Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Highest strike rates in an innings in 1997 in Tests

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
BC Lara	30	16	6	1	187.50	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	17 Apr 1997	Test # 1365
M Muralidaran	26	14	4	1	185.71	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 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
CL Hooper	106	90	14	3	117.77	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
MJ Horne	31	27	5	0	114.81	New Zealand	v Australia	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
ST Jayasuriya	50	44	9	0	113.63	Sri Lanka	v India	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
Ramiz Raja	36	33	6	0	109.09	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
L Klusener	38	35	3	2	108.57	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
NJ Astle	40	37	4	0	108.10	New Zealand	v Australia	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
L Klusener	58	54	9	1	107.40	South Africa	v Pakistan	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1997	Test # 1381
GW Flower	49	46	8	0	106.52	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
A Ranatunga	66	62	9	3	106.45	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
M Azharuddin	115	110	19	1	104.54	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
PA de Silva	103*	99	11	1	104.04	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
SK Warne	47	46	8	0	102.17	Australia	v England	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
L Klusener	102*	100	13	1	102.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
RS Kaluwitharana	103	103	13	2	100.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
SC Williams	33	33	6	0	100.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
AC Parore	51	53	10	0	96.22	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	18 Sep 1997	Test # 1378
SC Williams	44	46	5	1	95.65	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	17 Apr 1997	Test # 1365
SL Campbell	33	35	6	0	94.28	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
SK Warne	32	34	5	0	94.11	Australia	v England	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
BC Lara	78	83	8	1	93.97	West Indies	v India	Kingston	6 Mar 1997	Test # 1357
IA Healy	29	31	5	0	93.54	Australia	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
MTG Elliott	37	40	7	0	92.50	Australia	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
RG Samuels	35*	38	8	0	92.10	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
MA Taylor	38	42	7	0	90.47	Australia	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
PA de Silva	47	52	7	1	90.38	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
Moin Khan	98	109	9	3	89.90	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
A Kuruvilla	35*	39	0	3	89.74	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
GP Thorpe	82*	92	13	0	89.13	England	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
SK Warne	30	34	3	1	88.23	Australia	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
ST Jayasuriya	199	226	21	2	88.05	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
MA Atherton	57*	65	9	0	87.69	England	v Australia	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
SP Fleming	51	59	8	0	86.44	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
PL Symcox	81	94	10	2	86.17	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
GS Blewett	56	65	5	0	86.15	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
RS Kaluwitharana	43	50	5	0	86.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
RT Ponting	73*	85	7	2	85.88	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	7 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
ST Jayasuriya	32	38	8	0	84.21	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	9 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
NS Sidhu	26	31	6	0	83.87	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
MS Atapattu	26	31	5	0	83.87	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	2 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
SM Pollock	35	42	8	0	83.33	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
SB Doull	25	30	3	0	83.33	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
DJ Richardson	72*	87	10	1	82.75	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
PA de Silva	33	40	4	0	82.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
PA de Silva	35	43	5	0	81.39	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
AJ Stewart	87	107	14	0	81.30	England	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
Waqar Younis	34	42	4	1	80.95	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
IA Healy	63	78	9	0	80.76	Australia	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
JP Crawley	33	41	4	0	80.48	England	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
GP Thorpe	27	34	3	0	79.41	England	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
JR Murray	34	43	6	0	79.06	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Jan 1997	Test # 1352
