Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

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
SP Fleming	31*	11	6	1	281.81	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
Mohammad Yousuf	50	29	6	2	172.41	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
VRV Singh	29	19	6	0	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
WPUJC Vaas	38	26	6	2	146.15	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
SCG MacGill	29	21	5	0	138.09	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
PA Strang	38*	28	4	2	135.71	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Bulawayo	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
CH Gayle	66	49	13	0	134.69	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
A Symonds	72	54	5	6	133.33	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
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
Mohammad Ashraful	34	27	7	0	125.92	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
JL Langer	25	20	3	0	125.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
CH Gayle	26	21	6	0	123.80	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
CH Gayle	48	39	11	0	123.07	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
D Ramdin	30	25	5	0	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	0	113.79	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
Kamran Akmal	42	37	5	0	113.51	Pakistan	v South Africa	Karachi	01 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
SCJ Broad	67*	60	11	0	111.66	England	v South Africa	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
A Symonds	29	26	4	1	111.53	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
Shakib Al Hasan	30	27	6	0	111.11	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
KC Sangakkara	64	58	10	1	110.34	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
SK Warne	36	33	7	0	109.09	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
JL Langer	37	34	7	0	108.82	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
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	0	106.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
RT Ponting	34	32	6	0	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
V Sehwag	319	304	42	5	104.93	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
ME Trescothick	69*	66	12	0	104.54	England	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
SK Warne	26	25	4	0	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	0	103.33	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
VC Drakes	35	34	7	0	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
SJ Harmison	42	42	7	1	100.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
RS Morton	37	37	7	0	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
JL Langer	30*	30	6	0	100.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
H Masakadza	26	26	6	0	100.00	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
ST Jayasuriya	73	74	9	3	98.64	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
KP Pietersen	45	46	7	1	97.82	England	v South Africa	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
AB Agarkar	41*	42	8	0	97.61	India	v South Africa	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
A Flintoff	142	146	18	5	97.26	England	v South Africa	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
MA Butcher	32	33	6	0	96.96	England	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
SK Warne	63	65	10	1	96.92	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
M Dillon	30	31	7	0	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	0	96.66	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
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
ST Jayasuriya	148	156	24	1	94.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
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
RT Ponting	53	57	9	0	92.98	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
GO Jones	50	54	5	3	92.59	England	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
JE Taylor	25	27	4	0	92.59	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
CL Cairns	158	171	18	7	92.39	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
Mohammad Yousuf	83	90	10	1	92.22	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
KC Sangakkara	35	38	5	0	92.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
A Flintoff	95	104	12	4	91.34	England	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
SC Ganguly	42	46	7	0	91.30	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
AF Giles	31*	34	5	0	91.17	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
RT Ponting	39	43	6	0	90.69	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
CO Browne	68	75	5	4	90.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
M Dillon	29	32	6	0	90.62	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
SM Katich	47	52	5	0	90.38	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
JL Langer	28	31	6	0	90.32	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
RT Ponting	143*	159	16	0	89.93	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
JDP Oram	34	38	3	2	89.47	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
KC Sangakkara	58	65	11	0	89.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	04 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
Kamran Akmal	57*	64	9	0	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	0	89.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
Z Khan	30	34	3	1	88.23	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
SC Ganguly	66	75	9	1	88.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
Mohammad Yousuf	42	48	6	0	87.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
MS Dhoni	34	39	7	0	87.17	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
JS Patel	27*	31	3	0	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
RP Arnold	71	82	13	0	86.58	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
V Sehwag	31	36	6	0	86.11	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
A Flintoff	55	64	4	3	85.93	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
HAPW Jayawardene	42	49	6	1	85.71	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
A Ranatunga	88	103	15	0	85.43	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
NM Hauritz	41	48	7	0	85.41	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
AC Gilchrist	91	107	14	0	85.04	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
RT Ponting	34	40	5	1	85.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
SR Tendulkar	155	184	23	1	84.23	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
CL Cairns	69	82	9	2	84.14	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
RD Jacobs	58	69	11	0	84.05	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
KP Pietersen	152	181	20	1	83.97	England	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
A Symonds	57	68	6	0	83.82	Australia	v South Africa	Perth	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899

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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]