Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs Sri Lanka

Highest strike rates in an innings in Tests at SL: Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy - vs Sri Lanka

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
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
DW Hookes	143*	152	17	2	94.07	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
RS Bopara	34	42	7	-	80.95	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
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
AC Gilchrist	144	185	19	3	77.83	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
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
Younis Khan	73*	98	12	-	74.48	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
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
Sir RJ Hadlee	29	41	3	-	70.73	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
MP Vaughan	52	77	8	-	67.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
IR Bell	83	125	12	-	66.40	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
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
Kamran Akmal	33	53	4	-	62.26	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
Younis Khan	35	57	7	-	61.40	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
R Dravid	75	123	12	-	60.97	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
RT Ponting	96	160	10	1	60.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
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
JV Coney	25	44	3	-	56.81	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
Shahriar Nafees	64	115	9	-	55.65	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
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
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
L Klusener	118*	219	13	2	53.88	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
AR Border	47*	88	2	-	53.40	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
SB Styris	32	62	5	-	51.61	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
MW Goodwin	70	137	4	-	51.09	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
Mohammad Ashraful	26	51	3	-	50.98	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
GJ Rennie	68	134	11	-	50.74	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
JN Rhodes	33	66	2	1	50.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
S Ramesh	47	95	5	-	49.47	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
JF Reid	30	62	4	-	48.38	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
BC Lara	74	154	8	2	48.05	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
GP Howarth	62	131	5	-	47.32	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
Saeed Anwar	31	67	2	-	46.26	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	26 Aug 1994	Test # 1267
MN Samuels	54	117	8	-	46.15	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
RR Sarwan	48	104	5	-	46.15	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
DR Martyn	161	349	21	1	46.13	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
MD Crowe	26	59	2	1	44.06	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
RT Ponting	51	118	4	1	43.22	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
MJ Prior	63	147	8	-	42.85	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
N Hussain	109	255	12	3	42.74	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
N Deonarine	40	94	7	-	42.55	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
RDB Croft	33*	78	4	-	42.30	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
CB Wishart	26	62	3	-	41.93	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
JH Kallis	87	208	6	1	41.82	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
JDP Oram	74	179	15	-	41.34	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
GN Yallop	98	238	14	-	41.17	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
BC Lara	45	110	4	-	40.90	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
PA Strang	33	81	4	-	40.74	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
GW Flower	72	184	7	-	39.13	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
GP Thorpe	59	153	6	-	38.56	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
RJ Sidebottom	31	81	3	-	38.27	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
PA Strang	35	92	4	-	38.04	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
Shahriar Nafees	29	77	4	-	37.66	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
PD Collingwood	45	121	3	-	37.19	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
N Boje	27	73	2	-	36.98	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
MJ Horne	27	73	5	-	36.98	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
ADR Campbell	40	111	4	-	36.03	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
SS Dighe	28	79	5	-	35.44	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
IR Bell	74	209	6	-	35.40	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
C White	39	113	6	-	34.51	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
RG Hart	31	90	5	-	34.44	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
MP Vaughan	37	108	5	-	34.25	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	01 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
AJ Stewart	54	159	9	-	33.96	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
Mudassar Nazar	81	239	9	-	33.89	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	23 Feb 1986	Test # 1037
GJ Batty	25*	74	4	-	33.78	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
JN Gillespie	41	124	5	-	33.06	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
TJ Friend	29*	89	4	-	32.58	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
PD Collingwood	28	88	2	-	31.81	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
A Flower	67	212	1	-	31.60	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
MP Vaughan	105	333	11	-	31.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
JG Wright	45	143	2	-	31.46	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
GP Thorpe	41	132	5	-	31.06	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
SP Fleming	33	109	3	-	30.27	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
MH Richardson	55	185	9	-	29.72	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
S Ramesh	31	105	4	-	29.52	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
GP Thorpe	57	198	5	-	28.78	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
PJ Wiseman	29	109	3	-	26.60	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
JF Reid	26	102	3	-	25.49	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	09 Mar 1984	Test # 980
GJ Rennie	53	219	2	-	24.20	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
GJ Batty	38	159	4	-	23.89	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
M Amarnath	116*	-	-	-	-	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025

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