2 South Africans Who Scored A Fifty With A 200-plus Strike Rate In A Test Match

We don’t often see a counter-attacking batting display from the batters as far as the Test format is concerned. It is considered the ultimate challenge and the batsmen approach the game meticulously to yield desirable results. It is vital to assess the conditions before taking the game away from the opposition.

The cricket fraternity has witnessed batters unlocking new milestones during the passage of the play. In this article, we will now talk about the two South Africans who scored a half-century at a rate of knots. Yes, two South Africans scored a half-century with a strike rate in excess of 200 in a Test match.

1. Jacques Kallis

Former South African cricketer Jacques Kallis is widely acknowledged as the greatest all-rounder of all time and his statistics both in Test and ODI cricket serve as a testament to this fact.

Proteas great etched his name into record books after he scored the fastest fifty as a South African against Zimbabwe in 2005. He pitched in with 54 off 25 balls at a strike rate of 216.

Jacques Kallis scored 13289 runs in 166 Tests at an average of 55.4. On the other hand, he scored 11579 runs in ODIs at an average of 44.4 and scored 666 runs in T20Is. He took 292 wickets in Tests, 273 wickets in ODIs and 12 wickets in T20Is.

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2. Dale Steyn

Dale Steyn is widely recognized as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. He terrorized the opposition batsmen with his bowling weapons. He had plenty of tricks under his sleeve and was capable of taking crucial wickets.

Apart from his bowling prowess, he was very good at pinch-hitting. He once took his batting to the next level by scoring an impeccable 58 off 25 balls at a strike rate of 207.1.

Steyn scored 1251 runs in Tests including two half-centuries. On the other hand, he scored 365 runs in ODIs including one fifty. On the other hand, he took 439 wickets in Tests, 196 wickets in ODIs and 64 wickets in T20Is.