Cricket Records for South Africa in Test matches
Best strike rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
4.3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 5.40 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 25 Oct 2002 | Test # 1621 | |
4.0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 6.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2022 | Test # 2482 | |
6.0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7.20 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2013 | Test # 2069 | |
8.1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8.16 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 01 Feb 2013 | Test # 2072 | |
8.2 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 8.33 | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 | Test # 2150 | |
7.0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 8.40 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 09 Nov 2011 | Test # 2016 | |
10.0 | 0 | 32 | 7 | 8.57 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 | Test # 2460 | |
8.0 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 9.60 | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 03 Apr 2008 | Test # 1871 | |
8.4x8 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 9.71 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 | Test # 320 | |
11.4 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 10.00 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Centurion | 22 Feb 2013 | Test # 2075 | |
12.0x5 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 10.00 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 01 Apr 1899 | Test # 59 | |
12.0 | 3 | 40 | 7 | 10.28 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Gqeberha | 08 Apr 2022 | Test # 2461 | |
10.3 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 10.50 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 | Test # 1848 | |
7.0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | 10.50 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2007 | Test # 1827 | |
10.4 | 2 | 32 | 6 | 10.66 | South Africa | v England | Centurion | 22 Jan 2016 | Test # 2200 | |
11.0 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 11.00 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 29 Jul 1907 | Test # 94 | |
7.2 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 11.00 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Cape Town | 04 Mar 2005 | Test # 1737 | |
7.3 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 11.25 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1935 | Test # 248 | |
9.4 | 3 | 23 | 5 | 11.60 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Mar 2018 | Test # 2300 | |
11.4 | 0 | 47 | 6 | 11.66 | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Mar 1911 | Test # 115 | |
11.5 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 11.83 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Gqeberha | 06 Mar 1998 | Test # 1406 | |
8.0 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 12.00 | South Africa | v India | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 | Test # 2186 | |
10.1 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 12.20 | South Africa | v Australia | Hobart | 12 Nov 2016 | Test # 2233 | |
12.2 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 12.33 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 13 Jan 2018 | Test # 2293 | |
10.4 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 12.80 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Durban | 26 Dec 2002 | Test # 1635 | |
13.0 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 13.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 30 Mar 2018 | Test # 2302 | |
11.0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 13.20 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1997 | Test # 1382 | |
11.0 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 13.20 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 06 Oct 2017 | Test # 2277 | |
11.0 | 5 | 21 | 5 | 13.20 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Gqeberha | 26 Dec 2017 | Test # 2290 | |
11.1 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 13.40 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 15 Dec 2011 | Test # 2023 | |
13.4 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 13.66 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 | |
11.3 | 2 | 38 | 5 | 13.80 | South Africa | v India | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 | Test # 2189 | |
14.0 | 3 | 37 | 6 | 14.00 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Centurion | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2338 | |
16.4 | 6 | 51 | 7 | 14.28 | South Africa | v India | Nagpur | 06 Feb 2010 | Test # 1951 | |
18.0x4 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 14.40 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 12 Mar 1889 | Test # 31 | |
14.3 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 14.50 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Centurion | 11 Mar 2005 | Test # 1740 | |
14.3 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 14.50 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
9.4 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 14.50 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2014 | Test # 2131 | |
12.2 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 14.80 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 08 Sep 2022 | Test # 2476 | |
15.0 | 3 | 53 | 6 | 15.00 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 25 Nov 1999 | Test # 1471 | |
15.0 | 3 | 50 | 6 | 15.00 | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 28 Feb 2023 | Test # 2495 | |
12.3 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 15.00 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 24 Apr 2003 | Test # 1640 | |
10.0 | 3 | 25 | 4 | 15.00 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 30 Mar 1906 | Test # 92 | |
10.0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 15.00 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 16 Aug 1951 | Test # 338 | |
10.0 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 15.00 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 | |
10.0 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 15.00 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 26 Dec 2023 | Test # 2520 | |
12.4 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 15.20 | South Africa | v India | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 | Test # 1985 | |
13.0 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 15.60 | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 15 Jan 1999 | Test # 1441 | |
13.0 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 15.60 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 22 Feb 2008 | Test # 1864 | |
