Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings IN India

Highest strike rates in an innings in 2000s in Tests IN India

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Muralidaran	29	11	3	2	263.63	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009	Test # 1935
Shahid Afridi	58	34	8	2	170.58	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005	Test # 1743
SB Joshi	27	18	4	1	150.00	India	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	25 Nov 2000	Test # 1517
SR Tendulkar	28*	19	5	-	147.36	India	v England	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006	Test # 1785
Z Khan	25	17	2	2	147.05	India	v Australia	Nagpur	26 Oct 2004	Test # 1718
ML Hayden	29	20	4	-	145.00	Australia	v India	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1889
Harbhajan Singh	26	18	3	2	144.44	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	30 Oct 2002	Test # 1622
AC Gilchrist	26	18	3	1	144.44	Australia	v India	Wankhede	03 Nov 2004	Test # 1720
RJ Peterson	34	24	3	1	141.66	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
IK Pathan	35	25	4	1	140.00	India	v England	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006	Test # 1785
Shahid Afridi	29	21	7	-	138.09	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	16 Mar 2005	Test # 1741
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
V Sehwag	36	28	7	-	128.57	India	v Sri Lanka	Chennai	02 Dec 2005	Test # 1775
IK Pathan	38*	30	3	2	126.66	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	16 Mar 2005	Test # 1741
VVS Laxman	44	35	3	1	125.71	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	08 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
V Sehwag	83	68	11	4	122.05	India	v England	Chennai	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1898
PA Patel	29*	24	5	-	120.83	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	08 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
WW Hinds	40	34	9	-	117.64	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002	Test # 1616
GC Smith	35	30	5	-	116.66	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
V Sehwag	293	254	40	7	115.35	India	v Sri Lanka	Brabourne	02 Dec 2009	Test # 1937
J Srinath	46	40	7	1	115.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	30 Oct 2002	Test # 1622
AB Agarkar	48	43	6	1	111.62	India	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
J Srinath	39	35	6	1	111.42	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
V Sehwag	33	30	3	2	110.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
AC Gilchrist	122	112	15	4	108.92	Australia	v India	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
SC Ganguly	25	23	1	2	108.69	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	08 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
Abdul Razzaq	26	24	5	-	108.33	Pakistan	v India	Mohali	08 Mar 2005	Test # 1738
V Sehwag	131	122	18	2	107.37	India	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009	Test # 1935
SK Warne	39	37	2	3	105.40	Australia	v India	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
V Sehwag	319	304	42	5	104.93	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
Shahid Afridi	59	59	9	2	100.00	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	16 Mar 2005	Test # 1741
MS Dhoni	51*	51	5	2	100.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	10 Dec 2005	Test # 1776
SR Tendulkar	39	39	8	-	100.00	India	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	18 Nov 2000	Test # 1515
JL Langer	35	35	6	1	100.00	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539
V Sehwag	35	35	6	-	100.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	30 Oct 2002	Test # 1622
AB Agarkar	41*	42	8	-	97.61	India	v South Africa	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
V Sehwag	35	36	6	-	97.22	India	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1889
Inzamam-ul-Haq	31*	32	3	-	96.87	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005	Test # 1743
NR Mongia	28	29	4	1	96.55	India	v Australia	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
DL Vettori	48*	50	5	-	96.00	New Zealand	v India	Mohali	16 Oct 2003	Test # 1662
V Sehwag	66	69	9	1	95.65	India	v Australia	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
AC Gilchrist	104	109	13	3	95.41	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004	Test # 1713
Yasir Hameed	39	41	8	-	95.12	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007	Test # 1852
Faisal Iqbal	51	54	8	-	94.44	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007	Test # 1852
V Sehwag	61	65	8	3	93.84	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
MS Dhoni	27	29	4	1	93.10	India	v Australia	Delhi	29 Oct 2008	Test # 1891
SJ Harmison	39	42	7	-	92.85	England	v India	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006	Test # 1785
Naved-ul-Hasan	38*	41	6	1	92.68	Pakistan	v India	Mohali	08 Mar 2005	Test # 1738
