Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Players

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
WCA Ganegama (SL)	2001-2001	2	4.0	0	24	27	2	2/27	13.50	6.75	12.00	0	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2001-2001	3	17.1	0	103	102	7	5/19	14.57	5.94	14.71	0	1	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	2000-2001	13	10.0	0	60	57	4	3/29	14.25	5.70	15.00	0	0	0
A Nel (SA)	2001-2001	1	8.1	2	49	20	3	3/20	6.66	2.44	16.33	0	0	0
DA Marillier (ZIM)	2000-2001	11	9.2	0	56	71	3	3/23	23.66	7.60	18.66	0	0	0
V Sehwag (IND)	2000-2001	3	17.0	0	102	96	5	3/59	19.20	5.64	20.40	0	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	2000-2001	18	34.0	1	204	196	9	5/34	21.77	5.76	22.66	0	1	0
DT Mutendera (ZIM)	2001-2001	3	23.4	2	142	112	6	3/23	18.66	4.73	23.66	0	0	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2000-2000	1	8.0	0	48	39	2	2/39	19.50	4.87	24.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2001-2001	1	4.0	0	24	25	1	1/25	25.00	6.25	24.00	0	0	0
MO Odumbe (KENYA)	2000-2000	1	4.0	0	24	18	1	1/18	18.00	4.50	24.00	0	0	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2000-2001	9	55.5	2	335	257	13	5/40	19.76	4.60	25.76	0	1	0
KD Mills (NZ)	2001-2001	2	17.2	2	104	63	4	3/30	15.75	3.63	26.00	0	0	0
KEA Upashantha (SL)	2000-2001	3	18.0	2	108	108	4	4/37	27.00	6.00	27.00	1	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	2001-2001	7	23.0	0	138	119	5	2/31	23.80	5.17	27.60	0	0	0
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2001-2001	3	28.0	1	168	93	6	2/24	15.50	3.32	28.00	0	0	0
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2000-2001	13	99.0	5	594	487	21	4/24	23.19	4.91	28.28	1	0	0
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	2000-2001	4	19.0	0	114	109	4	4/45	27.25	5.73	28.50	1	0	0
J Srinath (IND)	2001-2001	5	43.2	2	260	239	9	3/49	26.55	5.51	28.88	0	0	0
JM Kemp (SA)	2001-2001	6	38.4	1	232	170	8	3/54	21.25	4.39	29.00	0	0	0
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2001	11	82.2	6	494	347	17	5/37	20.41	4.21	29.05	0	1	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	2000-2001	14	10.0	0	60	40	2	1/12	20.00	4.00	30.00	0	0	0
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	2000-2001	26	5.0	0	30	42	1	1/10	42.00	8.40	30.00	0	0	0
Kashif Raza (PAK)	2001-2001	1	5.0	0	30	36	1	1/36	36.00	7.20	30.00	0	0	0
RL Powell (WI)	2001-2001	14	5.0	1	30	37	1	1/15	37.00	7.40	30.00	0	0	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	2000-2001	26	244.5	24	1469	853	47	7/30	18.14	3.48	31.25	1	2	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2000-2001	14	121.2	2	728	525	23	5/20	22.82	4.32	31.65	1	1	0
IS Gallage (SL)	2001-2001	2	16.0	0	96	79	3	2/42	26.33	4.93	32.00	0	0	0
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2001	5	43.0	3	258	254	8	4/33	31.75	5.90	32.25	1	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2000-2001	22	184.1	21	1105	789	33	5/14	23.90	4.28	33.48	0	1	0
SK Warne (AUS)	2001-2001	13	122.5	5	737	599	22	4/48	27.22	4.87	33.50	1	0	0
BKV Prasad (IND)	2000-2000	13	107.4	2	646	553	19	3/27	29.10	5.13	34.00	0	0	0
