Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Highest strike rates in an innings in Tests at SL: Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IDS Smith	30	17	6	-	176.47	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
M Muralidaran	43	28	5	3	153.57	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
Harbhajan Singh	44	32	9	-	137.50	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
IDS Smith	31*	26	5	-	119.23	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
K Srikkanth	47	40	-	-	117.50	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
A Ranatunga	51	47	7	1	108.51	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
RG de Alwis	26	24	3	1	108.33	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
M Muralidaran	67	65	5	3	103.07	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
KC Sangakkara	42	44	7	-	95.45	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
DW Hookes	143*	152	17	2	94.07	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
ST Jayasuriya	131	145	17	2	90.34	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
PA de Silva	29	33	5	1	87.87	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
A Ranatunga	88	103	15	-	85.43	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
WPUJC Vaas	45	53	8	-	84.90	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
RS Kalpage	62	74	9	2	83.78	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
ST Jayasuriya	36	43	6	-	83.72	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
RS Bopara	34	42	7	-	80.95	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
KC Sangakkara	79	98	15	-	80.61	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
LRD Mendis	74	92	12	-	80.43	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
KC Sangakkara	222*	277	28	-	80.14	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
Inzamam-ul-Haq	100*	125	13	-	80.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
GP Thorpe	46	58	6	-	79.31	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
AMJG Amerasinghe	34	43	5	-	79.06	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
DPMD Jayawardene	165	210	15	3	78.57	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
AC Gilchrist	144	185	19	3	77.83	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
TM Dilshan	100	129	13	1	77.51	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
LPC Silva	37	48	7	-	77.08	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
TL Best	26*	34	5	-	76.47	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
Aamer Sohail	74	98	11	1	75.51	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
KC Wessels	141	188	21	-	75.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
A Ranatunga	90	120	16	-	75.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
TM Dilshan	36	48	6	-	75.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
ST Jayasuriya	82	110	14	-	74.54	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
Younis Khan	73*	98	12	-	74.48	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
ST Jayasuriya	78	106	10	1	73.58	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
DL Vettori	55	75	10	-	73.33	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
GW Flower	38	52	4	-	73.07	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
Sir RJ Hadlee	27	37	3	-	72.97	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
LPC Silva	25	35	3	-	71.42	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
Sir RJ Hadlee	29	41	3	-	70.73	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
HMCM Bandara	43	61	6	-	70.49	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
KC Sangakkara	45	64	4	-	70.31	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
A Ranatunga	54	77	9	1	70.12	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
DPMD Jayawardene	104	149	17	-	69.79	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
KC Sangakkara	34	49	6	-	69.38	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
TM Dilshan	43	62	6	-	69.35	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
MP Vaughan	52	77	8	-	67.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
TM Dilshan	63	94	10	-	67.02	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
IR Bell	83	125	12	-	66.40	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
S Wettimuny	96	145	13	-	66.20	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
RS Kaluwitharana	29	44	5	-	65.90	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
HP Tillakaratne	83*	126	14	-	65.87	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
DPMD Jayawardene	46	70	7	-	65.71	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
WPUJC Vaas	42	64	7	-	65.62	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
ST Jayasuriya	139	212	17	1	65.56	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
DPMD Jayawardene	56	86	8	-	65.11	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
SC Ganguly	98*	152	15	-	64.47	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
N Deonarine	29	45	3	1	64.44	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
GS Chappell	66	103	7	-	64.07	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
Basit Ali	53	83	4	1	63.85	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
GP Howarth	60	94	6	-	63.82	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
KC Sangakkara	29	46	4	-	63.04	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
PA de Silva	75	120	9	1	62.50	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
Kamran Akmal	33	53	4	-	62.26	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
A Ranatunga	34	55	5	-	61.81	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
MG Vandort	43	70	7	-	61.42	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
Younis Khan	35	57	7	-	61.40	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
DPMD Jayawardene	101	165	12	1	61.21	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
TM Dilshan	36	59	6	-	61.01	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
R Dravid	75	123	12	-	60.97	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
KC Sangakkara	31	51	4	-	60.78	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
DPMD Jayawardene	88	146	9	1	60.27	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
DPMD Jayawardene	65	108	9	-	60.18	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
RT Ponting	96	160	10	1	60.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
TM Dilshan	49	82	7	-	59.75	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
Imran Farhat	65	109	11	-	59.63	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
CH Gayle	44	74	6	-	59.45	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
ME Trescothick	36	61	5	-	59.01	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
VB John	27*	46	2	1	58.69	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
KC Sangakkara	92	159	13	-	57.86	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
JV Coney	25	44	3	-	56.81	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
KC Sangakkara	152	269	19	-	56.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
Shahriar Nafees	64	115	9	-	55.65	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
KC Sangakkara	157*	284	24	-	55.28	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
RT Ponting	27	49	2	1	55.10	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
D Ramdin	28	51	5	-	54.90	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
ML Hayden	54	99	7	1	54.54	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
MH Richardson	55	101	6	1	54.45	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
LRD Mendis	124	228	11	2	54.38	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
KP Pietersen	31	57	6	-	54.38	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
MV Boucher	60	111	8	-	54.05	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
MJ Slater	27	50	3	-	54.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
WPUJC Vaas	68*	126	9	1	53.96	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
L Klusener	118*	219	13	2	53.88	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
PA de Silva	78	146	13	-	53.42	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
AR Border	47*	88	2	-	53.40	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
ST Jayasuriya	188	358	17	2	52.51	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Kandy	28 Jun 2000	Test # 1502
KC Sangakkara	95	184	13	-	51.63	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
SB Styris	32	62	5	-	51.61	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
MS Atapattu	45	88	7	-	51.13	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557

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