Best strike rates in an innings
| Rank | Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | JH Kallis | 4.3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 5.40 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 25 Oct 2002 | Test # 1621 |
🥇 1 | Harbhajan Singh | 4.3 | - | 13 | 5 | 5.40 | India | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Jun 2006 | Test # 1808 |
🥉 3 | MJ Clarke | 6.2 | - | 9 | 6 | 6.33 | Australia | v India | Wankhede | 03 Nov 2004 | Test # 1720 |
4 | TM Dilshan | 4.2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6.50 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 03 Jan 2009 | Test # 1905 |
5 | JJC Lawson | 6.5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6.83 | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 08 Dec 2002 | Test # 1630 |
6 | M Muralidaran | 5.2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8.00 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Jul 2007 | Test # 1838 |
7 | Shoaib Akhtar | 8.2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 8.33 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Lahore | 01 May 2002 | Test # 1600 |
8 | ESH Giddins | 7.0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 8.40 | England | v Zimbabwe | Lord's | 18 May 2000 | Test # 1495 |
9 | M Muralidaran | 7.3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 9.00 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Jun 2007 | Test # 1837 |
10 | Shoaib Akhtar | 8.0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 9.60 | Pakistan | v Australia | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Oct 2002 | Test # 1615 |
10 | DW Steyn | 8.0 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 9.60 | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 03 Apr 2008 | Test # 1871 |
12 | M Muralidaran | 10.0 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 10.00 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2000 | Test # 1526 |
13 | SK Warne | 6.5 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 10.25 | Australia | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 11 Oct 2002 | Test # 1617 |
13 | Abdul Razzaq | 6.5 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 10.25 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 03 Apr 2006 | Test # 1796 |
15 | DW Steyn | 10.3 | 1 | 49 | 6 | 10.50 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Centurion | 16 Nov 2007 | Test # 1848 |
15 | DW Steyn | 7.0 | - | 30 | 4 | 10.50 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2007 | Test # 1827 |
17 | M Muralidaran | 10.4 | 4 | 18 | 6 | 10.66 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (RPS) | 12 Sep 2005 | Test # 1764 |
18 | SJ Harmison | 12.3 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 10.71 | England | v West Indies | Kingston | 11 Mar 2004 | Test # 1687 |
19 | Waqar Younis | 7.1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 10.75 | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Multan | 29 Aug 2001 | Test # 1560 |
20 | IK Pathan | 9.0 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 10.80 | India | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 17 Dec 2004 | Test # 1727 |
20 | JE Taylor | 9.0 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 10.80 | West Indies | v England | Kingston | 04 Feb 2009 | Test # 1906 |
22 | JH Kallis | 7.2 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 11.00 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Cape Town | 04 Mar 2005 | Test # 1737 |
23 | G Onions | 9.3 | 1 | 38 | 5 | 11.40 | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 06 May 2009 | Test # 1919 |
24 | M Muralidaran | 9.4 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 11.60 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Sep 2001 | Test # 1561 |
25 | Abdul Razzaq | 7.5 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 11.75 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Sharjah | 31 Jan 2002 | Test # 1587 |
26 | DNT Zoysa | 9.5 | 2 | 20 | 5 | 11.80 | Sri Lanka | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 06 May 2004 | Test # 1698 |
26 | PM Siddle | 9.5 | - | 21 | 5 | 11.80 | Australia | v England | Leeds | 07 Aug 2009 | Test # 1929 |
28 | GD McGrath | 16.0 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 12.00 | Australia | v Pakistan | W.A.C.A | 16 Dec 2004 | Test # 1726 |
28 | RL Johnson | 12.0 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 12.00 | England | v Zimbabwe | Chester-le-Street | 05 Jun 2003 | Test # 1647 |
28 | S Sreesanth | 10.0 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 12.00 | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 15 Dec 2006 | Test # 1823 |
28 | Z Khan | 10.0 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 12.00 | India | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 25 May 2007 | Test # 1833 |
