Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Cricket in Test matches

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2008-2022	11	1.3	-	9	5	1	1/0	5.00	3.33	9.00	-	-	-
A Dananjaya (SL)	2018-2018	1	15.0	3	90	44	8	5/24	5.50	2.93	11.25	-	1	-
PA de Silva (SL)	2002-2002	1	2.3	1	15	7	1	1/7	7.00	2.80	15.00	-	-	-
JO Holder (WI)	2018-2018	2	42.5	7	257	143	16	6/59	8.93	3.33	16.06	-	2	1
Haris Sohail (PAK)	2020-2020	1	6.0	2	36	11	2	2/11	5.50	1.83	18.00	-	-	-
Babar Azam (PAK)	2020-2021	3	3.0	1	18	2	1	1/1	2.00	0.66	18.00	-	-	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2001-2002	3	54.2	8	326	181	18	6/55	10.05	3.33	18.11	2	1	-
PHKD Mendis (SL)	2024-2024	2	10.0	-	60	32	3	3/32	10.66	3.20	20.00	-	-	-
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2004	2	63.0	19	378	214	18	6/51	11.88	3.39	21.00	-	3	1
RL Johnson (ENG)	2003-2003	1	33.1	7	199	93	9	5/49	10.33	2.80	22.11	1	1	-
Rashid Khan (AFG)	2019-2019	1	41.3	9	249	104	11	6/49	9.45	2.50	22.63	-	2	1
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	2002-2002	1	26.4	4	160	89	7	5/46	12.71	3.33	22.85	-	1	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	2001-2001	2	50.2	10	302	159	13	7/53	12.23	3.15	23.23	-	1	-
K Rabada (SA)	2017-2017	2	58.5	13	353	180	15	5/30	12.00	3.05	23.53	-	2	1
CD McMillan (NZ)	2001-2001	2	8.0	1	48	39	2	2/39	19.50	4.87	24.00	-	-	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	2005-2005	2	36.5	5	221	138	9	3/44	15.33	3.74	24.55	-	-	-
ML Cummins (WI)	2018-2018	2	25.2	6	152	81	6	3/11	13.50	3.19	25.33	-	-	-
PWA Mulder (SA)	2022-2022	2	17.0	8	102	48	4	3/25	12.00	2.82	25.50	-	-	-
A Shahzad (ENG)	2010-2010	1	17.0	4	102	63	4	3/45	15.75	3.70	25.50	-	-	-
PR Adams (SA)	2003-2003	2	51.1	11	307	179	12	5/37	14.91	3.49	25.58	-	2	1
BA Stokes (ENG)	2016-2016	2	48.3	14	291	111	11	4/26	10.09	2.28	26.45	1	-	-
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2022-2022	1	36.0	9	216	113	8	5/40	14.12	3.13	27.00	-	1	-
PDRL Perera (SL)	2001-2001	1	18.0	4	108	57	4	3/40	14.25	3.16	27.00	-	-	-
AJ Redmond (NZ)	2008-2008	2	4.3	1	27	11	1	1/8	11.00	2.44	27.00	-	-	-
CJ Drum (NZ)	2001-2001	1	14.0	1	84	35	3	2/26	11.66	2.50	28.00	-	-	-
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2021-2021	2	42.4	8	256	140	9	5/51	15.55	3.28	28.44	-	1	-
Naseem Shah (PAK)	2020-2020	1	24.2	2	146	87	5	4/26	17.40	3.57	29.20	1	-	-
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2003-2006	4	161.0	30	966	520	33	8/108	15.75	3.22	29.27	1	4	1
M Zondeki (SA)	2008-2008	1	14.4	4	88	42	3	2/10	14.00	2.86	29.33	-	-	-
VC Drakes (WI)	2002-2002	2	54.0	14	324	155	11	4/61	14.09	2.87	29.45	1	-	-
CAK Rajitha (SL)	2022-2024	3	94.3	22	567	276	19	5/56	14.52	2.92	29.84	1	2	-
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2004-2004	2	35.0	11	210	75	7	5/28	10.71	2.14	30.00	-	1	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	2001-2009	11	452.0	114	2712	1190	89	6/18	13.37	2.63	30.47	3	11	4
SE Bond (NZ)	2001-2001	2	56.1	15	337	150	11	4/47	13.63	2.67	30.63	2	-	-
