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2021 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	MM Ali	43	18	3	5	238.88	England	v India	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
🥈 2	SN Thakur	57	36	7	3	158.33	India	v England	The Oval	02 Sep 2021	Test # 2433
🥉 3	BRM Taylor	49	31	10	-	158.06	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Harare	07 May 2021	Test # 2421
4	AR Patel	41*	26	3	4	157.69	India	v New Zealand	Wankhede	03 Dec 2021	Test # 2438
5	MG Neser	35	24	5	1	145.83	Australia	v England	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021	Test # 2441
6	Q de Kock	29	20	5	-	145.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	04 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
7	KA Jamieson	30*	22	2	2	136.36	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2400
8	Abid Ali	29	23	6	-	126.08	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	20 Aug 2021	Test # 2431
9	BRM Taylor	92	73	16	-	126.02	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	07 Jul 2021	Test # 2427
10	JE Root	40	32	7	-	125.00	England	v India	Chennai	05 Feb 2021	Test # 2409
10	RR Pant	25	20	3	1	125.00	India	v England	Nottingham	04 Aug 2021	Test # 2428
12	RA Jadeja	30	25	5	1	120.00	India	v England	Leeds	25 Aug 2021	Test # 2432
13	N Wagner	25*	21	3	1	119.04	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	02 Jun 2021	Test # 2422
14	Hasan Ali	30	26	3	2	115.38	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Harare	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2420
15	D Elgar	31*	27	5	-	114.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
16	M Labuschagne	25	22	5	-	113.63	Australia	v India	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021	Test # 2404
17	Tamim Iqbal	50	46	9	-	108.69	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410
17	UT Yadav	25	23	1	2	108.69	India	v England	The Oval	02 Sep 2021	Test # 2433
19	Hasan Ali	28	26	2	2	107.69	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	12 Aug 2021	Test # 2430
20	PW Hasaranga	29	27	5	-	107.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
21	N Dickwella	77*	72	8	1	106.94	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
22	JM Bairstow	29	28	3	1	103.57	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
22	Shubman Gill	29	28	5	-	103.57	India	v England	Chennai	05 Feb 2021	Test # 2409
24	RR Pant	91	88	9	5	103.40	India	v England	Chennai	05 Feb 2021	Test # 2409
25	TM Head	152	148	14	4	102.70	Australia	v England	Brisbane	08 Dec 2021	Test # 2440
25	Yasir Shah	38*	37	4	1	102.70	Pakistan	v South Africa	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
27	MA Starc	39*	39	5	-	100.00	Australia	v England	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021	Test # 2441
27	RR Pant	34	34	6	-	100.00	India	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
27	RG Sharma	25*	25	3	1	100.00	India	v England	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021	Test # 2412
30	Najmul Hossain Shanto	117*	118	5	6	99.15	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Jul 2021	Test # 2427
31	RW Chakabva	33	34	5	-	97.05	Zimbabwe	v Afghanistan	Abu Dhabi	10 Mar 2021	Test # 2415
32	JC Buttler	46*	48	5	-	95.83	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
33	L Embuldeniya	40	42	6	1	95.23	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
34	TM Head	51	54	7	-	94.44	Australia	v England	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021	Test # 2441
35	LRPL Taylor	33	35	1	2	94.28	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	02 Jun 2021	Test # 2422
36	N Dickwella	31	33	3	-	93.93	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
37	Noman Ali	97	104	9	5	93.26	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 May 2021	Test # 2421
38	DJ Mitchell	102*	112	8	2	91.07	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2400
39	DA Warner	38	42	5	-	90.47	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2442
40	MDKJ Perera	60	67	11	-	89.55	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
41	Tamim Iqbal	90	101	15	-	89.10	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
42	JO Holder	30	34	5	-	88.23	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
43	BRM Taylor	81	92	12	1	88.04	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	07 Jul 2021	Test # 2427
44	BRM Taylor	29	33	2	1	87.87	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Harare	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2420
45	OJ Pope	28	32	3	-	87.50	England	v India	Chennai	05 Feb 2021	Test # 2409
46	JO Holder	26	30	2	2	86.66	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	20 Aug 2021	Test # 2431
47	Mohammad Rizwan	61	71	11	-	85.91	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2400
