Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Best strike rates Held in England for ODIs

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
M Muralidaran (SL)	1994-2008	22	181.2	17	1088	677	42	5/23	16.11	3.73	25.90	3	3	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2016-2022	19	169.1	17	1015	726	39	6/19	18.61	4.29	26.02	3	1	-
JC Archer (ENG)	2019-2025	22	190.5	16	1145	921	41	4/18	22.46	4.82	27.92	2	-	-
DJ Willey (ENG)	2015-2023	42	313.0	20	1878	1783	65	5/30	27.43	5.69	28.89	3	1	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2013-2024	30	263.1	15	1579	1512	54	5/26	28.00	5.74	29.24	3	2	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	1999-2008	61	379.5	25	2279	1657	77	5/56	21.51	4.36	29.59	2	1	-
LE Plunkett (ENG)	2006-2019	51	401.1	3	2407	2305	79	5/52	29.17	5.74	30.46	4	1	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2006-2019	29	249.2	16	1496	1412	49	4/34	28.81	5.66	30.53	3	-	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2010	31	248.4	16	1492	1204	48	4/28	25.08	4.84	31.08	2	-	-
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2016-2021	24	197.4	6	1186	1195	38	5/51	31.44	6.04	31.21	1	1	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2003-2008	32	272.4	21	1636	1256	52	5/33	24.15	4.60	31.46	2	1	-
Rashid Khan (AFG)	2015-2024	31	236.0	5	1416	1121	45	5/41	24.91	4.75	31.46	-	1	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2008-2013	40	328.0	11	1968	1419	62	5/28	22.88	4.32	31.74	2	1	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1997-2001	21	187.2	17	1124	804	35	4/29	22.97	4.29	32.11	2	-	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2012-2023	48	369.3	30	2217	1926	69	5/54	27.91	5.21	32.13	5	1	-
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2012	26	225.0	17	1350	1191	42	5/41	28.35	5.29	32.14	-	2	-
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1995-2003	25	167.5	8	1007	970	31	6/28	31.29	5.77	32.48	1	1	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	1998-2007	26	219.4	16	1318	1187	40	4/18	29.67	5.40	32.95	2	-	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2014	91	741.5	57	4451	3583	133	4/18	26.93	4.82	33.46	6	-	-
Dawlat Zadran (AFG)	2014-2019	24	173.4	10	1042	943	31	4/22	30.41	5.42	33.61	1	-	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2019	57	180.0	7	1080	827	32	4/24	25.84	4.59	33.75	1	-	-
AU Rashid (ENG)	2009-2025	82	686.3	9	4119	3846	120	5/27	32.05	5.60	34.32	5	1	-
JO Holder (WI)	2016-2023	29	229.2	10	1376	1194	40	5/53	29.85	5.20	34.40	1	1	-
DJ Bravo (WI)	2004-2013	25	166.5	5	1001	880	29	3/26	30.34	5.27	34.51	-	-	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1994-2005	66	557.3	38	3345	2463	96	5/32	25.65	4.41	34.84	4	1	-
KM Jarvis (ZIM)	2009-2019	21	168.4	12	1012	841	29	4/17	29.00	4.98	34.89	1	-	-
MA Holding (WI)	1976-1984	19	192.4	24	1156	568	33	4/33	17.21	2.94	35.03	1	-	-
B Kumar (IND)	2013-2019	24	193.1	17	1159	866	33	4/33	26.24	4.48	35.12	1	-	-
SCJ Broad (ENG)	2006-2013	63	532.1	28	3193	2716	90	5/23	30.17	5.10	35.47	5	1	-
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1994-2003	58	284.0	10	1704	1436	48	4/35	29.91	5.05	35.50	1	-	-
AME Roberts (WI)	1975-1983	21	216.1	38	1297	692	36	4/27	19.22	3.20	36.02	2	-	-
