Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IVA Richards	110*	58	7	7	189.65	West Indies	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
IDS Smith	33*	19	5	0	173.68	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	03 Mar 1988	Test # 1094
IVA Richards	34	20	4	2	170.00	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	07 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
N Kapil Dev	89	55	13	3	161.81	India	v England	Lord's	10 Jun 1982	Test # 928
CG Greenidge	37	23	6	0	160.86	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	07 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
BL Cairns	32	20	1	4	160.00	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
N Kapil Dev	31	23	4	1	134.78	India	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047
K Srikkanth	41*	31	4	0	132.25	India	v England	Kanpur	31 Jan 1985	Test # 1011
N Kapil Dev	42	33	4	0	127.27	India	v England	Kanpur	31 Jan 1985	Test # 1011
DB Vengsarkar	34	27	7	0	125.92	India	v England	Wankhede	28 Nov 1984	Test # 1001
M Azharuddin	54*	43	5	0	125.58	India	v England	Kanpur	31 Jan 1985	Test # 1011
N Kapil Dev	26	21	5	0	123.80	India	v England	Birmingham	03 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
Sir RJ Hadlee	99	81	18	0	122.22	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	03 Feb 1984	Test # 976
N Kapil Dev	116	98	16	2	118.36	India	v England	Kanpur	30 Jan 1982	Test # 920
N Kapil Dev	65	55	9	1	118.18	India	v England	Manchester	24 Jun 1982	Test # 929
DM Jones	40*	34	3	0	117.64	Australia	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1989	Test # 1121
MA Holding	73	63	6	4	115.87	West Indies	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
MF Kent	52	45	7	0	115.55	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
CJ McDermott	25	23	2	1	108.69	Australia	v England	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
Sir RJ Hadlee	84	78	12	1	107.69	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	14 Jul 1983	Test # 957
JG Bracewell	28	26	3	1	107.69	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
MA Holding	59	55	3	5	107.27	West Indies	v England	Leeds	12 Jul 1984	Test # 991
N Kapil Dev	97	93	14	2	104.30	India	v England	The Oval	08 Jul 1982	Test # 930
Wasim Akram	43	42	2	4	102.38	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	02 Jul 1987	Test # 1077
N Kapil Dev	59	58	10	1	101.72	India	v England	Bengaluru	09 Dec 1981	Test # 912
IA Healy	44	44	6	0	100.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	24 Aug 1989	Test # 1126
BL Cairns	26	26	5	0	100.00	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
JV Coney	38	39	4	1	97.43	New Zealand	v England	The Oval	21 Aug 1986	Test # 1051
GR Viswanath	37	38	4	0	97.36	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
LRD Mendis	94	97	9	3	96.90	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
IVA Richards	65	68	13	0	95.58	West Indies	v England	Manchester	10 Jul 1980	Test # 882
Wasim Akram	40	42	3	2	95.23	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1081
DW Hookes	28	30	4	0	93.33	Australia	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982	Test # 939
GS Chappell	40*	43	6	0	93.02	Australia	v England	Melbourne	01 Feb 1980	Test # 872
MD Crowe	48*	52	8	0	92.30	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	07 Aug 1986	Test # 1050
N Kapil Dev	46	50	5	0	92.00	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
Javed Miandad	52	57	9	0	91.22	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	26 Aug 1982	Test # 933
GN Yallop	114	125	17	0	91.20	Australia	v England	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
IVA Richards	145	159	25	1	91.19	West Indies	v England	Lord's	19 Jun 1980	Test # 881
RA Harper	60	66	5	2	90.90	West Indies	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
PJL Dujon	40*	44	7	0	90.90	West Indies	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1988	Test # 1101
Mohsin Khan	39*	43	3	0	90.69	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	12 Aug 1982	Test # 932
WB Phillips	29	32	4	1	90.62	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
IVA Richards	72	80	12	1	90.00	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
DM Jones	27	30	1	0	90.00	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1989	Test # 1122
Tahir Naqqash	39	44	6	0	88.63	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982	Test # 931
CG Greenidge	214*	242	29	2	88.42	West Indies	v England	Lord's	28 Jun 1984	Test # 990
SM Patil	30	34	5	0	88.23	India	v England	Wankhede	15 Feb 1980	Test # 874
CG Greenidge	34	39	4	0	87.17	West Indies	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 1984	Test # 993
AL Logie	44	51	8	0	86.27	West Indies	v England	Leeds	21 Jul 1988	Test # 1101
MA Holding	69	80	8	4	86.25	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	14 Jun 1984	Test # 989
