Cricket Records for South Africa in Test matches
Highest strike rates in an innings
Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
54 | 25 | 3 | 5 | 216.00 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Cape Town | 04 Mar 2005 | Test # 1737 | |
58 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 207.14 | South Africa | v West Indies | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 2014 | Test # 2153 | |
36* | 19 | 4 | 2 | 189.47 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2003 | Test # 1637 | |
32* | 20 | 3 | 2 | 160.00 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 05 May 2006 | Test # 1801 | |
25* | 17 | 3 | 1 | 147.05 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Durban | 26 Dec 2002 | Test # 1635 | |
29 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 145.00 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 04 Feb 2021 | Test # 2408 | |
26* | 18 | 4 | 1 | 144.44 | South Africa | v Australia | Centurion | 12 Feb 2014 | Test # 2119 | |
33* | 23 | 2 | 3 | 143.47 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 23 Mar 2012 | Test # 2037 | |
34 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 141.66 | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 20 Nov 2004 | Test # 1722 | |
68 | 49 | 8 | 1 | 138.77 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 23 Mar 2012 | Test # 2037 | |
47 | 34 | 4 | 4 | 138.23 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 25 Feb 2022 | Test # 2451 | |
51 | 37 | 10 | 0 | 137.83 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 06 Jul 2017 | Test # 2262 | |
68 | 51 | 12 | 1 | 133.33 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 31 Jul 2003 | Test # 1653 | |
54 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 131.70 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 17 Nov 2011 | Test # 2018 | |
82 | 63 | 8 | 6 | 130.15 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 27 Mar 1998 | Test # 1414 | |
39* | 30 | 6 | 0 | 130.00 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 | Test # 2461 | |
54 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 128.57 | South Africa | v Australia | Adelaide | 30 Jan 1998 | Test # 1397 | |
33* | 26 | 3 | 2 | 126.92 | South Africa | v West Indies | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 2007 | Test # 1856 | |
30 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 125.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Gqeberha | 09 Mar 2018 | Test # 2298 | |
25 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 125.00 | South Africa | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 26 Jun 2010 | Test # 1962 | |
26* | 21 | 2 | 1 | 123.80 | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2006 | Test # 1780 | |
27 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 122.72 | South Africa | v West Indies | Durban | 10 Jan 2008 | Test # 1860 | |
33 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 122.22 | South Africa | v India | Durban | 13 Nov 1992 | Test # 1200 | |
85 | 70 | 10 | 2 | 121.42 | South Africa | v England | Birmingham | 24 Jul 2003 | Test # 1651 | |
29 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 120.83 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 | Test # 2244 | |
41* | 34 | 2 | 3 | 120.58 | South Africa | v Australia | Perth | 03 Nov 2016 | Test # 2230 | |
61 | 52 | 9 | 1 | 117.30 | South Africa | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2013 | Test # 2111 | |
35 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 116.66 | South Africa | v India | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 | Test # 1870 | |
28 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 116.66 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1995 | Test # 1282 | |
28 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 116.66 | South Africa | v West Indies | Gqeberha | 10 Dec 1998 | Test # 1433 | |
50 | 43 | 8 | 1 | 116.27 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Centurion | 27 Aug 2016 | Test # 2220 | |
36* | 31 | 2 | 2 | 116.12 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 19 Feb 1970 | Test # 672 | |
129 | 112 | 12 | 5 | 115.17 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 | Test # 1985 | |
31* | 27 | 5 | 0 | 114.81 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
32 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 114.28 | South Africa | v Australia | Hobart | 12 Nov 2016 | Test # 2233 | |
41 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 113.88 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 21 Jul 1994 | Test # 1263 | |
99* | 87 | 15 | 2 | 113.79 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 21 Aug 2003 | Test # 1656 | |
121 | 107 | 17 | 2 | 113.08 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Cape Town | 04 Mar 2005 | Test # 1737 | |
60 | 54 | 10 | 1 | 111.11 | South Africa | v Australia | Gqeberha | 05 Mar 1970 | Test # 673 | |
40* | 36 | 5 | 2 | 111.11 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 26 Jan 2007 | Test # 1830 | |
34 | 31 | 6 | 1 | 109.67 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 25 Mar 2017 | Test # 2257 | |
25 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 108.69 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 11 Nov 1999 | Test # 1468 | |
38 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 108.57 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1997 | Test # 1382 | |
103* | 95 | 8 | 6 | 108.42 | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 15 Jan 1999 | Test # 1441 | |
28 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 107.69 | South Africa | v Australia | Gqeberha | 09 Mar 2018 | Test # 2298 | |
85 | 79 | 11 | 0 | 107.59 | South Africa | v West Indies | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2008 | Test # 1858 | |
43 | 40 | 7 | 0 | 107.50 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 | Test # 2292 | |
58 | 54 | 9 | 1 | 107.40 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Sheikhupura | 17 Oct 1997 | Test # 1381 | |
111 | 106 | 16 | 3 | 104.71 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 20 Jan 2001 | Test # 1529 | |
28 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 103.70 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 01 Mar 2014 | Test # 2122 | |
