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
CG Rackemann	8.0	-	32	5	9.60	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	11 Nov 1983	Test # 966
Sir RJ Hadlee	7.0	4	8	4	10.50	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
SL Boock	9.3	4	28	5	11.40	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
WW Daniel	11.5	-	39	5	14.20	West Indies	v India	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983	Test # 967
MD Marshall	15.0	4	37	6	15.00	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	10 Dec 1983	Test # 971
NGB Cook	14.0	8	18	5	16.80	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	2 Mar 1984	Test # 978
NG Cowans	14.0	2	42	5	16.80	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
MD Marshall	15.5	1	42	5	19.00	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	30 Mar 1984	Test # 986
Sir RJ Hadlee	16.0	7	29	5	19.20	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
N Kapil Dev	30.3	6	83	9	20.33	India	v West Indies	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983	Test # 967
GF Lawson	17.1	1	49	5	20.60	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	25 Nov 1983	Test # 969
Sir RJ Hadlee	18.0	6	28	5	21.60	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	3 Feb 1984	Test # 976
MD Marshall	15.0	7	19	4	22.50	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	21 Oct 1983	Test # 964
MA Holding	15.0	4	24	4	22.50	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	30 Mar 1984	Test # 986
J Garner	20.5	2	63	5	25.00	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	7 Apr 1984	Test # 987
JN Maguire	16.4	2	57	4	25.00	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	28 Apr 1984	Test # 988
JR Ratnayeke	21.0	8	42	5	25.20	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
MD Marshall	17.0	7	47	4	25.50	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	21 Oct 1983	Test # 964
MA Holding	17.0	5	30	4	25.50	West Indies	v India	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983	Test # 967
CG Rackemann	26.0	6	86	6	26.00	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	11 Nov 1983	Test # 966
Sir RJ Hadlee	22.0	4	73	5	26.40	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
EJ Chatfield	22.0	5	63	5	26.40	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
J Garner	27.2	10	75	6	27.33	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	2 Mar 1984	Test # 979
MD Marshall	23.0	3	51	5	27.60	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	28 Apr 1984	Test # 988
J Garner	28.1	9	60	6	28.16	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	16 Mar 1984	Test # 983
NGB Cook	30.0	12	65	6	30.00	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	2 Mar 1984	Test # 978
GF Lawson	25.0	5	59	5	30.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	2 Jan 1984	Test # 974
GF Lawson	20.0	7	48	4	30.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	2 Jan 1984	Test # 974
N Kapil Dev	31.0	2	77	6	31.00	India	v West Indies	Delhi	29 Oct 1983	Test # 965
MD Marshall	26.0	8	72	5	31.20	West Indies	v India	Chennai	24 Dec 1983	Test # 972
Sir RJ Hadlee	20.5	7	35	4	31.25	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
RM Hogg	32.4	4	77	6	32.66	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	30 Mar 1984	Test # 986
Azeem Hafeez	27.3	5	100	5	33.00	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Nov 1983	Test # 966
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
Sarfraz Nawaz	22.5	5	49	4	34.25	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
N Kapil Dev	29.0	6	68	5	34.80	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	14 Sep 1983	Test # 961
VB John	29.1	7	86	5	35.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
Abdul Qadir	30.0	7	84	5	36.00	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
RA Harper	24.0	7	56	4	36.00	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	2 Mar 1984	Test # 979
N Kapil Dev	24.2	3	99	4	36.50	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	21 Oct 1983	Test # 964
RJ Shastri	30.4	7	75	5	36.80	India	v Pakistan	Nagpur	5 Oct 1983	Test # 963
Abdul Qadir	31.0	12	74	5	37.20	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	2 Mar 1984	Test # 978
BL Cairns	24.5	6	47	4	37.25	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
TG Hogan	25.0	9	56	4	37.50	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	2 Mar 1984	Test # 979
NA Foster	32.0	8	67	5	38.40	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
BL Cairns	45.0	10	143	7	38.57	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
Sarfraz Nawaz	25.5	8	42	4	38.75	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	2 Mar 1984	Test # 978
Azeem Hafeez	27.0	10	58	4	40.50	Pakistan	v India	Nagpur	5 Oct 1983	Test # 963
Tahir Naqqash	34.5	11	76	5	41.80	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	14 Sep 1983	Test # 961
MA Holding	28.1	1	107	4	42.25	West Indies	v India	Delhi	29 Oct 1983	Test # 965
Wasim Raja	28.5	5	50	4	43.25	Pakistan	v India	Jalandhar	24 Sep 1983	Test # 962
EJ Chatfield	29.0	9	78	4	43.50	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
DK Lillee	29.5	5	88	4	44.75	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	2 Jan 1984	Test # 974
Azeem Hafeez	38.2	8	167	5	46.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	9 Dec 1983	Test # 970
DK Lillee	31.2	10	65	4	47.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	2 Jan 1984	Test # 974
N Kapil Dev	32.0	8	80	4	48.00	India	v Pakistan	Jalandhar	24 Sep 1983	Test # 962
MA Holding	40.5	10	102	5	49.00	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	24 Nov 1983	Test # 968
DK Lillee	50.2	8	171	6	50.33	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	9 Dec 1983	Test # 970
Abdul Qadir	42.0	5	110	5	50.40	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
Maninder Singh	34.0	6	85	4	51.00	India	v West Indies	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983	Test # 967
CG Rackemann	42.4	7	161	5	51.20	Australia	v West Indies	St John's	7 Apr 1984	Test # 987
N Kapil Dev	35.0	5	91	4	52.50	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	10 Dec 1983	Test # 971
NS Yadav	44.1	8	131	5	53.00	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	24 Nov 1983	Test # 968
Mohammad Nazir	50.0	19	72	5	60.00	Pakistan	v India	Nagpur	5 Oct 1983	Test # 963
Abdul Qadir	54.3	12	166	5	65.40	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1983	Test # 973

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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]