Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records for South Africa vs West Indies in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
NAM McLean	31	12	-	4	258.33	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
DW Steyn	58	28	6	5	207.14	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
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
DW Steyn	33*	26	3	2	126.92	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
HM Amla	25	20	3	-	125.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Jun 2010	Test # 1962
CH Gayle	26	21	6	-	123.80	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
CH Gayle	48	39	11	-	123.07	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
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
SM Pollock	28	24	3	-	116.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
JN Rhodes	103*	95	8	6	108.42	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
GC Smith	85	79	11	-	107.59	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
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
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
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
HM Amla	29	30	5	-	96.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
AB de Villiers	103*	109	15	1	94.49	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
CH Gayle	46	49	2	2	93.87	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
JE Taylor	25	27	4	-	92.59	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
A Nel	34	37	4	1	91.89	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
CO Browne	68	75	5	4	90.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
M Dillon	29	32	6	-	90.62	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
GC Smith	28	31	4	-	90.32	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
GC Smith	147	165	27	-	89.09	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
BC Lara	68	77	14	-	88.31	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
J Blackwood	79	93	12	1	84.94	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
RD Jacobs	78	92	12	1	84.78	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
RD Jacobs	58	69	11	-	84.05	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
K Rabada	40	48	5	1	83.33	South Africa	v West Indies	Gros Islet	18 Jun 2021	Test # 2426
Q de Kock	141*	170	12	7	82.94	South Africa	v West Indies	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2021	Test # 2424
S Chanderpaul	74	91	13	-	81.31	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
HH Gibbs	142	175	23	-	81.14	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
AK Markram	47	58	7	-	81.03	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
D Ramdin	25*	31	4	-	80.64	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	10 Jun 2010	Test # 1960
AB de Villiers	135*	168	13	6	80.35	South Africa	v West Indies	Basseterre	18 Jun 2010	Test # 1961
BC Lara	39	49	6	1	79.59	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
NAM McLean	39	49	4	3	79.59	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1999	Test # 1440
CH Gayle	38	48	4	3	79.16	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
BC Lara	176	224	21	1	78.57	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
D Elgar	42	54	7	-	77.77	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	08 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
S van Zyl	101*	130	15	-	77.69	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
HM Amla	38*	49	6	-	77.55	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
GC Smith	139	180	21	2	77.22	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
RR Sarwan	44	57	9	-	77.19	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
BP Nash	114	148	14	1	77.02	West Indies	v South Africa	Basseterre	18 Jun 2010	Test # 1961
SJ Benn	42	55	8	-	76.36	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	10 Jun 2010	Test # 1960
AB de Villiers	148	194	15	1	76.28	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
AN Petersen	52	70	3	2	74.28	South Africa	v West Indies	Basseterre	18 Jun 2010	Test # 1961
LR Johnson	31	42	4	-	73.80	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
BC Lara	202	274	32	2	73.72	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
NAM McLean	33	45	5	1	73.33	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
JH Kallis	74	101	13	-	73.26	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
GC Smith	126	173	19	-	72.83	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	29 Apr 2005	Test # 1750
GC Smith	132	184	22	-	71.73	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
WW Hinds	213	297	34	2	71.71	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	31 Mar 2005	Test # 1745
DL Haynes	58	82	9	-	70.73	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	18 Apr 1992	Test # 1188
JR Murray	29	41	3	-	70.73	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
MV Boucher	122*	173	21	-	70.52	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
AJ Hall	32	46	4	-	69.56	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
RJ Peterson	25	36	2	-	69.44	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
JO Holder	81*	117	8	4	69.23	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	08 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
S Shillingford	27	39	4	1	69.23	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	10 Jun 2010	Test # 1960
AK Markram	96	139	17	-	69.06	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	08 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
CH Gayle	73	106	9	1	68.86	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	10 Jun 2010	Test # 1960
HH Gibbs	33	48	6	-	68.75	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
BC Lara	196	286	25	-	68.53	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
CH Gayle	77	113	14	1	68.14	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
JH Kallis	130*	191	7	5	68.06	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
JH Kallis	85	126	9	-	67.46	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
JN Rhodes	87	129	8	2	67.44	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
CH Gayle	107	159	17	-	67.29	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
CH Gayle	32	48	7	-	66.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
D Elgar	28	42	3	-	66.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
DJ Cullinan	103	155	14	-	66.45	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
JH Kallis	53	80	7	2	66.25	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
DJ Bravo	49	74	4	2	66.21	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	10 Jun 2010	Test # 1960
DR Smith	39	59	8	1	66.10	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
AK Markram	115	174	18	-	66.09	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
AB de Villiers	114	173	13	1	65.89	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	29 Apr 2005	Test # 1750
HH Gibbs	25	38	4	-	65.78	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 1999	Test # 1440
D Ramdin	25	38	5	-	65.78	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
CH Gayle	317	483	37	3	65.63	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	29 Apr 2005	Test # 1750
JA Rudolph	36	55	4	-	65.45	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
J Da Silva	34	52	5	1	65.38	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	08 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
JH Kallis	130*	199	14	1	65.32	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
BC Lara	72	111	12	-	64.86	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
AB de Villiers	152	235	16	2	64.68	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
M van Jaarsveld	73	113	13	-	64.60	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
LR Johnson	54	84	9	-	64.28	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
DJ Bravo	75	117	13	-	64.10	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
S Chanderpaul	109	171	20	1	63.74	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
HH Gibbs	142	223	15	4	63.67	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
MN Samuels	101	160	14	1	63.12	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
GC Smith	44	70	7	-	62.85	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
G Kirsten	137	218	20	-	62.84	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
ND McKenzie	76	121	10	1	62.80	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

New Zealand v South Africa at Hamilton, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Feb 13-16, 2024 [Test # 2529]

New Zealand v South Africa at Mount Maunganui, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Feb 4-7, 2024 [Test # 2528]

Australia v West Indies at Brisbane, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 25-28, 2024 [Test # 2524]