28 | A Kumble | 8.0 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 12.00 | India | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 13 Apr 2004 | Test # 1697 |
28 | SI Mahmood | 8.0 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 12.00 | England | v Pakistan | Leeds | 04 Aug 2006 | Test # 1813 |
28 | MG Johnson | 8.0 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 12.00 | Australia | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 20 Nov 2008 | Test # 1894 |
35 | M Muralidaran | 16.2 | 4 | 46 | 8 | 12.25 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 | Test # 1757 |
36 | ST Jayasuriya | 8.3 | - | 24 | 4 | 12.75 | Sri Lanka | v England | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 |
37 | M Hayward | 10.4 | 1 | 56 | 5 | 12.80 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Durban | 26 Dec 2002 | Test # 1635 |
38 | Danish Kaneria | 13.0 | 3 | 42 | 6 | 13.00 | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Multan | 29 Aug 2001 | Test # 1560 |
38 | SJ Harmison | 13.0 | 1 | 46 | 6 | 13.00 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 19 Aug 2004 | Test # 1712 |
38 | SJ Harmison | 13.0 | 7 | 19 | 6 | 13.00 | England | v Pakistan | Manchester | 27 Jul 2006 | Test # 1811 |
38 | M Muralidaran | 13.0 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 13.00 | Sri Lanka | v India | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Jul 2008 | Test # 1882 |
38 | Harbhajan Singh | 10.5 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 13.00 | India | v Australia | Wankhede | 03 Nov 2004 | Test # 1720 |
43 | IK Pathan | 15.2 | 4 | 59 | 7 | 13.14 | India | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 20 Sep 2005 | Test # 1767 |
44 | CRD Fernando | 11.0 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 13.20 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Sep 2005 | Test # 1766 |
45 | Waqar Younis | 8.5 | - | 36 | 4 | 13.25 | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 16 Jan 2002 | Test # 1586 |
46 | MA Butcher | 9.0 | 3 | 42 | 4 | 13.50 | England | v Australia | Birmingham | 05 Jul 2001 | Test # 1550 |
46 | DR Tuffey | 9.0 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 13.50 | New Zealand | v India | Hamilton | 19 Dec 2002 | Test # 1633 |
46 | SL Malinga | 9.0 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 13.50 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Jul 2007 | Test # 1838 |
46 | KMDN Kulasekara | 9.0 | 3 | 21 | 4 | 13.50 | Sri Lanka | v Pakistan | Colombo (PSS) | 12 Jul 2009 | Test # 1924 |
50 | AR Caddick | 11.2 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 13.60 | England | v West Indies | Leeds | 17 Aug 2000 | Test # 1508 |
50 | SJ Harmison | 11.2 | - | 43 | 5 | 13.60 | England | v Australia | Lord's | 21 Jul 2005 | Test # 1756 |
52 | SM Pollock | 13.4 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 13.66 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 |
53 | CD Collymore | 16.0 | 2 | 57 | 7 | 13.71 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kingston | 27 Jun 2003 | Test # 1649 |
54 | AF Giles | 9.1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 13.75 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 |
54 | SCG MacGill | 9.1 | - | 39 | 4 | 13.75 | Australia | v ICC World XI | Sydney | 14 Oct 2005 | Test # 1768 |
56 | SD Udal | 9.2 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 14.00 | England | v India | Wankhede | 18 Mar 2006 | Test # 1791 |
57 | C White | 11.5 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 14.20 | England | v West Indies | The Oval | 31 Aug 2000 | Test # 1509 |
58 | Umar Gul | 12.0 | 2 | 31 | 5 | 14.40 | Pakistan | v India | Lahore | 05 Apr 2004 | Test # 1695 |
58 | Mohammad Asif | 12.0 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 14.40 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 03 Apr 2006 | Test # 1796 |
58 | SCJ Broad | 12.0 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 14.40 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 20 Aug 2009 | Test # 1931 |
61 | M Zondeki | 14.3 | 2 | 39 | 6 | 14.50 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Centurion | 11 Mar 2005 | Test # 1740 |
62 | JEC Franklin | 9.5 | 3 | 26 | 4 | 14.75 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Hamilton | 27 Mar 2001 | Test # 1540 |
62 | WPUJC Vaas | 9.5 | 2 | 28 | 4 | 14.75 | Sri Lanka | v England | Galle | 18 Dec 2007 | Test # 1854 |
64 | M Muralidaran | 14.5 | 6 | 28 | 6 | 14.83 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Kandy | 11 Jul 2007 | Test # 1839 |
65 | A Kumble | 17.3 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 15.00 | India | v Australia | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 | Test # 1714 |
