Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - Australia

Players - Australia

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AC Gilchrist	29	24	4	0	120.83	Australia	v India	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
AC Gilchrist	113*	94	12	4	120.21	Australia	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	9 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
ML Hayden	101*	85	11	3	118.82	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
ML Hayden	99	98	10	2	101.02	Australia	v India	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
SM Katich	116	118	17	2	98.30	Australians	v SLCP XI	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
RT Ponting	116	120	18	0	96.66	Australians	v SLCP XI	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
AC Gilchrist	43	45	4	2	95.55	Australia	v India	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
A Symonds	45*	48	5	0	93.75	Australians	v SLCP XI	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
DS Lehmann	134	143	19	0	93.70	Australians	v SLCP XI	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
JN Gillespie	48*	53	6	0	90.56	Australia	v India	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
ML Hayden	28	31	5	0	90.32	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
ML Hayden	41	46	6	0	89.13	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
SK Warne	31	35	6	0	88.57	Australians	v SLCP XI	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
ML Hayden	380	437	38	11	86.95	Australia	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	9 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
A Symonds	119*	138	18	1	86.23	Australians	v SLCP XI	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
ML Hayden	53*	63	9	0	84.12	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
JL Langer	47	58	8	0	81.03	Australia	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
JL Langer	58	72	7	2	80.55	Australia	v India	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
SM Katich	77*	96	9	0	80.20	Australia	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
ML Hayden	136	173	17	1	78.61	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
JL Langer	117	149	17	1	78.52	Australia	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
AC Gilchrist	144	185	19	3	77.83	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
DR Martyn	30	39	6	0	76.92	Australia	v India	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
ML Hayden	67	88	12	1	76.13	Australia	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
AC Gilchrist	31*	41	0	2	75.60	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
SM Katich	125	166	17	0	75.30	Australia	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
RT Ponting	53*	71	8	0	74.64	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
ML Hayden	37	52	6	0	71.15	Australia	v India	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
DR Martyn	53	76	9	0	69.73	Australia	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	9 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
SM Katich	75	109	9	1	68.80	Australia	v India	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
RT Ponting	242	352	31	0	68.75	Australia	v India	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
JL Langer	63	92	10	1	68.47	Australians	v SLCP XI	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
JL Langer	26	38	5	0	68.42	Australia	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	9 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
RT Ponting	169	249	23	2	67.87	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
RT Ponting	92	138	11	1	66.66	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
RT Ponting	50	75	5	0	66.66	Australia	v India	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
DR Martyn	66*	100	3	2	66.00	Australia	v India	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
SR Waugh	42	65	8	0	64.61	Australia	v India	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
DR Martyn	32	50	3	0	64.00	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
SR Waugh	78	124	10	1	62.90	Australia	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	9 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
DS Lehmann	30	48	3	1	62.50	Australia	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	9 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
JL Langer	121	194	17	0	62.37	Australia	v India	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
SR Waugh	61	98	9	0	62.24	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
ML Hayden	130	211	12	2	61.61	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
RT Ponting	54	88	7	1	61.36	Australia	v India	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
ML Hayden	30	49	2	0	61.22	Australia	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
SM Katich	52	86	8	0	60.46	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
DS Lehmann	129	214	16	1	60.28	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
RT Ponting	37	65	6	0	56.92	Australia	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	9 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
DS Lehmann	153	269	14	2	56.87	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
SR Waugh	30	53	5	0	56.60	Australia	v India	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
JL Langer	166	295	13	2	56.27	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
RT Ponting	257	458	25	0	56.11	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
DS Lehmann	63	113	6	1	55.75	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
SR Waugh	40	72	6	0	55.55	Australia	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
RT Ponting	27	49	2	1	55.10	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
SR Waugh	56*	102	7	0	54.90	Australia	v India	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
ML Hayden	54	99	7	1	54.54	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
ML Hayden	25	46	3	0	54.34	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
SM Katich	31	58	1	0	53.44	Australia	v India	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
DR Martyn	42	79	5	0	53.16	Australia	v India	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
RT Ponting	31*	59	3	0	52.54	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
RT Ponting	25	48	2	0	52.08	Australia	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
DR Martyn	42	81	3	0	51.85	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
SR Waugh	80	159	15	0	50.31	Australia	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
DR Martyn	38	76	4	0	50.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
SM Katich	29	58	3	0	50.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
DR Martyn	31	63	3	0	49.20	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
DR Martyn	161	349	21	1	46.13	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
RT Ponting	47	104	7	0	45.19	Australia	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
SK Warne	32	71	2	0	45.07	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
DR Martyn	110	250	10	0	44.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
DR Martyn	40	96	4	0	41.66	Australia	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
JN Gillespie	47	113	10	0	41.59	Australia	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
SM Katich	86	214	7	1	40.18	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
RT Ponting	28	78	2	0	35.89	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
JL Langer	35	100	4	0	35.00	Australians	v SLCP XI	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
JL Langer	32	106	4	0	30.18	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685

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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:

Mashonaland Eagles vs Mid West Rhinos at Harare, Logan Cup 11th Match, Feb 14-17, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 130/4 (32.0 ov, Ahsan Ali Aqil 47*, V Changa 14*, RC Simbi 0/10) - Stumps

Victoria vs Western Australia at W.A.C.A, Sheffield Shield 24th Match, Feb 16-19, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 82/1 (32.0 ov, S Fanning 43*, J Goodwin 26*, SM Boland 1/11) - Tea

Southern Rocks vs Matabeleland Tuskers at Bulawayo, Logan Cup 12th Match, Feb 14-17, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 25/0 (7.0 ov, N Mpofu 6*, TR Mupariwa 0*, T Chingwara 0/3) - Stumps