Best strike rates in an innings
| Rank | Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | MD Marshall | 4.2 | - | 24 | 4 | 6.50 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 23 Nov 1990 | Test # 1157 |
🥈 2 | CA Walsh | 5.1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7.75 | West Indies | v Australia | Bridgetown | 19 Apr 1991 | Test # 1169 |
🥉 3 | TBA May | 6.5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8.20 | Australia | v West Indies | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1993 | Test # 1210 |
4 | CEL Ambrose | 10.0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 10.00 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 25 Mar 1994 | Test # 1257 |
5 | BKV Prasad | 10.2 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 10.33 | India | v Pakistan | Chennai | 28 Jan 1999 | Test # 1442 |
6 | MR Whitney | 12.1 | 3 | 27 | 7 | 10.42 | Australia | v India | W.A.C.A | 01 Feb 1992 | Test # 1186 |
7 | Wasim Akram | 9.0 | - | 28 | 5 | 10.80 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Lahore | 06 Dec 1990 | Test # 1158 |
7 | JC Adams | 9.0 | 4 | 17 | 5 | 10.80 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Bridgetown | 19 Apr 1996 | Test # 1325 |
9 | DE Malcolm | 16.3 | 2 | 57 | 9 | 11.00 | England | v South Africa | The Oval | 18 Aug 1994 | Test # 1266 |
9 | DJ Nash | 11.0 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 11.00 | New Zealand | v India | Mohali | 10 Oct 1999 | Test # 1462 |
9 | DW Fleming | 9.1 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 11.00 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 10 Dec 1999 | Test # 1476 |
12 | JN Gillespie | 13.4 | 1 | 37 | 7 | 11.71 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 24 Jul 1997 | Test # 1373 |
13 | J Srinath | 11.5 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 11.83 | India | v South Africa | Ahmedabad | 20 Nov 1996 | Test # 1338 |
13 | PS de Villiers | 11.5 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 11.83 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Gqeberha | 06 Mar 1998 | Test # 1406 |
15 | GD McGrath | 10.0 | 3 | 28 | 5 | 12.00 | Australia | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 05 Mar 1999 | Test # 1448 |
16 | ARC Fraser | 16.1 | 2 | 53 | 8 | 12.12 | England | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 05 Feb 1998 | Test # 1398 |
17 | SH Cook | 10.2 | 3 | 39 | 5 | 12.40 | Australia | v New Zealand | W.A.C.A | 20 Nov 1997 | Test # 1386 |
18 | SM Pollock | 11.0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 13.20 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1997 | Test # 1382 |
19 | MS Kasprowicz | 15.5 | 5 | 36 | 7 | 13.57 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 |
20 | C Pringle | 16.0 | 4 | 52 | 7 | 13.71 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 26 Oct 1990 | Test # 1153 |
20 | AR Caddick | 16.0 | 5 | 46 | 7 | 13.71 | England | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 1999 | Test # 1480 |
22 | JN Gillespie | 9.1 | 4 | 18 | 4 | 13.75 | Australia | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 05 Mar 1999 | Test # 1448 |
23 | SK Warne | 16.1 | 9 | 23 | 7 | 13.85 | Australia | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 09 Nov 1995 | Test # 1311 |
24 | Waqar Younis | 14.0 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 14.00 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 26 Aug 1994 | Test # 1267 |
24 | Wasim Akram | 9.2 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 14.00 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Lahore | 04 Mar 1999 | Test # 1447 |
26 | CL Hooper | 11.5 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 14.20 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Port of Spain | 16 Apr 1993 | Test # 1220 |
26 | AR Caddick | 11.5 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 14.20 | England | v Australia | Birmingham | 05 Jun 1997 | Test # 1368 |
28 | AR Caddick | 12.0 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 14.40 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 |
28 | Shoaib Akhtar | 12.0 | 1 | 43 | 5 | 14.40 | Pakistan | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Feb 1998 | Test # 1403 |
30 | PCR Tufnell | 14.3 | 3 | 25 | 6 | 14.50 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 08 Aug 1991 | Test # 1175 |
31 | MG Bevan | 9.5 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 14.75 | Australia | v West Indies | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1997 | Test # 1352 |
32 | CJ McDermott | 15.0 | 4 | 38 | 6 | 15.00 | Australia | v England | W.A.C.A | 03 Feb 1995 | Test # 1287 |
