Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - vs New Zealand

Players - vs New Zealand

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SMS Kaluperuma	4.0	-	17	2	12.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
JR Ratnayeke	21.0	8	42	5	25.20	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
A Ranatunga	9.0	3	17	2	27.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
NG Cowans	14.0	2	52	3	28.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	3 Feb 1984	Test # 976
IT Botham	27.4	8	59	5	33.20	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
RGD Willis	22.1	5	51	4	33.25	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	3 Feb 1984	Test # 976
VB John	29.1	7	86	5	35.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
VB John	17.5	1	73	3	35.66	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
RGD Willis	19.0	7	37	3	38.00	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
DS de Silva	21.0	2	59	3	42.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
DS de Silva	14.3	6	39	2	43.50	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
VB John	24.0	1	89	3	48.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
ACS Pigott	17.0	7	75	2	51.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	3 Feb 1984	Test # 976
A Ranatunga	18.0	7	29	2	54.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
VB John	21.0	11	26	2	63.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
RGD Willis	34.0	7	109	3	68.00	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	10 Feb 1984	Test # 977
VB John	37.0	8	99	3	74.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
JR Ratnayeke	40.0	9	128	3	80.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
VJ Marks	40.2	9	115	3	80.66	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	10 Feb 1984	Test # 977
AMJG Amerasinghe	30.0	4	73	2	90.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
NG Cowans	36.0	11	98	2	108.00	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	10 Feb 1984	Test # 977
NA Foster	37.0	12	91	2	111.00	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
RGD Willis	37.0	8	102	2	111.00	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
DS de Silva	42.0	4	95	2	126.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
NGB Cook	66.3	26	153	3	133.00	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Badureliya Sports Club vs Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club at Kurunegala, Major League Tournament Plate, Jan 23-25, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 134/6 (39.0 ov, A Muthalib 23*, ST Mendis 3*, K Nuwantha 1/31) - Stumps

Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club vs Panadura Sports Club at Maggona, Major League Tournament Plate, Jan 23-25, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 148/2 (51.0 ov, ISS Samarasooriya 61*, KDV Vimukthi 25*, EMCD Edirisinghe 1/49) - Stumps

Tripura vs Uttarakhand at Agartala, Ranji Trophy Elite, Group C, Jan 22-25, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 247/8 (84.0 ov, Sentu Sarkar 50*, AS Sarkar 12*, JM Joshi 0/49) - Stumps