Highest strike rates in an innings in 2020s in Tests - vs Sri Lanka
Highest strike rates in an innings
Player | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
50 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 161.29 | India | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 | Test # 2456 | |
39 | 26 | 7 | - | 150.00 | India | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 | Test # 2456 | |
26 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 144.44 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 | |
57 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 142.50 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jan 2025 | Test # 2579 | |
67 | 50 | 10 | 1 | 134.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 06 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
39 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 130.00 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 16 Jul 2023 | Test # 2511 | |
25 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 125.00 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 09 Mar 2023 | Test # 2498 | |
31* | 27 | 5 | - | 114.81 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
27 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 112.50 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 09 Mar 2023 | Test # 2498 | |
86 | 79 | 9 | 2 | 108.86 | England | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 06 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
102 | 94 | 10 | 1 | 108.51 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jan 2025 | Test # 2579 | |
51 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 108.51 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2023 | Test # 2514 | |
27 | 25 | 6 | - | 108.00 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 24 Jul 2022 | Test # 2473 | |
25 | 24 | 5 | - | 104.16 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 | |
29 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 103.57 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
29 | 28 | 6 | - | 103.57 | India | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 04 Mar 2022 | Test # 2452 | |
37 | 36 | 4 | 1 | 102.77 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 29 Aug 2024 | Test # 2546 | |
118 | 115 | 14 | 4 | 102.60 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 29 Aug 2024 | Test # 2546 | |
49* | 48 | 2 | 5 | 102.08 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 18 Sep 2024 | Test # 2549 | |
62 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 100.00 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Harare | 27 Jan 2020 | Test # 2383 | |
35 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 100.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 06 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
96 | 97 | 9 | 4 | 98.96 | India | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 04 Mar 2022 | Test # 2452 | |
154 | 156 | 19 | 2 | 98.71 | England | v Sri Lanka | The Oval | 06 Sep 2024 | Test # 2548 | |
61 | 62 | 10 | 1 | 98.38 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Sep 2024 | Test # 2551 | |
72 | 75 | 10 | 3 | 96.00 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 09 Mar 2023 | Test # 2498 | |
46* | 48 | 5 | - | 95.83 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
45 | 47 | 6 | - | 95.74 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 | |
81 | 86 | 3 | 4 | 94.18 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 09 Mar 2023 | Test # 2498 | |
92 | 98 | 10 | 4 | 93.87 | India | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 | Test # 2456 | |
60 | 64 | 6 | 2 | 93.75 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Sep 2024 | Test # 2551 | |
67 | 75 | 8 | 1 | 89.33 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Harare | 27 Jan 2020 | Test # 2383 | |
50 | 56 | 8 | 1 | 89.28 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Chattogram | 30 Mar 2024 | Test # 2537 | |
90 | 101 | 15 | - | 89.10 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 21 Apr 2021 | Test # 2418 | |
30 | 34 | 5 | - | 88.23 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | North Sound | 29 Mar 2021 | Test # 2417 | |
29 | 33 | 4 | - | 87.87 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 17 Jun 2025 | Test # 2586 | |
132* | 154 | 15 | 1 | 85.71 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2023 | Test # 2514 | |
103 | 121 | 10 | - | 85.12 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 29 Aug 2024 | Test # 2546 | |
40 | 47 | 4 | - | 85.10 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 29 Aug 2024 | Test # 2546 | |
200* | 240 | 15 | 4 | 83.33 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 17 Mar 2023 | Test # 2500 | |
156 | 188 | 15 | 2 | 82.97 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 06 Feb 2025 | Test # 2580 | |
39 | 48 | 4 | 1 | 81.25 | England | v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 21 Aug 2024 | Test # 2545 | |
39 | 48 | 4 | - | 81.25 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 18 Sep 2024 | Test # 2549 | |
71* | 88 | 7 | - | 80.68 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | North Sound | 29 Mar 2021 | Test # 2417 | |
58 | 72 | 7 | - | 80.55 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Mirpur | 23 May 2022 | Test # 2463 | |
49 | 61 | 8 | - | 80.32 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | North Sound | 29 Mar 2021 | Test # 2417 | |
73 | 92 | 10 | 1 | 79.34 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | North Sound | 29 Mar 2021 | Test # 2417 | |
46 | 58 | 4 | - | 79.31 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Sep 2024 | Test # 2551 | |
105* | 133 | 12 | 3 | 78.94 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 05 Dec 2024 | Test # 2566 | |
30 | 38 | 6 | - | 78.94 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 16 Jul 2023 | Test # 2511 | |
78 | 99 | 6 | 3 | 78.78 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 26 Sep 2024 | Test # 2551 | |
