Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs Australia

Players - vs Australia

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
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
DI Gower	29	48	4	0	60.41	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Miller	25	42	3	0	59.52	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
DI Gower	65	111	6	0	58.55	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
Zaheer Abbas	59	105	8	0	56.19	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
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
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
Asif Iqbal	134*	280	18	1	47.85	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
Javed Miandad	129*	276	15	0	46.73	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
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
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
Haroon Rasheed	47	117	5	1	40.17	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
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
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
Mushtaq Mohammad	28	75	4	0	37.33	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
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
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
Sarfraz Nawaz	27	81	4	0	33.33	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
GA Gooch	43	131	5	0	32.82	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
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
G Miller	64	203	5	0	31.52	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
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
Mushtaq Mohammad	36	121	2	0	29.75	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
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
JM Brearley	53	195	2	0	27.17	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
G Boycott	38	155	1	0	24.51	England	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
G Boycott	49	212	2	0	23.11	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
G Boycott	77	337	1	0	22.84	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836

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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]