13.0 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 15.60 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Feb 2008 | Test # 1865 | |
13.0 | 2 | 53 | 5 | 15.60 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 15 Dec 2011 | Test # 2023 | |
13.0 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 15.60 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Gqeberha | 11 Jan 2013 | Test # 2071 | |
13.0 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 15.60 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 23 Oct 2013 | Test # 2100 | |
13.0 | 2 | 51 | 5 | 15.60 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 11 Jan 2019 | Test # 2341 | |
15.4 | 4 | 42 | 6 | 15.66 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 05 Jan 2018 | Test # 2292 | |
10.3 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 15.75 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 12 Jan 2017 | Test # 2247 | |
13.1 | 1 | 82 | 5 | 15.80 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 04 Aug 2006 | Test # 1812 | |
15.5 | 3 | 44 | 6 | 15.83 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 15 Mar 2012 | Test # 2036 | |
12.0x8 | 2 | 43 | 6 | 16.00 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 16 Dec 1948 | Test # 306 | |
10.4 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 16.00 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 15 Dec 2011 | Test # 2023 | |
10.4 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 16.00 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 28 Sep 2017 | Test # 2276 | |
21.3 | 4 | 64 | 8 | 16.12 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 | |
16.1 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 16.16 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 13 Feb 1931 | Test # 206 | |
13.3 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 16.20 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 27 Mar 1998 | Test # 1414 | |
13.3 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 16.20 | South Africa | v West Indies | Gqeberha | 10 Dec 1998 | Test # 1433 | |
19.0 | 5 | 29 | 7 | 16.28 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 04 Feb 1928 | Test # 172 | |
16.2 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 16.33 | South Africa | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 21 Apr 2005 | Test # 1749 | |
11.0 | 3 | 31 | 4 | 16.50 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 29 Jun 1935 | Test # 243 | |
11.0 | 5 | 39 | 4 | 16.50 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 20 Jan 2001 | Test # 1529 | |
11.0 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 16.50 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 26 Jan 2007 | Test # 1830 | |
11.0 | 2 | 35 | 4 | 16.50 | South Africa | v West Indies | Durban | 10 Jan 2008 | Test # 1860 | |
11.0 | 3 | 35 | 4 | 16.50 | South Africa | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 10 Jun 2021 | Test # 2424 | |
13.5 | 1 | 51 | 5 | 16.60 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 14 Jan 2010 | Test # 1948 | |
13.5 | 4 | 33 | 5 | 16.60 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Bloemfontein | 06 Oct 2017 | Test # 2277 | |
13.5 | 7 | 19 | 5 | 16.60 | South Africa | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 10 Jun 2021 | Test # 2424 | |
16.4 | 7 | 23 | 6 | 16.66 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 23 Mar 2012 | Test # 2037 | |
11.1 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 16.75 | South Africa | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 | Test # 1347 | |
14.0 | 3 | 51 | 5 | 16.80 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Centurion | 15 Apr 2006 | Test # 1798 | |
14.0 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 16.80 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 22 Feb 2008 | Test # 1864 | |
14.0 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 16.80 | South Africa | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 10 Jun 2010 | Test # 1960 | |
19.5 | 7 | 37 | 7 | 17.00 | South Africa | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 08 Apr 2005 | Test # 1747 | |
17.0 | 4 | 54 | 6 | 17.00 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 21 Aug 2003 | Test # 1656 | |
17.0 | 3 | 55 | 6 | 17.00 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 | Test # 2244 | |
14.2 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 17.20 | South Africa | v West Indies | Gqeberha | 10 Dec 1998 | Test # 1433 | |
11.3 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 17.25 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 16 Mar 2017 | Test # 2255 | |
14.3 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 17.40 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 08 Nov 2007 | Test # 1846 | |
17.4 | 4 | 39 | 6 | 17.66 | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 14 Aug 2003 | Test # 1654 | |
14.5 | 4 | 30 | 5 | 17.80 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 16 Aug 2012 | Test # 2053 | |
15.0 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 18.00 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | East London | 18 Oct 2002 | Test # 1619 | |
15.0 | 1 | 46 | 5 | 18.00 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | East London | 18 Oct 2002 | Test # 1619 | |
15.0 | 3 | 56 | 5 | 18.00 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Karachi | 01 Oct 2007 | Test # 1843 | |
15.0 | 3 | 59 | 5 | 18.00 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Centurion | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2338 | |
12.0 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 18.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 | Test # 670 | |
12.0 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 18.00 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 | Test # 2244 | |
12.0 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 18.00 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 | Test # 2244 | |
12.1 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 18.25 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bloemfontein | 29 Oct 1999 | Test # 1466 | |
12.2 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 18.50 | South Africa | v India | Wankhede | 24 Feb 2000 | Test # 1484 | |
15.3 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 18.60 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 18 Jun 1998 | Test # 1419 | |
15.3 | 2 | 64 | 5 | 18.60 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Jan 2020 | Test # 2382 | |
14.0x8 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 18.66 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 29 Jan 1954 | Test # 381 |
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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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