65 | Danish Kaneria | 15.0 | 3 | 52 | 6 | 15.00 | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Multan | 29 Aug 2001 | Test # 1560 |
65 | IK Pathan | 15.0 | 5 | 51 | 6 | 15.00 | India | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 10 Dec 2004 | Test # 1725 |
65 | WPUJC Vaas | 15.0 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 15.00 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 | Test # 1757 |
65 | GD McGrath | 12.3 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 15.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 22 Feb 2002 | Test # 1590 |
65 | PR Adams | 12.3 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 15.00 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 24 Apr 2003 | Test # 1640 |
65 | RAP Nissanka | 12.3 | - | 64 | 5 | 15.00 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Kingston | 27 Jun 2003 | Test # 1649 |
65 | D Gough | 10.0 | 3 | 30 | 4 | 15.00 | England | v West Indies | Leeds | 17 Aug 2000 | Test # 1508 |
65 | N Boje | 10.0 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 15.00 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 |
65 | CS Martin | 10.0 | 3 | 52 | 4 | 15.00 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Hamilton | 27 Mar 2001 | Test # 1540 |
65 | Waqar Younis | 10.0 | 2 | 44 | 4 | 15.00 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Sharjah | 07 Feb 2002 | Test # 1588 |
76 | MS Kasprowicz | 17.4 | 3 | 39 | 7 | 15.14 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Darwin | 01 Jul 2004 | Test # 1705 |
77 | SJ Harmison | 12.5 | 2 | 38 | 5 | 15.40 | England | v Bangladesh | Chester-le-Street | 03 Jun 2005 | Test # 1753 |
78 | Shahadat Hossain | 15.3 | 8 | 27 | 6 | 15.50 | Bangladesh | v South Africa | Mirpur | 22 Feb 2008 | Test # 1864 |
78 | SK Warne | 10.2 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 15.50 | Australia | v New Zealand | Brisbane | 18 Nov 2004 | Test # 1721 |
80 | CA Walsh | 13.0 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 15.60 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Bridgetown | 18 May 2000 | Test # 1496 |
80 | AR Caddick | 13.0 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 15.60 | England | v West Indies | Lord's | 29 Jun 2000 | Test # 1503 |
80 | M Morkel | 13.0 | 2 | 50 | 5 | 15.60 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 22 Feb 2008 | Test # 1864 |
80 | RJ Peterson | 13.0 | 2 | 33 | 5 | 15.60 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 29 Feb 2008 | Test # 1865 |
84 | CL Cairns | 18.2 | 2 | 53 | 7 | 15.71 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Hamilton | 18 Dec 2001 | Test # 1577 |
85 | SCG MacGill | 13.1 | 1 | 65 | 5 | 15.80 | Australia | v Bangladesh | Darwin | 18 Jul 2003 | Test # 1650 |
85 | DBL Powell | 13.1 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 15.80 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 | Test # 1757 |
85 | DW Steyn | 13.1 | 1 | 82 | 5 | 15.80 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 04 Aug 2006 | Test # 1812 |
88 | MJ Hoggard | 18.3 | 5 | 61 | 7 | 15.85 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 13 Jan 2005 | Test # 1734 |
89 | Z Khan | 13.2 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 16.00 | India | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 19 Dec 2002 | Test # 1633 |
90 | AJ Bichel | 13.3 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 16.20 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2000 | Test # 1525 |
91 | DR Tuffey | 10.5 | 2 | 39 | 4 | 16.25 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Hamilton | 27 Mar 2001 | Test # 1540 |
92 | Waqar Younis | 16.2 | 2 | 55 | 6 | 16.33 | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 09 Jan 2002 | Test # 1584 |
92 | RJ Kirtley | 16.2 | 7 | 34 | 6 | 16.33 | England | v South Africa | Nottingham | 14 Aug 2003 | Test # 1654 |
92 | AB Agarkar | 16.2 | 2 | 41 | 6 | 16.33 | India | v Australia | Adelaide | 12 Dec 2003 | Test # 1673 |
92 | A Nel | 16.2 | 3 | 32 | 6 | 16.33 | South Africa | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 21 Apr 2005 | Test # 1749 |
96 | JJC Lawson | 19.1 | 3 | 78 | 7 | 16.42 | West Indies | v Australia | St John's | 09 May 2003 | Test # 1645 |
97 | M Ntini | 11.0 | 5 | 39 | 4 | 16.50 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 20 Jan 2001 | Test # 1529 |
97 | Shoaib Akhtar | 11.0 | 1 | 48 | 4 | 16.50 | Pakistan | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 16 Jan 2002 | Test # 1586 |
97 | M Dillon | 11.0 | 1 | 41 | 4 | 16.50 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 02 May 2002 | Test # 1601 |
97 | SK Warne | 11.0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 16.50 | Australia | v Pakistan | Sharjah | 11 Oct 2002 | Test # 1617 |
Showing 100 records
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