Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings IN India

Highest strike rates in an innings in 1980s in Tests IN India

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
A Ranatunga	52	36	8	1	144.44	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986	Test # 1061
IT Botham	66	48	2	5	137.50	England	v India	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
K Srikkanth	41*	31	4	-	132.25	India	v England	Kanpur	31 Jan 1985	Test # 1011
N Kapil Dev	42	33	4	-	127.27	India	v England	Kanpur	31 Jan 1985	Test # 1011
DB Vengsarkar	34	27	7	-	125.92	India	v England	Wankhede	28 Nov 1984	Test # 1001
M Azharuddin	54*	43	5	-	125.58	India	v England	Kanpur	31 Jan 1985	Test # 1011
RJ Shastri	48*	40	3	2	120.00	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
N Kapil Dev	116	98	16	2	118.36	India	v England	Kanpur	30 Jan 1982	Test # 920
K Srikkanth	71	63	11	1	112.69	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1085
AL Logie	67	62	8	2	108.06	West Indies	v India	Chennai	11 Jan 1988	Test # 1089
GRJ Matthews	27*	25	2	-	108.00	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
N Kapil Dev	44	41	7	1	107.31	India	v West Indies	Delhi	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1080
SMH Kirmani	30	28	5	-	107.14	India	v Pakistan	Nagpur	05 Oct 1983	Test # 963
CS Pandit	39	37	5	-	105.40	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
IT Botham	29	28	3	1	103.57	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
N Kapil Dev	47	46	4	-	102.17	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1085
N Kapil Dev	59	58	10	1	101.72	India	v England	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
MW Gatting	48	48	6	1	100.00	England	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1984	Test # 1007
N Kapil Dev	163	165	19	1	98.78	India	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986	Test # 1061
IVA Richards	109*	111	13	-	98.19	West Indies	v India	Delhi	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1080
GR Viswanath	37	38	4	-	97.36	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
AJ Lamb	37*	38	4	2	97.36	England	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1984	Test # 1004
PH Edmonds	36	37	3	2	97.29	England	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1985	Test # 1008
N Kapil Dev	36	37	5	-	97.29	India	v New Zealand	Wankhede	24 Nov 1988	Test # 1109
M Azharuddin	34	35	4	-	97.14	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1085
CH Lloyd	33	34	6	-	97.05	West Indies	v India	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983	Test # 967
GM Ritchie	28	29	2	1	96.55	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
GB Stevenson	27*	28	4	1	96.42	England	v India	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980	Test # 874
N Kapil Dev	50*	52	7	1	96.15	India	v Pakistan	Ahmedabad	04 Mar 1987	Test # 1071
IVA Richards	67	70	8	1	95.71	West Indies	v India	Delhi	29 Oct 1983	Test # 965
SM Gavaskar	121	128	15	2	94.53	India	v West Indies	Delhi	29 Oct 1983	Test # 965
MW Gatting	30*	32	4	-	93.75	England	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1984	Test # 1004
SM Gavaskar	74	79	-	3	93.67	India	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986	Test # 1063
RMH Binny	42*	45	6	1	93.33	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	15 Jan 1980	Test # 869
IDS Smith	25	27	4	-	92.59	New Zealand	v India	Bengaluru	12 Nov 1988	Test # 1107
N Kapil Dev	46	50	5	-	92.00	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
IVA Richards	37	41	4	1	90.24	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1085
RL Dias	97	108	18	-	89.81	Sri Lanka	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982	Test # 934
SM Patil	30	34	5	-	88.23	India	v England	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980	Test # 874
N Kapil Dev	109	124	18	-	87.90	India	v West Indies	Chennai	11 Jan 1988	Test # 1089
NS Sidhu	43*	49	2	-	87.75	India	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	12 Nov 1988	Test # 1107
N Kapil Dev	69	79	11	-	87.34	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	10 Dec 1983	Test # 971
Sadiq Mohammad	46	53	10	-	86.79	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	15 Jan 1980	Test # 869
GA Gooch	58	67	9	-	86.56	England	v India	Kanpur	30 Jan 1982	Test # 920
Wasim Raja	57	66	11	-	86.36	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	15 Jan 1980	Test # 869
N Kapil Dev	119	138	21	-	86.23	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
N Kapil Dev	84	98	13	1	85.71	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	15 Jan 1980	Test # 869
N Kapil Dev	53	62	8	-	85.48	India	v England	Chennai	13 Jan 1985	Test # 1008
K Srikkanth	53	62	9	1	85.48	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
