Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RJ Harris	25	9	5	-	277.77	Australia	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015	Test # 2156
M Muralidaran	29	11	3	2	263.63	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009	Test # 1935
MM Ali	43	18	3	5	238.88	England	v India	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
DJG Sammy	25	11	1	3	227.27	West Indies	v India	Kingston	20 Jun 2011	Test # 1997
GO Jones	27*	12	2	2	225.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	11 Aug 2005	Test # 1760
MA Wood	33	15	6	1	220.00	England	v India	Rajkot	15 Feb 2024	Test # 2530
TG Southee	48	23	5	3	208.69	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	12 Feb 2016	Test # 2201
Shahid Afridi	31	15	4	2	206.66	Pakistan	v Australia	Lord's	13 Jul 2010	Test # 1963
BA Stokes	32	16	3	2	200.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2014	Test # 2113
Shoaib Akhtar	28	14	4	2	200.00	Pakistan	v India	Rawalpindi	13 Apr 2004	Test # 1697
BC Lara	30	16	6	1	187.50	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	17 Apr 1997	Test # 1365
BB McCullum	145	79	21	6	183.54	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016	Test # 2202
TG Southee	45	25	7	1	180.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Hamilton	27 Mar 2010	Test # 1957
MA Wood	32*	18	4	1	177.77	England	v Australia	Cardiff	08 Jul 2015	Test # 2170
Misbah-ul-Haq	101*	57	11	5	177.19	Pakistan	v Australia	Abu Dhabi	30 Oct 2014	Test # 2142
SCJ Broad	37	21	5	1	176.19	England	v India	The Oval	15 Aug 2014	Test # 2137
CL Hooper	28	16	3	2	175.00	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	18 Nov 1994	Test # 1274
RR Pant	28	16	4	1	175.00	India	v Australia	Adelaide	06 Dec 2018	Test # 2333
Shahid Afridi	58	34	8	2	170.58	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005	Test # 1743
IVA Richards	61	36	5	4	169.44	West Indies	v India	Kingston	23 Feb 1983	Test # 949
JA Burns	66	39	8	3	169.23	Australia	v India	Sydney	06 Jan 2015	Test # 2156
Mohammad Ashraful	67	41	12	2	163.41	Bangladesh	v India	Mirpur	25 May 2007	Test # 1833
BL Cairns	34	21	3	2	161.90	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
DL Haynes	34	21	4	1	161.90	West Indies	v India	Kingston	23 Feb 1983	Test # 949
DE Malcolm	29	18	3	2	161.11	England	v Australia	Sydney	01 Jan 1995	Test # 1281
JM Bairstow	29	18	2	2	161.11	England	v India	Dharamsala	07 Mar 2024	Test # 2534
APF Chapman	27	17	4	-	158.82	England	v Australia	Brisbane	30 Nov 1928	Test # 176
MM Ali	38	24	7	1	158.33	England	v Australia	Nottingham	06 Aug 2015	Test # 2175
TA Boult	38	24	5	1	158.33	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 2020	Test # 2385
Taslim Arif	31	20	5	-	155.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	18 Mar 1980	Test # 879
RG Sharma	31	20	3	2	155.00	India	v Australia	Delhi	17 Feb 2023	Test # 2493
MR Marsh	40	26	4	3	153.84	Australia	v India	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014	Test # 2148
M Muralidaran	43	28	5	3	153.57	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
RC Fredericks	46	30	6	1	153.33	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1975	Test # 764
GAR Lock	30	20	7	-	150.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	06 Jul 1961	Test # 509
Z Khan	25	17	2	2	147.05	India	v Australia	Nagpur	26 Oct 2004	Test # 1718
SCJ Broad	25	17	4	1	147.05	England	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jul 2015	Test # 2171
AS Joseph	32	22	7	-	145.45	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Jan 2024	Test # 2524
MJ Prior	61	42	9	-	145.23	England	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jul 2009	Test # 1925
ML Hayden	29	20	4	-	145.00	Australia	v India	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1889
TM Dilshan	68*	47	6	1	144.68	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	18 Jul 2010	Test # 1964
A Ranatunga	52	36	8	1	144.44	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986	Test # 1061
AC Gilchrist	26	18	3	1	144.44	Australia	v India	Wankhede	03 Nov 2004	Test # 1720
VD Philander	26*	18	4	1	144.44	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
CH Gayle	102	72	9	6	141.66	West Indies	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1941
RJ Peterson	34	24	3	1	141.66	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
GP Swann	34	24	5	1	141.66	England	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 2013	Test # 2094
Mohammed Shami	34	24	3	1	141.66	India	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 2014	Test # 2148
AM Rahane	38*	27	4	2	140.74	India	v Australia	Dharamsala	25 Mar 2017	Test # 2258
S Chanderpaul	100	72	15	2	138.88	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	10 Apr 2003	Test # 1638
MW Tate	25	18	5	-	138.88	England	v Australia	Sydney	14 Dec 1928	Test # 177
SM Patil	36	26	1	-	138.46	India	v Australia	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
