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
TM Head (AUS)	2019-2022	4	10.5	-	65	37	4	4/10	9.25	3.41	16.25	1	-	-
WD Parnell (SA)	2017-2017	1	21.1	3	127	89	6	4/51	14.83	4.20	21.16	1	-	-
JM Kemp (SA)	2001-2001	1	17.5	3	107	52	5	3/33	10.40	2.91	21.40	-	-	-
JJ Bumrah (IND)	2022-2022	2	37.0	12	222	90	10	5/24	9.00	2.43	22.20	-	1	-
L Sipamla (SA)	2020-2021	2	39.5	5	239	167	10	4/76	16.70	4.19	23.90	1	-	-
Irfan Fazil (PAK)	2000-2000	1	8.0	-	48	65	2	1/30	32.50	8.12	24.00	-	-	-
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1993-2001	11	4.0	-	24	17	1	1/10	17.00	4.25	24.00	-	-	-
JDS Neesham (NZ)	2014-2015	2	25.4	3	154	99	6	3/42	16.50	3.85	25.66	-	-	-
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2006-2006	2	74.0	22	444	183	17	6/44	10.76	2.47	26.11	1	2	1
CD Collymore (WI)	2003-2003	2	63.0	13	378	159	14	7/57	11.35	2.52	27.00	-	2	-
M de Lange (SA)	2011-2011	1	36.2	5	218	126	8	7/81	15.75	3.46	27.25	-	1	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1993-1997	3	64.3	12	387	190	14	5/37	13.57	2.94	27.64	-	1	-
B Kumar (IND)	2017-2017	1	38.0	13	228	96	8	4/8	12.00	2.52	28.50	2	-	-
BP Nash (WI)	2010-2010	3	5.0	-	30	21	1	1/21	21.00	4.20	30.00	-	-	-
DR Smith (WI)	2005-2005	1	5.0	1	30	16	1	1/5	16.00	3.20	30.00	-	-	-
M Ngam (SA)	2000-2001	2	46.2	7	278	155	9	3/26	17.22	3.34	30.88	-	-	-
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1993-1993	1	26.0	13	156	51	5	4/46	10.20	1.96	31.20	1	-	-
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1999-1999	1	21.0	5	126	65	4	3/45	16.25	3.09	31.50	-	-	-
AR Patel (IND)	2022-2022	1	16.0	2	96	58	3	2/37	19.33	3.62	32.00	-	-	-
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2007-2013	8	11.0	5	66	19	2	1/0	9.50	1.72	33.00	-	-	-
M Labuschagne (AUS)	2019-2022	4	11.0	2	66	27	2	1/5	13.50	2.45	33.00	-	-	-
NS Yadav (IND)	1986-1987	2	61.1	19	367	150	11	5/76	13.63	2.45	33.36	-	1	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2012-2022	9	284.1	48	1705	991	51	6/50	19.43	3.48	33.43	2	6	2
KC Brathwaite (WI)	2015-2021	9	39.3	5	237	110	7	6/29	15.71	2.78	33.85	-	1	-
Rizwan-uz-Zaman (PAK)	1982-1982	2	17.0	5	102	39	3	3/26	13.00	2.29	34.00	-	-	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2008	2	62.4	8	376	236	11	5/36	21.45	3.76	34.18	1	1	-
JM Bird (AUS)	2012-2013	2	63.0	21	378	178	11	4/41	16.18	2.82	34.36	1	-	-
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2019	3	69.0	13	414	235	12	3/38	19.58	3.40	34.50	-	-	-
K Rabada (SA)	2016-2019	7	203.3	32	1221	753	35	6/55	21.51	3.70	34.88	3	1	1
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2019-2022	4	93.4	25	562	229	16	6/23	14.31	2.44	35.12	1	1	1
PWA Mulder (SA)	2019-2021	3	59.0	14	354	197	10	3/25	19.70	3.33	35.40	-	-	-
B Lee (AUS)	2007-2007	2	94.4	23	568	281	16	4/26	17.56	2.96	35.50	4	-	-
DR Pringle (ENG)	1988-1988	1	17.5	3	107	47	3	2/17	15.66	2.63	35.66	-	-	-
JJC Lawson (WI)	2005-2005	2	65.3	5	393	235	11	4/43	21.36	3.58	35.72	2	-	-
