Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Highest strike rates in an innings in 2001 in Tests

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
ST Jayasuriya	89	56	11	4	158.92	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
WPUJC Vaas	38	26	6	2	146.15	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
Mashrafe Mortaza	29	21	4	1	138.09	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1579
Harbhajan Singh	44	32	9	-	137.50	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
PA Strang	38*	28	4	2	135.71	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Bulawayo	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
Hasibul Hossain	31	23	4	1	134.78	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Multan	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1560
ML Hayden	28*	21	4	1	133.33	Australia	v India	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
JL Langer	28	21	3	2	133.33	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001	Test # 1535
ST Jayasuriya	25	19	4	-	131.57	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
Moin Khan	47	36	8	-	130.55	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	08 Mar 2001	Test # 1533
DPMD Jayawardene	150	115	26	1	130.43	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
CH Gayle	48	39	11	-	123.07	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
AR Caddick	49*	40	7	1	122.50	England	v Australia	Birmingham	05 Jul 2001	Test # 1550
DR Martyn	64*	54	10	-	118.51	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001	Test # 1558
CL Cairns	36	31	2	3	116.12	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1579
A Flower	51	45	7	-	113.33	Zimbabwe	v India	Bulawayo	07 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
CL Cairns	43	38	-	2	113.15	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Nov 2001	Test # 1565
Z Khan	45	40	5	2	112.50	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
RT Ponting	32*	29	2	1	110.34	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	08 Nov 2001	Test # 1565
Abdul Razzaq	110*	100	16	2	110.00	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Multan	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1560
AC Gilchrist	122	112	15	4	108.92	Australia	v India	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
VVS Laxman	38	35	5	1	108.57	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	07 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
Khaled Mahmud	45	42	6	2	107.14	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Hamilton	18 Dec 2001	Test # 1577
RS Kaluwitharana	32	30	4	1	106.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
VVS Laxman	32	30	4	1	106.66	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
AC Gilchrist	152	143	20	5	106.29	Australia	v England	Birmingham	05 Jul 2001	Test # 1550
SK Warne	39	37	2	3	105.40	Australia	v India	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
SM Pollock	111	106	16	3	104.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
M Muralidaran	67	65	5	3	103.07	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
CD McMillan	98	97	13	3	101.03	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	27 Mar 2001	Test # 1540
RT Ponting	72	72	10	1	100.00	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 2001	Test # 1556
L Vincent	54	54	7	-	100.00	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2001	Test # 1573
JL Langer	35	35	6	1	100.00	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539
RT Ponting	26	26	5	-	100.00	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2001	Test # 1573
CD McMillan	70	71	10	-	98.59	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1579
MV Boucher	68*	70	9	1	97.14	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
Saeed Anwar	101	104	17	1	97.11	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Multan	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1560
NR Mongia	28	29	4	1	96.55	India	v Australia	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
Humayun Farhat	28	29	5	1	96.55	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hamilton	27 Mar 2001	Test # 1540
ME Trescothick	55	57	11	-	96.49	England	v Australia	The Oval	23 Aug 2001	Test # 1558
C White	27*	28	5	-	96.42	England	v Australia	Lord's	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1552
MJ Slater	77	82	13	-	93.90	Australia	v England	Birmingham	05 Jul 2001	Test # 1550
RT Ponting	144	154	20	3	93.50	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 2001	Test # 1556
ME Waugh	42*	45	7	-	93.33	Australia	v England	Nottingham	02 Aug 2001	Test # 1554
DPMD Jayawardene	28	30	4	-	93.33	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
Harbhajan Singh	66	71	10	1	92.95	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	07 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
AJ Stewart	76*	83	10	1	91.56	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Aug 2001	Test # 1556
AC Gilchrist	54	59	10	-	91.52	Australia	v England	Nottingham	02 Aug 2001	Test # 1554
SC Ganguly	42	46	7	-	91.30	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
