Bowling Best Career Strike Rate

Cricket Records in 1980s in ODI matches

Best strike rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
DK Lillee (AUS)	1980-1983	48	447.2	65	2684	1523	76	4/12	20.03	3.40	35.31	3	0	0
Imran Khan (PAK)	1980-1989	124	850.3	94	5103	3305	144	6/14	22.95	3.88	35.43	3	1	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1984-1989	86	703.1	59	4219	2701	117	5/21	23.08	3.84	36.05	3	2	0
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1980-1989	92	805.2	145	4832	2632	133	5/25	19.78	3.26	36.33	1	5	0
J Garner (WI)	1980-1987	87	774.2	131	4646	2354	126	5/31	18.68	3.04	36.87	2	2	0
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1983-1989	99	813.4	54	4882	3285	131	5/44	25.07	4.03	37.26	4	2	0
MA Holding (WI)	1980-1987	90	798.0	86	4788	2649	126	5/26	21.02	3.31	38.00	4	1	0
RMH Binny (IND)	1980-1987	72	492.5	37	2957	2260	77	4/29	29.35	4.58	38.40	3	0	0
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1985-1989	64	583.3	35	3501	2585	90	5/44	28.72	4.43	38.90	2	1	0
TM Alderman (AUS)	1981-1989	42	370.0	51	2220	1344	56	5/17	24.00	3.63	39.64	1	1	0
MC Snedden (NZ)	1980-1989	85	695.1	63	4171	3020	105	4/34	28.76	4.34	39.72	1	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1986-1989	80	571.1	21	3427	2574	84	4/33	30.64	4.50	40.79	2	0	0
C Sharma (IND)	1983-1989	60	442.3	18	2655	2191	65	3/22	33.70	4.95	40.84	0	0	0
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	1985-1989	58	483.5	29	2903	2109	70	4/19	30.12	4.35	41.47	4	0	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1981-1987	60	459.4	38	2758	1871	66	4/20	28.34	4.07	41.78	2	0	0
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1980-1989	112	744.5	37	4469	3183	106	5/28	30.02	4.27	42.16	1	1	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1980-1989	143	1195.2	156	7172	4410	168	5/43	26.25	3.68	42.69	1	1	0
GS Chappell (AUS)	1980-1983	52	399.5	32	2399	1600	56	5/15	28.57	4.00	42.83	0	1	0
RM Hogg (AUS)	1980-1985	63	543.5	49	3263	2129	76	4/29	28.01	3.91	42.93	4	0	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1980-1989	113	999.5	155	5999	3573	139	5/34	25.70	3.57	43.15	3	1	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1980-1989	109	974.5	103	5849	3311	135	4/23	24.52	3.39	43.32	5	0	0
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1982-1989	74	557.3	24	3345	2676	77	4/23	34.75	4.80	43.44	1	0	0
JE Emburey (ENG)	1980-1989	58	546.5	38	3281	2226	75	4/37	29.68	4.07	43.74	2	0	0
NA Foster (ENG)	1984-1989	48	437.5	25	2627	1836	59	3/20	31.11	4.19	44.52	0	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1980-1989	75	685.2	71	4112	2800	91	4/56	30.76	4.08	45.18	1	0	0
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1989	45	422.2	57	2534	1583	56	4/35	28.26	3.74	45.25	1	0	0
BA Reid (AUS)	1986-1987	41	365.0	32	2190	1559	48	5/53	32.47	4.27	45.62	0	1	0
SP Davis (AUS)	1986-1988	39	336.0	46	2016	1133	44	3/10	25.75	3.37	45.81	0	0	0
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1987	57	455.5	47	2735	2237	59	5/32	37.91	4.90	46.35	1	2	0
BL Cairns (NZ)	1980-1985	66	550.0	66	3300	2221	71	4/16	31.28	4.03	46.47	2	0	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1985-1989	83	751.3	60	4509	2858	97	5/1	29.46	3.80	46.48	4	1	0
Maninder Singh (IND)	1983-1989	57	504.1	33	3025	1958	65	4/22	30.12	3.88	46.53	1	0	0
RGD Willis (ENG)	1980-1984	42	388.2	59	2330	1354	50	4/23	27.08	3.48	46.60	2	0	0
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1986-1989	47	415.1	32	2491	1763	53	3/21	33.26	4.24	47.00	0	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1980-1989	156	854.0	26	5124	3834	108	6/41	35.50	4.48	47.44	1	2	0
GF Lawson (AUS)	1980-1989	79	709.5	94	4259	2592	88	4/26	29.45	3.65	48.39	1	0	0
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1982-1989	48	408.3	19	2451	1922	49	4/37	39.22	4.70	50.02	1	0	0
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-1989	80	453.0	13	2718	2211	54	4/14	40.94	4.88	50.33	1	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1981-1989	119	917.2	50	5504	3867	109	4/38	35.47	4.21	50.49	2	0	0
GRJ Matthews (AUS)	1984-1989	46	364.1	19	2185	1555	43	3/27	36.16	4.27	50.81	0	0	0
JV Coney (NZ)	1980-1987	84	457.3	24	2745	1919	51	4/46	37.62	4.19	53.82	1	0	0
EAE Baptiste (WI)	1983-1989	41	351.0	26	2106	1459	36	2/10	40.52	4.15	58.50	0	0	0
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1982-1989	66	502.5	32	3017	2064	51	4/38	40.47	4.10	59.15	1	0	0
RA Harper (WI)	1983-1989	66	550.0	30	3300	2185	55	3/34	39.72	3.97	60.00	0	0	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1982-1989	74	356.5	10	2141	1545	33	3/12	46.81	4.32	64.87	0	0	0
VB John (SL)	1982-1987	45	385.1	44	2311	1655	34	3/28	48.67	4.29	67.97	0	0	0
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1983-1988	48	374.5	20	2249	1743	31	2/3	56.22	4.65	72.54	0	0	0

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Minimum of 2000 balls
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:

Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Perth, Benson & Hedges World Series 3rd match, Dec 31, 1989 [ODI # 598]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Perth, Benson & Hedges World Series 2nd match, Dec 30, 1989 [ODI # 597]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, Benson & Hedges World Series 1st match, Dec 26, 1989 [ODI # 596]