Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in SA: Newlands, Cape Town in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JH Kallis	54	25	3	5	216.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
DA Warner	30	14	5	1	214.28	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
SM Pollock	36*	19	4	2	189.47	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
SPD Smith	36*	20	5	-	180.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
Mohammad Yousuf	50	29	6	2	172.41	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
MP Bowden	25	16	5	-	156.25	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	25 Mar 1889	Test # 32
BA Stokes	72	47	7	3	153.19	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
SR Watson	25	17	1	2	147.05	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
WPUJC Vaas	38	26	6	2	146.15	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
BA Stokes	258	198	30	11	130.30	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
AC Gilchrist	138*	108	22	2	127.77	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
SR Watson	40	32	2	3	125.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
NM Lyon	47	38	8	-	123.68	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
YBK Jaiswal	28	23	6	-	121.73	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
Q de Kock	29	24	4	-	120.83	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
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
DJ Cullinan	28	24	3	-	116.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	02 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
GP Wickramasinghe	51	45	8	1	113.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
GC Smith	121	107	17	2	113.08	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
MV Boucher	40*	36	5	2	111.11	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
JL Langer	37	34	7	-	108.82	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
GC Smith	85	79	11	-	107.59	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
Q de Kock	43	40	7	-	107.50	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
JC Buttler	29	27	4	1	107.40	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
AM Blignaut	61	58	3	6	105.17	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
M Azharuddin	115	110	19	1	104.54	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
DW Steyn	28	27	5	-	103.70	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
AK Markram	106	103	17	2	102.91	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
L Klusener	102*	100	13	1	102.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
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
D Mohammed	36	36	7	1	100.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
JE Root	29	29	5	-	100.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
TM Dilshan	78	79	12	-	98.73	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
JA Rudolph	49*	50	7	1	98.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
HH Pandya	93	95	14	1	97.89	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
SK Warne	63	65	10	1	96.92	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
CH Gayle	116	120	20	1	96.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
HH Gibbs	228	240	29	6	95.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
CH Gayle	46	49	2	2	93.87	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
DA Warner	145	156	13	4	92.94	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
Mohammad Yousuf	83	90	10	1	92.22	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
KA Maharaj	32*	35	3	-	91.42	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
AF Giles	31*	34	5	-	91.17	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
HM Amla	66	74	9	-	89.18	South Africa	v New Zealand	Cape Town	02 Jan 2013	Test # 2069
DA Warner	135	152	12	1	88.81	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
SC Ganguly	66	75	9	1	88.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
JP Duminy	36	41	4	1	87.80	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	03 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
JS Patel	27*	31	3	-	87.09	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	27 Apr 2006	Test # 1800
GC Smith	33	38	6	-	86.84	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
MJ Clarke	151	176	22	-	85.79	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
AN Petersen	53	62	8	-	85.48	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
G Kirsten	41*	48	8	-	85.41	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
F du Plessis	41	49	5	-	83.67	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
HM Amla	112	134	21	-	83.58	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
AB de Villiers	163	196	12	7	83.16	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
AB de Villiers	98	118	20	-	83.05	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
Babar Azam	72	87	15	-	82.75	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
JA Morkel	58	71	10	1	81.69	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
Q de Kock	101	124	11	-	81.45	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
AK Markram	78	96	14	1	81.25	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
GC Smith	64	79	10	-	81.01	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
V Sehwag	40	50	6	1	80.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
AB de Villiers	36	45	4	-	80.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
NAM McLean	39	49	4	3	79.59	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1999	Test # 1440
RJ Peterson	84	106	15	-	79.24	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
KD Karthik	38*	48	6	-	79.16	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
CH Gayle	38	48	4	3	79.16	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
AK Markram	34	43	7	-	79.06	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
PA de Silva	77	98	13	-	78.57	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
JM Bairstow	150*	191	18	2	78.53	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
JL Langer	58	74	10	-	78.37	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
N Boje	76	97	12	-	78.35	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
AB de Villiers	160*	205	19	2	78.04	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
Inzamam-ul-Haq	32	41	6	-	78.04	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
RG Sharma	39	50	7	-	78.00	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
V Kohli	46	59	6	1	77.96	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
LD Chandimal	35	45	4	-	77.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2028
HMRKB Herath	35*	45	4	-	77.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
BM McMillan	59*	76	6	-	77.63	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
HM Amla	38*	49	6	-	77.55	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
AB de Villiers	65	84	11	-	77.38	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
RR Sarwan	44	57	9	-	77.19	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
GC Smith	37	48	3	-	77.08	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
C Pringle	30	39	4	-	76.92	New Zealand	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 1995	Test # 1282
BA Stokes	26	34	4	-	76.47	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2016	Test # 2197
PR Adams	29	38	3	-	76.31	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	02 Jan 1996	Test # 1321
AB de Villiers	148	194	15	1	76.28	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
JH Kallis	73	96	12	-	76.04	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
Q de Kock	59	78	8	-	75.64	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
CT Bancroft	77	103	14	-	74.75	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
Asad Shafiq	88	118	12	1	74.57	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
Tanvir Ahmed	44	59	4	-	74.57	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
KA Maharaj	35	47	3	1	74.46	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
GC Smith	29	39	2	-	74.35	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
DJ Cullinan	55	74	7	-	74.32	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
RS Kaluwitharana	45	61	8	-	73.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
HM Amla	59	80	9	1	73.75	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
HM Amla	38	52	6	-	73.07	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122

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Minimum of 25 runs
Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v India at Cape Town, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jan 3-4, 2024 [Test # 2522]

South Africa v India at Cape Town, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Jan 11-14, 2022 [Test # 2448]

South Africa v England at Cape Town, 2nd Test, Jan 3-7, 2020 [Test # 2379]