Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

India vs other countries FC Bowling Records - Best Strike Rate in an Innings

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RR Sarwan	1.0	-	1	2	3.00	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	2 May 2002	Test # 1601
MJ Clarke	1.5	-	5	3	3.66	Australia	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1857
ERH Toshack	2.3x8	1	2	5	3.80	Australia	v India	Brisbane	28 Nov 1947	Test # 290
AP Gurusinha	1.5	-	25	2	5.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986	Test # 1063
CH Palmer	2.5	1	9	3	5.66	Leics	v Indians	Leicester	10 May 1952	First-class
JR Hazlewood	5.0	3	8	5	6.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020	Test # 2396
PH Parfitt	2.0	-	6	2	6.00	Robins' XI	v Indians	Eastbourne	30 Jun 1971	First-class
MJ Clarke	6.2	-	9	6	6.33	Australia	v India	Wankhede	3 Nov 2004	Test # 1720
FS Trueman	8.4	2	31	8	6.50	England	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
CJ Jordan	4.2	-	18	4	6.50	England	v India	The Oval	15 Aug 2014	Test # 2137
DN Patel	2.2	-	4	2	7.00	Worcs	v Indians	Worcester	6 May 1986	First-class
R Benaud	3.4	3	-	3	7.33	Australia	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1959	Test # 482
JC Alabaster	2.3	-	8	2	7.50	New Zealand	v India	Eden Gardens	28 Dec 1955	Test # 419
JE Root	6.2	3	8	5	7.60	England	v India	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021	Test # 2412
BG Rogers	2.5	-	14	2	8.50	CFX Academy	v Indians	Harare	2 Jun 2001	First-class
BR Taylor	7.3	2	26	5	9.00	New Zealand	v India	Brabourne	12 Mar 1965	Test # 582
F Ridgway	3.0	-	20	2	9.00	Kent	v Indians	Canterbury	27 Aug 1952	First-class
JCT Page	3.0	-	22	2	9.00	Kent	v Indians	Canterbury	27 Aug 1952	First-class
ME Waugh	3.0	-	12	2	9.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1479
J Cotton	14.0	4	29	9	9.33	Leics	v Indians	Leicester	8 Jul 1967	First-class
Sir RJ Hadlee	8.3x8	-	23	7	9.57	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	13 Feb 1976	Test # 772
CM Old	8.0	3	21	5	9.60	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
DW Steyn	8.0	2	23	5	9.60	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
DAJ Holford	8.1	1	23	5	9.80	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	10 Mar 1976	Test # 773
D Shackleton	10.0	1	41	6	10.00	Hampshire	v Indians	Bournemouth	30 Aug 1952	First-class
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	6.4	-	41	4	10.00	Bangladesh	v India	Kanpur	27 Sep 2024	Test # 2552
EA Bedser	5.0	2	13	3	10.00	Surrey	v Indians	The Oval	7 May 1952	First-class
NM Hauritz	5.0	-	16	3	10.00	Australia	v India	Wankhede	3 Nov 2004	Test # 1720
MR Whitney	12.1	3	27	7	10.42	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1992	Test # 1186
RM McLellan	7.0	1	18	4	10.50	South Aust	v Indians	Adelaide	29 Nov 1980	First-class
DW Steyn	7.0	-	30	4	10.50	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
BP Patterson	8.5	1	24	5	10.60	West Indies	v India	Delhi	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1080
WW Hall	9.0	3	20	5	10.80	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	4 Apr 1962	Test # 528
MP Kuhnemann	9.0	2	16	5	10.80	Australia	v India	Indore	1 Mar 2023	Test # 2496
DJ Nash	11.0	3	27	6	11.00	New Zealand	v India	Mohali	10 Oct 1999	Test # 1462
ML Cummins	11.0	1	48	6	11.00	West Indies	v India	Gros Islet	9 Aug 2016	Test # 2215
PJ Cummins	11.0	3	27	6	11.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2337
DW Fleming	9.1	2	30	5	11.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	10 Dec 1999	Test # 1476
WR Hammond	5.3	3	9	3	11.00	England	v India	Lord's	25 Jun 1932	Test # 219
A Sanford	5.4	-	20	3	11.33	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	2 May 2002	Test # 1601
IWG Johnson	5.7x8	-	35	4	11.75	Australia	v India	Melbourne	1 Jan 1948	Test # 292
HL Jackson	11.5	3	39	6	11.83	Derbyshire	v Indians	Chesterfield	9 Jul 1952	First-class
GG Arnold	8.0	1	19	4	12.00	England	v India	Lord's	20 Jun 1974	Test # 740
D Elgar	8.0	1	22	4	12.00	South Africa	v India	Mohali	5 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
AJ Watkins	6.0	1	31	3	12.00	Glamorgan	v Indians	Cardiff	31 May 1952	First-class
SB Styris	6.0	-	28	3	12.00	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	12 Dec 2002	Test # 1631
M Ntini	6.0	1	18	3	12.00	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
L Ngidi	6.0	1	30	3	12.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	3 Jan 2024	Test # 2522
Mudassar Nazar	4.0	1	4	2	12.00	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	27 Oct 1978	Test # 832
