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
ML Hayden (AUS)	2001-2008	18	35	3	1888	203	59.00	2864	65.92	6	8	2	214	24
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2004-2006	8	13	1	740	184	61.66	1181	62.65	3	3	1	93	2
Kamran Akmal (PAK)	2004-2007	11	19	2	746	119	43.88	1210	61.65	4	2	3	118	2
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2006-2008	8	15	0	710	144	47.33	1175	60.42	3	2	0	94	5
GC Smith (SA)	2004-2008	8	15	0	628	94	41.86	1044	60.15	0	6	1	90	3
JL Langer (AUS)	2000-2004	12	22	0	981	223	44.59	1655	59.27	3	4	3	131	8
Younis Khan (PAK)	2005-2007	9	17	2	1321	267	88.06	2247	58.78	5	4	3	171	3
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2004-2007	12	21	2	1107	173	58.26	1907	58.04	4	4	1	151	9
RT Ponting (AUS)	2000-2008	17	30	2	1421	257	50.75	2453	57.92	5	4	4	163	3
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2001-2007	9	16	2	1016	197	72.57	1765	57.56	4	3	1	134	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2001-2009	12	19	1	1203	275	66.83	2117	56.82	4	6	1	137	4
A Flower (ZIM)	2000-2002	6	12	3	830	232*	92.22	1496	55.48	2	5	1	107	8
SM Katich (AUS)	2003-2008	12	22	3	978	125	51.47	1821	53.70	2	6	0	116	1
CL Hooper (WI)	2002-2002	8	12	0	703	233	58.58	1371	51.27	3	1	0	84	8
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2008	12	22	1	967	151	46.04	1887	51.24	3	5	1	100	8
N Hussain (ENG)	2001-2002	7	11	0	506	155	46.00	1000	50.60	2	2	0	73	4
DR Martyn (AUS)	2003-2004	8	15	1	698	114	49.85	1380	50.57	2	3	1	74	4
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2009	10	15	4	539	127	49.00	1075	50.13	2	3	2	69	0
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2008	7	14	1	527	104*	40.53	1107	47.60	1	4	0	68	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	2000-2004	8	13	1	567	110	47.25	1201	47.21	1	3	1	78	2
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2001-2009	12	19	1	790	144	43.88	1689	46.77	3	1	0	98	1
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2007-2008	8	14	1	686	146	52.76	1488	46.10	2	3	1	67	1
CH Gayle (WI)	2002-2006	12	21	1	641	88	32.05	1420	45.14	0	6	3	100	11
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2006-2008	8	15	2	597	134*	45.92	1331	44.85	2	2	1	65	5
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2006-2008	8	16	1	700	128	46.66	1595	43.88	3	2	1	86	1
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2007-2007	3	6	2	464	161*	116.00	1058	43.85	2	1	0	46	4
MA Butcher (ENG)	2001-2002	7	12	1	427	92	38.81	1016	42.02	0	4	0	53	0
RR Sarwan (WI)	2002-2006	12	20	0	712	116	35.60	1703	41.80	1	7	1	83	3
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2002-2006	12	20	5	1123	140	74.86	2803	40.06	4	7	0	130	4
JH Kallis (SA)	2000-2008	11	20	4	884	132	55.25	2258	39.14	2	5	0	89	4
GW Flower (ZIM)	2000-2002	6	12	1	381	106*	34.63	1029	37.02	1	2	2	44	4

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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]