10 Batsmen with Highest Strike Rate in ODI, T20, and Test

Batsmen with Highest Strike Rate: The batting strike rate is the average number of runs scored by a batter for every 100 balls he or she faces. In general, a batsman’s ability to score quickly improves as his strike rate goes up. We have made a list of the top 10 batsmen in all formats with the highest strike rate (ODI, T20, and Test).

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Batsman’s strike rate isn’t as important

In Test cricket, a batsman’s strike rate isn’t as important as how well he can score runs without getting bowled. Most people think that a batsman’s batting average, not his strike rate, is the most important statistic about him. In limited-overs cricket, the strike rate is a big deal. Since each team only sees a certain number of balls in an inning, the faster a batter scores, the more runs his team will get.
With strike rates over 150, Twenty20 cricket is becoming more and more popular. In one-day cricket, the strike rate (s/r) is probably the most important measure of how well a batsman did. So, batsmen with a higher strike rate, especially in Twenty20 games, are thought to be better than those with a lower strike rate. Also, at the most recent ICC World Cup in 2019, there was a chance to break the record for the most runs scored per innings.

How Do You Figure Out Your Batting Strike Rate?

The average number of runs scored in 100 balls is the strike rate (s/r). It is found by dividing the total number of runs by the number of deliveries and then multiplying by 100. The result will be a batter’s s/r.
It is worked out in two different ways:
Batting strike rate of a player in a particular match.
Batting strike rate of a player during his entire career.

One Day International (ODI) –1000 Career Runs

Highest Strike Rate in ODI’s – Without 1000 Runs Restriction

Players	Match	Inns	SR	Runs	HS	Avg	BF
AD Russell (WI)	50*	41	129.69	924	92*	28.87	718
RR Rossouw	19	18	108.30	587	132	34.52	542
CJ Anderson	33*	29	125.54	860	131*	35.83	685
L Ronchi	47*	37	123.98	977	170*	32.56	788
LOB Cann	26	25	117.06	590	52	26.81	504
AM Blignaut	54	41	106.28	626	63*	18.96	589
YK Pathan	57	41	113.60	810	123*	27.00	713
JP Faulkner	42	32	112.32	793	116	44.05	706
Rizwan Cheema	33	32	111.53	764	94	24.64	685
JA Morkel	58	43	100.25	782	97	23.69	780

Highest Strike Rate in T20

T20 cricket is a well-known format where the batsmen have to make runs quickly and with a high strike rate because they want to score so badly. So, here are some of the names of the players with the highest strike rate in the T20 World Cup, which is the shortest form of cricket.

Players	Match	Inns	SR	Runs	HS	Avg	CT
E Chigumbura	27	26	156.75	464	53*	22.09	296
NLTC Perera	38	31	155.85	466	49	33.28	299
DJG Sammy	58	45	152.99	511	42*	17.03	334
AJ Finch	22	22	152.41	756	156	39.78	496
V Sehwag	19	18	145.38	394	68	21.88	271
Shahid Afridi	77	71	145.29	1142	54*	19.03	786
Yuvraj Singh	40	37	144.69	968	77*	31.22	669
SR Watson	48	46	143.96	1156	11	26.88	803
CH Gayle	45	43	142.59	1406	117	35.15	986
JA Morkel	49	38	142.28	572	43	21.18	402

Players with Highest Strike Rate – Test Match