Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Players

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DW Steyn	16.4	6	51	7	14.28	South Africa	v India	Nagpur	6 Feb 2010	Test # 1951
NM Hauritz	12.0	1	53	5	14.40	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1945
DE Bollinger	13.0	4	28	5	15.60	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	19 Mar 2010	Test # 1955
DW Steyn	13.5	1	51	5	16.60	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
Z Khan	20.3	2	87	7	17.57	India	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	24 Jan 2010	Test # 1950
Mohammad Asif	12.5	2	40	4	19.25	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Dec 2009	Test # 1938
Mohammad Asif	20.0	6	41	6	20.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1945
MG Johnson	20.1	6	73	6	20.16	Australia	v New Zealand	Hamilton	27 Mar 2010	Test # 1957
Shahadat Hossain	18.0	2	71	5	21.60	Bangladesh	v India	Chattogram	17 Jan 2010	Test # 1949
IE O'Brien	15.0	5	35	4	22.50	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	11 Dec 2009	Test # 1940
DR Tuffey	15.3	4	52	4	23.25	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	11 Dec 2009	Test # 1940
DE Bollinger	20.0	3	70	5	24.00	Australia	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1941
M Morkel	16.0	5	59	4	24.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
MG Johnson	16.0	2	59	4	24.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Hamilton	27 Mar 2010	Test # 1957
Shakib Al Hasan	16.3	1	62	4	24.75	Bangladesh	v England	Chattogram	12 Mar 2010	Test # 1954
Z Khan	21.0	5	72	5	25.20	India	v Sri Lanka	Brabourne	2 Dec 2009	Test # 1937
GP Swann	21.0	3	54	5	25.20	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
JM Anderson	21.1	1	63	5	25.40	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
SCJ Broad	17.0	3	43	4	25.50	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
DJ Bravo	17.3	6	42	4	26.25	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1941
S Sreesanth	22.0	4	75	5	26.40	India	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009	Test # 1935
MG Johnson	22.0	1	103	5	26.40	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	4 Dec 2009	Test # 1939
M Morkel	22.0	4	75	5	26.40	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
I Sharma	18.0	3	66	4	27.00	India	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	24 Jan 2010	Test # 1950
CS Martin	19.0	4	52	4	28.50	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	3 Dec 2009	Test # 1938
TG Southee	19.0	3	61	4	28.50	New Zealand	v Australia	Hamilton	27 Mar 2010	Test # 1957
Mohammad Asif	23.5	9	67	5	28.60	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Dec 2009	Test # 1938
Mohammad Amir	24.0	6	79	5	28.80	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1943
NM Hauritz	24.0	4	101	5	28.80	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1943
DL Vettori	19.3	5	36	4	29.25	New Zealand	v Australia	Hamilton	27 Mar 2010	Test # 1957
Mohammad Asif	20.0	6	43	4	30.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	24 Nov 2009	Test # 1934
JM Anderson	20.5	1	73	4	31.25	England	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
IE O'Brien	21.3	4	66	4	32.25	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	3 Dec 2009	Test # 1938
DE Bollinger	21.5	5	72	4	32.75	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1945
UWMBCA Welegedara	22.0	4	87	4	33.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009	Test # 1933
DL Vettori	22.0	6	58	4	33.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	3 Dec 2009	Test # 1938
DW Steyn	22.0	5	74	4	33.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
Z Khan	22.0	5	90	4	33.00	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
SE Bond	27.5	4	107	5	33.40	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Dunedin	24 Nov 2009	Test # 1934
A Mishra	22.2	3	92	4	33.50	India	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Jan 2010	Test # 1949
F de Wet	23.0	8	55	4	34.50	South Africa	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
Rubel Hossain	29.0	1	166	5	34.80	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Feb 2010	Test # 1953
DR Tuffey	23.2	5	64	4	35.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	3 Dec 2009	Test # 1938
GP Swann	29.3	8	90	5	35.40	England	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	12 Mar 2010	Test # 1954
Shakib Al Hasan	29.5	10	62	5	35.80	Bangladesh	v India	Chattogram	17 Jan 2010	Test # 1949
RJ Harris	24.0	3	77	4	36.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Wellington	19 Mar 2010	Test # 1955
HMRKB Herath	33.0	2	121	5	39.60	Sri Lanka	v India	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009	Test # 1935
PL Harris	37.0	10	123	5	44.40	South Africa	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
Danish Kaneria	53.0	10	168	7	45.42	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	11 Dec 2009	Test # 1940
Harbhajan Singh	32.0	3	112	4	48.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Brabourne	2 Dec 2009	Test # 1937
Mohammad Asif	34.0	6	108	4	51.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dunedin	24 Nov 2009	Test # 1934
JC Tredwell	34.0	8	82	4	51.00	England	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	20 Mar 2010	Test # 1956
GP Swann	35.0	3	110	4	52.50	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
GP Swann	36.1	5	114	4	54.25	England	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	20 Mar 2010	Test # 1956
GP Swann	45.2	10	110	5	54.40	England	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
Danish Kaneria	47.5	3	151	5	57.40	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1945
Harbhajan Singh	48.3	23	59	5	58.20	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
GP Swann	49.0	11	127	5	58.80	England	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	12 Mar 2010	Test # 1954
SJ Benn	53.0	8	155	5	63.60	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	4 Dec 2009	Test # 1939
M Muralidaran	51.0	4	195	4	76.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Brabourne	2 Dec 2009	Test # 1937
Shakib Al Hasan	66.0	27	124	4	99.00	Bangladesh	v England	Mirpur	20 Mar 2010	Test # 1956

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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]