Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Players

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
J Srinath	11.5	4	21	6	11.83	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
MG Bevan	9.5	2	31	4	14.75	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997	Test # 1352
L Klusener	21.3	4	64	8	16.12	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
AA Donald	11.1	4	14	4	16.75	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
Mohammad Zahid	20.0	3	66	7	17.14	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996	Test # 1342
IR Bishop	11.5	4	22	4	17.75	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
CEL Ambrose	12.0	4	17	4	18.00	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
PR Adams	19.1	6	55	6	19.16	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
SB Doull	16.0	3	46	5	19.20	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
AA Donald	16.0	5	40	5	19.20	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
D Gough	16.0	6	40	5	19.20	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
JTC Vaughan	12.5	2	27	4	19.25	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
Wasim Akram	20.0	8	48	6	20.00	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1996	Test # 1337
CEL Ambrose	18.0	5	43	5	21.60	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
AA Donald	18.0	5	36	5	21.60	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
Waqar Younis	15.0	3	54	4	22.50	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1996	Test # 1337
Waqar Younis	15.0	3	48	4	22.50	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
MG Bevan	15.0	3	32	4	22.50	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
MG Bevan	22.4	3	82	6	22.66	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997	Test # 1352
DN Patel	15.1	6	36	4	22.75	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
BKV Prasad	19.0	6	60	5	22.80	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
CA Walsh	20.0	4	74	5	24.00	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
GJ Whittall	16.0	5	18	4	24.00	Zimbabwe	v England	Harare	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1348
HT Davis	20.2	3	63	5	24.40	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
A Kuruvilla	21.0	5	68	5	25.20	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
SB Doull	21.2	5	58	5	25.60	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
GI Allott	18.0	3	74	4	27.00	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
Shahid Nazir	22.4	3	53	5	27.20	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1996	Test # 1336
JN Gillespie	23.0	10	54	5	27.60	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
AR Caddick	18.3	5	45	4	27.75	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
Wasim Akram	18.4	4	58	4	28.00	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1996	Test # 1337
KSC de Silva	24.2	5	85	5	29.20	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
CEL Ambrose	24.5	7	55	5	29.80	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
Mushtaq Ahmed	30.0	3	87	6	30.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996	Test # 1342
BKV Prasad	25.0	4	93	5	30.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
BN Schultz	20.0	4	52	4	30.00	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
J Srinath	25.1	5	104	5	30.20	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
PR Reiffel	26.0	6	73	5	31.20	Australia	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
Mohammad Zahid	21.0	5	64	4	31.50	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996	Test # 1342
Mushtaq Ahmed	32.0	8	84	6	32.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
FA Rose	33.0	7	100	6	33.00	West Indies	v India	Kingston	6 Mar 1997	Test # 1357
FA Rose	22.0	4	77	4	33.00	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
Mushtaq Ahmed	22.1	4	59	4	33.25	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
SB Doull	28.0	10	75	5	33.60	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	6 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
D Gough	23.0	9	52	4	34.50	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	6 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
BKV Prasad	35.0	6	104	6	35.00	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
DL Vettori	29.2	8	84	5	35.20	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
CA Walsh	30.0	6	98	5	36.00	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	29 Nov 1996	Test # 1343
GD McGrath	30.0	11	50	5	36.00	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1346
A Kumble	24.0	7	63	4	36.00	India	v Australia	Delhi	10 Oct 1996	Test # 1335
SB Joshi	24.0	4	43	4	36.00	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
DL Vettori	24.0	8	46	4	36.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
PR Reiffel	24.1	6	58	4	36.25	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	22 Nov 1996	Test # 1340
HH Streak	24.1	7	43	4	36.25	Zimbabwe	v England	Harare	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1348
CL Cairns	30.4	2	137	5	36.80	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996	Test # 1342
BKV Prasad	31.4	9	82	5	38.00	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
D Gough	26.0	10	40	4	39.00	England	v Zimbabwe	Harare	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1348
GD McGrath	26.0	8	77	4	39.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
AA Donald	27.0	14	37	4	40.50	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
A Kumble	27.0	2	71	4	40.50	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
WPUJC Vaas	27.0	7	60	4	40.50	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
GD McGrath	40.4	15	86	6	40.66	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
SK Warne	27.4	5	95	4	41.50	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	29 Nov 1996	Test # 1343
SK Warne	28.0	15	43	4	42.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
GD McGrath	29.5	12	60	4	44.75	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	22 Nov 1996	Test # 1340
GD McGrath	31.0	9	82	4	46.50	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	29 Nov 1996	Test # 1343
PCR Tufnell	31.0	12	61	4	46.50	England	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	18 Dec 1996	Test # 1345
A Kumble	39.0	8	104	5	46.80	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1361
RDB Croft	39.1	5	95	5	47.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
D Gough	32.0	5	91	4	48.00	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Jan 1997	Test # 1351
A Kumble	41.0	12	67	5	49.20	India	v Australia	Delhi	10 Oct 1996	Test # 1335
CEL Ambrose	41.4	10	87	5	50.00	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1361
A Kumble	42.4	5	120	5	51.20	India	v West Indies	Kingston	6 Mar 1997	Test # 1357
CA Walsh	35.0	6	112	4	52.50	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	22 Nov 1996	Test # 1340
WPUJC Vaas	35.0	6	144	4	52.50	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
M Muralidaran	53.0	19	98	6	53.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
Saqlain Mushtaq	44.2	10	89	5	53.20	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
Saqlain Mushtaq	40.0	16	75	4	60.00	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1996	Test # 1336
Saqlain Mushtaq	45.0	12	115	4	67.50	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
PA Strang	58.4	14	123	5	70.40	Zimbabwe	v England	Bulawayo	18 Dec 1996	Test # 1345
PA Strang	69.0	12	212	5	82.80	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1996	Test # 1336
DL Vettori	57.0	18	97	4	85.50	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
Saqlain Mushtaq	63.0	13	137	4	94.50	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366

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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]