Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings IN New Zealand

Players IN 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
IG Butler	20.0	6	46	6	20.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
CS Martin	20.0	6	55	5	24.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
Shoaib Akhtar	20.3	5	48	5	24.60	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
CL Cairns	16.5	2	60	4	25.25	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
CS Martin	23.0	5	104	5	27.60	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
N Boje	20.0	2	65	4	30.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
CS Martin	31.0	7	76	6	31.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
DR Tuffey	33.0	8	87	5	39.60	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
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	43.2	9	117	5	52.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
DL Vettori	39.2	2	158	4	59.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686

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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 - Live]
>> 151/3 (31.1 ov, HC Brook 43*, JE Root 48*, MG Neser 1/32)

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]