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
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2000-2005	11	15	3	923	162	76.91	1128	81.82	4	5	1	126	21
RT Ponting (AUS)	2001-2008	10	16	5	789	157*	71.72	1098	71.85	2	4	-	104	10
JL Langer (AUS)	2000-2005	11	19	4	1109	215	73.93	1756	63.15	4	4	1	145	9
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2001-2003	5	7	1	641	329	106.83	1038	61.75	2	2	-	84	10
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2003-2009	8	14	3	651	156*	59.18	1063	61.24	3	2	-	96	3
CH Gayle (WI)	2002-2008	7	11	-	820	204	74.54	1420	57.74	2	4	-	113	12
ML Hayden (AUS)	2000-2008	11	18	-	658	136	36.55	1176	55.95	1	5	2	90	3
DR Martyn (AUS)	2000-2005	11	16	3	653	165	50.23	1272	51.33	1	4	1	93	2
JH Kallis (SA)	2000-2007	11	19	2	1180	186	69.41	2339	50.44	4	5	1	167	9
HM Amla (SA)	2006-2007	4	6	1	524	176*	104.80	1061	49.38	3	1	-	74	1
VVS Laxman (IND)	2002-2009	7	13	3	601	124*	60.10	1276	47.10	2	4	2	86	1
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2008	9	16	-	813	177	50.81	1728	47.04	3	4	2	98	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2003-2009	8	14	1	628	141	48.30	1345	46.69	2	3	2	68	2
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2002-2008	11	19	-	538	106	28.31	1161	46.33	1	2	1	65	5
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2001-2009	9	15	1	747	203	53.35	1634	45.71	1	5	3	94	5
R Dravid (IND)	2002-2009	7	14	1	758	222	58.30	1736	43.66	1	6	-	100	2

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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]