Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Highest strike rates in an innings in 1979 in Tests

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DL Haynes	29	24	4	0	120.83	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
N Kapil Dev	83	74	14	0	112.16	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
N Kapil Dev	126*	124	11	1	101.61	India	v West Indies	Delhi	24 Jan 1979	Test # 842
N Kapil Dev	38*	40	4	0	95.00	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
IT Botham	137	152	10	5	90.13	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
SMH Kirmani	35	39	5	1	89.74	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
Zaheer Abbas	29	33	3	0	87.87	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
N Kapil Dev	69	79	11	0	87.34	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
IVA Richards	96	110	9	1	87.27	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
DI Gower	82	94	10	2	87.23	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
B Yardley	61*	70	9	1	87.14	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
PH Edmonds	27*	31	4	1	87.09	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
KD Ghavri	86	99	12	3	86.86	India	v Australia	Wankhede	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
DF Whatmore	77	91	14	0	84.61	Australia	v India	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
IT Botham	33	39	4	1	84.61	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
DB Vengsarkar	65	77	10	1	84.41	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
N Kapil Dev	38	47	1	1	80.85	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
Zaheer Abbas	40	51	0	0	78.43	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
J Garner	29	38	5	0	76.31	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
IT Botham	74	97	6	2	76.28	England	v Australia	Adelaide	27 Jan 1979	Test # 843
GA Gooch	83	109	13	1	76.14	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
Asif Iqbal	35	46	5	1	76.08	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
Wasim Raja	94*	124	5	1	75.80	Pakistan	v India	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
N Kapil Dev	30	40	3	1	75.00	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
Yashpal Sharma	85*	117	10	0	72.64	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
J Garner	60	83	3	4	72.28	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
DI Gower	200*	279	24	0	71.68	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
DL Haynes	42	59	6	0	71.18	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
IT Botham	38	55	4	1	69.09	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
Majid Khan	108	157	16	0	68.78	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
Asif Iqbal	55	80	7	0	68.75	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
KJ Hughes	70	102	6	0	68.62	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
JK Moss	38*	57	4	1	66.66	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
M Amarnath	31	47	6	0	65.95	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
P Willey	52	80	8	0	65.00	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
Asif Iqbal	26	40	3	0	65.00	Pakistan	v India	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
AR Border	44	68	4	0	64.70	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
GS Chappell	74	115	10	0	64.34	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
DW Hookes	43	67	4	0	64.17	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
GR Viswanath	131	207	18	0	63.28	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
AI Kallicharran	98	155	16	0	63.22	West Indies	v India	Chennai	12 Jan 1979	Test # 841
SM Gavaskar	50	80	7	0	62.50	India	v Australia	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855
RB McCosker	33	53	4	0	62.26	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
AI Kallicharran	39	63	4	0	61.90	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
CG Greenidge	34	55	5	0	61.81	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
N Kapil Dev	29	47	4	0	61.70	India	v Australia	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
AME Roberts	54	88	6	0	61.36	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
S Venkataraghavan	28	46	3	2	60.86	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
SM Gavaskar	31	51	5	0	60.78	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
Wasim Raja	36	60	4	0	60.00	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
KJ Wright	55*	92	6	0	59.78	Australia	v India	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
Zaheer Abbas	50	85	6	0	58.82	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
Imran Khan	30	51	4	1	58.82	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
DI Gower	65	111	6	0	58.55	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
Asif Iqbal	38	65	5	0	58.46	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
SM Gavaskar	68	117	10	0	58.11	India	v England	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
AR Border	66*	115	4	0	57.39	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
WM Darling	75	131	8	0	57.25	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
RW Taylor	64	112	9	0	57.14	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
IT Botham	36	63	3	0	57.14	England	v India	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
GN Yallop	121	212	13	0	57.07	Australia	v England	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
WM Darling	79	140	7	0	56.42	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	24 Mar 1979	Test # 850
Zaheer Abbas	59	105	8	0	56.19	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
Wasim Raja	97	174	15	0	55.74	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
KJ Hughes	80	144	8	0	55.55	Australia	v India	Wankhede	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
JM Wiener	58	105	6	1	55.23	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
IT Botham	59	108	7	0	54.62	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
GA Gooch	74	136	7	1	54.41	England	v Australia	Sydney	10 Feb 1979	Test # 846
G Miller	63*	116	5	0	54.31	England	v India	Birmingham	12 Jul 1979	Test # 851
GR Viswanath	96	177	12	0	54.23	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
GR Viswanath	161*	297	11	1	54.20	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	19 Sep 1979	Test # 856
IVA Richards	140	259	20	0	54.05	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
Majid Khan	40	74	6	0	54.05	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
GR Viswanath	47	87	8	0	54.02	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
SM Gavaskar	81	150	12	0	54.00	India	v Pakistan	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	Test # 866
Javed Miandad	76	141	8	0	53.90	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	21 Nov 1979	Test # 861
AR Border	54	101	8	0	53.46	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
WM Darling	39	73	5	0	53.42	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
KJ Hughes	64*	120	7	1	53.33	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	26 Oct 1979	Test # 859
KJ Hughes	130*	244	17	1	53.27	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
Wasim Raja	28	53	2	0	52.83	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
AMJ Hilditch	85	162	9	0	52.46	Australia	v India	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
Asif Iqbal	64	122	6	1	52.45	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
Imran Khan	28	54	3	0	51.85	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	10 Mar 1979	Test # 849
DL Bairstow	59	114	8	0	51.75	England	v India	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
SM Gavaskar	123	239	17	0	51.46	India	v Australia	Wankhede	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
CG Greenidge	48	94	5	0	51.06	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	29 Dec 1979	Test # 867
G Miller	27	53	3	0	50.94	England	v India	Leeds	16 Aug 1979	Test # 853
Javed Miandad	64	126	7	0	50.79	Pakistan	v India	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
KJ Hughes	99	195	10	0	50.76	Australia	v England	W.A.C.A	14 Dec 1979	Test # 864
SM Gavaskar	59	117	8	0	50.42	India	v England	Lord's	2 Aug 1979	Test # 852
Wasim Raja	61	121	8	0	50.41	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	4 Dec 1979	Test # 863
KD Ghavri	36	72	3	1	50.00	India	v Pakistan	Wankhede	16 Dec 1979	Test # 865
DI Gower	34	68	3	0	50.00	England	v Australia	Sydney	6 Jan 1979	Test # 840
SM Gavaskar	221	443	21	0	49.88	India	v England	The Oval	30 Aug 1979	Test # 854
BM Laird	92	185	10	0	49.72	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
DW Hookes	37	75	3	0	49.33	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	1 Dec 1979	Test # 862
DF Whatmore	54	110	7	0	49.09	Australia	v India	Delhi	13 Oct 1979	Test # 858
SMH Kirmani	101*	206	17	0	49.02	India	v Australia	Wankhede	3 Nov 1979	Test # 860
KJ Hughes	100	204	10	1	49.01	Australia	v India	Chennai	11 Sep 1979	Test # 855

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
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 West Indies at Melbourne, West Indies tour of Australia 2nd Test, Dec 29, 1979 - Jan 1, 1980 [Test # 867]

India vs Pakistan at Kanpur, Pakistan tour of India 4th Test, Dec 25-30, 1979 [Test # 866]

India vs Pakistan at Wankhede, Pakistan tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 1979 [Test # 865]