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
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
M Muralidaran	7.3	3	15	5	9.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
M Muralidaran	10.4	4	18	6	10.66	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2005	Test # 1764
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
M Muralidaran	9.4	4	13	5	11.60	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
Z Khan	10.0	1	34	5	12.00	India	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	25 May 2007	Test # 1833
Danish Kaneria	13.0	3	42	6	13.00	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Multan	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1560
CRD Fernando	11.0	2	60	5	13.20	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1766
Waqar Younis	8.5	0	36	4	13.25	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Jan 2002	Test # 1586
SL Malinga	9.0	1	25	4	13.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	03 Jul 2007	Test # 1838
M Muralidaran	14.5	6	28	6	14.83	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
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
PR Adams	12.3	3	37	5	15.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
SJ Harmison	12.5	2	38	5	15.40	England	v Bangladesh	Chester-le-Street	03 Jun 2005	Test # 1753
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
Waqar Younis	16.2	2	55	6	16.33	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	09 Jan 2002	Test # 1584
Shoaib Akhtar	11.0	1	48	4	16.50	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Jan 2002	Test # 1586
JH Kallis	14.0	4	30	5	16.80	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
Danish Kaneria	19.4	4	77	7	16.85	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	09 Jan 2002	Test # 1584
TT Samaraweera	11.4	1	49	4	17.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
PT Collins	18.0	3	53	6	18.00	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Kingston	04 Jun 2004	Test # 1703
M Ntini	15.0	9	19	5	18.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
DJ Terbrugge	15.0	1	46	5	18.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
Shoaib Akhtar	12.0	2	30	4	18.00	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Peshawar	27 Aug 2003	Test # 1657
HMRKB Herath	12.0	4	38	4	18.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2005	Test # 1764
RL Johnson	12.1	1	44	4	18.25	England	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Oct 2003	Test # 1667
MJ Hoggard	15.5	3	73	5	19.00	England	v Bangladesh	Chester-le-Street	03 Jun 2005	Test # 1753
JN Gillespie	12.4	3	38	4	19.00	Australia	v Bangladesh	Cairns	25 Jul 2003	Test # 1652
IK Pathan	16.0	5	45	5	19.20	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Dec 2004	Test # 1725
CS Martin	16.0	3	65	5	19.20	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	12 Jan 2008	Test # 1861
DJG Sammy	16.0	1	55	5	19.20	West Indies	v Bangladesh	St George's	17 Jul 2009	Test # 1926
E Chigumbura	16.1	3	54	5	19.40	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	06 Jan 2005	Test # 1733
WRS de Silva	13.0	5	35	4	19.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
CS Martin	13.0	1	64	4	19.50	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dunedin	04 Jan 2008	Test # 1859
SE Bond	13.1	2	47	4	19.75	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	18 Dec 2001	Test # 1577
M Muralidaran	19.5	6	54	6	19.83	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	28 Feb 2006	Test # 1784
Saqlain Mushtaq	16.4	3	35	5	20.00	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Jan 2002	Test # 1586
MJ Hoggard	13.2	5	42	4	20.00	England	v Bangladesh	Lord's	26 May 2005	Test # 1751
JEC Franklin	17.0	7	28	5	20.40	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	19 Oct 2004	Test # 1715
M Ntini	13.4	3	35	4	20.50	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
PT Collins	17.1	7	26	5	20.60	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	08 Dec 2002	Test # 1630
M Muralidaran	21.0	5	54	6	21.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
TJ Friend	18.0	7	31	5	21.60	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	08 Nov 2001	Test # 1566
DW Steyn	18.0	4	63	5	21.60	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
Shabbir Ahmed	18.1	2	48	5	21.80	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Karachi	20 Aug 2003	Test # 1655
DL Vettori	22.0	13	28	6	22.00	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	19 Oct 2004	Test # 1715
DT Hondo	22.0	7	59	6	22.00	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	14 Jan 2005	Test # 1735
