Test Fast Bowlers With Best BBI by Strike Rate Featured

Top 100 Test Fast Bowlers With Best BBI By SR

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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. In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 bowling performances by Strike Rate of a bowler. Best Bowling By Strike Rate (BBS) is simply the Relative SR of the bowler in the 7 Inns. Only 3+ Wkt performaces are counted in this criteria.

CONTENTS
1. QUALIFICATION
2. TOP 100 PACERS WITH BEST BBS IN TEST CRICKET
3. BRIEF EXPLANATION
3.1. Dynamic Nature
3.2. Top Teams (TT)
3.3. Abbreviations

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (Top Teams) 25
Min Career Wkts 50

TOP 100 PACERS WITH BEST BBS IN TEST CRICKET

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.
  • Venues at which a player has played.
  • Time Period in which a bowler has been active
RANK BOWLER NAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BBS
1 DW Steyn SA 6/8.1 6/8.2 5/8.0 6/10.3 4/7.0 7/16.4 5/13.0 11.11
2 SCJ Broad ENG 8/9.3 7/11.0 4/8.0 6/12.1 4/8.1 6/13.4 6/14.0 11.26
3 VD Philander SA 5/6.0 5/7.0 5/10.1 6/13.0 5/11.1 5/13.0 6/15.4 12.92
4 FS Trueman ENG 8/8.4 7/14.3 4/9.0 6/15.5 5/14.3 6/17.4 5/16.0 12.98
5 MA Starc AUS 6/7.3 7/12.5 6/12.3 5/10.4 6/14.1 3/8.0 5/13.3 13.19
6 M Morkel SA 5/9.4 3/6.0 3/6.0 5/11.0 4/9.4 5/12.4 5/13.0 13.64
7 RJ Hadlee NZ 7/11.1 4/7.0 6/12.3 9/23.4 6/17.5 4/12.4 5/16.0 13.76
8 JH Kallis SA 5/4.3 3/5.0 4/7.2 4/11.0 5/14.0 6/17.0 4/13.0 13.90
9 GD McGrath AUS 8/16.0 5/10.0 3/7.0 5/12.3 8/20.3 3/8.0 4/11.1 13.92
10 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 6/8.2 5/8.0 5/12.0 4/11.0 4/11.0 6/18.0 4/12.0 13.96
11 K Rabada SA 4/4.0 6/10.4 5/9.0 5/11.0 6/15.0 5/13.5 6/17.0 14.12
12 KAJ Roach WI 5/5.0 3/4.4 5/10.0 5/11.0 3/8.0 4/13.0 4/13.0 14.13
13 JJ Bumrah IND 5/8.0 5/10.0 3/6.0 6/12.1 6/13.5 6/15.5 6/15.5 14.29
14 SJ Harmison ENG 7/12.3 6/13.0 6/13.0 5/11.2 5/12.5 6/20.1 4/13.4 14.32
15 CA Walsh WI 4/5.1 3/5.1 3/7.0 6/15.2 5/13.0 7/20.4 5/15.0 14.42
16 AR Caddick ENG 5/11.2 7/16.0 5/11.5 5/12.0 5/13.0 3/8.0 5/14.0 14.52
17 BA Stokes ENG 3/2.2 5/6.0 6/14.3 3/7.3 4/11.5 6/19.5 3/10.0 14.53
