Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JH Kallis	4.3	1	21	5	5.40	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
Harbhajan Singh	4.3	-	13	5	5.40	India	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Jun 2006	Test # 1808
MJ Clarke	6.2	-	9	6	6.33	Australia	v India	Wankhede	03 Nov 2004	Test # 1720
TM Dilshan	4.2	1	10	4	6.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
JJC Lawson	6.5	4	3	6	6.83	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	08 Dec 2002	Test # 1630
M Muralidaran	5.2	1	14	4	8.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	03 Jul 2007	Test # 1838
Shoaib Akhtar	8.2	4	11	6	8.33	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	01 May 2002	Test # 1600
ESH Giddins	7.0	2	15	5	8.40	England	v Zimbabwe	Lord's	18 May 2000	Test # 1495
M Muralidaran	7.3	3	15	5	9.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
Shoaib Akhtar	8.0	2	21	5	9.60	Pakistan	v Australia	Colombo (PSS)	03 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
DW Steyn	8.0	2	23	5	9.60	South Africa	v India	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	39	6	10.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
SK Warne	6.5	2	13	4	10.25	Australia	v Pakistan	Sharjah	11 Oct 2002	Test # 1617
Abdul Razzaq	6.5	1	20	4	10.25	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
DW Steyn	10.3	1	49	6	10.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
DW Steyn	7.0	-	30	4	10.50	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
M Muralidaran	10.4	4	18	6	10.66	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2005	Test # 1764
SJ Harmison	12.3	8	12	7	10.71	England	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Mar 2004	Test # 1687
Waqar Younis	7.1	1	19	4	10.75	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Multan	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1560
IK Pathan	9.0	2	32	5	10.80	India	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1727
JE Taylor	9.0	4	11	5	10.80	West Indies	v England	Kingston	04 Feb 2009	Test # 1906
JH Kallis	7.2	3	13	4	11.00	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005	Test # 1737
G Onions	9.3	1	38	5	11.40	England	v West Indies	Lord's	06 May 2009	Test # 1919
M Muralidaran	9.4	4	13	5	11.60	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
Abdul Razzaq	7.5	1	25	4	11.75	Pakistan	v West Indies	Sharjah	31 Jan 2002	Test # 1587
DNT Zoysa	9.5	2	20	5	11.80	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004	Test # 1698
PM Siddle	9.5	-	21	5	11.80	Australia	v England	Leeds	07 Aug 2009	Test # 1929
GD McGrath	16.0	8	24	8	12.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	16 Dec 2004	Test # 1726
RL Johnson	12.0	4	33	6	12.00	England	v Zimbabwe	Chester-le-Street	05 Jun 2003	Test # 1647
S Sreesanth	10.0	3	40	5	12.00	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
Z Khan	10.0	1	34	5	12.00	India	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	25 May 2007	Test # 1833
A Kumble	8.0	2	47	4	12.00	India	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	13 Apr 2004	Test # 1697
SI Mahmood	8.0	2	22	4	12.00	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1813
MG Johnson	8.0	3	30	4	12.00	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	20 Nov 2008	Test # 1894
M Muralidaran	16.2	4	46	8	12.25	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
ST Jayasuriya	8.3	-	24	4	12.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
M Hayward	10.4	1	56	5	12.80	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
Danish Kaneria	13.0	3	42	6	13.00	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Multan	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1560
SJ Harmison	13.0	1	46	6	13.00	England	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Aug 2004	Test # 1712
SJ Harmison	13.0	7	19	6	13.00	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1811
M Muralidaran	13.0	3	26	6	13.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
Harbhajan Singh	10.5	2	29	5	13.00	India	v Australia	Wankhede	03 Nov 2004	Test # 1720
IK Pathan	15.2	4	59	7	13.14	India	v Zimbabwe	Harare	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1767
CRD Fernando	11.0	2	60	5	13.20	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1766
Waqar Younis	8.5	-	36	4	13.25	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Jan 2002	Test # 1586
MA Butcher	9.0	3	42	4	13.50	England	v Australia	Birmingham	05 Jul 2001	Test # 1550
DR Tuffey	9.0	6	12	4	13.50	New Zealand	v India	Hamilton	19 Dec 2002	Test # 1633
SL Malinga	9.0	1	25	4	13.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	03 Jul 2007	Test # 1838
KMDN Kulasekara	9.0	3	21	4	13.50	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009	Test # 1924
AR Caddick	11.2	5	14	5	13.60	England	v West Indies	Leeds	17 Aug 2000	Test # 1508
