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	13.5	1	51	5	16.60	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
M Morkel	16.0	5	59	4	24.00	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2010	Test # 1948
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
M Morkel	22.0	4	75	5	26.40	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
JM Anderson	20.5	1	73	4	31.25	England	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
DW Steyn	22.0	5	74	4	33.00	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	3 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
F de Wet	23.0	8	55	4	34.50	South Africa	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
PL Harris	37.0	10	123	5	44.40	South Africa	v England	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
GP Swann	35.0	3	110	4	52.50	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
GP Swann	45.2	10	110	5	54.40	England	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942

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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]