Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Players

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SR Watson	5.0	2	17	5	6.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
VD Philander	7.0	3	15	5	8.40	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
CS Martin	8.3	3	26	6	8.50	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Napier	26 Jan 2012	Test # 2033
Abdur Rehman	10.1	4	25	6	10.16	Pakistan	v England	Abu Dhabi	25 Jan 2012	Test # 2032
JL Pattinson	11.0	5	27	5	13.20	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	1 Dec 2011	Test # 2020
VD Philander	11.1	1	49	5	13.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
FH Edwards	13.0	0	63	5	15.60	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	29 Oct 2011	Test # 2012
VD Philander	13.0	2	53	5	15.60	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
RJ Harris	10.3	3	33	4	15.75	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
VD Philander	15.5	3	44	6	15.83	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
DW Steyn	10.4	3	18	4	16.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	15 Dec 2011	Test # 2023
N Deonarine	11.0	1	53	4	16.50	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	7 Apr 2012	Test # 2040
JL Pattinson	13.5	3	51	5	16.60	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	9 Dec 2011	Test # 2021
DAJ Bracewell	16.4	4	40	6	16.66	New Zealand	v Australia	Hobart	9 Dec 2011	Test # 2021
M Morkel	16.4	7	23	6	16.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
Junaid Khan	14.1	3	38	5	17.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011	Test # 2009
PM Siddle	15.0	2	49	5	18.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	24 Jan 2012	Test # 2031
MR Gillespie	15.0	2	59	5	18.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
HMRKB Herath	19.0	5	74	6	19.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
M de Lange	23.2	3	81	7	20.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
UWMBCA Welegedara	16.4	3	52	5	20.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
UT Yadav	17.0	2	93	5	20.40	India	v Australia	W.A.C.A	13 Jan 2012	Test # 2029
Saeed Ajmal	24.3	7	55	7	21.00	Pakistan	v England	Dubai (DICS)	17 Jan 2012	Test # 2030
JL Pattinson	14.0	3	43	4	21.00	Australia	v India	Sydney	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2027
R Ashwin	21.3	5	47	6	21.50	India	v West Indies	Delhi	6 Nov 2011	Test # 2015
KM Jarvis	18.0	1	64	5	21.60	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	1 Nov 2011	Test # 2013
KAJ Roach	18.0	4	41	5	21.60	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 2012	Test # 2041
VD Philander	22.0	4	81	6	22.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
JL Pattinson	15.0	2	53	4	22.50	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2025
VD Philander	15.0	3	70	4	22.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
Elias Sunny	23.0	0	94	6	23.00	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Chattogram	21 Oct 2011	Test # 2010
R Ashwin	15.2	0	34	4	23.00	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	22 Nov 2011	Test # 2019
VD Philander	20.0	3	70	5	24.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
DW Steyn	20.0	3	73	5	24.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
SCJ Broad	16.0	5	36	4	24.00	England	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	3 Feb 2012	Test # 2034
JM Anderson	20.3	5	72	5	24.60	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
Abdur Rehman	21.0	4	40	5	25.20	Pakistan	v England	Dubai (DICS)	3 Feb 2012	Test # 2034
BW Hilfenhaus	17.0	7	27	4	25.50	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	7 Apr 2012	Test # 2040
UT Yadav	17.3	1	80	4	26.25	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2011	Test # 2017
PP Ojha	27.0	5	47	6	27.00	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	22 Nov 2011	Test # 2019
DW Steyn	18.0	3	64	4	27.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
BW Hilfenhaus	18.0	6	54	4	27.00	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	13 Jan 2012	Test # 2029
BW Hilfenhaus	18.0	5	43	4	27.00	Australia	v India	W.A.C.A	13 Jan 2012	Test # 2029
VD Philander	18.0	1	72	4	27.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 2012	Test # 2035
CS Martin	18.0	2	56	4	27.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Dunedin	7 Mar 2012	Test # 2035
MJ Clarke	23.0	1	86	5	27.60	Australia	v West Indies	Roseau	23 Apr 2012	Test # 2042
