Batting Highest Career Strike Rate

Highest strike rates Held in Sri Lanka for Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Highest strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1997-2015	43	41	7	753	124	22.14	545	138.16	2	3	3	72	29
NLTC Perera (SL)	2010-2020	98	80	15	1494	75	22.98	1234	121.06	-	9	8	114	55
PW Hasaranga (SL)	2017-2025	65	53	10	783	67	18.20	688	113.80	-	2	5	84	13
SR Watson (AUS)	2002-2012	21	21	2	623	72	32.78	587	106.13	-	6	1	61	30
MDKJ Perera (SL)	2013-2025	89	97	2	2708	116	28.50	2660	101.80	2	20	11	312	48
V Sehwag (IND)	2001-2012	49	53	4	2042	201*	41.67	2012	101.49	7	6	4	301	16
DA Warner (AUS)	2011-2022	28	33	3	909	106	30.30	909	100.00	1	5	2	115	11
MD Shanaka (SL)	2015-2025	70	64	8	1072	102	19.14	1075	99.72	1	3	10	90	34
Umar Akmal (PAK)	2009-2015	31	29	7	843	102*	38.31	871	96.78	1	4	1	71	18
TAM Siriwardana (SL)	2015-2017	24	22	1	556	68	26.47	576	96.52	-	3	1	40	19
KIC Asalanka (SL)	2021-2025	67	63	11	2244	127	43.15	2365	94.88	4	15	5	187	56
S Dhawan (IND)	2015-2021	19	21	2	1122	190	59.05	1204	93.18	4	3	1	141	17
S Samarawickrama (SL)	2018-2024	38	35	3	922	104*	28.81	1006	91.65	1	5	3	101	5
RG Sharma (IND)	2008-2024	51	51	6	1404	124*	31.20	1556	90.23	2	12	7	132	43
Q de Kock (SA)	2013-2021	22	26	2	817	128	34.04	911	89.68	1	5	1	98	9
Sikandar Raza (ZIM)	2017-2024	15	15	3	466	127	38.83	522	89.27	1	3	-	39	9
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG)	2022-2024	15	15	-	477	151	31.80	535	89.15	1	3	-	49	10
WIA Fernando (SL)	2016-2025	41	40	1	1229	127	31.51	1394	88.16	3	7	3	115	22
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2007-2023	21	23	-	627	116	27.26	722	86.84	1	4	1	59	7
TM Head (AUS)	2016-2025	15	17	2	443	70*	29.53	512	86.52	-	2	-	44	8
SK Raina (IND)	2005-2018	44	44	8	1214	120	33.72	1405	86.40	1	7	5	112	25
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2012	23	26	1	930	333	37.20	1095	84.93	1	5	6	113	30
P Nissanka (SL)	2021-2025	65	71	4	2663	210*	39.74	3196	83.32	5	14	2	317	35
V Kohli (IND)	2008-2024	44	46	7	1815	131	46.53	2188	82.95	7	7	1	185	16
Mohammad Rizwan (PAK)	2015-2023	16	15	4	501	86*	45.54	612	81.86	-	4	-	48	6
Kamran Akmal (PAK)	2006-2012	29	32	3	670	74	23.10	819	81.80	-	4	2	81	5
TM Dilshan (SL)	2001-2016	195	214	26	7697	168	40.94	9475	81.23	18	40	15	894	42
Sarfaraz Ahmed (PAK)	2012-2023	17	17	4	649	103	49.92	803	80.82	1	6	1	58	1
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2001-2012	47	40	3	1228	117	33.18	1522	80.68	2	7	1	134	15
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	1999-2004	17	21	2	730	144	38.42	905	80.66	1	5	4	87	8
JC Buttler (ENG)	2012-2021	23	24	5	607	64	31.94	760	79.86	-	4	1	59	3
BKG Mendis (SL)	2015-2025	134	160	12	5724	245	38.67	7199	79.51	11	34	9	613	91
Ibrahim Zadran (AFG)	2022-2024	16	17	1	804	162	50.25	1013	79.36	3	5	3	84	10
BB McCullum (NZ)	2003-2012	24	26	2	582	123	24.25	736	79.07	1	1	2	52	23
MS Dhoni (IND)	2005-2017	49	46	15	1463	94	47.19	1851	79.03	-	11	-	109	16
