Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Players

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
KJ Silva	10.1	4	16	4	15.25	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
MA Ealham	14.0	5	21	4	21.00	England	v India	Nottingham	4 Jul 1996	Test # 1329
Ata-ur-Rehman	15.4	3	50	4	23.50	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
M Muralidaran	20.3	4	33	5	24.60	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
CC Lewis	22.4	6	72	5	27.20	England	v India	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
KJ Silva	19.0	12	25	4	28.50	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
M Muralidaran	20.0	5	40	4	30.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
DG Cork	20.1	5	61	4	30.25	England	v India	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
WPUJC Vaas	22.0	3	73	4	33.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
Waqar Younis	24.0	6	69	4	36.00	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
Mushtaq Ahmed	37.0	10	78	6	37.00	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
Waqar Younis	25.0	3	85	4	37.50	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
Waqar Younis	25.0	6	95	4	37.50	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1996	Test # 1332
BKV Prasad	33.3	10	76	5	40.20	India	v England	Lord's	20 Jun 1996	Test # 1328
PA Strang	34.3	3	106	5	41.40	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
BKV Prasad	28.0	9	71	4	42.00	India	v England	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
J Srinath	28.2	5	103	4	42.50	India	v England	Birmingham	6 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
DG Cork	37.0	6	113	5	44.40	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	8 Aug 1996	Test # 1331
Mushtaq Ahmed	38.0	15	57	5	45.60	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	25 Jul 1996	Test # 1330
PA Strang	38.0	11	66	4	57.00	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334

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Minimum of 4 wickets
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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]

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]