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
RJ Shastri	48*	40	3	2	120.00	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
CS Pandit	39	37	5	0	105.40	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
DI Gower	38	42	5	0	90.47	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
N Kapil Dev	119	138	21	0	86.23	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
DI Gower	48	56	7	0	85.71	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
K Srikkanth	53	62	9	1	85.48	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
K Srikkanth	39	49	6	0	79.59	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
IT Botham	138	174	13	4	79.31	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
M Azharuddin	50	64	8	0	78.12	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
DI Gower	136	175	16	0	77.71	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
CS Pandit	26*	34	3	0	76.47	India	v Australia	Delhi	26 Sep 1986	Test # 1053
MW Gatting	100	141	15	0	70.92	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
CJ Richards	133	207	16	0	64.25	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
K Srikkanth	26	41	1	1	63.41	India	v Australia	Delhi	26 Sep 1986	Test # 1053
CS Pandit	35	57	4	0	61.40	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
MW Gatting	96	161	10	1	59.62	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
RJ Shastri	62	106	8	1	58.49	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
PAJ DeFreitas	40	71	6	0	56.33	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
DI Gower	51	91	6	0	56.04	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
CWJ Athey	55	100	5	0	55.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
M Azharuddin	42	77	3	1	54.54	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
C Sharma	30	55	2	1	54.54	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
MW Gatting	70	129	8	0	54.26	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
DB Vengsarkar	164*	303	21	1	54.12	India	v Australia	Wankhede	15 Oct 1986	Test # 1054
IT Botham	29	54	4	0	53.70	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
SM Gavaskar	90	168	12	1	53.57	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
BC Broad	162	313	25	0	51.75	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
MW Gatting	61	118	11	0	51.69	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
SM Gavaskar	103	203	11	0	50.73	India	v Australia	Wankhede	15 Oct 1986	Test # 1054
DI Gower	72	144	12	0	50.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
AJ Lamb	40	80	7	0	50.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
AJ Lamb	43	92	5	0	46.73	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
M Amarnath	51	113	8	0	45.13	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
BC Broad	116	263	12	1	44.10	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
BC Broad	112	255	9	0	43.92	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
BC Broad	35*	82	6	0	42.68	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
RJ Shastri	121*	287	9	6	42.16	India	v Australia	Wankhede	15 Oct 1986	Test # 1054
JE Emburey	49	118	6	0	41.52	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
JE Emburey	69	168	8	0	41.07	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
DI Gower	37	92	5	0	40.21	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
CWJ Athey	76	189	7	0	40.21	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
CWJ Athey	96	250	11	0	38.40	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
CJ Richards	29	84	3	0	34.52	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
M Amarnath	35	103	4	0	33.98	India	v Australia	Wankhede	15 Oct 1986	Test # 1054
MW Gatting	40	118	2	0	33.89	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
CJ Richards	46	136	7	0	33.82	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
CWJ Athey	31	134	3	0	23.13	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
CJ Richards	38	166	2	0	22.89	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065

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