Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Players

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	59*	36	8	2	163.88	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1986	Test # 1051
N Kapil Dev	31	23	4	1	134.78	India	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
N Kapil Dev	26	21	5	0	123.80	India	v England	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
JV Coney	38	39	4	1	97.43	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1986	Test # 1051
GA Gooch	40	43	5	0	93.02	England	v India	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
MD Crowe	48*	52	8	0	92.30	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
KS More	25	31	4	0	80.64	India	v England	Lord's	5 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
SM Gavaskar	29	36	6	0	80.55	India	v England	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
RMH Binny	26	35	3	1	74.28	India	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
CWJ Athey	44	64	5	0	68.75	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1986	Test # 1049
DI Gower	131	202	14	0	64.85	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1986	Test # 1051
MW Gatting	183*	294	20	2	62.24	England	v India	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
MW Gatting	121	198	13	0	61.11	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1986	Test # 1051
DI Gower	49	81	6	0	60.49	England	v India	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
JV Coney	51	85	6	0	60.00	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	24 Jul 1986	Test # 1049
DB Vengsarkar	126*	213	16	0	59.15	India	v England	Lord's	5 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
MW Gatting	26	44	3	0	59.09	England	v India	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
DB Vengsarkar	33	56	2	0	58.92	India	v England	Lord's	5 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
JE Emburey	75	136	8	0	55.14	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
JE Emburey	38	69	6	0	55.07	England	v India	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
JG Bracewell	110	200	10	0	55.00	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
JG Wright	58	106	7	1	54.71	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
Sir RJ Hadlee	68	132	8	0	51.51	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
CWJ Athey	55	107	8	0	51.40	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
KS More	36*	72	6	0	50.00	India	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
RT Robinson	35	70	5	0	50.00	England	v India	Lord's	5 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
K Srikkanth	31	62	3	0	50.00	India	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
DI Gower	26	52	1	1	50.00	England	v India	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
DI Gower	71	143	9	0	49.65	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
GA Gooch	183	369	22	0	49.59	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1986	Test # 1049
SM Gavaskar	35	71	4	0	49.29	India	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
RJ Shastri	32	66	2	1	48.48	India	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
MW Gatting	40	83	6	0	48.19	England	v India	Lord's	5 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
M Azharuddin	64	134	6	0	47.76	India	v England	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
GA Gooch	32	67	4	0	47.76	England	v New Zealand	The Oval	21 Aug 1986	Test # 1051
DB Vengsarkar	102*	216	10	0	47.22	India	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
AJ Lamb	39	83	7	0	46.98	England	v India	Lord's	5 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
DR Pringle	44	95	5	1	46.31	England	v India	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
RMH Binny	40	87	4	0	45.97	India	v England	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
CWJ Athey	32	72	4	0	44.44	England	v India	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
JG Thomas	28	63	3	0	44.44	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
MD Crowe	106	243	11	0	43.62	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	24 Jul 1986	Test # 1049
M Azharuddin	33	76	6	0	43.42	India	v England	Lord's	5 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
MD Crowe	28	65	2	0	43.07	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
P Willey	44	104	5	0	42.30	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1986	Test # 1049
GA Gooch	114	280	12	1	40.71	England	v India	Lord's	5 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
DI Gower	26	64	4	0	40.62	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	7 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
CL Smith	28	69	4	0	40.57	England	v India	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
KS More	48	119	4	0	40.33	India	v England	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
SM Gavaskar	54	135	6	0	40.00	India	v England	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
DB Vengsarkar	61	153	6	1	39.86	India	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
MD Moxon	74	192	7	0	38.54	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1986	Test # 1049
DB Vengsarkar	38	101	4	0	37.62	India	v England	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
DI Gower	62	169	10	0	36.68	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1986	Test # 1049
JG Wright	119	343	9	0	34.69	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1986	Test # 1051
M Amarnath	79	237	9	0	33.33	India	v England	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
CWJ Athey	38	114	2	0	33.33	England	v India	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
DA Stirling	26	79	2	2	32.91	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
EJ Gray	30	95	2	0	31.57	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1986	Test # 1051
MR Benson	30	96	2	0	31.25	England	v India	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
M Amarnath	69	241	10	0	28.63	India	v England	Lord's	5 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
P Willey	42	148	5	0	28.37	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1986	Test # 1049
BA Edgar	83	298	8	0	27.85	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	24 Jul 1986	Test # 1049
M Azharuddin	29*	106	2	0	27.35	India	v England	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
PR Downton	29	109	4	0	26.60	England	v India	Lord's	5 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
TE Blain	37	141	3	0	26.24	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1986	Test # 1051
DR Pringle	63	244	7	0	25.81	England	v India	Lord's	5 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
SM Gavaskar	34	133	2	0	25.56	India	v England	Lord's	5 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
MW Gatting	31*	124	4	0	25.00	England	v India	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
MW Gatting	26	104	2	1	25.00	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	24 Jul 1986	Test # 1049
KS More	31*	125	2	0	24.80	India	v England	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
JE Emburey	27*	110	2	0	24.54	England	v India	Birmingham	3 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
EJ Gray	50	234	3	0	21.36	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1986	Test # 1050

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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]