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
SJ Harmison	12.3	8	12	7	10.71	England	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Mar 2004	Test # 1687
A Kumble	8.0	2	47	4	12.00	India	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	13 Apr 2004	Test # 1697
Umar Gul	12.0	2	31	5	14.40	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	5 Apr 2004	Test # 1695
AB Agarkar	16.2	2	41	6	16.33	India	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
PJ Wiseman	11.5	-	64	4	17.75	New Zealand	v India	Ahmedabad	8 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
Shoaib Akhtar	18.0	3	30	6	18.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
SK Warne	15.0	5	43	5	18.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
SP Jones	15.0	2	57	5	18.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Mar 2004	Test # 1690
RL Johnson	12.1	1	44	4	18.25	England	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Oct 2003	Test # 1667
Mohammad Sami	16.0	4	44	5	19.20	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
A Flintoff	16.2	2	58	5	19.60	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	1 Apr 2004	Test # 1694
IG Butler	20.0	6	46	6	20.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
SJ Harmison	20.1	5	61	6	20.16	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Mar 2004	Test # 1690
M Ntini	14.0	4	53	4	21.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
MJ Hoggard	14.0	4	35	4	21.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	1 Apr 2004	Test # 1694
M Muralidaran	21.3	5	59	6	21.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
Shoaib Akhtar	14.3	2	36	4	21.75	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
M Muralidaran	15.0	4	48	4	22.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
M Ntini	20.0	7	49	5	24.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
CS Martin	20.0	6	55	5	24.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
DNT Zoysa	16.0	3	54	4	24.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
SK Warne	20.1	3	65	5	24.20	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
SCG MacGill	16.2	2	74	4	24.50	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
Shoaib Akhtar	20.3	5	48	5	24.60	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
RL Johnson	21.0	6	49	5	25.20	England	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Oct 2003	Test # 1667
CL Cairns	16.5	2	60	4	25.25	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
SK Warne	21.1	2	90	5	25.40	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
Shoaib Malik	17.0	4	42	4	25.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
SM Pollock	17.0	6	31	4	25.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
SM Katich	25.5	3	65	6	25.83	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
SJ Harmison	21.5	9	35	5	26.20	England	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
M Muralidaran	31.4	15	46	7	27.14	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
Z Khan	23.0	2	95	5	27.60	India	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
CS Martin	23.0	5	104	5	27.60	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
L Balaji	19.0	4	63	4	28.50	India	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	13 Apr 2004	Test # 1697
SM Pollock	29.2	9	78	6	29.33	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
A Kumble	30.0	10	72	6	30.00	India	v Pakistan	Multan	28 Mar 2004	Test # 1693
VC Drakes	20.0	2	67	4	30.00	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	4 Nov 2003	Test # 1668
AM Blignaut	20.0	4	86	4	30.00	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Bulawayo	12 Nov 2003	Test # 1669
JN Gillespie	20.0	1	76	4	30.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
N Boje	20.0	2	65	4	30.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
FH Edwards	20.0	4	70	4	30.00	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	1 Apr 2004	Test # 1694
CS Martin	31.0	7	76	6	31.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
M Ntini	25.5	8	66	5	31.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
RW Price	20.5	3	61	4	31.25	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	19 Feb 2004	Test # 1683
RW Price	21.0	7	36	4	31.50	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Bulawayo	12 Nov 2003	Test # 1669
BA Williams	22.0	5	53	4	33.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
A Nel	28.1	8	87	5	33.80	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
Danish Kaneria	28.3	8	46	5	34.20	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
Z Khan	23.0	3	68	4	34.50	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	8 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
A Kumble	46.5	7	141	8	35.12	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
CD Collymore	24.0	5	70	4	36.00	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Nov 2003	Test # 1669
MS Kasprowicz	24.0	5	83	4	36.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
AJ Bichel	24.2	7	66	4	36.50	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
WPUJC Vaas	24.2	4	77	4	36.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
HMRKB Herath	24.2	1	92	4	36.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
RW Price	37.2	13	73	6	37.33	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Harare	4 Nov 2003	Test # 1668
SJ Harmison	25.0	8	44	4	37.50	England	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
M Ntini	32.0	9	94	5	38.40	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
PR Adams	45.0	11	128	7	38.57	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
Shabbir Ahmed	26.0	8	74	4	39.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
PT Collins	26.0	4	76	4	39.00	West Indies	v England	St John's	10 Apr 2004	Test # 1696
SCG MacGill	26.1	4	86	4	39.25	Australia	v India	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
HH Streak	26.2	11	44	4	39.50	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	19 Feb 2004	Test # 1683
DR Tuffey	33.0	8	87	5	39.60	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
MJ Hoggard	27.0	11	48	4	40.50	England	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
M Muralidaran	27.0	9	63	4	40.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
FH Edwards	34.3	3	133	5	41.40	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	4 Nov 2003	Test # 1668
RW Price	41.3	6	121	6	41.50	Zimbabwe	v Australia	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
Mashrafe Mortaza	28.0	11	60	4	42.00	Bangladesh	v England	Chattogram	29 Oct 2003	Test # 1667
AJ Bichel	28.0	3	118	4	42.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
IK Pathan	28.0	5	100	4	42.00	India	v Pakistan	Multan	28 Mar 2004	Test # 1693
AJ Bichel	28.2	15	63	4	42.50	Australia	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	9 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
DR Tuffey	29.0	5	80	4	43.50	New Zealand	v India	Mohali	16 Oct 2003	Test # 1662
PT Collins	29.0	8	71	4	43.50	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	19 Mar 2004	Test # 1690
M Muralidaran	37.1	6	123	5	44.60	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
AF Giles	37.4	7	116	5	45.20	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
SM Pollock	30.4	4	98	4	46.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
SM Ervine	31.0	4	146	4	46.50	Zimbabwe	v Australia	W.A.C.A	9 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
JN Gillespie	31.0	12	65	4	46.50	Australia	v India	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
SM Pollock	32.0	10	69	4	48.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
AF Giles	32.5	9	69	4	49.25	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
SM Pollock	32.5	6	113	4	49.25	South Africa	v New Zealand	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
SK Warne	33.0	11	92	4	49.50	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
N Boje	33.2	7	69	4	50.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
A Kumble	51.0	8	176	6	51.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
SK Warne	42.4	9	116	5	51.20	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
RW Price	43.0	1	199	5	51.60	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Bulawayo	12 Nov 2003	Test # 1669
A Kumble	43.0	3	154	5	51.60	India	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
Shabbir Ahmed	43.2	9	117	5	52.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
M Muralidaran	37.0	18	47	4	55.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
A Sanford	37.0	4	132	4	55.50	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
RW Price	38.0	11	88	4	57.00	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Harare	4 Nov 2003	Test # 1668
A Kumble	39.0	12	95	4	58.50	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	8 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
DL Vettori	39.2	2	158	4	59.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
B Lee	39.3	5	201	4	59.25	Australia	v India	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
AF Giles	40.0	14	63	4	60.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
M Muralidaran	40.0	18	60	4	60.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
M Muralidaran	50.3	8	173	5	60.60	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
A Kumble	42.0	8	138	4	63.00	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680

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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
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]