Misbah-ul-Haq	37	40	7	-	92.50	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007	Test # 1852
Yuvraj Singh	86	93	6	4	92.47	India	v England	Mohali	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1901
CL Hooper	35	38	6	-	92.10	West Indies	v India	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
HAPW Jayawardene	43	47	6	1	91.48	Sri Lanka	v India	Brabourne	02 Dec 2009	Test # 1937
V Sehwag	29	32	3	1	90.62	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	08 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
Yuvraj Singh	75	83	13	1	90.36	India	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
IK Pathan	52	58	5	1	89.65	India	v England	Mohali	09 Mar 2006	Test # 1788
G Gambhir	41	46	7	-	89.13	India	v Pakistan	Mohali	08 Mar 2005	Test # 1738
DPMD Jayawardene	71	80	14	1	88.75	Sri Lanka	v India	Chennai	02 Dec 2005	Test # 1775
SP Fleming	30	34	3	1	88.23	New Zealand	v India	Mohali	16 Oct 2003	Test # 1662
Z Khan	30	34	3	1	88.23	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
Harbhajan Singh	36	41	7	-	87.80	India	v England	Mohali	09 Mar 2006	Test # 1788
ML Hayden	35	40	3	1	87.50	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539
L Balaji	31	36	4	-	86.11	India	v Pakistan	Mohali	08 Mar 2005	Test # 1738
Harbhajan Singh	37	43	5	1	86.04	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
V Sehwag	92	107	10	1	85.98	India	v Australia	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
Younis Khan	84*	98	10	-	85.71	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005	Test # 1743
TJ Friend	60*	70	8	1	85.71	Zimbabwe	v India	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002	Test # 1589
V Sehwag	76*	89	9	1	85.39	India	v England	Mohali	09 Mar 2006	Test # 1788
R Dravid	73	86	6	-	84.88	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	08 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
MV Boucher	27*	32	6	-	84.37	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
DS Lehmann	70	83	10	-	84.33	Australia	v India	Nagpur	26 Oct 2004	Test # 1718
TM Dilshan	112	133	12	-	84.21	Sri Lanka	v India	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009	Test # 1933
Yuvraj Singh	169	203	28	1	83.25	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007	Test # 1852
ML Hayden	77	93	8	1	82.79	Australia	v India	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
Inzamam-ul-Haq	86	105	10	1	81.90	Pakistan	v India	Mohali	08 Mar 2005	Test # 1738
MS Dhoni	68*	84	3	1	80.95	India	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1889
GC Smith	34	42	6	-	80.95	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
SR Tendulkar	42	52	7	1	80.76	India	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	28 Feb 2002	Test # 1591
VVS Laxman	66	82	12	-	80.48	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539
IK Pathan	27	34	4	-	79.41	India	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
CL Hooper	46	58	3	2	79.31	West Indies	v India	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
SC Ganguly	46	58	4	-	79.31	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	30 Nov 2007	Test # 1850
SR Tendulkar	88	111	10	-	79.27	India	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1889
KP Pietersen	87	110	14	1	79.09	England	v India	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006	Test # 1785
MS Dhoni	49	62	7	-	79.03	India	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
Harbhajan Singh	40*	51	4	1	78.43	India	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
VVS Laxman	35	45	6	-	77.77	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
SV Carlisle	28	36	5	-	77.77	Zimbabwe	v India	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002	Test # 1589
G Gambhir	167	215	15	-	77.67	India	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009	Test # 1935
KD Karthik	52	67	8	1	77.61	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007	Test # 1852
SR Tendulkar	37	48	4	1	77.08	India	v England	Chennai	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1898
CD McMillan	100*	130	7	1	76.92	New Zealand	v India	Mohali	16 Oct 2003	Test # 1662
R Dravid	70*	91	8	-	76.92	India	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	18 Nov 2000	Test # 1515
MJ Clarke	73	95	11	1	76.84	Australia	v India	Nagpur	26 Oct 2004	Test # 1718
V Sehwag	201	262	28	2	76.71	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005	Test # 1743
IK Pathan	102	133	10	4	76.69	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007	Test # 1852
HAPW Jayawardene	32	42	3	1	76.19	Sri Lanka	v India	Brabourne	02 Dec 2009	Test # 1937
V Sehwag	51	67	7	-	76.11	India	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009	Test # 1933
AB de Villiers	44	58	8	-	75.86	South Africa	v India	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870

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