Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1990s in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
BC Lara	30	16	6	1	187.50	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	17 Apr 1997	Test # 1365
CL Hooper	28	16	3	2	175.00	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	18 Nov 1994	Test # 1274
IDS Smith	173	136	23	3	127.20	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990	Test # 1139
MW Pringle	33	27	3	2	122.22	South Africa	v India	Durban	13 Nov 1992	Test # 1200
ST Jayasuriya	50	44	9	0	113.63	Sri Lanka	v India	Wankhede	03 Dec 1997	Test # 1390
GA Gooch	123	113	13	4	108.84	England	v India	Lord's	26 Jul 1990	Test # 1148
Mohammad Yousuf	26	25	5	0	104.00	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	28 Jan 1999	Test # 1442
L Klusener	102*	100	13	1	102.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
RC Irani	34	34	7	0	100.00	England	v India	Birmingham	06 Jun 1996	Test # 1327
CJ McDermott	31	31	4	1	100.00	Australia	v India	Perth	01 Feb 1992	Test # 1186
SC Williams	44	46	5	1	95.65	West Indies	v India	Georgetown	17 Apr 1997	Test # 1365
BM McMillan	51*	54	4	3	94.44	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
BC Lara	78	83	8	1	93.97	West Indies	v India	Kingston	06 Mar 1997	Test # 1357
AC Gilchrist	43	46	5	0	93.47	Australia	v India	Adelaide	10 Dec 1999	Test # 1476
JC Adams	78*	84	2	0	92.85	West Indies	v India	Mohali	10 Dec 1994	Test # 1278
WJ Cronje	34	37	5	0	91.89	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
CD McMillan	92	102	14	2	90.19	New Zealand	v India	Hamilton	02 Jan 1999	Test # 1438
ST Jayasuriya	199	226	21	2	88.05	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
BC Lara	91	104	6	0	87.50	West Indies	v India	Mohali	10 Dec 1994	Test # 1278
SK Warne	86	100	13	1	86.00	Australia	v India	Adelaide	10 Dec 1999	Test # 1476
DL Vettori	43*	50	0	2	86.00	New Zealand	v India	Hamilton	02 Jan 1999	Test # 1438
SA Thomson	43*	51	8	0	84.31	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990	Test # 1139
ST Jayasuriya	32	38	8	0	84.21	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
MS Atapattu	26	31	5	0	83.87	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	02 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
CC Lewis	117	140	15	2	83.57	England	v India	Chennai	11 Feb 1993	Test # 1213
PA de Silva	33	40	4	0	82.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
CD McMillan	84	102	13	0	82.35	New Zealand	v India	Hamilton	02 Jan 1999	Test # 1438
Sir RJ Hadlee	87	108	14	0	80.55	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990	Test # 1139
KLT Arthurton	70*	87	4	2	80.45	West Indies	v India	Mohali	10 Dec 1994	Test # 1278
RT Ponting	67	85	5	0	78.82	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1479
A Ranatunga	86	110	14	0	78.18	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	02 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
SR Waugh	32	41	1	0	78.04	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1479
MJ Slater	91	117	14	2	77.77	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413
BM McMillan	59*	76	6	0	77.63	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
DS Lehmann	52	67	8	0	77.61	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413
AJ Lamb	109	141	8	2	77.30	England	v India	Manchester	09 Aug 1990	Test # 1149
GA Hick	47	62	8	0	75.80	England	v India	Wankhede	19 Feb 1993	Test # 1214
MJ Greatbatch	43	57	4	1	75.43	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990	Test # 1139
WJ Cronje	43	57	7	0	75.43	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
AC Gilchrist	55	73	4	0	75.34	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1479
CL Hooper	67	89	5	4	75.28	West Indies	v India	Nagpur	01 Dec 1994	Test # 1277
AJ Lamb	139	187	22	0	74.33	England	v India	Lord's	26 Jul 1990	Test # 1148
DJ Cullinan	55	74	7	0	74.32	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
AA Donald	26	35	3	0	74.28	South Africa	v India	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
ME Waugh	34	46	2	1	73.91	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1991	Test # 1180
Shahid Afridi	141	191	21	3	73.82	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	28 Jan 1999	Test # 1442
Sir RJ Hadlee	28	38	4	0	73.68	New Zealand	v India	Christchurch	02 Feb 1990	Test # 1136
NF Williams	38	52	6	0	73.07	England	v India	The Oval	23 Aug 1990	Test # 1150
Wasim Akram	38	52	6	1	73.07	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	16 Feb 1999	Test # 1444
Saeed Anwar	188*	259	23	1	72.58	Pakistan	v India	Eden Gardens	16 Feb 1999	Test # 1444
DJ Cullinan	33	46	6	0	71.73	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
