Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SJ Harmison	31*	18	5	1	172.22	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	29 Jul 2004	Test # 1708
Harbhajan Singh	26	18	3	2	144.44	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	30 Oct 2002	Test # 1622
A Flintoff	58	42	6	2	138.09	England	v West Indies	Lord's	22 Jul 2004	Test # 1707
RJ Sidebottom	26*	19	5	0	136.84	England	v West Indies	Chester-le-Street	15 Jun 2007	Test # 1836
SJ Harmison	36*	27	3	3	133.33	England	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Aug 2004	Test # 1712
MS Dhoni	69	52	4	6	132.69	India	v West Indies	St John's	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1805
ST Jayasuriya	25	19	4	0	131.57	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
TM Dilshan	25	19	4	1	131.57	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Port of Spain	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1872
Shahid Afridi	122	95	9	6	128.42	Pakistan	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 May 2005	Test # 1752
DW Steyn	33*	26	3	2	126.92	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
MJ Prior	61	49	8	0	124.48	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	06 Mar 2009	Test # 1914
HH Gibbs	27	22	4	1	122.72	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
J Srinath	46	40	7	1	115.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	30 Oct 2002	Test # 1622
SCJ Broad	28*	25	2	1	112.00	England	v West Indies	Chester-le-Street	14 May 2009	Test # 1920
Rashid Latif	47*	42	4	0	111.90	Pakistan	v West Indies	Sharjah	31 Jan 2002	Test # 1587
MG Johnson	29*	26	3	0	111.53	Australia	v West Indies	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
J Srinath	39	35	6	1	111.42	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
KP Pietersen	102	92	9	1	110.86	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	06 Mar 2009	Test # 1914
V Sehwag	33	30	3	2	110.00	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
PD Collingwood	34	31	4	1	109.67	England	v West Indies	St John's	15 Feb 2009	Test # 1908
RT Ponting	26*	24	5	0	108.33	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1525
GC Smith	85	79	11	0	107.59	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
TM Dilshan	62	60	8	0	103.33	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Port of Spain	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1872
TM Dilshan	32	31	7	0	103.22	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
Z Khan	46	45	4	2	102.22	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	02 May 2002	Test # 1601
MA Butcher	46*	45	6	0	102.22	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Mar 2004	Test # 1690
AJ Bichel	71	71	7	2	100.00	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	01 May 2003	Test # 1643
Shahid Afridi	43	43	5	1	100.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	03 Jun 2005	Test # 1754
V Sehwag	35	35	6	0	100.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	30 Oct 2002	Test # 1622
TM Dilshan	27*	27	5	0	100.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
Shakib Al Hasan	96*	97	13	1	98.96	Bangladesh	v West Indies	St George's	17 Jul 2009	Test # 1926
MJ Prior	126*	128	19	0	98.43	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 May 2007	Test # 1831
V Sehwag	36	37	7	0	97.29	India	v West Indies	St John's	02 Jun 2006	Test # 1805
AC Gilchrist	101*	104	11	2	97.11	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003	Test # 1639
MP Vaughan	32	33	5	1	96.96	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	01 Apr 2004	Test # 1694
BJ Haddin	88	91	11	2	96.70	Australia	v West Indies	Perth	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1941
HM Amla	29	30	5	0	96.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
Wasim Akram	26	27	1	1	96.29	Pakistan	v West Indies	St John's	25 May 2000	Test # 1497
DG Cork	26	27	4	1	96.29	England	v West Indies	The Oval	31 Aug 2000	Test # 1509
AC Gilchrist	77	81	9	2	95.06	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	10 Apr 2003	Test # 1638
V Sehwag	180	190	20	2	94.73	India	v West Indies	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2006	Test # 1806
AB de Villiers	103*	109	15	1	94.49	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
MP Vaughan	48*	51	4	0	94.11	England	v West Indies	Chester-le-Street	15 Jun 2007	Test # 1836
V Sehwag	61	65	8	3	93.84	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
SM Warnapura	35	38	8	0	92.10	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Port of Spain	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1872
A Flintoff	46	50	5	0	92.00	England	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Mar 2004	Test # 1687
LRPL Taylor	46	50	3	2	92.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Napier	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1900
A Nel	34	37	4	1	91.89	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
LE Plunkett	44*	48	7	0	91.66	England	v West Indies	Leeds	25 May 2007	Test # 1834
GC Smith	28	31	4	0	90.32	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
