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Best strike rates
Player Span Mat Balls Runs Wkts BBI Ave Econ SR 4 5
J Sullivan 1963-1976 139 2859 1978 113 5/22 17.50 4.15 25.3 5 2
Asad Ali 2006-2013 51 2530 1854 99 4/14 18.72 4.39 25.5 10 0
AJ Hollioake 1992-2004 284 9074 8186 352 6/17 23.25 5.41 25.7 18 7
RM Pyrah 2001-2013 96 3022 2895 117 5/50 24.74 5.74 25.8 5 1
BAW Mendis 2006-2013 110 5195 3604 201 7/23 17.93 4.16 25.8 10 5
J Theron 2005-2011 81 3516 2974 136 5/44 21.86 5.07 25.8 8 1
ANW Tweedie 1999-2009 56 2588 2047 97 6/24 21.10 4.74 26.6 6 2
SCG MacGill 1997-2006 107 5228 4347 193 5/40 22.52 4.98 27.0 10 4
JW Dernbach 2005-2013 109 4613 4687 169 5/31 27.73 6.09 27.2 7 2
Fazl-e-Akbar 1997-2009 93 4528 3404 165 6/30 20.63 4.51 27.4 5 4
NLTC Perera 2008-2013 95 3548 3303 129 6/44 25.60 5.58 27.5 5 5
SW Tait 2002-2011 98 4900 4171 178 8/43 23.43 5.10 27.5 6 3
L Klazinga 2006-2013 79 3442 3055 125 5/50 24.44 5.32 27.5 4 1
KADM Fernando 1998-2011 83 3487 2385 126 6/28 18.92 4.10 27.6 4 4
WRS de Silva 1999-2012 73 3009 2408 108 7/25 22.29 4.80 27.8 4 2
AN Jones 1981-1993 154 6473 5100 230 7/41 22.17 4.72 28.1 10 5
NS Rupasinghe 1998-2008 69 2971 1944 105 5/19 18.51 3.92 28.2 4 2
TJ Mottram 1971-1977 83 3853 2524 135 5/21 18.69 3.93 28.5 8 1
D Pretorius 1998-2005 55 2664 2033 93 5/32 21.86 4.57 28.6 3 1
D Hettiarachchi 1997-2013 118 5197 3380 181 6/43 18.67 3.90 28.7 7 3
RJ Kirtley 1995-2010 260 11367 9135 395 6/50 23.12 4.82 28.7 14 9
Mohammad Sharif 2000-2010 58 2842 2229 98 5/20 22.74 4.70 29.0 3 6
DJ Pattinson 2006-2013 69 2701 2440 93 4/29 26.23 5.42 29.0 3 0
Sajjad Ali 1990-2000 64 2615 2035 90 5/47 22.61 4.66 29.0 3 1
DA Leatherdale 1988-2005 325 5337 4288 183 5/9 23.43 4.82 29.1 7 3
Kabir Ali 2000-2012 164 6923 6008 237 5/36 25.35 5.20 29.2 10 2
KD Boyce 1967-1977 164 7833 4304 268 8/26 16.05 3.29 29.2 10 3
Imran Tahir 1997-2013 113 4826 3660 165 5/27 22.18 4.55 29.2 8 3
JAF Yovich 1997-2011 114 3603 3255 123 4/44 26.46 5.42 29.2 3 0
CB Keegan 2001-2011 99 4426 3570 151 6/33 23.64 4.83 29.3 3 3
SP Kirby 2001-2013 95 3842 3594 131 5/36 27.43 5.61 29.3 4 1
Waqar Younis 1988-2004 411 19811 15083 674 7/36 22.37 4.56 29.3 27 17
Manzoor Akhtar 1989-2005 91 2801 2347 95 4/35 24.70 5.02 29.4 4 0
BN Schultz 1989-2001 80 4022 2508 136 6/22 18.44 3.74 29.5 7 1
RS Bopara 2002-2013 218 4771 4178 160 5/63 26.11 5.25 29.8 4 1
