Tests - Batsmen With Best Strike Rates

Top 100 Test Batsmen With Best Strike Rates

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All Test Stats on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). They are updated till 2026-02-05. The first list simply gives you the batsmen with best strike rates in Test Cricket since 1950. The second list gives you the batsmen with best Relative Strike Rates (R SR).

CONTENTS
1. QUALIFICATION
2. TOP 100 TEST BATSMEN WITH BEST STRIKE RATES
3. TOP 100 TEST BATSMEN WITH BEST R SR
4. BRIEF EXPLANATION
4.1. Dynamic Nature
4.2. Top Teams (TT)
4.3. Abbreviations

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (Top Teams) 30
Min Runs 2000
Min Average 25

TOP 100 TEST BATSMEN WITH BEST STRIKE RATES

R4BF

Balls played by batsmen for many inns is not available for earlier times. When such is the case, we have used Runs For Balls Faced (R4BF) to determine the Strike Rate. This is the runs scored by the batsman for the available data of balls.

RANK BATSMAN NAT FP LP INNS NO 100s R4BF SR
1 HC Brook ENG 2022 2026 60 2 10 3178 86.83
2 BM Duckett ENG 2016 2026 80 3 6 3074 86.47
3 V Sehwag IND 2001 2013 180 6 23 8586 82.23
4 AC Gilchrist AUS 1999 2008 137 20 17 5570 81.95
5 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 184 15 8 4481 80.30
6 RR Pant IND 2018 2025 86 5 8 3476 74.24
7 Q de Kock SA 2014 2021 91 6 6 3300 70.94
8 DA Warner AUS 2011 2024 205 8 26 8786 70.19
9 Sarfraz Ahmed PAK 2010 2023 95 14 4 3031 70.16
10 TM Head AUS 2018 2026 111 6 12 4592 69.83
11 IVA Richards WI 1974 1991 182 12 24 6965 69.30
12 S Dhawan IND 2013 2018 58 1 7 2315 66.95
13 DPDN Dickwella SL 2014 2023 96 7 0 2757 66.47
14 YB Jaiswal IND 2023 2025 53 2 7 2511 66.03
15 TM Dilshan SL 1999 2013 145 11 16 5492 65.53
16 Z Crawley ENG 2019 2026 117 2 5 3586 65.50
17 ST Jayasuriya SL 1991 2007 188 14 14 6973 65.24
18 AT Carey AUS 2021 2026 73 8 3 2333 65.15
19 BB McCullum NZ 2004 2016 176 9 12 6453 64.60
20 OJD Pope ENG 2018 2025 113 5 9 3732 64.42
21 Kamran Akmal PAK 2002 2010 92 6 6 2648 63.09
22 A Flintoff ENG 1998 2009 130 9 5 3845 62.06
23 KP Pietersen ENG 2005 2014 181 8 23 8181 61.72
24 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2007 2024 130 8 5 4610 61.69
25 MJ Prior ENG 2007 2014 123 21 7 4099 61.67
26 S Gill IND 2020 2025 73 7 10 2843 61.51
27 IT Botham ENG 1977 1992 161 6 14 5200 60.73
28 BC Lara WI 1990 2006 232 6 34 11953 60.51
29 CH Gayle WI 2000 2014 182 11 15 7215 60.29
30 ML Hayden AUS 1994 2009 184 14 30 8625 60.13
31 Habibul Bashar BAN 2000 2008 99 1 3 3026 60.04
32 GC Smith SA 2002 2014 205 13 27 9265 59.96
33 Liton Das BAN 2015 2025 90 2 5 3117 59.66
34 LRPL Taylor NZ 2007 2022 196 24 19 7683 59.29
35 MS Dhoni IND 2005 2014 144 16 6 4876 59.12
36 JM Bairstow ENG 2012 2024 178 12 12 6042 59.07
37 AK Markram SA 2017 2025 92 2 8 3192 59.03
38 RT Ponting AUS 1995 2012 287 29 41 13378 58.72
39 BKG Mendis SL 2015 2025 135 6 10 4757 58.61
40 BJ Haddin AUS 2008 2015 112 13 4 3266 58.47
41 BA Stokes ENG 2013 2026 216 9 14 7216 58.44
42 DM de Silva SL 2016 2025 115 9 12 4133 58.30
