Test matches Cricket – Best strike rate in an innings
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Averages, strike rates and economy
Best strike rates in an innings
| Rank | Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | ERH Toshack | 2.3x8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3.80 | Australia | v India | Brisbane | 28 Nov 1947 | Test # 290 |
🥈 2 | SM Boland | 4.0 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4.00 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2021 | Test # 2442 |
🥉 3 | TM Head | 2.5 | - | 10 | 4 | 4.25 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 |
4 | JH Kallis | 4.3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 5.40 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Potchefstroom | 25 Oct 2002 | Test # 1621 |
4 | Harbhajan Singh | 4.3 | - | 13 | 5 | 5.40 | India | v West Indies | Kingston | 30 Jun 2006 | Test # 1808 |
6 | R Benaud | 3.5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 5.75 | Australia | v West Indies | Georgetown | 26 Apr 1955 | Test # 405 |
7 | H Trumble | 6.5 | - | 28 | 7 | 5.85 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 05 Mar 1904 | Test # 82 |
7 | M Jansen | 6.5 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 5.85 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 27 Nov 2024 | Test # 2563 |
9 | SR Watson | 5.0 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 6.00 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 09 Nov 2011 | Test # 2016 |
9 | A Dananjaya | 5.0 | 1 | 24 | 5 | 6.00 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 08 Feb 2018 | Test # 2296 |
9 | KAJ Roach | 5.0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6.00 | West Indies | v Bangladesh | North Sound | 04 Jul 2018 | Test # 2310 |
9 | JR Hazlewood | 5.0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 6.00 | Australia | v India | Adelaide | 17 Dec 2020 | Test # 2396 |
9 | K Rabada | 4.0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 6.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2022 | Test # 2482 |
14 | GA Lohmann | 9.4x5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6.12 | England | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 13 Feb 1896 | Test # 47 |
15 | MJ Clarke | 6.2 | - | 9 | 6 | 6.33 | Australia | v India | Wankhede | 03 Nov 2004 | Test # 1720 |
16 | FS Trueman | 8.4 | 2 | 31 | 8 | 6.50 | England | v India | Manchester | 17 Jul 1952 | Test # 353 |
16 | AER Gilligan | 6.3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6.50 | England | v South Africa | Birmingham | 14 Jun 1924 | Test # 153 |
16 | MD Marshall | 4.2 | - | 24 | 4 | 6.50 | West Indies | v Pakistan | Faisalabad | 23 Nov 1990 | Test # 1157 |
16 | TM Dilshan | 4.2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6.50 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 03 Jan 2009 | Test # 1905 |
16 | CJ Jordan | 4.2 | - | 18 | 4 | 6.50 | England | v India | The Oval | 15 Aug 2014 | Test # 2137 |
21 | MA Noble | 7.4 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 6.57 | Australia | v England | Melbourne | 01 Jan 1902 | Test # 66 |
22 | JJC Lawson | 6.5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6.83 | West Indies | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 08 Dec 2002 | Test # 1630 |
23 | SCJ Broad | 9.3 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 7.12 | England | v Australia | Nottingham | 06 Aug 2015 | Test # 2175 |
24 | SP Gupte | 6.0 | - | 18 | 5 | 7.20 | India | v Pakistan | Dhaka | 01 Jan 1955 | Test # 394 |
24 | VD Philander | 6.0 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 7.20 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2013 | Test # 2069 |
24 | HH Pandya | 6.0 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 7.20 | India | v England | Nottingham | 18 Aug 2018 | Test # 2316 |
27 | J Briggs | 14.2x4 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 7.25 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 25 Mar 1889 | Test # 32 |
28 | MA Starc | 7.3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 7.50 | Australia | v West Indies | Kingston | 12 Jul 2025 | Test # 2595 |
28 | JH Wardle | 5.0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 7.50 | England | v Australia | Manchester | 09 Jul 1953 | Test # 374 |
30 | JE Root | 6.2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 7.60 | England | v India | Ahmedabad | 24 Feb 2021 | Test # 2412 |
31 | CR Woakes | 7.4 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 7.66 | England | v Ireland | Lord's | 24 Jul 2019 | Test # 2352 |
32 | CA Walsh | 5.1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7.75 | West Indies | v Australia | Bridgetown | 19 Apr 1991 | Test # 1169 |
33 | GA Lohmann | 14.2x5 | 6 | 28 | 9 | 8.00 | England | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 02 Mar 1896 | Test # 48 |
33 | M Muralidaran | 5.2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 8.00 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Jul 2007 | Test # 1838 |
33 | AG Cremer | 5.2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8.00 | Zimbabwe | v Bangladesh | Harare | 17 Apr 2013 | Test # 2086 |
36 | DW Steyn | 8.1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8.16 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 01 Feb 2013 | Test # 2072 |
37 | TBA May | 6.5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 8.20 | Australia | v West Indies | Adelaide | 23 Jan 1993 | Test # 1210 |
38 | Shoaib Akhtar | 8.2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 8.33 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Lahore | 01 May 2002 | Test # 1600 |
38 | DW Steyn | 8.2 | 2 | 34 | 6 | 8.33 | South Africa | v West Indies | Centurion | 17 Dec 2014 | Test # 2150 |