Umar Gul	19.0	5	63	4	28.50	Pakistan	v England	Dubai (DICS)	17 Jan 2012	Test # 2030
PJ Cummins	29.0	5	79	6	29.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
GP Swann	30.0	5	82	6	30.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
D Bishoo	25.0	6	90	5	30.00	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	29 Oct 2011	Test # 2012
DAJ Bracewell	25.0	2	85	5	30.00	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	1 Nov 2011	Test # 2013
DW Steyn	20.0	4	55	4	30.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	9 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
UT Yadav	20.0	4	70	4	30.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2025
HMRKB Herath	20.0	7	49	4	30.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
Umar Gul	20.0	5	61	4	30.00	Pakistan	v England	Dubai (DICS)	3 Feb 2012	Test # 2034
BW Hilfenhaus	26.0	5	75	5	31.20	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2025
KAJ Roach	27.0	5	105	5	32.40	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	15 Apr 2012	Test # 2041
NM Lyon	21.4	4	63	4	32.50	Australia	v India	Adelaide	24 Jan 2012	Test # 2031
NM Lyon	21.5	1	69	4	32.75	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	1 Dec 2011	Test # 2020
PP Ojha	22.0	5	64	4	33.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	14 Nov 2011	Test # 2017
MR Gillespie	33.4	7	113	6	33.66	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
PP Ojha	34.2	9	72	6	34.33	India	v West Indies	Delhi	6 Nov 2011	Test # 2015
NM Lyon	29.0	9	68	5	34.80	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	15 Apr 2012	Test # 2041
SCJ Broad	24.0	4	47	4	36.00	England	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	25 Jan 2012	Test # 2032
HMRKB Herath	30.3	7	79	5	36.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
Saeed Ajmal	30.5	9	68	5	37.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Dubai (DICS)	26 Oct 2011	Test # 2011
Umar Gul	25.0	3	64	4	37.50	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011	Test # 2009
HMRKB Herath	38.0	9	97	6	38.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
MS Panesar	38.2	18	62	6	38.33	England	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	25 Jan 2012	Test # 2032
S Randiv	26.0	2	74	4	39.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
BW Hilfenhaus	32.5	8	106	5	39.40	Australia	v India	Sydney	3 Jan 2012	Test # 2027
GP Swann	40.0	1	106	6	40.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
Abdur Rehman	27.0	12	51	4	40.50	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	17 Dec 2011	Test # 2024
Saeed Ajmal	27.0	9	67	4	40.50	Pakistan	v England	Dubai (DICS)	3 Feb 2012	Test # 2034
Shakib Al Hasan	40.5	7	82	6	40.83	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Mirpur	17 Dec 2011	Test # 2024
Shakib Al Hasan	34.4	12	63	5	41.60	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Mirpur	29 Oct 2011	Test # 2012
GP Swann	28.1	4	75	4	42.25	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
UWMBCA Welegedara	35.2	10	87	5	42.40	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Sharjah	3 Nov 2011	Test # 2014
S Shillingford	42.5	9	119	6	42.83	West Indies	v Australia	Roseau	23 Apr 2012	Test # 2042
GP Swann	29.5	3	107	4	44.75	England	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	17 Jan 2012	Test # 2030
Abdur Rehman	30.0	7	88	4	45.00	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	9 Dec 2011	Test # 2022
Z Khan	31.0	6	77	4	46.50	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2025
NM Lyon	33.0	7	69	4	49.50	Australia	v West Indies	Roseau	23 Apr 2012	Test # 2042
CB Mpofu	34.0	10	92	4	51.00	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	1 Nov 2011	Test # 2013
DL Vettori	43.0	13	70	5	51.60	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	1 Nov 2011	Test # 2013
HMRKB Herath	53.0	9	133	6	53.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
S Shillingford	39.0	7	100	4	58.50	West Indies	v Australia	Roseau	23 Apr 2012	Test # 2042
Saeed Ajmal	40.0	6	108	4	60.00	Pakistan	v England	Abu Dhabi	25 Jan 2012	Test # 2032
R Ashwin	52.1	6	156	5	62.60	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	22 Nov 2011	Test # 2019
MS Panesar	56.4	13	124	5	68.00	England	v Pakistan	Dubai (DICS)	3 Feb 2012	Test # 2034
Saeed Ajmal	51.0	4	132	4	76.50	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	3 Nov 2011	Test # 2014

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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]