43 DL Vettori NZ 1997 2014 174 23 6 4531 58.19
44 Tamim Iqbal BAN 2008 2023 134 2 10 5134 58.00
45 M Azharuddin IND 1984 2000 147 9 22 5720 57.80
46 CH Lloyd WI 1966 1984 175 14 19 4327 57.78
47 JE Root ENG 2012 2026 298 25 41 13943 57.52
48 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 134 19 2 2644 57.29
49 RG Sharma IND 2013 2024 116 10 12 4301 57.06
50 CL Cairns NZ 1989 2004 104 5 5 3320 57.00
51 MR Marsh AUS 2014 2024 80 7 3 2083 56.30
52 Saeed Anwar PAK 1990 2001 91 2 11 4052 56.14
53 Mohammad Hafeez PAK 2003 2018 105 8 10 3652 56.01
54 MJ Clarke AUS 2004 2015 198 22 28 8643 55.92
55 Zaheer Abbas PAK 1969 1985 124 11 12 4006 55.75
56 Aamer Sohail PAK 1992 2000 83 3 5 2823 55.59
57 V Kohli IND 2011 2025 210 13 30 9230 55.58
58 RA Jadeja IND 2012 2025 133 26 6 4095 55.42
59 CD McMillan NZ 1997 2005 91 10 6 3116 54.95
60 JO Holder WI 2014 2024 123 20 3 3073 54.92
61 AB de Villiers SA 2004 2018 191 18 22 8765 54.62
62 R Ashwin IND 2011 2024 151 15 6 3503 54.54
63 ME Trescothick ENG 2000 2006 143 10 14 5825 54.52
64 Mominul Haque BAN 2013 2025 139 10 13 4859 54.46
65 Babar Azam PAK 2016 2025 112 9 9 4366 54.46
66 JL Langer AUS 1993 2007 182 12 23 7696 54.22
67 KC Sangakkara SL 2000 2015 233 17 38 12400 54.19
68 JC Buttler ENG 2014 2022 100 9 2 2907 54.18
69 SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2013 329 33 51 15910 54.06
70 Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK 1992 2007 200 22 25 8830 54.00
71 J Blackwood WI 2014 2023 102 6 3 2898 53.94
72 SPD Smith AUS 2010 2026 220 28 37 10763 53.91
73 DP Conway NZ 2021 2025 60 2 7 2533 53.88
74 Mohammad Rizwan PAK 2016 2025 69 9 3 2399 53.86
75 DJ Mitchell NZ 2019 2025 55 5 5 2175 53.60
76 Mahmudullah BAN 2009 2021 94 7 5 2914 53.41
77 TA Blundell NZ 2017 2025 72 7 5 2173 53.36
78 MJ Slater AUS 1993 2001 131 7 14 5312 53.33
79 CR Woakes ENG 2013 2025 99 18 1 2034 52.93
80 SR Watson AUS 2005 2015 109 3 4 3731 52.59
81 SM Pollock SA 1995 2007 156 39 2 3781 52.55
82 Mohammad Yousuf PAK 1998 2010 156 12 24 7530 52.39
83 ME Waugh AUS 1991 2002 209 17 20 8029 52.34
84 M Labuschagne AUS 2018 2026 114 9 11 4694 52.23
85 Shan Masood PAK 2013 2025 84 1 6 2550 52.21
86 Younis Khan PAK 2000 2017 213 19 34 10099 52.18
87 KS Williamson NZ 2010 2025 192 19 33 9461 51.99
88 KL Rahul IND 2014 2025 118 5 11 4053 51.90
89 MM Ali ENG 2014 2023 118 8 5 3094 51.80
90 AN Petersen SA 2010 2015 64 4 5 2093 51.76
91 GS Sobers WI 1954 1974 160 21 26 2407 51.55
92 GS Chappell AUS 1970 1984 151 19 24 6740 51.53
93 FDM Karunaratne SL 2012 2025 191 7 16 7222 51.50
94 G Gambhir IND 2004 2016 104 5 9 4154 51.49
95 DPMD Jayawardena SL 1997 2014 252 15 34 11814 51.46
96 DR Martyn AUS 1992 2006 109 14 13 4406 51.43
97 AJ Lamb ENG 1982 1992 139 10 14 4656 51.40
98 SC Ganguly IND 1996 2008 188 17 16 7212 51.26
99 Moin Khan PAK 1990 2004 104 8 4 2741 51.20
100 MP Vaughan ENG 1999 2008 147 9 18 5719 51.15

TOP 100 TEST BATSMEN WITH BEST R SR

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) is a more accurate type of SR. Know How It Is Calculated. Briefly it takes into account:-

