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
Sir RJ Hadlee	54	45	4	3	120.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
IDS Smith	28	24	4	0	116.66	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
K Srikkanth	116	117	19	1	99.14	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1986	Test # 1034
K Srikkanth	86	89	16	0	96.62	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
N Kapil Dev	42	48	3	0	87.50	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1986	Test # 1034
N Kapil Dev	38	48	8	0	79.16	India	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	Test # 1032
SMH Kirmani	35	45	4	0	77.77	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
M Azharuddin	59*	78	5	0	75.64	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1986	Test # 1034
N Kapil Dev	55	76	6	0	72.36	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
JV Coney	93	129	8	1	72.09	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
Sir RJ Hadlee	26	37	2	1	70.27	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
JG Bracewell	83*	120	8	0	69.16	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
Sir RJ Hadlee	33	48	4	0	68.75	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
JJ Crowe	35	52	5	1	67.30	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
K Srikkanth	51	80	8	0	63.75	India	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	Test # 1032
K Srikkanth	38	61	3	0	62.29	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
MD Crowe	137	226	21	0	60.61	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986	Test # 1038
Sir RJ Hadlee	72*	120	11	1	60.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1035
MD Crowe	188	328	26	0	57.31	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
JG Bracewell	28*	49	3	0	57.14	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
JV Coney	98	173	10	1	56.64	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	28 Feb 1986	Test # 1038
JV Coney	101*	192	14	0	52.60	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1035
KR Rutherford	65	131	11	0	49.61	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1035
JF Reid	32	65	5	0	49.23	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1035
RJ Shastri	42	86	6	0	48.83	India	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	Test # 1032
C Sharma	54	112	7	0	48.21	India	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	Test # 1032
DB Vengsarkar	37*	83	1	0	44.57	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1986	Test # 1034
M Amarnath	138	312	10	0	44.23	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1986	Test # 1034
SM Gavaskar	172	400	19	0	43.00	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1986	Test # 1034
JF Reid	108	255	16	0	42.35	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
JG Wright	46	110	5	0	41.81	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
Sir RJ Hadlee	26	63	1	0	41.26	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
SM Gavaskar	166*	416	16	0	39.90	India	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	Test # 1032
SL Boock	37	94	3	0	39.36	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
M Amarnath	37	98	5	0	37.75	India	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	Test # 1032
JF Reid	28	76	3	0	36.84	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
BA Edgar	52	144	5	0	36.11	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
MD Crowe	42*	118	1	0	35.59	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
RMH Binny	38	108	1	0	35.18	India	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	Test # 1032
M Amarnath	45	128	5	0	35.15	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
SR Gillespie	28	81	2	0	34.56	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1035
JG Wright	56	167	9	0	33.53	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
NS Yadav	41	123	2	0	33.33	India	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	Test # 1032
M Azharuddin	37	111	2	0	33.33	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
MD Crowe	71	215	4	0	33.02	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
VR Brown	36*	113	2	0	31.85	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
DB Vengsarkar	75	239	6	0	31.38	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
BA Edgar	50	163	3	0	30.67	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
JG Wright	35	119	3	0	29.41	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
RJ Shastri	49	173	1	0	28.32	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
JG Wright	59	210	6	0	28.09	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040
BA Edgar	38	136	3	0	27.94	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	21 Feb 1986	Test # 1035
JG Wright	43	164	3	0	26.21	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
JG Wright	38	148	3	0	25.67	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
BA Edgar	74	291	1	0	25.42	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 1985	Test # 1031
KR Rutherford	50*	229	5	0	21.83	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	13 Mar 1986	Test # 1040

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