Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings - vs New Zealand

Players - vs New Zealand

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Shoaib Akhtar	18.0	3	30	6	18.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
Mohammad Sami	16.0	4	44	5	19.20	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
Umar Gul	8.1	2	25	2	24.50	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
Shoaib Akhtar	20.3	5	48	5	24.60	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
MM Patel	9.0	2	22	2	27.00	India A	v N Zealanders	Rajkot	2 Oct 2003	First-class
N Boje	20.0	2	65	4	30.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
M Kartik	11.0	-	41	2	33.00	India A	v N Zealanders	Rajkot	2 Oct 2003	First-class
Z Khan	23.0	3	68	4	34.50	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	8 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
SM Pollock	30.4	4	98	4	46.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
SM Pollock	32.5	6	113	4	49.25	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
N Boje	33.2	7	69	4	50.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
Shabbir Ahmed	17.0	5	20	2	51.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
MM Patel	25.4	5	83	3	51.33	India A	v N Zealanders	Rajkot	2 Oct 2003	First-class
Shabbir Ahmed	43.2	9	117	5	52.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
JH Kallis	26.0	7	71	3	52.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
SM Pollock	29.0	2	85	3	58.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
A Kumble	39.0	12	95	4	58.50	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	8 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
A Nel	21.0	5	58	2	63.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
SM Pollock	22.0	10	65	2	66.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
M Ntini	36.0	7	110	3	72.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
Shabbir Ahmed	37.0	8	87	3	74.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
Umar Gul	31.0	5	118	2	93.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
Danish Kaneria	32.0	6	112	2	96.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
M Kartik	33.5	4	118	2	101.50	India A	v N Zealanders	Rajkot	2 Oct 2003	First-class
A Kumble	35.1	11	58	2	105.50	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	8 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
Harbhajan Singh	36.0	8	86	2	108.00	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	8 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
Harbhajan Singh	38.0	9	65	2	114.00	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	8 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
A Kumble	66.0	18	181	3	132.00	India	v New Zealand	Mohali	16 Oct 2003	Test # 1662
PR Adams	45.0	11	118	2	135.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
Harbhajan Singh	48.0	7	149	2	144.00	India	v New Zealand	Mohali	16 Oct 2003	Test # 1662

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Minimum of 2 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 - Live]
>> 23/0 (3.5 ov, J Weatherald 11*, TM Head 11*, JC Tongue 0/10)

State Bank of Pakistan vs Ghani Glass at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 7th Match, Jan 3-5, 2026 [First-class]

Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited vs Water and Power Development Authority at Karachi, President's Trophy Grade-I 8th Match, Jan 3-5, 2026 [First-class]