Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Players

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
MH Mankad	9.4	1	49	4	14.50	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
Ghulam Ahmed	20.3	6	49	7	17.57	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
RR Lindwall	22.5	9	43	7	19.57	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
JH Wardle	19.0x8	3	36	7	21.71	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
NAT Adcock	11.3x8	4	20	4	22.75	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
TE Bailey	15.4x8	6	20	5	24.80	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
R Benaud	29.3	10	72	7	25.28	Australia	v India	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
JW Burke	17.0	4	37	4	25.50	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
Fazal Mahmood	27.0	11	34	6	27.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
R Benaud	29.0	10	52	6	29.00	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
R Benaud	24.2	6	53	5	29.20	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	2 Nov 1956	Test # 433
PS Heine	15.0x8	6	22	4	30.00	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
FH Tyson	23.0x8	7	40	6	30.66	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
IWG Johnson	20.3	3	50	4	30.75	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
NAT Adcock	15.3x8	3	39	4	30.75	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
JH Wardle	20.2x8	6	61	5	32.40	England	v South Africa	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
HJ Tayfield	24.3x8	6	78	6	32.50	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	1 Mar 1957	Test # 438
HJ Tayfield	37.0x8	11	113	9	32.88	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
HJ Tayfield	37.7x8	14	69	8	37.87	South Africa	v England	Durban	25 Jan 1957	Test # 436
JH Wardle	23.6x8	9	53	5	38.00	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435
Khan Mohammad	26.1	9	43	4	39.25	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
NAT Adcock	20.0x8	6	36	4	40.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1956	Test # 434
Fazal Mahmood	48.0	17	80	7	41.14	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	11 Oct 1956	Test # 430
MH Mankad	45.0	15	90	4	67.50	India	v Australia	Chennai	19 Oct 1956	Test # 431
HJ Tayfield	37.0x8	15	79	4	74.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	15 Feb 1957	Test # 437
HJ Tayfield	53.0x8	21	130	5	84.80	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	1 Jan 1957	Test # 435

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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]