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
BKV Prasad	10.2	5	33	6	10.33	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	28 Jan 1999	Test # 1442
GD McGrath	10.0	3	28	5	12.00	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Mar 1999	Test # 1448
JN Gillespie	9.1	4	18	4	13.75	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Mar 1999	Test # 1448
Wasim Akram	9.2	2	30	4	14.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	4 Mar 1999	Test # 1447
AA Donald	13.0	4	49	5	15.60	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
A Kumble	26.3	9	74	10	15.90	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	4 Feb 1999	Test # 1443
SM Pollock	13.3	2	43	5	16.20	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
HK Olonga	11.0	1	42	4	16.50	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Peshawar	27 Nov 1998	Test # 1430
Saqlain Mushtaq	13.5	3	32	5	16.60	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Lahore	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1432
DW Fleming	14.0	3	46	5	16.80	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1998	Test # 1431
GD McGrath	14.0	3	50	5	16.80	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	5 Mar 1999	Test # 1448
DW Headley	17.0	5	60	6	17.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1436
AA Donald	14.2	4	49	5	17.20	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
SCG MacGill	20.1	4	50	7	17.28	Australia	v England	Sydney	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1439
JN Gillespie	15.2	2	88	5	18.40	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1998	Test # 1431
CEL Ambrose	19.0	4	51	6	19.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
J Srinath	27.0	6	86	8	20.25	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	16 Feb 1999	Test # 1444
SB Doull	24.0	7	65	7	20.57	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1435
CA Walsh	17.1	3	39	5	20.60	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999	Test # 1453
J Srinath	19.0	4	46	5	22.80	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	16 Feb 1999	Test # 1444
FA Rose	28.0	6	84	7	24.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
Arshad Khan	20.0	5	38	5	24.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999	Test # 1450
SCG MacGill	20.1	2	57	5	24.20	Australia	v England	Sydney	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1439
CA Walsh	24.5	6	80	6	24.83	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
A Kumble	24.5	7	70	6	24.83	India	v Pakistan	Chennai	28 Jan 1999	Test # 1442
GD McGrath	17.0	-	50	4	25.50	Australia	v England	Adelaide	11 Dec 1998	Test # 1434
SM Pollock	17.0	5	34	4	25.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	11 Mar 1999	Test # 1449
SCG MacGill	22.0	5	66	5	26.40	Australia	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	1 Oct 1998	Test # 1424
Waqar Younis	18.0	3	54	4	27.00	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Lahore	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1432
SM Pollock	23.0	4	54	5	27.60	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
Wasim Akram	23.0	5	52	5	27.60	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Peshawar	27 Nov 1998	Test # 1430
Shahid Afridi	23.3	6	52	5	28.20	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	22 Oct 1998	Test # 1427
DW Fleming	19.0	7	45	4	28.50	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1998	Test # 1431
SCG MacGill	19.0	2	61	4	28.50	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1436
DW Headley	19.0	7	40	4	28.50	England	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1439
Shoaib Akhtar	19.2	1	71	4	29.00	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	16 Feb 1999	Test # 1444
GP Wickramasinghe	29.1	7	103	6	29.16	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	4 Mar 1999	Test # 1447
DW Headley	19.3	3	62	4	29.25	England	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1439
GD McGrath	25.0	6	66	5	30.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	22 Oct 1998	Test # 1427
CA Walsh	20.0	6	55	4	30.00	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	13 Mar 1999	Test # 1451
Shoaib Akhtar	20.1	5	47	4	30.25	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	16 Feb 1999	Test # 1444
AJ Tudor	20.2	5	89	4	30.50	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	28 Nov 1998	Test # 1431
SM Pollock	20.3	4	49	4	30.75	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
Waqar Younis	20.3	2	78	4	30.75	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Peshawar	27 Nov 1998	Test # 1430
PM Such	25.5	5	81	5	31.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1439
HK Olonga	26.0	7	70	5	31.20	Zimbabwe	v India	Harare	7 Oct 1998	Test # 1425
NO Perry	26.0	8	70	5	31.20	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	13 Mar 1999	Test # 1451
SCG MacGill	21.0	7	47	4	31.50	Australia	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	1 Oct 1998	Test # 1424
PR Adams	21.2	6	64	4	32.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	15 Jan 1999	Test # 1441
SM Pollock	27.0	6	83	5	32.40	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
JH Kallis	27.4	4	90	5	33.20	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1440
D Gough	28.0	7	96	5	33.60	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1436
CL Cairns	22.3	3	107	4	33.75	New Zealand	v India	Hamilton	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1438
PR Adams	22.3	6	63	4	33.75	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 1999	Test # 1452
SM Pollock	28.3	14	33	5	34.20	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 1999	Test # 1452
HH Streak	22.5	2	93	4	34.25	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Peshawar	27 Nov 1998	Test # 1430
GD McGrath	34.2	11	85	6	34.33	Australia	v England	Brisbane	20 Nov 1998	Test # 1428
DW Headley	23.0	1	97	4	34.50	England	v Australia	Adelaide	11 Dec 1998	Test # 1434
CA Walsh	23.4	-	87	4	35.50	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
CEL Ambrose	29.5	6	94	5	35.80	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	3 Apr 1999	Test # 1454
A Kumble	24.3	4	75	4	36.75	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	4 Feb 1999	Test # 1443
CA Walsh	25.0	5	66	4	37.50	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Nov 1998	Test # 1429
Saqlain Mushtaq	25.0	6	82	4	37.50	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	4 Mar 1999	Test # 1447
CA Walsh	25.2	2	71	4	38.00	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	5 Mar 1999	Test # 1448
J Srinath	32.2	10	95	5	38.80	India	v New Zealand	Hamilton	2 Jan 1999	Test # 1438
Saqlain Mushtaq	32.2	8	93	5	38.80	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	28 Jan 1999	Test # 1442
S Elworthy	27.0	10	66	4	40.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 1999	Test # 1452
Saqlain Mushtaq	35.0	8	94	5	42.00	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	28 Jan 1999	Test # 1442
GD McGrath	35.0	11	93	5	42.00	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	13 Mar 1999	Test # 1451
SCG MacGill	28.0	6	53	4	42.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	11 Dec 1998	Test # 1434
S Elworthy	28.0	5	93	4	42.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	18 Mar 1999	Test # 1452
Saqlain Mushtaq	35.5	9	94	5	43.00	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Feb 1999	Test # 1443
Shakeel Ahmed	29.3	3	91	4	44.25	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	22 Oct 1998	Test # 1427
UDU Chandana	47.5	7	179	6	47.83	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999	Test # 1450
AD Mullally	40.0	10	105	5	48.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	20 Nov 1998	Test # 1428
CA Walsh	32.4	6	78	4	49.00	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	3 Apr 1999	Test # 1454
GD McGrath	33.0	5	128	4	49.50	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999	Test # 1453
GD McGrath	44.0	13	92	5	52.80	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Mar 1999	Test # 1453
A Kumble	36.0	4	87	4	54.00	India	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Oct 1998	Test # 1425
Saqlain Mushtaq	46.4	13	122	5	56.00	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Feb 1999	Test # 1443
A Kumble	45.4	17	83	4	68.50	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1435
DL Vettori	54.0	16	153	4	81.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	18 Mar 1999	Test # 1452
A Kumble	54.1	10	134	4	81.25	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Feb 1999	Test # 1445

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