2021 Test matches Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings
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2021 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

RankPlayerOversMdnsRuns concededWickets takenSRTeamOppositionGroundMatch DateScorecard
🥇 1
SM Boland4.01764.00Australiav EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 2021Test # 2442
🥈 2
JE Root6.23857.60Englandv IndiaAhmedabad24 Feb 2021Test # 2412
🥉 3
Sajid Khan15.0442811.25Pakistanv BangladeshMirpur04 Dec 2021Test # 2439
4
R Ashwin8.028412.00Indiav New ZealandWankhede03 Dec 2021Test # 2438
5
DM Bess10.1330512.20Englandv Sri LankaGalle14 Jan 2021Test # 2403
6
A Nortje14.3156614.50South Africav Sri LankaJohannesburg03 Jan 2021Test # 2401
7
Hasan Ali12.2236514.80Pakistanv ZimbabweHarare29 Apr 2021Test # 2420
8
Hasan Ali13.0427515.60Pakistanv ZimbabweHarare07 May 2021Test # 2421
8
V Permaul13.0335515.60West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle29 Nov 2021Test # 2437
10
PJ Cummins13.1338515.80Australiav EnglandBrisbane08 Dec 2021Test # 2440
11
Mohammed Siraj10.5332416.25Indiav EnglandLord's12 Aug 2021Test # 2429
12
A Nortje11.0335416.50South Africav West IndiesGros Islet10 Jun 2021Test # 2424
13
L Ngidi13.5719516.60South Africav West IndiesGros Islet10 Jun 2021Test # 2424
14
R Ashwin17.3261617.50Indiav EnglandChennai05 Feb 2021Test # 2409
14
Shaheen Shah Afridi17.3751617.50Pakistanv West IndiesKingston20 Aug 2021Test # 2431
16
AR Patel15.0-32518.00Indiav EnglandAhmedabad24 Feb 2021Test # 2412
16
Shaheen Shah Afridi15.0832518.00Pakistanv BangladeshChattogram26 Nov 2021Test # 2436
16
B Muzarabani12.0348418.00Zimbabwev AfghanistanAbu Dhabi02 Mar 2021Test # 2413
19
Hasan Ali15.4254518.80Pakistanv South AfricaRawalpindi04 Feb 2021Test # 2408
19
JNT Seales15.4355518.80West Indiesv PakistanKingston12 Aug 2021Test # 2430
21
Hasan Ali16.0260519.20Pakistanv South AfricaRawalpindi04 Feb 2021Test # 2408
21
Mohammed Shami16.0544519.20Indiav South AfricaCenturion26 Dec 2021Test # 2443
23
KAJ Roach13.0152419.50West Indiesv South AfricaGros Islet18 Jun 2021Test # 2426
24
KA Jamieson20.0648620.00New Zealandv PakistanChristchurch03 Jan 2021Test # 2400
25
M Jansen13.3455420.25South Africav IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021Test # 2443
26
Ebadot Hossain21.0646621.00Bangladeshv New ZealandMount Maunganui01 Jan 2022Test # 2444
26
KA Maharaj17.3736521.00South Africav West IndiesGros Islet18 Jun 2021Test # 2426
26
MJ Leach14.0159421.00Englandv Sri LankaGalle22 Jan 2021Test # 2405
26
J Yadav14.0449421.00Indiav New ZealandWankhede03 Dec 2021Test # 2438
30
JO Holder17.4627521.20West Indiesv Sri LankaNorth Sound21 Mar 2021Test # 2416
31
AR Patel21.4638621.66Indiav EnglandAhmedabad24 Feb 2021Test # 2412
32
L Ngidi15.0544422.50South Africav Sri LankaJohannesburg03 Jan 2021Test # 2401
32
R Ashwin15.0348422.50Indiav EnglandAhmedabad24 Feb 2021Test # 2412
32
Hasan Ali15.0253422.50Pakistanv ZimbabweHarare29 Apr 2021Test # 2420
32
CR Woakes15.0655422.50Englandv IndiaThe Oval02 Sep 2021Test # 2433
36
Shaheen Shah Afridi15.1543422.75Pakistanv ZimbabweHarare29 Apr 2021Test # 2420
37
JJ Bumrah19.0264522.80Indiav EnglandNottingham04 Aug 2021Test # 2428
38
JA Richardson19.1942523.00Australiav EnglandAdelaide16 Dec 2021Test # 2441
39
Taijul Islam19.2272523.20Bangladeshv Sri LankaPallekele29 Apr 2021Test # 2419
40
Mohammed Siraj19.5573523.80Indiav AustraliaBrisbane15 Jan 2021Test # 2404
41
L Ngidi24.0571624.00South Africav IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021Test # 2443
41
Shaheen Shah Afridi20.0552524.00Pakistanv ZimbabweHarare07 May 2021Test # 2421
41
K Rabada20.0934524.00South Africav West IndiesGros Islet10 Jun 2021Test # 2424
41
DM Bess16.0149424.00Englandv Sri LankaGalle22 Jan 2021Test # 2405
45
L Embuldeniya20.1635524.20Sri Lankav West IndiesGalle29 Nov 2021Test # 2437
46
MA Starc16.1637424.25Australiav EnglandAdelaide16 Dec 2021Test # 2441
47
Hasan Ali20.4551524.80Pakistanv BangladeshChattogram26 Nov 2021Test # 2436
48
Amir Hamza25.0375625.00Afghanistanv ZimbabweAbu Dhabi02 Mar 2021Test # 2413
49
TG Southee25.1843625.16New Zealandv EnglandLord's02 Jun 2021Test # 2422