JNT Seales (WI)	2022-2022	2	46.2	9	278	152	9	3/21	16.88	3.28	30.88	-	-	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2019-2019	2	47.3	14	285	136	9	4/31	15.11	2.86	31.66	1	-	-
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2003-2005	3	100.4	23	604	280	19	5/35	14.73	2.78	31.78	1	2	-
KMA Paul (WI)	2018-2018	1	16.0	2	96	59	3	2/25	19.66	3.68	32.00	-	-	-
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2009	8	37.4	6	226	112	7	4/49	16.00	2.97	32.28	1	-	-
A Kumble (IND)	2004-2007	4	81.1	21	487	248	15	4/55	16.53	3.05	32.46	1	-	-
AL Phehlukwayo (SA)	2017-2017	2	21.4	6	130	82	4	3/36	20.50	3.78	32.50	-	-	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2008-2015	6	153.0	34	918	486	28	5/63	17.35	3.17	32.78	2	1	-
AS Joseph (WI)	2021-2022	3	76.4	14	460	271	14	3/33	19.35	3.53	32.85	-	-	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2022	4	131.5	36	791	348	24	7/32	14.50	2.63	32.95	1	2	-
Sajid Khan (PAK)	2021-2021	2	88.0	18	528	240	16	8/42	15.00	2.72	33.00	1	1	1
GD Phillips (NZ)	2023-2023	2	44.0	6	264	131	8	4/53	16.37	2.97	33.00	1	-	-
D Elgar (SA)	2015-2022	6	11.0	-	66	36	2	1/6	18.00	3.27	33.00	-	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2003-2006	4	104.4	27	628	260	19	4/38	13.68	2.48	33.05	1	-	-
A Mishra (IND)	2010-2010	1	38.4	5	232	158	7	4/92	22.57	4.08	33.14	1	-	-
JH Kallis (SA)	2002-2008	6	94.0	26	564	239	17	5/21	14.05	2.54	33.17	-	2	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2002-2003	3	94.5	21	569	258	17	6/50	15.17	2.72	33.47	2	1	1
AM Fernando (SL)	2022-2024	3	95.1	15	571	312	17	6/51	18.35	3.27	33.58	2	1	1
PT Collins (WI)	2002-2004	4	146.5	38	881	416	26	6/53	16.00	2.83	33.88	1	2	-
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2000-2010	7	28.3	3	171	130	5	2/35	26.00	4.56	34.20	-	-	-
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2003-2005	4	132.1	38	793	385	23	5/73	16.73	2.91	34.47	2	1	-
Nijat Masood (AFG)	2023-2023	1	28.5	3	173	162	5	5/79	32.40	5.61	34.60	-	1	-
DA Marillier (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	41.0	12	246	112	7	4/57	16.00	2.73	35.14	1	-	-
AR McBrine (IRE)	2023-2023	1	41.1	2	247	170	7	6/118	24.28	4.12	35.28	-	1	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2003-2008	2	64.5	18	389	162	11	5/33	14.72	2.49	35.36	-	1	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2005-2007	7	162.0	16	972	670	27	4/25	24.81	4.13	36.00	3	-	-
RR Sarwan (WI)	2002-2004	4	48.0	19	288	105	8	4/37	13.12	2.18	36.00	1	-	-
WD Parnell (SA)	2017-2017	1	12.0	1	72	67	2	1/31	33.50	5.58	36.00	-	-	-
CS Martin (NZ)	2001-2010	4	114.1	19	685	428	19	5/65	22.52	3.74	36.05	1	1	-
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2001-2003	5	204.4	56	1228	558	34	7/77	16.41	2.72	36.11	1	3	1
NM Lyon (AUS)	2017-2017	2	133.5	34	803	315	22	7/94	14.31	2.35	36.50	-	3	1
CRD Fernando (SL)	2002-2009	8	174.0	40	1044	540	28	5/60	19.28	3.10	37.28	-	1	-
