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
DW Steyn	7.0	-	30	4	10.50	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
S Sreesanth	10.0	3	40	5	12.00	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
Shoaib Akhtar	11.0	2	36	4	16.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
JH Kallis	11.0	1	42	4	16.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
Umar Gul	15.1	2	65	5	18.20	Pakistan	v West Indies	Lahore	11 Nov 2006	Test # 1815
M Muralidaran	12.1	3	31	4	18.25	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
M Ntini	13.1	2	44	4	19.75	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
SK Warne	17.2	4	39	5	20.80	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1824
M Ntini	21.0	6	59	6	21.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
SL Malinga	18.0	4	68	5	21.60	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
M Ntini	19.0	6	48	5	22.80	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
GD McGrath	23.1	8	50	6	23.16	Australia	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006	Test # 1817
SM Pollock	17.5	7	39	4	26.75	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
B Lee	18.5	6	47	4	28.25	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1824
SJ Harmison	19.0	4	48	4	28.50	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 2006	Test # 1821
S Sreesanth	19.0	3	79	4	28.50	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
SE Bond	19.1	5	63	4	28.75	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	7 Dec 2006	Test # 1820
MS Panesar	24.0	4	92	5	28.80	England	v Australia	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 2006	Test # 1821
M Ntini	24.0	3	83	5	28.80	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
PL Harris	20.2	6	46	4	30.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
JE Taylor	26.0	6	91	5	31.20	West Indies	v Pakistan	Multan	19 Nov 2006	Test # 1816
Z Khan	21.0	2	62	4	31.50	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
SI Mahmood	21.3	1	100	4	32.25	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1824
Mohammad Asif	27.5	4	89	5	33.40	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
M Muralidaran	34.1	9	87	6	34.16	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
MJ Hoggard	42.0	6	109	7	36.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	1 Dec 2006	Test # 1819
Umar Gul	24.0	5	79	4	36.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	27 Nov 2006	Test # 1818
S Sreesanth	24.0	4	109	4	36.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
SR Clark	24.1	6	72	4	36.25	Australia	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006	Test # 1817
DL Vettori	42.3	6	130	7	36.42	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1822
Umar Gul	29.0	6	99	4	43.50	Pakistan	v West Indies	Lahore	11 Nov 2006	Test # 1815
SM Pollock	29.1	9	75	4	43.75	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
A Flintoff	30.0	4	99	4	45.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006	Test # 1817
Mohammad Asif	38.0	16	76	5	45.60	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
SK Warne	32.0	12	49	4	48.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	1 Dec 2006	Test # 1819
JE Taylor	33.0	7	115	4	49.50	West Indies	v Pakistan	Lahore	11 Nov 2006	Test # 1815
SK Warne	34.0	7	124	4	51.00	Australia	v England	Brisbane	23 Nov 2006	Test # 1817
M Muralidaran	34.0	7	65	4	51.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	7 Dec 2006	Test # 1820
Danish Kaneria	46.0	7	181	5	55.20	Pakistan	v West Indies	Multan	19 Nov 2006	Test # 1816
PL Harris	37.0	3	129	4	55.50	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
SK Warne	39.2	6	115	4	59.00	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 2006	Test # 1821
A Kumble	42.3	6	117	4	63.75	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
Danish Kaneria	51.2	14	105	4	77.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829

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Minimum of 4 wickets
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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]