D Gough (ENG)	1994-2006	85	745.4	69	4474	3241	124	5/44	26.13	4.34	36.08	6	1	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2012-2020	22	195.1	13	1171	1043	32	4/49	32.59	5.34	36.59	2	-	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2006	28	244.1	23	1465	1074	40	4/11	26.85	4.39	36.62	3	-	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1996-2002	23	202.3	7	1215	916	33	5/35	27.75	4.52	36.81	-	1	-
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2016-2019	20	167.1	13	1003	776	27	5/30	28.74	4.64	37.14	-	1	-
R Ngarava (ZIM)	2017-2025	38	282.4	18	1696	1453	45	4/43	32.28	5.14	37.68	1	-	-
TL Chatara (ZIM)	2013-2023	47	383.5	32	2303	2002	61	3/25	32.81	5.21	37.75	-	-	-
EC Rainsford (ZIM)	2004-2010	20	176.5	20	1061	764	28	5/36	27.28	4.32	37.89	1	1	-
Mohammad Nabi (AFG)	2014-2024	36	261.1	8	1567	1110	41	4/30	27.07	4.25	38.21	2	-	-
CC Lewis (ENG)	1990-1998	20	192.1	14	1153	893	30	4/40	29.76	4.64	38.43	1	-	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2010-2022	31	257.0	13	1542	1194	40	5/36	29.85	4.64	38.55	1	1	-
AD Mullally (ENG)	1996-2001	30	271.2	30	1628	1012	42	4/37	24.09	3.72	38.76	1	-	-
CM Old (ENG)	1973-1980	24	235.1	36	1411	782	36	4/8	21.72	3.32	39.19	1	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2005	24	197.3	22	1185	901	30	5/32	30.03	4.56	39.50	1	1	-
ST Finn (ENG)	2011-2017	29	237.5	12	1427	1259	36	4/35	34.97	5.29	39.63	2	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1991	17	180.0	21	1080	544	27	3/28	20.14	3.02	40.00	-	-	-
M Dillon (WI)	1999-2004	19	167.3	23	1005	659	25	5/29	26.36	3.93	40.20	1	1	-
DK Lillee (AUS)	1972-1983	17	181.5	18	1091	704	27	5/34	26.07	3.87	40.40	1	1	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1997-2005	36	323.1	51	1939	1160	47	5/14	24.68	3.58	41.25	-	1	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	21	229.3	51	1377	714	33	5/25	21.63	3.11	41.72	-	1	-
B Muzarabani (ZIM)	2018-2025	37	286.4	19	1720	1448	41	4/47	35.31	5.05	41.95	3	-	-
RGD Willis (ENG)	1973-1984	32	324.5	58	1949	1005	46	4/11	21.84	3.09	42.36	3	-	-
MA Wood (ENG)	2015-2021	40	350.5	14	2105	1845	49	4/33	37.65	5.25	42.95	1	-	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2011-2023	64	266.0	2	1596	1594	37	5/61	43.08	5.99	43.13	-	1	-
SR Watson (AUS)	2004-2015	32	174.3	4	1047	873	24	3/36	36.37	5.00	43.62	-	-	-
TT Bresnan (ENG)	2006-2013	48	387.0	14	2322	2163	53	4/34	40.81	5.58	43.81	1	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-2003	34	307.3	19	1845	1228	42	4/22	29.23	3.99	43.92	2	-	-
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2001-2010	84	374.1	9	2245	1826	51	6/31	35.80	4.88	44.01	2	1	-
RDB Croft (ENG)	1996-2001	21	169.0	9	1014	743	23	3/51	32.30	4.39	44.08	-	-	-
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2004-2016	28	205.5	21	1235	945	28	3/14	33.75	4.59	44.10	-	-	-
CB Mpofu (ZIM)	2004-2019	40	319.1	25	1915	1630	43	3/24	37.90	5.10	44.53	-	-	-
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	1999-2010	30	215.2	10	1292	931	29	3/25	32.10	4.32	44.55	-	-	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1998-2013	36	224.1	10	1345	1110	30	5/11	37.00	4.95	44.83	-	1	-
H Masakadza (ZIM)	2001-2018	108	196.5	4	1181	987	26	3/39	37.96	5.01	45.42	-	-	-
E Chigumbura (ZIM)	2004-2018	111	343.0	7	2058	1968	45	3/25	43.73	5.73	45.73	-	-	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1994-2011	33	183.0	4	1098	924	24	4/41	38.50	5.04	45.75	1	-	-
