Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - South Africa

Cricket Records in 2020s in Test matches - South Africa

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Q de Kock	29	20	5	0	145.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	04 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
K Rabada	47	34	4	4	138.23	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
K Verreynne	39*	30	6	0	130.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
D Elgar	31*	27	5	0	114.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
AK Markram	106	103	17	2	102.91	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
D Paterson	39*	40	6	0	97.50	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
T Bavuma	27	29	6	0	93.10	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
Q de Kock	39	42	6	1	92.85	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
DG Bedingham	87	96	13	3	90.62	South Africa	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	04 Feb 2024	Test # 2528
D Elgar	26	29	2	1	89.65	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
KA Maharaj	84	95	9	3	88.42	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
T Bavuma	51	60	6	1	85.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
KA Maharaj	41	49	7	0	83.67	South Africa	v England	Lord's	17 Aug 2022	Test # 2474
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
K Verreynne	33	40	5	0	82.50	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
AK Markram	31	38	6	0	81.57	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
AK Markram	47	58	7	0	81.03	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
K Verreynne	30	38	3	0	78.94	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Feb 2022	Test # 2450
D Elgar	70	89	10	0	78.65	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
DG Bedingham	110	141	12	2	78.01	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	13 Feb 2024	Test # 2529
D Elgar	127	163	22	0	77.91	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
D Elgar	42	54	7	0	77.77	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	08 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
D Elgar	95	130	16	0	73.07	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
K Verreynne	136*	187	16	1	72.72	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
KD Petersen	82	113	10	0	72.56	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
M Jansen	37*	51	6	0	72.54	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
AK Markram	68	94	14	0	72.34	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
F du Plessis	199	276	24	0	72.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
KA Maharaj	36	50	6	0	72.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
HE van der Dussen	98	138	15	2	71.01	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
AK Markram	96	139	17	0	69.06	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	08 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
KA Maharaj	73	106	6	2	68.86	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
AK Markram	36*	53	4	0	67.92	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
KA Maharaj	71	106	10	3	66.98	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
K Verreynne	64	96	8	1	66.66	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	17 Dec 2022	Test # 2482
A Nortje	28*	42	4	0	66.66	South Africa	v England	Lord's	17 Aug 2022	Test # 2474
D Elgar	67	101	11	0	66.33	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
AK Markram	115	174	18	0	66.09	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
N Brand	25	38	5	0	65.78	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	13 Feb 2024	Test # 2529
Q de Kock	76	116	11	0	65.51	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
KA Maharaj	53	81	6	1	65.43	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2023	Test # 2488
D Elgar	185	287	28	0	64.45	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
D Elgar	29	45	4	0	64.44	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
DG Bedingham	56	87	7	2	64.36	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
KD Petersen	28	44	4	0	63.63	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
D Elgar	64	102	7	0	62.74	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
SJ Erwee	41	66	5	0	62.12	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
T Bavuma	172	280	20	0	61.42	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	08 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
D Elgar	36	59	6	0	61.01	South Africa	v England	The Oval	08 Sep 2022	Test # 2476
M Jansen	48	79	4	1	60.75	South Africa	v England	Lord's	17 Aug 2022	Test # 2474
R de Swardt	34*	56	4	0	60.71	South Africa	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	04 Feb 2024	Test # 2528
D Elgar	71	118	11	0	60.16	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
Q de Kock	96	162	8	0	59.25	South Africa	v West Indies	Gros Islet	18 Jun 2021	Test # 2426
PWA Mulder	42	71	8	0	59.15	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	08 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
D Elgar	47	81	8	0	58.02	South Africa	v England	Lord's	17 Aug 2022	Test # 2474
H Klaasen	35	61	3	0	57.37	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2023	Test # 2488
M Jansen	84*	147	11	1	57.14	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
PWA Mulder	36	63	4	1	57.14	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
T Bavuma	71	125	7	0	56.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
N Brand	34	60	6	0	56.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	13 Feb 2024	Test # 2529
T Bavuma	41	73	6	0	56.16	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	17 Feb 2022	Test # 2450
K Rabada	25	45	3	1	55.55	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
KA Maharaj	25	45	4	0	55.55	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
T Bavuma	32*	58	5	0	55.17	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
DG Bedingham	32	58	5	0	55.17	South Africa	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	04 Feb 2024	Test # 2528
T de Zorzi	85	155	11	0	54.83	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	08 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
D Elgar	58	106	9	0	54.71	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
GF Linde	35	64	5	0	54.68	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
AK Markram	60	110	7	0	54.54	South Africa	v West Indies	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2021	Test # 2424
KD Petersen	43	79	6	0	54.43	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	13 Feb 2024	Test # 2529
T Bavuma	38	70	3	0	54.28	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	17 Dec 2022	Test # 2482
Q de Kock	34	63	3	1	53.96	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
T Bavuma	28	52	4	0	53.84	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
T Bavuma	30	56	2	0	53.57	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
AK Markram	32	60	5	0	53.33	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	04 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
HE van der Dussen	45	85	5	0	52.94	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
HE van der Dussen	75*	142	5	1	52.81	South Africa	v West Indies	Gros Islet	18 Jun 2021	Test # 2426
HE van der Dussen	67	127	12	0	52.75	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
KD Petersen	62	118	9	0	52.54	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
K Verreynne	52	99	3	0	52.52	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2485
SR Harmer	38*	73	4	1	52.05	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
KD Petersen	64	124	9	0	51.61	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
RD Rickelton	42	82	3	1	51.21	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
D Elgar	96*	188	10	0	51.06	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
M Jansen	30	59	4	0	50.84	South Africa	v England	The Oval	08 Sep 2022	Test # 2476
D Pretorius	37	73	7	0	50.68	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
T Bavuma	52	103	10	0	50.48	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
SJ Erwee	73	146	6	0	50.00	South Africa	v England	Lord's	17 Aug 2022	Test # 2474
K Rabada	36	72	2	0	50.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	25 Aug 2022	Test # 2475
HE van der Dussen	48	97	8	0	49.48	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	04 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
D Elgar	77	156	12	0	49.35	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
SR Harmer	29	59	2	0	49.15	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
SJ Erwee	26	53	3	0	49.05	South Africa	v England	The Oval	08 Sep 2022	Test # 2476
T Bavuma	93	190	12	0	48.94	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
D Elgar	88	180	10	0	48.88	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
SJ Erwee	108	221	14	0	48.86	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
T Bavuma	61	125	6	0	48.80	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	04 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
T Bavuma	29	61	3	0	47.54	South Africa	v Australia	Brisbane	17 Dec 2022	Test # 2482
D Elgar	35	74	6	0	47.29	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380

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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:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]