50
KA Jamieson21.0869525.20New Zealandv PakistanChristchurch03 Jan 2021Test # 2400
50
AR Patel21.0560525.20Indiav EnglandChennai13 Feb 2021Test # 2411
50
Noman Ali21.0386525.20Pakistanv ZimbabweHarare07 May 2021Test # 2421
53
Shaheen Shah Afridi17.0450425.50Pakistanv West IndiesKingston12 Aug 2021Test # 2430
53
K Rabada17.0442425.50South Africav IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021Test # 2443
55
Shaheen Shah Afridi17.2543426.00Pakistanv West IndiesKingston20 Aug 2021Test # 2431
56
KA Jamieson22.01231526.40New Zealandv IndiaSouthampton18 Jun 2021Test # 2425
57
RA Jadeja18.0362427.00Indiav AustraliaSydney07 Jan 2021Test # 2402
58
R Ashwin22.5447527.40Indiav EnglandAhmedabad04 Mar 2021Test # 2414
59
JA Warrican18.3550427.75West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle29 Nov 2021Test # 2437
60
MVT Fernando23.4-101528.40Sri Lankav South AfricaJohannesburg03 Jan 2021Test # 2401
61
SN Thakur19.0261428.50Indiav AustraliaBrisbane15 Jan 2021Test # 2404
61
TG Southee19.0448428.50New Zealandv IndiaSouthampton18 Jun 2021Test # 2425
63
R Ashwin23.5443528.60Indiav EnglandChennai13 Feb 2021Test # 2411
64
AY Patel47.5121191028.70New Zealandv IndiaWankhede03 Dec 2021Test # 2438
65
AR Patel24.0648528.80Indiav EnglandAhmedabad04 Mar 2021Test # 2414
66
JM Anderson29.01340629.00Englandv Sri LankaGalle22 Jan 2021Test # 2405
67
A Nortje24.3856529.40South Africav PakistanRawalpindi04 Feb 2021Test # 2408
68
JR Hazlewood24.4657529.60Australiav IndiaBrisbane15 Jan 2021Test # 2404
69
P Jayawickrama19.5640429.75Sri Lankav West IndiesGalle21 Nov 2021Test # 2434
70
RAS Lakmal25.0947530.00Sri Lankav West IndiesNorth Sound21 Mar 2021Test # 2416
70
RTM Mendis25.0666530.00Sri Lankav West IndiesGalle29 Nov 2021Test # 2437
70
MJ Leach20.0254430.00Englandv IndiaAhmedabad24 Feb 2021Test # 2412
73
Noman Ali25.3835530.60Pakistanv South AfricaKarachi26 Jan 2021Test # 2406
74
JJ Bumrah20.4446431.00Indiav EnglandNottingham04 Aug 2021Test # 2428
75
GF Linde26.0964531.20South Africav PakistanRawalpindi04 Feb 2021Test # 2408
75
OE Robinson26.0665531.20Englandv IndiaLeeds25 Aug 2021Test # 2432
77
JO Holder20.5475431.25West Indiesv South AfricaGros Islet10 Jun 2021Test # 2424
78
Shaheen Shah Afridi21.0651431.50Pakistanv South AfricaRawalpindi04 Feb 2021Test # 2408
78
Taijul Islam21.0436431.50Bangladeshv West IndiesMirpur11 Feb 2021Test # 2410
80
P Jayawickrama32.0792632.00Sri Lankav BangladeshPallekele29 Apr 2021Test # 2419
81
OE Robinson26.5685532.20Englandv IndiaNottingham04 Aug 2021Test # 2428
82
PJ Cummins21.41029432.50Australiav IndiaSydney07 Jan 2021Test # 2402
82
Shaheen Shah Afridi21.4659432.50Pakistanv West IndiesKingston12 Aug 2021Test # 2430
84
TG Southee27.4669533.20New Zealandv IndiaKanpur25 Nov 2021Test # 2435
85
R Ashwin22.3934433.75Indiav New ZealandWankhede03 Dec 2021Test # 2438
86
RTM Mendis34.2870634.33Sri Lankav West IndiesGalle29 Nov 2021Test # 2437
87
JM Anderson23.0854434.50Englandv IndiaNottingham04 Aug 2021Test # 2428
87
JM Anderson23.01033434.50Englandv AustraliaMelbourne26 Dec 2021Test # 2442
89
RL Chase28.5383534.60West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle21 Nov 2021Test # 2434
90
SCJ Broad23.1848434.75Englandv New ZealandBirmingham10 Jun 2021Test # 2423
91
JM Anderson29.0762534.80Englandv IndiaLord's12 Aug 2021Test # 2429
91
L Embuldeniya29.01246534.80Sri Lankav West IndiesGalle21 Nov 2021Test # 2434
93
L Embuldeniya42.06137736.00Sri Lankav EnglandGalle22 Jan 2021Test # 2405
93
PJ Cummins24.01055436.00Australiav IndiaBrisbane15 Jan 2021Test # 2404
93
Taskin Ahmed24.0482436.00Bangladeshv ZimbabweHarare07 Jul 2021Test # 2427
96
Mehidy Hasan Miraz31.0582537.20Bangladeshv ZimbabweHarare07 Jul 2021Test # 2427
97
Taijul Islam44.49116738.28Bangladeshv PakistanChattogram26 Nov 2021Test # 2436
98
RRS Cornwall32.0874538.40West Indiesv BangladeshMirpur11 Feb 2021Test # 2410
98
P Jayawickrama32.01086538.40Sri Lankav BangladeshPallekele29 Apr 2021Test # 2419
100
Mehidy Hasan Miraz26.0958439.00Bangladeshv West IndiesChattogram03 Feb 2021Test # 2407

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