Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs New Zealand

Highest strike rates in an innings in 1997 in Tests+ODIs+T20Is - vs New Zealand

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Muralidaran	26	14	4	1	185.71	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
SK Warne	36	25	4	1	144.00	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1997	Test # 1386
Shahid Afridi	59	46	4	2	128.26	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Mohali	09 May 1997	ODI # 1204
ST Jayasuriya	79	62	8	4	127.41	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Mar 1997	ODI # 1184
RS Kaluwitharana	44	36	5	-	122.22	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	20 May 1997	ODI # 1208
NV Knight	84*	70	12	-	120.00	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1997	ODI # 1180
DL Houghton	40	35	2	1	114.28	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	01 Oct 1997	ODI # 1235
AJ Stewart	30	27	4	-	111.11	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	23 Feb 1997	ODI # 1180
GJ Whittall	49	45	6	1	108.88	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Harare	05 Oct 1997	ODI # 1238
MG Bevan	25*	23	2	-	108.69	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	07 Dec 1997	ODI # 1256
GW Flower	49	46	8	-	106.52	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
MJ Di Venuto	77	74	9	-	104.05	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	07 Dec 1997	ODI # 1256
RS Kaluwitharana	103	103	13	2	100.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
PA de Silva	66	69	6	3	95.65	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Mar 1997	ODI # 1184
A Flower	44	46	7	-	95.65	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Harare	05 Oct 1997	ODI # 1238
Inzamam-ul-Haq	30	32	2	1	93.75	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Mohali	09 May 1997	ODI # 1204
ME Waugh	104	113	8	-	92.03	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	07 Dec 1997	ODI # 1256
GP Thorpe	55	61	2	1	90.16	England	v New Zealand	Napier	26 Feb 1997	ODI # 1181
DG Cork	31*	35	2	-	88.57	England	v New Zealand	Napier	26 Feb 1997	ODI # 1181
GS Blewett	56	65	5	-	86.15	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
RS Kaluwitharana	43	50	5	-	86.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
RT Ponting	73*	85	7	2	85.88	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	07 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
SR Tendulkar	117	137	13	2	85.40	India	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	14 May 1997	ODI # 1206
NV Knight	39	48	6	-	81.25	England	v New Zealand	Napier	26 Feb 1997	ODI # 1181
C White	38	47	1	-	80.85	England	v New Zealand	Napier	26 Feb 1997	ODI # 1181
GP Thorpe	82	104	8	1	78.84	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 1997	ODI # 1179
Saleem Malik	47	61	2	-	77.04	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Mohali	09 May 1997	ODI # 1204
AJ Stewart	81	110	8	1	73.63	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	20 Feb 1997	ODI # 1179
ST Jayasuriya	50	68	6	-	73.52	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
SM Pollock	37	51	1	-	72.54	South Africa	v New Zealand	Adelaide	06 Dec 1997	ODI # 1255
MS Atapattu	41	57	6	-	71.92	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	20 May 1997	ODI # 1208
L Klusener	25	35	4	-	71.42	South Africa	v New Zealand	Adelaide	06 Dec 1997	ODI # 1255
SC Ganguly	62	87	8	1	71.26	India	v New Zealand	Bengaluru	14 May 1997	ODI # 1206
PR Reiffel	28*	40	3	-	70.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	07 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
GW Flower	66	95	6	-	69.47	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	01 Oct 1997	ODI # 1235
Ijaz Ahmed	50	72	4	-	69.44	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Mohali	09 May 1997	ODI # 1204
PR Reiffel	77	113	10	-	68.14	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	07 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
ADR Campbell	77*	114	4	3	67.54	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Harare	04 Oct 1997	ODI # 1237
GP Thorpe	55	82	3	-	67.07	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	04 Mar 1997	ODI # 1183
HDPK Dharmasena	38*	57	3	1	66.66	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
A Flower	35	53	3	-	66.03	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	01 Oct 1997	ODI # 1235
AC Gilchrist	29	44	2	1	65.90	Australia	v New Zealand	Adelaide	07 Dec 1997	ODI # 1256
RT Ponting	60*	92	4	-	65.21	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	17 Dec 1997	ODI # 1265
SM Pollock	31	49	1	-	63.26	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hobart	11 Dec 1997	ODI # 1258
GW Flower	151	240	12	3	62.91	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Harare	18 Sep 1997	Test # 1378
PA Strang	27	43	-	1	62.79	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Harare	05 Oct 1997	ODI # 1238
AJ Stewart	173	277	23	1	62.45	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Jan 1997	Test # 1351
AJ Stewart	42	68	5	-	61.76	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	02 Mar 1997	ODI # 1182
