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 Flintoff	75	44	9	2	170.45	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	21 Mar 2002	Test # 1596
Mashrafe Mortaza	29	21	4	1	138.09	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1579
PA Strang	38*	28	4	2	135.71	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Bulawayo	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
NJ Astle	222	168	28	11	132.14	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002	Test # 1594
ST Jayasuriya	25	19	4	-	131.57	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
AC Gilchrist	138*	108	22	2	127.77	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
NJ Astle	65	51	8	2	127.45	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	30 Mar 2002	Test # 1597
CL Cairns	36	31	2	3	116.12	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1579
CL Cairns	43	38	-	2	113.15	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 2001	Test # 1565
KC Sangakkara	56	50	6	1	112.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
Rashid Latif	47*	42	4	-	111.90	Pakistan	v West Indies	Sharjah	31 Jan 2002	Test # 1587
RT Ponting	32*	29	2	1	110.34	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	8 Nov 2001	Test # 1565
JL Langer	37	34	7	-	108.82	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
Khaled Mahmud	45	42	6	2	107.14	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Hamilton	18 Dec 2001	Test # 1577
VVS Laxman	32	30	4	1	106.66	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
RT Ponting	34	32	6	-	106.25	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
Habibul Bashar	51	49	9	-	104.08	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Chattogram	16 Jan 2002	Test # 1586
SK Warne	26	25	4	-	104.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
L Vincent	54	54	7	-	100.00	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2001	Test # 1573
JL Langer	30*	30	6	-	100.00	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
A Flintoff	29	29	5	1	100.00	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	30 Mar 2002	Test # 1597
RT Ponting	26	26	5	-	100.00	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2001	Test # 1573
CD McMillan	70	71	10	-	98.59	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1579
CD McMillan	50*	51	3	3	98.03	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	30 Mar 2002	Test # 1597
MV Boucher	68*	70	9	1	97.14	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
SK Warne	63	65	10	1	96.92	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
AC Gilchrist	204*	213	19	8	95.77	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
KC Sangakkara	42	44	7	-	95.45	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	4 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
SC Ganguly	42	46	7	-	91.30	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
RT Ponting	39	43	6	-	90.69	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
L Klusener	29	32	3	2	90.62	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
JL Langer	28	31	6	-	90.32	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
Shadab Kabir	55	61	10	-	90.16	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	9 Jan 2002	Test # 1584
HH Gibbs	147	164	28	2	89.63	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
Waqar Younis	25	28	4	1	89.28	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	6 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
RT Ponting	89	100	16	-	89.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
CL Cairns	61	70	8	-	87.14	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 2001	Test # 1565
L Klusener	108	124	18	1	87.09	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
Mohammad Ashraful	27	31	3	-	87.09	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Dhaka	9 Jan 2002	Test # 1584
MP Vaughan	27	31	2	2	87.09	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002	Test # 1594
GP Thorpe	200*	231	28	4	86.58	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002	Test # 1594
MRCN Bandaratilleke	25	29	3	-	86.20	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
G Kirsten	31*	36	6	-	86.11	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
V Sehwag	31	36	6	-	86.11	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
TJ Friend	60*	70	8	1	85.71	Zimbabwe	v India	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002	Test # 1589
Inzamam-ul-Haq	48	56	5	-	85.71	Pakistan	v West Indies	Sharjah	31 Jan 2002	Test # 1587
MP Vaughan	36	42	5	1	85.71	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	30 Mar 2002	Test # 1597
AC Gilchrist	91	107	14	-	85.04	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
RP Arnold	44	52	6	-	84.61	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	6 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
SR Tendulkar	155	184	23	1	84.23	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
A Flintoff	137	163	23	3	84.04	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002	Test # 1594
