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
JK Lever	8.1x8	2	28	4	16.25	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
AG Hurst	10.6x8	2	28	5	17.20	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
IT Botham	9.7x8	1	57	4	19.75	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
N Kapil Dev	14.0	-	38	4	21.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
RM Hogg	10.4x8	1	26	4	21.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
IT Botham	11.4x8	-	42	4	23.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
Sarfraz Nawaz	16.0	4	46	4	24.00	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	27 Oct 1978	Test # 832
S Venkataraghavan	16.5	5	43	4	25.25	India	v West Indies	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
RM Hogg	17.0x8	2	57	5	27.20	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
RM Hogg	17.0x8	5	36	5	27.20	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RM Hogg	17.0x8	7	30	5	27.20	Australia	v England	Melbourne	29 Dec 1978	Test # 838
RGD Willis	14.0x8	2	44	4	28.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
Imran Khan	18.5	2	54	4	28.25	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	27 Oct 1978	Test # 832
Sarfraz Nawaz	24.0	5	70	5	28.80	Pakistan	v India	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
KD Ghavri	24.0	8	51	5	28.80	India	v West Indies	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
RGD Willis	18.5x8	5	44	5	29.80	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
Sarfraz Nawaz	35.4x8	7	86	9	31.55	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
N Phillip	22.0	6	64	4	33.00	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
N Phillip	22.0	8	48	4	33.00	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
Sikander Bakht	17.0x8	2	67	4	34.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
RM Hogg	17.0x8	4	49	4	34.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
KD Ghavri	23.0	8	46	4	34.50	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
JE Emburey	17.2x8	7	46	4	34.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
Mushtaq Mohammad	22.0x8	5	59	5	35.20	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
Imran Khan	18.0x8	8	26	4	36.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
RM Hogg	28.0x8	8	74	6	37.33	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
AG Hurst	24.7x8	2	94	5	39.80	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
Sir RJ Hadlee	25.0x8	2	62	5	40.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
Wasim Raja	20.0x8	3	68	4	40.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
Mushtaq Mohammad	27.0	10	55	4	40.50	Pakistan	v India	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1978	Test # 831
VA Holder	27.0	3	94	4	40.50	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
ST Clarke	34.2	3	126	5	41.20	West Indies	v India	Bengaluru	15 Dec 1978	Test # 837
Sir RJ Hadlee	27.0x8	3	104	5	43.20	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
G Miller	27.1x8	6	44	5	43.40	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
ST Clarke	29.1	3	75	4	43.75	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
AG Hurst	23.0x8	4	61	4	46.00	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
KD Ghavri	31.0	4	118	4	46.50	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	2 Feb 1979	Test # 845
Sarfraz Nawaz	31.2	4	89	4	47.00	Pakistan	v India	Karachi	14 Nov 1978	Test # 833
JE Emburey	24.0x8	4	52	4	48.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
RM Hogg	30.5x8	9	65	5	49.00	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	15 Dec 1978	Test # 836
S Venkataraghavan	33.0	15	55	4	49.50	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	29 Dec 1978	Test # 839
Mushtaq Mohammad	25.0x8	4	60	4	50.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	2 Feb 1979	Test # 844
Sir RJ Hadlee	25.0x8	3	101	4	50.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
BS Chandrasekhar	43.0	7	116	5	51.60	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
Imran Khan	33.0x8	6	106	5	52.80	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	16 Feb 1979	Test # 847
AG Hurst	27.4x8	6	93	4	55.00	Australia	v England	Brisbane	1 Dec 1978	Test # 834
RM Hogg	28.0x8	10	67	4	56.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
Sarfraz Nawaz	28.2x8	9	61	4	56.50	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1979	Test # 848
BS Chandrasekhar	38.0	6	130	4	57.00	India	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1978	Test # 831
JD Higgs	30.0x8	8	69	4	60.00	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
ST Clarke	42.0	9	98	4	63.00	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	1 Dec 1978	Test # 835
AG Hurst	37.0x8	9	97	4	74.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
JD Higgs	59.6x8	15	148	5	95.60	Australia	v England	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]