Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 2010s in Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SR Watson	5.0	2	17	5	6.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
Harbhajan Singh	7.2	2	10	4	11.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2010	Test # 1987
Mohammad Hafeez	7.2	1	16	4	11.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	01 Feb 2013	Test # 2072
SCJ Broad	12.1	6	17	6	12.16	England	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Jan 2016	Test # 2199
MA Starc	10.4	3	34	5	12.80	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
Mohammed Shami	10.5	2	35	5	13.00	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
MDK Perera	14.0	4	32	6	14.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
RA Jadeja	11.5	4	21	5	14.20	India	v South Africa	Mohali	05 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
RA Jadeja	12.0	2	30	5	14.40	India	v South Africa	Delhi	03 Dec 2015	Test # 2191
MG Johnson	17.1	1	68	7	14.71	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
MM Ali	15.0	4	53	6	15.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	06 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
Mohammed Shami	12.3	2	28	5	15.00	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
A Dananjaya	13.0	2	52	5	15.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
RJ Harris	10.3	3	33	4	15.75	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	09 Nov 2011	Test # 2016
MR Gillespie	15.0	2	59	5	18.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	15 Mar 2012	Test # 2036
RA Jadeja	12.0	3	33	4	18.00	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
MG Johnson	16.0	3	59	5	19.20	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	12 Feb 2014	Test # 2119
MDK Perera	12.5	1	40	4	19.25	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
R Ashwin	16.1	6	32	5	19.40	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
UWMBCA Welegedara	16.4	3	52	5	20.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
SCJ Broad	16.4	2	69	5	20.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	02 Aug 2012	Test # 2051
TS Roland-Jones	16.4	4	57	5	20.00	England	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
JC Archer	17.0	1	102	5	20.40	England	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
SCJ Broad	15.0	6	25	4	22.50	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
ST Finn	15.0	6	42	4	22.50	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
JJ Bumrah	18.5	2	54	5	22.60	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
MM Ali	19.5	1	69	5	23.80	England	v South Africa	Manchester	04 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
RA Jadeja	16.0	2	50	4	24.00	India	v South Africa	Bengaluru	14 Nov 2015	Test # 2188
MM Ali	16.0	2	78	4	24.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
Mohammed Shami	16.0	3	49	4	24.00	India	v South Africa	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
MM Ali	16.1	5	45	4	24.25	England	v South Africa	The Oval	27 Jul 2017	Test # 2266
RAS Lakmal	16.3	3	39	4	24.75	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	21 Feb 2019	Test # 2348
CBRLS Kumara	25.0	1	122	6	25.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
JM Anderson	21.1	1	63	5	25.40	England	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2010	Test # 1946
JM Anderson	17.0	5	38	4	25.50	England	v South Africa	Manchester	04 Aug 2017	Test # 2268
MVT Fernando	17.0	1	62	4	25.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
R Ashwin	29.5	7	66	7	25.57	India	v South Africa	Nagpur	25 Nov 2015	Test # 2189
MVT Fernando	17.1	2	71	4	25.75	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
Mustafizur Rahman	17.4	6	37	4	26.50	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Chattogram	21 Jul 2015	Test # 2172
CS Martin	18.0	2	56	4	27.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Dunedin	07 Mar 2012	Test # 2035
ST Finn	18.0	2	75	4	27.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	16 Aug 2012	Test # 2053
R Ashwin	18.0	2	70	4	27.00	India	v South Africa	Bengaluru	14 Nov 2015	Test # 2188
MA Starc	18.0	2	75	4	27.00	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
PJ Cummins	18.0	5	58	4	27.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
Shaheen Shah Afridi	18.0	1	64	4	27.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
Saeed Ajmal	18.1	2	51	4	27.25	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
Rahat Ali	27.2	1	127	6	27.33	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Feb 2013	Test # 2075
SCJ Broad	18.3	4	58	4	27.75	England	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
Tanvir Ahmed	28.0	6	120	6	28.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Abu Dhabi	20 Nov 2010	Test # 1979
JM Anderson	23.2	6	72	5	28.00	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Jul 2017	Test # 2264
MA Starc	18.4	2	71	4	28.00	Australia	v South Africa	Perth	03 Nov 2016	Test # 2230
MG Johnson	19.0	5	42	4	28.50	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