A Nortje (SA)	2020-2021	2	65.4	7	394	255	11	6/56	23.18	3.88	35.81	-	1	-
RJ Harris (AUS)	2011-2011	2	66.0	25	396	160	11	5/62	14.54	2.42	36.00	-	1	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1991-1991	1	48.0	16	288	115	8	7/70	14.37	2.39	36.00	-	1	-
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2017-2017	1	30.0	6	180	96	5	4/40	19.20	3.20	36.00	1	-	-
NB Mahwire (ZIM)	2004-2004	1	18.0	1	108	97	3	3/97	32.33	5.38	36.00	-	-	-
RMH Binny (IND)	1985-1985	1	12.0	-	72	49	2	2/49	24.50	4.08	36.00	-	-	-
Saif Hassan (BAN)	2021-2021	2	6.0	-	36	27	1	1/22	27.00	4.50	36.00	-	-	-
TG Hogan (AUS)	1983-1983	1	36.2	7	218	116	6	5/66	19.33	3.19	36.33	-	1	-
Haris Sohail (PAK)	2017-2019	4	43.0	5	258	126	7	3/1	18.00	2.93	36.85	-	-	-
BN Schultz (SA)	1993-1993	3	124.1	35	745	326	20	5/48	16.30	2.62	37.25	2	2	-
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2019	9	242.5	63	1457	685	39	5/45	17.56	2.82	37.35	1	3	1
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1983-1987	6	234.1	85	1405	473	37	5/29	12.78	2.01	37.97	5	2	1
BA Stokes (ENG)	2016-2018	4	38.0	6	228	127	6	3/30	21.16	3.34	38.00	-	-	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1991-2002	13	360.3	53	2163	1273	56	6/34	22.73	3.53	38.62	3	4	1
Naveed Zadran (AFG)	2024-2024	1	25.5	4	155	113	4	4/83	28.25	4.37	38.75	1	-	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1982-1992	10	298.0	76	1788	673	46	8/58	14.63	2.25	38.86	2	3	1
Hasan Mahmud (BAN)	2024-2024	1	39.0	7	234	157	6	4/65	26.16	4.02	39.00	1	-	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1999-1999	2	32.5	6	197	103	5	3/14	20.60	3.13	39.40	-	-	-
V Permaul (WI)	2021-2021	1	53.0	7	318	141	8	5/35	17.62	2.66	39.75	-	1	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1988-1999	8	53.0	22	318	87	8	4/33	10.87	1.64	39.75	2	-	-
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	2000-2000	1	26.3	7	159	84	4	2/36	21.00	3.16	39.75	-	-	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2016-2016	2	53.3	18	321	150	8	3/9	18.75	2.80	40.12	-	-	-
PJ Newport (ENG)	1988-1988	1	47.3	11	285	164	7	4/87	23.42	3.45	40.71	1	-	-
Nahid Rana (BAN)	2024-2024	1	34.0	3	204	215	5	3/87	43.00	6.32	40.80	-	-	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2004	5	165.5	23	995	606	24	5/60	25.25	3.65	41.45	-	2	-
PM Siddle (AUS)	2011-2013	4	131.5	38	791	345	19	5/54	18.15	2.61	41.63	2	1	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1982-1986	6	181.0	53	1086	485	26	6/45	18.65	2.67	41.76	1	2	-
DL Underwood (ENG)	1982-1982	1	55.5	21	335	95	8	5/28	11.87	1.70	41.87	-	1	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1991-1998	6	132.4	18	796	491	19	5/62	25.84	3.70	41.89	1	2	-
D Gough (ENG)	1998-2001	4	112.0	21	672	376	16	4/50	23.50	3.35	42.00	2	-	-
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2017-2022	7	169.5	41	1019	565	24	4/100	23.54	3.32	42.45	1	-	-
DM Bess (ENG)	2021-2021	2	85.1	10	511	255	12	5/30	21.25	2.99	42.58	1	1	-