RS Bopara (ENG)	2007-2014	54	168.2	3	1010	812	22	4/38	36.90	4.82	45.90	1	-	-
BC Strang (ZIM)	1995-2001	21	191.2	22	1148	729	25	4/36	29.16	3.81	45.92	1	-	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2006-2023	38	319.5	10	1919	1595	41	5/29	38.90	4.98	46.80	-	2	-
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2009-2018	42	328.4	10	1972	1481	42	6/46	35.26	4.50	46.95	-	1	-
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	1999-2010	35	260.4	8	1564	1382	33	4/43	41.87	5.30	47.39	2	-	-
Sikandar Raza (ZIM)	2013-2025	91	444.2	10	2666	2091	56	4/55	37.33	4.70	47.60	1	-	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1974-1983	16	169.0	26	1014	600	21	4/44	28.57	3.55	48.28	1	-	-
GW Flower (ZIM)	1992-2004	86	396.1	7	2377	1767	49	4/44	36.06	4.46	48.51	1	-	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2015	23	218.3	13	1311	862	27	4/46	31.92	3.94	48.55	1	-	-
MA Ealham (ENG)	1996-2001	26	223.0	17	1338	860	27	3/44	31.85	3.85	49.55	-	-	-
GB Brent (ZIM)	1998-2007	40	325.2	28	1952	1612	39	4/30	41.33	4.95	50.05	2	-	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	58	413.1	6	2479	2229	49	4/46	45.48	5.39	50.59	2	-	-
IT Botham (ENG)	1976-1992	47	473.5	55	2843	1824	56	4/45	32.57	3.84	50.76	2	-	-
DT Hondo (ZIM)	2001-2004	31	213.0	15	1278	1109	25	2/25	44.36	5.20	51.12	-	-	-
DR Pringle (ENG)	1982-1993	24	237.5	29	1427	977	27	4/42	36.18	4.10	52.85	1	-	-
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1998-2003	24	179.0	7	1074	830	20	3/24	41.50	4.63	53.70	-	-	-
WP Masakadza (ZIM)	2015-2025	31	217.1	7	1303	1070	24	4/21	44.58	4.92	54.29	1	-	-
GR Dilley (ENG)	1980-1988	17	173.0	17	1038	702	19	4/45	36.94	4.05	54.63	1	-	-
PA Strang (ZIM)	1995-2001	32	230.5	6	1385	1013	25	3/24	40.52	4.38	55.40	-	-	-
A Kumble (IND)	1990-2004	24	214.4	9	1288	950	23	2/29	41.30	4.42	56.00	-	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1979-1992	18	188.1	27	1129	631	20	5/43	31.55	3.35	56.45	-	1	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1998-2007	28	246.4	32	1480	893	26	5/36	34.34	3.62	56.92	-	1	-
SC Williams (ZIM)	2005-2025	93	465.1	27	2791	2086	49	3/15	42.57	4.48	56.95	-	-	-
T Panyangara (ZIM)	2004-2016	37	296.0	26	1776	1638	31	3/61	52.83	5.53	57.29	-	-	-
AF Giles (ENG)	1997-2005	34	264.0	10	1584	1106	27	3/26	40.96	4.18	58.66	-	-	-
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2005-2019	29	237.0	10	1422	1163	24	4/31	48.45	4.90	59.25	2	-	-
AR McBrine (IRE)	2015-2025	30	233.0	10	1398	1153	23	3/38	50.13	4.94	60.78	-	-	-
RW Price (ZIM)	2003-2011	47	401.1	31	2407	1647	39	3/34	42.23	4.10	61.71	-	-	-
P Utseya (ZIM)	2004-2015	90	789.0	31	4734	3466	71	5/36	48.81	4.39	66.67	1	1	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1997	27	279.2	39	1676	1084	25	3/33	43.36	3.88	67.04	-	-	-
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2003-2019	41	208.3	2	1251	987	16	3/31	61.68	4.73	78.18	-	-	-
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	1999-2007	22	188.1	8	1129	818	13	2/24	62.92	4.34	86.84	-	-	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs South Africa at Southampton, South Africa in England 3rd ODI, Sep 7, 2025 [ODI # 4906]

South Africa vs England at Lord's, South Africa in England 2nd ODI, Sep 4, 2025 [ODI # 4904]

England vs South Africa at Leeds, South Africa in England 1st ODI, Sep 2, 2025 [ODI # 4902]