Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
Shoaib Akhtar	8.0	2	21	5	9.60	Pakistan	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	03 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
Harbhajan Singh	10.5	2	29	5	13.00	India	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 2004	Test # 1720
MA Butcher	9.0	3	42	4	13.50	England	v Australia	Birmingham	05 Jul 2001	Test # 1550
SJ Harmison	11.2	0	43	5	13.60	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jul 2005	Test # 1756
SCJ Broad	12.0	1	37	5	14.40	England	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 2009	Test # 1931
A Kumble	17.3	4	48	7	15.00	India	v Australia	Chennai	14 Oct 2004	Test # 1714
AB Agarkar	16.2	2	41	6	16.33	India	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
JJC Lawson	19.1	3	78	7	16.42	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	09 May 2003	Test # 1645
SP Jones	14.1	4	44	5	17.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	25 Aug 2005	Test # 1762
SP Jones	17.5	6	53	6	17.83	England	v Australia	Manchester	11 Aug 2005	Test # 1760
M Ntini	18.5	2	100	6	18.83	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
AR Caddick	22.0	5	94	7	18.85	England	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1636
SB O'Connor	15.5	5	51	5	19.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Hamilton	31 Mar 2000	Test # 1493
AJ Tudor	15.5	5	44	5	19.00	England	v Australia	Nottingham	02 Aug 2001	Test # 1554
RP Singh	14.0	2	68	4	21.00	India	v Australia	Perth	16 Jan 2008	Test # 1862
GP Swann	14.0	3	38	4	21.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 2009	Test # 1931
M Muralidaran	21.3	5	59	6	21.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	08 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
WPUJC Vaas	18.3	6	31	5	22.20	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Darwin	01 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
UDU Chandana	18.4	1	101	5	22.40	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Cairns	09 Jul 2004	Test # 1706
M Muralidaran	15.0	4	48	4	22.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
SL Malinga	15.1	3	42	4	22.75	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Darwin	01 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
A Kumble	19.0	0	90	5	22.80	India	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 2004	Test # 1720
M Ntini	19.0	3	64	5	22.80	South Africa	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
M Kartik	15.3	1	44	4	23.25	India	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 2004	Test # 1720
Saqlain Mushtaq	15.5	0	46	4	23.75	Pakistan	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	03 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
DNT Zoysa	16.0	3	54	4	24.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
DW Steyn	16.0	5	56	4	24.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
DW Steyn	20.2	3	67	5	24.40	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
G Onions	16.4	2	58	4	25.00	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 2009	Test # 1928
SCJ Broad	25.1	6	91	6	25.16	England	v Australia	Leeds	07 Aug 2009	Test # 1929
JEC Franklin	26.1	3	119	6	26.16	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	26 Mar 2005	Test # 1744
Waqar Younis	17.3	5	55	4	26.25	Pakistan	v Australia	Sharjah	19 Oct 2002	Test # 1620
DJ Bravo	17.3	6	42	4	26.25	West Indies	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1941
Shoaib Akhtar	22.0	1	99	5	26.40	Pakistan	v Australia	Perth	16 Dec 2004	Test # 1726
DJ Bravo	27.0	7	84	6	27.00	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	25 Nov 2005	Test # 1773
A Flintoff	18.0	3	59	4	27.00	ICC World XI	v Australia	Sydney	14 Oct 2005	Test # 1768
TG Southee	18.0	3	63	4	27.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	20 Nov 2008	Test # 1894
Harbhajan Singh	18.2	2	64	4	27.50	India	v Australia	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
Z Khan	23.0	2	95	5	27.60	India	v Australia	Brisbane	04 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
C White	23.1	3	127	5	27.80	England	v Australia	Perth	29 Nov 2002	Test # 1629
DJ Bravo	18.5	3	47	4	28.25	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
SJ Harmison	19.0	4	48	4	28.50	England	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 2006	Test # 1821
MS Panesar	24.0	4	92	5	28.80	England	v Australia	Perth	14 Dec 2006	Test # 1821
JM Anderson	24.0	7	80	5	28.80	England	v Australia	Birmingham	30 Jul 2009	Test # 1928
Mohammad Amir	24.0	6	79	5	28.80	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1943
M Ntini	19.5	1	72	4	29.75	South Africa	v Australia	Perth	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
DL Vettori	35.0	11	87	7	30.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	11 Mar 2000	Test # 1488
DL Vettori	25.0	8	62	5	30.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	11 Mar 2000	Test # 1488
A Kumble	25.0	4	84	5	30.00	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1855
