Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Zimbabwe 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
AL Phehlukwayo (SA)	2017-2017	1	10.0	2	60	25	5	3/13	5.00	2.50	12.00	0	0	0
A McGrath (ENG)	2003-2003	2	6.0	1	36	16	3	3/16	5.33	2.66	12.00	0	0	0
Ibrahim Zadran (AFG)	2021-2025	3	2.0	0	12	13	1	1/13	13.00	6.50	12.00	0	0	0
ZG Foulkes (NZ)	2025-2025	1	25.0	7	150	75	9	5/37	8.33	3.00	16.66	1	1	0
MN Samuels (WI)	2001-2013	4	29.0	4	174	79	10	4/13	7.90	2.72	17.40	1	0	0
IK Pathan (IND)	2005-2005	2	65.1	14	391	237	21	7/59	11.28	3.63	18.61	1	3	1
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2021-2021	2	50.2	15	302	125	14	5/27	8.92	2.48	21.57	1	2	0
SE Bond (NZ)	2005-2005	2	47.0	14	282	120	13	6/51	9.23	2.55	21.69	1	1	1
MJ Henry (NZ)	2025-2025	2	58.3	14	351	146	16	6/39	9.12	2.49	21.93	0	2	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1995-1999	3	14.5	3	89	37	4	3/14	9.25	2.49	22.25	0	0	0
PR Adams (SA)	1999-1999	2	26.0	6	156	76	7	4/31	10.85	2.92	22.28	1	0	0
ESH Giddins (ENG)	2000-2000	2	30.0	10	180	88	8	5/15	11.00	2.93	22.50	0	1	0
BA Stokes (ENG)	2025-2025	1	11.2	2	68	52	3	2/11	17.33	4.58	22.66	0	0	0
Shoaib Bashir (ENG)	2025-2025	1	34.4	3	208	143	9	6/81	15.88	4.12	23.11	0	1	0
S Shillingford (WI)	2013-2013	2	74.5	16	449	200	19	6/49	10.52	2.67	23.63	0	3	1
M Zondeki (SA)	2005-2005	1	35.3	9	213	105	9	6/39	11.66	2.95	23.66	0	1	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	2003-2003	2	19.5	2	119	77	5	4/60	15.40	3.88	23.80	1	0	0
D Brevis (SA)	2025-2025	2	4.2	0	26	22	1	1/22	22.00	5.07	26.00	0	0	0
K Rabada (SA)	2017-2017	1	13.1	5	79	24	3	2/12	8.00	1.82	26.33	0	0	0
Ziaur Rahman (AFG)	2025-2025	1	32.0	4	192	97	7	7/97	13.85	3.03	27.42	0	1	0
NG Smith (NZ)	2025-2025	1	14.0	8	84	20	3	3/20	6.66	1.42	28.00	0	0	0
C Bosch (SA)	2025-2025	2	47.0	12	282	139	10	5/43	13.90	2.95	28.20	1	1	0
Codi Yusuf (SA)	2025-2025	2	47.0	9	282	122	10	3/22	12.20	2.59	28.20	0	0	0
G Motie (WI)	2023-2023	2	89.2	21	536	259	19	7/37	13.63	2.89	28.21	1	2	1
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2011-2016	4	19.0	5	114	53	4	3/11	13.25	2.78	28.50	0	0	0
DG Brownlie (NZ)	2011-2012	2	5.0	0	30	15	1	1/13	15.00	3.00	30.00	0	0	0
KS Williamson (NZ)	2011-2016	4	5.0	1	30	21	1	1/12	21.00	4.20	30.00	0	0	0
Aizaz Cheema (PAK)	2011-2011	1	40.1	16	241	103	8	4/24	12.87	2.56	30.12	2	0	0
PWA Mulder (SA)	2025-2025	2	37.0	7	222	107	7	4/50	15.28	2.89	31.71	1	0	0
SM Katich (AUS)	2003-2003	1	32.5	3	197	90	6	6/65	15.00	2.74	32.83	0	1	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2014-2014	1	44.0	20	264	84	8	5/46	10.50	1.90	33.00	0	1	0
Aamer Nazir (PAK)	1995-1995	2	61.0	11	366	171	11	5/46	15.54	2.80	33.27	0	1	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	2000-2000	2	44.5	13	269	132	8	4/38	16.50	2.94	33.62	1	0	0
RL Johnson (ENG)	2003-2003	1	34.0	11	204	100	6	6/33	16.66	2.94	34.00	0	1	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2003-2003	1	28.3	9	171	58	5	3/52	11.60	2.03	34.20	0	0	0
JH Kallis (SA)	1999-2005	6	120.5	32	725	309	21	4/13	14.71	2.55	34.52	3	0	0
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2003	2	64.0	18	384	223	11	5/73	20.27	3.48	34.90	1	1	0
DAJ Bracewell (NZ)	2011-2012	2	64.0	20	384	174	11	5/85	15.81	2.71	34.90	0	1	0
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1996-1996	2	58.3	14	351	146	10	5/53	14.60	2.49	35.10	0	1	0
Noman Ali (PAK)	2021-2021	2	47.0	9	282	145	8	5/86	18.12	3.08	35.25	0	1	0
MJ Fisher (NZ)	2025-2025	1	11.5	1	71	38	2	1/16	19.00	3.21	35.50	0	0	0
P Subrayen (SA)	2025-2025	1	24.0	4	144	78	4	4/42	19.50	3.25	36.00	1	0	0
DAS Gunaratne (SL)	2016-2017	3	12.0	0	72	56	2	2/28	28.00	4.66	36.00	0	0	0
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2021-2021	2	60.1	15	361	164	10	5/52	16.40	2.72	36.10	1	1	0
MJ Humphreys (IRE)	2024-2025	2	48.1	8	289	115	8	6/57	14.37	2.38	36.12	0	1	0
M Morkel (SA)	2014-2017	2	49.0	17	294	87	8	5/21	10.87	1.77	36.75	0	1	0
DL Piedt (SA)	2014-2014	1	49.0	4	294	152	8	4/62	19.00	3.10	36.75	2	0	0
BJ McCarthy (IRE)	2024-2025	2	61.3	9	369	172	10	4/75	17.20	2.79	36.90	1	0	0
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2005-2005	2	37.0	8	222	97	6	3/11	16.16	2.62	37.00	0	0	0
HMRKB Herath (SL)	2016-2017	3	187.1	37	1123	536	30	8/63	17.86	2.86	37.43	0	4	2
CEW Silverwood (ENG)	1996-1996	1	25.0	8	150	71	4	3/63	17.75	2.84	37.50	0	0	0
KJ Silva (SL)	1996-1998	3	100.3	43	603	162	16	4/16	10.12	1.61	37.68	2	0	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1993-2002	11	396.5	86	2381	1233	62	7/91	19.88	3.10	38.40	6	5	1
AAP Atkinson (ENG)	2025-2025	1	19.2	4	116	75	3	2/58	25.00	3.87	38.66	0	0	0
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2025	2	58.1	13	349	200	9	5/59	22.22	3.43	38.77	0	1	0
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2012	5	143.1	39	859	393	22	6/26	17.86	2.74	39.04	0	2	0
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2003-2003	2	58.5	16	353	148	9	4/55	16.44	2.51	39.22	1	0	0
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2018-2025	5	230.2	66	1382	518	35	5/32	14.80	2.24	39.48	1	5	1
HT Davis (NZ)	1997-1997	1	33.0	3	198	102	5	3/57	20.40	3.09	39.60	0	0	0
CEL Stuart (WI)	2001-2001	2	79.3	19	477	222	12	3/33	18.50	2.79	39.75	0	0	0
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2005-2005	2	20.3	6	123	55	3	2/27	18.33	2.68	41.00	0	0	0
A Nehra (IND)	2001-2001	2	75.4	11	454	217	11	4/72	19.72	2.86	41.27	1	0	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1999-2004	5	131.5	31	791	328	19	5/20	17.26	2.48	41.63	0	1	0
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2011-2013	3	28.0	5	168	73	4	4/31	18.25	2.60	42.00	1	0	0
RG Twose (NZ)	1996-1996	2	21.0	2	126	55	3	2/36	18.33	2.61	42.00	0	0	0
Rashid Khan (AFG)	2021-2025	2	154.2	25	926	435	22	7/66	19.77	2.81	42.09	2	2	2
D Gough (ENG)	1996-2000	4	113.3	22	681	345	16	4/40	21.56	3.03	42.56	2	0	0
Nazmul Islam (BAN)	2018-2018	1	29.0	7	174	76	4	2/27	19.00	2.62	43.50	0	0	0
AA Donald (SA)	1995-1999	3	102.1	33	613	231	14	8/71	16.50	2.26	43.78	0	1	1
AR McBrine (IRE)	2024-2025	2	80.4	17	484	203	11	4/38	18.45	2.51	44.00	1	0	0
N Wagner (NZ)	2016-2016	2	80.5	22	485	187	11	6/41	17.00	2.31	44.09	0	1	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1999-2005	5	169.3	57	1017	356	23	5/39	15.47	2.10	44.21	1	1	0
SB Doull (NZ)	1992-1998	3	88.4	27	532	187	12	4/35	15.58	2.10	44.33	2	0	0
Nayeem Hasan (BAN)	2020-2025	2	89.0	25	534	228	12	5/82	19.00	2.56	44.50	1	1	0
Ziaur Rahman (BAN)	2013-2013	1	30.0	11	180	71	4	4/63	17.75	2.36	45.00	1	0	0
IS Sodhi (NZ)	2016-2016	2	60.2	18	362	199	8	4/60	24.87	3.29	45.25	1	0	0
FA Rose (WI)	2000-2000	2	68.0	23	408	153	9	4/19	17.00	2.25	45.33	1	0	0
Taijul Islam (BAN)	2014-2025	8	396.2	72	2378	1132	52	8/39	21.76	2.85	45.73	1	5	1
Jubair Hossain (BAN)	2014-2014	3	84.0	7	504	322	11	5/96	29.27	3.83	45.81	0	1	0
Nahid Rana (BAN)	2025-2025	1	23.0	3	138	98	3	3/74	32.66	4.26	46.00	0	0	0
W O'Rourke (NZ)	2025-2025	1	23.0	7	138	54	3	3/28	18.00	2.34	46.00	0	0	0
TCB Fernando (SL)	2001-2002	3	54.5	8	329	159	7	4/27	22.71	2.89	47.00	1	0	0
ML Su'a (NZ)	1992-1992	2	64.1	16	385	142	8	5/85	17.75	2.21	48.12	0	1	0
S Muthusamy (SA)	2025-2025	1	32.3	3	195	136	4	3/77	34.00	4.18	48.75	0	0	0
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2003	2	65.3	11	393	233	8	5/133	29.12	3.55	49.12	0	1	0
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2005	6	174.0	34	1044	574	21	4/58	27.33	3.29	49.71	1	0	0
Robiul Islam (BAN)	2011-2013	3	153.0	33	918	447	18	6/71	24.83	2.92	51.00	0	2	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1993-1998	10	400.1	97	2401	997	47	6/48	21.21	2.49	51.08	2	4	1
DN Patel (NZ)	1992-1996	4	196.0	47	1176	525	23	6/50	22.82	2.67	51.13	0	2	0
JA Duffy (NZ)	2025-2025	1	17.1	2	103	52	2	2/28	26.00	3.02	51.50	0	0	0
Enamul Haque jnr (BAN)	2005-2013	3	181.2	38	1088	478	21	7/95	22.76	2.63	51.80	0	3	1
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2011-2013	3	174.1	39	1045	462	20	7/95	23.10	2.65	52.25	2	1	1
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-2002	4	131.4	25	790	431	15	4/75	28.73	3.27	52.66	1	0	0
D Bishoo (WI)	2017-2017	2	115.0	21	690	340	13	5/79	26.15	2.95	53.07	1	1	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1999-1999	1	53.1	13	319	137	6	3/68	22.83	2.57	53.16	0	0	0
Abdur Rehman (PAK)	2013-2013	2	79.5	21	479	179	9	4/36	19.88	2.24	53.22	1	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1994-2004	13	178.4	47	1072	394	20	5/43	19.70	2.20	53.60	2	1	0
CA Walsh (WI)	2000-2000	2	80.3	29	483	134	9	3/21	14.88	1.66	53.66	0	0	0
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2001-2005	4	152.2	41	914	441	17	4/106	25.94	2.89	53.76	1	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1999-1999	1	54.0	19	324	90	6	3/44	15.00	1.66	54.00	0	0	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]