32 | AA Donald | 15.0 | 3 | 53 | 6 | 15.00 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 25 Nov 1999 | Test # 1471 |
34 | KR Pushpakumara | 12.4 | 1 | 41 | 5 | 15.20 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 |
34 | HDPK Dharmasena | 12.4 | - | 57 | 5 | 15.20 | Sri Lanka | v India | Wankhede | 03 Dec 1997 | Test # 1390 |
36 | CEL Ambrose | 10.1 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 15.25 | West Indies | v Australia | Port of Spain | 21 Apr 1995 | Test # 1296 |
36 | KJ Silva | 10.1 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 15.25 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Colombo (SSC) | 18 Sep 1996 | Test # 1334 |
38 | CA Walsh | 15.2 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 15.33 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 10 Feb 1995 | Test # 1289 |
39 | GD McGrath | 20.3 | 8 | 38 | 8 | 15.37 | Australia | v England | Lord's | 19 Jun 1997 | Test # 1370 |
40 | CEL Ambrose | 18.0 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 15.42 | West Indies | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 30 Jan 1993 | Test # 1212 |
41 | AA Donald | 13.0 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 15.60 | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 15 Jan 1999 | Test # 1441 |
42 | CEL Ambrose | 13.1 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 15.80 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 |
43 | A Kumble | 26.3 | 9 | 74 | 10 | 15.90 | India | v Pakistan | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 | Test # 1443 |
44 | IR Bishop | 16.0 | 4 | 40 | 6 | 16.00 | West Indies | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 30 Jan 1993 | Test # 1212 |
45 | L Klusener | 21.3 | 4 | 64 | 8 | 16.12 | South Africa | v India | Eden Gardens | 27 Nov 1996 | Test # 1341 |
46 | Wasim Akram | 16.1 | 4 | 43 | 6 | 16.16 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Auckland | 10 Feb 1994 | Test # 1248 |
47 | Waqar Younis | 13.3 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 16.20 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 02 Jan 1993 | Test # 1207 |
47 | AA Donald | 13.3 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 16.20 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 27 Mar 1998 | Test # 1414 |
47 | SM Pollock | 13.3 | 2 | 43 | 5 | 16.20 | South Africa | v West Indies | Gqeberha | 10 Dec 1998 | Test # 1433 |
50 | CL Hooper | 13.4 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 16.40 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 |
51 | Waqar Younis | 11.0 | 1 | 23 | 4 | 16.50 | Pakistan | v West Indies | St John's | 01 May 1993 | Test # 1222 |
51 | HK Olonga | 11.0 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 16.50 | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Peshawar | 27 Nov 1998 | Test # 1430 |
53 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 13.5 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 16.60 | Pakistan | v Zimbabwe | Lahore | 10 Dec 1998 | Test # 1432 |
54 | DG Cork | 19.3 | 5 | 43 | 7 | 16.71 | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 22 Jun 1995 | Test # 1299 |
55 | CL Cairns | 11.1 | 2 | 51 | 4 | 16.75 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Christchurch | 08 Dec 1995 | Test # 1316 |
55 | AA Donald | 11.1 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 16.75 | South Africa | v India | Durban | 26 Dec 1996 | Test # 1347 |
57 | ME Waugh | 14.0 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 16.80 | Australia | v England | Adelaide | 26 Jan 1995 | Test # 1284 |
57 | DW Fleming | 14.0 | 3 | 46 | 5 | 16.80 | Australia | v England | W.A.C.A | 28 Nov 1998 | Test # 1431 |
57 | GD McGrath | 14.0 | 3 | 50 | 5 | 16.80 | Australia | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 05 Mar 1999 | Test # 1448 |
57 | AR Caddick | 14.0 | 3 | 32 | 5 | 16.80 | England | v New Zealand | Birmingham | 01 Jul 1999 | Test # 1455 |
61 | CEL Ambrose | 22.4 | 10 | 45 | 8 | 17.00 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 05 Apr 1990 | Test # 1143 |
61 | DW Headley | 17.0 | 5 | 60 | 6 | 17.00 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1998 | Test # 1436 |
61 | DW Fleming | 14.1 | 2 | 59 | 5 | 17.00 | Australia | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 05 Nov 1999 | Test # 1467 |
64 | Mohammad Zahid | 20.0 | 3 | 66 | 7 | 17.14 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Rawalpindi | 28 Nov 1996 | Test # 1342 |
65 | AA Donald | 14.2 | 4 | 49 | 5 | 17.20 | South Africa | v West Indies | Gqeberha | 10 Dec 1998 | Test # 1433 |
66 | SCG MacGill | 20.1 | 4 | 50 | 7 | 17.28 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 02 Jan 1999 | Test # 1439 |
