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1978/79 Records
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Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - India

Players - India

Highest strike rates in an innings
Player
Runs
Balls
4s
6s
SR
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
N Kapil Dev
594882122.91Indiav PakistanKarachi14 Nov 1978Test # 833
N Kapil Dev
126*124111101.61Indiav West IndiesDelhi24 Jan 1979Test # 842
N Kapil Dev
61629198.38Indiav West IndiesEden Gardens29 Dec 1978Test # 839
N Kapil Dev
42680061.76Indiav West IndiesWankhede1 Dec 1978Test # 835
SM Gavaskar
20534229259.94Indiav West IndiesWankhede1 Dec 1978Test # 835
SM Gavaskar
13724020057.08Indiav PakistanKarachi14 Nov 1978Test # 833
SM Gavaskar
7313313054.88Indiav West IndiesWankhede1 Dec 1978Test # 835
CPS Chauhan
8418813044.68Indiav West IndiesWankhede1 Dec 1978Test # 835
GR Viswanath
521257041.60Indiav West IndiesWankhede1 Dec 1978Test # 835
CPS Chauhan
521670031.13Indiav West IndiesWankhede1 Dec 1978Test # 835
M Amarnath
 37*1265029.36Indiav West IndiesWankhede1 Dec 1978Test # 835
SM Gavaskar
182*--0-Indiav West IndiesEden Gardens29 Dec 1978Test # 839
GR Viswanath
179-140-Indiav West IndiesKanpur2 Feb 1979Test # 845
DB Vengsarkar
157*--1-Indiav West IndiesEden Gardens29 Dec 1978Test # 839
GR Viswanath
145-160-Indiav PakistanFaisalabad16 Oct 1978Test # 831
GR Viswanath
124-170-Indiav West IndiesChennai12 Jan 1979Test # 841
SM Gavaskar
120-180-Indiav West IndiesDelhi24 Jan 1979Test # 842
SM Gavaskar
111-150-Indiav PakistanKarachi14 Nov 1978Test # 833
DB Vengsarkar
109-110-Indiav West IndiesDelhi24 Jan 1979Test # 842
SM Gavaskar
107--0-Indiav West IndiesEden Gardens29 Dec 1978Test # 839
AD Gaekwad
102-100-Indiav West IndiesKanpur2 Feb 1979Test # 845
M Amarnath
101*-100-Indiav West IndiesKanpur2 Feb 1979Test # 845
SM Gavaskar
97--0-Indiav PakistanLahore27 Oct 1978Test # 832
CPS Chauhan
93--0-Indiav PakistanLahore27 Oct 1978Test # 832
SM Gavaskar
89--0-Indiav PakistanFaisalabad16 Oct 1978Test # 831
AD Gaekwad
87--0-Indiav West IndiesBengaluru15 Dec 1978Test # 837
DB Vengsarkar
83--0-Indiav PakistanFaisalabad16 Oct 1978Test # 831
GR Viswanath
83--0-Indiav PakistanLahore27 Oct 1978Test # 832
CPS Chauhan
79--0-Indiav West IndiesKanpur2 Feb 1979Test # 845
DB Vengsarkar
76-101-Indiav PakistanLahore27 Oct 1978Test # 832
DB Vengsarkar
73--0-Indiav West IndiesBengaluru15 Dec 1978Test # 837
GR Viswanath
70--0-Indiav West IndiesBengaluru15 Dec 1978Test # 837
N Kapil Dev
62-72-Indiav West IndiesKanpur2 Feb 1979Test # 845
S Amarnath
60--0-Indiav PakistanLahore27 Oct 1978Test # 832
CPS Chauhan
60-90-Indiav West IndiesDelhi24 Jan 1979Test # 842
M Amarnath
53--1-Indiav PakistanKarachi14 Nov 1978Test # 833
AD Gaekwad
47--0-Indiav West IndiesDelhi24 Jan 1979Test # 842
CPS Chauhan
46--0-Indiav PakistanFaisalabad16 Oct 1978Test # 831
N Kapil Dev
43--0-Indiav PakistanLahore27 Oct 1978Test # 832
KD Ghavri
43--0-Indiav West IndiesBengaluru15 Dec 1978Test # 837
KD Ghavri
42--0-Indiav PakistanKarachi14 Nov 1978Test # 833
DB Vengsarkar
42--0-Indiav West IndiesEden Gardens29 Dec 1978Test # 839
SM Gavaskar
40-52-Indiav West IndiesKanpur2 Feb 1979Test # 845
SMH Kirmani
 39*--0-Indiav PakistanLahore27 Oct 1978Test # 832
S Amarnath
35--0-Indiav PakistanFaisalabad16 Oct 1978Test # 831
KD Ghavri
35--0-Indiav PakistanKarachi14 Nov 1978Test # 833
N Kapil Dev
34--2-Indiav PakistanKarachi14 Nov 1978Test # 833
CPS Chauhan
33--0-Indiav PakistanKarachi14 Nov 1978Test # 833
SMH Kirmani
33--0-Indiav West IndiesChennai12 Jan 1979Test # 841
GR Viswanath
32--0-Indiav West IndiesEden Gardens29 Dec 1978Test # 839
GR Viswanath
31--0-Indiav West IndiesChennai12 Jan 1979Test # 841
CPS Chauhan
 30*--0-Indiav PakistanFaisalabad16 Oct 1978Test # 831
S Amarnath
30--0-Indiav PakistanKarachi14 Nov 1978Test # 833
SMH Kirmani
30--0-Indiav West IndiesDelhi24 Jan 1979Test # 842
N Kapil Dev
 26*--0-Indiav West IndiesChennai12 Jan 1979Test # 841
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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]