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Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Best strike rates in an innings Held in India for Tests

Best strike rates in an innings
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs conceded
Wickets taken
SR
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
MJ Clarke
6.2-966.33Australiav IndiaWankhede3 Nov 2004Test # 1720
JE Root
6.23857.60Englandv IndiaAhmedabad24 Feb 2021Test # 2412
BR Taylor
7.322659.00New Zealandv IndiaBrabourne12 Mar 1965Test # 582
DW Steyn
8.022359.60South Africav IndiaAhmedabad3 Apr 2008Test # 1871
Mehidy Hasan Miraz
6.4-41410.00Bangladeshv IndiaKanpur27 Sep 2024Test # 2552
BKV Prasad
10.2533610.33Indiav PakistanChennai28 Jan 1999Test # 1442
RA Jadeja
12.1142710.42Indiav AustraliaDelhi17 Feb 2023Test # 2493
BP Patterson
8.5124510.60West Indiesv IndiaDelhi25 Nov 1987Test # 1080
MP Kuhnemann
9.0216510.80Australiav IndiaIndore1 Mar 2023Test # 2496
DJ Nash
11.0327611.00New Zealandv IndiaMohali10 Oct 1999Test # 1462
ND Hirwani
15.2375811.50Indiav West IndiesChennai11 Jan 1988Test # 1089
J Srinath
11.5421611.83Indiav South AfricaAhmedabad20 Nov 1996Test # 1338
R Ashwin
13.5259711.85Indiav New ZealandIndore8 Oct 2016Test # 2223
JJ Bumrah
10.0424512.00Indiav Sri LankaBengaluru12 Mar 2022Test # 2456
D Elgar
8.0122412.00South Africav IndiaMohali5 Nov 2015Test # 2186
R Ashwin
8.0127412.00Indiav AfghanistanBengaluru14 Jun 2018Test # 2307
R Ashwin
8.028412.00Indiav New ZealandWankhede3 Dec 2021Test # 2438
R Ashwin
12.4441612.66Indiav AustraliaBengaluru4 Mar 2017Test # 2251
Harbhajan Singh
10.5229513.00Indiav AustraliaWankhede3 Nov 2004Test # 1720
Mohammed Shami
10.5235513.00Indiav South AfricaVisakhapatnam2 Oct 2019Test # 2363
SNJ O'Keefe
13.1235613.16Australiav IndiaPune23 Feb 2017Test # 2250
RA Jadeja
9.0317413.50Indiav AfghanistanBengaluru14 Jun 2018Test # 2307
PP Ojha
11.2240513.60Indiav West IndiesWankhede14 Nov 2013Test # 2102
Imran Tahir
11.3238513.80South Africav IndiaNagpur25 Nov 2015Test # 2189
ND Hirwani
18.3361813.87Indiav West IndiesChennai11 Jan 1988Test # 1089
SD Udal
9.2314414.00Englandv IndiaWankhede18 Mar 2006Test # 1791
AY Patel
14.1157614.16New Zealandv IndiaWankhede1 Nov 2024Test # 2560
WW Daniel
11.5-39514.20West Indiesv IndiaAhmedabad12 Nov 1983Test # 967
RA Jadeja
11.5421514.20Indiav South AfricaMohali5 Nov 2015Test # 2186
DW Steyn
16.4651714.28South Africav IndiaNagpur6 Feb 2010Test # 1951
S Madan Lal
12.0623514.40Indiav EnglandWankhede27 Nov 1981Test # 911
RA Jadeja
12.0230514.40Indiav South AfricaDelhi3 Dec 2015Test # 2191
I Sharma
12.0422514.40Indiav BangladeshEden Gardens22 Nov 2019Test # 2369
R Ashwin
12.0337514.40Indiav AustraliaNagpur9 Feb 2023Test # 2490
MH Mankad
9.4149414.50Indiav AustraliaEden Gardens2 Nov 1956Test # 433
A Kumble
17.3448715.00Indiav AustraliaChennai14 Oct 2004Test # 1714
MD Marshall
15.0437615.00West Indiesv IndiaEden Gardens10 Dec 1983Test # 971
SNJ O'Keefe
15.0435615.00Australiav IndiaPune23 Feb 2017Test # 2250
PEW Jones
10.0330415.00West Indiesv IndiaChennai27 Jan 1949Test # 310
EAS Prasanna
10.0516415.00Indiav EnglandChennai12 Jan 1973Test # 708
Maninder Singh
17.4451715.14Indiav Sri LankaNagpur27 Dec 1986Test # 1063
HDPK Dharmasena
12.4-57515.20Sri Lankav IndiaWankhede3 Dec 1997Test # 1390
RA Jadeja
12.4441515.20Indiav EnglandRajkot15 Feb 2024Test # 2530
RA Jadeja
13.0441515.60Indiav Sri LankaMohali4 Mar 2022Test # 2452
Maninder Singh
18.2827715.71Indiav PakistanBengaluru13 Mar 1987Test # 1073
Sikander Bakht
21.0369815.75Pakistanv IndiaDelhi4 Dec 1979Test # 863
C Sharma
13.1255515.80Indiav West IndiesDelhi25 Nov 1987Test # 1080
Mohammed Shami
13.1-47515.80Indiav West IndiesEden Gardens6 Nov 2013Test # 2101
JJ Bumrah
15.5545615.83Indiav EnglandVisakhapatnam2 Feb 2024Test # 2526
A Kumble
26.39741015.90Indiav PakistanDelhi4 Feb 1999Test # 1443
N Kapil Dev
