Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - vs Sri Lanka

Best strike rates in an innings in Tests at SL: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo - vs Sri Lanka

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AF Giles	9.1	4	11	4	13.75	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
M Morkel	9.4	1	45	4	14.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
AU Rashid	13.5	2	49	5	16.60	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
I Sharma	15.0	2	54	5	18.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 2015	Test # 2179
JJC Lawson	12.0	1	43	4	18.00	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
Wasim Akram	15.3	1	45	5	18.60	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
Noman Ali	23.0	8	70	7	19.71	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
R Ashwin	16.4	3	69	5	20.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017	Test # 2267
CL Cairns	17.4	1	62	5	21.20	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
JJC Lawson	14.3	3	59	4	21.75	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
BN Schultz	20.0	8	48	5	24.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
BN Schultz	16.0	4	58	4	24.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
Mohammad Asif	16.0	5	41	4	24.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Mar 2006	Test # 1794
Danish Kaneria	20.3	3	62	5	24.60	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2009	Test # 1927
KA Maharaj	41.1	10	129	9	27.44	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
A Kumble	24.0	3	87	5	28.80	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
PA Strang	19.5	2	77	4	29.75	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
GRJ Matthews	20.0	2	76	4	30.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
JS Patel	20.0	3	78	4	30.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Aug 2009	Test # 1932
R Ashwin	20.0	2	69	4	30.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	28 Aug 2015	Test # 2179
MA Starc	25.1	11	63	5	30.20	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016	Test # 2217
DS Mohanty	20.4	5	78	4	31.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
Abrar Ahmed	20.4	3	69	4	31.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
Junaid Khan	27.0	6	87	5	32.40	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Aug 2014	Test # 2136
DL Vettori	33.0	10	64	6	33.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
Junaid Khan	28.0	6	73	5	33.60	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Jun 2012	Test # 2047
Naveed Zadran	22.5	4	83	4	34.25	Afghanistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
BL Cairns	24.5	6	47	4	37.25	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
HH Streak	25.0	6	84	4	37.50	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
MM Ali	26.0	3	92	4	39.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
Abdur Rehman	26.4	5	78	4	40.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Jun 2012	Test # 2047
N Boje	34.0	8	62	5	40.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
MJ Leach	28.4	4	72	4	43.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
EJ Chatfield	29.0	9	78	4	43.50	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
MB Owens	30.0	7	101	4	45.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Dec 1992	Test # 1204
SM Pollock	30.0	8	81	4	45.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
CC Lewis	31.0	5	66	4	46.50	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
Arshad Khan	31.0	8	62	4	46.50	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
RA Jadeja	39.0	5	152	5	46.80	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	03 Aug 2017	Test # 2267
RDB Croft	32.0	9	56	4	48.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
SK Warne	33.0	11	92	4	49.50	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
Taijul Islam	42.5	4	131	5	51.40	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2025	Test # 2588
PM Siddle	35.0	8	91	4	52.50	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	16 Sep 2011	Test # 2008
NM Lyon	37.0	7	123	4	55.50	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Aug 2016	Test # 2217
PA Strang	38.0	11	66	4	57.00	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
Saqlain Mushtaq	45.0	12	115	4	67.50	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
A Kumble	54.1	10	134	4	81.25	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Feb 1999	Test # 1445

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