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	8.2	2	34	6	8.33	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
Taijul Islam	16.5	7	39	8	12.62	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Mirpur	25 Oct 2014	Test # 2141
E Chigumbura	10.3	4	21	4	15.75	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	25 Oct 2014	Test # 2141
Shakib Al Hasan	18.0	5	44	5	21.60	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Khulna	3 Nov 2014	Test # 2143
TA Boult	15.0	6	38	4	22.50	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Sharjah	26 Nov 2014	Test # 2147
VD Philander	15.0	6	29	4	22.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2150
MD Craig	27.4	5	94	7	23.71	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Sharjah	26 Nov 2014	Test # 2147
Jubair Hossain	20.0	1	96	5	24.00	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Chattogram	12 Nov 2014	Test # 2145
N Pradeep	16.0	-	63	4	24.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	3 Jan 2015	Test # 2155
Shakib Al Hasan	24.5	5	59	6	24.83	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Mirpur	25 Oct 2014	Test # 2141
Yasir Shah	21.0	1	79	5	25.20	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dubai (DICS)	17 Nov 2014	Test # 2146
Rahat Ali	17.0	10	22	4	25.50	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Abu Dhabi	9 Nov 2014	Test # 2144
MG Johnson	17.3	4	61	4	26.25	Australia	v India	Brisbane	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2149
MD Craig	18.0	8	53	4	27.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	3 Jan 2015	Test # 2155
T Panyangara	23.0	5	59	5	27.60	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	25 Oct 2014	Test # 2141
JR Hazlewood	23.2	6	68	5	28.00	Australia	v India	Brisbane	17 Dec 2014	Test # 2149
R Ashwin	19.0	2	105	4	28.50	India	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 2015	Test # 2156
NM Lyon	34.1	5	152	7	29.28	Australia	v India	Adelaide	9 Dec 2014	Test # 2148
M Morkel	20.0	2	69	4	30.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
Mohammed Shami	28.3	3	112	5	34.20	India	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 2015	Test # 2156
SR Harmer	24.0	7	82	4	36.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
Zulfiqar Babar	31.1	7	74	5	37.40	Pakistan	v Australia	Dubai (DICS)	22 Oct 2014	Test # 2140
Yasir Shah	25.0	6	50	4	37.50	Pakistan	v Australia	Dubai (DICS)	22 Oct 2014	Test # 2140
DW Steyn	25.0	6	78	4	37.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2015	Test # 2154
N M'shangwe	25.5	2	82	4	38.75	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Khulna	3 Nov 2014	Test # 2143
Zulfiqar Babar	32.3	2	120	5	39.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Abu Dhabi	30 Oct 2014	Test # 2142
RJ Harris	26.0	7	70	4	39.00	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2152
MN Waller	27.0	4	59	4	40.50	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Khulna	3 Nov 2014	Test # 2143
Zulfiqar Babar	27.5	5	96	4	41.75	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dubai (DICS)	17 Nov 2014	Test # 2146
NM Lyon	36.0	4	134	5	43.20	Australia	v India	Adelaide	9 Dec 2014	Test # 2148
Rahat Ali	29.0	2	99	4	43.50	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Sharjah	26 Nov 2014	Test # 2147
Mohammed Shami	29.0	4	138	4	43.50	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2152
Shakib Al Hasan	41.0	11	80	5	49.20	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Khulna	3 Nov 2014	Test # 2143
TG Southee	37.0	8	91	4	55.50	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2151
TA Boult	39.0	8	100	4	58.50	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2151
Yasir Shah	44.1	4	193	4	66.25	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Sharjah	26 Nov 2014	Test # 2147
Zulfiqar Babar	45.0	8	137	4	67.50	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Dubai (DICS)	17 Nov 2014	Test # 2146

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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:

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]