107 | 137 | 10 | 3 | 78.10 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Harare | 27 Jan 2020 | Test # 2383 | |
127 | 163 | 22 | - | 77.91 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
67 | 87 | 9 | - | 77.01 | India | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 | Test # 2456 | |
30 | 39 | 3 | - | 76.92 | England | v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 21 Aug 2024 | Test # 2545 | |
175* | 228 | 17 | 3 | 76.75 | India | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 04 Mar 2022 | Test # 2452 | |
56 | 73 | 4 | - | 76.71 | England | v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 21 Aug 2024 | Test # 2545 | |
26 | 34 | 3 | - | 76.47 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 29 Aug 2024 | Test # 2546 | |
74* | 98 | 10 | 3 | 75.51 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 21 Apr 2021 | Test # 2418 | |
80 | 106 | 10 | - | 75.47 | Ireland | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 24 Apr 2023 | Test # 2503 | |
111 | 148 | 8 | 1 | 75.00 | England | v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 21 Aug 2024 | Test # 2545 | |
50 | 67 | 5 | 1 | 74.62 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 21 Apr 2021 | Test # 2418 | |
50* | 67 | 4 | 1 | 74.62 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2023 | Test # 2514 | |
61 | 82 | 8 | - | 74.39 | India | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 04 Mar 2022 | Test # 2452 | |
34 | 46 | 5 | 1 | 73.91 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 29 Apr 2021 | Test # 2419 | |
31 | 42 | 3 | - | 73.80 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Jun 2025 | Test # 2588 | |
42 | 57 | 4 | - | 73.68 | England | v Sri Lanka | Manchester | 21 Aug 2024 | Test # 2545 | |
81* | 110 | 14 | - | 73.63 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Chattogram | 30 Mar 2024 | Test # 2537 | |
83 | 113 | 9 | 1 | 73.45 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 16 Jul 2023 | Test # 2511 | |
55 | 75 | 5 | - | 73.33 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 05 Dec 2024 | Test # 2566 | |
33 | 45 | 5 | - | 73.33 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 29 Aug 2024 | Test # 2546 | |
90 | 123 | 11 | 1 | 73.17 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 17 Jun 2025 | Test # 2586 | |
95 | 130 | 16 | - | 73.07 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
72 | 99 | 4 | 2 | 72.72 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Harare | 27 Jan 2020 | Test # 2383 | |
215 | 296 | 23 | 2 | 72.63 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 17 Mar 2023 | Test # 2500 | |
45 | 62 | 8 | - | 72.58 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 21 Nov 2021 | Test # 2434 | |
55 | 76 | 8 | - | 72.36 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | North Sound | 29 Mar 2021 | Test # 2417 | |
68 | 94 | 14 | - | 72.34 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
78 | 108 | 13 | - | 72.22 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 17 Mar 2023 | Test # 2500 | |
199 | 276 | 24 | - | 72.10 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
61 | 85 | 9 | 2 | 71.76 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | North Sound | 21 Mar 2021 | Test # 2416 | |
78 | 109 | 8 | 1 | 71.55 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 05 Dec 2024 | Test # 2566 | |
228 | 321 | 18 | 1 | 71.02 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 14 Jan 2021 | Test # 2403 | |
29 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 70.73 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | North Sound | 29 Mar 2021 | Test # 2417 | |
77 | 109 | 6 | - | 70.64 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 | |
30 | 43 | 4 | - | 69.76 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 18 Sep 2024 | Test # 2549 | |
143 | 206 | 18 | - | 69.41 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 29 Aug 2024 | Test # 2546 | |
73 | 106 | 6 | 2 | 68.86 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 26 Dec 2020 | Test # 2399 | |
53* | 77 | 6 | 1 | 68.83 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Harare | 27 Jan 2020 | Test # 2383 | |
36* | 53 | 4 | - | 67.92 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
36 | 53 | 3 | - | 67.92 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Chattogram | 30 Mar 2024 | Test # 2537 | |
31 | 46 | 5 | - | 67.39 | Afghanistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 02 Feb 2024 | Test # 2527 | |
33 | 49 | 5 | - | 67.34 | India | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 04 Mar 2022 | Test # 2452 | |
39 | 58 | 5 | 1 | 67.24 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 21 Nov 2021 | Test # 2434 | |
104 | 156 | 12 | - | 66.66 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 08 Jul 2022 | Test # 2471 | |
46* | 69 | 1 | - | 66.66 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jan 2025 | Test # 2579 | |
32 | 48 | 4 | - | 66.66 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 29 Apr 2021 | Test # 2419 | |
26* | 39 | 4 | - | 66.66 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 06 Feb 2025 | Test # 2580 | |
57 | 86 | 7 | 1 | 66.27 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 18 Sep 2024 | Test # 2549 | |
33 | 50 | 6 | - | 66.00 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Sylhet | 22 Mar 2024 | Test # 2536 | |
232 | 352 | 16 | 1 | 65.90 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jan 2025 | Test # 2579 |
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Minimum of 25 runsStrike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are availablePerformances 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
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Pakistan Shaheens vs MCC Young Cricketers and Soth Asian Cricket Academy XI at Beckenham, Pakistan Shaheens in England Tour Match, Aug 3-5, 2025 [Other match]
India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]
Hampshire vs Worcestershire at Worcester, County Championship Division One 54th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]