SJ Harmison	11.2	-	43	5	13.60	England	v Australia	Lord's	21 Jul 2005	Test # 1756
SM Pollock	13.4	6	30	6	13.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
CD Collymore	16.0	2	57	7	13.71	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kingston	27 Jun 2003	Test # 1649
AF Giles	9.1	4	11	4	13.75	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
SCG MacGill	9.1	-	39	4	13.75	Australia	v ICC World XI	Sydney	14 Oct 2005	Test # 1768
SD Udal	9.2	3	14	4	14.00	England	v India	Wankhede	18 Mar 2006	Test # 1791
C White	11.5	1	32	5	14.20	England	v West Indies	The Oval	31 Aug 2000	Test # 1509
Umar Gul	12.0	2	31	5	14.40	Pakistan	v India	Lahore	05 Apr 2004	Test # 1695
Mohammad Asif	12.0	6	27	5	14.40	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	03 Apr 2006	Test # 1796
SCJ Broad	12.0	1	37	5	14.40	England	v Australia	The Oval	20 Aug 2009	Test # 1931
M Zondeki	14.3	2	39	6	14.50	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
JEC Franklin	9.5	3	26	4	14.75	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	27 Mar 2001	Test # 1540
WPUJC Vaas	9.5	2	28	4	14.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
M Muralidaran	14.5	6	28	6	14.83	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
A Kumble	17.3	4	48	7	15.00	India	v Australia	Chennai	14 Oct 2004	Test # 1714
Danish Kaneria	15.0	3	52	6	15.00	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Multan	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1560
IK Pathan	15.0	5	51	6	15.00	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Dec 2004	Test # 1725
WPUJC Vaas	15.0	6	22	6	15.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
GD McGrath	12.3	4	21	5	15.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
PR Adams	12.3	3	37	5	15.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
RAP Nissanka	12.3	-	64	5	15.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kingston	27 Jun 2003	Test # 1649
D Gough	10.0	3	30	4	15.00	England	v West Indies	Leeds	17 Aug 2000	Test # 1508
N Boje	10.0	3	28	4	15.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
CS Martin	10.0	3	52	4	15.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	27 Mar 2001	Test # 1540
Waqar Younis	10.0	2	44	4	15.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Sharjah	07 Feb 2002	Test # 1588
MS Kasprowicz	17.4	3	39	7	15.14	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Darwin	01 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
SJ Harmison	12.5	2	38	5	15.40	England	v Bangladesh	Chester-le-Street	03 Jun 2005	Test # 1753
Shahadat Hossain	15.3	8	27	6	15.50	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
SK Warne	10.2	3	15	4	15.50	Australia	v New Zealand	Brisbane	18 Nov 2004	Test # 1721
CA Walsh	13.0	4	22	5	15.60	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	18 May 2000	Test # 1496
AR Caddick	13.0	8	16	5	15.60	England	v West Indies	Lord's	29 Jun 2000	Test # 1503
M Morkel	13.0	2	50	5	15.60	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
RJ Peterson	13.0	2	33	5	15.60	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
CL Cairns	18.2	2	53	7	15.71	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	18 Dec 2001	Test # 1577
SCG MacGill	13.1	1	65	5	15.80	Australia	v Bangladesh	Darwin	18 Jul 2003	Test # 1650
DBL Powell	13.1	4	25	5	15.80	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
DW Steyn	13.1	1	82	5	15.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
MJ Hoggard	18.3	5	61	7	15.85	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
Z Khan	13.2	4	29	5	16.00	India	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2002	Test # 1633
AJ Bichel	13.3	2	60	5	16.20	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1525
DR Tuffey	10.5	2	39	4	16.25	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	27 Mar 2001	Test # 1540
Waqar Younis	16.2	2	55	6	16.33	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	09 Jan 2002	Test # 1584
RJ Kirtley	16.2	7	34	6	16.33	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
AB Agarkar	16.2	2	41	6	16.33	India	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
A Nel	16.2	3	32	6	16.33	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
JJC Lawson	19.1	3	78	7	16.42	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	09 May 2003	Test # 1645
M Ntini	11.0	5	39	4	16.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
Shoaib Akhtar	11.0	1	48	4	16.50	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Jan 2002	Test # 1586
M Dillon	11.0	1	41	4	16.50	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	02 May 2002	Test # 1601
SK Warne	11.0	4	11	4	16.50	Australia	v Pakistan	Sharjah	11 Oct 2002	Test # 1617

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Minimum of 4 wickets
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]