Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Highest strike rates in an innings for New Zealand in Tests

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
MJ Henry	27	9	1	3	300.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Mount Maunganui	4 Feb 2024	Test # 2528
SP Fleming	31*	11	6	1	281.81	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
C de Grandhomme	33*	15	-	4	220.00	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Christchurch	20 Jan 2017	Test # 2248
JH Kallis	54	25	3	5	216.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	4 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
TG Southee	48	23	5	3	208.69	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	12 Feb 2016	Test # 2201
DW Steyn	58	28	6	5	207.14	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2153
TG Southee	77*	40	4	9	192.50	New Zealand	v England	Napier	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1868
SM Pollock	36*	19	4	2	189.47	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	2 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
GD Phillips	26	14	1	3	185.71	New Zealand	v India	Wankhede	1 Nov 2024	Test # 2560
BB McCullum	145	79	21	6	183.54	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	20 Feb 2016	Test # 2202
TG Southee	45	25	7	1	180.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Hamilton	27 Mar 2010	Test # 1957
N Wagner	27	15	6	-	180.00	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	24 May 2013	Test # 2089
IDS Smith	30	17	6	-	176.47	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
CL Cairns	82	47	10	4	174.46	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	20 May 2004	Test # 1700
IDS Smith	33*	19	5	-	173.68	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	3 Mar 1988	Test # 1094
TG Southee	40	24	6	1	166.66	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	29 May 2015	Test # 2163
BL Cairns	30	18	1	3	166.66	New Zealand	v West Indies	Dunedin	8 Feb 1980	Test # 873
BL Cairns	34	21	3	2	161.90	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
BL Cairns	32	20	1	4	160.00	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
SM Pollock	32*	20	3	2	160.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	5 May 2006	Test # 1801
TA Boult	38	24	5	1	158.33	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	21 Feb 2020	Test # 2385
C de Grandhomme	71*	45	6	2	157.77	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2336
N Wagner	66*	42	8	4	157.14	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	11 Dec 2020	Test # 2395
SB Doull	26	17	4	1	152.94	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	21 Nov 1996	Test # 1339
C de Grandhomme	32	21	6	-	152.38	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	25 Nov 2016	Test # 2237
TG Southee	73	49	5	6	148.97	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	24 Feb 2023	Test # 2494
HH Gibbs	25*	17	3	1	147.05	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
MG Bracewell	25	17	4	1	147.05	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 2022	Test # 2465
DG Bedingham	44*	30	4	2	146.66	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	3 Jan 2025	Test # 2576
BB McCullum	41	28	6	1	146.42	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	29 May 2015	Test # 2163
TWM Latham	35*	24	3	1	145.83	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Karachi	26 Dec 2022	Test # 2486
BB McCullum	195	134	18	11	145.52	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	26 Dec 2014	Test # 2151
IDS Smith	61	42	11	-	145.23	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	26 Oct 1990	Test # 1153
Q de Kock	29	20	5	-	145.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	4 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
VD Philander	26*	18	4	1	144.44	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
JP Duminy	33*	23	2	3	143.47	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
C de Grandhomme	76*	53	4	5	143.39	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	28 Feb 2019	Test # 2349
C de Grandhomme	105	74	11	3	141.89	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	1 Dec 2017	Test # 2284
RJ Peterson	34	24	3	1	141.66	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
TG Southee	34	24	1	2	141.66	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Sylhet	28 Nov 2023	Test # 2516
MJ Greatbatch	48	34	8	1	141.17	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	10 Feb 1994	Test # 1248
TA Boult	38*	27	5	2	140.74	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	11 Dec 2013	Test # 2106
AB de Villiers	68	49	8	1	138.77	South Africa	v New Zealand	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
K Rabada	47	34	4	4	138.23	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
Q de Kock	51	37	10	-	137.83	South Africa	v England	Lord's	6 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
TA Boult	37*	27	5	2	137.03	New Zealand	v West Indies	Hamilton	9 Dec 2017	Test # 2287
C de Grandhomme	26	19	2	2	136.84	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Abu Dhabi	3 Dec 2018	Test # 2332
KA Jamieson	30*	22	2	2	136.36	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	3 Jan 2021	Test # 2400
T Stubbs	68	50	6	2	136.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	7 Aug 2024	Test # 2542
MR Gillespie	27	20	3	2	135.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