SB O'Connor (NZ)	2000-2000	10	73.4	4	442	387	13	5/46	29.76	5.25	34.00	0	1	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2000-2001	26	5.4	1	34	34	1	1/4	34.00	6.00	34.00	0	0	0
AA Donald (SA)	2000-2001	15	114.3	9	687	499	20	4/38	24.95	4.35	34.35	1	0	0
JH Kallis (SA)	2000-2001	20	149.2	6	896	686	26	4/22	26.38	4.59	34.46	1	0	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2000-2001	11	92.0	4	552	497	16	4/49	31.06	5.40	34.50	1	0	0
S Sriram (IND)	2000-2000	5	29.0	0	174	158	5	3/47	31.60	5.44	34.80	0	0	0
DW Fleming (AUS)	2001-2001	10	88.0	9	528	423	15	3/32	28.20	4.80	35.20	0	0	0
IJ Harvey (AUS)	2000-2001	12	106.1	9	637	496	18	4/28	27.55	4.67	35.38	1	0	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	2000-2001	17	147.5	6	887	767	25	4/25	30.68	5.18	35.48	1	0	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	2000-2001	29	89.0	4	534	454	15	3/20	30.26	5.10	35.60	0	0	0
CD Collymore (WI)	2001-2001	2	17.5	1	107	66	3	2/29	22.00	3.70	35.66	0	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	2000-2001	14	125.2	14	752	595	21	3/52	28.33	4.74	35.80	0	0	0
Manjural Islam (BAN)	2001-2001	3	30.0	2	180	120	5	3/37	24.00	4.00	36.00	0	0	0
PR Adams (SA)	2001-2001	1	6.0	0	36	24	1	1/24	24.00	4.00	36.00	0	0	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	2000-2001	25	194.0	12	1164	881	32	4/28	27.53	4.54	36.37	1	0	0
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	2000-2001	7	55.0	0	330	296	9	4/65	32.88	5.38	36.66	1	0	0
MN Samuels (WI)	2000-2001	18	128.5	4	773	606	21	3/25	28.85	4.70	36.80	0	0	0
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2001	21	182.4	25	1096	617	29	4/36	21.27	3.37	37.79	1	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2000-2001	10	83.0	3	498	394	13	3/40	30.30	4.74	38.30	0	0	0
CRD Fernando (SL)	2001-2001	10	70.2	1	422	442	11	3/50	40.18	6.28	38.36	0	0	0
S Lee (AUS)	2000-2001	2	13.0	0	78	42	2	2/31	21.00	3.23	39.00	0	0	0
BA Murphy (ZIM)	2000-2001	14	118.0	2	708	586	18	3/43	32.55	4.96	39.33	0	0	0
A Kumble (IND)	2000-2000	5	46.0	3	276	197	7	2/22	28.14	4.28	39.42	0	0	0
A Symonds (AUS)	2001-2001	12	89.0	3	534	441	13	4/35	33.92	4.95	41.07	1	0	0
TJ Friend (ZIM)	2000-2001	13	104.5	3	629	554	15	4/55	36.93	5.28	41.93	1	0	0
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2001	18	153.5	4	923	751	22	4/42	34.13	4.88	41.95	1	0	0
JDP Oram (NZ)	2001-2001	13	63.0	1	378	293	9	3/40	32.55	4.65	42.00	0	0	0
Yasir Arafat (PAK)	2001-2001	1	7.0	0	42	37	1	1/37	37.00	5.28	42.00	0	0	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	2000-2001	5	28.2	0	170	174	4	2/37	43.50	6.14	42.50	0	0	0
NW Bracken (AUS)	2001-2001	9	71.0	8	426	303	10	2/21	30.30	4.26	42.60	0	0	0
N Boje (SA)	2000-2001	14	64.2	1	386	310	9	2/33	34.44	4.81	42.88	0	0	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	2000-2001	27	229.2	16	1376	1096	32	4/8	34.25	4.77	43.00	1	0	0
R Telemachus (SA)	2000-2001	14	122.0	12	732	566	17	3/25	33.29	4.63	43.05	0	0	0
CE Cuffy (WI)	2001-2001	15	138.4	19	832	556	19	4/24	29.26	4.00	43.78	1	0	0
GP Sulzberger (NZ)	2000-2000	3	22.0	0	132	102	3	1/28	34.00	4.63	44.00	0	0	0
