Best career strike rate

Best career strike rate in Tests

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
GA Lohmann (ENG)	1886-1896	18	-	364	3830	1205	112	9/28	10.75	1.88	34.19	2	9	5
JJ Ferris (AUS/ENG)	1887-1892	9	-	251	2302	775	61	7/37	12.70	2.01	37.73	4	6	1
SE Bond (NZ)	2001-2009	18	562.0	113	3372	1922	87	6/51	22.09	3.41	38.75	7	5	1
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2024	16	382.0	64	2292	1432	59	6/37	24.27	3.74	38.84	1	3	1
JNT Seales (WI)	2021-2024	15	406.4	73	2440	1468	62	6/61	23.67	3.60	39.35	3	2	-
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2024	64	1964.4	394	11788	6603	299	7/112	22.08	3.36	39.42	14	14	4
SF Barnes (ENG)	1901-1914	27	1312.1	356	7873	3106	189	9/103	16.43	2.36	41.65	2	24	7
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	93	3101.2	660	18608	10077	439	7/51	22.95	3.24	42.38	27	26	5
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1911	15	460.4	96	2764	1455	64	7/94	22.73	3.15	43.18	3	5	1
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2003	87	2704.0	516	16224	8788	373	7/76	23.56	3.25	43.49	28	22	5
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	19	509.3	81	3057	1870	70	6/56	26.71	3.67	43.67	1	4	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2018-2024	38	1246.0	295	7476	3432	170	6/27	20.18	2.75	43.97	5	10	-
AM Fernando (SL)	2021-2024	19	471.1	64	2827	1668	64	6/51	26.06	3.54	44.17	4	2	1
KA Jamieson (NZ)	2020-2024	19	593.0	187	3558	1579	80	6/48	19.73	2.66	44.47	4	5	1
FR Spofforth (AUS)	1877-1887	18	1046.1	416	4185	1731	94	7/44	18.41	2.48	44.52	6	7	4
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2024	19	408.4	99	2452	1273	55	6/39	23.14	3.11	44.58	1	3	-
W Barnes (ENG)	1880-1890	21	-	271	2289	793	51	6/28	15.54	2.07	44.88	1	3	-
J Cowie (NZ)	1937-1949	9	338.0	65	2028	969	45	6/40	21.53	2.86	45.06	3	4	1
JV Saunders (AUS)	1902-1908	14	594.1	116	3565	1796	79	7/34	22.73	3.02	45.12	6	6	-
J Briggs (ENG)	1884-1899	33	-	386	5332	2095	118	8/11	17.75	2.35	45.18	4	9	4
FH Tyson (ENG)	1954-1959	17	-	97	3452	1411	76	7/27	18.56	2.45	45.42	3	4	1
C Blythe (ENG)	1901-1910	19	757.4	231	4546	1863	100	8/59	18.63	2.45	45.46	2	9	4
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1997-2007	46	1357.1	237	8143	4574	178	6/11	25.69	3.37	45.74	10	12	2
AR Patel (IND)	2021-2024	14	423.2	96	2540	1064	55	6/38	19.34	2.51	46.18	2	5	1
JJC Lawson (WI)	2002-2005	13	394.0	55	2364	1512	51	7/78	29.64	3.83	46.35	3	2	-
HV Hordern (AUS)	1911-1912	7	358.0	49	2148	1075	46	7/90	23.36	3.00	46.69	2	5	2
MD Marshall (WI)	1978-1991	81	2930.4	614	17584	7876	376	7/22	20.94	2.68	46.76	19	22	4
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2011-2024	62	2102.2	464	12614	6063	269	6/23	22.53	2.88	46.89	16	12	2
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	72	2586.3	661	15519	7344	330	8/71	22.25	2.83	47.02	11	20	3
W Bates (ENG)	1881-1887	15	591.0	282	2364	821	50	7/28	16.42	2.08	47.28	2	4	1
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1912	15	-	55	2292	1421	48	6/92	29.60	3.71	47.75	2	4	1
SP Jones (ENG)	2002-2005	18	470.1	78	2821	1666	59	6/53	28.23	3.54	47.81	2	3	-
RO Schwarz (SA)	1906-1912	20	439.5	66	2639	1417	55	6/47	25.76	3.22	47.98	4	2	-
DE Bollinger (AUS)	2009-2010	12	400.1	78	2401	1296	50	5/28	25.92	3.23	48.02	1	2	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2024	89	2902.5	559	17417	9932	358	6/50	27.74	3.42	48.65	20	14	2
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2005-2010	23	861.5	200	5171	2583	106	6/41	24.36	2.99	48.78	6	7	1
JL Pattinson (AUS)	2011-2020	21	660.3	142	3963	2133	81	5/27	26.33	3.22	48.92	4	4	-
GJ Gilmour (AUS)	1973-1977	15	-	51	2661	1406	54	6/85	26.03	3.17	49.27	2	3	-
CEH Croft (WI)	1977-1982	27	1027.3	211	6165	2913	125	8/29	23.30	2.83	49.32	7	3	-
FS Trueman (ENG)	1952-1965	67	-	522	15178	6625	307	8/31	21.57	2.61	49.43	19	17	3
OE Robinson (ENG)	2021-2024	20	632.4	159	3796	1742	76	5/49	22.92	2.75	49.94	4	3	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2013-2023	64	1919.1	364	11515	6346	229	6/56	27.71	3.30	50.28	12	6	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2011-2024	102	4425.0	897	26550	12467	527	7/59	23.65	2.81	50.37	25	37	8
DW Headley (ENG)	1997-1999	15	504.2	82	3026	1671	60	6/60	27.85	3.31	50.43	7	1	-
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2005	10	429.2	97	2576	1175	51	5/48	23.03	2.73	50.50	5	2	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2010-2015	27	956.0	258	5736	2658	113	7/117	23.52	2.78	50.76	4	5	-