L Klusener	37	60	1	1	61.66	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hobart	11 Dec 1997	ODI # 1258
PR Reiffel	54	88	7	-	61.36	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1997	Test # 1386
AJ Stewart	52	86	6	-	60.46	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
GJ Whittall	33	55	2	-	60.00	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Harare	18 Sep 1997	Test # 1378
SR Waugh	96	161	10	-	59.62	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1997	Test # 1386
RS Mahanama	41	69	2	-	59.42	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	20 May 1997	ODI # 1208
WPUJC Vaas	57	97	7	1	58.76	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
ME Waugh	86	149	11	1	57.71	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1997	Test # 1386
GJ Rennie	72	125	5	-	57.60	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Harare	04 Oct 1997	ODI # 1237
GP Wickramasinghe	43	76	6	-	56.57	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
GJ Whittall	203*	359	22	2	56.54	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
G Kirsten	35	63	2	-	55.55	South Africa	v New Zealand	Adelaide	06 Dec 1997	ODI # 1255
IA Healy	85	154	9	-	55.19	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1997	Test # 1386
JH Kallis	45	82	-	-	54.87	South Africa	v New Zealand	Hobart	11 Dec 1997	ODI # 1258
DL Houghton	32	59	6	-	54.23	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
RS Mahanama	45	84	4	-	53.57	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
GJ Whittall	45	84	7	1	53.57	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
GW Flower	83	155	12	-	53.54	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
PA Strang	42	79	6	-	53.16	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Harare	18 Sep 1997	Test # 1378
MA Atherton	43	82	5	-	52.43	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	04 Mar 1997	ODI # 1183
MA Taylor	66*	127	6	-	51.96	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
A Flower	39	77	6	-	50.64	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
MG Bevan	42	83	2	-	50.60	Australia	v New Zealand	Melbourne	17 Dec 1997	ODI # 1265
ME Waugh	81	161	6	-	50.31	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
MTG Elliott	42	84	7	-	50.00	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1997	Test # 1386
HP Tillakaratne	29	58	3	-	50.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Hyderabad (Deccan)	20 May 1997	ODI # 1208
ADR Campbell	59*	121	8	-	48.76	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
PA de Silva	36	74	5	1	48.64	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Wellington	27 Mar 1997	ODI # 1185
GP Thorpe	119	245	17	-	48.57	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Jan 1997	Test # 1351
GS Blewett	99	210	15	-	47.14	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
A Ranatunga	33	70	3	1	47.14	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
GJ Rennie	57	122	6	-	46.72	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
IA Healy	68	146	5	-	46.57	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	07 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
RT Ponting	26	56	3	-	46.42	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	07 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
RDB Croft	31	67	5	-	46.26	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
GS Blewett	91	203	12	-	44.82	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	07 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
MA Taylor	112	258	10	-	43.41	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	07 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
GP Thorpe	108	249	12	-	43.37	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
MTG Elliott	114	265	8	-	43.01	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
MA Atherton	30	70	3	-	42.85	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
N Hussain	64	158	6	1	40.50	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
MA Atherton	94*	235	10	-	40.00	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
JP Crawley	56	141	4	1	39.71	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	06 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
MA Atherton	83	213	11	-	38.96	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Jan 1997	Test # 1351
MA Atherton	118	311	11	-	37.94	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
MS Atapattu	25	66	3	-	37.87	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
N Hussain	33	88	3	-	37.50	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
NV Knight	29	80	2	-	36.25	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
GW Flower	104	288	10	-	36.11	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Harare	18 Sep 1997	Test # 1378
C White	32	89	2	-	35.95	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	02 Mar 1997	ODI # 1182
JP Crawley	40*	113	5	-	35.39	England	v New Zealand	Christchurch	14 Feb 1997	Test # 1355
RS Mahanama	26	75	2	-	34.66	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Mar 1997	Test # 1358

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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