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
SM Boland	4.0	1	7	6	4.00	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2442
KA Maharaj	10.0	-	32	7	8.57	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
KA Maharaj	12.0	3	40	7	10.28	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
Sajid Khan	15.0	4	42	8	11.25	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	4 Dec 2021	Test # 2439
JJ Bumrah	10.0	4	24	5	12.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
R Ashwin	8.0	2	8	4	12.00	India	v New Zealand	Wankhede	3 Dec 2021	Test # 2438
MJ Henry	15.0	7	23	7	12.85	New Zealand	v South Africa	Christchurch	17 Feb 2022	Test # 2450
SN Thakur	17.5	3	61	7	15.28	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
V Permaul	13.0	3	35	5	15.60	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
RA Jadeja	13.0	4	41	5	15.60	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	4 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
PJ Cummins	13.1	3	38	5	15.80	Australia	v England	Brisbane	8 Dec 2021	Test # 2440
TA Boult	13.2	3	43	5	16.00	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Christchurch	9 Jan 2022	Test # 2447
MA Wood	16.3	2	37	6	16.50	England	v Australia	Hobart	14 Jan 2022	Test # 2449
Shaheen Shah Afridi	15.0	8	32	5	18.00	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	26 Nov 2021	Test # 2436
Mohammed Shami	16.0	5	44	5	19.20	India	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
M Jansen	13.3	4	55	4	20.25	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
KR Mayers	17.0	9	18	5	20.40	West Indies	v England	St George's	24 Mar 2022	Test # 2459
PJ Cummins	13.4	2	45	4	20.50	Australia	v England	Hobart	14 Jan 2022	Test # 2449
Ebadot Hossain	21.0	6	46	6	21.00	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Mount Maunganui	1 Jan 2022	Test # 2444
J Yadav	14.0	4	49	4	21.00	India	v New Zealand	Wankhede	3 Dec 2021	Test # 2438
TG Southee	17.4	6	35	5	21.20	New Zealand	v South Africa	Christchurch	17 Feb 2022	Test # 2450
SM Boland	14.1	6	36	4	21.25	Australia	v England	Sydney	5 Jan 2022	Test # 2446
K Rabada	19.0	3	60	5	22.80	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
JA Richardson	19.1	9	42	5	23.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021	Test # 2441
L Ngidi	24.0	5	71	6	24.00	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
RA Jadeja	16.0	5	46	4	24.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	4 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
L Embuldeniya	20.1	6	35	5	24.20	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
MA Starc	16.1	6	37	4	24.25	Australia	v England	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021	Test # 2441
Hasan Ali	20.4	5	51	5	24.80	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	26 Nov 2021	Test # 2436
K Rabada	17.0	4	42	4	25.50	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
M Jansen	17.0	5	31	4	25.50	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	3 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
KA Jamieson	18.0	4	82	4	27.00	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Christchurch	9 Jan 2022	Test # 2447
JA Warrican	18.3	5	50	4	27.75	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
JJ Bumrah	23.3	8	42	5	28.20	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
P Jayawickrama	19.0	2	78	4	28.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
AY Patel	47.5	12	119	10	28.70	New Zealand	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 2021	Test # 2438
PJ Cummins	24.0	8	56	5	28.80	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Mar 2022	Test # 2458
M Jansen	19.3	6	36	4	29.25	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
R Ashwin	19.3	3	55	4	29.25	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
P Jayawickrama	19.5	6	40	4	29.75	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
RTM Mendis	25.0	6	66	5	30.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
MA Starc	20.4	6	33	4	31.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Mar 2022	Test # 2458
R Ashwin	21.0	5	47	4	31.50	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	4 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
MJ Leach	21.5	1	84	4	32.75	England	v Australia	Sydney	5 Jan 2022	Test # 2446
K Rabada	22.0	4	73	4	33.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
M Jansen	22.0	2	98	4	33.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
JNT Seales	22.0	6	79	4	33.00	West Indies	v England	North Sound	8 Mar 2022	Test # 2454
TG Southee	27.4	6	69	5	33.20	New Zealand	v India	Kanpur	25 Nov 2021	Test # 2435
R Ashwin	22.3	9	34	4	33.75	India	v New Zealand	Wankhede	3 Dec 2021	Test # 2438
RTM Mendis	34.2	8	70	6	34.33	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
JM Anderson	23.0	10	33	4	34.50	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2442
RL Chase	28.5	3	83	5	34.60	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
L Embuldeniya	29.0	12	46	5	34.80	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
SCJ Broad	29.0	5	101	5	34.80	England	v Australia	Sydney	5 Jan 2022	Test # 2446
Shaheen Shah Afridi	24.3	3	79	4	36.75	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	21 Mar 2022	Test # 2458
Khaled Ahmed	25.0	3	92	4	37.50	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
Noman Ali	38.1	9	107	6	38.16	Pakistan	v Australia	Rawalpindi	4 Mar 2022	Test # 2453
Taijul Islam	44.4	9	116	7	38.28	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Chattogram	26 Nov 2021	Test # 2436
AY Patel	26.0	3	106	4	39.00	New Zealand	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 2021	Test # 2438
AR Patel	34.0	6	62	5	40.80	India	v New Zealand	Kanpur	25 Nov 2021	Test # 2435
RA Jadeja	28.0	10	40	4	42.00	India	v New Zealand	Kanpur	25 Nov 2021	Test # 2435
NM Lyon	37.0	8	83	5	44.40	Australia	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Mar 2022	Test # 2458
RTM Mendis	31.0	5	64	4	46.50	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
N Wagner	31.0	10	102	4	46.50	New Zealand	v South Africa	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
Naseem Shah	31.0	13	58	4	46.50	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	21 Mar 2022	Test # 2458
Sajid Khan	32.4	8	86	4	49.00	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	4 Dec 2021	Test # 2439
Taijul Islam	50.0	10	135	6	50.00	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
NM Lyon	34.0	5	91	4	51.00	Australia	v England	Brisbane	8 Dec 2021	Test # 2440
TA Boult	35.2	11	85	4	53.00	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Mount Maunganui	1 Jan 2022	Test # 2444
SR Harmer	40.0	12	103	4	60.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
NM Lyon	55.0	20	112	4	82.50	Australia	v Pakistan	Karachi	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2455

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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 - Live]
>> 518/7 (124.0 ov, SPD Smith 129*, BJ Webster 42*, WG Jacks 0/31) - Stumps

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]