18 JM Anderson ENG 6/12.4 5/11.4 6/14.4 6/15.0 4/10.3 5/13.2 3/8.0 14.54
19 Waqar Younis PAK 4/7.1 3/6.1 4/8.5 6/14.0 4/10.0 5/13.3 6/16.2 14.59
20 UT Yadav IND 3/5.0 3/7.0 3/7.0 3/7.0 3/8.0 5/14.1 4/12.0 14.63
21 JR Hazlewood AUS 5/5.0 4/9.0 5/12.0 3/7.2 5/12.5 5/13.2 5/14.0 14.66
22 JN Gillespie AUS 3/5.0 7/13.4 4/9.1 3/8.0 6/17.0 4/12.0 5/15.2 14.83
23 RGD Willis ENG 8/15.1 4/9.2 5/13.0 5/14.0 6/17.0 5/15.3 4/14.0 14.88
24 MA Holding WI 6/9.2 3/7.2 5/13.0 5/14.5 3/9.0 4/13.0 3/10.0 15.06
25 CEL Ambrose WI 6/10.0 4/10.1 7/18.0 5/13.1 8/22.4 4/12.0 3/9.0 15.07
26 MD Marshall WI 4/4.2 7/15.4 4/9.4 6/15.0 6/18.0 5/15.5 5/15.5 15.16
27 IK Pathan IND 5/9.0 7/15.2 6/15.0 4/12.0 5/16.0 5/17.1 5/18.5 15.20
28 DK Lillee AUS 5/9.0 6/15.0 6/17.5 5/15.0 5/15.1 5/16.4 4/13.3 15.42
29 TA Boult NZ 6/10.4 6/15.0 6/15.0 4/10.0 5/13.2 5/16.0 4/12.5 15.51
30 AA Donald SA 3/6.0 6/15.0 5/13.0 5/13.3 4/11.1 5/14.2 5/15.3 15.52
31 I Sharma IND 3/6.2 5/12.0 5/13.0 6/17.0 5/15.0 3/9.0 3/9.0 15.52
32 MG Johnson AUS 4/8.0 7/17.1 7/17.2 3/8.4 6/17.3 4/11.5 8/24.0 15.57
33 SM Boland AUS 6/4.0 3/2.0 6/16.5 4/11.4 3/8.5 3/9.0 3/10.0 15.61
34 SM Pollock SA 5/11.0 6/13.4 3/8.0 5/13.3 4/11.0 6/17.4 4/12.2 15.82
35 IT Botham ENG 3/6.2 5/11.0 8/20.5 5/14.0 3/9.2 5/16.0 4/13.1 16.10
36 PJ Cummins AUS 6/11.0 6/15.0 5/12.4 4/10.2 5/13.1 3/8.0 5/14.0 16.11
37 Imran Khan PAK 8/20.1 7/19.1 6/17.2 6/18.0 3/9.0 7/22.4 4/13.0 16.14
38 M Jansen SA 7/6.5 6/14.0 3/7.1 5/12.2 3/9.0 6/19.5 4/13.3 16.27
39 CS Martin NZ 6/8.3 4/10.0 5/15.0 5/16.0 4/13.0 6/20.0 3/10.0 16.46
40 M Ntini SA 3/6.0 3/8.0 3/8.0 4/11.0 5/14.0 7/19.5 5/15.0 16.50
41 JO Holder WI 5/10.1 3/6.1 6/13.0 5/14.2 3/9.0 4/12.1 6/20.0 16.53
42 WW Hall WI 5/9.0 3/8.0 4/13.0 6/20.5 4/16.0 4/16.0 4/16.5 16.59
43 Wasim Akram PAK 5/9.0 4/9.2 3/7.0 6/16.1 5/15.3 6/20.0 4/14.0 16.60
44 JA Snow ENG 6/15.2 4/11.0 7/21.0 3/10.0 7/23.3 4/15.0 3/13.0 16.65
45 PM Siddle AUS 5/9.5 6/16.0 5/14.0 5/15.0 3/9.0 3/12.0 3/12.0 16.77
46 MA Wood ENG 5/8.2 5/11.4 6/16.3 5/14.0 5/14.3 3/11.0 4/16.1 16.95
47 CR Woakes ENG 6/7.4 5/11.0 3/7.0 3/9.0 5/18.0 3/11.0 3/11.0 17.02
48 SR Watson AUS 5/5.0 5/7.5 6/11.0 3/6.0 4/15.4 3/19.0 17.05
49 JR Thomson AUS 6/13.0 5/14.4 5/14.5 6/20.0 5/18.0 4/14.4 6/23.3 17.29