ML Hayden	27	30	5	0	90.00	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	01 May 2003	Test # 1643
NJ Astle	51	57	10	0	89.47	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	09 Mar 2006	Test # 1787
GC Smith	147	165	27	0	89.09	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
Kamran Akmal	49	55	10	0	89.09	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	03 Jun 2005	Test # 1754
PA Jaques	31	35	4	1	88.57	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008	Test # 1879
A Flintoff	167	191	17	7	87.43	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	29 Jul 2004	Test # 1708
AJ Bichel	34	39	7	0	87.17	Australia	v West Indies	St John's	09 May 2003	Test # 1645
DPMD Jayawardene	33	38	3	0	86.84	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
V Sehwag	65	75	8	0	86.66	India	v West Indies	Basseterre	22 Jun 2006	Test # 1807
KP Pietersen	226	262	24	2	86.25	England	v West Indies	Leeds	25 May 2007	Test # 1834
Habibul Bashar	113	131	15	0	86.25	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701
MRCN Bandaratilleke	25	29	3	0	86.20	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
Hannan Sarkar	25	29	5	0	86.20	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Dhaka	08 Dec 2002	Test # 1630
Harbhajan Singh	37	43	5	1	86.04	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
KP Pietersen	49	57	9	0	85.96	England	v West Indies	Chester-le-Street	14 May 2009	Test # 1920
Inzamam-ul-Haq	48	56	5	0	85.71	Pakistan	v West Indies	Sharjah	31 Jan 2002	Test # 1587
ML Hayden	30	35	4	0	85.71	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003	Test # 1639
AJ Bichel	39	46	8	0	84.78	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	10 Apr 2003	Test # 1638
SB Styris	103*	122	15	2	84.42	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	09 Mar 2006	Test # 1787
IG Butler	26	31	4	0	83.87	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jun 2002	Test # 1607
JD Ryder	57	68	8	0	83.82	New Zealand	v West Indies	Napier	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1900
ST Jayasuriya	36	43	6	0	83.72	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
Inzamam-ul-Haq	50	60	7	0	83.33	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	03 Jun 2005	Test # 1754
JM How	54	65	8	0	83.07	New Zealand	v West Indies	Napier	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1900
CR Miller	29	35	2	1	82.85	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1525
Mushfiqur Rahim	48	58	6	1	82.75	Bangladesh	v West Indies	St George's	17 Jul 2009	Test # 1926
M Muralidaran	36	44	4	1	81.81	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
AC Gilchrist	65	80	3	3	81.25	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	01 May 2003	Test # 1643
Mohammad Yousuf	52*	64	6	0	81.25	Pakistan	v West Indies	Sharjah	07 Feb 2002	Test # 1588
HH Gibbs	142	175	23	0	81.14	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
A Symonds	43*	53	4	0	81.13	Australia	v West Indies	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
ML Hayden	47	58	6	0	81.03	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	25 Nov 2005	Test # 1773
Shoaib Malik	64	79	8	0	81.01	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	03 Jun 2005	Test # 1754
Habibul Bashar	77	96	9	0	80.20	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Kingston	04 Jun 2004	Test # 1703
TR Ambrose	76*	95	8	2	80.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1911
SCJ Broad	44	55	6	1	80.00	England	v West Indies	St John's	15 Feb 2009	Test # 1908
MS Atapattu	28	35	3	0	80.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
RT Ponting	38	48	4	0	79.16	Australia	v West Indies	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
PD Collingwood	34	43	3	0	79.06	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 May 2007	Test # 1831
KP Pietersen	109	138	12	0	78.98	England	v West Indies	Lord's	17 May 2007	Test # 1831
AM Blignaut	92	118	12	3	77.96	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
MG Johnson	35	45	3	1	77.77	Australia	v West Indies	Perth	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1941
B Lee	62*	80	7	1	77.50	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000	Test # 1516
CB Wishart	34	44	4	0	77.27	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Harare	04 Nov 2003	Test # 1668
GC Smith	139	180	21	2	77.22	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
B Lee	63*	82	8	1	76.82	Australia	v West Indies	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
RWT Key	221	288	31	0	76.73	England	v West Indies	Lord's	22 Jul 2004	Test # 1707
Alok Kapali	85	111	12	2	76.57	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Chattogram	16 Dec 2002	Test # 1632
GO Jones	74	97	12	0	76.28	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	29 Jul 2004	Test # 1708
TT Samaraweera	51	67	8	0	76.11	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755

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Minimum of 25 runs
Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
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]