PR Adams	20.0	1	102	4	30.00	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
Harbhajan Singh	30.1	5	78	6	30.16	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004	Test # 1713
D Gough	25.1	4	103	5	30.20	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Aug 2001	Test # 1556
Harbhajan Singh	30.3	8	73	6	30.50	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001	Test # 1535
UDU Chandana	26.0	2	109	5	31.20	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Cairns	09 Jul 2004	Test # 1706
Harbhajan Singh	41.5	20	84	8	31.37	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539
VC Drakes	26.1	5	93	5	31.40	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	10 Apr 2003	Test # 1638
M Dillon	21.0	2	76	4	31.50	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1525
JM Anderson	21.0	5	55	4	31.50	England	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jul 2009	Test # 1925
A Mishra	26.4	8	71	5	32.00	India	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1889
FH Edwards	26.5	4	104	5	32.20	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
MJ Hoggard	21.3	4	92	4	32.25	England	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1636
SI Mahmood	21.3	1	100	4	32.25	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1824
Shoaib Akhtar	27.0	4	109	5	32.40	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1729
A Flintoff	27.0	4	92	5	32.40	England	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jul 2009	Test # 1925
Harbhajan Singh	37.5	7	123	7	32.42	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001	Test # 1535
Harbhajan Singh	38.2	6	133	7	32.85	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539
A Flintoff	22.0	3	79	4	33.00	England	v Australia	Birmingham	04 Aug 2005	Test # 1758
M Ntini	22.5	5	93	4	34.25	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	08 Mar 2002	Test # 1593
DL Vettori	34.4	7	87	6	34.66	New Zealand	v Australia	Perth	30 Nov 2001	Test # 1573
DW Steyn	29.0	6	87	5	34.80	South Africa	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
A Kumble	46.5	7	141	8	35.12	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
Z Khan	23.4	1	94	4	35.50	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1855
Z Khan	29.5	4	91	5	35.80	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2008	Test # 1887
MJ Hoggard	42.0	6	109	7	36.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	01 Dec 2006	Test # 1819
MJ Hoggard	24.1	2	97	4	36.25	England	v Australia	The Oval	08 Sep 2005	Test # 1763
A Nel	24.1	3	81	4	36.25	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2006	Test # 1780
HMRKB Herath	24.2	1	92	4	36.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
A Flintoff	25.0	6	71	4	37.50	England	v Australia	Manchester	11 Aug 2005	Test # 1760
N Boje	25.2	6	63	4	38.00	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2002	Test # 1582
A Kumble	25.3	0	106	4	38.25	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1857
AR Caddick	32.1	4	101	5	38.60	England	v Australia	Lord's	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1552
Mohammad Rafique	32.2	9	62	5	38.80	Bangladesh	v Australia	Fatullah	09 Apr 2006	Test # 1797
CD Collymore	26.0	4	72	4	39.00	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	03 Nov 2005	Test # 1769
M Ntini	26.0	4	78	4	39.00	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
RP Singh	26.0	3	124	4	39.00	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1857
Z Khan	26.2	6	95	4	39.50	India	v Australia	Nagpur	26 Oct 2004	Test # 1718
A Flintoff	34.0	10	78	5	40.80	England	v Australia	The Oval	08 Sep 2005	Test # 1763
RW Price	41.3	6	121	6	41.50	Zimbabwe	v Australia	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
MI Black	28.0	5	83	4	42.00	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000	Test # 1516
Harbhajan Singh	28.0	3	121	4	42.00	India	v Australia	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
C White	28.0	2	106	4	42.00	England	v Australia	Adelaide	21 Nov 2002	Test # 1628
JEC Franklin	28.0	4	128	4	42.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Wellington	18 Mar 2005	Test # 1742
GP Swann	28.0	3	87	4	42.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	16 Jul 2009	Test # 1925
Danish Kaneria	49.3	7	188	7	42.42	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1731
PL Harris	42.5	9	127	6	42.83	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
DL Vettori	36.0	5	138	5	43.20	New Zealand	v Australia	Hobart	22 Nov 2001	Test # 1571
M Dillon	29.0	3	112	4	43.50	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	09 May 2003	Test # 1645
AF Giles	29.2	3	101	4	44.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	07 Nov 2002	Test # 1623
SL Malinga	29.2	2	149	4	44.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Cairns	09 Jul 2004	Test # 1706
CL Cairns	37.0	8	146	5	44.40	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Nov 2001	Test # 1565

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Minimum of 4 wickets
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]