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
Harbhajan Singh	4.3	0	13	5	5.40	India	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Jun 2006	Test # 1808
SJ Harmison	12.3	8	12	7	10.71	England	v West Indies	Kingston	11 Mar 2004	Test # 1687
G Onions	9.3	1	38	5	11.40	England	v West Indies	Lord's	06 May 2009	Test # 1919
Abdul Razzaq	7.5	1	25	4	11.75	Pakistan	v West Indies	Sharjah	31 Jan 2002	Test # 1587
M Muralidaran	16.2	4	46	8	12.25	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
SJ Harmison	13.0	1	46	6	13.00	England	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Aug 2004	Test # 1712
AR Caddick	11.2	5	14	5	13.60	England	v West Indies	Leeds	17 Aug 2000	Test # 1508
C White	11.5	1	32	5	14.20	England	v West Indies	The Oval	31 Aug 2000	Test # 1509
WPUJC Vaas	15.0	6	22	6	15.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
RAP Nissanka	12.3	0	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
Waqar Younis	10.0	2	44	4	15.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Sharjah	07 Feb 2002	Test # 1588
AR Caddick	13.0	8	16	5	15.60	England	v West Indies	Lord's	29 Jun 2000	Test # 1503
AJ Bichel	13.3	2	60	5	16.20	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1525
A Nel	16.2	3	32	6	16.33	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
SM Pollock	11.0	2	35	4	16.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
B Lee	14.0	4	30	5	16.80	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	03 Nov 2005	Test # 1769
M Ntini	19.5	7	37	7	17.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
JN Gillespie	17.0	5	40	6	17.00	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1525
C White	14.4	4	57	5	17.60	England	v West Indies	Leeds	17 Aug 2000	Test # 1508
MG Johnson	11.5	3	41	4	17.75	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008	Test # 1879
B Lee	15.0	2	61	5	18.00	Australia	v West Indies	Perth	01 Dec 2000	Test # 1520
SP Jones	15.0	2	57	5	18.00	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Mar 2004	Test # 1690
Mahmudullah	15.0	4	51	5	18.00	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Kingstown	09 Jul 2009	Test # 1923
RJ Sidebottom	12.0	2	42	4	18.00	England	v West Indies	Leeds	25 May 2007	Test # 1834
Umar Gul	15.1	2	65	5	18.20	Pakistan	v West Indies	Lahore	11 Nov 2006	Test # 1815
DL Vettori	12.1	2	27	4	18.25	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jun 2002	Test # 1607
Shoaib Akhtar	16.0	7	24	5	19.20	Pakistan	v West Indies	Sharjah	31 Jan 2002	Test # 1587
MS Panesar	16.0	2	46	5	19.20	England	v West Indies	Chester-le-Street	15 Jun 2007	Test # 1836
GD McGrath	13.0	9	10	4	19.50	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000	Test # 1516
A Flintoff	16.2	2	58	5	19.60	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	01 Apr 2004	Test # 1694
GD McGrath	20.0	12	17	6	20.00	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000	Test # 1516
SJ Harmison	20.1	5	61	6	20.16	England	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Mar 2004	Test # 1690
HH Streak	17.0	8	27	5	20.40	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Port of Spain	16 Mar 2000	Test # 1490
CR Miller	17.0	6	32	5	20.40	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	15 Dec 2000	Test # 1523
SJ Harmison	13.4	3	44	4	20.50	England	v West Indies	Manchester	12 Aug 2004	Test # 1711
M Muralidaran	21.0	8	36	6	21.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
M Ntini	14.0	4	53	4	21.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
MJ Hoggard	14.0	4	35	4	21.00	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	01 Apr 2004	Test # 1694
SL Malinga	14.0	1	71	4	21.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
WPUJC Vaas	25.0	3	71	7	21.42	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
DW Steyn	21.5	6	72	6	21.83	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	10 Jan 2008	Test # 1860
RJ Sidebottom	15.0	4	44	4	22.50	England	v West Indies	Leeds	25 May 2007	Test # 1834
A Kumble	22.4	3	78	6	22.66	India	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Jun 2006	Test # 1808
JM Anderson	15.2	2	52	4	23.00	England	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Aug 2004	Test # 1712
PL Harris	15.4	5	35	4	23.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
M Ntini	20.0	7	49	5	24.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
Danish Kaneria	20.0	8	46	5	24.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	03 Jun 2005	Test # 1754
JEC Franklin	20.0	7	53	5	24.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Wellington	17 Mar 2006	Test # 1790
SR Clark	20.0	8	32	5	24.00	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
DE Bollinger	20.0	3	70	5	24.00	Australia	v West Indies	Perth	16 Dec 2009	Test # 1941
JH Kallis	16.0	6	40	4	24.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
