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
JR Hazlewood	5.0	3	8	5	6.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020	Test # 2396
JE Root	6.2	3	8	5	7.60	England	v India	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021	Test # 2412
DM Bess	10.1	3	30	5	12.20	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
A Nortje	14.3	1	56	6	14.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
PJ Cummins	10.2	4	21	4	15.50	Australia	v India	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020	Test # 2396
KA Jamieson	13.0	4	34	5	15.60	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	11 Dec 2020	Test # 2395
R Ashwin	17.3	2	61	6	17.50	India	v England	Chennai	5 Feb 2021	Test # 2409
AR Patel	15.0	-	32	5	18.00	India	v England	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021	Test # 2412
B Muzarabani	12.0	3	48	4	18.00	Zimbabwe	v Afghanistan	Abu Dhabi	2 Mar 2021	Test # 2413
Hasan Ali	15.4	2	54	5	18.80	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
Hasan Ali	16.0	2	60	5	19.20	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
KA Jamieson	20.0	6	48	6	20.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2400
N Wagner	13.5	-	66	4	20.75	New Zealand	v West Indies	Hamilton	3 Dec 2020	Test # 2394
MJ Leach	14.0	1	59	4	21.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
TG Southee	17.4	6	32	5	21.20	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	11 Dec 2020	Test # 2395
JO Holder	17.4	6	27	5	21.20	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
AR Patel	21.4	6	38	6	21.66	India	v England	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021	Test # 2412
L Ngidi	15.0	5	44	4	22.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
R Ashwin	15.0	3	48	4	22.50	India	v England	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021	Test # 2412
Mohammed Siraj	19.5	5	73	5	23.80	India	v Australia	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021	Test # 2404
JJ Bumrah	16.0	4	56	4	24.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2398
L Sipamla	16.0	1	76	4	24.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
DM Bess	16.0	1	49	4	24.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
Amir Hamza	25.0	3	75	6	25.00	Afghanistan	v Zimbabwe	Abu Dhabi	2 Mar 2021	Test # 2413
KA Jamieson	21.0	8	69	5	25.20	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2400
AR Patel	21.0	5	60	5	25.20	India	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
R Ashwin	18.0	3	55	4	27.00	India	v Australia	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020	Test # 2396
RA Jadeja	18.0	3	62	4	27.00	India	v Australia	Sydney	7 Jan 2021	Test # 2402
R Ashwin	22.5	4	47	5	27.40	India	v England	Ahmedabad	4 Mar 2021	Test # 2414
MVT Fernando	23.4	-	101	5	28.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
TG Southee	19.0	7	35	4	28.50	New Zealand	v West Indies	Hamilton	3 Dec 2020	Test # 2394
SN Thakur	19.0	2	61	4	28.50	India	v Australia	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021	Test # 2404
R Ashwin	23.5	4	43	5	28.60	India	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
AR Patel	24.0	6	48	5	28.80	India	v England	Ahmedabad	4 Mar 2021	Test # 2414
JM Anderson	29.0	13	40	6	29.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
A Nortje	24.3	8	56	5	29.40	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
JR Hazlewood	24.4	6	57	5	29.60	Australia	v India	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021	Test # 2404
RAS Lakmal	25.0	9	47	5	30.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
MJ Leach	20.0	2	54	4	30.00	England	v India	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021	Test # 2412
Noman Ali	25.3	8	35	5	30.60	Pakistan	v South Africa	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
GF Linde	26.0	9	64	5	31.20	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
MA Starc	21.0	5	53	4	31.50	Australia	v India	Adelaide	17 Dec 2020	Test # 2396
Shaheen Shah Afridi	21.0	6	51	4	31.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
Taijul Islam	21.0	4	36	4	31.50	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410
PJ Cummins	21.4	10	29	4	32.50	Australia	v India	Sydney	7 Jan 2021	Test # 2402
L Embuldeniya	42.0	6	137	7	36.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
PJ Cummins	24.0	10	55	4	36.00	Australia	v India	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021	Test # 2404
RRS Cornwall	32.0	8	74	5	38.40	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	26.0	9	58	4	39.00	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Chattogram	3 Feb 2021	Test # 2407
DM Bess	26.0	5	76	4	39.00	England	v India	Chennai	5 Feb 2021	Test # 2409
MJ Leach	26.0	4	76	4	39.00	England	v India	Chennai	5 Feb 2021	Test # 2409
AR Patel	26.0	7	68	4	39.00	India	v England	Ahmedabad	4 Mar 2021	Test # 2414
BA Stokes	27.4	6	89	4	41.50	England	v India	Ahmedabad	4 Mar 2021	Test # 2414
Abu Jayed	28.0	6	98	4	42.00	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410
RAS Lakmal	28.0	11	94	4	42.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
MM Ali	29.0	3	128	4	43.50	England	v India	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
RRS Cornwall	30.0	5	105	4	45.00	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410
MM Ali	32.0	7	98	4	48.00	England	v India	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
Yasir Shah	33.0	7	79	4	49.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
MJ Leach	33.0	6	100	4	49.50	England	v India	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
MJ Leach	41.5	6	122	5	50.20	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	35.0	3	113	4	52.50	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Chattogram	3 Feb 2021	Test # 2407
Rashid Khan	62.5	17	137	7	53.85	Afghanistan	v Zimbabwe	Abu Dhabi	10 Mar 2021	Test # 2415
Shaheen Shah Afridi	36.0	7	109	4	54.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2397
MDK Perera	36.1	2	109	4	54.25	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
Rashid Khan	36.3	3	138	4	54.75	Afghanistan	v Zimbabwe	Abu Dhabi	10 Mar 2021	Test # 2415
PW Hasaranga	45.0	5	171	4	67.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
Taijul Islam	46.2	8	108	4	69.50	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410
JA Warrican	48.0	8	133	4	72.00	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	3 Feb 2021	Test # 2407

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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]