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
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	39	6	10.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
S Sreesanth	10.0	3	40	5	12.00	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	15 Dec 2006	Test # 1823
GD McGrath	12.3	4	21	5	15.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
Shahadat Hossain	15.3	8	27	6	15.50	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
MJ Hoggard	18.3	5	61	7	15.85	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
RJ Kirtley	16.2	7	34	6	16.33	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
Shoaib Akhtar	11.0	2	36	4	16.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
ST Jayasuriya	14.1	4	34	5	17.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
MG Johnson	24.0	4	61	8	18.00	Australia	v South Africa	Perth	17 Dec 2008	Test # 1899
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	8	29	6	18.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
CS Martin	15.0	2	37	5	18.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	05 May 2006	Test # 1801
SK Warne	12.0	3	44	4	18.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	22 Feb 2002	Test # 1590
CRD Fernando	12.0	0	49	4	18.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Nov 2002	Test # 1626
SK Warne	13.0	4	33	4	19.50	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
CRD Fernando	13.0	2	48	4	19.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
SP Jones	13.1	3	39	4	19.75	England	v South Africa	Gqeberha	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1728
DJ Bravo	13.1	3	24	4	19.75	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
SR Clark	17.0	3	55	5	20.40	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
Shoaib Akhtar	14.3	2	36	4	21.75	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
M Dillon	15.1	5	32	4	22.75	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
SP Jones	15.3	3	47	4	23.25	England	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
B Lee	19.4	5	69	5	23.60	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
CS Martin	20.0	6	55	5	24.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
SR Clark	16.0	7	34	4	24.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	16 Mar 2006	Test # 1789
GP Swann	21.0	3	54	5	25.20	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
CL Cairns	16.5	2	60	4	25.25	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
Shoaib Malik	17.0	4	42	4	25.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
SE Bond	17.0	1	73	4	25.50	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	08 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
SCJ Broad	17.0	3	43	4	25.50	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
Harbhajan Singh	30.0	3	87	7	25.71	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
B Lee	17.2	1	82	4	26.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	15 Mar 2002	Test # 1595
B Lee	22.2	1	93	5	26.80	Australia	v South Africa	Perth	16 Dec 2005	Test # 1777
SR Clark	18.0	4	64	4	27.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	31 Mar 2006	Test # 1795
JEC Franklin	18.0	3	75	4	27.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
KD Mills	18.0	7	43	4	27.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	Test # 1798
MG Johnson	18.1	7	25	4	27.25	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
M Muralidaran	18.2	6	41	4	27.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
CS Martin	23.0	5	104	5	27.60	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
Shakib Al Hasan	28.0	3	99	6	28.00	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
A Flintoff	19.0	6	44	4	28.50	England	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Jan 2005	Test # 1736
S Sreesanth	19.0	3	79	4	28.50	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
SJ Harmison	19.2	8	33	4	29.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
M Muralidaran	35.0	5	84	7	30.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
J Srinath	30.0	6	76	6	30.00	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
CS Martin	31.0	7	76	6	31.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
JM Anderson	20.5	1	73	4	31.25	England	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
Z Khan	21.0	2	62	4	31.50	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
DNT Zoysa	22.0	8	76	4	33.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
JM Anderson	27.5	4	102	5	33.40	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
Mohammad Asif	27.5	4	89	5	33.40	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
PM Siddle	27.5	11	59	5	33.40	Australia	v South Africa	Sydney	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1904
Danish Kaneria	28.3	8	46	5	34.20	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
Harbhajan Singh	23.0	7	44	4	34.50	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
SK Warne	35.5	9	86	6	35.83	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	24 Mar 2006	Test # 1792
MR Gillespie	30.0	7	136	5	36.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1848
MP Bicknell	24.0	5	84	4	36.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
S Sreesanth	24.0	4	109	4	36.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825
CA Walsh	36.4	13	61	6	36.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
Mohammad Rafique	37.2	7	77	6	37.33	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Dhaka	01 May 2003	Test # 1642
D Ramnarine	31.5	10	78	5	38.20	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
CEW Silverwood	32.0	6	91	5	38.40	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2000	Test # 1482
Shabbir Ahmed	26.0	8	74	4	39.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
MS Panesar	26.0	4	74	4	39.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
J Srinath	33.0	6	140	5	39.60	India	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	03 Nov 2001	Test # 1564
M Muralidaran	46.5	12	97	7	40.14	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
M Muralidaran	33.5	2	128	5	40.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
CRD Fernando	34.0	4	98	5	40.80	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
MJ Hoggard	34.0	2	144	5	40.80	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	13 Jan 2005	Test # 1734
M Muralidaran	41.0	8	87	6	41.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
A Kumble	28.0	12	56	4	42.00	India	v South Africa	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
SK Warne	28.0	7	74	4	42.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2005	Test # 1779
CS Martin	29.0	8	104	4	43.50	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
A Flintoff	30.0	8	89	4	45.00	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
Mohammad Asif	38.0	16	76	5	45.60	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	19 Jan 2007	Test # 1829
Shakib Al Hasan	38.0	4	130	5	45.60	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
Abdur Rehman	31.0	3	105	4	46.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Karachi	01 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
A Flintoff	31.1	7	79	4	46.75	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2005	Test # 1732
SK Warne	39.4	9	113	5	47.60	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
M Dillon	34.0	1	147	4	51.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
PM Siddle	34.0	9	81	4	51.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1902
MG Johnson	34.2	2	112	4	51.50	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	26 Feb 2009	Test # 1910
GP Swann	35.0	3	110	4	52.50	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1944
Harbhajan Singh	44.5	4	164	5	53.80	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
A Kumble	54.0	13	131	6	54.00	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
WPUJC Vaas	36.0	9	85	4	54.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
GP Swann	45.2	10	110	5	54.40	England	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1942
M Muralidaran	45.5	14	68	5	55.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
Saqlain Mushtaq	37.0	4	119	4	55.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
A Sanford	37.0	4	132	4	55.50	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
DJ Bravo	37.0	9	82	4	55.50	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
MG Johnson	37.3	5	148	4	56.25	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 2009	Test # 1916
CH Gayle	37.5	18	50	4	56.75	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
CA Walsh	38.0	13	56	4	57.00	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	06 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
Abdur Rehman	38.0	6	105	4	57.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Karachi	01 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
DL Vettori	39.2	2	158	4	59.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
Harbhajan Singh	40.0	5	135	4	60.00	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
A Kumble	42.3	6	117	4	63.75	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
M Muralidaran	64.0	11	131	6	64.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
NC McGarrell	43.0	19	72	4	64.50	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	06 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
Danish Kaneria	43.1	5	114	4	64.75	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	08 Oct 2007	Test # 1844

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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]