Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JH Kallis	4.3	1	21	5	5.40	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
DW Steyn	8.0	2	23	5	9.60	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
DW Steyn	10.3	1	49	6	10.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
DW Steyn	7.0	0	30	4	10.50	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
JH Kallis	7.2	3	13	4	11.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
M Hayward	10.4	1	56	5	12.80	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
SM Pollock	13.4	6	30	6	13.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
M Zondeki	14.3	2	39	6	14.50	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
PR Adams	12.3	3	37	5	15.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
N Boje	10.0	3	28	4	15.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
M Morkel	13.0	2	50	5	15.60	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
RJ Peterson	13.0	2	33	5	15.60	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
DW Steyn	13.1	1	82	5	15.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
A Nel	16.2	3	32	6	16.33	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
M Ntini	11.0	5	39	4	16.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
JH Kallis	11.0	1	42	4	16.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
SM Pollock	11.0	2	35	4	16.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
M Ntini	14.0	3	51	5	16.80	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
JH Kallis	14.0	4	30	5	16.80	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
M Ntini	19.5	7	37	7	17.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
JH Kallis	17.0	4	54	6	17.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
DW Steyn	14.3	3	34	5	17.40	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
SM Pollock	17.4	4	39	6	17.66	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
M Ntini	15.0	9	19	5	18.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
DJ Terbrugge	15.0	1	46	5	18.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
DW Steyn	15.0	3	56	5	18.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	01 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
SM Pollock	12.2	6	24	4	18.50	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
M Ntini	18.5	2	100	6	18.83	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
SM Pollock	16.0	3	40	5	19.20	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
CK Langeveldt	16.0	4	46	5	19.20	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
M Ntini	16.0	7	35	5	19.20	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
JH Kallis	13.0	4	33	4	19.50	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
M Ntini	13.1	2	44	4	19.75	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
M Ntini	17.0	3	75	5	20.40	South Africa	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
DW Steyn	17.0	4	47	5	20.40	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
DW Steyn	17.0	1	59	5	20.40	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
M Ntini	13.4	3	35	4	20.50	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
M Ntini	21.0	6	59	6	21.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
M Ntini	14.0	4	53	4	21.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
DW Steyn	14.0	5	42	4	21.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
JH Kallis	14.2	5	39	4	21.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
DW Steyn	18.0	4	63	5	21.60	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
SM Pollock	21.4	10	56	6	21.66	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
DW Steyn	21.5	6	72	6	21.83	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
PR Adams	18.4	5	69	5	22.40	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
M Morkel	15.0	4	52	4	22.50	South Africa	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
M Ntini	15.1	2	33	4	22.75	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
SM Pollock	15.1	7	32	4	22.75	South Africa	v England	Durban	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1730
M Ntini	19.0	3	64	5	22.80	South Africa	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
M Ntini	19.0	2	94	5	22.80	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
M Ntini	19.0	6	48	5	22.80	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
PL Harris	15.4	5	35	4	23.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
M Ntini	20.0	7	49	5	24.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
JH Kallis	16.0	6	40	4	24.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
A Nel	16.0	6	53	4	24.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
M Zondeki	16.0	1	50	4	24.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
DW Steyn	16.0	5	56	4	24.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
DW Steyn	20.2	3	67	5	24.40	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
N Boje	16.4	10	17	4	25.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
SM Pollock	17.0	6	31	4	25.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
N Boje	22.0	0	88	5	26.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
SM Pollock	17.5	7	39	4	26.75	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
DW Steyn	18.0	2	48	4	27.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
M Morkel	18.0	0	73	4	27.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
DW Steyn	18.3	2	76	4	27.75	South Africa	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
M Ntini	28.0	3	95	6	28.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
M Ntini	19.0	6	50	4	28.50	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
M Ntini	24.0	3	83	5	28.80	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
M Ntini	24.0	3	94	5	28.80	South Africa	v England	The Oval	07 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
A Nel	29.0	7	81	6	29.00	South Africa	v England	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
M Morkel	19.2	1	97	4	29.00	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
M Ntini	19.2	8	32	4	29.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
SM Pollock	29.2	9	78	6	29.33	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
DW Steyn	19.5	7	44	4	29.75	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
M Ntini	19.5	1	72	4	29.75	South Africa	v Australia	Perth	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
PR Adams	20.0	1	102	4	30.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
N Boje	20.0	2	65	4	30.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
DW Steyn	20.0	5	60	4	30.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
PL Harris	20.2	6	46	4	30.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
M Ntini	25.5	8	66	5	31.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
M Ntini	20.4	7	62	4	31.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
AA Donald	26.0	13	47	5	31.20	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
M Ntini	21.0	3	84	4	31.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
M Ntini	31.4	12	66	6	31.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
A Nel	21.2	3	56	4	32.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
SM Pollock	26.5	17	28	5	32.20	South Africa	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
SM Pollock	22.0	10	37	4	33.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
M Ntini	22.0	5	52	4	33.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
DW Steyn	22.0	3	91	4	33.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
DW Steyn	22.0	7	66	4	33.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
A Nel	28.1	8	87	5	33.80	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
M Ntini	22.5	5	93	4	34.25	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
SM Pollock	23.0	6	45	4	34.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
SM Pollock	23.0	5	48	4	34.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
F de Wet	23.0	8	55	4	34.50	South Africa	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
DW Steyn	29.0	6	87	5	34.80	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
JH Kallis	36.0	17	67	6	36.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
A Nel	24.1	3	81	4	36.25	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
M Ntini	31.0	5	145	5	37.20	South Africa	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
AA Donald	25.0	5	54	4	37.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544

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Minimum of 4 wickets
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]