Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Sri Lanka vs other countries Tests Bowling Records - Best Strike Rate in Career

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
BJ Webster (AUS)	2025-2025	2	5.1	0	31	19	2	2/6	9.50	3.67	15.50	0	0	0
WD Parnell (SA)	2017-2017	1	21.1	3	127	89	6	4/51	14.83	4.20	21.16	1	0	0
JM Kemp (SA)	2001-2001	1	17.5	3	107	52	5	3/33	10.40	2.91	21.40	0	0	0
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2022-2022	2	37.0	12	222	90	10	5/24	9.00	2.43	22.20	0	1	0
L Sipamla (SA)	2020-2021	2	39.5	5	239	167	10	4/76	16.70	4.19	23.90	1	0	0
G Coetzee (SA)	2024-2024	1	16.0	0	96	85	4	2/18	21.25	5.31	24.00	0	0	0
Irfan Fazil (PAK)	2000-2000	1	8.0	0	48	65	2	1/30	32.50	8.12	24.00	0	0	0
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2001	11	4.0	0	24	17	1	1/10	17.00	4.25	24.00	0	0	0
JDS Neesham (NZ)	2014-2015	2	25.4	3	154	99	6	3/42	16.50	3.85	25.66	0	0	0
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2006-2006	2	74.0	22	444	183	17	6/44	10.76	2.47	26.11	1	2	1
CD Collymore (WI)	2003-2003	2	63.0	13	378	159	14	7/57	11.35	2.52	27.00	0	2	0
M de Lange (SA)	2011-2011	1	36.2	5	218	126	8	7/81	15.75	3.46	27.25	0	1	0
M Jansen (SA)	2024-2024	2	63.4	11	382	240	14	7/13	17.14	3.76	27.28	1	1	1
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1993-1997	3	64.3	12	387	190	14	5/37	13.57	2.94	27.64	0	1	0
B Kumar (IND)	2017-2017	1	38.0	13	228	96	8	4/8	12.00	2.52	28.50	2	0	0
D Paterson (SA)	2024-2024	1	34.0	7	204	104	7	5/71	14.85	3.05	29.14	0	1	0
BP Nash (WI)	2010-2010	3	5.0	0	30	21	1	1/21	21.00	4.20	30.00	0	0	0
DR Smith (WI)	2005-2005	1	5.0	1	30	16	1	1/5	16.00	3.20	30.00	0	0	0
M Ngam (SA)	2000-2001	2	46.2	7	278	155	9	3/26	17.22	3.34	30.88	0	0	0
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1993-1993	1	26.0	13	156	51	5	4/46	10.20	1.96	31.20	1	0	0
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1999-1999	1	21.0	5	126	65	4	3/45	16.25	3.09	31.50	0	0	0
AR Patel (IND)	2022-2022	1	16.0	2	96	58	3	2/37	19.33	3.62	32.00	0	0	0
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2007-2013	8	11.0	5	66	19	2	1/0	9.50	1.72	33.00	0	0	0
M Labuschagne (AUS)	2019-2025	6	11.0	2	66	27	2	1/5	13.50	2.45	33.00	0	0	0
NS Yadav (IND)	1986-1987	2	61.1	19	367	150	11	5/76	13.63	2.45	33.36	0	1	0
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2025	11	317.1	53	1903	1077	57	6/50	18.89	3.39	33.38	2	6	2
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2015-2021	9	39.3	5	237	110	7	6/29	15.71	2.78	33.85	0	1	0
J Hull (ENG)	2024-2024	1	17.0	0	102	91	3	3/53	30.33	5.35	34.00	0	0	0
Rizwan-uz-Zaman (PAK)	1982-1982	2	17.0	5	102	39	3	3/26	13.00	2.29	34.00	0	0	0
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2008	2	62.4	8	376	236	11	5/36	21.45	3.76	34.18	1	1	0
JM Bird (AUS)	2012-2013	2	63.0	21	378	178	11	4/41	16.18	2.82	34.36	1	0	0
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2019	3	69.0	13	414	235	12	3/38	19.58	3.40	34.50	0	0	0
MP Kuhnemann (AUS)	2025-2025	2	92.3	19	555	275	16	5/63	17.18	2.97	34.68	2	1	0
