Bowling Best Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 2020s in Test matches

Best strike rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
TM Head	2.5	0	10	4	4.25	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
JJ Bumrah	10.0	4	24	5	12.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
DM Bess	10.1	3	30	5	12.20	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
A Nortje	14.3	1	56	6	14.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
V Permaul	13.0	3	35	5	15.60	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
RA Jadeja	13.0	4	41	5	15.60	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
NM Lyon	11.0	1	31	4	16.50	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
Noman Ali	23.0	8	70	7	19.71	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
MJ Leach	14.0	1	59	4	21.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
JO Holder	17.4	6	27	5	21.20	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	North Sound	21 Mar 2021	Test # 2416
Shaheen Shah Afridi	14.1	3	58	4	21.25	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
L Ngidi	15.0	5	44	4	22.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2021	Test # 2401
Hasan Mahmud	15.0	2	65	4	22.50	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	30 Mar 2024	Test # 2537
Taijul Islam	19.2	2	72	5	23.20	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
L Sipamla	16.0	1	76	4	24.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	26 Dec 2020	Test # 2399
DM Bess	16.0	1	49	4	24.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
RA Jadeja	16.0	5	46	4	24.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
JA Warrican	18.3	5	50	4	27.75	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Nov 2021	Test # 2437
JM Anderson	29.0	13	40	6	29.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
R Ashwin	19.3	3	55	4	29.25	India	v Sri Lanka	Bengaluru	12 Mar 2022	Test # 2456
Nayeem Hasan	30.0	4	105	6	30.00	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	15 May 2022	Test # 2462
NM Lyon	25.0	2	90	5	30.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	29 Jun 2022	Test # 2469
Abrar Ahmed	20.4	3	69	4	31.00	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2023	Test # 2514
R Ashwin	21.0	5	47	4	31.50	India	v Sri Lanka	Mohali	04 Mar 2022	Test # 2452
TG Southee	26.4	10	64	5	32.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
Mohammad Nawaz	28.0	2	88	5	33.60	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
Naveed Zadran	22.5	4	83	4	34.25	Afghanistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	02 Feb 2024	Test # 2527
RL Chase	28.5	3	83	5	34.60	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
Sikandar Raza	43.0	8	113	7	36.85	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Harare	27 Jan 2020	Test # 2383
MJ Henry	26.0	8	80	4	39.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
BM Tickner	28.0	1	100	4	42.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Christchurch	09 Mar 2023	Test # 2498
MA Starc	29.0	3	89	4	43.50	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	08 Jul 2022	Test # 2471
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	29.0	8	74	4	43.50	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Sylhet	22 Mar 2024	Test # 2536
Shakib Al Hasan	40.1	11	96	5	48.20	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Mirpur	23 May 2022	Test # 2463
MJ Leach	41.5	6	122	5	50.20	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
Taijul Islam	34.0	9	82	4	51.00	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	15 May 2022	Test # 2462
Taskin Ahmed	34.2	7	127	4	51.50	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Pallekele	29 Apr 2021	Test # 2419
Ebadot Hossain	38.0	4	148	4	57.00	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Mirpur	23 May 2022	Test # 2463

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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:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]