Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Players

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SM Pollock	36*	19	4	2	189.47	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
Mohammad Yousuf	50	29	6	2	172.41	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
Waqar Younis	28	19	4	1	147.36	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
HH Gibbs	25*	17	3	1	147.05	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
Harbhajan Singh	26	18	3	2	144.44	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	30 Oct 2002	Test # 1622
B Lee	46	32	9	1	143.75	Australia	v England	Sydney	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1636
V Sehwag	25	18	4	0	138.88	India	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2002	Test # 1633
AC Gilchrist	38	28	7	1	135.71	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	29 Nov 2002	Test # 1629
AM Blignaut	50	38	7	2	131.57	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Harare	9 Nov 2002	Test # 1625
AM Blignaut	41	32	4	2	128.12	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Bulawayo	16 Nov 2002	Test # 1627
AC Gilchrist	37	29	7	0	127.58	Australia	v England	Sydney	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1636
A Flower	29	24	5	0	120.83	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Harare	9 Nov 2002	Test # 1625
Saleem Elahi	30*	25	4	2	120.00	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	16 Nov 2002	Test # 1627
CH Gayle	37	31	9	0	119.35	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Dec 2002	Test # 1632
WW Hinds	40	34	9	0	117.64	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	9 Oct 2002	Test # 1616
J Srinath	46	40	7	1	115.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	30 Oct 2002	Test # 1622
J Srinath	39	35	6	1	111.42	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
V Sehwag	33	30	3	2	110.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
AC Gilchrist	133	121	18	0	109.91	Australia	v England	Sydney	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1636
WPUJC Vaas	32	30	3	0	106.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
Inzamam-ul-Haq	112	107	20	0	104.67	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Nov 2002	Test # 1625
MA Vermeulen	26	25	5	0	104.00	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Bulawayo	16 Nov 2002	Test # 1627
M Muralidaran	27	26	5	1	103.84	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
JN Gillespie	27	26	4	1	103.84	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	29 Nov 2002	Test # 1629
B Lee	41	40	5	1	102.50	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	29 Nov 2002	Test # 1629
AC Gilchrist	60*	59	4	2	101.69	Australia	v England	Brisbane	7 Nov 2002	Test # 1623
V Sehwag	35	35	6	0	100.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	30 Oct 2002	Test # 1622
Faisal Iqbal	83	85	16	0	97.64	Pakistan	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	3 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
Kamran Akmal	29	30	6	0	96.66	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
HH Gibbs	228	240	29	6	95.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
V Sehwag	61	65	8	3	93.84	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
Younis Khan	58	62	13	0	93.54	Pakistan	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	3 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
CL Hooper	35	38	6	0	92.10	West Indies	v India	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
KC Sangakkara	35	38	5	0	92.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
MP Vaughan	33	36	4	0	91.66	England	v Australia	Brisbane	7 Nov 2002	Test # 1623
SK Warne	57	65	8	0	87.69	Australia	v England	Brisbane	7 Nov 2002	Test # 1623
Mohammad Yousuf	42	48	6	0	87.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
RT Ponting	141	163	23	0	86.50	Australia	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	3 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
Hannan Sarkar	25	29	5	0	86.20	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Dhaka	8 Dec 2002	Test # 1630
MN Samuels	31	36	4	1	86.11	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Dec 2002	Test # 1632
Harbhajan Singh	37	43	5	1	86.04	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
AJ Bichel	48	56	8	0	85.71	Australia	v England	Adelaide	21 Nov 2002	Test # 1628
RT Ponting	30	35	3	1	85.71	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1634
SR Waugh	34	40	2	0	85.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	21 Nov 2002	Test # 1628
AJ Bichel	49	58	8	0	84.48	Australia	v England	Sydney	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1636
JL Langer	32	38	6	0	84.21	Australia	v England	Brisbane	7 Nov 2002	Test # 1623
RT Ponting	68	82	10	1	82.92	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	29 Nov 2002	Test # 1629
Imran Farhat	29	35	6	0	82.85	Pakistan	v Australia	Sharjah	19 Oct 2002	Test # 1620
AJ Stewart	71	86	15	0	82.55	England	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1636