RP Singh (IND)	2007-2007	2	38.0	5	228	130	6	3/45	21.66	3.42	38.00	-	-	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2015-2015	2	19.0	4	114	42	3	3/27	14.00	2.21	38.00	-	-	-
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2010	7	197.5	31	1187	752	31	7/87	24.25	3.80	38.29	-	2	1
MJ Saggers (ENG)	2003-2003	1	19.1	4	115	62	3	2/29	20.66	3.23	38.33	-	-	-
M Ntini (SA)	2002-2008	8	224.5	66	1349	573	35	5/19	16.37	2.54	38.54	2	1	-
I Sharma (IND)	2007-2019	7	162.0	37	972	522	25	5/22	20.88	3.22	38.88	2	1	-
UT Yadav (IND)	2015-2022	6	142.4	25	856	463	22	5/53	21.04	3.24	38.90	1	1	-
WRS de Silva (SL)	2002-2007	3	72.0	18	432	209	11	4/35	19.00	2.90	39.27	1	-	-
WP Masakadza (ZIM)	2018-2018	1	13.1	2	79	54	2	2/33	27.00	4.10	39.50	-	-	-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2020-2021	3	98.5	33	593	228	15	5/32	15.20	2.30	39.53	1	1	-
Aizaz Cheema (PAK)	2011-2011	2	59.3	11	357	209	9	3/73	23.22	3.51	39.66	-	-	-
M Hayward (SA)	2002-2002	2	53.0	11	318	195	8	2/16	24.37	3.67	39.75	-	-	-
SJ Benn (WI)	2014-2014	2	93.1	24	559	174	14	5/39	12.42	1.86	39.92	-	2	-
IE O'Brien (NZ)	2008-2008	4	101.1	34	607	211	15	3/31	14.06	2.08	40.46	-	-	-
JJC Lawson (WI)	2002-2004	3	87.5	22	527	261	13	6/3	20.07	2.97	40.53	-	1	-
VRV Singh (IND)	2007-2007	1	20.2	6	122	70	3	3/48	23.33	3.44	40.66	-	-	-
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	5	129.0	32	774	493	19	5/42	25.94	3.82	40.73	1	2	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2016-2016	2	74.5	13	449	252	11	5/57	22.90	3.36	40.81	-	1	-
N Wagner (NZ)	2013-2022	7	265.2	58	1592	821	39	5/45	21.05	3.09	40.82	2	3	-
AY Patel (NZ)	2023-2023	2	95.4	9	574	335	14	6/57	23.92	3.50	41.00	1	1	-
B White (IRE)	2023-2023	1	20.3	-	123	114	3	2/71	38.00	5.56	41.00	-	-	-
SM Pollock (SA)	2002-2003	3	62.0	21	372	139	9	2/12	15.44	2.24	41.33	-	-	-
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2003	3	119.0	23	714	341	17	5/48	20.05	2.86	42.00	1	1	-
RR Powar (IND)	2007-2007	2	42.0	8	252	118	6	3/33	19.66	2.80	42.00	-	-	-
SP Jones (ENG)	2005-2005	2	35.0	10	210	108	5	3/29	21.60	3.08	42.00	-	-	-
A Phillip (WI)	2022-2022	1	14.0	2	84	53	2	2/30	26.50	3.78	42.00	-	-	-
PL Harris (SA)	2008-2008	1	7.0	1	42	26	1	1/26	26.00	3.71	42.00	-	-	-
DJ Mitchell (NZ)	2022-2023	3	7.0	1	42	20	1	1/18	20.00	2.85	42.00	-	-	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	2001-2010	9	360.4	126	2164	819	51	6/28	16.05	2.27	42.43	2	5	1
KAJ Roach (WI)	2009-2022	11	315.2	74	1892	915	44	6/48	20.79	2.90	43.00	1	4	-
R Clarke (ENG)	2003-2003	2	29.0	11	174	60	4	2/7	15.00	2.06	43.50	-	-	-
ST Gabriel (WI)	2014-2021	7	176.0	32	1056	565	24	5/77	23.54	3.21	44.00	1	1	-
OAC Banks (WI)	2004-2004	1	44.0	7	264	127	6	4/87	21.16	2.88	44.00	1	-	-
KM Jarvis (ZIM)	2011-2018	5	176.3	36	1059	583	24	5/71	24.29	3.30	44.12	2	1	-

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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
Performances in matches that overlap years 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]