Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Cricket in Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
SR
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
2.5-1044.25Australiav Sri LankaGalle29 Jun 2022Test # 2469
6.5120410.25Pakistanv Sri LankaKandy03 Apr 2006Test # 1796
7.048410.5New Zealandv Sri LankaKandy09 Mar 1984Test # 980
7.0116410.5Englandv Sri LankaCardiff26 May 2011Test # 1994
9.3428511.4New Zealandv Sri LankaKandy09 Mar 1984Test # 980
11.3429611.5West Indiesv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)22 Oct 2015Test # 2182
10.0424512Indiav Sri LankaBengaluru12 Mar 2022Test # 2456
10.1330512.2Englandv Sri LankaGalle14 Jan 2021Test # 2403
12.3150612.5Australiav Sri LankaGalle04 Aug 2016Test # 2213
8.2115412.5West Indiesv Sri LankaPort of Spain06 Jun 2018Test # 2306
11.1149513.4South Africav Sri LankaCenturion15 Dec 2011Test # 2023
9.0-41413.5Pakistanv Sri LankaDubai (DICS)06 Oct 2017Test # 2278
13.4630613.66South Africav Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2001Test # 1528
13.4246613.66Indiav Sri LankaGalle12 Aug 2015Test # 2176
16.0257713.71West Indiesv Sri LankaKingston27 Jun 2003Test # 1649
9.1411413.75Englandv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)15 Mar 2001Test # 1537
14.0434614Pakistanv Sri LankaKandy26 Aug 1994Test # 1267
11.4616514Englandv Sri LankaLeeds19 May 2016Test # 2203
9.2230414Pakistanv Sri LankaLahore04 Mar 1999Test # 1447
12.0627514.4Pakistanv Sri LankaKandy03 Apr 2006Test # 1796
14.3156614.5South Africav Sri LankaJohannesburg03 Jan 2021Test # 2401
9.4145414.5South Africav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)24 Jul 2014Test # 2131
15.0745615Pakistanv Sri LankaKandy23 Feb 1986Test # 1037
15.0830615New Zealandv Sri LankaChristchurch26 Dec 2018Test # 2336
15.0823615Australiav Sri LankaBrisbane24 Jan 2019Test # 2343
10.0328415South Africav Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2001Test # 1528
10.0240415Englandv Sri LankaCardiff26 May 2011Test # 1994
10.0121415Englandv Sri LankaLeeds19 May 2016Test # 2203
17.4451715.14Indiav Sri LankaNagpur27 Dec 1986Test # 1063
17.4339715.14Australiav Sri LankaDarwin01 Jul 2004Test # 1705
12.5431515.4Pakistanv Sri LankaKarachi19 Dec 2019Test # 2375
20.4662815.5West Indiesv Sri LankaGros Islet14 Jun 2018Test # 2308
13.0253515.6South Africav Sri LankaCenturion15 Dec 2011Test # 2023
13.0335515.6West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle29 Nov 2021Test # 2437
13.0441515.6Indiav Sri LankaMohali04 Mar 2022Test # 2452
10.3151415.75South Africav Sri LankaJohannesburg12 Jan 2017Test # 2247
13.1337515.8West Indiesv Sri LankaSt John's13 Jun 1997Test # 1369
13.1425515.8West Indiesv Sri LankaKandy22 Jul 2005Test # 1757
13.1182515.8South Africav Sri LankaColombo (PSS)04 Aug 2006Test # 1812
10.4318416South Africav Sri LankaCenturion15 Dec 2011Test # 2023
13.3254516.2South Africav Sri LankaCenturion27 Mar 1998Test # 1414
13.3529516.2Englandv Sri LankaLeeds19 May 2016Test # 2203
13.3254516.2Australiav Sri LankaCanberra01 Feb 2019Test # 2345
13.4526516.4West Indiesv Sri LankaKingstown20 Jun 1997Test # 1371
11.0411416.5Indiav Sri LankaCuttack04 Jan 1987Test # 1064
11.0539416.5South Africav Sri LankaCenturion20 Jan 2001Test # 1529
11.088416.5Indiav Sri LankaEden Gardens16 Nov 2017Test # 2281
11.0131416.5Australiav Sri LankaGalle29 Jun 2022Test # 2469
13.5249516.6Englandv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)23 Nov 2018Test # 2329
17.0355617South Africav Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2017Test # 2244
14.1338517Pakistanv Sri LankaAbu Dhabi18 Oct 2011Test # 2009
14.2441517.2West Indiesv Sri LankaBridgetown23 Jun 2018Test # 2309
