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)	2001-2007	20	28	4	1083	152	45.12	1177	92.01	3	6	3	142	16
CH Gayle (WI)	2000-2009	20	34	1	1195	105	36.21	1718	69.55	3	7	2	175	15
RT Ponting (AUS)	2001-2009	25	41	1	2075	196	51.87	3189	65.06	7	8	1	236	12
JL Langer (AUS)	2001-2007	16	28	4	1222	250	50.91	1942	62.92	4	3	1	152	4
GC Smith (SA)	2003-2009	16	31	3	1461	277	52.17	2439	59.90	4	5	3	185	2
SR Waugh (AUS)	2001-2003	9	13	2	626	157*	56.90	1061	59.00	3	2	0	91	1
ML Hayden (AUS)	2001-2007	20	35	3	1461	197	45.65	2479	58.93	5	2	2	187	12
BC Lara (WI)	2000-2004	13	24	1	1003	400*	43.60	1712	58.58	2	3	4	127	6
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2000-2006	12	21	2	1198	142	63.05	2045	58.58	4	8	2	147	7
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2005-2009	15	24	3	1172	136	55.80	2013	58.22	4	5	1	139	3
HH Gibbs (SA)	2000-2005	11	19	0	866	183	45.57	1498	57.81	3	1	1	143	2
SC Ganguly (IND)	2001-2007	10	16	2	668	128	47.71	1198	55.75	1	5	2	89	5
Younis Khan (PAK)	2001-2006	7	13	0	591	173	45.46	1068	55.33	1	3	0	73	1
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2009	20	32	2	1419	291	47.30	2583	54.93	5	5	2	177	4
MV Boucher (SA)	2000-2009	15	24	3	742	68	35.33	1387	53.49	0	4	1	93	2
DR Martyn (AUS)	2001-2006	17	27	2	925	118	37.00	1742	53.09	2	6	1	122	0
AB de Villiers (SA)	2004-2009	11	20	1	894	174	47.05	1697	52.68	2	5	0	115	2
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2000-2006	12	20	0	1400	223	70.00	2677	52.29	6	2	0	169	9
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2001-2008	15	25	2	1175	193	51.08	2293	51.24	3	6	0	157	5
DS Smith (WI)	2004-2009	15	25	0	657	108	26.28	1291	50.89	1	1	1	100	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2001-2007	15	26	3	1572	213*	68.34	3148	49.93	6	7	2	173	8
SM Katich (AUS)	2001-2009	11	19	1	604	122	33.55	1211	49.87	1	3	1	78	0
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2006-2009	10	15	2	734	121	56.46	1480	49.59	2	6	2	85	2
JH Kallis (SA)	2000-2009	16	29	1	1249	162	44.60	2557	48.84	5	5	2	142	10
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2001-2007	15	26	1	1007	152	40.28	2082	48.36	1	6	1	133	1
SP Fleming (NZ)	2002-2008	9	18	0	681	117	37.83	1470	46.32	1	4	0	85	4
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2000-2009	19	32	5	1461	147*	54.11	3286	44.46	4	9	3	170	3
VVS Laxman (IND)	2001-2008	13	20	3	584	75	34.35	1317	44.34	0	4	2	72	0
W Jaffer (IND)	2002-2007	8	16	0	494	100	30.87	1119	44.14	1	4	2	67	1
G Kirsten (SA)	2000-2003	6	9	0	542	130	60.22	1237	43.81	2	3	1	71	1
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2007	15	25	7	541	90	30.05	1240	43.62	0	2	0	69	2
ND McKenzie (SA)	2003-2008	7	14	1	529	138	40.69	1337	39.56	1	2	0	71	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	2001-2003	9	15	2	579	201*	44.53	1468	39.44	2	1	2	64	0
R Dravid (IND)	2001-2008	15	26	3	1302	217	56.60	3313	39.29	4	6	1	170	0
MH Richardson (NZ)	2002-2004	6	12	0	541	101	45.08	1459	37.08	1	4	0	78	0

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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]