40 | ESH Giddins | 7.0 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 8.40 | England | v Zimbabwe | Lord's | 18 May 2000 | Test # 1495 |
40 | VD Philander | 7.0 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 8.40 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 09 Nov 2011 | Test # 2016 |
42 | CS Martin | 8.3 | 3 | 26 | 6 | 8.50 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Napier | 26 Jan 2012 | Test # 2033 |
42 | JWHT Douglas | 5.4 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 8.50 | England | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 27 Feb 1914 | Test # 134 |
44 | KA Maharaj | 10.0 | - | 32 | 7 | 8.57 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Durban | 31 Mar 2022 | Test # 2460 |
45 | H Ironmonger | 7.2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8.80 | Australia | v South Africa | Melbourne | 12 Feb 1932 | Test # 216 |
46 | Mohammed Siraj | 9.0 | 3 | 15 | 6 | 9.00 | India | v South Africa | Cape Town | 03 Jan 2024 | Test # 2522 |
46 | BR Taylor | 7.3 | 2 | 26 | 5 | 9.00 | New Zealand | v India | Brabourne | 12 Mar 1965 | Test # 582 |
46 | M Muralidaran | 7.3 | 3 | 15 | 5 | 9.00 | Sri Lanka | v Bangladesh | Colombo (SSC) | 25 Jun 2007 | Test # 1837 |
46 | MW Tate | 6.0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 9.00 | England | v South Africa | Birmingham | 14 Jun 1924 | Test # 153 |
46 | R Appleyard | 6.0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 9.00 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 25 Mar 1955 | Test # 402 |
51 | FE Woolley | 7.4 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 9.20 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 19 Aug 1912 | Test # 129 |
52 | MA Holding | 9.2 | 3 | 21 | 6 | 9.33 | West Indies | v Australia | W.A.C.A | 09 Nov 1984 | Test # 997 |
53 | Yasir Shah | 12.3 | 1 | 41 | 8 | 9.37 | Pakistan | v New Zealand | Dubai (DICS) | 24 Nov 2018 | Test # 2330 |
54 | SR Watson | 7.5 | 1 | 40 | 5 | 9.40 | Australia | v Pakistan | Lord's | 13 Jul 2010 | Test # 1963 |
55 | W Rhodes | 11.0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 9.42 | England | v Australia | Birmingham | 29 May 1902 | Test # 70 |
55 | JV Saunders | 11.0 | 2 | 34 | 7 | 9.42 | Australia | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 18 Oct 1902 | Test # 76 |
55 | SCJ Broad | 11.0 | - | 44 | 7 | 9.42 | England | v New Zealand | Lord's | 16 May 2013 | Test # 2088 |
58 | Abdul Qadir | 9.3 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 9.50 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Faisalabad | 24 Oct 1986 | Test # 1055 |
59 | Sir RJ Hadlee | 8.3x8 | - | 23 | 7 | 9.57 | New Zealand | v India | Wellington | 13 Feb 1976 | Test # 772 |
60 | CIJ Smith | 8.0 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 9.60 | England | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 08 Jan 1935 | Test # 238 |
60 | GOB Allen | 6.0x8 | - | 36 | 5 | 9.60 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 04 Dec 1936 | Test # 255 |
60 | CM Old | 8.0 | 3 | 21 | 5 | 9.60 | England | v India | Lord's | 20 Jun 1974 | Test # 740 |
60 | CG Rackemann | 8.0 | - | 32 | 5 | 9.60 | Australia | v Pakistan | W.A.C.A | 11 Nov 1983 | Test # 966 |
60 | Shoaib Akhtar | 8.0 | 2 | 21 | 5 | 9.60 | Pakistan | v Australia | Colombo (PSS) | 03 Oct 2002 | Test # 1615 |
60 | DW Steyn | 8.0 | 2 | 23 | 5 | 9.60 | South Africa | v India | Ahmedabad | 03 Apr 2008 | Test # 1871 |
60 | JL Pattinson | 8.0 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 9.60 | Australia | v West Indies | Hobart | 10 Dec 2015 | Test # 2193 |
60 | JJ Bumrah | 8.0 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 9.60 | India | v West Indies | North Sound | 22 Aug 2019 | Test # 2358 |
68 | T Richardson | 11.3x5 | 3 | 39 | 6 | 9.66 | England | v Australia | Lord's | 22 Jun 1896 | Test # 50 |
69 | HJ Tayfield | 8.4x8 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 9.71 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1950 | Test # 320 |
70 | JC White | 6.3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 9.75 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 30 Nov 1928 | Test # 176 |
71 | DAJ Holford | 8.1 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 9.80 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 10 Mar 1976 | Test # 773 |
72 | S Haigh | 11.4x5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 9.83 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 01 Apr 1899 | Test # 59 |
73 | KJ Abbott | 11.4 | 4 | 29 | 7 | 10.00 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Centurion | 22 Feb 2013 | Test # 2075 |
73 | R Peel | 12.0x5 | 5 | 23 | 6 | 10.00 | England | v Australia | The Oval | 10 Aug 1896 | Test # 52 |
73 | JH Sinclair | 12.0x5 | 4 | 26 | 6 | 10.00 | South Africa | v England | Cape Town | 01 Apr 1899 | Test # 59 |
73 | CEL Ambrose | 10.0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 10.00 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 25 Mar 1994 | Test # 1257 |
73 | M Muralidaran | 10.0 | 1 | 39 | 6 | 10.00 | Sri Lanka | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2000 | Test # 1526 |
73 | MA Wood | 8.2 | 2 | 41 | 5 | 10.00 | England | v West Indies | Gros Islet | 09 Feb 2019 | Test # 2346 |
73 | AJL Hill | 8.0x5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 10.00 | England | v South Africa | Cape Town | 21 Mar 1896 | Test # 49 |
73 | MN Samuels | 6.4 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 10.00 | West Indies | v Zimbabwe | Bridgetown | 12 Mar 2013 | Test # 2079 |
73 | Mehidy Hasan Miraz | 6.4 | - | 41 | 4 | 10.00 | Bangladesh | v India | Kanpur | 27 Sep 2024 | Test # 2552 |
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