Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - England

Highest strike rates in an innings By England vs Sri Lanka in Tests - England

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SCJ Broad	28	15	5	1	186.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
KP Pietersen	42*	28	4	2	150.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
JL Smith	67	50	10	1	134.00	England	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	6 Sep 2024	Test # 2548
IR Bell	57*	43	8	0	132.55	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	3 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
SCJ Broad	47	38	9	0	123.68	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
A Flintoff	33*	29	3	2	113.79	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
BM Duckett	86	79	9	2	108.86	England	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	6 Sep 2024	Test # 2548
BT Foakes	37	34	1	3	108.82	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
SCJ Broad	54	51	9	0	105.88	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	3 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
JM Bairstow	29	28	3	1	103.57	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
HC Brook	37	36	4	1	102.77	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
AAP Atkinson	118	115	14	4	102.60	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
DW Lawrence	35	35	3	1	100.00	England	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	6 Sep 2024	Test # 2548
OJ Pope	154	156	19	2	98.71	England	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	6 Sep 2024	Test # 2548
MJ Prior	126	131	19	0	96.18	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	3 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
JC Buttler	46*	48	5	0	95.83	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
JC Buttler	63	67	7	0	94.02	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
LE Plunkett	39	42	6	0	92.85	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
GA Hick	26	28	2	1	92.85	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
MS Panesar	26	28	3	1	92.85	England	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	2 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
AU Rashid	35	38	4	2	92.10	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
KP Pietersen	151	165	16	6	91.51	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
KP Pietersen	142	157	20	3	90.44	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
RL Johnson	26	29	1	2	89.65	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
RJ Burns	59	66	7	0	89.39	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
CC Lewis	45	51	7	0	88.23	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
KK Jennings	46	53	7	0	86.79	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
JE Root	103	121	10	0	85.12	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
BM Duckett	40	47	4	0	85.10	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
JE Root	124	146	10	2	84.93	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
JM Bairstow	48	57	5	0	84.21	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
AJ Lamb	63	75	6	1	84.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
MP Vaughan	36	44	5	0	81.81	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
JM Anderson	27	33	5	0	81.81	England	v Sri Lanka	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
JL Smith	39	48	4	1	81.25	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
JC Buttler	64	79	3	0	81.01	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
RS Bopara	34	42	7	0	80.95	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
GP Thorpe	46	58	6	0	79.31	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
IJL Trott	58	75	9	0	77.33	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	3 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
KP Pietersen	158	205	19	2	77.07	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
DW Lawrence	30	39	3	0	76.92	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
HC Brook	56	73	4	0	76.71	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
JM Bairstow	140	183	13	1	76.50	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
JL Smith	26	34	3	0	76.47	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
JE Root	35	46	5	0	76.08	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
JC Buttler	34	45	3	0	75.55	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
JL Smith	111	148	8	1	75.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
MM Ali	155*	207	17	2	74.87	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
IR Bell	56	75	7	1	74.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
KP Pietersen	85	115	14	0	73.91	England	v Sri Lanka	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
JE Root	42	57	4	0	73.68	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
HC Brook	33	45	5	0	73.33	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
AN Cook	47*	65	7	0	72.30	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
MP Vaughan	46	64	7	0	71.87	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
ME Trescothick	70	98	13	0	71.42	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
IR Bell	64	90	8	0	71.11	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
JE Root	228	321	18	1	71.02	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
AN Cook	49*	69	6	0	71.01	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
KP Pietersen	41	58	4	1	70.68	England	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	2 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
A Flintoff	77	109	10	4	70.64	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
IR Bell	119*	169	12	0	70.41	England	v Sri Lanka	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
RA Smith	63*	90	5	0	70.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
CJ Jordan	35	50	5	0	70.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
AN Cook	28	40	6	0	70.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
JE Root	143	206	18	0	69.41	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
ME Trescothick	161	232	23	3	69.39	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
GA Gooch	174	252	19	0	69.04	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
PJ Newport	26	38	3	0	68.42	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
GP Thorpe	32	47	6	0	68.08	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
MP Vaughan	52	77	8	0	67.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
JE Root	80	119	5	0	67.22	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
JE Root	200*	298	16	0	67.11	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
BA Stokes	62	93	4	3	66.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
BA Stokes	42	63	4	0	66.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
JM Bairstow	167*	251	18	0	66.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	9 Jun 2016	Test # 2205
IR Bell	83	125	12	0	66.40	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
GP Thorpe	65	99	7	0	65.65	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	16 May 2002	Test # 1603
MJ Prior	86	131	10	0	65.64	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
N Hussain	57	87	11	0	65.51	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	16 May 2002	Test # 1603
GP Thorpe	32*	49	2	0	65.30	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
AJ Strauss	26	40	2	0	65.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
IR Bell	103*	159	11	1	64.77	England	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994
BA Stokes	57	88	5	2	64.77	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
AJ Stewart	123	190	17	0	64.73	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
EJG Morgan	71	110	7	0	64.54	England	v Sri Lanka	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
DW Lawrence	34	54	2	1	62.96	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
JP Crawley	156*	249	19	1	62.65	England	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
MP Vaughan	87	139	12	0	62.58	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
EJG Morgan	79	128	10	2	61.71	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	3 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
ARC Fraser	32	52	3	2	61.53	England	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
IR Bell	54	88	7	0	61.36	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
G Fowler	25	41	4	0	60.97	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
MJ Prior	79	130	9	0	60.76	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
GA Hick	68	112	7	2	60.71	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
PD Collingwood	29	48	4	0	60.41	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
JC Buttler	35	58	2	1	60.34	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
JE Root	186	309	18	0	60.19	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
MM Ali	33	55	4	0	60.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
GP Thorpe	27	45	3	0	60.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	16 May 2002	Test # 1603
IR Bell	52	87	8	1	59.77	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]