M Muralidaran	22.0	8	49	6	22.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
PR Adams	18.4	5	69	5	22.40	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
SE Bond	15.0	5	54	4	22.50	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1579
Umar Gul	15.0	2	58	4	22.50	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Multan	03 Sep 2003	Test # 1658
DL Vettori	19.0	6	66	5	22.80	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	25 Oct 2008	Test # 1890
Shoaib Akhtar	22.5	4	50	6	22.83	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Peshawar	27 Aug 2003	Test # 1657
GW Flower	15.3	3	41	4	23.25	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 Nov 2001	Test # 1568
M Muralidaran	19.4	6	39	5	23.60	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
KAJ Roach	23.5	8	48	6	23.83	West Indies	v Bangladesh	St George's	17 Jul 2009	Test # 1926
SCG MacGill	20.0	3	56	5	24.00	Australia	v Bangladesh	Cairns	25 Jul 2003	Test # 1652
SCG MacGill	33.3	2	108	8	25.12	Australia	v Bangladesh	Fatullah	09 Apr 2006	Test # 1797
RL Johnson	21.0	6	49	5	25.20	England	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Oct 2003	Test # 1667
SL Malinga	16.5	3	57	4	25.25	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	28 Feb 2006	Test # 1784
SL Malinga	17.0	2	80	4	25.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
SJ Harmison	21.5	9	35	5	26.20	England	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
VC Drakes	18.0	2	61	4	27.00	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	08 Dec 2002	Test # 1630
DW Steyn	18.0	2	48	4	27.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
M Morkel	18.0	0	73	4	27.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
AM Blignaut	23.3	5	73	5	28.20	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Bulawayo	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1543
DL Vettori	28.2	9	100	6	28.33	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	26 Oct 2004	Test # 1717
DA Marillier	19.0	4	57	4	28.50	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 Nov 2001	Test # 1568
SCG MacGill	24.0	9	77	5	28.80	Australia	v Bangladesh	Cairns	25 Jul 2003	Test # 1652
M Ntini	19.2	8	32	4	29.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
M Muralidaran	25.0	6	59	5	30.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
RR Sarwan	20.0	9	37	4	30.00	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701
WPUJC Vaas	20.2	8	55	4	30.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	03 Jul 2007	Test # 1838
RW Price	20.5	3	61	4	31.25	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	19 Feb 2004	Test # 1683
DL Vettori	32.2	12	70	6	32.33	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	26 Oct 2004	Test # 1717
BT Watambwa	22.0	5	64	4	33.00	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
Danish Kaneria	22.0	6	62	4	33.00	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Jan 2002	Test # 1586
DW Steyn	22.0	7	66	4	33.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	29 Feb 2008	Test # 1865
SCG MacGill	22.2	3	95	4	33.50	Australia	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Apr 2006	Test # 1799
Shabbir Ahmed	23.0	6	68	4	34.50	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Multan	03 Sep 2003	Test # 1658
DL Vettori	24.0	6	70	4	36.00	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dunedin	04 Jan 2008	Test # 1859
DJG Sammy	30.1	6	70	5	36.20	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Kingstown	09 Jul 2009	Test # 1923
M Muralidaran	30.5	8	79	5	37.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Bogra	08 Mar 2006	Test # 1786
SJ Harmison	25.0	8	44	4	37.50	England	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
A Kumble	26.0	9	55	4	39.00	India	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1727
HH Streak	26.2	11	44	4	39.50	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	19 Feb 2004	Test # 1683
MJ Hoggard	27.0	11	48	4	40.50	England	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
PT Collins	27.3	8	83	4	41.25	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701
BAW Mendis	28.0	5	71	4	42.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
M Muralidaran	35.3	6	98	5	42.60	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
SK Warne	36.0	4	113	5	43.20	Australia	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Apr 2006	Test # 1799
DL Vettori	36.0	15	59	5	43.20	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888

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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]