JP Duminy (SA)	2004-2018	29	30	5	822	100*	32.88	1041	78.96	1	5	2	65	18
AT Carey (AUS)	2022-2025	10	11	3	481	156	60.12	610	78.85	1	-	-	39	4
Litton Das (BAN)	2017-2025	16	20	-	480	90	24.00	611	78.55	-	3	3	34	15
J Liyanage (SL)	2024-2025	20	15	3	447	95	37.25	572	78.14	-	3	-	31	11
AB de Villiers (SA)	2006-2014	20	23	1	807	108	36.68	1035	77.97	1	5	-	91	9
MD Gunathilaka (SL)	2015-2022	29	33	-	903	116	27.36	1162	77.71	1	6	1	90	12
N Dickwella (SL)	2014-2022	51	70	2	2162	116	31.79	2802	77.15	2	15	1	239	9
CR Ervine (ZIM)	2011-2024	19	20	1	670	160	35.26	874	76.65	1	5	4	65	6
G Gambhir (IND)	2008-2012	29	33	-	1170	150	35.45	1537	76.12	2	8	4	122	2
CK Kapugedera (SL)	2006-2017	53	47	10	954	67*	25.78	1256	75.95	-	5	2	73	21
A Symonds (AUS)	1999-2004	12	14	5	421	68*	46.77	555	75.85	-	2	1	36	4
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2009	194	230	17	8058	340	37.83	10665	75.55	16	43	19	964	91
Soumya Sarkar (BAN)	2017-2019	15	16	-	451	71	28.18	598	75.41	-	4	-	44	9
Tamim Iqbal (BAN)	2007-2021	26	30	1	1173	127	40.44	1567	74.85	2	9	3	131	15
PHKD Mendis (SL)	2018-2025	36	37	7	1092	182*	36.40	1459	74.84	2	5	2	106	17
SHT Kandamby (SL)	2004-2014	16	16	4	461	93*	38.41	624	73.87	-	3	1	39	0
KL Rahul (IND)	2015-2024	19	19	1	562	111*	31.22	762	73.75	2	2	1	54	4
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2009-2019	28	31	3	1173	142	41.89	1608	72.94	2	7	1	96	18
JE Root (ENG)	2014-2021	17	22	4	1168	228	64.88	1619	72.14	4	3	-	89	7
MN Samuels (WI)	2001-2015	22	25	1	579	110*	24.12	804	72.01	1	5	3	49	18
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2000-2015	42	43	8	1427	148*	40.77	1984	71.92	4	3	2	150	18
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2003-2015	39	44	1	1230	196	28.60	1723	71.38	2	5	5	134	16
DA Gunawardene (SL)	1998-2005	32	33	1	995	90	31.09	1398	71.17	-	8	3	122	3
WU Tharanga (SL)	2005-2018	116	125	9	3546	133	30.56	4990	71.06	6	18	8	439	19
M Azharuddin (IND)	1985-1999	35	37	7	1532	126	51.06	2003+	70.89*	3	11	1	99+	12
Rahmat Shah (AFG)	2022-2024	11	12	-	510	91	42.50	724	70.44	-	7	1	52	1
ME Waugh (AUS)	1992-2002	22	27	-	620	84	22.96	891	69.58	-	6	6	52	1
Ahmed Shehzad (PAK)	2011-2015	22	27	1	699	95	26.88	1008	69.34	-	4	1	80	3
Agha Salman (PAK)	2022-2023	9	11	3	386	132*	48.25	557	69.29	1	2	-	39	5
M Muralidaran (SL)	1992-2011	183	116	49	784	67	11.70	1137	68.95	-	1	21	77	19
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2009-2019	19	22	-	423	57	19.22	614	68.89	-	1	2	50	3
HH Gibbs (SA)	2002-2006	11	14	1	462	116*	35.53	676	68.34	2	1	3	58	5
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2011-2012	15	15	4	701	142	63.72	1026	68.32	2	4	1	64	10
ML Hayden (AUS)	2002-2004	11	15	1	595	130	42.50	871	68.31	1	3	-	63	6
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1993-2010	56	60	7	2686	203	50.67	3940	68.17	10	10	1	273	20
MG Bevan (AUS)	1994-2004	20	18	4	382	56	27.28	561	68.09	-	1	1	14	2
LPC Silva (SL)	1999-2011	32	27	3	728	73	30.33	1073	67.84	-	6	3	74	5
