Cricket in Test matches
Best strike rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | SR | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
2.5 | - | 10 | 4 | 4.25 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 | |
6.5 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 10.25 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 03 Apr 2006 | Test # 1796 | |
7.0 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 10.5 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
7.0 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 10.5 | England | v Sri Lanka | Cardiff | 26 May 2011 | Test # 1994 | |
9.3 | 4 | 28 | 5 | 11.4 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
11.3 | 4 | 29 | 6 | 11.5 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 22 Oct 2015 | Test # 2182 | |
10.0 | 4 | 24 | 5 | 12 | India | v Sri Lanka | Bengaluru | 12 Mar 2022 | Test # 2456 | |
10.1 | 3 | 30 | 5 | 12.2 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 14 Jan 2021 | Test # 2403 | |
12.3 | 1 | 50 | 6 | 12.5 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 | Test # 2213 | |
8.2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 12.5 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Port of Spain | 06 Jun 2018 | Test # 2306 | |
11.1 | 1 | 49 | 5 | 13.4 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 15 Dec 2011 | Test # 2023 | |
9.0 | - | 41 | 4 | 13.5 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Dubai (DICS) | 06 Oct 2017 | Test # 2278 | |
13.4 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 13.66 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 | |
13.4 | 2 | 46 | 6 | 13.66 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 12 Aug 2015 | Test # 2176 | |
16.0 | 2 | 57 | 7 | 13.71 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kingston | 27 Jun 2003 | Test # 1649 | |
9.1 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 13.75 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 15 Mar 2001 | Test # 1537 | |
14.0 | 4 | 34 | 6 | 14 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 26 Aug 1994 | Test # 1267 | |
11.4 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 14 | England | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 19 May 2016 | Test # 2203 | |
9.2 | 2 | 30 | 4 | 14 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Lahore | 04 Mar 1999 | Test # 1447 | |
12.0 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 14.4 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 03 Apr 2006 | Test # 1796 | |
14.3 | 1 | 56 | 6 | 14.5 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 03 Jan 2021 | Test # 2401 | |
9.4 | 1 | 45 | 4 | 14.5 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2014 | Test # 2131 | |
15.0 | 7 | 45 | 6 | 15 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 23 Feb 1986 | Test # 1037 | |
15.0 | 8 | 30 | 6 | 15 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 26 Dec 2018 | Test # 2336 | |
15.0 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 15 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Brisbane | 24 Jan 2019 | Test # 2343 | |
10.0 | 3 | 28 | 4 | 15 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2001 | Test # 1528 | |
10.0 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 15 | England | v Sri Lanka | Cardiff | 26 May 2011 | Test # 1994 | |
10.0 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 15 | England | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 19 May 2016 | Test # 2203 | |
17.4 | 4 | 51 | 7 | 15.14 | India | v Sri Lanka | Nagpur | 27 Dec 1986 | Test # 1063 | |
17.4 | 3 | 39 | 7 | 15.14 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Darwin | 01 Jul 2004 | Test # 1705 | |
12.5 | 4 | 31 | 5 | 15.4 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Karachi | 19 Dec 2019 | Test # 2375 | |
20.4 | 6 | 62 | 8 | 15.5 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Gros Islet | 14 Jun 2018 | Test # 2308 | |
13.0 | 2 | 53 | 5 | 15.6 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 15 Dec 2011 | Test # 2023 | |
13.0 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 15.6 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Nov 2021 | Test # 2437 | |
13.0 | 4 | 41 | 5 | 15.6 | India | v Sri Lanka | Mohali | 04 Mar 2022 | Test # 2452 | |
10.3 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 15.75 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Johannesburg | 12 Jan 2017 | Test # 2247 | |
13.1 | 3 | 37 | 5 | 15.8 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | St John's | 13 Jun 1997 | Test # 1369 | |
13.1 | 4 | 25 | 5 | 15.8 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 22 Jul 2005 | Test # 1757 | |
13.1 | 1 | 82 | 5 | 15.8 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 04 Aug 2006 | Test # 1812 | |
10.4 | 3 | 18 | 4 | 16 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 15 Dec 2011 | Test # 2023 | |
13.3 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 16.2 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 27 Mar 1998 | Test # 1414 | |
13.3 | 5 | 29 | 5 | 16.2 | England | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 19 May 2016 | Test # 2203 | |
13.3 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 16.2 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Canberra | 01 Feb 2019 | Test # 2345 | |
13.4 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 16.4 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 | |
11.0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 16.5 | India | v Sri Lanka | Cuttack | 04 Jan 1987 | Test # 1064 | |
11.0 | 5 | 39 | 4 | 16.5 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 20 Jan 2001 | Test # 1529 | |
11.0 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 16.5 | India | v Sri Lanka | Eden Gardens | 16 Nov 2017 | Test # 2281 | |
11.0 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 16.5 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 29 Jun 2022 | Test # 2469 | |
13.5 | 2 | 49 | 5 | 16.6 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 23 Nov 2018 | Test # 2329 | |
17.0 | 3 | 55 | 6 | 17 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 | Test # 2244 | |