Sir RJ Hadlee	30	35	5	0	85.71	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	11 Aug 1983	Test # 959
WB Phillips	30	35	6	0	85.71	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
N Kapil Dev	53	62	8	0	85.48	India	v England	Chennai	13 Jan 1985	Test # 1008
KJ Hughes	84	99	11	2	84.84	Australia	v England	Lord's	28 Aug 1980	Test # 885
SM Gavaskar	27	32	6	0	84.37	India	v England	Wankhede	28 Nov 1984	Test # 1001
MA Holding	30	36	3	1	83.33	West Indies	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 1984	Test # 993
MD Marshall	72	88	6	3	81.81	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 1988	Test # 1098
CG Greenidge	45	55	4	3	81.81	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	07 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
IVA Richards	80	98	12	1	81.63	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	02 Jun 1988	Test # 1098
IVA Richards	31	38	2	1	81.57	West Indies	v England	Leeds	07 Aug 1980	Test # 884
AO Malhotra	31	38	5	0	81.57	India	v England	Chennai	13 Jan 1982	Test # 918
IVA Richards	48	59	8	0	81.35	West Indies	v England	Nottingham	05 Jun 1980	Test # 880
IVA Richards	26	32	5	0	81.25	West Indies	v England	St John's	11 Apr 1986	Test # 1045
KS More	25	31	4	0	80.64	India	v England	Lord's	05 Jun 1986	Test # 1046
DSBP Kuruppu	25	31	5	0	80.64	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
SM Gavaskar	29	36	6	0	80.55	India	v England	Birmingham	03 Jul 1986	Test # 1048
MD Marshall	62*	77	7	0	80.51	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	07 Mar 1986	Test # 1039
Saleem Malik	76	95	12	0	80.00	Pakistan	v England	Faisalabad	12 Mar 1984	Test # 981
CH Lloyd	71	89	8	0	79.77	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	14 Jun 1984	Test # 989
SR Waugh	43	54	6	0	79.62	Australia	v England	Birmingham	06 Jul 1989	Test # 1123
MA Holding	35	44	4	0	79.54	West Indies	v England	Leeds	07 Aug 1980	Test # 884
CH Lloyd	66	83	8	2	79.51	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	13 Mar 1981	Test # 900
DSBP Kuruppu	46	58	6	0	79.31	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
GS Chappell	53	67	8	0	79.10	Australia	v England	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982	Test # 939
IVA Richards	87	110	11	1	79.09	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	03 Apr 1986	Test # 1044
AR Border	60*	76	8	0	78.94	Australia	v England	Leeds	08 Jun 1989	Test # 1121
GF Lawson	74	94	11	0	78.72	Australia	v England	Lord's	22 Jun 1989	Test # 1122
EAE Baptiste	44	56	5	0	78.57	West Indies	v England	Lord's	28 Jun 1984	Test # 990
DW Hookes	68	87	9	0	78.16	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982	Test # 943
Sir RJ Hadlee	92*	118	13	0	77.96	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	25 Aug 1983	Test # 960
PJL Dujon	49	63	8	0	77.77	West Indies	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 1984	Test # 993
Ramiz Raja	35	45	5	1	77.77	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	25 Nov 1987	Test # 1081
LRD Mendis	111	143	11	3	77.62	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
M Amarnath	78	101	14	1	77.22	India	v England	Chennai	13 Jan 1985	Test # 1008
DW Hookes	53	69	7	0	76.81	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982	Test # 943
AL Logie	95*	124	12	0	76.61	West Indies	v England	Lord's	16 Jun 1988	Test # 1099
IVA Richards	72	94	11	0	76.59	West Indies	v England	Lord's	28 Jun 1984	Test # 990
Mohsin Khan	104	136	3	0	76.47	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
GS Chappell	26*	34	3	0	76.47	Australia	v England	Adelaide	10 Dec 1982	Test # 940
N Kapil Dev	42	55	7	0	76.36	India	v England	Wankhede	28 Nov 1984	Test # 1001
N Kapil Dev	38	50	8	0	76.00	India	v England	Wankhede	27 Nov 1981	Test # 911
IVA Richards	117	154	17	1	75.97	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	14 Jun 1984	Test # 989
N Kapil Dev	49	65	7	1	75.38	India	v England	Chennai	13 Jan 1985	Test # 1008
Javed Miandad	30	40	3	0	75.00	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982	Test # 931
GM Wood	44	59	5	0	74.57	Australia	v England	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
MA Holding	58*	78	5	3	74.35	West Indies	v England	St John's	27 Mar 1981	Test # 901
MD Marshall	29	39	4	1	74.35	West Indies	v England	Lord's	28 Jun 1984	Test # 990
Mohsin Khan	26	35	5	0	74.28	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	29 Jul 1982	Test # 931
RMH Binny	26	35	3	1	74.28	India	v England	Leeds	19 Jun 1986	Test # 1047

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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:

Australia v Sri Lanka at Hobart, 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 1989 [Test # 1133]

Pakistan v India at Sialkot, 4th Test, Dec 9-14, 1989 [Test # 1132]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, 1st Test, Dec 8-12, 1989 [Test # 1131]