B Kumar	19.0	4	87	4	28.50	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
R Ashwin	24.0	5	51	5	28.80	India	v South Africa	Mohali	05 Nov 2015	Test # 2186
MA Starc	28.5	3	154	6	28.83	Australia	v South Africa	Perth	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
PJ Cummins	29.0	5	79	6	29.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	17 Nov 2011	Test # 2018
MDK Perera	19.2	1	79	4	29.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
RAS Lakmal	19.5	2	69	4	29.75	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2017	Test # 2244
HMRKB Herath	20.0	7	49	4	30.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
MM Ali	20.0	7	59	4	30.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	06 Jul 2017	Test # 2262
Mohammad Amir	20.0	6	62	4	30.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
SM Curran	20.0	5	58	4	30.00	England	v South Africa	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
JR Hazlewood	30.5	10	89	6	30.83	Australia	v South Africa	Hobart	12 Nov 2016	Test # 2233
L Embuldeniya	26.0	3	66	5	31.20	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
RAS Lakmal	27.0	9	63	5	32.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2016	Test # 2243
Harbhajan Singh	38.0	1	120	7	32.57	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
HMRKB Herath	32.5	5	98	6	32.83	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
Z Khan	22.0	5	90	4	33.00	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	14 Feb 2010	Test # 1952
JR Hazlewood	22.0	5	68	4	33.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	Test # 2236
MR Gillespie	33.4	7	113	6	33.66	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	23 Mar 2012	Test # 2037
MDK Perera	23.0	8	46	4	34.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
PJ Cummins	28.5	5	83	5	34.60	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
S Sreesanth	29.0	0	114	5	34.80	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2011	Test # 1988
MA Starc	23.2	5	80	4	35.00	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	24 Nov 2016	Test # 2236
MJ Henry	24.0	2	93	4	36.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	25 Mar 2017	Test # 2257
HMRKB Herath	30.3	7	79	5	36.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2011	Test # 2026
RJ Harris	24.3	15	32	4	36.75	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	01 Mar 2014	Test # 2122
MG Johnson	25.0	1	110	4	37.50	Australia	v South Africa	Perth	30 Nov 2012	Test # 2064
I Sharma	25.0	5	79	4	37.50	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
MM Ali	25.0	3	69	4	37.50	England	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2015	Test # 2196
RA Jadeja	25.0	6	87	4	37.50	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
CBRLS Kumara	25.1	2	107	4	37.75	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
PJ Cummins	26.0	6	78	4	39.00	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
R Ashwin	46.2	11	145	7	39.71	India	v South Africa	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
Z Khan	26.3	6	88	4	39.75	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	18 Dec 2013	Test # 2108
ST Finn	27.0	5	74	4	40.50	England	v South Africa	Lord's	16 Aug 2012	Test # 2053
BA Stokes	27.0	3	86	4	40.50	England	v South Africa	Centurion	22 Jan 2016	Test # 2200
N Pradeep	27.0	8	78	4	40.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Jan 2017	Test # 2247
Shaheen Shah Afridi	27.1	3	123	4	40.75	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
Saeed Ajmal	42.0	9	96	6	42.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	14 Feb 2013	Test # 2073
R Ashwin	28.4	9	69	4	43.00	India	v South Africa	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
SJ Benn	46.4	13	81	6	46.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	26 Jun 2010	Test # 1962
N Wagner	39.0	8	86	5	46.80	New Zealand	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Aug 2016	Test # 2220
Saeed Ajmal	32.4	7	74	4	49.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Abu Dhabi	14 Oct 2013	Test # 2098
TA Boult	32.4	12	64	4	49.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Dunedin	08 Mar 2017	Test # 2253
PM Siddle	33.0	15	65	4	49.50	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	22 Nov 2012	Test # 2061
Mohammad Amir	33.0	9	88	4	49.50	Pakistan	v South Africa	Cape Town	03 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
MDK Perera	41.5	11	69	5	50.20	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
HMRKB Herath	45.0	30	40	5	54.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
NM Lyon	46.0	7	130	5	55.20	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	20 Feb 2014	Test # 2121

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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 Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 26-29, 2019 [Test # 2377]

Australia v New Zealand at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 2019 [Test # 2376]

Pakistan v Sri Lanka at Karachi, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Dec 19-23, 2019 [Test # 2375]