Tests - Fast Bowlers With Best Strike Rates

Top 100 Test Fast Bowlers 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 bowlers with best strike rates in Test Cricket since 1950. The second list gives you the bowlers with best Relative Strike Rates (R SR).

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

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (Top Teams) 25
Min Wickets 75

TOP 100 PACERS WITH BEST STRIKE RATES IN TEST CRICKET

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS RUNS BALLS WKTS SR
1 M Jansen SA 38 1880 3408 89 38.29
2 SM Boland AUS 37 1524 3191 82 38.91
3 K Rabada SA 134 7493 13436 340 39.52
4 DW Steyn SA 171 10077 18608 439 42.39
5 JJ Bumrah IND 99 4631 10031 234 42.87
6 Waqar Younis PAK 154 8788 16224 373 43.50
7 JNT Seales WI 49 2458 4329 95 45.57
8 PJ Cummins AUS 134 6946 14391 315 45.69
9 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 82 4574 8143 178 45.75
10 MA Starc AUS 202 11481 20013 433 46.22
11 AM Fernando SL 41 2187 3721 80 46.51
12 MD Marshall WI 151 7876 17584 376 46.77
13 AA Donald SA 129 7344 15519 330 47.03
14 Mohammad Asif PAK 44 2583 5170 106 48.77
15 JL Pattinson AUS 38 2133 3963 81 48.93
16 CEH Croft WI 52 2913 6165 125 49.32
17 FS Trueman ENG 127 6625 15178 307 49.44
18 OE Robinson ENG 37 1742 3796 76 49.95
19 Mohammed Shami IND 122 6346 11515 229 50.28
20 M Siraj IND 84 4124 7007 139 50.41
21 RJ Harris AUS 52 2658 5736 113 50.76
22 VD Philander SA 119 5000 11391 224 50.85
23 RJ Hadlee NZ 150 9612 21918 431 50.85
24 J Garner WI 111 5433 13175 259 50.87
25 MA Holding WI 113 5898 12680 249 50.92
26 MG Johnson AUS 140 8891 16001 313 51.12
27 ST Finn ENG 66 3800 6412 125 51.30
28 D Gough ENG 95 6503 11821 229 51.62
29 SL Malinga SL 59 3349 5215 101 51.63
30 BP Patterson WI 53 2874 4829 93 51.92
31 GD McGrath AUS 243 12186 29248 563 51.95
32 DK Lillee AUS 132 8493 18467 355 52.02
33 MJ Henry NZ 65 3799 7299 140 52.14
34 IR Bishop WI 76 3909 8413 161 52.25
35 JR Hazlewood AUS 143 7144 15423 295 52.28
36 KAJ Roach WI 159 7968 15406 294 52.40
37 JR Thomson AUS 90 5602 10535 200 52.68
38 N Wagner NZ 122 7169 13725 260 52.79
39 UT Yadav IND 112 5263 8979 170 52.82
40 Shaheen Shah Afridi PAK 56 3378 6401 121 52.90
41 B Lee AUS 150 9554 16531 310 53.33
42 M Morkel SA 160 8550 16498 309 53.39
43 RGD Willis ENG 165 8190 17357 325 53.41
44 M Ntini SA 190 11242 20834 390 53.42
45 CL Cairns NZ 104 6410 11698 218 53.66
46 Imran Khan PAK 142 8258 19458 362 53.75
47 WW Hall WI 92 5066 10421 192 54.28
48 AS Joseph WI 75 4150 6742 124 54.37
49 Hasan Ali PAK 48 2213 4355 80 54.44
50 CEL Ambrose WI 179 8501 22103 405 54.58
51 MVT Fernando SL 49 2595 4422 81 54.59
52 Wasim Akram PAK 181 9778 22627 414 54.65
53 SR Clark AUS 48 2243 5146 94 54.74
54 TA Boult NZ 149 8717 17416 317 54.94
55 JN Gillespie AUS 137 6770 14234 259 54.96
56 DW Fleming AUS 38 1942 4129 75 55.05
57 AME Roberts WI 90 5174 11135 202 55.12
58 BA Reid AUS 42 2784 6244 113 55.26
59 Mohammad Abbas PAK 48 2318 5554 100 55.54
60 MA Wood ENG 71 3665 6610 119 55.55
61 KCG Benjamin WI 48 2785 5132 92 55.78
62 SCJ Broad ENG 309 16719 33698 604 55.79
63 CBRLS Kumara SL 57 3749 5810 104 55.87
64 MJ Hoggard ENG 122 7564 13909 248 56.08
65 BA Stokes ENG 178 7655 13767 245 56.19
66 PM Pollock SA 52 2806 6522 116 56.22
67 ST Gabriel WI 104 5348 9379 166 56.50
68 JM Anderson ENG 350 18627 40037 704 56.87
69 IT Botham ENG 168 10878 21815 383 56.96
70 CJ McDermott AUS 124 8332 16586 291 57.00
71 BR Taylor NZ 53 2953 6334 111 57.06
72 KTGD Prasad SL 44 2698 4327 75 57.69
73 CA Walsh WI 242 12688 30019 519 57.84
74 SM Pollock SA 202 9733 24353 421 57.85
75 AR Caddick ENG 105 6999 13558 234 57.94
76 MG Hughes AUS 97 6017 12285 212 57.95
77 JEC Franklin NZ 54 2786 4767 82 58.13
78 FH Edwards WI 97 6249 9602 165 58.19
79 CR Woakes ENG 118 5687 11225 192 58.46
80 DG Cork ENG 62 3906 7678 131 58.61
81 IK Pathan IND 54 3226 5884 100 58.84
82 Umar Gul PAK 90 5553 9599 163 58.89
83 SJ Harmison ENG 115 7192 13375 226 59.18
84 GR Dilley ENG 65 4107 8192 138 59.36
85 JA Snow ENG 93 5387 12021 202 59.51
86 JE Taylor WI 78 4480 7757 130 59.67
87 TM Alderman AUS 73 4616 10181 170 59.89
88 CC Griffith WI 50 2683 5631 94 59.90
89 TG Southee NZ 203 11832 23490 391 60.08
90 CS Martin NZ 126 7878 14026 233 60.20
91 Zaheer Khan IND 165 10247 18785 311 60.40
92 Wahab Riaz PAK 49 2864 5018 83 60.46
93 BW Hilfenhaus AUS 49 2822 6078 99 61.39
94 ARC Fraser ENG 79 4836 10876 177 61.45
95 NAT Adcock SA 46 2195 6391 104 61.45
96 PR Reiffel AUS 67 2804 6403 104 61.57
97 I Sharma IND 188 10078 19160 311 61.61
98 SB Doull NZ 51 2872 6053 98 61.77
99 GF Lawson AUS 78 5501 11118 180 61.77
100 CRD Fernando SL 68 3784 6181 100 61.81

