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
N Kapil Dev	4.0	-	36	2	12.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
RM Ellison	9.0	3	27	4	13.50	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
JE Emburey	6.0	1	23	2	18.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
Maninder Singh	12.3	4	31	4	18.75	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
RM Ellison	17.0	3	46	5	20.40	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
PH Edmonds	15.1	4	40	4	22.75	England	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
CJ McDermott	36.0	3	141	8	27.00	Australia	v England	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
RJ Ratnayake	23.2	6	49	5	28.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
IT Botham	14.1	2	52	3	28.33	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
IT Botham	24.0	2	109	5	28.80	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
FS Ahangama	24.0	7	52	5	28.80	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
CJ McDermott	29.2	5	70	6	29.33	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
SP O'Donnell	15.4	5	37	3	31.33	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
RM Ellison	31.5	9	77	6	31.83	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
ALF de Mel	28.0	8	64	5	33.60	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
IT Botham	17.0	3	44	3	34.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
IT Botham	23.0	4	79	4	34.50	England	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
LB Taylor	11.3	1	34	2	34.50	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
FS Ahangama	18.0	3	59	3	36.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
RMH Binny	12.0	-	49	2	36.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
RJ Ratnayake	25.1	5	76	4	37.75	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
RG Holland	32.0	12	68	5	38.40	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
C Sharma	33.0	3	118	5	39.60	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
IT Botham	20.0	3	64	3	40.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
C Sharma	20.0	4	65	3	40.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
RJ Ratnayake	41.0	10	85	6	41.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
PH Edmonds	14.0	2	52	2	42.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
FS Ahangama	14.0	3	56	2	42.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
GF Lawson	29.2	6	101	4	44.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
ALF de Mel	22.0	4	64	3	44.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
IT Botham	15.0	-	49	2	45.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
PH Edmonds	15.0	9	13	2	45.00	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
GF Lawson	23.0	-	86	3	46.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
CJ McDermott	31.0	2	108	4	46.50	Australia	v England	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
GF Lawson	39.4	10	103	5	47.60	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
CJ McDermott	32.0	2	134	4	48.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
N Kapil Dev	24.0	4	74	3	48.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
GF Lawson	16.0	4	51	2	48.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
CJ McDermott	16.0	2	42	2	48.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
IT Botham	33.0	7	107	4	49.50	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
GF Lawson	25.0	2	91	3	50.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
C Sharma	25.0	3	81	3	50.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
GF Lawson	26.0	4	117	3	52.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
JE Emburey	43.4	14	82	5	52.40	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
FS Ahangama	27.0	6	72	3	54.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
RM Ellison	18.0	5	35	2	54.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
FS Ahangama	27.3	10	49	3	55.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
N Kapil Dev	19.0	4	46	2	57.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
IT Botham	29.1	8	86	3	58.33	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
CJ McDermott	20.0	2	84	2	60.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
N Kapil Dev	30.4	8	74	3	61.33	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
GA Gooch	21.0	4	57	2	63.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
PJW Allott	22.0	3	74	2	66.00	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
IT Botham	34.2	3	107	3	68.66	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
FS Ahangama	23.0	3	60	2	69.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
JE Emburey	24.0	7	41	2	72.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
RJ Ratnayake	24.2	7	64	2	73.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
JE Emburey	51.0	17	99	4	76.50	England	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
PH Edmonds	25.4	5	85	2	77.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
RJ Ratnayake	26.0	5	88	2	78.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
ALF de Mel	26.3	5	97	2	79.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
RJ Shastri	45.3	11	74	3	91.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
CJ McDermott	31.0	2	155	2	93.00	Australia	v England	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
ALF de Mel	31.0	8	63	2	93.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
JR Thomson	34.0	3	166	2	102.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
RJ Shastri	34.0	9	70	2	102.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
CJ McDermott	35.0	3	147	2	105.00	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
JE Emburey	55.0	15	129	3	110.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
GF Lawson	37.0	1	135	2	111.00	Australia	v England	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
Maninder Singh	40.0	12	82	2	120.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
PH Edmonds	66.0	18	155	2	198.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Colombo Cricket Club vs Colts Cricket Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament Group A, Dec 27-29, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 119/4 (48.0 ov, D Lakshan 8*, AD Mathews 2*, KN Peiris 2/30) - Stumps

Badureliya Sports Club vs Burgher Recreation Club at Kurunegala, Major League Tournament Group B, Dec 27-29, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 99/4 (53.0 ov, P Maduwantha 26*, Y Rodrigo 14*, BB Sanjeewa 1/36) - Stumps

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Nugegoda Sports Welfare Club at Colombo (CCC), Major League Tournament Group A, Dec 27-29, 2025 [First-class - Live]
>> 35/1 (10.0 ov, M Premaratne 13*, TN Guruge 13*, TN Sampath 0/11) - Stumps