Test matches

2001 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

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

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