Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Players

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
A Ranatunga	52	36	8	1	144.44	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986	Test # 1061
RJ Shastri	48*	40	3	2	120.00	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
GRJ Matthews	27*	25	2	-	108.00	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
CS Pandit	39	37	5	-	105.40	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
IVA Richards	38	37	7	-	102.70	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
IDS Smith	40*	40	6	1	100.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	27 Feb 1987	Test # 1070
IVA Richards	33	33	2	1	100.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1986	Test # 1055
IVA Richards	28	28	3	1	100.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	20 Nov 1986	Test # 1058
N Kapil Dev	163	165	19	1	98.78	India	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986	Test # 1061
HA Gomes	33	34	2	-	97.05	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
GM Ritchie	28	29	2	1	96.55	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
N Kapil Dev	50*	52	7	1	96.15	India	v Pakistan	Ahmedabad	4 Mar 1987	Test # 1071
SM Gavaskar	74	79	-	3	93.67	India	v Sri Lanka	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986	Test # 1063
DI Gower	38	42	5	-	90.47	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
N Kapil Dev	119	138	21	-	86.23	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
DI Gower	48	56	7	-	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
RL Dias	50	59	7	-	84.74	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986	Test # 1061
IVA Richards	44	52	4	-	84.61	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	7 Nov 1986	Test # 1056
Sir RJ Hadlee	25*	30	2	-	83.33	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
K Srikkanth	123	149	18	2	82.55	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	3 Feb 1987	Test # 1066
Imran Khan	61	75	8	-	81.33	Pakistan	v West Indies	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1986	Test # 1055
Wasim Akram	66	82	4	2	80.48	Pakistan	v West Indies	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1986	Test # 1055
K Srikkanth	39	49	6	-	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	-	78.12	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
DI Gower	136	175	16	-	77.71	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
A Ranatunga	59	77	5	1	76.62	Sri Lanka	v India	Nagpur	27 Dec 1986	Test # 1063
CS Pandit	26*	34	3	-	76.47	India	v Australia	Delhi	26 Sep 1986	Test # 1053
MD Marshall	45	62	6	1	72.58	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
TJ Zoehrer	52*	73	7	2	71.23	Australia	v India	Delhi	26 Sep 1986	Test # 1053
MW Gatting	100	141	15	-	70.92	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
IVA Richards	70	100	4	-	70.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	20 Nov 1986	Test # 1058
SR Waugh	28	41	3	-	68.29	Australia	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
Javed Miandad	76	112	5	1	67.85	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	20 Nov 1986	Test # 1058
SR Waugh	79*	117	10	-	67.52	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
AR Border	27	41	4	-	65.85	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
GM Ritchie	36	56	3	-	64.28	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
CJ Richards	133	207	16	-	64.25	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
SR Waugh	71	111	4	1	63.96	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
DM Jones	210	330	27	2	63.63	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
K Srikkanth	26	41	1	1	63.41	India	v Australia	Delhi	26 Sep 1986	Test # 1053
Mudassar Nazar	26	41	3	-	63.41	Pakistan	v West Indies	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1986	Test # 1055
AR Border	106	172	14	1	61.62	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
CS Pandit	35	57	4	-	61.40	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
Sir RJ Hadlee	35*	57	2	-	61.40	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	20 Feb 1987	Test # 1068
GRJ Matthews	73*	119	12	1	61.34	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
Wasim Akram	62	102	6	5	60.78	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	3 Feb 1987	Test # 1066
MW Gatting	96	161	10	1	59.62	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
DB Vengsarkar	50	84	7	1	59.52	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987	Test # 1073
DB Vengsarkar	166	279	14	-	59.49	India	v Sri Lanka	Cuttack	4 Jan 1987	Test # 1064
Imran Khan	135*	230	14	5	58.69	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	3 Feb 1987	Test # 1066
RJ Shastri	62	106	8	1	58.49	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
SM Gavaskar	176	302	22	-	58.27	India	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	17 Dec 1986	Test # 1061
RB Richardson	37	65	3	-	56.92	West Indies	v New Zealand	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
N Kapil Dev	66	117	-	-	56.41	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	11 Feb 1987	Test # 1067
GRJ Matthews	44	78	5	-	56.41	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
PAJ DeFreitas	40	71	6	-	56.33	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
GRJ Matthews	45	80	8	-	56.25	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
DI Gower	51	91	6	-	56.04	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
CG Greenidge	213	384	20	7	55.46	West Indies	v New Zealand	Auckland	27 Feb 1987	Test # 1070
Manzoor Elahi	52	94	5	1	55.31	Pakistan	v India	Ahmedabad	4 Mar 1987	Test # 1071
Iqbal Qasim	26	47	3	-	55.31	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987	Test # 1073
CWJ Athey	55	100	5	-	55.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
Saleem Malik	33	60	5	-	55.00	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987	Test # 1073
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	-	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
MD Crowe	83	154	13	-	53.89	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
AR Border	70	130	7	-	53.84	Australia	v England	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
TJ Zoehrer	29	54	5	-	53.70	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
IT Botham	29	54	4	-	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
DC Boon	49	92	4	1	53.26	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
Saleem Malik	33	62	4	-	53.22	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987	Test # 1073
RB Richardson	41	78	8	-	52.56	West Indies	v New Zealand	Auckland	27 Feb 1987	Test # 1070
M Azharuddin	110	211	14	-	52.13	India	v Pakistan	Jaipur	21 Feb 1987	Test # 1069
BC Broad	162	313	25	-	51.75	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
MW Gatting	61	118	11	-	51.69	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
CG Greenidge	78	151	11	2	51.65	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Feb 1987	Test # 1068
AR Border	49	95	8	-	51.57	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
JG Bracewell	66	129	4	2	51.16	New Zealand	v West Indies	Christchurch	12 Mar 1987	Test # 1072
RJ Bright	30	59	3	1	50.84	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
GM Ritchie	33	65	6	-	50.76	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
SM Gavaskar	103	203	11	-	50.73	India	v Australia	Wankhede	15 Oct 1986	Test # 1054
RB Richardson	44	87	5	-	50.57	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	20 Nov 1986	Test # 1058
DI Gower	72	144	12	-	50.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Jan 1987	Test # 1065
Ramiz Raja	47	94	4	-	50.00	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987	Test # 1073
AJ Lamb	40	80	7	-	50.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
SR Waugh	39*	78	3	-	50.00	Australia	v India	Delhi	26 Sep 1986	Test # 1053
GRJ Matthews	56*	115	5	-	48.69	Australia	v England	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
DC Boon	47	97	7	-	48.45	Australia	v India	Wankhede	15 Oct 1986	Test # 1054
SR Waugh	49	103	3	-	47.57	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
DC Boon	122	258	21	-	47.28	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
AJ Lamb	43	92	5	-	46.73	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	Test # 1062
Saleem Yousuf	41*	90	4	-	45.55	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987	Test # 1073
M Amarnath	51	113	8	-	45.13	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
DL Haynes	121	269	20	-	44.98	West Indies	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Feb 1987	Test # 1068
DC Boon	67	149	9	-	44.96	Australia	v India	Delhi	26 Sep 1986	Test # 1053

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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]