DI Gower	38	53	6	0	71.69	England	v India	Manchester	09 Aug 1990	Test # 1149
GA Gooch	116	163	16	0	71.16	England	v India	Manchester	09 Aug 1990	Test # 1149
MW Goodwin	44	62	5	0	70.96	Zimbabwe	v India	Harare	07 Oct 1998	Test # 1425
CR Matthews	28*	40	5	0	70.00	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 1993	Test # 1209
A Ranatunga	88	126	15	0	69.84	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
Inzamam-ul-Haq	51	74	10	0	68.91	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	28 Jan 1999	Test # 1442
GA Gooch	333	485	43	3	68.65	England	v India	Lord's	26 Jul 1990	Test # 1148
CL Hooper	81	118	10	2	68.64	West Indies	v India	Nagpur	01 Dec 1994	Test # 1277
MG Hughes	36	53	3	1	67.92	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1991	Test # 1180
G Kirsten	133	196	18	0	67.85	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
HP Tillakaratne	80	118	14	0	67.79	Sri Lanka	v India	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994	Test # 1245
TM Moody	101	149	9	0	67.78	Australia	v India	Perth	01 Feb 1992	Test # 1186
SK Warne	35	52	4	1	67.30	Australia	v India	Chennai	06 Mar 1998	Test # 1405
BC Lara	45	67	6	0	67.16	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
RS Mahanama	36	54	3	0	66.66	Sri Lanka	v India	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994	Test # 1245
KR Rutherford	59	89	5	2	66.29	New Zealand	v India	Hamilton	19 Mar 1994	Test # 1255
RS Mahanama	37	56	7	0	66.07	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
AC Gilchrist	78	119	12	0	65.54	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1479
JR Murray	85	130	7	2	65.38	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	18 Nov 1994	Test # 1274
MD Crowe	113	174	17	0	64.94	New Zealand	v India	Auckland	22 Feb 1990	Test # 1139
RA Smith	61*	94	5	0	64.89	England	v India	Manchester	09 Aug 1990	Test # 1149
PA de Silva	146	226	20	0	64.60	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
RA Smith	100*	155	14	0	64.51	England	v India	Lord's	26 Jul 1990	Test # 1148
Wasim Akram	38	59	5	1	64.40	Pakistan	v India	Chennai	28 Jan 1999	Test # 1442
Shahid Afridi	41	64	7	0	64.06	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	04 Feb 1999	Test # 1443
HDPK Dharmasena	37*	58	5	0	63.79	Sri Lanka	v India	Mohali	19 Nov 1997	Test # 1385
RS Kalpage	63	99	6	2	63.63	Sri Lanka	v India	Bengaluru	26 Jan 1994	Test # 1245
L Klusener	49	77	5	1	63.63	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
IA Healy	28	44	4	0	63.63	Australia	v India	Perth	01 Feb 1992	Test # 1186
SK Warne	33	52	3	1	63.46	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413
CL Hooper	26	41	2	1	63.41	West Indies	v India	St John's	04 Apr 1997	Test # 1364
MJ Horne	31	49	4	0	63.26	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1435
MA Atherton	72	114	8	0	63.15	England	v India	Lord's	26 Jul 1990	Test # 1148
RT Ponting	125	198	15	0	63.13	Australia	v India	Adelaide	10 Dec 1999	Test # 1476
ME Waugh	51*	81	2	0	62.96	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 1999	Test # 1479
RA Smith	56	89	10	0	62.92	England	v India	Chennai	11 Feb 1993	Test # 1213
DPMD Jayawardene	66	105	10	0	62.85	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	02 Aug 1997	Test # 1374
CL Cairns	126	202	16	3	62.37	New Zealand	v India	Hamilton	02 Jan 1999	Test # 1438
AG Huckle	28*	45	4	0	62.22	Zimbabwe	v India	Harare	07 Oct 1998	Test # 1425
RA Smith	121*	197	11	0	61.42	England	v India	Manchester	09 Aug 1990	Test # 1149
DJ Cullinan	122*	200	15	1	61.00	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
CL Hooper	129	212	17	0	60.84	West Indies	v India	Kingston	06 Mar 1997	Test # 1357
CD McMillan	74*	122	6	0	60.65	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1435
CEL Ambrose	37	61	6	0	60.65	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	27 Mar 1997	Test # 1363
PA de Silva	120	198	13	0	60.60	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
G Kirsten	29	48	5	0	60.41	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
Shahid Afridi	32	53	3	2	60.37	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	04 Feb 1999	Test # 1443
G Kirsten	102	170	14	0	60.00	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
NJ Astle	45	75	6	0	60.00	New Zealand	v India	Mohali	10 Oct 1999	Test # 1462

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
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, 3rd Test, Dec 26-30, 1999 [Test # 1480]

Australia v India at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 1999 [Test # 1479]

New Zealand v West Indies at Wellington, 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 1999 [Test # 1478]