South Africa Stats
South Africa T20I Strike Rate Stats
How fast South Africa score, and who bats quickest, game by game
Updated 6 September 2026, after the Zimbabwe game
| Player | Avg | Hit % | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa total | 148.3 | 170.8 | 154.2 | 178.0 | 140.8 | 153.8 | 196.7 | 214.3 | 164.5 | 138.2 | 179.5 | 152.5 | 134.5 | 173.3 | 112.3 | 131.8 | 140.8 | 113.2 | 95.8 | 94.2 | |
J. SmithBatter, 3 batted
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194.4 | 67%2/3 | 603 (5) | 26026 (10) | 2006 (3) | ||||||||||||||||
M. JansenAll-rounder, 8 batted
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183.3 | 50%4/8 | 18355 (30) | -DNB | 24229 (12) | 31854 (17) | 707 (10) | 15012 (8) | 502 (4) | -DNB | 251 (4) | 1005 (5) | |||||||||
G. LindeAll-rounder, 3 batted
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179.3 | 100%3/3 | -DNB | 18917 (9) | -DNB | 15030 (20) | -DNB | 20048 (24) | |||||||||||||
L. PretoriusKeeper, 4 batted
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171.6 | 100%4/4 | 18494 (51) | 16922 (13) | 15744 (28) | 15927 (17) | |||||||||||||||
D. BrevisBatter, 8 batted
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163.1 | 75%6/8 | 13932 (23) | 15241 (27) | 23475 (32) | 12634 (27) | 14436 (25) | 17017 (10) | 674 (6) | -DNB | 19435 (18) | ||||||||||
Q. de KockKeeper, 8 batted
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161.5 | 38%3/8 | 12510 (8) | 8814 (16) | 20028 (14) | 235115 (49) | 12639 (31) | 635 (8) | 9110 (11) | 16418 (11) | |||||||||||
R. RickeltonKeeper, 10 batted
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159.9 | 50%5/10 | 00 (1) | 18830 (16) | 21415 (7) | 21477 (36) | 12540 (32) | 1002 (2) | 171 (6) | 13320 (15) | 11813 (11) | 19121 (11) | |||||||||
G. CoetzeeAll-rounder, 5 batted
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155.3 | 60%3/5 | 10617 (16) | 15012 (8) | 672 (3) | 21119 (9) | 20923 (11) | ||||||||||||||
R. van der DussenBatter, 3 batted
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153.2 | 33%1/3 | 756 (8) | 17466 (38) | 00 (1) | ||||||||||||||||
J. HermannBatter, 3 batted
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150.8 | 67%2/3 | 18353 (29) | 11228 (25) | 15420 (13) | ||||||||||||||||
C. BoschAll-rounder, 3 batted
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133.3 | 33%1/3 | 672 (3) | -DNB | 1002 (2) | -DNB | 2008 (4) | ||||||||||||||
H. KlaasenKeeper, 9 batted
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133.1 | 33%3/9 | 1608 (5) | 9212 (13) | 00 (1) | 18641 (22) | 672 (3) | 11425 (22) | 19352 (27) | 603 (5) | 10546 (44) | ||||||||||
R. HendricksBatter, 10 batted
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131.0 | 30%3/10 | 13316 (12) | 186117 (63) | 898 (9) | 00 (2) | 16221 (13) | 11424 (21) | 804 (5) | 11629 (25) | 8843 (49) | 00 (1) | |||||||||
A. MarkramBatter, 13 batted
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129.3 | 31%4/13 | 9018 (20) | 25528 (11) | 502 (4) | 12515 (12) | 18386 (47) | 1008 (8) | 16129 (18) | 383 (8) | 2008 (4) | 804 (5) | 11023 (21) | 6815 (22) | 504 (8) | ||||||
R. HermannKeeper, 4 batted
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129.0 | 50%2/4 | 16927 (16) | 331 (3) | 15711 (7) | 201 (5) | |||||||||||||||
T. StubbsKeeper, 10 batted
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124.9 | 40%4/10 | 12129 (24) | 866 (7) | 20010 (5) | -DNB | 14843 (29) | 10012 (12) | 11547 (41) | 10011 (11) | 14831 (21) | -DNB | 15027 (18) | 00 (5) | |||||||
D. MillerBatter, 9 batted
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121.2 | 22%2/9 | 1006 (6) | 20582 (40) | 13336 (27) | 10018 (18) | 00 (1) | 8218 (22) | 12421 (17) | 707 (10) | 7629 (38) | ||||||||||
A. SimelaneAll-rounder, 5 batted
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84.0 | 40%2/5 | 251 (4) | 402 (5) | 2505 (2) | 707 (10) | 1506 (4) | ||||||||||||||
K. RabadaBowler, 3 batted
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80.0 | 33%1/3 | 00 (1) | -DNB | -DNB | -DNB | 1334 (3) | -DNB | 00 (1) | -DNB | |||||||||||
K. MaharajBowler, 5 batted
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54.6 | 0%0/5 | 1001 (1) | -DNB | -DNB | -DNB | 756 (8) | -DNB | -DNB | 565 (9) | 292 (7) | -DNB | 504 (8) | ||||||||
D. JansenBowler, 2 batted
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144.4 | 50%1/2 | 16423 (14) | 753 (4) | -DNB | ||||||||||||||||
E. BoschBowler, 2 batted
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142.9 | 50%1/2 | 1757 (4) | 1003 (3) | -DNB | ||||||||||||||||
M. BreetzkeBatter, 2 batted