L Klusener	29	32	3	2	90.62	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
AM Blignaut	35	39	4	2	89.74	Zimbabwe	v India	Harare	15 Jun 2001	Test # 1549
HH Gibbs	147	164	28	2	89.63	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
DR Martyn	33*	37	6	-	89.18	Australia	v England	Nottingham	02 Aug 2001	Test # 1554
PA de Silva	29	33	5	1	87.87	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
Wasim Akram	36	41	6	-	87.80	Pakistan	v England	Manchester	31 May 2001	Test # 1547
ML Hayden	35	40	3	1	87.50	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539
DR Martyn	118	135	18	-	87.40	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 2001	Test # 1556
CL Cairns	61	70	8	-	87.14	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Nov 2001	Test # 1565
L Klusener	108	124	18	1	87.09	South Africa	v India	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
RP Arnold	71	82	13	-	86.58	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
MRCN Bandaratilleke	25	29	3	-	86.20	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
G Kirsten	31*	36	6	-	86.11	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
V Sehwag	31	36	6	-	86.11	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
ML Hayden	35	41	6	1	85.36	Australia	v England	Birmingham	05 Jul 2001	Test # 1550
MV Boucher	38	45	6	1	84.44	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
SR Tendulkar	155	184	23	1	84.23	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
RT Ponting	31	37	7	-	83.78	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2001	Test # 1573
MH Richardson	57	69	6	-	82.60	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Nov 2001	Test # 1565
ML Hayden	42	51	7	-	82.35	Australia	v England	Nottingham	02 Aug 2001	Test # 1554
S Chanderpaul	74	90	13	-	82.22	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
Younis Khan	149*	182	14	4	81.86	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	08 Mar 2001	Test # 1533
AJ Stewart	44	54	6	-	81.48	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 May 2001	Test # 1546
CL Cairns	48	59	4	1	81.35	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	18 Dec 2001	Test # 1577
VVS Laxman	66	82	12	-	80.48	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539
ST Jayasuriya	111	138	16	1	80.43	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
GJ Whittall	60	75	6	1	80.00	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
JL Langer	123	154	20	-	79.87	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	22 Nov 2001	Test # 1571
RP Arnold	31	39	4	-	79.48	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
GP Thorpe	46	58	6	-	79.31	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
AJ Stewart	65	82	9	-	79.26	England	v Australia	Birmingham	05 Jul 2001	Test # 1550
CB Wishart	114	145	11	2	78.62	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 Nov 2001	Test # 1568
ML Hayden	33	42	7	-	78.57	Australia	v England	Nottingham	02 Aug 2001	Test # 1554
AC Gilchrist	25	32	2	1	78.12	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001	Test # 1558
SP Fleming	57	73	6	-	78.08	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Nov 2001	Test # 1565
CL Hooper	39	50	4	1	78.00	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
AC Gilchrist	39	50	7	1	78.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	22 Nov 2001	Test # 1571
AM Blignaut	92	118	12	3	77.96	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
BC Lara	28	36	4	-	77.77	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1527
MS Atapattu	201	259	27	-	77.60	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
G Kirsten	220	286	33	1	76.92	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
NJ Astle	49	64	5	-	76.56	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Nov 2001	Test # 1565
JH Kallis	42*	55	9	-	76.36	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
MA Butcher	173*	227	23	1	76.21	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Aug 2001	Test # 1556
AC Gilchrist	83*	109	12	2	76.14	Australia	v New Zealand	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2001	Test # 1573
A Flower	114*	150	13	-	76.00	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 Nov 2001	Test # 1568
CD McMillan	106	140	18	2	75.71	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	18 Dec 2001	Test # 1577
A Flower	28	37	5	-	75.67	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	08 Nov 2001	Test # 1566
MR Ramprakash	37	49	6	1	75.51	England	v India	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001	Test # 1575
V Sehwag	66	88	13	-	75.00	India	v England	Bengaluru	19 Dec 2001	Test # 1578
DJ Cullinan	48	64	7	1	75.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Chelmsford, India Under-19s in England 2nd Youth test, Jul 20-23, 2025 [Youth Test # 305]

India Under-19s (Young Cricketers) vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Beckenham, India Under-19s in England 1st Youth test, Jul 12-15, 2025 [Youth Test # 304]

South Africa Under-19s vs England Under-19s (Young Cricketers) at Cape Town, England Under-19s in South Africa 2nd unofficial Test, Feb 3-6, 2025 [Youth Test # 303]