Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs New Zealand

Players - vs New Zealand

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
A Ranatunga	51	47	7	1	108.51	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
RG de Alwis	26	24	3	1	108.33	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
RG de Alwis	28	30	4	0	93.33	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
IT Botham	138	167	22	2	82.63	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
AMJG Amerasinghe	34	43	5	0	79.06	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
IT Botham	70	108	10	2	64.81	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	10 Feb 1984	Test # 977
DW Randall	164	269	20	2	60.96	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
CL Smith	27	46	3	0	58.69	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
VB John	27*	46	2	1	58.69	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
RS Madugalle	38	66	4	0	57.57	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
A Ranatunga	50	92	7	1	54.34	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
DI Gower	33	61	4	0	54.09	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
LRD Mendis	36	70	6	0	51.42	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
RL Dias	108	215	18	0	50.23	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
CL Smith	30*	60	4	0	50.00	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
DW Randall	25	52	2	0	48.07	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	3 Feb 1984	Test # 976
CJ Tavare	36*	75	3	0	48.00	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
RS Madugalle	89*	188	14	0	47.34	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
RS Madugalle	36	80	5	0	45.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
RS Madugalle	33	91	4	0	36.26	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
A Ranatunga	37	109	6	0	33.94	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
RS Madugalle	44*	132	5	0	33.33	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
DI Gower	26	81	2	0	32.09	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	10 Feb 1984	Test # 977
DW Randall	104	338	12	0	30.76	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	10 Feb 1984	Test # 977
ERNS Fernando	29	99	2	0	29.29	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
S Wettimuny	65	238	5	0	27.31	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
AJ Lamb	49	190	6	0	25.78	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	10 Feb 1984	Test # 977
CL Smith	91	396	9	0	22.97	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	10 Feb 1984	Test # 977
S Wettimuny	26	119	2	0	21.84	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982

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Minimum of 25 runs
Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
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]