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
Shoaib Akhtar	20.3	5	48	5	24.60	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
N Boje	20.0	2	65	4	30.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
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	43.2	9	117	5	52.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
A Kumble	39.0	12	95	4	58.50	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	8 Oct 2003	Test # 1660

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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]