Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - vs England

Players - vs England

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
ST Jayasuriya	8.3	-	24	4	12.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	4	39	4	27.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
WPUJC Vaas	27.5	6	73	6	27.83	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
ST Jayasuriya	27.0	7	50	4	40.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
ST Jayasuriya	32.0	13	44	4	48.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
Waqar Younis	36.0	5	88	4	54.00	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	7 Dec 2000	Test # 1521
Saqlain Mushtaq	74.0	20	164	8	55.50	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	15 Nov 2000	Test # 1513
M Muralidaran	42.3	14	66	4	63.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
M Muralidaran	63.0	21	127	4	94.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532

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Minimum of 4 wickets
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

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]