67 | DN Patel | 17.3 | 5 | 50 | 6 | 17.50 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 07 Nov 1992 | Test # 1199 |
68 | CA Walsh | 20.4 | 7 | 37 | 7 | 17.71 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Wellington | 10 Feb 1995 | Test # 1289 |
69 | IR Bishop | 11.5 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 17.75 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 27 Mar 1997 | Test # 1363 |
70 | SLV Raju | 17.5 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 17.83 | India | v Sri Lanka | Chandigarh | 23 Nov 1990 | Test # 1156 |
71 | GD McGrath | 21.0 | 4 | 76 | 7 | 18.00 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 21 Aug 1997 | Test # 1377 |
71 | DK Morrison | 15.0 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 18.00 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Hamilton | 02 Jan 1993 | Test # 1207 |
71 | DH Brain | 15.0 | 3 | 42 | 5 | 18.00 | Zimbabwe | v Pakistan | Lahore | 16 Dec 1993 | Test # 1241 |
71 | SB Doull | 15.0 | 2 | 66 | 5 | 18.00 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Auckland | 10 Feb 1994 | Test # 1248 |
71 | CA Walsh | 15.0 | 2 | 45 | 5 | 18.00 | West Indies | v England | Birmingham | 06 Jul 1995 | Test # 1300 |
71 | BP Julian | 12.0 | - | 36 | 4 | 18.00 | Australia | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 31 Mar 1995 | Test # 1294 |
71 | CEL Ambrose | 12.0 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 18.00 | West Indies | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1996 | Test # 1346 |
71 | MS Kasprowicz | 12.0 | 2 | 53 | 4 | 18.00 | Australia | v Pakistan | W.A.C.A | 26 Nov 1999 | Test # 1472 |
79 | PR Adams | 12.1 | 5 | 31 | 4 | 18.25 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Bloemfontein | 29 Oct 1999 | Test # 1466 |
80 | JN Gillespie | 15.2 | 2 | 88 | 5 | 18.40 | Australia | v England | W.A.C.A | 28 Nov 1998 | Test # 1431 |
81 | CJ McDermott | 24.4 | 2 | 97 | 8 | 18.50 | Australia | v England | W.A.C.A | 01 Feb 1991 | Test # 1163 |
82 | CJ McDermott | 15.3 | - | 49 | 5 | 18.60 | Australia | v Pakistan | Sydney | 30 Nov 1995 | Test # 1314 |
82 | AA Donald | 15.3 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 18.60 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 18 Jun 1998 | Test # 1419 |
84 | DK Morrison | 18.4 | 5 | 37 | 6 | 18.66 | New Zealand | v Australia | Auckland | 12 Mar 1993 | Test # 1217 |
85 | CEL Ambrose | 15.4 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 18.80 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 13 Feb 1998 | Test # 1399 |
86 | D Gough | 18.5 | 4 | 49 | 6 | 18.83 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 01 Jan 1995 | Test # 1281 |
87 | BA Reid | 22.0 | 12 | 51 | 7 | 18.85 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 1990 | Test # 1159 |
88 | Waqar Younis | 19.0 | 1 | 78 | 6 | 19.00 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1994 | Test # 1251 |
88 | CJ McDermott | 19.0 | 3 | 53 | 6 | 19.00 | Australia | v England | Brisbane | 25 Nov 1994 | Test # 1275 |
88 | CEL Ambrose | 19.0 | 4 | 51 | 6 | 19.00 | West Indies | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 10 Dec 1998 | Test # 1433 |
88 | IR Bishop | 15.5 | 6 | 43 | 5 | 19.00 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Port of Spain | 16 Apr 1993 | Test # 1220 |
88 | SM Pollock | 15.5 | 4 | 32 | 5 | 19.00 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1996 | Test # 1321 |
88 | MD Marshall | 12.4 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 19.00 | West Indies | v England | Birmingham | 25 Jul 1991 | Test # 1174 |
88 | ST Jayasuriya | 12.4 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 19.00 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 26 Nov 1999 | Test # 1473 |
95 | PR Adams | 19.1 | 6 | 55 | 6 | 19.16 | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 08 Dec 1996 | Test # 1344 |
96 | DK Morrison | 16.0 | 2 | 75 | 5 | 19.20 | New Zealand | v India | Christchurch | 02 Feb 1990 | Test # 1136 |
96 | Waqar Younis | 16.0 | 3 | 46 | 5 | 19.20 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Faisalabad | 23 Nov 1990 | Test # 1157 |
96 | CEL Ambrose | 16.0 | 5 | 45 | 5 | 19.20 | West Indies | v Australia | Port of Spain | 21 Apr 1995 | Test # 1296 |
96 | IR Bishop | 16.0 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 19.20 | West Indies | v England | Leeds | 08 Jun 1995 | Test # 1298 |
96 | AA Donald | 16.0 | 5 | 46 | 5 | 19.20 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1996 | Test # 1321 |
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Additional Information
Minimum of 4 wicketsPerformances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures