Best strike rates in an innings
| Rank | Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | Harbhajan Singh | 4.3 | - | 13 | 5 | 5.40 | India | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Jun 2006 | Test # 1808 |
🥈 2 | SP Gupte | 6.0 | - | 18 | 5 | 7.20 | India | v Pakistan | Dhaka | 01 Jan 1955 | Test # 394 |
🥈 2 | HH Pandya | 6.0 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 7.20 | India | v England | Nottingham | 18 Aug 2018 | Test # 2316 |
4 | Mohammed Siraj | 9.0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 9.00 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2024 | Test # 2522 |
5 | JJ Bumrah | 8.0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9.60 | India | v West Indies | North Sound | 22 Aug 2019 | Test # 2358 |
6 | BKV Prasad | 10.2 | 5 | 33 | 6 | 10.33 | India | v Pakistan | Chennai | 28 Jan 1999 | Test # 1442 |
7 | RA Jadeja | 12.1 | 1 | 42 | 7 | 10.42 | India | v Australia | Delhi | 17 Feb 2023 | Test # 2493 |
8 | IK Pathan | 9.0 | 2 | 32 | 5 | 10.80 | India | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 17 Dec 2004 | Test # 1727 |
9 | Harbhajan Singh | 7.2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 11.00 | India | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2010 | Test # 1987 |
10 | ND Hirwani | 15.2 | 3 | 75 | 8 | 11.50 | India | v West Indies | Chennai | 11 Jan 1988 | Test # 1089 |
11 | J Srinath | 11.5 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 11.83 | India | v South Africa | Ahmedabad | 20 Nov 1996 | Test # 1338 |
12 | R Ashwin | 13.5 | 2 | 59 | 7 | 11.85 | India | v New Zealand | Indore | 08 Oct 2016 | Test # 2223 |
13 | S Sreesanth | 10.0 | 3 | 40 | 5 | 12.00 | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 15 Dec 2006 | Test # 1823 |
13 | Z Khan | 10.0 | 1 | 34 | 5 | 12.00 | India | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 25 May 2007 | Test # 1833 |
13 | JJ Bumrah | 10.0 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 12.00 | India | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 | Test # 2456 |
13 | A Kumble | 8.0 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 12.00 | India | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 13 Apr 2004 | Test # 1697 |
13 | R Ashwin | 8.0 | 1 | 27 | 4 | 12.00 | India | v Afghanistan | Bengaluru | 14 Jun 2018 | Test # 2307 |
13 | R Ashwin | 8.0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12.00 | India | v New Zealand | Wankhede | 03 Dec 2021 | Test # 2438 |
19 | JJ Bumrah | 12.1 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 12.16 | India | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Aug 2019 | Test # 2359 |
20 | R Ashwin | 12.4 | 4 | 41 | 6 | 12.66 | India | v Australia | Bengaluru | 04 Mar 2017 | Test # 2251 |
21 | Harbhajan Singh | 10.5 | 2 | 29 | 5 | 13.00 | India | v Australia | Wankhede | 03 Nov 2004 | Test # 1720 |
21 | Mohammed Shami | 10.5 | 2 | 35 | 5 | 13.00 | India | v South Africa | Visakhapatnam | 02 Oct 2019 | Test # 2363 |
23 | IK Pathan | 15.2 | 4 | 59 | 7 | 13.14 | India | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 20 Sep 2005 | Test # 1767 |
24 | RA Jadeja | 9.0 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 13.50 | India | v Afghanistan | Bengaluru | 14 Jun 2018 | Test # 2307 |
25 | PP Ojha | 11.2 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 13.60 | India | v West Indies | Wankhede | 14 Nov 2013 | Test # 2102 |
26 | R Ashwin | 13.4 | 2 | 46 | 6 | 13.66 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 |
27 | JJ Bumrah | 13.5 | - | 61 | 6 | 13.83 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2024 | Test # 2522 |
28 | ND Hirwani | 18.3 | 3 | 61 | 8 | 13.87 | India | v West Indies | Chennai | 11 Jan 1988 | Test # 1089 |
29 | RA Jadeja | 11.5 | 4 | 21 | 5 | 14.20 | India | v South Africa | Mohali | 05 Nov 2015 | Test # 2186 |
30 | S Madan Lal | 12.0 | 6 | 23 | 5 | 14.40 | India | v England | Wankhede | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 911 |
30 | RA Jadeja | 12.0 | 2 | 30 | 5 | 14.40 | India | v South Africa | Delhi | 03 Dec 2015 | Test # 2191 |
30 | I Sharma | 12.0 | 4 | 22 | 5 | 14.40 | India | v Bangladesh | Eden Gardens | 22 Nov 2019 | Test # 2369 |
30 | R Ashwin | 12.0 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 14.40 | India | v Australia | Nagpur | 09 Feb 2023 | Test # 2490 |
34 | MH Mankad | 9.4 | 1 | 49 | 4 | 14.50 | India | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 02 Nov 1956 | Test # 433 |
35 | A Kumble | 17.3 | 4 | 48 | 7 | 15.00 | India | v Australia | Chennai | 14 Oct 2004 | Test # 1714 |
35 | IK Pathan | 15.0 | 5 | 51 | 6 | 15.00 | India | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 10 Dec 2004 | Test # 1725 |
35 | Mohammed Shami | 12.3 | 2 | 28 | 5 | 15.00 | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 24 Jan 2018 | Test # 2294 |
35 | EAS Prasanna | 10.0 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 15.00 | India | v England | Chennai | 12 Jan 1973 | Test # 708 |
39 | Maninder Singh | 17.4 | 4 | 51 | 7 | 15.14 | India | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 27 Dec 1986 | Test # 1063 |
40 | RA Jadeja | 12.4 | 4 | 41 | 5 | 15.20 | India | v England | Rajkot | 15 Feb 2024 | Test # 2530 |
41 | SN Thakur | 17.5 | 3 | 61 | 7 | 15.28 | India | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2022 | Test # 2445 |
42 | RMH Binny | 13.0 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 15.60 | India | v England | Leeds | 19 Jun 1986 | Test # 1047 |
42 | I Sharma | 13.0 | - | 51 | 5 | 15.60 | India | v England | Birmingham | 01 Aug 2018 | Test # 2314 |
42 | RA Jadeja | 13.0 | 4 | 41 | 5 | 15.60 | India | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 04 Mar 2022 | Test # 2452 |
45 | Maninder Singh | 18.2 | 8 | 27 | 7 | 15.71 | India | v Pakistan | Bengaluru | 13 Mar 1987 | Test # 1073 |
46 | C Sharma | 13.1 | 2 | 55 | 5 | 15.80 | India | v West Indies | Delhi | 25 Nov 1987 | Test # 1080 |
46 | Mohammed Shami | 13.1 | - | 47 | 5 | 15.80 | India | v West Indies | Eden Gardens | 06 Nov 2013 | Test # 2101 |
48 | JJ Bumrah | 15.5 | 4 | 33 | 6 | 15.83 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2337 |
48 | JJ Bumrah | 15.5 | 5 | 45 | 6 | 15.83 | India | v England | Visakhapatnam | 02 Feb 2024 | Test # 2526 |
50 | A Kumble | 26.3 | 9 | 74 | 10 | 15.90 | India | v Pakistan | Delhi | 04 Feb 1999 | Test # 1443 |
51 | N Kapil Dev | 13.2 | - | 70 | 5 | 16.00 | India | v England | Wankhede | 27 Nov 1981 | Test # 911 |
51 | Z Khan | 13.2 | 4 | 29 | 5 | 16.00 | India | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 19 Dec 2002 | Test # 1633 |
53 | Mohammed Siraj | 10.5 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 16.25 | India | v England | Lord's | 12 Aug 2021 | Test # 2429 |
54 | AB Agarkar | 16.2 | 2 | 41 | 6 | 16.33 | India | v Australia | Adelaide | 12 Dec 2003 | Test # 1673 |
55 | R Ashwin | 16.3 | 5 | 31 | 6 | 16.50 | India | v New Zealand | Hyderabad | 23 Aug 2012 | Test # 2054 |
55 | RJ Shastri | 11.0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 16.50 | India | v Sri Lanka | Cuttack | 04 Jan 1987 | Test # 1064 |
55 | B Kumar | 11.0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 16.50 | India | v Sri Lanka | Eden Gardens | 16 Nov 2017 | Test # 2281 |
55 | R Ashwin | 11.0 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 16.50 | India | v West Indies | Rajkot | 04 Oct 2018 | Test # 2319 |
55 | JJ Bumrah | 11.0 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 16.50 | India | v Bangladesh | Chennai | 19 Sep 2024 | Test # 2550 |
60 | RA Jadeja | 13.5 | 3 | 55 | 5 | 16.60 | India | v New Zealand | Wankhede | 01 Nov 2024 | Test # 2560 |
61 | A Kumble | 14.0 | 2 | 60 | 5 | 16.80 | India | v Pakistan | Bengaluru | 08 Dec 2007 | Test # 1852 |
61 | Kuldeep Yadav | 14.0 | 2 | 57 | 5 | 16.80 | India | v West Indies | Rajkot | 04 Oct 2018 | Test # 2319 |
61 | R Ashwin | 14.0 | - | 77 | 5 | 16.80 | India | v England | Dharamsala | 07 Mar 2024 | Test # 2534 |
64 | I Sharma | 17.0 | 3 | 51 | 6 | 17.00 | India | v New Zealand | Wellington | 14 Feb 2014 | Test # 2120 |
64 | UT Yadav | 14.1 | 1 | 53 | 5 | 17.00 | India | v Bangladesh | Eden Gardens | 22 Nov 2019 | Test # 2369 |
66 | Mohammed Siraj | 11.3 | 2 | 66 | 4 | 17.25 | India | v England | Birmingham | 01 Jul 2022 | Test # 2470 |
67 | R Ashwin | 17.3 | 2 | 61 | 6 | 17.50 | India | v England | Chennai | 05 Feb 2021 | Test # 2409 |
67 | R Ashwin | 11.4 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 17.50 | India | v England | Dharamsala | 07 Mar 2024 | Test # 2534 |
69 | Ghulam Ahmed | 20.3 | 6 | 49 | 7 | 17.57 | India | v Australia | Eden Gardens | 02 Nov 1956 | Test # 433 |
69 | Z Khan | 20.3 | 2 | 87 | 7 | 17.57 | India | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 24 Jan 2010 | Test # 1950 |
71 | SLV Raju | 17.5 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 17.83 | India | v Sri Lanka | Chandigarh | 23 Nov 1990 | Test # 1156 |
72 | KD Ghavri | 15.0 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 18.00 | India | v England | Wankhede | 11 Feb 1977 | Test # 795 |
72 | I Sharma | 15.0 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 18.00 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 | Test # 2179 |
72 | B Kumar | 15.0 | 2 | 48 | 5 | 18.00 | India | v New Zealand | Eden Gardens | 30 Sep 2016 | Test # 2222 |
72 | AR Patel | 15.0 | - | 32 | 5 | 18.00 | India | v England | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 | Test # 2412 |
72 | Kuldeep Yadav | 15.0 | 1 | 72 | 5 | 18.00 | India | v England | Dharamsala | 07 Mar 2024 | Test # 2534 |
72 | NS Yadav | 12.0 | - | 35 | 4 | 18.00 | India | v Australia | Kanpur | 02 Oct 1979 | Test # 857 |
72 | IK Pathan | 12.0 | 4 | 53 | 4 | 18.00 | India | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 13 Sep 2005 | Test # 1765 |
72 | RA Jadeja | 12.0 | 3 | 33 | 4 | 18.00 | India | v South Africa | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 | Test # 2189 |
72 | UT Yadav | 12.0 | 3 | 32 | 4 | 18.00 | India | v Australia | Pune | 23 Feb 2017 | Test # 2250 |
81 | BS Chandrasekhar | 18.1 | 3 | 38 | 6 | 18.16 | India | v England | The Oval | 19 Aug 1971 | Test # 692 |
82 | UT Yadav | 12.1 | 3 | 45 | 4 | 18.25 | India | v West Indies | Hyderabad | 12 Oct 2018 | Test # 2321 |
82 | Washington Sundar | 12.1 | 2 | 22 | 4 | 18.25 | India | v England | Lord's | 10 Jul 2025 | Test # 2594 |
84 | R Ashwin | 21.3 | 7 | 71 | 7 | 18.42 | India | v West Indies | Roseau | 12 Jul 2023 | Test # 2510 |
85 | C Sharma | 12.3 | - | 38 | 4 | 18.75 | India | v England | Eden Gardens | 31 Dec 1984 | Test # 1007 |
85 | Maninder Singh | 12.3 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 18.75 | India | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 |
87 | BS Chandrasekhar | 14.1x8 | 2 | 52 | 6 | 18.83 | India | v Australia | Melbourne | 30 Dec 1977 | Test # 812 |
88 | R Ashwin | 15.5 | - | 51 | 5 | 19.00 | India | v England | Ranchi | 23 Feb 2024 | Test # 2531 |
89 | Harbhajan Singh | 22.2 | 3 | 62 | 7 | 19.14 | India | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 | Test # 1778 |
90 | IK Pathan | 16.0 | 5 | 45 | 5 | 19.20 | India | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 10 Dec 2004 | Test # 1725 |
90 | RA Jadeja | 16.0 | 2 | 58 | 5 | 19.20 | India | v Australia | Delhi | 22 Mar 2013 | Test # 2085 |
90 | R Ashwin | 16.0 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 19.20 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2015 | Test # 2177 |
90 | R Ashwin | 16.0 | 2 | 52 | 5 | 19.20 | India | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Jul 2016 | Test # 2211 |
90 | Mohammed Shami | 16.0 | 5 | 44 | 5 | 19.20 | India | v South Africa | Centurion | 26 Dec 2021 | Test # 2443 |
90 | Kuldeep Yadav | 16.0 | 6 | 40 | 5 | 19.20 | India | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 14 Dec 2022 | Test # 2481 |
96 | R Ashwin | 16.1 | 6 | 32 | 5 | 19.40 | India | v South Africa | Nagpur | 25 Nov 2015 | Test # 2189 |
97 | Mohammed Siraj | 19.3 | 3 | 70 | 6 | 19.50 | India | v England | Birmingham | 02 Jul 2025 | Test # 2591 |
97 | N Kapil Dev | 13.0 | - | 73 | 4 | 19.50 | India | v West Indies | Kingston | 23 Feb 1983 | Test # 949 |
97 | MM Patel | 13.0 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 19.50 | India | v England | Mohali | 09 Mar 2006 | Test # 1788 |
97 | Kuldeep Yadav | 13.0 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 19.50 | India | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 | Test # 2269 |
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