Mohammad Yousuf	204*	243	34	2	83.95	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Jan 2002	Test # 1586
RT Ponting	31	37	7	-	83.78	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2001	Test # 1573
RO Hinds	46	55	7	-	83.63	West Indies	v Pakistan	Sharjah	7 Feb 2002	Test # 1588
CD McMillan	40	48	7	1	83.33	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002	Test # 1594
MH Richardson	57	69	6	-	82.60	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 2001	Test # 1565
CL Cairns	48	59	4	1	81.35	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	18 Dec 2001	Test # 1577
Mohammad Yousuf	52*	64	6	-	81.25	Pakistan	v West Indies	Sharjah	7 Feb 2002	Test # 1588
SR Tendulkar	42	52	7	1	80.76	India	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	28 Feb 2002	Test # 1591
SK Warne	37	46	6	1	80.43	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	2 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
JL Langer	123	154	20	-	79.87	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	22 Nov 2001	Test # 1571
MV Boucher	27	34	4	-	79.41	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
ND McKenzie	27*	34	5	-	79.41	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
MS Atapattu	100*	126	11	-	79.36	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
CB Wishart	114	145	11	2	78.62	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 Nov 2001	Test # 1568
JL Langer	58	74	10	-	78.37	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
SP Fleming	57	73	6	-	78.08	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 2001	Test # 1565
AC Gilchrist	39	50	7	1	78.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	22 Nov 2001	Test # 1571
SV Carlisle	28	36	5	-	77.77	Zimbabwe	v India	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002	Test # 1589
HH Gibbs	51	66	10	-	77.27	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
G Kirsten	220	286	33	1	76.92	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
NJ Astle	49	64	5	-	76.56	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 2001	Test # 1565
JH Kallis	42*	55	9	-	76.36	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
AC Gilchrist	83*	109	12	2	76.14	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2001	Test # 1573
JH Kallis	73	96	12	-	76.04	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	8 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
A Flower	114*	150	13	-	76.00	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 Nov 2001	Test # 1568
Waqar Younis	25*	33	3	2	75.75	Pakistan	v West Indies	Sharjah	31 Jan 2002	Test # 1587
CD McMillan	106	140	18	2	75.71	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	18 Dec 2001	Test # 1577
A Flower	28	37	5	-	75.67	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	8 Nov 2001	Test # 1566
MR Ramprakash	37	49	6	1	75.51	England	v India	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001	Test # 1575
V Sehwag	66	88	13	-	75.00	India	v England	Bengaluru	19 Dec 2001	Test # 1578
ME Trescothick	33	44	5	-	75.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002	Test # 1594
MH Richardson	143	191	14	-	74.86	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	18 Dec 2001	Test # 1577
AC Gilchrist	118	158	17	1	74.68	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	8 Nov 2001	Test # 1565
B Lee	41	55	5	2	74.54	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	22 Nov 2001	Test # 1571
DPMD Jayawardene	99	133	13	-	74.43	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
TT Samaraweera	123*	166	12	1	74.09	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
HH Gibbs	107	145	16	2	73.79	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	3 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
DL Vettori	42	57	7	-	73.68	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002	Test # 1594
VVS Laxman	89	121	12	-	73.55	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
SM Pollock	61*	83	5	2	73.49	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
Habibul Bashar	32	44	4	-	72.72	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1579
Habibul Bashar	61	84	8	1	72.61	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Hamilton	18 Dec 2001	Test # 1577
RT Ponting	157*	218	20	1	72.01	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	22 Nov 2001	Test # 1571
SM Pollock	41	57	5	1	71.92	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
Mohammad Yousuf	60	84	10	-	71.42	Pakistan	v West Indies	Sharjah	7 Feb 2002	Test # 1588
NJ Astle	40	56	5	-	71.42	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2001	Test # 1573
Shahid Afridi	107	150	16	3	71.33	Pakistan	v West Indies	Sharjah	7 Feb 2002	Test # 1588
WW Hinds	59	83	10	1	71.08	West Indies	v Pakistan	Sharjah	31 Jan 2002	Test # 1587
A Flower	142	200	21	1	71.00	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Harare	7 Sep 2001	Test # 1562

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]