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2017-2025	25	27	3	441	51	18.37	651	67.74	-	1	3	50	3
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2007-2012	10	15	3	464	151	38.66	686	67.63	1	1	-	52	10
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2011	15	16	4	573	112	47.75	855	67.01	1	3	2	47	7
Imran Farhat (PAK)	2004-2012	8	10	-	432	69	43.20	645	66.97	-	4	-	65	2
A Jadeja (IND)	1996-1999	21	19	3	510	119	31.87	762	66.92	1	2	3	34	8
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1986-1997	22	22	3	948	155	49.89	1186+	66.86*	1	9	-	71+	3
DM de Silva (SL)	2015-2025	84	104	11	3041	166	32.69	4557	66.73	6	13	6	334	30
CD McMillan (NZ)	1998-2001	13	16	-	335	142	20.93	510	65.68	1	-	2	28	6
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1994-1997	12	13	-	332	74	25.53	506	65.61	-	2	2	42	1
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2020	139	68	31	331	64	8.94	505	65.54	-	1	16	30	12
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-2000	116	135	24	4759	135*	42.87	6662+	65.07*	6	36	5	440+	47+
SR Waugh (AUS)	1994-2002	16	16	-	417	82	26.06	642	64.95	-	3	1	24	5
F du Plessis (SA)	2012-2018	17	21	-	614	85	29.23	949	64.69	-	3	-	60	11
KNM Fernando (SL)	2023-2025	12	14	1	568	205	43.69	880	64.54	1	3	-	69	5
RT Ponting (AUS)	1996-2011	32	38	5	1463	141	44.33	2271	64.42	2	10	2	150	9
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000-2015	235	270	27	12043	287	49.55	18799	64.06	26	60	11	1325	54
UDU Chandana (SL)	1994-2007	71	52	11	915	92	22.31	1430	63.98	-	3	1	81	6
PA de Silva (SL)	1984-2002	114	138	21	5697	206	48.69	8518+	63.79*	16	28	1	549+	55+
RS Kaluwitharana (SL)	1992-2004	69	76	9	1813	132*	27.05	2877	63.01	2	10	5	241	3
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-2012	34	30	5	481	140	19.24	764	62.95	1	2	7	46	1
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2000-2012	39	38	11	659	62	24.40	1049	62.82	-	1	3	49	10
BC Lara (WI)	1993-2002	12	15	1	1107	221	79.07	1772	62.47	4	4	-	107	9
DAS Gunaratne (SL)	2017-2017	14	14	2	432	85	36.00	693	62.33	-	3	2	36	1
M Labuschagne (AUS)	2022-2025	10	12	1	330	104	30.00	532	62.03	1	-	-	29	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	1996-2008	49	53	4	1932	147	39.42	3162	61.10	4	13	3	208	22
SD Hope (WI)	2015-2024	12	16	-	414	115	25.87	680	60.88	1	2	-	36	1
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2012-2021	11	14	2	357	110	29.75	588	60.71	1	-	-	34	4
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-2002	22	18	2	361	100	22.56	546+	60.62*	1	1	5	22+	17+

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Minimum of 500 balls faced

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs East (and Central) Africa at Birmingham, Prudential World Cup 9th Match, Jun 14, 1975 [ODI # 27]

East (and Central) Africa vs India at Leeds, Prudential World Cup 6th Match, Jun 11, 1975 [ODI # 24]

New Zealand vs East (and Central) Africa at Birmingham, Prudential World Cup 2nd Match, Jun 7, 1975 [ODI # 20]