48	RR Pant	101	118	13	2	85.59	India	v England	Ahmedabad	04 Mar 2021	Test # 2414
49	FDM Karunaratne	66	78	7	1	84.61	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
49	Tamim Iqbal	44	52	6	1	84.61	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410
51	Imran Butt	37	44	5	-	84.09	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	20 Aug 2021	Test # 2431
52	SN Thakur	60	72	7	1	83.33	India	v England	The Oval	02 Sep 2021	Test # 2433
52	CR Woakes	50	60	11	-	83.33	England	v India	The Oval	02 Sep 2021	Test # 2433
52	K Rabada	40	48	5	1	83.33	South Africa	v West Indies	Gros Islet	18 Jun 2021	Test # 2426
55	Q de Kock	141*	170	12	7	82.94	South Africa	v West Indies	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2021	Test # 2424
56	JJ Bumrah	28	34	3	1	82.35	India	v England	Nottingham	04 Aug 2021	Test # 2428
57	RR Pant	97	118	12	3	82.20	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 2021	Test # 2402
58	AD Mathews	69*	84	6	2	82.14	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
59	JO Holder	71*	88	7	-	80.68	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
60	Babar Azam	33	41	1	1	80.48	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	20 Aug 2021	Test # 2431
61	FDM Karunaratne	103	128	19	-	80.46	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
62	KR Mayers	49	61	8	-	80.32	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
63	Mohammed Shami	56*	70	6	1	80.00	India	v England	Lord's	12 Aug 2021	Test # 2429
64	FDM Karunaratne	83	104	9	-	79.80	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
65	RRS Cornwall	73	92	10	1	79.34	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
66	DM de Silva	41	52	4	1	78.84	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
67	PW Hasaranga	43	55	3	-	78.18	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
68	AD Mathews	25	32	4	-	78.12	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
68	DW Lawrence	25	32	4	-	78.12	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Aug 2021	Test # 2428
70	D Elgar	127	163	22	-	77.91	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
71	Babar Azam	30	39	6	-	76.92	Pakistan	v South Africa	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
72	C Green	33*	43	-	-	76.74	Australia	v England	Adelaide	16 Dec 2021	Test # 2441
73	Rahmat Shah	58	76	9	1	76.31	Afghanistan	v Zimbabwe	Abu Dhabi	10 Mar 2021	Test # 2415
73	MA Wood	29	38	5	1	76.31	England	v New Zealand	Birmingham	10 Jun 2021	Test # 2423
75	Faheem Ashraf	64	84	9	-	76.19	Pakistan	v South Africa	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
75	C Overton	32	42	6	-	76.19	England	v India	Leeds	25 Aug 2021	Test # 2432
77	Mominul Haque	70	92	13	-	76.08	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Jul 2021	Test # 2427
78	AS Joseph	82	108	8	5	75.92	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	11 Feb 2021	Test # 2410
79	RA Jadeja	28*	37	5	-	75.67	India	v Australia	Sydney	07 Jan 2021	Test # 2402
80	Ibrahim Zadran	31	41	5	-	75.60	Afghanistan	v Zimbabwe	Abu Dhabi	02 Mar 2021	Test # 2413
81	Tamim Iqbal	74*	98	10	3	75.51	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
82	RR Pant	58*	77	7	3	75.32	India	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
83	TD Paine	39*	52	6	-	75.00	Australia	v India	Sydney	07 Jan 2021	Test # 2402
84	Litton Das	50	67	5	1	74.62	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
85	SPD Smith	55	74	7	-	74.32	Australia	v India	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021	Test # 2404
86	Saif Hassan	34	46	5	1	73.91	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
87	BA Stokes	25	34	3	-	73.52	England	v India	Ahmedabad	24 Feb 2021	Test # 2412
88	JE Root	121	165	14	-	73.33	England	v India	Leeds	25 Aug 2021	Test # 2432
89	TD Paine	27	37	3	-	72.97	Australia	v India	Brisbane	15 Jan 2021	Test # 2404
89	SM Curran	27*	37	4	1	72.97	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Aug 2021	Test # 2428
91	KR Mayers	45	62	8	-	72.58	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
92	KR Mayers	55	76	8	-	72.36	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
93	RRS Cornwall	61	85	9	2	71.76	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
94	R Ashwin	106	148	14	1	71.62	India	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
95	SM Curran	32	45	4	-	71.11	England	v India	Nottingham	04 Aug 2021	Test # 2428
96	JE Root	228	321	18	1	71.02	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
97	AS Joseph	29	41	3	1	70.73	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
98	J Blackwood	55	78	10	-	70.51	West Indies	v Pakistan	Kingston	12 Aug 2021	Test # 2430
99	RG Sharma	161	231	18	2	69.69	India	v England	Chennai	13 Feb 2021	Test # 2411
100	BA Stokes	82	118	10	3	69.49	England	v India	Chennai	05 Feb 2021	Test # 2409

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