14.1 | 3 | 38 | 5 | 17 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Abu Dhabi | 18 Oct 2011 | Test # 2009 | |
14.2 | 4 | 41 | 5 | 17.2 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Bridgetown | 23 Jun 2018 | Test # 2309 | |
11.5 | 2 | 50 | 4 | 17.75 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Harare | 29 Oct 2016 | Test # 2228 | |
17.5 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 17.83 | India | v Sri Lanka | Chandigarh | 23 Nov 1990 | Test # 1156 | |
15.0 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 18 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 08 Mar 2004 | Test # 1685 | |
15.0 | 4 | 37 | 5 | 18 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Darwin | 01 Jul 2004 | Test # 1705 | |
15.0 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 18 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Aug 2011 | Test # 2005 | |
15.0 | 2 | 54 | 5 | 18 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 28 Aug 2015 | Test # 2179 | |
12.0 | 1 | 43 | 4 | 18 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Jul 2005 | Test # 1755 | |
12.0 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 18 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 | Test # 2244 | |
12.0 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 18 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Cape Town | 02 Jan 2017 | Test # 2244 | |
15.3 | 1 | 45 | 5 | 18.6 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 14 Jun 2000 | Test # 1499 | |
12.3 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 18.75 | India | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 14 Sep 1985 | Test # 1025 | |
12.3 | 2 | 26 | 4 | 18.75 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Hamilton | 18 Dec 2015 | Test # 2194 | |
15.4 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 18.8 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kingston | 27 Jun 2003 | Test # 1649 | |
15.5 | 2 | 64 | 5 | 19 | England | v Sri Lanka | Leeds | 20 Jun 2014 | Test # 2126 | |
12.4 | 3 | 38 | 4 | 19 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Gqeberha | 21 Feb 2019 | Test # 2348 | |
22.2 | 3 | 62 | 7 | 19.14 | India | v Sri Lanka | Ahmedabad | 18 Dec 2005 | Test # 1778 | |
16.0 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 19.2 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (CCC) | 24 Mar 1984 | Test # 985 | |
16.0 | 4 | 52 | 5 | 19.2 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 09 Sep 1999 | Test # 1459 | |
16.0 | 6 | 42 | 5 | 19.2 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 20 Aug 2015 | Test # 2177 | |
16.0 | 4 | 59 | 5 | 19.2 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Gros Islet | 14 Jun 2018 | Test # 2308 | |
16.1 | 7 | 44 | 5 | 19.4 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 04 Aug 2016 | Test # 2213 | |
13.0 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 19.5 | England | v Sri Lanka | Chester-le-Street | 27 May 2016 | Test # 2204 | |
13.0 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 19.5 | India | v Sri Lanka | Pallekele | 12 Aug 2017 | Test # 2269 | |
23.0 | 8 | 70 | 7 | 19.71 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 24 Jul 2023 | Test # 2514 | |
23.2 | 3 | 81 | 7 | 20 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Durban | 26 Dec 2011 | Test # 2026 | |
20.0 | 7 | 54 | 6 | 20 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Wellington | 11 Apr 2005 | Test # 1748 | |
20.0 | 5 | 48 | 6 | 20 | England | v Sri Lanka | Southampton | 16 Jun 2011 | Test # 1996 | |
16.4 | 3 | 69 | 5 | 20 | India | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 03 Aug 2017 | Test # 2267 | |
13.3 | 1 | 33 | 4 | 20.25 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Christchurch | 04 Mar 1983 | Test # 950 | |
13.3 | 6 | 29 | 4 | 20.25 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 16 Jul 2014 | Test # 2129 | |
17.0 | 3 | 65 | 5 | 20.4 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Faisalabad | 02 Jan 1992 | Test # 1182 | |
14.0 | 1 | 73 | 4 | 21 | England | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 07 Mar 2001 | Test # 1532 | |
14.0 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 21 | England | v Sri Lanka | Lord's | 11 May 2006 | Test # 1802 | |
14.0 | 3 | 29 | 4 | 21 | England | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 01 Dec 2007 | Test # 1851 | |
14.0 | 1 | 51 | 4 | 21 | India | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 31 Jul 2008 | Test # 1884 | |
14.0 | 2 | 63 | 4 | 21 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Melbourne | 26 Dec 2012 | Test # 2068 | |
14.0 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 21 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 12 Jul 2018 | Test # 2311 | |
14.0 | 1 | 59 | 4 | 21 | England | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 22 Jan 2021 | Test # 2405 | |
17.4 | 1 | 62 | 5 | 21.2 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 10 Jun 1998 | Test # 1418 | |
17.4 | 6 | 27 | 5 | 21.2 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | North Sound | 21 Mar 2021 | Test # 2416 | |
14.1 | 3 | 58 | 4 | 21.25 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 16 Jul 2022 | Test # 2472 | |
14.2 | 4 | 32 | 4 | 21.5 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 26 Aug 1994 | Test # 1267 | |
14.2 | 5 | 39 | 4 | 21.5 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Centurion | 15 Nov 2002 | Test # 1626 | |
18.0 | 6 | 28 | 5 | 21.6 | England | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 17 Feb 1982 | Test # 921 | |
18.0 | 4 | 43 | 5 | 21.6 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 09 Aug 1994 | Test # 1265 | |
18.0 | 1 | 85 | 5 | 21.6 | Pakistan | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 26 Aug 1994 | Test # 1267 | |
18.0 | 2 | 46 | 5 | 21.6 | Australia | v Sri Lanka | Canberra | 01 Feb 2019 | Test # 2345 | |
14.3 | 3 | 59 | 4 | 21.75 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 13 Jul 2005 | Test # 1755 |
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Minimum of 4 wicketsPerformances 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 figuresPerformances 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]
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