TOP 100 PACERS WITH BEST R SR 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 INNS RUNS BALLS WKTS SR R SR
1 M Jansen SA 38 1880 3408 89 38.29 42.71
2 DW Steyn SA 171 10077 18608 439 42.39 42.72
3 K Rabada SA 134 7493 13436 340 39.52 42.76
4 CEH Croft WI 52 2913 6165 125 49.32 44.53
5 Waqar Younis PAK 154 8788 16224 373 43.50 44.54
6 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 82 4574 8143 178 45.75 45.05
7 WW Hall WI 92 5066 10421 192 54.28 45.16
8 AA Donald SA 129 7344 15519 330 47.03 45.35
9 SM Boland AUS 37 1524 3191 82 38.91 45.48
10 FS Trueman ENG 127 6625 15178 307 49.44 45.60
11 JJ Bumrah IND 99 4631 10031 234 42.87 46.27
12 MD Marshall WI 151 7876 17584 376 46.77 46.33
13 Mohammad Asif PAK 44 2583 5170 106 48.77 46.48
14 PM Pollock SA 52 2806 6522 116 56.22 46.93
15 DK Lillee AUS 132 8493 18467 355 52.02 47.12
16 JR Thomson AUS 90 5602 10535 200 52.68 47.33
17 RJ Hadlee NZ 150 9612 21918 431 50.85 47.42
18 JL Pattinson AUS 38 2133 3963 81 48.93 47.98
19 CC Griffith WI 50 2683 5631 94 59.90 48.36
20 MA Holding WI 113 5898 12680 249 50.92 48.46
21 BR Taylor NZ 53 2953 6334 111 57.06 48.72
22 MA Starc AUS 202 11481 20013 433 46.22 48.78
23 J Garner WI 111 5433 13175 259 50.87 49.17
24 MG Johnson AUS 140 8891 16001 313 51.12 49.52
25 PJ Cummins AUS 134 6946 14391 315 45.69 49.55
26 D Gough ENG 95 6503 11821 229 51.62 49.58
27 RJ Harris AUS 52 2658 5736 113 50.76 49.63
28 Imran Khan PAK 142 8258 19458 362 53.75 49.66
29 NAT Adcock SA 46 2195 6391 104 61.45 49.68
30 RGD Willis ENG 165 8190 17357 325 53.41 50.02
31 AME Roberts WI 90 5174 11135 202 55.12 50.08
32 AK Davidson AUS 82 3819 11587 186 62.30 50.20
33 CL Cairns NZ 104 6410 11698 218 53.66 50.30
34 OE Robinson ENG 37 1742 3796 76 49.95 50.36
35 IR Bishop WI 76 3909 8413 161 52.25 50.37
36 JNT Seales WI 49 2458 4329 95 45.57 50.42
37 GD McGrath AUS 243 12186 29248 563 51.95 50.93
38 Mohammed Shami IND 122 6346 11515 229 50.28 51.12
39 UT Yadav IND 112 5263 8979 170 52.82 51.36
40 AM Fernando SL 41 2187 3721 80 46.51 51.40
41 JA Snow ENG 93 5387 12021 202 59.51 51.59
42 SL Malinga SL 59 3349 5215 101 51.63 51.70
43 BP Patterson WI 53 2874 4829 93 51.92 51.79
44 B Lee AUS 150 9554 16531 310 53.33 52.06
45 KCG Benjamin WI 48 2785 5132 92 55.78 53.07
46 BA Reid AUS 42 2784 6244 113 55.26 53.18
47 SR Clark AUS 48 2243 5146 94 54.74 53.25
48 VD Philander SA 119 5000 11391 224 50.85 53.31
49 KTGD Prasad SL 44 2698 4327 75 57.69 53.32
50 IK Pathan IND 54 3226 5884 100 58.84 53.38