GP Swann	36*	26	3	1	138.46	England	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2011	Test # 1989
Shahid Afridi	29	21	7	-	138.09	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	16 Mar 2005	Test # 1741
IT Botham	66	48	2	5	137.50	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
SCJ Broad	44	32	5	2	137.50	England	v India	Nottingham	29 Jul 2011	Test # 2001
JE Root	56	41	9	-	136.58	England	v India	Southampton	27 Jul 2014	Test # 2132
SCJ Broad	30*	22	4	1	136.36	England	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2014	Test # 2113
Z Khan	35	26	5	1	134.61	India	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 2012	Test # 2027
DL Murray	32	24	3	1	133.33	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	03 Jan 1976	Test # 767
ML Hayden	28*	21	4	1	133.33	Australia	v India	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
JL Langer	28	21	3	2	133.33	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001	Test # 1535
Z Khan	28*	21	5	-	133.33	India	v Australia	Delhi	29 Oct 2008	Test # 1891
TG Southee	28	21	3	2	133.33	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	06 Feb 2014	Test # 2118
LRPL Taylor	138	104	19	4	132.69	New Zealand	v Australia	Hamilton	27 Mar 2010	Test # 1957
JH Kallis	54	41	8	2	131.70	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
AJ Stewart	38	29	4	-	131.03	England	v Australia	Perth	28 Nov 1998	Test # 1431
Shahid Afridi	60	46	9	1	130.43	Pakistan	v India	Karachi	29 Jan 2006	Test # 1783
JO Holder	82*	63	12	2	130.15	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	11 Jun 2015	Test # 2166
Wasim Akram	52	40	9	-	130.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Perth	26 Nov 1999	Test # 1472
RA Harper	26	20	3	1	130.00	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	07 Dec 1984	Test # 1002
TG Southee	26	20	2	1	130.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	08 Mar 2024	Test # 2535
Aamer Sohail	31	24	3	-	129.16	Pakistan	v Australia	Peshawar	15 Oct 1998	Test # 1426
Talha Jubair	31	24	5	1	129.16	Bangladesh	v India	Chattogram	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1727
Shahid Afridi	103	80	7	7	128.75	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	13 Jan 2006	Test # 1781
GA Gooch	54	42	7	-	128.57	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1991	Test # 1160
PL Symcox	54	42	6	-	128.57	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
TM Dilshan	54	42	10	-	128.57	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	26 Jul 2010	Test # 1966
CH Parkin	36	28	3	-	128.57	England	v Australia	Sydney	25 Feb 1921	Test # 139
MJ Prior	27*	21	2	-	128.57	England	v Australia	Adelaide	03 Dec 2010	Test # 1983
LRPL Taylor	32	25	5	1	128.00	New Zealand	v India	Indore	08 Oct 2016	Test # 2223
IDS Smith	173	136	23	3	127.20	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990	Test # 1139
UDU Chandana	43	34	7	-	126.47	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	08 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
Tahir Naqqash	29*	23	4	-	126.08	Pakistan	v Australia	Perth	11 Nov 1983	Test # 966
Kamran Akmal	102*	81	11	2	125.92	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	13 Jan 2006	Test # 1781
Mohammad Ashraful	39	31	6	-	125.80	Bangladesh	v India	Mirpur	24 Jan 2010	Test # 1950
JM Bairstow	39	31	3	3	125.80	England	v India	Dharamsala	07 Mar 2024	Test # 2534
JE Root	40	32	7	-	125.00	England	v India	Chennai	05 Feb 2021	Test # 2409
GP Swann	30*	24	6	-	125.00	England	v Australia	Chester-le-Street	09 Aug 2013	Test # 2093
KA Maharaj	30	24	3	2	125.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
SCJ Broad	61	49	10	-	124.48	England	v Australia	Leeds	07 Aug 2009	Test # 1929
PA Patel	62	50	11	-	124.00	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
RA Woolmer	31	25	3	2	124.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	31 Jul 1975	Test # 761
TG Southee	31	25	-	3	124.00	New Zealand	v India	Nagpur	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1978
SM Pollock	26*	21	2	1	123.80	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
MJ Henry	42	34	3	4	123.52	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	29 Feb 2024	Test # 2533
S Madan Lal	43	35	7	-	122.85	India	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
IT Botham	27	22	1	1	122.72	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1980	Test # 868
ME Trescothick	27	22	4	-	122.72	England	v Australia	Nottingham	25 Aug 2005	Test # 1762
Mohammad Rafique	65	53	2	6	122.64	Bangladesh	v Australia	Chattogram	16 Apr 2006	Test # 1799

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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
Performances in matches that overlap years 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:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]