L Ronchi	31	23	3	1	134.78	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	29 May 2015	Test # 2163
N Wagner	47	35	6	3	134.28	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	28 Feb 2019	Test # 2349
MV Boucher	68	51	12	1	133.33	South Africa	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
TG Southee	44	33	4	2	133.33	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	22 Mar 2013	Test # 2084
TG Southee	28	21	3	2	133.33	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	6 Feb 2014	Test # 2118
LRPL Taylor	138	104	19	4	132.69	New Zealand	v Australia	Hamilton	27 Mar 2010	Test # 1957
IDS Smith	41	31	6	-	132.25	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	16 Nov 1984	Test # 998
NJ Astle	222	168	28	11	132.14	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	13 Mar 2002	Test # 1594
JH Kallis	54	41	8	2	131.70	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
BB McCullum	75	57	13	1	131.57	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	10 Dec 2015	Test # 2192
WJ Cronje	82	63	8	6	130.15	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
K Verreynne	39*	30	6	-	130.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	8 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
TG Southee	26	20	2	1	130.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Christchurch	8 Mar 2024	Test # 2535
DL Vettori	127	98	20	2	129.59	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Aug 2005	Test # 1759
MJ Santner	49	38	3	5	128.94	New Zealand	v England	Hamilton	14 Dec 2024	Test # 2569
PL Symcox	54	42	6	-	128.57	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
MJ Henry	27	21	4	1	128.57	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	29 May 2015	Test # 2163
JDP Oram	50*	39	6	2	128.20	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	5 Jun 2008	Test # 1878
LRPL Taylor	32	25	5	1	128.00	New Zealand	v India	Indore	8 Oct 2016	Test # 2223
NJ Astle	65	51	8	2	127.45	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	30 Mar 2002	Test # 1597
IDS Smith	173	136	23	3	127.20	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990	Test # 1139
DW Steyn	33*	26	3	2	126.92	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
BB McCullum	67*	53	5	3	126.41	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	22 Mar 2013	Test # 2084
DAJ Bracewell	39	31	5	2	125.80	New Zealand	v West Indies	North Sound	25 Jul 2012	Test # 2050
L Ronchi	88	70	13	3	125.71	New Zealand	v England	Leeds	29 May 2015	Test # 2163
BB McCullum	74	59	9	3	125.42	New Zealand	v England	Dunedin	6 Mar 2013	Test # 2077
CL Cairns	120	96	10	9	125.00	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Auckland	20 Jan 1996	Test # 1323
KA Maharaj	30	24	3	2	125.00	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	9 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
HM Amla	25	20	3	-	125.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Jun 2010	Test # 1962
TG Southee	25	20	3	1	125.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	9 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
D Brevis	51	41	3	4	124.39	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	28 Jun 2025	Test # 2590
TG Southee	31	25	-	3	124.00	New Zealand	v India	Nagpur	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1978
SM Pollock	26*	21	2	1	123.80	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
MJ Henry	42	34	3	4	123.52	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	29 Feb 2024	Test # 2533
HH Gibbs	27	22	4	1	122.72	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
Sir RJ Hadlee	99	81	18	-	122.22	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	3 Feb 1984	Test # 976
MW Pringle	33	27	3	2	122.22	South Africa	v India	Durban	13 Nov 1992	Test # 1200
N Wagner	33	27	3	2	122.22	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	13 Feb 2024	Test # 2529
GC Smith	85	70	10	2	121.42	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
IDS Smith	34	28	5	-	121.42	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hyderabad (Sind)	25 Nov 1984	Test # 1000
L Vincent	40	33	4	2	121.21	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	26 Mar 2005	Test # 1744
GD Phillips	87	72	9	4	120.83	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	6 Dec 2023	Test # 2517
Q de Kock	29	24	4	-	120.83	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
KA Maharaj	41*	34	2	3	120.58	South Africa	v Australia	W.A.C.A	3 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
Sir RJ Hadlee	54	45	4	3	120.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	8 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
LRPL Taylor	37	31	7	-	119.35	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	25 Nov 2016	Test # 2237
IDS Smith	31*	26	5	-	119.23	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
K Rabada	31*	26	5	-	119.23	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2024	Test # 2572
DL Vettori	50*	42	7	1	119.04	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	13 Mar 2008	Test # 1867
BB McCullum	25	21	5	-	119.04	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	13 Mar 2008	Test # 1867

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Minimum of 25 runs
Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]

Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]

South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, South Africa in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Jul 6-8, 2025 [Test # 2593]