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
EAS Prasanna	10.0	5	16	4	15.00	India	v England	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
PI Pocock	13.0	3	28	4	19.50	England	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
MHN Walker	16.0x8	8	15	6	21.33	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	6 Jan 1973	Test # 707
KD Walters	18.2	1	66	5	22.00	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	6 Apr 1973	Test # 720
J Birkenshaw	18.3	5	57	5	22.20	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Mar 1973	Test # 719
GG Arnold	23.4	7	45	6	23.66	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
AA Mallett	23.6x8	6	59	8	23.75	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
AW Greig	19.5	9	24	5	23.80	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
Intikhab Alam	21.0x8	3	52	7	24.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Feb 1973	Test # 712
JR Hammond	16.0	4	38	4	24.00	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	6 Apr 1973	Test # 720
Mushtaq Mohammad	18.0x8	2	49	5	28.80	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Feb 1973	Test # 712
GS Chappell	18.6x8	5	61	5	30.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	6 Jan 1973	Test # 707
BS Chandrasekhar	41.5	18	79	8	31.37	India	v England	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
CM Old	21.0	6	43	4	31.50	England	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
BS Chandrasekhar	26.2	5	65	5	31.60	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
N Gifford	29.0	9	55	5	34.80	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	24 Mar 1973	Test # 719
MHN Walker	23.3	4	45	4	35.25	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	6 Apr 1973	Test # 720
CM Old	24.0	5	69	4	36.00	England	v India	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
KJ O'Keeffe	24.1	5	57	4	36.25	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
Intikhab Alam	18.4x8	2	78	4	37.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Feb 1973	Test # 712
Sarfraz Nawaz	19.0x8	3	53	4	38.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1973	Test # 707
TJ Jenner	32.2	9	90	5	38.80	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
BS Chandrasekhar	38.5	9	90	6	38.83	India	v England	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
MHN Walker	39.0	10	114	6	39.00	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
Intikhab Alam	30.0x8	4	127	6	40.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	16 Feb 1973	Test # 713
Saleem Altaf	20.0x8	5	60	4	40.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1973	Test # 707
DK Lillee	20.3x8	7	49	4	40.75	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
Sarfraz Nawaz	21.0x8	7	56	4	42.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1973	Test # 707
JR Hammond	28.5	5	79	4	43.25	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
BS Chandrasekhar	29.0	14	42	4	43.50	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
AW Greig	29.2	5	86	4	44.00	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	2 Mar 1973	Test # 715
MHN Walker	37.0	10	75	5	44.40	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
DL Underwood	30.0	13	56	4	45.00	England	v India	Delhi	20 Dec 1972	Test # 703
BS Bedi	40.0	12	63	5	48.00	India	v England	Eden Gardens	30 Dec 1972	Test # 706
RAL Massie	24.0x8	3	70	4	48.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	22 Dec 1972	Test # 704
LR Gibbs	32.0	12	66	4	48.00	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	Test # 721
BR Taylor	24.4x8	1	110	4	49.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	2 Feb 1973	Test # 710
Intikhab Alam	35.0	10	80	4	52.50	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	2 Mar 1973	Test # 715
Mushtaq Mohammad	35.0	10	93	4	52.50	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	16 Mar 1973	Test # 717
LR Gibbs	45.0	14	102	5	54.00	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
BS Chandrasekhar	46.1	8	135	5	55.40	India	v England	Brabourne	6 Feb 1973	Test # 711
TJ Jenner	38.3	7	98	4	57.75	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	23 Mar 1973	Test # 718
Sarfraz Nawaz	29.0x8	5	126	4	58.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	2 Feb 1973	Test # 710
Intikhab Alam	39.0	8	105	4	58.50	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	24 Mar 1973	Test # 719
BS Chandrasekhar	41.0	12	86	4	61.50	India	v England	Kanpur	25 Jan 1973	Test # 709
LR Gibbs	41.0	14	85	4	61.50	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	16 Feb 1973	Test # 714
MHN Walker	51.4	20	97	5	62.00	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	9 Mar 1973	Test # 716
HJ Howarth	31.0x8	7	99	4	62.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	2 Feb 1973	Test # 710
PI Pocock	52.0	9	169	5	62.40	England	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	16 Mar 1973	Test # 717
BR Taylor	32.0x8	9	86	4	64.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	16 Feb 1973	Test # 713
BS Bedi	43.0	24	38	4	64.50	India	v England	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
PI Pocock	46.0	15	114	4	69.00	England	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1973	Test # 708
Intikhab Alam	65.0	17	137	4	97.50	Pakistan	v England	Hyderabad (Sind)	16 Mar 1973	Test # 717

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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 - Live]
>> 174/2 (38.2 ov, TM Head 98*, MG Neser 1*, BA Stokes 2/36)

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]