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
RS Cunis	7.0	-	21	4	10.50	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Dhaka	8 Nov 1969	Test # 665
PM Pollock	12.0	4	20	4	18.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
MJ Procter	24.0	11	73	6	24.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
AN Connolly	16.1	3	31	4	24.25	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1969	Test # 668
DR Hadlee	17.0	5	30	4	25.50	New Zealand	v India	Hyderabad (Deccan)	15 Oct 1969	Test # 661
MJ Procter	17.0	4	47	4	25.50	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
Mohammad Nazir	30.1	3	99	7	25.85	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	24 Oct 1969	Test # 662
HJ Howarth	23.0	11	34	5	27.60	New Zealand	v India	Nagpur	3 Oct 1969	Test # 660
BS Bedi	23.0	11	37	5	27.60	India	v Australia	Delhi	28 Nov 1969	Test # 667
PM Pollock	23.2	10	39	5	28.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
AN Connolly	28.2	9	47	6	28.33	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	5 Mar 1970	Test # 673
Pervez Sajjad	24.0	12	33	5	28.80	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	24 Oct 1969	Test # 662
EAS Prasanna	24.2	10	42	5	29.20	India	v Australia	Delhi	28 Nov 1969	Test # 667
AA Mallett	25.0	7	91	5	30.00	Australia	v India	Chennai	24 Dec 1969	Test # 669
S Venkataraghavan	30.1	8	74	6	30.16	India	v New Zealand	Nagpur	3 Oct 1969	Test # 660
BS Bedi	30.5	16	42	6	30.83	India	v New Zealand	Brabourne	25 Sep 1969	Test # 659
EAS Prasanna	31.0	14	74	6	31.00	India	v Australia	Chennai	24 Dec 1969	Test # 669
AN Connolly	26.0	10	47	5	31.20	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
AA Mallett	32.3	10	64	6	32.50	Australia	v India	Delhi	28 Nov 1969	Test # 667
GD McKenzie	33.4	12	67	6	33.66	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1969	Test # 668
Pervez Sajjad	40.0	15	74	7	34.28	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	30 Oct 1969	Test # 663
EAS Prasanna	29.0	13	51	5	34.80	India	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	15 Oct 1969	Test # 661
GD McKenzie	29.0	7	69	5	34.80	Australia	v India	Brabourne	4 Nov 1969	Test # 664
AA Mallett	29.2	12	53	5	35.20	Australia	v India	Chennai	24 Dec 1969	Test # 669
EW Freeman	26.0	7	54	4	39.00	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1969	Test # 668
HJ Howarth	33.0	10	80	5	39.60	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Oct 1969	Test # 662
BS Bedi	50.0	19	98	7	42.85	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	12 Dec 1969	Test # 668
HJ Howarth	30.0	5	66	4	45.00	New Zealand	v India	Nagpur	3 Oct 1969	Test # 660
JW Gleeson	30.0	11	70	4	45.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
Intikhab Alam	39.4	13	91	5	47.60	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dhaka	8 Nov 1969	Test # 665
JW Gleeson	32.0	17	56	4	48.00	Australia	v India	Brabourne	4 Nov 1969	Test # 664
EAS Prasanna	33.0	13	74	4	49.50	India	v New Zealand	Brabourne	25 Sep 1969	Test # 659
HJ Howarth	33.1	8	85	4	49.75	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Dhaka	8 Nov 1969	Test # 665
Pervez Sajjad	34.0	11	60	4	51.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dhaka	8 Nov 1969	Test # 665
S Venkataraghavan	34.0	13	71	4	51.00	India	v Australia	Chennai	24 Dec 1969	Test # 669
JW Gleeson	45.0	15	125	5	54.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	19 Feb 1970	Test # 672
AN Connolly	36.0	13	91	4	54.00	Australia	v India	Kanpur	15 Nov 1969	Test # 666
EAS Prasanna	38.4	9	111	4	58.00	India	v Australia	Delhi	28 Nov 1969	Test # 667
EAS Prasanna	49.0	19	121	5	58.80	India	v Australia	Brabourne	4 Nov 1969	Test # 664
EAS Prasanna	40.0	13	100	4	60.00	India	v Australia	Chennai	24 Dec 1969	Test # 669
BS Bedi	42.0	15	71	4	63.00	India	v Australia	Delhi	28 Nov 1969	Test # 667
AA Mallett	55.1	16	126	5	66.20	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Jan 1970	Test # 670
Intikhab Alam	56.0	26	91	5	67.20	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dhaka	8 Nov 1969	Test # 665
BS Bedi	45.0	18	98	4	67.50	India	v New Zealand	Nagpur	3 Oct 1969	Test # 660
EAS Prasanna	46.3	16	97	4	69.75	India	v New Zealand	Brabourne	25 Sep 1969	Test # 659

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Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

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