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2022	4	93.4	25	562	229	16	6/23	14.31	2.44	35.12	1	1	1
PWA Mulder (SA)	2019-2024	4	59.0	14	354	197	10	3/25	19.70	3.33	35.40	0	0	0
B Lee (AUS)	2007-2007	2	94.4	23	568	281	16	4/26	17.56	2.96	35.50	4	0	0
DR Pringle (ENG)	1988-1988	1	17.5	3	107	47	3	2/17	15.66	2.63	35.66	0	0	0
JJC Lawson (WI)	2005-2005	2	65.3	5	393	235	11	4/43	21.36	3.58	35.72	2	0	0
TM Head (AUS)	2019-2025	6	29.5	0	179	109	5	4/10	21.80	3.65	35.80	1	0	0
A Nortje (SA)	2020-2021	2	65.4	7	394	255	11	6/56	23.18	3.88	35.81	0	1	0
RJ Harris (AUS)	2011-2011	2	66.0	25	396	160	11	5/62	14.54	2.42	36.00	0	1	0
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1991-1991	1	48.0	16	288	115	8	7/70	14.37	2.39	36.00	0	1	0
OP Stone (ENG)	2024-2024	2	42.0	3	252	206	7	3/35	29.42	4.90	36.00	0	0	0
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2017-2017	1	30.0	6	180	96	5	4/40	19.20	3.20	36.00	1	0	0
NB Mahwire (ZIM)	2004-2004	1	18.0	1	108	97	3	3/97	32.33	5.38	36.00	0	0	0
RMH Binny (IND)	1985-1985	1	12.0	0	72	49	2	2/49	24.50	4.08	36.00	0	0	0
Saif Hassan (BAN)	2021-2021	2	6.0	0	36	27	1	1/22	27.00	4.50	36.00	0	0	0
TG Hogan (AUS)	1983-1983	1	36.2	7	218	116	6	5/66	19.33	3.19	36.33	0	1	0
Haris Sohail (PAK)	2017-2019	4	43.0	5	258	126	7	3/1	18.00	2.93	36.85	0	0	0
BN Schultz (SA)	1993-1993	3	124.1	35	745	326	20	5/48	16.30	2.62	37.25	2	2	0
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2019	9	242.5	63	1457	685	39	5/45	17.56	2.82	37.35	1	3	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1983-1987	6	234.1	85	1405	473	37	5/29	12.78	2.01	37.97	5	2	1
BA Stokes (ENG)	2016-2018	4	38.0	6	228	127	6	3/30	21.16	3.34	38.00	0	0	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1991-2002	13	360.3	53	2163	1273	56	6/34	22.73	3.53	38.62	3	4	1
AAP Atkinson (ENG)	2024-2024	3	77.3	13	465	329	12	5/62	27.41	4.24	38.75	0	1	0
Naveed Zadran (AFG)	2024-2024	1	25.5	4	155	113	4	4/83	28.25	4.37	38.75	1	0	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1992	10	298.0	76	1788	673	46	8/58	14.63	2.25	38.86	2	3	1
DW Fleming (AUS)	1999-1999	2	32.5	6	197	103	5	3/14	20.60	3.13	39.40	0	0	0
W O'Rourke (NZ)	2024-2024	2	52.5	7	317	185	8	5/55	23.12	3.50	39.62	0	1	0
V Permaul (WI)	2021-2021	1	53.0	7	318	141	8	5/35	17.62	2.66	39.75	0	1	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1988-1999	8	53.0	22	318	87	8	4/33	10.87	1.64	39.75	2	0	0
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	2000-2000	1	26.3	7	159	84	4	2/36	21.00	3.16	39.75	0	0	0
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2024	9	273.3	46	1641	947	41	6/55	23.09	3.46	40.02	3	1	1
PJ Newport (ENG)	1988-1988	1	47.3	11	285	164	7	4/87	23.42	3.45	40.71	1	0	0
CR Woakes (ENG)	2016-2024	5	144.1	44	865	401	21	3/9	19.09	2.78	41.19	0	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2004	5	165.5	23	995	606	24	5/60	25.25	3.65	41.45	0	2	0
PM Siddle (AUS)	2011-2013	4	131.5	38	791	345	19	5/54	18.15	2.61	41.63	2	1	0