DGR Dhammika 1999-2012 80 3738 2354 125 6/39 18.83 3.77 29.9 4 1
JMM Averis 1994-2006 150 6806 5534 227 6/23 24.37 4.87 29.9 12 4
M Morkel 2005-2013 84 3988 3232 133 5/34 24.30 4.86 29.9 7 2
Mohammad Talha 2008-2013 51 2582 2350 86 6/38 27.32 5.46 30.0 3 2
SL Malinga 2001-2013 190 9163 7706 305 6/38 25.26 5.04 30.0 9 6
ABT Lakshitha 2000-2013 99 4298 3441 143 5/17 24.06 4.80 30.0 5 3
Imran Ali 1998-2013 57 2739 2072 91 5/33 22.76 4.53 30.0 4 1
GR Napier 1997-2013 220 7537 6594 250 6/29 26.37 5.24 30.1 9 1
SMSM Senanayake 2006-2013 89 4255 2763 141 5/23 19.59 3.89 30.1 5 3
Yasir Arafat 1997-2013 233 11047 9165 366 6/24 25.04 4.97 30.1 14 6
Iqbal Abdulla 2007-2013 55 2812 2095 93 6/32 22.52 4.47 30.2 3 2
DL Williams 1969-1977 138 5884 3716 194 5/30 19.15 3.78 30.3 7 3
CP Schofield 1999-2011 150 4828 4250 158 5/31 26.89 5.28 30.5 8 2
IJ Harvey 1993-2010 305 13607 9952 445 5/19 22.36 4.38 30.5 21 9
UWMBCA Welegedara 2002-2013 82 3580 2932 117 5/16 25.05 4.91 30.5 3 3
RAS Lakmal 2007-2013 73 3245 2936 106 5/31 27.69 5.42 30.6 1 3
IS Gallage 1997-2005 62 2730 1649 89 4/23 18.52 3.62 30.6 1 0
JAR Blain 1996-2009 102 4388 3679 143 5/22 25.72 5.03 30.6 3 4
CK Langeveldt 1997-2012 222 10558 8205 344 5/7 23.85 4.66 30.6 10 8
B Lee 1997-2012 262 13475 10534 438 5/22 24.05 4.69 30.7 15 10
MR Gillespie 2001-2013 109 5337 4616 173 6/38 26.68 5.18 30.8 6 3
GJP Kruger 1999-2012 140 5925 4864 191 6/23 25.46 4.92 31.0 4 4
HMCM Bandara 1997-2013 163 7084 5521 228 5/22 24.21 4.67 31.0 9 4
RE van der Merwe 2006-2012 105 4725 3714 152 5/26 24.43 4.71 31.0 8 4
AJ Tudor 1995-2009 82 3451 2785 111 4/26 25.09 4.84 31.0 4 0
EJ Barlow 1969-1983 99 5010 2911 161 6/33 18.08 3.48 31.1 2 2
S Madanayake 1998-2013 71 3175 1952 102 5/15 19.13 3.68 31.1 4 1
PDRL Perera 1998-2010 99 4211 3374 135 5/16 24.99 4.80 31.1 8 1
LJP Gunaratne 2001-2013 100 3405 2472 109 5/25 22.67 4.35 31.2 2 1
Junaid Khan 2007-2013 61 2875 2378 92 4/12 25.84 4.96 31.2 7 0
Naved-ul-Hasan 1999-2013 187 8788 7730 281 6/27 27.50 5.27 31.2 10 3
LL Tsotsobe 2004-2013 107 4931 4154 157 5/28 26.45 5.05 31.4 9 1
RN ten Doeschate 2003-2012 147 4243 3968 135 5/50 29.39 5.61 31.4 6 1
Shoaib Akhtar 1993-2011 221 10627 8522 338 6/16 25.21 4.81 31.4 13 7
DW White 1963-1972 60 3084 1860 98 5/31 18.97 3.61 31.4 4 1
SD Thomas 1992-2006 140 5384 4668 171 7/16 27.29 5.20 31.4 4 3
AA Jones 1969-1981 192 9009 5838 286 6/34 20.41 3.88 31.5 4 5
