Batting Highest Career Strike Rate

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Highest strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
V Sehwag (IND)	2004-2006	9	14	0	1276	309	91.14	1591	80.20	4	2	1	187	12
BC Lara (WI)	2005-2006	5	9	0	779	216	86.55	1087	71.66	4	1	2	99	14
RT Ponting (AUS)	2002-2009	7	12	2	814	207	81.40	1243	65.48	3	3	0	103	5
SC Ganguly (IND)	2004-2007	9	14	0	730	239	52.14	1157	63.09	2	2	0	100	3
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2000-2006	11	20	0	964	253	48.20	1604	60.09	3	2	0	119	10
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2002-2009	10	19	2	1314	230	77.29	2189	60.02	5	5	0	160	5
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2007	9	17	1	705	151	44.06	1198	58.84	2	2	1	91	0
HH Gibbs (SA)	2002-2007	8	14	1	705	228	54.23	1254	56.22	1	4	0	93	9
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2000-2009	16	30	2	1060	240	37.85	1989	53.29	1	6	2	144	3
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2004-2007	11	15	2	662	194*	50.92	1261	52.49	1	5	0	94	0
IR Bell (ENG)	2005-2006	7	13	3	688	119	68.80	1314	52.35	4	2	1	67	2
WW Hinds (WI)	2000-2005	7	13	0	628	165	48.30	1209	51.94	1	5	0	89	4
VVS Laxman (IND)	2004-2007	12	19	7	637	112*	53.08	1232	51.70	1	5	1	84	1
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2002-2009	10	18	2	941	231	58.81	1852	50.80	3	3	0	125	0
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2005-2006	6	11	1	513	186	51.30	1057	48.53	1	2	0	63	3
R Dravid (IND)	2004-2007	12	20	3	1074	270	63.17	2265	47.41	5	2	1	147	2
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2000-2006	10	18	2	770	153*	48.12	1646	46.78	1	5	2	78	3
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	12	22	0	743	193	33.77	1606	46.26	2	3	2	92	6
JH Kallis (SA)	2002-2007	9	16	3	929	155	71.46	2027	45.83	4	4	0	95	3
GP Thorpe (ENG)	2000-2001	5	9	1	512	138	64.00	1160	44.13	2	3	1	46	1
MS Atapattu (SL)	2000-2004	9	17	1	598	207*	37.37	1523	39.26	1	3	3	70	1
MH Richardson (NZ)	2001-2003	6	11	1	507	106	50.70	1424	35.60	1	3	0	64	1
MA Atherton (ENG)	2000-2001	5	9	1	439	125	54.87	1256	34.95	1	3	0	39	0

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Minimum of 1000 balls faced
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

South Africa v England at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]

South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]