28* | 27 | 2 | 2 | 103.70 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 06 Oct 2017 | Test # 2277 | |
29 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 103.57 | South Africa | v Australia | Adelaide | 07 Jan 1911 | Test # 113 | |
32 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 103.22 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2018 | Test # 2313 | |
106 | 103 | 17 | 2 | 102.91 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2024 | Test # 2522 | |
36 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 102.85 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 07 Aug 2008 | Test # 1885 | |
102* | 100 | 13 | 1 | 102.00 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 | Test # 1349 | |
129* | 128 | 17 | 2 | 100.78 | South Africa | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 | Test # 2200 | |
77* | 77 | 6 | 1 | 100.00 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 12 Feb 1965 | Test # 578 | |
63 | 63 | 10 | 0 | 100.00 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 05 May 2006 | Test # 1801 | |
38 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 100.00 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 18 Aug 1994 | Test # 1266 | |
33 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 100.00 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Durban | 19 Aug 2016 | Test # 2219 | |
27 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 100.00 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 2003 | Test # 1666 | |
86 | 87 | 12 | 0 | 98.85 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 21 Feb 2019 | Test # 2348 | |
49* | 50 | 7 | 1 | 98.00 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Cape Town | 04 Mar 2005 | Test # 1737 | |
44 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 97.77 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 02 Aug 2012 | Test # 2051 | |
40 | 41 | 6 | 1 | 97.56 | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 15 Dec 2006 | Test # 1823 | |
39* | 40 | 6 | 0 | 97.50 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 16 Jan 2020 | Test # 2380 | |
37 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 97.36 | South Africa | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 | Test # 1987 | |
68* | 70 | 9 | 1 | 97.14 | South Africa | v India | Gqeberha | 16 Nov 2001 | Test # 1569 | |
34 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 97.14 | South Africa | v Australia | Perth | 16 Dec 2005 | Test # 1777 | |
66* | 68 | 9 | 3 | 97.05 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 19 Jan 1995 | Test # 1283 | |
62 | 64 | 8 | 0 | 96.87 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 20 Nov 2010 | Test # 1979 | |
30* | 31 | 5 | 0 | 96.77 | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Jan 2009 | Test # 1904 | |
29 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 96.66 | South Africa | v West Indies | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 2007 | Test # 1856 | |
228 | 240 | 29 | 6 | 95.00 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2003 | Test # 1637 | |
103* | 109 | 15 | 1 | 94.49 | South Africa | v West Indies | Durban | 10 Jan 2008 | Test # 1860 | |
51* | 54 | 4 | 3 | 94.44 | South Africa | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 | Test # 1347 | |
49 | 52 | 8 | 0 | 94.23 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 2004 | Test # 1730 | |
48 | 51 | 8 | 1 | 94.11 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2018 | Test # 2313 | |
44 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 93.61 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 31 Mar 2006 | Test # 1795 | |
129 | 138 | 18 | 1 | 93.47 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 11 Jan 2019 | Test # 2341 | |
43 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 93.47 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 31 Mar 2006 | Test # 1795 | |
27 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 93.10 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 06 Aug 1998 | Test # 1422 | |
27 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 93.10 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Jan 2020 | Test # 2382 | |
39 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 92.85 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Jan 2020 | Test # 2382 | |
25 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 92.59 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 | Test # 1848 | |
48 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 92.30 | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 23 Jul 1998 | Test # 1421 | |
34 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 91.89 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 | |
34 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 91.89 | South Africa | v West Indies | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 2007 | Test # 1856 | |
34 | 37 | 6 | 0 | 91.89 | South Africa | v India | Johannesburg | 18 Dec 2013 | Test # 2108 | |
34 | 37 | 2 | 3 | 91.89 | South Africa | v England | Centurion | 26 Dec 2019 | Test # 2377 | |
169 | 184 | 21 | 3 | 91.84 | South Africa | v Australia | Perth | 30 Nov 2012 | Test # 2064 | |
55* | 60 | 8 | 1 | 91.66 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 15 Mar 2012 | Test # 2036 | |
33 | 36 | 6 | 0 | 91.66 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 26 Dec 2015 | Test # 2196 | |
32* | 35 | 3 | 0 | 91.42 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 | Test # 2244 | |
39 | 43 | 4 | 1 | 90.69 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 23 Mar 2012 | Test # 2037 | |
87 | 96 | 13 | 3 | 90.62 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Mount Maunganui | 04 Feb 2024 | Test # 2528 | |
29 | 32 | 3 | 2 | 90.62 | South Africa | v India | Gqeberha | 16 Nov 2001 | Test # 1569 | |
48 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 90.56 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 2016 | Test # 2243 | |
67 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 90.54 | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | 02 Jan 2006 | Test # 1780 |
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Minimum of 25 runsStrike 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]
South Africa v India at Cape Town, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]
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