Z Khan	16.0	4	41	4	24.00	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002	Test # 1616
M Zondeki	16.0	1	50	4	24.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
NW Bracken	16.0	3	48	4	24.00	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	03 Nov 2005	Test # 1769
JM Anderson	16.0	5	38	4	24.00	England	v West Indies	Chester-le-Street	14 May 2009	Test # 1920
JN Gillespie	20.2	5	39	5	24.40	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	10 Apr 2003	Test # 1638
Harbhajan Singh	28.3	12	48	7	24.42	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002	Test # 1616
DL Vettori	25.0	7	56	6	25.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Dunedin	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1897
N Boje	16.4	10	17	4	25.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
MS Panesar	16.4	5	50	4	25.00	England	v West Indies	Manchester	07 Jun 2007	Test # 1835
SE Bond	21.0	7	78	5	25.20	New Zealand	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Jun 2002	Test # 1607
AF Giles	21.0	9	57	5	25.20	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	29 Jul 2004	Test # 1708
B Lee	21.0	7	59	5	25.20	Australia	v West Indies	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
SM Pollock	17.0	6	31	4	25.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
B Lee	17.0	5	46	4	25.50	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	25 Nov 2005	Test # 1773
DG Cork	17.1	8	23	4	25.75	England	v West Indies	Manchester	03 Aug 2000	Test # 1506
IE O'Brien	26.0	6	75	6	26.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Napier	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1900
Wasim Akram	26.2	7	61	6	26.33	Pakistan	v West Indies	St John's	25 May 2000	Test # 1497
MG Johnson	22.0	1	103	5	26.40	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	04 Dec 2009	Test # 1939
WPUJC Vaas	22.2	7	61	5	26.80	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
Shoaib Akhtar	18.0	4	63	4	27.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Sharjah	07 Feb 2002	Test # 1588
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	9	15	4	27.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
WPUJC Vaas	32.2	5	120	7	27.71	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	29 Nov 2001	Test # 1572
M Ntini	28.0	3	95	6	28.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	08 Apr 2005	Test # 1747
A Kumble	23.3	10	30	5	28.20	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
Shabbir Ahmed	18.5	4	55	4	28.25	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	03 Jun 2005	Test # 1754
GP Swann	24.0	7	57	5	28.80	England	v West Indies	St John's	15 Feb 2009	Test # 1908
DW Steyn	19.5	7	44	4	29.75	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
Shakib Al Hasan	24.5	3	70	5	29.80	Bangladesh	v West Indies	St George's	17 Jul 2009	Test # 1926
Z Khan	20.0	2	79	4	30.00	India	v West Indies	Kingston	18 May 2002	Test # 1604
AM Blignaut	20.0	4	86	4	30.00	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Bulawayo	12 Nov 2003	Test # 1669
DW Steyn	20.0	5	60	4	30.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
M Ntini	25.5	8	66	5	31.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
D Gough	21.0	5	72	4	31.50	England	v West Indies	Lord's	29 Jun 2000	Test # 1503
AR Caddick	21.0	7	54	4	31.50	England	v West Indies	The Oval	31 Aug 2000	Test # 1509
RW Price	21.0	7	36	4	31.50	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Bulawayo	12 Nov 2003	Test # 1669
SCG MacGill	37.0	11	104	7	31.71	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1527
JM Anderson	26.3	5	87	5	31.80	England	v West Indies	Chester-le-Street	14 May 2009	Test # 1920
A Nel	21.2	3	56	4	32.00	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	21 Apr 2005	Test # 1749
SM Pollock	26.5	17	28	5	32.20	South Africa	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
Tapash Baisya	21.3	2	72	4	32.25	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Chattogram	16 Dec 2002	Test # 1632
SK Warne	33.0	9	80	6	33.00	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	25 Nov 2005	Test # 1773
SE Bond	27.3	7	69	5	33.00	New Zealand	v West Indies	Auckland	09 Mar 2006	Test # 1787
WPUJC Vaas	22.0	8	56	4	33.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
MJ Hoggard	22.0	3	83	4	33.00	England	v West Indies	Manchester	12 Aug 2004	Test # 1711
Shabbir Ahmed	22.0	4	64	4	33.00	Pakistan	v West Indies	Kingston	03 Jun 2005	Test # 1754
GD McGrath	22.0	3	72	4	33.00	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	03 Nov 2005	Test # 1769
SK Warne	28.0	9	48	5	33.60	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	03 Nov 2005	Test # 1769
A Nel	28.1	8	87	5	33.80	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	02 Jan 2004	Test # 1681

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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]