95.77	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
HH Gibbs	228	240	29	6	95.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
AB de Villiers	103*	109	15	1	94.49	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
M van Jaarsveld	49	52	8	-	94.23	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
B Lee	64	68	6	2	94.11	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
CH Gayle	46	49	2	2	93.87	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
SM Pollock	44	47	6	-	93.61	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
N Boje	43	46	9	-	93.47	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
GO Jones	50	54	5	3	92.59	England	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
HH Gibbs	25	27	4	-	92.59	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
JE Taylor	25	27	4	-	92.59	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
Mohammad Yousuf	83	90	10	1	92.22	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
KC Sangakkara	35	38	5	-	92.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
A Nel	34	37	4	1	91.89	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
SC Ganguly	42	46	7	-	91.30	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
AF Giles	31*	34	5	-	91.17	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
RT Ponting	39	43	6	-	90.69	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
L Klusener	29	32	3	2	90.62	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
M Dillon	29	32	6	-	90.62	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
JL Langer	28	31	6	-	90.32	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
GC Smith	28	31	4	-	90.32	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
GC Smith	41	46	4	1	89.13	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
GC Smith	147	165	27	-	89.09	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
Kamran Akmal	57*	64	9	-	89.06	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
GO Jones	73	82	10	2	89.02	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
RT Ponting	89	100	16	-	89.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
SC Ganguly	66	75	9	1	88.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
Mohammad Yousuf	42	48	6	-	87.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
N Boje	82	94	15	1	87.23	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
MS Dhoni	34	39	7	-	87.17	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
L Klusener	108	124	18	1	87.09	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
JS Patel	27*	31	3	-	87.09	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
BB McCullum	33	38	2	2	86.84	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
GC Smith	33	38	6	-	86.84	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
RP Arnold	71	82	13	-	86.58	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
MV Boucher	63*	73	9	1	86.30	South Africa	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
V Sehwag	31	36	6	-	86.11	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
AC Gilchrist	91	107	14	-	85.04	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
GC Smith	68	80	9	1	85.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
RT Ponting	34	40	5	1	85.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
MV Boucher	38	45	6	1	84.44	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
SR Tendulkar	155	184	23	1	84.23	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
RD Jacobs	58	69	11	-	84.05	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
SP Fleming	40	48	5	1	83.33	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
A Nel	25	30	1	2	83.33	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
AB de Villiers	163	196	12	7	83.16	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916

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Minimum of 25 runs
Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]