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133.3 | 50%1/2 | 12012 (10) | 1608 (5) | |||||||||||||||||
C. EsterhuizenKeeper, 2 batted
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130.8 | 50%1/2 | 13932 (23) | 672 (3) | |||||||||||||||||
D. FerreiraKeeper, 1 batted
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116.7 | 0%0/1 | -DNB | 1177 (6) | |||||||||||||||||
T. de ZorziBatter, 2 batted
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114.3 | 50%1/2 | 15517 (11) | 8815 (17) | |||||||||||||||||
K. MaphakaBowler, 2 batted
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100.0 | 0%0/2 | -DNB | -DNB | -DNB | -DNB | -DNB | -DNB | -DNB | 00 (1) | -DNB | 10912 (11) | |||||||||
A. NortjeBowler, 1 batted
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100.0 | 0%0/1 | -DNB | -DNB | 1001 (1) | -DNB | -DNB | -DNB | |||||||||||||
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N. PeterBowler, 2 batted
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80.0 | 50%1/2 | -DNB | 433 (7) | -DNB | 1675 (3) | |||||||||||||||
S. MuthusamyBatter, 1 batted
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77.8 | 0%0/1 | 787 (9) | ||||||||||||||||||
L. SipamlaBowler, 1 batted
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75.0 | 0%0/1 | 753 (4) | -DNB | |||||||||||||||||
P. KrugerAll-rounder, 1 batted
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50.0 | 0%0/1 | 501 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||
B. FortuinBowler, 1 batted
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50.0 | 0%0/1 | -DNB | 502 (4) | -DNB | ||||||||||||||||
L. NgidiBowler, 1 batted
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0.0 | 0%0/1 | -DNB | -DNB | 00 (1) | ||||||||||||||||
A green cell reached the line. The line under a strike rate is the runs and the balls faced; DNB did not bat.
South Africa Team Strike rate
Line150.5
Avg148.3146.5
Hit53%
South Africa Strike rate Match by Match
The last 19 T20Is and how often South Africa went over the line
Line150.5
Bangladesh Strike rate Match by Match
South Africa's next opponent, their last 20 T20Is
South Africa Strike rate Lines
How often each line went over, last 19 T20Is
| Line | Over | Under | Over % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 140.5 | 12 | 7 | 63% |
| 145.5 | 10 | 9 | 53% |
| 150.5 | 10 | 9 | 53% |
| 155.5 | 7 | 12 | 37% |
| 160.5 | 7 | 12 | 37% |
| Line | Over | Under | Over % |
|---|
Strike rate Batting First and Chasing
South Africa's strike rate per game by when they batted
| Batting | P | W | For | Ag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 6 | 5 | 134.7 | 138.9 |
| Second | 13 | 7 | 156.2 | 151.7 |
T20I Strike rate Table
Strike rate, sides with 8+ T20Is in the last two years
| Side | P | For | Ag |
|---|---|---|---|
1 India |
59 | 167.0 | 148.5 |
2 Germany |
9 | 166.3 | 152.3 |
3 Romania |
9 | 158.6 | 139.0 |
4 England |
37 | 153.4 | 139.2 |
5 Australia |
26 | 152.2 | 142.4 |
6 Austria |
16 | 151.3 | 142.5 |
7 New Zealand |
48 | 149.8 | 141.7 |
8 West Indies |
47 | 149.6 | 153.3 |
9 Hungary |
10 | 146.1 | 160.6 |
10 Namibia |
22 | 144.8 | 143.2 |
| 11South Africa |
45 | 144.6 | 144.2 |
12 Switzerland |
10 | 143.6 | 139.8 |
13 Scotland |
11 | 139.0 | 134.3 |
14 Ireland |
17 | 138.5 | 138.3 |
15 Portugal |
8 | 136.0 | 123.0 |
16 United Arab Emirates |
21 | 131.6 | 142.3 |
17 Netherlands |
13 | 130.7 | 137.7 |
18 Sri Lanka |
48 | 130.0 | 137.1 |
19 Pakistan |
66 | 129.4 | 124.4 |
20 Cyprus |
8 | 127.9 | 124.9 |
21 Sweden |
11 | 127.7 | 125.1 |
22 Afghanistan |
36 | 126.5 | 117.7 |
23 Bangladesh |
44 | 126.4 | 128.2 |
24 Finland |
10 | 125.7 | 113.1 |
25 Malaysia |
8 | 124.1 | 104.7 |
26 Nepal |
14 | 123.7 | 127.6 |
27 Zimbabwe |
47 | 121.7 | 138.5 |
28 Norway |
11 | 115.1 | 121.3 |
29 Hong Kong |
13 | 114.1 | 122.1 |
30 Oman |
16 | 109.4 | 140.3 |
South Africa Strike rate by Competition
Strike rate per game in each T20I competition
| Competition | P | W-L | For | Ag |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tri-Nation Series | 4 | 3-1 | 160.3 | 135.9 |
 T20 Cricket World Cup | 6 | 4-2 | 123.1 | 123.0 |
| T20 Internationals | 9 | 5-4 | 162.2 | 169.3 |
South Africa T20I Strike rate Questions
What is South Africa's strike rate in T20Is?
South Africa have scored at a strike rate of 148.3 over their last 19 T20Is, their opponents at 146.5.
How often do South Africa bat at a strike rate over 150.5?
South Africa went over 150.5 in 10 of their last 19 T20Is.
Who has the best strike rate for South Africa?
Over South Africa's last 19 T20Is, batting three times or more: Jason Smith (194.4 in 3 innings), Marco Jansen (183.3 in 8 innings), George Linde (179.3 in 3 innings).