  • Strength of Opposition.
  • Positions at which a batsman has played.
  • Venues at which he has played.
  • Time Period in which he has been active
RANK BATSMAN NAT FP LP INNS NO 100s R4BF SR R SR
1 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 184 15 8 4481 80.30 90.81
2 AC Gilchrist AUS 1999 2008 137 20 17 5570 81.95 83.41
3 V Sehwag IND 2001 2013 180 6 23 8586 82.23 81.46
4 BM Duckett ENG 2016 2026 80 3 6 3074 86.47 80.40
5 HC Brook ENG 2022 2026 60 2 10 3178 86.83 79.08
6 IVA Richards WI 1974 1991 182 12 24 6965 69.30 77.75
7 RR Pant IND 2018 2025 86 5 8 3476 74.24 70.58
8 ST Jayasuriya SL 1991 2007 188 14 14 6973 65.24 69.03
9 IT Botham ENG 1977 1992 161 6 14 5200 60.73 68.75
10 Q de Kock SA 2014 2021 91 6 6 3300 70.94 68.09
11 DA Warner AUS 2011 2024 205 8 26 8786 70.19 67.83
12 CH Lloyd WI 1966 1984 175 14 19 4327 57.78 67.52
13 Sarfraz Ahmed PAK 2010 2023 95 14 4 3031 70.16 67.39
14 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 134 19 2 2644 57.29 66.47
15 TM Head AUS 2018 2026 111 6 12 4592 69.83 65.79
16 GS Sobers WI 1954 1974 160 21 26 2407 51.55 65.23
17 S Dhawan IND 2013 2018 58 1 7 2315 66.95 64.86
18 DPDN Dickwella SL 2014 2023 96 7 0 2757 66.47 64.78
19 Zaheer Abbas PAK 1969 1985 124 11 12 4006 55.75 64.76
20 TM Dilshan SL 1999 2013 145 11 16 5492 65.53 64.40
21 BC Lara WI 1990 2006 232 6 34 11953 60.51 64.25
22 A Flintoff ENG 1998 2009 130 9 5 3845 62.06 63.66
23 M Azharuddin IND 1984 2000 147 9 22 5720 57.80 63.55
24 CL Cairns NZ 1989 2004 104 5 5 3320 57.00 62.58
25 Z Crawley ENG 2019 2026 117 2 5 3586 65.50 62.53
26 Kamran Akmal PAK 2002 2010 92 6 6 2648 63.09 62.33
27 Habibul Bashar BAN 2000 2008 99 1 3 3026 60.04 62.11
28 AT Carey AUS 2021 2026 73 8 3 2333 65.15 62.05
29 BB McCullum NZ 2004 2016 176 9 12 6453 64.60 62.01
30 YB Jaiswal IND 2023 2025 53 2 7 2511 66.03 61.57
31 Saeed Anwar PAK 1990 2001 91 2 11 4052 56.14 61.56
32 Aamer Sohail PAK 1992 2000 83 3 5 2823 55.59 61.34
33 OJD Pope ENG 2018 2025 113 5 9 3732 64.42 61.25
34 KR Stackpole AUS 1966 1974 80 5 7 2012 48.38 61.04
35 GS Chappell AUS 1970 1984 151 19 24 6740 51.53 60.94
36 ML Hayden AUS 1994 2009 184 14 30 8625 60.13 60.79
37 CH Gayle WI 2000 2014 182 11 15 7215 60.29 60.23
38 KP Pietersen ENG 2005 2014 181 8 23 8181 61.72 59.75
39 CD McMillan NZ 1997 2005 91 10 6 3116 54.95 59.46
40 DL Vettori NZ 1997 2014 174 23 6 4531 58.19 59.25
41 RT Ponting AUS 1995 2012 287 29 41 13378 58.72 58.87
42 MJ Slater AUS 1993 2001 131 7 14 5312 53.33 58.79
43 MJ Prior ENG 2007 2014 123 21 7 4099 61.67 58.71
44 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2007 2024 130 8 5 4610 61.69 58.65
45 S Gill IND 2020 2025 73 7 10 2843 61.51 58.60
46 GC Smith SA 2002 2014 205 13 27 9265 59.96 58.37
47 KD Walters AUS 1965 1981 125 14 15 4541 48.50 58.28
48 MS Dhoni IND 2005 2014 144 16 6 4876 59.12 57.13
49 LRPL Taylor NZ 2007 2022 196 24 19 7683 59.29 56.96
50 AJ Lamb ENG 1982 1992 139 10 14 4656 51.40 56.82
51 JM Bairstow ENG 2012 2024 178 12 12 6042 59.07 56.76
52 Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK 1992 2007 200 22 25 8830 54.00 56.64
53 DI Gower ENG 1978 1992 204 18 18 8231 50.60 56.61
54 AK Markram SA 2017 2025 92 2 8 3192 59.03 56.57
55 Liton Das BAN 2015 2025 90 2 5 3117 59.66 56.39
56 AW Greig ENG 1972 1977 93 4 8 3338 46.04 56.35
