Cricket Records in India in England Test Series, 1979

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IT Botham	137	152	10	5	90.13	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
DI Gower	82	94	10	2	87.23	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
PH Edmonds	27*	31	4	1	87.09	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
IT Botham	33	39	4	1	84.61	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
GA Gooch	83	109	13	1	76.14	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
DI Gower	200*	279	24	-	71.68	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
IT Botham	38	55	4	1	69.09	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
M Amarnath	31	47	6	-	65.95	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
P Willey	52	80	8	-	65.00	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
S Venkataraghavan	28	46	3	2	60.86	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
SM Gavaskar	68	117	10	-	58.11	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
RW Taylor	64	112	9	-	57.14	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
IT Botham	36	63	3	-	57.14	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
G Miller	63*	116	5	-	54.31	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
DL Bairstow	59	114	8	-	51.75	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
G Miller	27	53	3	-	50.94	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
SM Gavaskar	59	117	8	-	50.42	India	v England	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
SM Gavaskar	221	443	21	-	49.88	India	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
G Boycott	31	65	4	-	47.69	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
GA Gooch	31	66	3	1	46.96	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
G Boycott	155	341	12	-	45.45	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
Yashpal Sharma	27	61	3	-	44.26	India	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
GR Viswanath	78	181	9	-	43.09	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
GR Viswanath	51	119	6	-	42.85	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
G Boycott	125	293	6	-	42.66	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
DW Randall	57	135	8	-	42.22	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
GR Viswanath	62	153	5	-	40.52	India	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
G Boycott	32	80	5	-	40.00	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
CPS Chauhan	56	142	8	-	39.43	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
G Miller	62	160	4	-	38.75	England	v India	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
GA Gooch	79	205	7	-	38.53	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
SM Gavaskar	61	160	3	-	38.12	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
DB Vengsarkar	52	139	5	-	37.41	India	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
SM Gavaskar	78	209	9	-	37.32	India	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
SM Gavaskar	42	114	4	-	36.84	India	v England	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
Yajurvindra Singh	43*	119	1	-	36.13	India	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
DB Vengsarkar	65*	183	6	-	35.51	India	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
DB Vengsarkar	103	295	13	-	34.91	India	v England	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
G Boycott	35	102	4	-	34.31	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
GR Viswanath	113	337	14	-	33.53	India	v England	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
JM Brearley	34	102	3	-	33.33	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
P Willey	31	95	4	-	32.63	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
Yashpal Sharma	40	125	2	-	32.00	India	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
CPS Chauhan	31	100	4	-	31.00	India	v England	Lord's	02 Aug 1979	Test # 852
CPS Chauhan	80	263	7	-	30.41	India	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
AD Gaekwad	25	124	3	-	20.16	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851

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