Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 2020s in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
RR Pant	50	31	7	2	161.29	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
RR Pant	39	26	7	0	150.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
PJ Cummins	26	18	1	3	144.44	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
Shan Masood	39	30	5	1	130.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
TG Southee	25	20	3	1	125.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
D Elgar	31*	27	5	0	114.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
N Wagner	27	24	1	3	112.50	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
Shan Masood	51	47	4	1	108.51	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
Yasir Shah	27	25	6	0	108.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
DA Warner	25	24	5	0	104.16	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
JM Bairstow	29	28	3	1	103.57	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
RG Sharma	29	28	6	0	103.57	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
BRM Taylor	62	62	10	1	100.00	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	27 Jan 2020	Test # 2383
RR Pant	96	97	9	4	98.96	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
MJ Henry	72	75	10	3	96.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
JC Buttler	46*	48	5	0	95.83	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
AT Carey	45	47	6	0	95.74	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
DJ Mitchell	81	86	3	4	94.18	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
SS Iyer	92	98	10	4	93.87	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
BRM Taylor	67	75	8	1	89.33	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	27 Jan 2020	Test # 2383
Mominul Haque	50	56	8	1	89.28	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
Tamim Iqbal	90	101	15	0	89.10	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
JO Holder	30	34	5	0	88.23	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
Agha Salman	132*	154	15	1	85.71	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
HM Nicholls	200*	240	15	4	83.33	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	17 Mar 2023	Test # 2500
JO Holder	71*	88	7	0	80.68	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
Shakib Al Hasan	58	72	7	0	80.55	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Mirpur	23 May 2022	Test # 2463
KR Mayers	49	61	8	0	80.32	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
RRS Cornwall	73	92	10	1	79.34	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
Saud Shakeel	30	38	6	0	78.94	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
SC Williams	107	137	10	3	78.10	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	27 Jan 2020	Test # 2383
D Elgar	127	163	22	0	77.91	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
SS Iyer	67	87	9	0	77.01	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
RA Jadeja	175*	228	17	3	76.75	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
Tamim Iqbal	74*	98	10	3	75.51	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
LJ Tucker	80	106	10	0	75.47	Ireland	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
Litton Das	50	67	5	1	74.62	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	21 Apr 2021	Test # 2418
Mohammad Rizwan	50*	67	4	1	74.62	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
R Ashwin	61	82	8	0	74.39	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
Saif Hassan	34	46	5	1	73.91	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	81*	110	14	0	73.63	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
Agha Salman	83	113	9	1	73.45	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
D Elgar	95	130	16	0	73.07	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
Sikandar Raza	72	99	4	2	72.72	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	27 Jan 2020	Test # 2383
KS Williamson	215	296	23	2	72.63	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	17 Mar 2023	Test # 2500
KR Mayers	45	62	8	0	72.58	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
KR Mayers	55	76	8	0	72.36	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
AK Markram	68	94	14	0	72.34	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
DP Conway	78	108	13	0	72.22	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	17 Mar 2023	Test # 2500
F du Plessis	199	276	24	0	72.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
RRS Cornwall	61	85	9	2	71.76	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
JE Root	228	321	18	1	71.02	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
AS Joseph	29	41	3	1	70.73	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	29 Mar 2021	Test # 2417
C Green	77	109	6	0	70.64	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
KA Maharaj	73	106	6	2	68.86	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
SC Williams	53*	77	6	1	68.83	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	27 Jan 2020	Test # 2383
AK Markram	36*	53	4	0	67.92	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
Shakib Al Hasan	36	53	3	0	67.92	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
Noor Ali Zadran	31	46	5	0	67.39	Afghanistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
MA Agarwal	33	49	5	0	67.34	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
RRS Cornwall	39	58	5	1	67.24	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
M Labuschagne	104	156	12	0	66.66	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
Mominul Haque	32	48	4	0	66.66	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	33	50	6	0	66.00	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
BRM Taylor	38	58	5	1	65.51	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	19 Jan 2020	Test # 2381
Rahmat Shah	91	139	13	0	65.46	Afghanistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
Mushfiqur Rahim	40	62	7	0	64.51	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
KR Mayers	45	70	6	2	64.28	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
Mushfiqur Rahim	40	63	5	0	63.49	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
Sikandar Raza	41	65	6	0	63.07	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	19 Jan 2020	Test # 2381
KS Williamson	121*	194	11	1	62.37	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
UT Khawaja	29	47	4	0	61.70	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
Abdullah Shafique	201	326	19	4	61.65	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
LJ Tucker	45	73	7	0	61.64	Ireland	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
Tamim Iqbal	92	150	12	0	61.33	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
Nasir Jamal	41*	67	5	1	61.19	Afghanistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
Tamim Iqbal	133	218	15	0	61.00	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	15 May 2022	Test # 2462
JE Root	186	309	18	0	60.19	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
JO Holder	36	60	3	2	60.00	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
Imam-ul-Haq	50*	84	4	1	59.52	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
AR McBrine	35	59	3	1	59.32	Ireland	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
Imam-ul-Haq	32	54	4	0	59.25	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Jul 2022	Test # 2473
GH Dockrell	32	54	6	0	59.25	Ireland	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
V Kohli	45	76	5	0	59.21	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
Najmul Hossain Shanto	26	44	4	0	59.09	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
Shakib Al Hasan	26	44	3	0	59.09	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	15 May 2022	Test # 2462
Mominul Haque	87*	148	12	1	58.78	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
Taijul Islam	47	80	6	0	58.75	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
A Balbirnie	95	163	14	0	58.28	Ireland	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
RG Sharma	46	79	4	0	58.22	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
Litton Das	25	43	4	0	58.13	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
JC Buttler	55	95	7	0	57.89	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
HT Tector	34	59	2	1	57.62	Ireland	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Apr 2023	Test # 2502
Saud Shakeel	208*	361	19	0	57.61	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023	Test # 2511
Litton Das	141	246	16	1	57.31	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Mirpur	23 May 2022	Test # 2463
PWA Mulder	36	63	4	1	57.14	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
PR Stirling	103	181	9	4	56.90	Ireland	v Sri Lanka	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
T Bavuma	71	125	7	0	56.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
KR Mayers	36*	64	2	1	56.25	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
SS Iyer	27	48	3	0	56.25	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452

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Minimum of 25 runs
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:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]