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).
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
Here are the names of the players who have scored at least 1000 runs over the course of their careers.
Players | Mat | Inns | SR | Runs | HS | Ave | BF |
GJ Maxwell | 47 | 44 | 126.19 | 1344 | 102 | 35.36 | 1065 |
Shahid Afridi | 398 | 369 | 117.00 | 8064 | 124 | 23.57 | 6892 |
NLTC Perera | 104 | 77 | 112.15 | 1135 | 80* | 17.73 | 1012 |
JC Buttler | 55 | 47 | 111.30 | 1280 | 121 | 32.0 | 1150 |
V Sehwag | 251 | 245 | 104.33 | 8273 | 219 | 35.05 | 7929 |
DJG Sammy | 126* | 105 | 99.62 | 1848 | 89 | 24.97 | 1855 |
IDS Smith | 98 | 77 | 99.43 | 1055 | 62* | 17.29 | 1061 |
AB de Villiers | 186 | 178 | 98.87 | 7876 | 162* | 53.21 | 7966 |
AC Gilchrist | 287 | 279 | 96.94 | 9619 | 172 | 35.89 | 9922 |
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
Test matches are one of the most traditional types of cricket games. They require players to be disciplined, dedicated, and most importantly, patient.
Players | Mat | Inns | SR | Runs | HS | Avg | CT |
Shahid Afridi | 27 | 48 | 86.97 | 1716 | 156 | 36.51 | 10 |
Tim Southee | 41 | 67 | 86.54 | 1081 | 77* | 17.72 | 25 |
V Sehwag | 104 | 1080 | 82.23 | 8586 | 319 | 49.34 | 91 |
Adam Gilchrist | 96 | 137 | 81.95 | 5570 | 204* | 47.60 | 379 |
Graeme Swann | 60 | 76 | 76.49 | 1370 | 85 | 22.09 | 54 |
David Warner | 38 | 72 | 74.37 | 3231 | 180 | 46.82 | 29 |
M Muralitharan | 133 | 164 | 70.28 | 1261 | 67 | 11.67 | 72 |
Harbhajan Singh | 102 | 1043 | 65.11 | 2210 | 115 | 18. 41 | 42 |
R Ashwin | 25 | 37 | 62.43 | 1009 | 124 | 36.03 | 11 |
Chris Gayle | 103 | 182 | 60.26 | 7214 | 333 | 42.18 | 96 |
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