Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Best strike rates in an innings By England vs Sri Lanka in Tests

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
GP Swann	7.0	1	16	4	10.50	England	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994
CBRLS Kumara	7.0	1	21	4	10.50	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	6 Sep 2024	Test # 2548
DM Bess	10.1	3	30	5	12.20	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
ST Jayasuriya	8.3	-	24	4	12.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
AF Giles	9.1	4	11	4	13.75	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
JM Anderson	11.4	6	16	5	14.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
WPUJC Vaas	9.5	2	28	4	14.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
CT Tremlett	10.0	2	40	4	15.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Cardiff	26 May 2011	Test # 1994
SCJ Broad	10.0	1	21	4	15.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
JM Anderson	13.3	5	29	5	16.20	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
AU Rashid	13.5	2	49	5	16.60	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
M Muralidaran	12.2	3	29	4	18.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
HMRKB Herath	19.0	5	74	6	19.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
LE Plunkett	15.5	2	64	5	19.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
AAP Atkinson	16.0	4	62	5	19.20	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
SCJ Broad	13.0	2	40	4	19.50	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
CT Tremlett	20.0	5	48	6	20.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Southampton	16 Jun 2011	Test # 1996
D Gough	14.0	1	73	4	21.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
MJ Hoggard	14.0	4	27	4	21.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
MJ Hoggard	14.0	3	29	4	21.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
MJ Leach	14.0	1	59	4	21.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
DL Underwood	18.0	6	28	5	21.60	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
PAJ DeFreitas	26.0	8	70	7	22.28	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
M Muralidaran	30.0	10	70	8	22.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Nottingham	2 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
AD Mathews	16.0	4	44	4	24.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
DM Bess	16.0	1	49	4	24.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
JM Anderson	20.3	5	72	5	24.60	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
JE Emburey	25.0	9	33	6	25.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
M Muralidaran	25.0	2	86	6	25.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
A Dananjaya	25.0	-	115	6	25.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
ALF de Mel	17.0	2	70	4	25.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
KTGD Prasad	22.0	5	50	5	26.40	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
PADLR Sandakan	22.0	-	95	5	26.40	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
IT Botham	27.0	6	90	6	27.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	4	39	4	27.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
AM Fernando	18.0	-	103	4	27.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
M Muralidaran	31.4	15	46	7	27.14	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
MJ Hoggard	23.0	2	92	5	27.60	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
WPUJC Vaas	27.5	6	73	6	27.83	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
JM Anderson	19.0	10	25	4	28.50	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
MM Ali	19.0	2	72	4	28.50	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
AM Fernando	24.0	2	102	5	28.80	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
JM Anderson	29.0	13	40	6	29.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
GP Swann	30.0	5	82	6	30.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
AR Caddick	20.0	3	55	4	30.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
MM Ali	20.0	2	71	4	30.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
MM Ali	21.0	4	66	4	31.50	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
RJ Ratnayake	27.0	4	69	5	32.40	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
JM Anderson	27.0	9	58	5	32.40	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
D Gough	22.0	6	50	4	33.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
MJ Leach	28.0	2	83	5	33.60	England	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
HMRKB Herath	23.0	2	95	4	34.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
M Muralidaran	35.0	14	55	6	35.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
MDK Perera	29.5	3	88	5	35.80	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
L Embuldeniya	42.0	6	137	7	36.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
M Muralidaran	54.2	27	65	9	36.22	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
AF Giles	24.2	4	62	4	36.50	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
WPUJC Vaas	24.2	4	77	4	36.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
MDK Perera	24.4	5	61	4	37.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Pallekele	14 Nov 2018	Test # 2326
MDK Perera	31.0	6	75	5	37.20	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	6 Nov 2018	Test # 2324
KPJ Warnaweera	25.0	4	98	4	37.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
AJ Tudor	25.0	8	65	4	37.50	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
HMRKB Herath	38.0	9	97	6	38.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
S Randiv	26.0	2	74	4	39.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
MM Ali	26.0	3	92	4	39.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
PJ Newport	26.3	7	87	4	39.75	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
GP Swann	40.0	1	106	6	40.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
ST Jayasuriya	27.0	7	50	4	40.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
M Muralidaran	27.0	9	63	4	40.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
PCR Tufnell	34.3	14	94	5	41.40	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
UWMBCA Welegedara	28.0	4	122	4	42.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	3 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
GP Swann	28.1	4	75	4	42.25	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
MJ Leach	28.4	4	72	4	43.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	23 Nov 2018	Test # 2329
N Pradeep	29.0	2	123	4	43.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
LE Plunkett	29.0	2	112	4	43.50	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
MS Panesar	37.1	13	78	5	44.60	England	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	2 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
AF Giles	37.4	7	116	5	45.20	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
CC Lewis	31.0	5	66	4	46.50	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
ST Jayasuriya	32.0	13	44	4	48.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
RDB Croft	32.0	9	56	4	48.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
AF Giles	32.5	9	69	4	49.25	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
RMS Eranga	32.5	10	93	4	49.25	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
ST Finn	33.0	8	108	4	49.50	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	3 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
N Pradeep	33.0	5	107	4	49.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
MJ Leach	41.5	6	122	5	50.20	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
M Muralidaran	59.3	14	155	7	51.00	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
HMRKB Herath	53.0	9	133	6	53.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
HMRKB Herath	36.0	8	81	4	54.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	9 Jun 2016	Test # 2205
MDK Perera	36.1	2	109	4	54.25	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
ALF de Mel	37.0	10	110	4	55.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
M Muralidaran	37.0	18	47	4	55.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
M Muralidaran	47.2	9	116	5	56.80	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
VB John	39.1	12	98	4	58.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
GF Labrooy	40.0	7	119	4	60.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
AF Giles	40.0	14	63	4	60.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
M Muralidaran	40.0	18	60	4	60.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
KPJ Warnaweera	40.1	11	90	4	60.25	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
M Muralidaran	42.3	14	66	4	63.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
M Muralidaran	45.0	12	118	4	67.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
M Muralidaran	64.0	12	143	5	76.80	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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]

England vs Australia at Brisbane, The Ashes 2nd Test, Dec 4-7, 2025 [Test # 2611]