J Garner (WI)	1977-1987	58	2194.5	576	13169	5433	259	6/56	20.97	2.47	50.84	18	7	-
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	64	1898.3	507	11391	5000	224	6/21	22.32	2.63	50.85	8	13	2
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	86	-	809	21918	9611	431	9/52	22.29	2.63	50.85	25	36	9
MA Holding (WI)	1975-1987	60	-	459	12680	5898	249	8/92	23.68	2.79	50.92	11	13	2
T Richardson (ENG)	1893-1898	14	-	191	4498	2220	88	8/94	25.22	2.96	51.11	1	11	4
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	73	2666.5	514	16001	8891	313	8/61	28.40	3.33	51.12	16	12	3
CTB Turner (AUS)	1887-1895	17	-	457	5179	1670	101	7/43	16.53	1.93	51.27	3	11	2
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	36	1068.4	190	6412	3800	125	6/79	30.40	3.55	51.29	6	5	-
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	25	704.3	124	4227	2180	82	7/84	26.58	3.09	51.54	4	4	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2010	30	868.1	112	5209	3349	101	5/50	33.15	3.85	51.57	7	3	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2003	58	1970.1	369	11821	6503	229	6/42	28.39	3.30	51.62	14	9	-
R Peel (ENG)	1884-1896	20	-	444	5216	1715	101	7/31	16.98	1.97	51.64	8	5	1
WJ Whitty (AUS)	1909-1912	14	559.3	163	3357	1373	65	6/17	21.12	2.45	51.64	7	3	-
RWV Robins (ENG)	1929-1937	19	-	77	3318	1758	64	6/32	27.46	3.17	51.84	2	1	-
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1992	28	804.5	109	4829	2874	93	5/24	30.90	3.57	51.92	4	5	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1993-2007	124	4874.4	1470	29248	12186	563	8/24	21.64	2.49	51.95	28	29	3
DK Lillee (AUS)	1971-1984	70	-	652	18467	8493	355	7/83	23.92	2.75	52.01	23	23	7
A Cotter (AUS)	1904-1912	21	772.1	86	4633	2549	89	7/148	28.64	3.30	52.05	4	7	-
IR Bishop (WI)	1989-1998	43	1401.1	288	8407	3909	161	6/40	24.27	2.78	52.21	6	6	-
M Hayward (SA)	1999-2004	16	470.1	90	2821	1609	54	5/56	29.79	3.42	52.24	1	1	-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2018-2024	31*	1007.0	206	6042	3139	115	6/51	27.29	3.11	52.53	12	4	1
G Ulyett (ENG)	1877-1890	25	-	299	2627	1020	50	7/36	20.40	2.32	52.54	2	1	-
JR Thomson (AUS)	1972-1985	51	-	301	10535	5601	200	6/46	28.00	3.18	52.67	16	8	-
N Wagner (NZ)	2012-2024	64	2287.3	473	13725	7169	260	7/39	27.57	3.13	52.78	13	9	-
UT Yadav (IND)	2011-2023	57	1496.3	245	8979	5263	170	6/88	30.95	3.51	52.81	6	3	1
B Kumar (IND)	2013-2018	21	558.0	141	3348	1644	63	6/82	26.09	2.94	53.14	3	4	-
LS Pascoe (AUS)	1977-1982	14	567.1	112	3403	1668	64	5/59	26.06	2.94	53.17	4	1	-
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	76	2755.1	547	16531	9554	310	5/30	30.81	3.46	53.32	17	10	-
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2017	11	346.5	95	2081	886	39	7/29	22.71	2.55	53.35	-	3	-
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	86	2749.4	605	16498	8550	309	6/23	27.66	3.10	53.39	18	8	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2014-2024	70	2429.3	618	14577	6778	273	6/67	24.82	2.78	53.39	10	12	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1971-1984	90	-	554	17357	8190	325	8/43	25.20	2.83	53.40	12	16	-
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	101	3472.2	759	20834	11242	390	7/37	28.82	3.23	53.42	19	18	4
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2020-2024	29	696.1	130	4177	2335	78	6/15	29.93	3.35	53.55	5	3	-
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2024	82	2436.4	532	14620	7583	273	6/48	27.77	3.11	53.55	14	11	1
CL Cairns (NZ)	1989-2004	62	1949.4	414	11698	6410	218	7/27	29.40	3.28	53.66	11	13	1
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2017-2024	24	715.5	164	4295	2185	80	5/27	27.31	3.05	53.68	2	6	1
WE Bowes (ENG)	1932-1946	15	-	131	3655	1519	68	6/33	22.33	2.49	53.75	2	6	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1992	88	-	727	19458	8258	362	8/58	22.81	2.54	53.75	17	23	6
MVT Fernando (SL)	2016-2024	25	638.0	81	3828	2323	71	5/101	32.71	3.64	53.91	5	1	-
SR Harmer (SA)	2015-2023	10	350.5	68	2105	1075	39	4/61	27.56	3.06	53.97	4	-	-

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Minimum of 2000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Pakistan vs England at Multan, England in Pakistan 1st Test, Oct 7-11, 2024 [Test # 2553 - Live]
>> 96/1 (20.0 ov, Z Crawley 64*, JE Root 32*, Naseem Shah 1/29) - Stumps

Bangladesh vs India at Kanpur, Bangladesh in India 2nd Test, Sep 27-Oct 1, 2024 [Test # 2552]

Sri Lanka vs New Zealand at Galle, Sri Lanka vs New Zealand 2nd Test, Sep 26-29, 2024 [Test # 2551]