NW Bracken	4.0	1	12	2	12.00	Australia	v India	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
C Green	4.0	1	12	2	12.00	Australia A	v Indians	Sydney	6 Dec 2020	First-class
L Ngidi	12.2	3	39	6	12.33	South Africa	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
M Muralidaran	13.0	3	26	6	13.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
RWV Robins	10.5	1	42	5	13.00	HDG LG XI	v Indians	Scarborough	7 Sep 1946	First-class
RNS Hobbs	6.3	1	25	3	13.00	England	v India	Birmingham	13 Jul 1967	Test # 620
SNJ O'Keefe	13.1	2	35	6	13.16	Australia	v India	Pune	23 Feb 2017	Test # 2250
DT Ring	5.0x8	1	17	3	13.33	Australia	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
Danish Kaneria	6.4	2	14	3	13.33	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	5 Apr 2004	Test # 1695
FS Trueman	9.0	1	27	4	13.50	England	v India	Leeds	5 Jun 1952	Test # 351
DR Tuffey	9.0	6	12	4	13.50	New Zealand	v India	Hamilton	19 Dec 2002	Test # 1633
JR Thomson	3.3x8	1	12	2	13.50	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
SCJ Broad	13.4	6	25	6	13.66	England	v India	Manchester	7 Aug 2014	Test # 2134
Imran Tahir	11.3	2	38	5	13.80	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
SD Udal	9.2	3	14	4	14.00	England	v India	Wankhede	18 Mar 2006	Test # 1791
LJ Johnson	5.2x8	2	8	3	14.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	6 Feb 1948	Test # 295
LRPL Taylor	4.4	2	4	2	14.00	New Zealand	v India	Ahmedabad	4 Nov 2010	Test # 1974
CJ Knott	16.3	5	36	7	14.14	Hampshire	v Indians	Southampton	1 Jun 1946	First-class
AY Patel	14.1	1	57	6	14.16	New Zealand	v India	Wankhede	1 Nov 2024	Test # 2560
MA Starc	14.1	2	48	6	14.16	Australia	v India	Adelaide	6 Dec 2024	Test # 2568
WW Daniel	11.5	-	39	5	14.20	West Indies	v India	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983	Test # 967
GAR Lock	9.3	2	36	4	14.25	England	v India	Manchester	17 Jul 1952	Test # 353
DW Steyn	16.4	6	51	7	14.28	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
JC Laker	7.1	1	26	3	14.33	Surrey	v Indians	The Oval	26 Jul 1952	First-class
Shahid Afridi	7.1	-	31	3	14.33	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	28 Jan 1999	Test # 1442
CT Tremlett	7.1	2	12	3	14.33	England	v India	Nottingham	27 Jul 2007	Test # 1841
M Jansen	7.1	1	36	3	14.33	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
Umar Gul	12.0	2	31	5	14.40	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	5 Apr 2004	Test # 1695
TT Bresnan	12.0	2	48	5	14.40	England	v India	Nottingham	29 Jul 2011	Test # 2001
MA Holding	7.2	-	35	3	14.66	West Indies	v India	Kingston	21 Apr 1976	Test # 776
A Booth	14.5	5	33	6	14.83	Yorkshire	v Indians	Bradford	3 Jul 1946	First-class
MD Marshall	15.0	4	37	6	15.00	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	10 Dec 1983	Test # 971
SNJ O'Keefe	15.0	4	35	6	15.00	Australia	v India	Pune	23 Feb 2017	Test # 2250
PEW Jones	10.0	3	30	4	15.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	27 Jan 1949	Test # 310
DA Bick	10.0	3	24	4	15.00	Middlesex	v Indians	Lord's	18 Jul 1959	First-class
N Burger	10.0	3	33	4	15.00	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
M Walker	5.0	2	14	2	15.00	Somerset	v Indians	Taunton	28 May 1952	First-class
Maqsood Ahmed	5.0	1	12	2	15.00	Pakistan	v India	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952	Test # 356
MR Marsh	5.0	1	12	2	15.00	Australia	v India	Perth	22 Nov 2024	Test # 2561
Imran Khan	20.1	4	60	8	15.12	Pakistan	v India	Karachi	23 Dec 1982	Test # 942
AL Dixon	12.4	5	39	5	15.20	Kent	v Indians	Canterbury	10 May 1967	First-class
HDPK Dharmasena	12.4	-	57	5	15.20	Sri Lanka	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
M Morkel	12.4	5	20	5	15.20	South Africa	v India	Centurion	16 Dec 2010	Test # 1985
JN Shepherd	10.1	2	33	4	15.25	Kent	v Indians	Canterbury	3 Jul 1971	First-class
PJ Cummins	10.2	4	21	4	15.50	Australia	v India	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020	Test # 2396
AJ Hall	5.1	1	26	2	15.50	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
CM Old	13.0	2	30	5	15.60	Yorkshire	v Indians	Bradford	11 May 1974	First-class
VD Philander	15.4	4	42	6	15.66	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	5 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
Sikander Bakht	21.0	3	69	8	15.75	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
DJ Shepherd	10.3	6	10	4	15.75	Glamorgan	v Indians	Cardiff	24 May 1967	First-class
JM Anderson	13.2	5	20	5	16.00	England	v India	Lord's	9 Aug 2018	Test # 2315

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