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1982-1986	6	181.0	53	1086	485	26	6/45	18.65	2.67	41.76	1	2	0
DL Underwood (ENG)	1982-1982	1	55.5	21	335	95	8	5/28	11.87	1.70	41.87	0	1	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1991-1998	6	132.4	18	796	491	19	5/62	25.84	3.70	41.89	1	2	0
D Gough (ENG)	1998-2001	4	112.0	21	672	376	16	4/50	23.50	3.35	42.00	2	0	0
Hasan Mahmud (BAN)	2024-2025	2	63.0	11	378	250	9	4/65	27.77	3.96	42.00	1	0	0
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2017-2022	7	169.5	41	1019	565	24	4/100	23.54	3.32	42.45	1	0	0
DM Bess (ENG)	2021-2021	2	85.1	10	511	255	12	5/30	21.25	2.99	42.58	1	1	0
SB Doull (NZ)	1997-1998	3	85.1	20	511	251	12	5/58	20.91	2.94	42.58	0	1	0
AA Donald (SA)	1993-2001	6	206.0	58	1236	556	29	5/54	19.17	2.69	42.62	0	2	0
AJ Tudor (ENG)	2002-2002	2	64.5	18	389	159	9	4/65	17.66	2.45	43.22	1	0	0
MJ Swepson (AUS)	2022-2022	2	58.0	2	348	192	8	3/55	24.00	3.31	43.50	0	0	0
B Yardley (AUS)	1983-1983	1	51.0	13	306	166	7	5/88	23.71	3.25	43.71	0	1	0
R Ashwin (IND)	2015-2022	11	453.4	87	2722	1360	62	6/46	21.93	2.99	43.90	7	3	1
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2004-2004	5	44.0	6	264	107	6	3/42	17.83	2.43	44.00	0	0	0
Mohsin Kamal (PAK)	1985-1986	2	44.0	5	264	140	6	3/50	23.33	3.18	44.00	0	0	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	2015-2015	1	36.4	6	220	109	5	5/58	21.80	2.97	44.00	0	1	0
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2011-2022	17	22.0	2	132	74	3	2/35	24.66	3.36	44.00	0	0	0
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1988-1992	3	95.3	28	573	248	13	4/58	19.07	2.59	44.07	2	0	0
Mohammad Nawaz (PAK)	2022-2022	2	74.0	11	444	261	10	5/88	26.10	3.52	44.40	0	1	0
FA Rose (WI)	1997-1997	2	37.0	4	222	143	5	3/43	28.60	3.86	44.40	0	0	0
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1991-1995	6	163.2	36	980	458	22	5/84	20.81	2.80	44.54	0	1	0
Naseem Shah (PAK)	2019-2023	6	172.2	26	1034	580	23	5/31	25.21	3.36	44.95	0	1	0
ST Gabriel (WI)	2015-2021	7	180.0	28	1080	613	24	8/62	25.54	3.40	45.00	0	2	1
WW Hinds (WI)	2003-2003	2	15.0	4	90	53	2	2/28	26.50	3.53	45.00	0	0	0
M Prabhakar (IND)	1990-1994	7	181.3	51	1089	492	24	4/82	20.50	2.71	45.37	1	0	0
CR Miller (AUS)	1999-1999	3	60.3	10	363	193	8	4/62	24.12	3.19	45.37	1	0	0
MB Owens (NZ)	1992-1992	2	53.0	11	318	200	7	4/101	28.57	3.77	45.42	1	0	0
CT Tremlett (ENG)	2011-2011	3	116.0	30	696	351	15	6/48	23.40	3.02	46.40	1	1	0
S Sreesanth (IND)	2009-2009	2	62.0	13	372	240	8	5/75	30.00	3.87	46.50	0	1	0
Akram Raza (PAK)	1991-1994	2	70.0	23	420	200	9	3/46	22.22	2.85	46.66	0	0	0
HT Davis (NZ)	1997-1997	2	78.2	15	470	211	10	5/63	21.10	2.69	47.00	0	1	0
Maninder Singh (IND)	1985-1987	5	190.2	60	1142	491	24	7/51	20.45	2.57	47.58	2	1	1
RL Chase (WI)	2018-2021	5	95.1	8	571	312	12	5/83	26.00	3.27	47.58	1	1	0

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

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]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]