50 N Wagner NZ 7/14.4 4/11.0 4/11.0 5/14.0 3/9.0 4/13.0 5/16.2 17.37
51 D Gough ENG 3/6.0 4/10.0 6/18.5 5/16.0 5/16.0 3/10.0 4/14.0 17.45
52 M Siraj IND 3/4.0 6/9.0 4/10.5 4/11.3 6/19.3 4/14.0 3/11.0 17.50
53 CL Cairns NZ 7/18.2 4/11.1 5/14.5 3/9.4 7/22.5 6/21.0 6/21.1 17.61
54 CEH Croft WI 4/9.1 8/18.5 4/13.3 4/13.5 4/15.0 3/12.0 6/25.0 17.62
55 WPUJC Vaas SL 4/9.5 6/15.0 6/18.0 7/25.0 5/18.3 4/15.0 5/18.5 17.79
56 MS Kasprowicz AUS 7/15.5 7/17.4 4/12.0 5/16.3 5/18.0 3/13.5 3/15.0 17.81
57 N Kapil Dev IND 5/13.2 3/9.3 4/13.0 5/16.4 3/10.0 3/10.0 7/23.4 17.81
58 Zaheer Khan IND 5/10.0 5/13.2 7/20.3 5/18.0 3/11.2 3/11.5 4/16.0 17.91
59 Mohammed Shami IND 5/10.5 5/12.3 5/13.1 5/16.0 3/10.0 4/14.4 3/11.0 17.93
60 AME Roberts WI 7/18.4 7/20.5 5/16.3 6/20.5 3/10.5 3/11.2 5/19.3 17.94
61 IR Bishop WI 3/6.2 6/16.0 4/11.5 5/15.5 5/16.0 4/13.0 5/20.2 17.95
62 CJ McDermott AUS 6/15.0 8/24.4 5/15.3 6/19.0 5/16.5 3/11.0 4/15.0 17.97
63 DR Tuffey NZ 4/9.0 3/8.0 4/10.5 3/9.0 6/19.0 4/15.3 4/16.0 17.99
64 JL Pattinson AUS 5/8.0 5/11.0 5/13.5 4/14.0 4/15.0 3/12.0 3/15.0 18.02
65 RJ Harris AUS 6/11.0 5/9.4 4/10.3 3/8.4 7/28.0 5/20.0 3/14.0 18.10
66 ST Gabriel WI 5/11.0 5/12.0 3/7.4 8/20.4 5/16.0 4/15.3 4/17.0 18.26
67 Umar Gul PAK 3/4.5 5/12.0 3/8.3 5/15.1 4/15.0 4/15.2 4/18.0 18.30
68 MJ Henry NZ 7/15.0 6/15.3 5/13.2 5/15.0 7/23.0 4/13.4 3/12.0 18.59
69 MJ Hoggard ENG 7/18.3 7/21.2 5/15.5 4/13.2 4/14.0 4/14.0 4/14.0 18.75
70 BP Patterson WI 5/8.5 4/11.0 3/8.4 5/15.1 5/16.0 3/10.5 5/24.0 18.85
71 JB Statham ENG 3/9.0 4/13.0 6/20.0 3/10.5 7/29.0 5/21.0 5/21.0 19.00
72 FH Edwards WI 5/13.0 5/14.0 6/18.1 5/15.3 5/15.4 4/16.0 7/29.4 19.15
73 BR Taylor NZ 5/7.3 7/20.3 3/12.0 3/13.5 5/23.5 5/24.0 3/15.0 19.28
74 J Srinath IND 6/11.5 8/27.0 6/22.0 3/11.0 5/19.0 3/12.0 3/14.0 19.30
75 DK Morrison NZ 5/15.0 6/18.4 5/16.0 3/10.0 7/26.4 5/20.0 5/21.1 19.37
76 Hasan Ali PAK 5/12.2 5/13.0 5/15.4 5/16.0 5/17.4 4/15.0 4/15.2 19.48
77 Mohammad Asif PAK 5/12.0 4/12.5 6/20.0 3/10.1 6/23.0 4/16.0 3/12.0 19.55
78 SL Malinga SL 3/6.0 4/9.0 5/17.0 4/14.0 5/18.0 4/15.1 3/12.0 19.56
79 TG Southee NZ 4/10.0 3/8.5 4/12.3 6/19.0 7/24.0 6/21.0 4/14.0 19.69
80 B Lee AUS 3/8.2 5/14.0 5/15.0 3/10.0 5/18.0 5/19.4 4/16.0 19.72
