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
DK Lillee	9.0	3	18	5	10.80	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
S Madan Lal	12.0	6	23	5	14.40	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
TM Alderman	10.2	2	36	4	15.50	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
N Kapil Dev	13.2	-	70	5	16.00	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
GR Dilley	13.0	1	47	4	19.50	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
MA Holding	17.0	3	45	5	20.40	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
MA Holding	21.3	5	62	6	21.50	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
DL Underwood	18.0	6	28	5	21.60	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
DS de Silva	18.0	2	59	5	21.60	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
Imran Khan	29.3	8	58	8	22.12	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
DK Lillee	26.3	3	83	7	22.71	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
Iqbal Qasim	15.1	8	27	4	22.75	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	5 Mar 1982	Test # 923
Imran Khan	22.5	3	58	6	22.83	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
DK Lillee	20.0	3	81	5	24.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
JE Emburey	25.0	9	33	6	25.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
ALF de Mel	17.0	2	70	4	25.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
B Yardley	25.5	5	84	6	25.83	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
IT Botham	22.3	3	61	5	27.00	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
B Yardley	31.4	6	98	7	27.14	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	2 Jan 1982	Test # 917
GB Troup	18.3	3	82	4	27.75	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
DK Lillee	19.0	4	51	4	28.50	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
AME Roberts	19.0	7	43	4	28.50	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
Sir RJ Hadlee	28.5	5	100	6	28.83	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	19 Mar 1982	Test # 926
MA Holding	25.0	5	72	5	30.00	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
N Kapil Dev	31.0	6	91	6	31.00	India	v England	Eden Gardens	1 Jan 1982	Test # 916
B Yardley	21.0	7	38	4	31.50	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
JR Thomson	21.0	5	51	4	31.50	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	19 Mar 1982	Test # 926
Sir RJ Hadlee	28.0	9	63	5	33.60	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
MA Holding	29.0	9	64	5	34.80	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1982	Test # 917
DR Doshi	29.1	12	39	5	35.00	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
B Yardley	24.0	4	77	4	36.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
Iqbal Qasim	24.0	11	44	4	36.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
Tauseef Ahmed	25.0	7	58	4	37.50	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	22 Mar 1982	Test # 927
S Madan Lal	32.0	4	85	5	38.40	India	v England	Delhi	23 Dec 1981	Test # 914
B Yardley	27.0	7	80	4	40.50	Australia	v New Zealand	Christchurch	19 Mar 1982	Test # 926
J Garner	35.0	15	56	5	42.00	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
IT Botham	28.0	6	72	4	42.00	England	v India	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
JK Lever	36.0	9	100	5	43.20	England	v India	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
JR Thomson	29.0	1	112	4	43.50	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
Imran Khan	31.4	8	66	4	47.50	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
DS de Silva	32.0	3	103	4	48.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
B Yardley	40.5	10	132	5	49.00	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
DR Doshi	34.2	8	81	4	51.50	India	v England	Kanpur	30 Jan 1982	Test # 920
B Yardley	66.0	16	187	7	56.57	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981	Test # 913
DS de Silva	38.0	8	102	4	57.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	5 Mar 1982	Test # 923
DK Lillee	39.0	6	119	4	58.50	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	2 Jan 1982	Test # 917
Imran Khan	40.0	6	92	4	60.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	27 Nov 1981	Test # 910
RJ Shastri	43.0	14	83	4	64.50	India	v England	Bengaluru	9 Dec 1981	Test # 912
Iqbal Qasim	65.0	18	141	6	65.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	14 Mar 1982	Test # 925
B Yardley	56.0	22	142	4	84.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
DR Doshi	57.0	31	69	4	85.50	India	v England	Chennai	13 Jan 1982	Test # 918

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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]