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
MA Holding	9.2	3	21	6	9.33	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	9 Nov 1984	Test # 997
C Sharma	12.3	-	38	4	18.75	India	v England	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1984	Test # 1007
MD Marshall	15.5	4	38	5	19.00	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	7 Dec 1984	Test # 1002
WW Davis	13.5	5	19	4	20.75	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	4 May 1985	Test # 1016
MD Marshall	25.3	6	80	7	21.85	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	26 Apr 1985	Test # 1015
RG Holland	22.0	7	54	6	22.00	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	30 Dec 1984	Test # 1006
EJ Chatfield	22.0	4	73	6	22.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	29 Mar 1985	Test # 1013
RA Harper	15.0	6	43	4	22.50	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	7 Dec 1984	Test # 1002
MD Marshall	15.0	3	40	4	22.50	West Indies	v New Zealand	Bridgetown	26 Apr 1985	Test # 1015
Azeem Hafeez	23.0	7	46	6	23.00	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	17 Oct 1984	Test # 995
NA Foster	23.0	2	104	6	23.00	England	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1985	Test # 1008
Sir RJ Hadlee	24.0	5	51	6	24.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Dunedin	9 Feb 1985	Test # 1012
J Garner	18.4	5	67	4	28.00	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Nov 1984	Test # 999
Iqbal Qasim	24.1	7	78	5	29.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Sind)	25 Nov 1984	Test # 1000
BL Cairns	19.4	8	49	4	29.50	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	25 Jan 1985	Test # 1010
Sir RJ Hadlee	19.5	3	60	4	29.75	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	25 Jan 1985	Test # 1010
GF Lawson	40.0	7	112	8	30.00	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	7 Dec 1984	Test # 1002
MD Marshall	26.0	8	69	5	31.20	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	7 Dec 1984	Test # 1002
Wasim Akram	26.0	7	56	5	31.20	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	9 Feb 1985	Test # 1012
L Sivaramakrishnan	31.2	10	64	6	31.33	India	v England	Wankhede	28 Nov 1984	Test # 1001
MD Marshall	21.0	4	68	4	31.50	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	9 Nov 1984	Test # 997
SL Boock	37.0	13	87	7	31.71	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	25 Nov 1984	Test # 1000
NA Foster	28.0	8	59	5	33.60	England	v India	Chennai	13 Jan 1985	Test # 1008
Iqbal Qasim	22.4	10	41	4	34.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	16 Nov 1984	Test # 998
Sir RJ Hadlee	24.3	6	82	4	36.75	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	29 Mar 1985	Test # 1013
GF Lawson	30.4	8	116	5	36.80	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	23 Nov 1984	Test # 999
MD Marshall	31.5	6	86	5	38.20	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1984	Test # 1005
TM Alderman	39.0	12	128	6	39.00	Australia	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	9 Nov 1984	Test # 997
RM Ellison	26.0	6	66	4	39.00	England	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1984	Test # 1004
MD Marshall	26.0	4	65	4	39.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	29 Mar 1985	Test # 1013
Wasim Akram	33.0	10	72	5	39.60	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	9 Feb 1985	Test # 1012
MD Marshall	34.0	7	82	5	40.80	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Nov 1984	Test # 999
EJ Chatfield	28.0	11	51	4	42.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	29 Mar 1985	Test # 1013
MD Marshall	28.4	8	66	4	43.00	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	4 May 1985	Test # 1016
Sir RJ Hadlee	28.4	11	53	4	43.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Kingston	4 May 1985	Test # 1016
DA Stirling	29.0	5	88	4	43.50	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Karachi	10 Dec 1984	Test # 1003
MA Holding	29.0	8	79	4	43.50	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	29 Mar 1985	Test # 1013
Iqbal Qasim	30.0	10	65	4	45.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	16 Nov 1984	Test # 998
MA Holding	30.0	7	92	4	45.00	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Nov 1984	Test # 999
L Sivaramakrishnan	46.0	10	117	6	46.00	India	v England	Wankhede	28 Nov 1984	Test # 1001
RM Hogg	32.0	6	101	4	48.00	Australia	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	9 Nov 1984	Test # 997
NS Yadav	32.0	10	86	4	48.00	India	v England	Eden Gardens	31 Dec 1984	Test # 1007
Abdul Qadir	40.3	11	108	5	48.60	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Sind)	25 Nov 1984	Test # 1000
L Sivaramakrishnan	49.1	17	99	6	49.16	India	v England	Delhi	12 Dec 1984	Test # 1004
RG Holland	33.0	8	90	4	49.50	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	30 Dec 1984	Test # 1006
MD Marshall	33.0	3	110	4	49.50	West Indies	v New Zealand	Georgetown	6 Apr 1985	Test # 1014
SL Boock	45.0	18	117	5	54.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	18 Jan 1985	Test # 1009
N Kapil Dev	36.5	7	81	4	55.25	India	v England	Kanpur	31 Jan 1985	Test # 1011
Abdul Qadir	38.0	8	104	4	57.00	Pakistan	v India	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1984	Test # 996
Azeem Hafeez	48.0	12	127	5	57.60	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Jan 1985	Test # 1009
PI Pocock	38.4	9	93	4	58.00	England	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1984	Test # 1004
SL Boock	41.0	9	83	4	61.50	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Karachi	10 Dec 1984	Test # 1003
Azeem Hafeez	44.0	9	137	4	66.00	Pakistan	v India	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1984	Test # 996
PH Edmonds	44.0	24	60	4	66.00	England	v India	Delhi	12 Dec 1984	Test # 1004
Azeem Hafeez	46.4	9	132	4	70.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	10 Dec 1984	Test # 1003
Iqbal Qasim	57.0	13	133	4	85.50	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	10 Dec 1984	Test # 1003

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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]
>> 371/6 (89.2 ov, WG Jacks 25*, JE Root 151*, SM Boland 2/83)

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]