81 AK Davidson AUS 5/14.2 3/10.4 6/23.2 5/20.1 3/14.0 4/19.0 6/29.2 19.77
82 ST Finn ENG 5/10.0 3/8.0 3/9.0 6/21.0 4/15.0 4/15.0 3/12.0 20.13
83 JE Taylor WI 5/9.0 3/11.1 5/18.4 4/15.0 4/15.1 3/12.0 3/12.0 20.20
84 RAS Lakmal SL 3/4.3 5/19.0 4/15.2 3/11.3 3/12.0 3/12.0 4/16.3 20.30
85 CC Griffith WI 6/20.0 4/13.3 6/21.0 4/14.0 6/27.0 5/26.0 5/29.5 20.36
86 CM Old ENG 5/8.0 7/22.4 4/16.0 3/12.0 3/14.4 4/20.0 3/15.0 20.52
87 GD McKenzie AUS 3/8.0 5/17.0 7/28.4 5/21.5 8/37.2 5/24.0 6/29.1 20.57
88 Fazal Mahmood PAK 6/18.3 7/27.3 4/16.0 6/27.0 6/27.0 5/24.1 6/30.0 20.72
89 LT Ngidi SA 3/6.0 6/12.2 5/13.5 3/10.1 4/15.0 6/24.0 3/13.0 20.80
90 DW Fleming AUS 5/9.1 3/5.5 5/14.0 5/14.1 4/19.0 4/22.0 3/19.0 20.91
91 Abdul Razzaq PAK 4/6.5 4/7.5 3/10.1 3/11.0 3/12.0 5/23.1 4/18.4 20.97
92 Shaheen Shah Afridi PAK 4/8.5 6/17.3 5/15.0 4/14.1 4/15.1 5/20.0 4/17.0 21.03
93 J Garner WI 3/9.0 3/9.0 4/14.3 3/11.0 4/15.0 4/16.0 4/16.1 21.03
94 DJ Nash NZ 6/11.0 4/14.0 3/11.0 4/16.0 6/25.0 3/15.0 3/16.0 21.08
95 SB Doull NZ 5/15.0 5/16.0 7/24.0 4/15.0 5/21.2 4/19.4 4/20.0 21.15
96 ARC Fraser ENG 8/16.1 8/28.5 5/20.0 4/16.2 5/20.4 3/13.1 5/25.0 21.20
97 DJ Brown ENG 5/14.0 4/13.0 3/11.0 5/22.4 3/14.0 3/14.0 3/18.0 21.32
98 PM Pollock SA 4/12.0 6/20.3 5/23.2 3/14.0 5/23.5 5/24.0 5/24.0 21.50
99 JEC Franklin NZ 3/5.0 4/9.5 5/17.0 5/20.0 3/12.0 3/13.0 6/26.1 21.53
100 A Flintoff ENG 5/16.2 3/9.5 3/10.0 3/11.0 3/12.0 4/18.0 4/19.0 21.58

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier bowlers may change if current bowlers 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/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 5WH - Five Fors or 5 Wkt Hauls
  5. FP - First Played by Year
  6. INF - Infinite
  7. INNS - Innings
  8. LP - Last Played by Year
  9. MDNS - Maidens
  10. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  11. NA - Not Applicable
  12. NI - Not In Top
  13. NK - Not Known
  14. NO, * - Not Out
  15. NQ - Not Qualified
  16. OPP - Opposition
  17. OVRS - Overs
  18. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  19. TS - Trend Setter
  20. TT - Top Teams
  21. WKTS - Wickets Taken

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