11.5250417.75Zimbabwev Sri LankaHarare29 Oct 2016Test # 2228
17.51312617.83Indiav Sri LankaChandigarh23 Nov 1990Test # 1156
15.0543518Australiav Sri LankaGalle08 Mar 2004Test # 1685
15.0437518Australiav Sri LankaDarwin01 Jul 2004Test # 1705
15.0334518Australiav Sri LankaGalle31 Aug 2011Test # 2005
15.0254518Indiav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)28 Aug 2015Test # 2179
12.0143418West Indiesv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)13 Jul 2005Test # 1755
12.0427418South Africav Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2017Test # 2244
12.0237418South Africav Sri LankaCape Town02 Jan 2017Test # 2244
15.3145518.6Pakistanv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)14 Jun 2000Test # 1499
12.3431418.75Indiav Sri LankaKandy14 Sep 1985Test # 1025
12.3226418.75New Zealandv Sri LankaHamilton18 Dec 2015Test # 2194
15.4136518.8West Indiesv Sri LankaKingston27 Jun 2003Test # 1649
15.5264519Englandv Sri LankaLeeds20 Jun 2014Test # 2126
12.4338419South Africav Sri LankaGqeberha21 Feb 2019Test # 2348
22.2362719.14Indiav Sri LankaAhmedabad18 Dec 2005Test # 1778
16.0729519.2New Zealandv Sri LankaColombo (CCC)24 Mar 1984Test # 985
16.0452519.2Australiav Sri LankaKandy09 Sep 1999Test # 1459
16.0642519.2Indiav Sri LankaColombo (PSS)20 Aug 2015Test # 2177
16.0459519.2West Indiesv Sri LankaGros Islet14 Jun 2018Test # 2308
16.1744519.4Australiav Sri LankaGalle04 Aug 2016Test # 2213
13.0240419.5Englandv Sri LankaChester-le-Street27 May 2016Test # 2204
13.0240419.5Indiav Sri LankaPallekele12 Aug 2017Test # 2269
23.0870719.71Pakistanv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)24 Jul 2023Test # 2514
23.2381720South Africav Sri LankaDurban26 Dec 2011Test # 2026
20.0754620New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington11 Apr 2005Test # 1748
20.0548620Englandv Sri LankaSouthampton16 Jun 2011Test # 1996
16.4369520Indiav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)03 Aug 2017Test # 2267
13.3133420.25New Zealandv Sri LankaChristchurch04 Mar 1983Test # 950
13.3629420.25South Africav Sri LankaGalle16 Jul 2014Test # 2129
17.0365520.4Pakistanv Sri LankaFaisalabad02 Jan 1992Test # 1182
14.0173421Englandv Sri LankaKandy07 Mar 2001Test # 1532
14.0427421Englandv Sri LankaLord's11 May 2006Test # 1802
14.0329421Englandv Sri LankaKandy01 Dec 2007Test # 1851
14.0151421Indiav Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008Test # 1884
14.0263421Australiav Sri LankaMelbourne26 Dec 2012Test # 2068
14.0150421South Africav Sri LankaGalle12 Jul 2018Test # 2311
14.0159421Englandv Sri LankaGalle22 Jan 2021Test # 2405
17.4162521.2New Zealandv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)10 Jun 1998Test # 1418
17.4627521.2West Indiesv Sri LankaNorth Sound21 Mar 2021Test # 2416
14.1358421.25Pakistanv Sri LankaGalle16 Jul 2022Test # 2472
14.2432421.5Pakistanv Sri LankaKandy26 Aug 1994Test # 1267
14.2539421.5South Africav Sri LankaCenturion15 Nov 2002Test # 1626
18.0628521.6Englandv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)17 Feb 1982Test # 921
18.0443521.6Pakistanv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)09 Aug 1994Test # 1265
18.0185521.6Pakistanv Sri LankaKandy26 Aug 1994Test # 1267
18.0246521.6Australiav Sri LankaCanberra01 Feb 2019Test # 2345
14.3359421.75West Indiesv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)13 Jul 2005Test # 1755
Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years
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
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 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]

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]