JL Langer	37	45	5	1	82.22	Australia	v Pakistan	Sharjah	11 Oct 2002	Test # 1617
DD Ebrahim	31	38	3	0	81.57	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Harare	9 Nov 2002	Test # 1625
JL Langer	48	59	7	0	81.35	Australia	v England	Adelaide	21 Nov 2002	Test # 1628
WW Hinds	26	32	5	0	81.25	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Dec 2002	Test # 1632
AC Gilchrist	54	67	4	2	80.59	Australia	v England	Adelaide	21 Nov 2002	Test # 1628
ME Trescothick	37	46	5	1	80.43	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1634
AJ Stewart	66*	83	10	0	79.51	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	29 Nov 2002	Test # 1629
GC Smith	73	92	14	0	79.34	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
CL Hooper	46	58	3	2	79.31	West Indies	v India	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
ADR Campbell	30	38	4	0	78.94	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Harare	9 Nov 2002	Test # 1625
Inzamam-ul-Haq	32	41	6	0	78.04	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
Kamran Akmal	38	49	8	0	77.55	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Nov 2002	Test # 1625
ME Trescothick	34	44	7	0	77.27	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	29 Nov 2002	Test # 1629
Alok Kapali	85	111	12	2	76.57	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Chattogram	16 Dec 2002	Test # 1632
Al Sahariar	71	93	11	0	76.34	Bangladesh	v South Africa	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
Alok Kapali	35	46	7	0	76.08	Bangladesh	v South Africa	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
Hannan Sarkar	65	86	11	0	75.58	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
SR Waugh	102	135	18	0	75.55	Australia	v England	Sydney	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1636
Al Sahariar	30	40	6	0	75.00	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
ND McKenzie	39	53	4	0	73.58	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
ML Hayden	197	268	25	2	73.50	Australia	v England	Brisbane	7 Nov 2002	Test # 1623
WW Hinds	61	83	8	1	73.49	West Indies	v India	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
ML Hayden	30	42	5	0	71.42	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	29 Nov 2002	Test # 1629
V Sehwag	147	206	24	3	71.35	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	9 Oct 2002	Test # 1616
Sanuar Hossain	49	69	8	0	71.01	Bangladesh	v South Africa	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
G Kirsten	160	227	17	1	70.48	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
GC Smith	151	216	18	0	69.90	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
GC Smith	200	287	25	0	69.68	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
ST Jayasuriya	32	46	5	0	69.56	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2002	Test # 1624
WW Hinds	75	108	12	0	69.44	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	8 Dec 2002	Test # 1630
Inzamam-ul-Haq	60	87	10	0	68.96	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
SR Tendulkar	51	74	7	0	68.91	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	12 Dec 2002	Test # 1631
DS Lehmann	42	61	7	1	68.85	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	29 Nov 2002	Test # 1629
ML Hayden	102	149	10	3	68.45	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1634
HH Gibbs	41	60	6	1	68.33	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
Habibul Bashar	40	59	7	0	67.79	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
ML Hayden	103	152	13	1	67.76	Australia	v England	Brisbane	7 Nov 2002	Test # 1623
RT Ponting	44	65	4	1	67.69	Australia	v Pakistan	Sharjah	11 Oct 2002	Test # 1617
Kamran Akmal	56	83	9	0	67.46	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	16 Nov 2002	Test # 1627
KC Sangakkara	89	132	15	0	67.42	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
G Kirsten	150	223	14	0	67.26	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
ME Waugh	55	82	9	0	67.07	Australia	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	3 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
SR Tendulkar	32	48	5	0	66.66	India	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2002	Test # 1633
MP Vaughan	145	218	19	3	66.51	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1634
RD Jacobs	91*	137	11	0	66.42	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	8 Dec 2002	Test # 1630
A Flower	67	101	10	0	66.33	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Harare	9 Nov 2002	Test # 1625
Taufeeq Umar	67	101	13	0	66.33	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
Inzamam-ul-Haq	39	59	6	0	66.10	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Harare	9 Nov 2002	Test # 1625
SC Ganguly	29	44	5	0	65.90	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	30 Oct 2002	Test # 1622
MP Vaughan	183	278	27	1	65.82	England	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1636
SR Waugh	77	117	15	0	65.81	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1634

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

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]