LRD Mendis	105	123	17	1	85.36	Sri Lanka	v India	Chennai	17 Sep 1982	Test # 934
RL Dias	50	59	7	-	84.74	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986	Test # 1061
SM Gavaskar	27	32	6	-	84.37	India	v England	Wankhede	28 Nov 1984	Test # 1001
K Srikkanth	65	78	10	-	83.33	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1085
N Kapil Dev	40	48	5	-	83.33	India	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	02 Dec 1988	Test # 1111
IDS Smith	30	36	3	-	83.33	New Zealand	v India	Bengaluru	12 Nov 1988	Test # 1107
K Srikkanth	123	149	18	2	82.55	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	03 Feb 1987	Test # 1066
AO Malhotra	31	38	5	-	81.57	India	v England	Chennai	13 Jan 1982	Test # 918
K Srikkanth	39	49	6	-	79.59	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
K Srikkanth	58*	73	5	1	79.45	India	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	12 Nov 1988	Test # 1107
IT Botham	114	144	17	-	79.16	England	v India	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980	Test # 874
M Azharuddin	50	64	8	-	78.12	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
M Amarnath	78	101	14	1	77.22	India	v England	Chennai	13 Jan 1985	Test # 1008
A Ranatunga	59	77	5	1	76.62	Sri Lanka	v India	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986	Test # 1063
CS Pandit	26*	34	3	-	76.47	India	v Australia	Delhi	26 Sep 1986	Test # 1053
N Kapil Dev	42	55	7	-	76.36	India	v England	Wankhede	28 Nov 1984	Test # 1001
N Kapil Dev	38	50	8	-	76.00	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
CPS Chauhan	46*	61	8	-	75.40	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	15 Jan 1980	Test # 869
N Kapil Dev	49	65	7	1	75.38	India	v England	Chennai	13 Jan 1985	Test # 1008
SM Gavaskar	90	120	13	-	75.00	India	v West Indies	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983	Test # 967
AL Logie	101	136	15	-	74.26	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1088
DB Vengsarkar	100	135	13	-	74.07	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	24 Nov 1983	Test # 968
K Srikkanth	65	88	8	-	73.86	India	v England	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
DB Vengsarkar	71*	97	12	-	73.19	India	v England	Chennai	13 Jan 1982	Test # 918
M Azharuddin	60	82	8	-	73.17	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1088
Imran Khan	34	47	5	-	72.34	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	15 Jan 1980	Test # 869
SM Gavaskar	49	68	4	1	72.05	India	v England	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980	Test # 874
M Amarnath	49	68	9	-	72.05	India	v England	Wankhede	28 Nov 1984	Test # 1001
CG Butts	38	53	2	3	71.69	West Indies	v India	Chennai	11 Jan 1988	Test # 1089
TJ Zoehrer	52*	73	7	2	71.23	Australia	v India	Delhi	26 Sep 1986	Test # 1053
DB Vengsarkar	34	48	4	-	70.83	India	v England	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980	Test # 874
DL Haynes	58	82	8	-	70.73	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1085
SM Patil	31	44	5	-	70.45	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	29 Jan 1980	Test # 871
J Arun Lal	33	47	4	-	70.21	India	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	12 Nov 1988	Test # 1107
GA Gooch	127	181	20	-	70.16	England	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1982	Test # 918
J Arun Lal	93	133	13	-	69.92	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1088
MW Gatting	41*	59	6	-	69.49	England	v India	Kanpur	31 Jan 1985	Test # 1011
IDS Smith	79	114	10	-	69.29	New Zealand	v India	Hyderabad (Deccan)	02 Dec 1988	Test # 1111
K Srikkanth	94	137	10	2	68.61	India	v New Zealand	Wankhede	24 Nov 1988	Test # 1109
GA Gooch	40	59	7	-	67.79	England	v India	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
DB Vengsarkar	65	96	10	-	67.70	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	21 Oct 1983	Test # 964
RJ Shastri	59	88	6	-	67.04	India	v England	Kanpur	31 Jan 1985	Test # 1011
MW Gatting	207	309	20	3	66.99	England	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1985	Test # 1008
DB Vengsarkar	159	238	20	1	66.80	India	v West Indies	Delhi	29 Oct 1983	Test # 965
IVA Richards	68	102	8	-	66.66	West Indies	v India	Chennai	11 Jan 1988	Test # 1089
WW Davis	30	45	5	-	66.66	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1085
IT Botham	142	214	12	2	66.35	England	v India	Kanpur	30 Jan 1982	Test # 920
AR Border	27	41	4	-	65.85	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
AJ Lamb	67	102	7	2	65.68	England	v India	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1984	Test # 1007
SMH Kirmani	75	115	12	-	65.21	India	v England	Chennai	13 Jan 1985	Test # 1008
Javed Miandad	50	77	6	-	64.93	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	29 Jan 1980	Test # 871

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