NC McGarrell (WI)	2001-2001	5	44.1	0	265	173	6	3/32	28.83	3.91	44.16	0	0	0
NAM McLean (WI)	2000-2001	13	110.4	7	664	531	15	3/21	35.40	4.79	44.26	0	0	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	2000-2001	24	133.0	7	798	601	18	3/7	33.38	4.51	44.33	0	0	0
Mohammad Sharif (BAN)	2001-2001	3	30.0	2	180	156	4	3/48	39.00	5.20	45.00	0	0	0
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2000-2001	14	120.3	7	723	539	16	3/22	33.68	4.47	45.18	0	0	0
LR Williams (WI)	2000-2001	9	76.0	2	456	383	10	3/24	38.30	5.03	45.60	0	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	2001-2001	10	84.0	4	504	300	11	3/33	27.27	3.57	45.81	0	0	0
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2001-2001	14	107.0	5	642	525	14	3/44	37.50	4.90	45.85	0	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2000-2001	19	96.0	1	576	475	12	3/35	39.58	4.94	48.00	0	0	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	2000-2001	7	64.0	8	384	290	8	2/35	36.25	4.53	48.00	0	0	0
KCB Jeremy (WI)	2000-2001	6	32.0	1	192	163	4	2/42	40.75	5.09	48.00	0	0	0
DP Viljoen (ZIM)	2000-2001	22	163.5	1	983	848	20	3/46	42.40	5.17	49.15	0	0	0
PA Strang (ZIM)	2000-2000	6	42.0	1	252	208	5	1/26	41.60	4.95	50.40	0	0	0
ML Nkala (ZIM)	2000-2001	15	102.4	2	616	548	12	3/12	45.66	5.33	51.33	0	0	0
AD Mullally (ENG)	2001-2001	3	26.0	2	156	111	3	2/37	37.00	4.26	52.00	0	0	0
AR Adams (NZ)	2001-2001	3	18.0	0	108	89	2	1/38	44.50	4.94	54.00	0	0	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	2001-2001	2	18.0	1	108	79	2	2/40	39.50	4.38	54.00	0	0	0
MA Ealham (ENG)	2000-2001	6	45.5	2	275	196	5	3/48	39.20	4.27	55.00	0	0	0
HK Olonga (ZIM)	2000-2000	5	38.0	0	228	266	4	3/58	66.50	7.00	57.00	0	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2000-2001	25	152.5	3	917	680	16	2/30	42.50	4.44	57.31	0	0	0
C White (ENG)	2000-2001	8	67.0	4	402	317	7	2/45	45.28	4.73	57.42	0	0	0
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2001-2001	4	29.0	2	174	137	3	2/41	45.66	4.72	58.00	0	0	0
MG Bevan (AUS)	2000-2001	15	20.0	0	120	127	2	1/20	63.50	6.35	60.00	0	0	0
Hasibul Hossain (BAN)	2000-2000	1	10.0	0	60	60	1	1/60	60.00	6.00	60.00	0	0	0
AO Suji (KENYA)	2000-2000	1	10.0	0	60	56	1	1/56	56.00	5.60	60.00	0	0	0
GI Allott (NZ)	2000-2000	7	61.0	2	366	340	6	1/38	56.66	5.57	61.00	0	0	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2001-2001	5	41.0	0	246	186	4	2/42	46.50	4.53	61.50	0	0	0
MV Nagamootoo (WI)	2000-2001	10	84.1	2	505	396	8	4/32	49.50	4.70	63.12	1	0	0
BC Strang (ZIM)	2000-2001	20	179.0	18	1074	772	17	3/15	45.41	4.31	63.17	0	0	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	2000-2001	28	214.5	5	1289	927	20	2/31	46.35	4.31	64.45	0	0	0
CS Martin (NZ)	2001-2001	7	54.0	4	324	270	5	2/56	54.00	5.00	64.80	0	0	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	2000-2001	9	64.5	5	389	345	6	2/62	57.50	5.32	64.83	0	0	0
M Dillon (WI)	2000-2001	5	32.3	3	195	179	3	2/46	59.66	5.50	65.00	0	0	0

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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:

England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]