DA Stirling 1981-1993 65 2840 2004 90 4/10 22.26 4.23 31.5 5 0
GC Holmes 1979-1991 189 4292 3493 136 5/2 25.68 4.88 31.5 2 4
Danish Kaneria 1998-2012 167 8280 5948 262 7/39 22.70 4.31 31.6 9 8
OD Gibson 1991-2007 212 9807 7533 310 5/19 24.30 4.60 31.6 11 5
PT Collins 1997-2010 98 4717 3444 149 7/11 23.11 4.38 31.6 3 2
LB Taylor 1977-1990 210 9561 6468 302 6/35 21.41 4.05 31.6 8 4
GI Allott 1994-2001 66 3008 2261 95 4/23 23.80 4.50 31.6 5 0
S Prasanna 2006-2013 78 3579 2430 113 6/23 21.50 4.07 31.6 6 2
N Wagner 2006-2012 57 2758 2381 87 5/34 27.36 5.17 31.7 6 1
SM Warnapura 1997-2013 149 2758 1923 87 5/33 22.10 4.18 31.7 2 2
AB Agarkar 1996-2013 270 13322 10990 420 6/18 26.16 4.94 31.7 11 3
WW Daniel 1975-1987 241 11511 6577 362 7/12 18.16 3.42 31.7 11 6
SI Mahmood 2002-2013 150 6551 5847 206 5/16 28.38 5.35 31.8 7 1
D Gamage 1999-2009 73 2894 2158 91 4/14 23.71 4.47 31.8 2 0
CRD Fernando 1998-2013 221 9930 8318 312 6/27 26.66 5.02 31.8 6 2
PN Ranjith 2001-2009 60 2680 1956 84 6/17 23.28 4.37 31.9 2 3
FD Stephenson 1981-1997 282 14301 8921 448 6/9 19.91 3.74 31.9 17 9
AJ Penn 1995-2003 60 2813 2243 88 7/28 25.48 4.78 31.9 4 3
SJ Malone 1980-1990 73 3392 2499 106 5/34 23.57 4.42 32.0 3 1
SM Harwood 2001-2010 57 2918 2185 91 6/46 24.01 4.49 32.0 1 4
AP Davies 1997-2007 108 4716 4122 147 5/19 28.04 5.24 32.0 5 2
SCJ Broad 2005-2013 113 5679 4930 177 5/23 27.85 5.20 32.0 9 1
RR Bose 1998-2010 82 4052 3144 126 6/35 24.95 4.65 32.1 6 3
R McLaren 2003-2013 137 5372 4514 167 5/38 27.02 5.04 32.1 8 2
NC Komasaru 2001-2013 72 2993 1822 93 6/19 19.59 3.65 32.1 3 2
Joginder Sharma 2001-2013 67 2929 2292 91 6/40 25.18 4.69 32.1 3 1
GM Hamilton 1993-2010 211 4124 3227 128 5/16 25.21 4.69 32.2 4 2
Agha Zahid 1974-1993 92 3547 2331 110 5/11 21.19 3.94 32.2 3 2
SE Bond 1997-2010 135 6903 5083 214 6/19 23.75 4.41 32.2 9 5
GS le Roux 1975-1989 250 12201 7549 378 6/21 19.97 3.71 32.2 16 5
A Bhandari 1997-2008 105 4942 3740 153 5/36 24.44 4.54 32.3 6 1
JE Taylor 2003-2010 85 4171 3299 129 5/48 25.57 4.74 32.3 4 1
Mohammad Riaz 1981-1996 63 2846 1731 88 5/26 19.67 3.64 32.3 3 1
K Weeraratne 1999-2013 132 4565 3432 141 5/19 24.34 4.51 32.3 2 2
NM Carter 1999-2013 177 7552 6163 233 5/31 26.45 4.89 32.4 8 2
CJ McKay 2006-2013 81 4220 3269 130 5/28 25.14 4.64 32.4 4 2
AC Thomas 2000-2013 150 6334 5355 195 4/18 27.46 5.07 32.4 7 0
ACS Pigott 1978-1996 270 12247 9198 377 5/24 24.39 4.50 32.4 5 3