57 RB Simpson AUS 1957 1978 111 7 10 2266 43.91 56.32
58 A Ranatunga SL 1982 2000 155 12 4 4527 50.61 56.19
59 ME Waugh AUS 1991 2002 209 17 20 8029 52.34 56.18
60 JL Langer AUS 1993 2007 182 12 23 7696 54.22 56.17
61 GA Gooch ENG 1975 1995 215 6 20 8900 49.28 56.16
62 ME Trescothick ENG 2000 2006 143 10 14 5825 54.52 56.12
63 BKG Mendis SL 2015 2025 135 6 10 4757 58.61 56.11
64 BA Stokes ENG 2013 2026 216 9 14 7216 58.44 56.02
65 Moin Khan PAK 1990 2004 104 8 4 2741 51.20 55.95
66 SM Pollock SA 1995 2007 156 39 2 3781 52.55 55.68
67 DM de Silva SL 2016 2025 115 9 12 4133 58.30 55.56
68 Tamim Iqbal BAN 2008 2023 134 2 10 5134 58.00 55.55
69 CG Greenidge WI 1974 1991 185 16 19 6147 49.03 55.49
70 PA de Silva SL 1984 2002 159 11 20 5742 50.97 55.49
71 SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2013 329 33 51 15910 54.06 55.42
72 RC Fredericks WI 1968 1977 109 7 8 2023 46.39 55.42
73 BJ Haddin AUS 2008 2015 112 13 4 3266 58.47 55.36
74 JE Root ENG 2012 2026 298 25 41 13943 57.52 55.24
75 BL D'Oliveira ENG 1966 1972 70 8 5 2215 43.96 55.16
76 IM Chappell AUS 1964 1980 136 10 14 4188 44.70 55.12
77 AI Kallicharran WI 1972 1980 109 10 12 2025 46.32 54.95
78 Mohsin Khan PAK 1978 1986 79 6 7 2366 48.70 54.91
79 GA Hick ENG 1991 2001 114 6 6 3383 49.02 54.83
80 IA Healy AUS 1988 1999 182 23 4 4356 49.60 54.82
81 DM Jones AUS 1984 1992 89 11 11 3631 49.71 54.66
82 RG Sharma IND 2013 2024 116 10 12 4301 57.06 54.63
83 Mohammad Hafeez PAK 2003 2018 105 8 10 3652 56.01 54.60
84 CL Hooper WI 1987 2002 173 15 13 5762 50.26 54.55
85 APE Knott ENG 1967 1981 149 15 5 3941 44.38 54.50
86 Mohammad Yousuf PAK 1998 2010 156 12 24 7530 52.39 53.76
87 KC Sangakkara SL 2000 2015 233 17 38 12400 54.19 53.75
88 MR Marsh AUS 2014 2024 80 7 3 2083 56.30 53.74
89 Imran Khan PAK 1971 1992 126 25 6 3131 47.53 53.73
90 MJ Clarke AUS 2004 2015 198 22 28 8643 55.92 53.66
91 AJ Stewart ENG 1990 2003 235 21 15 8463 48.64 53.65
92 Salim Malik PAK 1982 1999 154 22 15 5380 49.18 53.53
93 V Kohli IND 2011 2025 210 13 30 9230 55.58 53.44
94 KF Barrington ENG 1955 1968 131 15 20 2359 43.01 53.43
95 SC Ganguly IND 1996 2008 188 17 16 7212 51.26 53.35
96 DJ Cullinan SA 1993 2001 115 12 14 4554 48.85 53.32
97 RW Marsh AUS 1970 1984 150 13 3 3336 46.04 53.13
98 JO Holder WI 2014 2024 123 20 3 3073 54.92 53.08
99 KC Wessels SA 1982 1994 71 3 6 2788 46.63 53.05
100 NJ Astle NZ 1996 2006 137 10 11 4702 49.61 52.85

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier batsmen may change if current batsmen set new benchmarks.

Top Teams (TT)

  1. An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 7 years.
  2. Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
  3. The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific condition.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/(Inns - Not Out)
  2. BF - Balls Faced
  3. FP - First Played by Year
  4. INF - Infinite
  5. LP - Last Played by Year
  6. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  7. NA - Not Applicable
  8. NI - Not In Top
  9. NK - Not Known
  10. NO, * - Not Out
  11. NQ - Not Qualified
  12. OPP - Opposition
  13. R4BF - Runs for available data of balls
  14. SR - Strike Rate or Runs/Balls
  15. TS - Trend Setter
  16. TT - Top Teams

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