Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Players

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
S Madan Lal	43	35	7	-	122.85	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
AG Hurst	26	23	2	1	113.04	Australia	v India	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
IT Botham	30*	31	3	-	96.77	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
BS Bedi	26*	30	4	-	86.66	India	v Australia	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
AB Williams	100	118	19	-	84.74	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	31 Mar 1978	Test # 822
GN Edwards	54	67	9	1	80.59	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
CPS Chauhan	32	40	7	-	80.00	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
JR Thomson	41*	53	4	2	77.35	Australia	v India	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
PH Edmonds	50	70	8	1	71.42	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
Sir RJ Hadlee	27*	39	4	-	69.23	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
GR Viswanath	38	55	7	-	69.09	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
SMH Kirmani	42	61	3	-	68.85	India	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
BP Patel	27	40	4	-	67.50	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
RW Anderson	28	42	5	-	66.66	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
Mudassar Nazar	26	39	4	-	66.66	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	14 Dec 1977	Test # 810
GJ Cosier	67	101	9	-	66.33	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
DB Vengsarkar	49	76	7	-	64.47	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
AL Mann	105	165	10	-	63.63	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
Sir RJ Hadlee	39	62	8	-	62.90	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
Haroon Rasheed	45*	72	6	-	62.50	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	14 Dec 1977	Test # 810
GR Viswanath	59	95	4	-	62.10	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
GJ Cosier	34	55	-	-	61.81	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
S Venkataraghavan	37	60	4	-	61.66	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
Haroon Rasheed	108	176	10	6	61.36	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
M Amarnath	47	79	5	-	59.49	India	v Australia	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
SMH Kirmani	38	64	5	-	59.37	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
PM Toohey	83	140	7	-	59.28	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
CPS Chauhan	88	151	13	-	58.27	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
PM Toohey	82	142	11	1	57.74	Australia	v India	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
M Amarnath	90	156	7	-	57.69	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
GR Viswanath	54	94	4	-	57.44	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
Haroon Rasheed	27	47	3	-	57.44	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
M Amarnath	100	175	4	-	57.14	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
EAS Prasanna	25*	44	4	-	56.81	India	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
WM Clark	33	60	3	-	55.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
PM Toohey	57	105	7	-	54.28	Australia	v India	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
Javed Miandad	61*	113	4	-	53.98	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
SM Gavaskar	29	54	3	-	53.70	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
CPS Chauhan	32	61	3	-	52.45	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
GN Edwards	55	105	7	1	52.38	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
KD Ghavri	64	123	5	-	52.03	India	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
SM Gavaskar	127	245	20	-	51.83	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
AL Mann	29	56	1	-	51.78	Australia	v India	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
Javed Miandad	88*	170	7	3	51.76	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
GR Viswanath	89	175	6	-	50.85	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
DW Randall	30	59	2	-	50.84	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
RO Collinge	32	63	4	-	50.79	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
SMH Kirmani	48	95	6	-	50.52	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
Haroon Rasheed	122	244	17	1	50.00	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	14 Dec 1977	Test # 810
RB Simpson	100	200	6	-	50.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
CS Serjeant	85	170	8	-	50.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
GR Viswanath	45	90	5	-	50.00	India	v Australia	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
RB Simpson	176	355	17	-	49.57	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
SMH Kirmani	29	62	2	-	46.77	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
SMH Kirmani	29	62	1	-	46.77	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
IT Botham	53	114	9	-	46.49	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
WM Darling	56	122	7	-	45.90	Australia	v India	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
RW Anderson	55	120	8	-	45.83	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
AV Mankad	38	84	2	-	45.23	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
SM Gavaskar	49	110	5	-	44.54	India	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
AV Mankad	44	100	1	-	44.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
Haroon Rasheed	35	80	5	1	43.75	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
SJ Rixon	50	115	5	-	43.47	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
GR Viswanath	79	182	6	-	43.40	India	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
SM Gavaskar	113	264	12	-	42.80	India	v Australia	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
Javed Miandad	71	166	4	1	42.77	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	14 Dec 1977	Test # 810
RB Simpson	39	92	3	-	42.39	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
DB Vengsarkar	37	88	2	-	42.04	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
RW Anderson	26	62	4	-	41.93	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
DB Vengsarkar	48	115	3	-	41.73	India	v Australia	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
AD Ogilvie	27	65	4	-	41.53	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
GJ Cosier	68	164	9	-	41.46	Australia	v India	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
SM Gavaskar	118	285	12	-	41.40	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
SMH Kirmani	55	133	4	-	41.35	India	v Australia	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
GR Viswanath	35	85	4	-	41.17	India	v Australia	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
SMH Kirmani	51	124	7	-	41.12	India	v Australia	Adelaide	28 Jan 1978	Test # 816
M Amarnath	41	100	3	-	41.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
Wasim Raja	47	115	4	1	40.86	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
DW Randall	55	135	5	-	40.74	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
M Amarnath	72	178	3	-	40.44	India	v Australia	Melbourne	30 Dec 1977	Test # 812
G Boycott	79	198	9	-	39.89	England	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
DB Vengsarkar	48	121	2	-	39.66	India	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
RB Simpson	38	99	2	-	38.38	Australia	v India	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
RW Anderson	62	162	8	-	38.27	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
MG Burgess	50	133	5	-	37.59	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
JK Lever	33*	88	4	1	37.50	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
KJ Hughes	28	75	3	-	37.33	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 1977	Test # 811
Shafiq Ahmed	27*	73	2	-	36.98	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
Mudassar Nazar	76	209	6	-	36.36	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	18 Jan 1978	Test # 815
IT Botham	103	288	12	1	35.76	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818
GP Howarth	122	356	12	-	34.26	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
JM Parker	47*	138	5	-	34.05	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
GRJ Roope	37	109	6	-	33.94	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	10 Feb 1978	Test # 817
GP Howarth	102	301	13	-	33.88	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
CPS Chauhan	42	124	6	-	33.87	India	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
JG Wright	25	75	3	-	33.33	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	4 Mar 1978	Test # 820
RB Simpson	89	269	7	-	33.08	Australia	v India	Brisbane	2 Dec 1977	Test # 809
G Boycott	100*	303	8	-	33.00	England	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	2 Jan 1978	Test # 813
PM Toohey	85	258	9	-	32.94	Australia	v India	Sydney	7 Jan 1978	Test # 814
G Miller	89	273	10	-	32.60	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	24 Feb 1978	Test # 818

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South Western Districts vs Northern Cape at Kimberley, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 14th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 4/2 (2.0 ov, TJ van Rensburg 4*, L Alder 0/1) - Stumps

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>> 121/2 (31.0 ov, PARP Perera 24*, A Tharindu 78*, JDF Vandersay 0/35) - Stumps

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>> 70/3 (21.0 ov, B van Niekerk 27*, MY Cook 17*, K Molefe 0/1) - Stumps