Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Players

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
TM Dilshan	4.2	1	10	4	6.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
JE Taylor	9.0	4	11	5	10.80	West Indies	v England	Kingston	4 Feb 2009	Test # 1906
MG Johnson	8.0	3	30	4	12.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	20 Nov 2008	Test # 1894
MG Johnson	24.0	4	61	8	18.00	Australia	v South Africa	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
MG Johnson	17.3	6	39	5	21.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	20 Nov 2008	Test # 1894
SJ Benn	14.2	2	31	4	21.50	West Indies	v England	Kingston	4 Feb 2009	Test # 1906
DW Steyn	18.0	4	63	5	21.60	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
Z Khan	18.0	2	65	5	21.60	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Apr 2009	Test # 1918
M Muralidaran	22.0	8	49	6	22.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
Shakib Al Hasan	25.5	7	36	7	22.14	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
DL Vettori	19.0	6	66	5	22.80	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	25 Oct 2008	Test # 1890
SR Watson	15.4	2	42	4	23.50	Australia	v India	Nagpur	6 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
DW Steyn	16.0	5	56	4	24.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
DW Steyn	20.2	3	67	5	24.40	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
DL Vettori	25.0	7	56	6	25.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Dunedin	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1897
FH Edwards	29.4	6	87	7	25.42	West Indies	v New Zealand	Napier	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1900
SR Clark	17.0	5	43	4	25.50	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	20 Nov 2008	Test # 1894
IE O'Brien	26.0	6	75	6	26.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Napier	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1900
TG Southee	18.0	3	63	4	27.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	20 Nov 2008	Test # 1894
M Morkel	18.0	0	73	4	27.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
MG Johnson	18.1	7	25	4	27.25	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
Harbhajan Singh	18.2	2	64	4	27.50	India	v Australia	Nagpur	6 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
Shakib Al Hasan	28.0	3	99	6	28.00	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
Harbhajan Singh	28.0	2	63	6	28.00	India	v New Zealand	Hamilton	18 Mar 2009	Test # 1915
GP Swann	24.0	7	57	5	28.80	England	v West Indies	St John's	15 Feb 2009	Test # 1908
M Ntini	19.2	8	32	4	29.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
I Sharma	19.2	4	73	4	29.00	India	v New Zealand	Hamilton	18 Mar 2009	Test # 1915
M Ntini	19.5	1	72	4	29.75	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
B Lee	25.0	5	105	5	30.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	28 Nov 2008	Test # 1896
Harbhajan Singh	20.5	2	68	4	31.25	India	v England	Mohali	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1901
A Mishra	26.4	8	71	5	32.00	India	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1889
JJ Krejza	43.5	1	215	8	32.87	Australia	v India	Nagpur	6 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
PM Siddle	27.5	11	59	5	33.40	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
Shakib Al Hasan	28.4	4	70	5	34.40	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
DW Steyn	29.0	6	87	5	34.80	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
SCJ Broad	29.0	7	85	5	34.80	England	v West Indies	Kingston	4 Feb 2009	Test # 1906
Z Khan	29.5	4	91	5	35.80	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	9 Oct 2008	Test # 1887
Umar Gul	37.0	2	135	6	37.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Lahore	1 Mar 2009	Test # 1912
CS Martin	25.1	3	98	4	37.75	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	3 Apr 2009	Test # 1918
B Lee	25.3	8	66	4	38.25	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	28 Nov 2008	Test # 1896
MG Johnson	27.0	4	70	4	40.50	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	9 Oct 2008	Test # 1887
BAW Mendis	28.0	5	71	4	42.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
PL Harris	42.5	9	127	6	42.83	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
DL Vettori	36.0	15	59	5	43.20	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
I Sharma	30.0	7	77	4	45.00	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	9 Oct 2008	Test # 1887
Shakib Al Hasan	30.0	6	109	4	45.00	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	3 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
DW Steyn	30.0	4	113	4	45.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
Shakib Al Hasan	38.0	4	130	5	45.60	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
JJ Krejza	31.0	3	143	4	46.50	Australia	v India	Nagpur	6 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
V Sehwag	40.0	9	104	5	48.00	India	v Australia	Delhi	29 Oct 2008	Test # 1891
Harbhajan Singh	33.0	8	59	4	49.50	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Apr 2009	Test # 1918
PM Siddle	34.0	9	81	4	51.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
MG Johnson	34.2	2	112	4	51.50	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
JS Patel	46.0	16	110	5	55.20	New Zealand	v West Indies	Napier	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1900
MG Johnson	37.3	5	148	4	56.25	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
GP Swann	50.4	8	165	5	60.80	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1911
DL Vettori	42.0	13	74	4	63.00	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
SJ Benn	44.2	13	77	4	66.50	West Indies	v England	Kingston	4 Feb 2009	Test # 1906
M Muralidaran	48.0	9	141	4	72.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903

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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]