A Ranatunga	86	110	14	0	78.18	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	2 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
CL Hooper	73*	94	7	4	77.65	West Indies	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997	Test # 1389
BM McMillan	59*	76	6	0	77.63	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
BC Lara	37	48	8	0	77.08	West Indies	v Pakistan	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997	Test # 1384
GP Thorpe	30*	39	4	0	76.92	England	v Australia	Lord's	19 Jun 1997	Test # 1370
ME Waugh	26	34	4	0	76.47	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
WJ Cronje	43	57	7	0	75.43	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
MTG Elliott	85	113	13	1	75.22	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
ST Jayasuriya	72	96	4	0	75.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
PR Reiffel	54*	72	5	0	75.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
DJ Cullinan	55	74	7	0	74.32	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
AR Caddick	26*	35	4	1	74.28	England	v Australia	The Oval	21 Aug 1997	Test # 1377
Azhar Mahmood	26*	35	1	0	74.28	Pakistan	v West Indies	Karachi	6 Dec 1997	Test # 1391
AJ Stewart	40*	54	7	0	74.07	England	v Australia	Birmingham	5 Jun 1997	Test # 1368
ST Jayasuriya	85	115	9	2	73.91	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
ST Jayasuriya	62	84	7	1	73.80	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	19 Apr 1997	Test # 1366
SR Waugh	75	102	13	0	73.52	Australia	v England	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
ST Jayasuriya	50	68	6	0	73.52	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
AC Parore	41	56	3	0	73.21	New Zealand	v Australia	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
SP Fleming	75	103	7	0	72.81	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
BC Lara	132	183	22	1	72.13	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
CD McMillan	54	75	5	1	72.00	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	20 Nov 1997	Test # 1386
BC Hollioake	28	39	5	0	71.79	England	v Australia	Nottingham	7 Aug 1997	Test # 1375
DJ Cullinan	33	46	6	0	71.73	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
DN Patel	30*	42	1	1	71.42	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Dunedin	7 Mar 1997	Test # 1358
AC Parore	25	35	4	0	71.42	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
WJ Cronje	79*	111	9	2	71.17	South Africa	v Australia	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
SC Williams	83	118	12	2	70.33	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	St John's	13 Jun 1997	Test # 1369
R Dravid	85	121	8	0	70.24	India	v Sri Lanka	Wankhede	3 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
PR Reiffel	28*	40	3	0	70.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	7 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
CD McMillan	41	59	3	1	69.49	New Zealand	v Australia	Hobart	27 Nov 1997	Test # 1388
PR Reiffel	79*	115	6	0	68.69	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 1997	Test # 1392
CL Hooper	57	83	10	0	68.67	West Indies	v Australia	W.A.C.A	1 Feb 1997	Test # 1353
CL Hooper	81	118	10	1	68.64	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kingstown	20 Jun 1997	Test # 1371
Inzamam-ul-Haq	56	82	10	0	68.29	Pakistan	v South Africa	Rawalpindi	6 Oct 1997	Test # 1380
DN Patel	45	66	6	0	68.18	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	6 Feb 1997	Test # 1354
PR Reiffel	77	113	10	0	68.14	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	7 Nov 1997	Test # 1383
SK Warne	53	78	4	1	67.94	Australia	v England	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
ME Waugh	55	81	7	1	67.90	Australia	v England	Manchester	3 Jul 1997	Test # 1372
CM Spearman	27	40	4	0	67.50	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	25 Sep 1997	Test # 1379
IA Healy	31	46	6	0	67.39	Australia	v England	Leeds	24 Jul 1997	Test # 1373
BC Lara	45	67	6	0	67.16	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
Moin Khan	80	120	12	2	66.66	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1997	Test # 1382
HDPK Dharmasena	38*	57	3	1	66.66	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Hamilton	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1359
CEL Ambrose	30	45	3	2	66.66	West Indies	v Pakistan	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997	Test # 1384
SR Tendulkar	169	254	26	0	66.53	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
PA de Silva	138*	208	19	0	66.34	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367

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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 South Africa at Melbourne, South Africa tour of Australia 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 1997 [Test # 1392]

West Indies vs Pakistan at Karachi, West Indies tour of Pakistan 3rd Test, Dec 6-9, 1997 [Test # 1391]

India vs Sri Lanka at Wankhede, Sri Lanka tour of India 3rd Test, Dec 3-7, 1997 [Test # 1390]