SB Doull (NZ)	1997-1998	3	85.1	20	511	251	12	5/58	20.91	2.94	42.58	-	1	-
AA Donald (SA)	1993-2001	6	206.0	58	1236	556	29	5/54	19.17	2.69	42.62	-	2	-
AJ Tudor (ENG)	2002-2002	2	64.5	18	389	159	9	4/65	17.66	2.45	43.22	1	-	-
MJ Swepson (AUS)	2022-2022	2	58.0	2	348	192	8	3/55	24.00	3.31	43.50	-	-	-
B Yardley (AUS)	1983-1983	1	51.0	13	306	166	7	5/88	23.71	3.25	43.71	-	1	-
R Ashwin (IND)	2015-2022	11	453.4	87	2722	1360	62	6/46	21.93	2.99	43.90	7	3	1
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2004-2004	5	44.0	6	264	107	6	3/42	17.83	2.43	44.00	-	-	-
Mohsin Kamal (PAK)	1985-1986	2	44.0	5	264	140	6	3/50	23.33	3.18	44.00	-	-	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	2015-2015	1	36.4	6	220	109	5	5/58	21.80	2.97	44.00	-	1	-
Azhar Ali (PAK)	2011-2022	17	22.0	2	132	74	3	2/35	24.66	3.36	44.00	-	-	-
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1988-1992	3	95.3	28	573	248	13	4/58	19.07	2.59	44.07	2	-	-
Mohammad Nawaz (PAK)	2022-2022	2	74.0	11	444	261	10	5/88	26.10	3.52	44.40	-	1	-
FA Rose (WI)	1997-1997	2	37.0	4	222	143	5	3/43	28.60	3.86	44.40	-	-	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1991-1995	6	163.2	36	980	458	22	5/84	20.81	2.80	44.54	-	1	-
Naseem Shah (PAK)	2019-2023	6	172.2	26	1034	580	23	5/31	25.21	3.36	44.95	-	1	-
ST Gabriel (WI)	2015-2021	7	180.0	28	1080	613	24	8/62	25.54	3.40	45.00	-	2	1
WW Hinds (WI)	2003-2003	2	15.0	4	90	53	2	2/28	26.50	3.53	45.00	-	-	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2012-2023	12	483.2	140	2900	1152	64	6/68	18.00	2.38	45.31	4	3	-
M Prabhakar (IND)	1990-1994	7	181.3	51	1089	492	24	4/82	20.50	2.71	45.37	1	-	-
CR Miller (AUS)	1999-1999	3	60.3	10	363	193	8	4/62	24.12	3.19	45.37	1	-	-
MB Owens (NZ)	1992-1992	2	53.0	11	318	200	7	4/101	28.57	3.77	45.42	1	-	-
CT Tremlett (ENG)	2011-2011	3	116.0	30	696	351	15	6/48	23.40	3.02	46.40	1	1	-
S Sreesanth (IND)	2009-2009	2	62.0	13	372	240	8	5/75	30.00	3.87	46.50	-	1	-
Akram Raza (PAK)	1991-1994	2	70.0	23	420	200	9	3/46	22.22	2.85	46.66	-	-	-
HT Davis (NZ)	1997-1997	2	78.2	15	470	211	10	5/63	21.10	2.69	47.00	-	1	-
Maninder Singh (IND)	1985-1987	5	190.2	60	1142	491	24	7/51	20.45	2.57	47.58	2	1	1
RL Chase (WI)	2018-2021	5	95.1	8	571	312	12	5/83	26.00	3.27	47.58	1	1	-
M Morkel (SA)	2011-2014	5	159.1	35	955	525	20	4/29	26.25	3.29	47.75	2	-	-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2019-2023	5	144.0	29	864	489	18	5/77	27.16	3.39	48.00	1	1	-
HH Pandya (IND)	2017-2017	3	32.0	3	192	95	4	2/31	23.75	2.96	48.00	-	-	-
Aftab Ahmed (BAN)	2005-2005	2	8.0	2	48	33	1	1/33	33.00	4.12	48.00	-	-	-
T Taibu (ZIM)	2004-2004	2	8.0	1	48	27	1	1/27	27.00	3.37	48.00	-	-	-
GP Swann (ENG)	2011-2012	5	224.3	29	1347	638	28	6/82	22.78	2.84	48.10	2	2	1
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2019	11	349.1	59	2095	1196	43	5/54	27.81	3.42	48.72	3	3	-

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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]