BA Williams 1994-2005 91 4518 3289 139 5/22 23.66 4.36 32.5 8 2
I Sharma 2006-2013 78 3738 3291 115 4/25 28.61 5.28 32.5 7 0
EP Thompson 1999-2010 59 3385 2648 104 6/20 25.46 4.69 32.5 3 3
Sajid Shah 1993-2009 105 4915 3801 151 6/43 25.17 4.64 32.5 4 5
E Schiferli 2001-2009 54 2670 1995 82 5/20 24.32 4.48 32.5 6 2
Wahab Riaz 2001-2013 90 4104 3576 126 5/24 28.38 5.22 32.5 2 4
A Flintoff 1995-2009 282 9416 6536 289 5/19 22.61 4.16 32.5 10 2
MV Fleming 1988-2002 314 12299 9696 377 5/27 25.71 4.73 32.6 8 3
DS Lucas 1999-2013 85 3132 3028 96 5/48 31.54 5.80 32.6 3 1
M Hayward 1995-2009 151 6624 5515 203 5/37 27.16 4.99 32.6 8 3
JSE Price 1963-1975 124 6266 3582 192 6/34 18.65 3.42 32.6 2 2
R Rampaul 2003-2013 120 5389 4257 165 5/49 25.80 4.73 32.6 10 2
PJ Martin 1990-2004 250 11539 7835 353 5/16 22.19 4.07 32.6 7 6
R Vinay Kumar 2004-2013 82 4023 3207 123 4/24 26.07 4.78 32.7 7 0
WCA Ganegama 2000-2012 112 4383 3137 134 5/20 23.41 4.29 32.7 4 2
Zahid Ahmed 1980-2001 154 6459 4404 197 6/18 22.35 4.09 32.7 7 2
AP Kuiper 1979-1998 252 7250 5414 221 5/47 24.49 4.48 32.8 5 1
KM Harvey 1994-2005 86 3776 3001 115 4/8 26.09 4.76 32.8 7 0
HR Moseley 1971-1982 212 10282 6232 313 5/30 19.91 3.63 32.8 7 4
TJ Murtagh 2000-2013 132 5750 5040 175 4/14 28.80 5.25 32.8 4 0
G Keedy 1995-2013 93 3786 3002 115 5/30 26.10 4.75 32.9 3 2
MKDI Amerasinghe 1998-2009 76 3031 2300 92 5/44 25.00 4.55 32.9 2 1
A Shahzad 2004-2013 58 2637 2320 80 5/51 29.00 5.27 32.9 2 1
Masood Anwar 1981-1994 56 2670 1739 81 4/10 21.46 3.90 32.9 3 0
Anwar Ali 2006-2013 58 2737 2364 83 4/37 28.48 5.18 32.9 2 0
DW Steyn 2004-2013 122 5903 4611 179 5/20 25.75 4.68 32.9 4 4
Junaid Zia 2000-2013 105 4651 4125 141 5/53 29.25 5.32 32.9 6 1

Minimum of 2500 balls

Records includes the following recent matches:
Ireland v Pakistan at Dublin, 1st ODI, May 23, 2013 [ODI # 3357]
Warwickshire v Nottinghamshire at Birmingham, Yorkshire Bank 40, May 23, 2013 [List A]
Hampshire v Lancashire at Southampton, Yorkshire Bank 40, May 22, 2013 [List A]

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Only two batsmen have been dismissed by one bowler five times in a row in one-day internationals. Gary Kirsten fell to Dominic Cork in five successive innings in January 1999, while Zimbabwean legspinner Graeme Cremer dismissed Collins Obuya of Kenya five times in a row early in 2009.

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