51 CEL Ambrose WI 179 8501 22103 405 54.58 53.39
52 M Morkel SA 160 8550 16498 309 53.39 53.54
53 ST Finn ENG 66 3800 6412 125 51.30 53.55
54 JB Statham ENG 129 6261 16056 252 63.71 53.76
55 M Ntini SA 190 11242 20834 390 53.42 53.87
56 DW Fleming AUS 38 1942 4129 75 55.05 53.93
57 CJ McDermott AUS 124 8332 16586 291 57.00 53.97
58 JN Gillespie AUS 137 6770 14234 259 54.96 54.22
59 Wasim Akram PAK 181 9778 22627 414 54.65 54.84
60 N Wagner NZ 122 7169 13725 260 52.79 54.95
61 TA Boult NZ 149 8717 17416 317 54.94 55.08
62 Shaheen Shah Afridi PAK 56 3378 6401 121 52.90 55.10
63 M Siraj IND 84 4124 7007 139 50.41 55.25
64 MJ Hoggard ENG 122 7564 13909 248 56.08 55.27
65 KAJ Roach WI 159 7968 15406 294 52.40 55.35
66 Hasan Ali PAK 48 2213 4355 80 54.44 55.55
67 JR Hazlewood AUS 143 7144 15423 295 52.28 55.61
68 MJ Henry NZ 65 3799 7299 140 52.14 55.61
69 IT Botham ENG 168 10878 21815 383 56.96 55.62
70 DJ Brown ENG 46 2237 5098 79 64.53 55.89
71 SCJ Broad ENG 309 16719 33698 604 55.79 56.12
72 MA Wood ENG 71 3665 6610 119 55.55 56.20
73 JM Anderson ENG 350 18627 40037 704 56.87 56.20
74 FH Edwards WI 97 6249 9602 165 58.19 56.34
75 MG Hughes AUS 97 6017 12285 212 57.95 56.39
76 CA Walsh WI 242 12688 30019 519 57.84 56.40
77 SB Doull NZ 51 2872 6053 98 61.77 56.51
78 Umar Gul PAK 90 5553 9599 163 58.89 56.63
79 BA Stokes ENG 178 7655 13767 245 56.19 56.70
80 CM Old ENG 81 4020 8858 143 61.94 56.72
81 CBRLS Kumara SL 57 3749 5810 104 55.87 56.86
82 AR Caddick ENG 105 6999 13558 234 57.94 56.97
83 SJ Harmison ENG 115 7192 13375 226 59.18 57.10
84 Zaheer Khan IND 165 10247 18785 311 60.40 57.11
85 KD Ghavri IND 69 3656 7036 109 64.55 57.13
86 RO Collinge NZ 62 3392 7689 116 66.28 57.27
87 DK Morrison NZ 76 5549 10064 160 62.90 57.33
88 Fazal Mahmood PAK 53 3434 9834 139 70.75 57.42
89 S Sreesanth IND 50 3271 5419 87 62.29 57.50
90 DG Cork ENG 62 3906 7678 131 58.61 57.53
91 TM Alderman AUS 73 4616 10181 170 59.89 57.72
92 GR Dilley ENG 65 4107 8192 138 59.36 57.73
93 SM Pollock SA 202 9733 24353 421 57.85 57.75
94 GD McKenzie AUS 113 7328 17681 246 71.87 57.88
95 JE Taylor WI 78 4480 7757 130 59.67 58.33
96 ST Gabriel WI 104 5348 9379 166 56.50 58.56
97 MS Kasprowicz AUS 73 3716 7140 113 63.19 58.58
98 Wahab Riaz PAK 49 2864 5018 83 60.46 58.66
99 JEC Franklin NZ 54 2786 4767 82 58.13 58.72
100 I Sharma IND 188 10078 19160 311 61.61 58.76

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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