13.2-70516.00Indiav EnglandWankhede27 Nov 1981Test # 911
MJ Henry
13.2315516.00New Zealandv IndiaBengaluru16 Oct 2024Test # 2555
L Klusener
21.3464816.12South Africav IndiaEden Gardens27 Nov 1996Test # 1341
R Ashwin
16.3531616.50Indiav New ZealandHyderabad23 Aug 2012Test # 2054
RJ Shastri
11.0411416.50Indiav Sri LankaCuttack4 Jan 1987Test # 1064
B Kumar
11.088416.50Indiav Sri LankaEden Gardens16 Nov 2017Test # 2281
R Ashwin
11.0237416.50Indiav West IndiesRajkot4 Oct 2018Test # 2319
JJ Bumrah
11.0150416.50Indiav BangladeshChennai19 Sep 2024Test # 2550
Shakib Al Hasan
11.0-78416.50Bangladeshv IndiaKanpur27 Sep 2024Test # 2552
RA Jadeja
13.5355516.60Indiav New ZealandWankhede1 Nov 2024Test # 2560
MJ Santner
19.3153716.71New Zealandv IndiaPune24 Oct 2024Test # 2557
NM Lyon
22.2450816.75Australiav IndiaBengaluru4 Mar 2017Test # 2251
ALF de Mel
14.0-68516.80Sri Lankav IndiaChennai17 Sep 1982Test # 934
A Kumble
14.0260516.80Indiav PakistanBengaluru8 Dec 2007Test # 1852
Kuldeep Yadav
14.0257516.80Indiav West IndiesRajkot4 Oct 2018Test # 2319
R Ashwin
14.0-77516.80Indiav EnglandDharamsala7 Mar 2024Test # 2534
JJ Bumrah
14.0527516.80Indiav South AfricaEden Gardens14 Nov 2025Test # 2606
RGD Willis
17.0253617.00Englandv IndiaBengaluru28 Jan 1977Test # 794
UT Yadav
14.1153517.00Indiav BangladeshEden Gardens22 Nov 2019Test # 2369
R Ashwin
17.3261617.50Indiav EnglandChennai5 Feb 2021Test # 2409
R Ashwin
11.4151417.50Indiav EnglandDharamsala7 Mar 2024Test # 2534
Ghulam Ahmed
20.3649717.57Indiav AustraliaEden Gardens2 Nov 1956Test # 433
NM Lyon
23.3164817.62Australiav IndiaIndore1 Mar 2023Test # 2496
JG Bracewell
17.4351617.66New Zealandv IndiaWankhede24 Nov 1988Test # 1109
PJ Wiseman
11.5-64417.75New Zealandv IndiaAhmedabad8 Oct 2003Test # 1660
SLV Raju
17.51312617.83Indiav Sri LankaChandigarh23 Nov 1990Test # 1156
AME Roberts
20.5564717.85West Indiesv IndiaChennai11 Jan 1975Test # 752
KD Ghavri
15.0633518.00Indiav EnglandWankhede11 Feb 1977Test # 795
B Kumar
15.0248518.00Indiav New ZealandEden Gardens30 Sep 2016Test # 2222
AR Patel
15.0-32518.00Indiav EnglandAhmedabad24 Feb 2021Test # 2412
Kuldeep Yadav
15.0172518.00Indiav EnglandDharamsala7 Mar 2024Test # 2534
NS Yadav
12.0-35418.00Indiav AustraliaKanpur2 Oct 1979Test # 857
JN Gillespie
12.0229418.00Australiav IndiaWankhede3 Nov 2004Test # 1720
RA Jadeja
12.0333418.00Indiav South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015Test # 2189
UT Yadav
12.0332418.00Indiav AustraliaPune23 Feb 2017Test # 2250
W O'Rourke
12.0622418.00New Zealandv IndiaBengaluru16 Oct 2024Test # 2555
UT Yadav
12.1345418.25Indiav West IndiesHyderabad12 Oct 2018Test # 2321
SM Pollock
12.2624418.50South Africav IndiaWankhede24 Feb 2000Test # 1484
C Sharma
12.3-38418.75Indiav EnglandEden Gardens31 Dec 1984Test # 1007
R Ashwin
15.5-51519.00Indiav EnglandRanchi23 Feb 2024Test # 2531
Harbhajan Singh
22.2362719.14Indiav Sri LankaAhmedabad18 Dec 2005Test # 1778
PR Adams
19.1655619.16South Africav IndiaKanpur8 Dec 1996Test # 1344
BP Patterson
16.0168519.20West Indiesv IndiaWankhede11 Dec 1987Test # 1085
RA Jadeja
16.0258519.20Indiav AustraliaDelhi22 Mar 2013Test # 2085
R Ashwin
16.1632519.40Indiav South AfricaNagpur25 Nov 2015Test # 2189
PI Pocock
13.0328419.50Englandv IndiaChennai12 Jan 1973Test # 708
GR Dilley
13.0147419.50Englandv IndiaWankhede27 Nov 1981Test # 911
MM Patel
13.0425419.50Indiav EnglandMohali9 Mar 2006Test # 1788
I Sharma
13.0256419.50Indiav BangladeshEden Gardens22 Nov 2019Test # 2369
RA Jadeja
13.0354419.50Indiav West IndiesAhmedabad2 Oct 2025Test # 2600
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa vs India at Guwahati, South Africa in India 2nd Test, Nov 22-26, 2025 [Test # 2609]

South Africa vs India at Eden Gardens, South Africa in India 1st Test, Nov 14-16, 2025 [Test # 2606]

India vs West Indies at Delhi, West Indies in India 2nd Test, Oct 10-14, 2025 [Test # 2601]