Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Players

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
N Kapil Dev	59	48	8	2	122.91	India	v Pakistan	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
N Kapil Dev	126*	124	11	1	101.61	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
N Kapil Dev	61	62	9	1	98.38	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
Zaheer Abbas	29	33	3	0	87.87	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
IT Botham	30	39	4	0	76.92	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
IT Botham	74	97	6	2	76.28	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
Asif Iqbal	35	46	5	1	76.08	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
DW Randall	45	65	3	0	69.23	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
Majid Khan	108	157	16	0	68.78	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
IT Botham	49	73	5	0	67.12	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
JK Moss	38*	57	4	1	66.66	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
GJ Cosier	47	74	4	0	63.51	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
AI Kallicharran	98	155	16	0	63.22	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
N Kapil Dev	42	68	0	0	61.76	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
DI Gower	29	48	4	0	60.41	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
SM Gavaskar	205	342	29	2	59.94	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
G Miller	25	42	3	0	59.52	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
AI Kallicharran	187	315	25	0	59.36	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
DI Gower	65	111	6	0	58.55	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
AR Border	66*	115	4	0	57.39	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
WM Darling	75	131	8	0	57.25	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
SM Gavaskar	137	240	20	0	57.08	India	v Pakistan	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
GN Yallop	121	212	13	0	57.07	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
WM Darling	79	140	7	0	56.42	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
Zaheer Abbas	59	105	8	0	56.19	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
N Phillip	26	47	3	0	55.31	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
SM Gavaskar	73	133	13	0	54.88	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
IT Botham	59	108	7	0	54.62	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
GA Gooch	74	136	7	1	54.41	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
HA Gomes	63	117	8	0	53.84	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
RM Hogg	36	67	5	0	53.73	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DI Gower	48*	90	4	0	53.33	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
Wasim Raja	28	53	2	0	52.83	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
Imran Khan	28	54	3	0	51.85	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
DI Gower	34	68	3	0	50.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
DI Gower	44	90	5	0	48.88	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
DR Parry	55	114	4	0	48.24	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
Asif Iqbal	134*	280	18	1	47.85	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
AMJ Hilditch	62	132	2	0	46.96	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
Javed Miandad	129*	276	15	0	46.73	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
WM Darling	33	71	2	0	46.47	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
DI Gower	102	221	9	0	46.15	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
GA Gooch	40	87	5	0	45.97	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
PM Toohey	32	70	1	0	45.71	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
WM Darling	91	200	9	0	45.50	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
CPS Chauhan	84	188	13	0	44.68	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
PM Toohey	81*	184	6	0	44.02	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
Sarfraz Nawaz	35	82	3	0	42.68	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
DW Randall	74*	175	5	0	42.28	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GM Wood	27	64	2	0	42.18	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
KJ Wright	29	69	2	0	42.02	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
GN Yallop	41	98	4	0	41.83	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
GR Viswanath	52	125	7	0	41.60	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
B Yardley	61*	147	3	0	41.49	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
KJ Hughes	84	209	8	1	40.19	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
Haroon Rasheed	47	117	5	1	40.17	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
JA Maclean	33*	83	2	0	39.75	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
WM Darling	25	63	1	0	39.68	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
AR Border	45*	115	9	0	39.13	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Miller	27	70	1	0	38.57	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
G Miller	40	104	4	0	38.46	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
AMJ Hilditch	41	107	3	0	38.31	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
DI Gower	49	128	3	0	38.28	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
DW Randall	75	196	10	1	38.26	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
AR Border	105	275	7	0	38.18	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
GM Wood	64	168	3	0	38.09	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
B Yardley	28	75	4	0	37.33	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
Mushtaq Mohammad	28	75	4	0	37.33	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
GM Wood	29	78	3	0	37.17	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
Asif Iqbal	44	119	3	2	36.97	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
Imran Khan	33	90	3	0	36.66	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
GM Wood	100	283	6	0	35.33	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Miller	31	89	3	0	34.83	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
Mudassar Nazar	25	73	1	0	34.24	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
AMJ Hilditch	29	85	2	0	34.11	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
AR Border	85	250	7	0	34.00	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
KJ Hughes	48	142	4	1	33.80	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
Sarfraz Nawaz	27	81	4	0	33.33	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
GN Yallop	102	307	8	0	33.22	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GA Gooch	43	131	5	0	32.82	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
DA Murray	84	258	8	0	32.55	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
GN Yallop	44	136	5	0	32.35	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
RW Taylor	97	300	6	0	32.33	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JE Emburey	42	132	4	0	31.81	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
GM Wood	34	107	0	0	31.77	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
GN Yallop	25	79	2	0	31.64	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
G Miller	64	203	5	0	31.52	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
KJ Hughes	129	411	8	2	31.38	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
CPS Chauhan	52	167	0	0	31.13	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
JM Brearley	46	148	3	0	31.08	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
RW Taylor	36*	118	2	0	30.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
DW Randall	150	498	13	0	30.12	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
GM Wood	35	117	1	0	29.91	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
Mushtaq Mohammad	36	121	2	0	29.75	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
AR Border	60*	203	4	0	29.55	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
M Amarnath	37*	126	5	0	29.36	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
DF Whatmore	43	147	2	0	29.25	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
KJ Hughes	48	167	6	0	28.74	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
CM Old	29*	102	2	0	28.43	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
GA Gooch	25	91	1	0	27.47	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838

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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]