Strike rate

Strike rate refers to two different statistics in the sport of cricket. Batting strike rate is a measure of how quickly a batter achieves the primary goal of batting, namely scoring runs. Bowling strike rate is a measure of how quickly a bowler achieves the primary goal of bowling, namely taking wickets (i.e. getting batters out).

Both strike rates are relatively new statistics, having only been invented and considered of importance after the introduction of One Day International cricket in the 1970s.

Batting strike rate
International batting strike rates as of January 2004

Batting strike rate (s/r) is defined for a batter as the average number of runs scored per 100 balls faced. The higher the strike rate, the more effective a batter is at scoring quickly.

In Test cricket, a batter's strike rate is of secondary relevance to their ability to score runs without getting out. This means a Test batter's most important statistic is generally considered to be their batting average, rather than their strike rate.

In limited overs cricket, strike rates are of considerably more importance. Since each team only faces a limited number of balls in an innings, the faster a batter scores, the more runs their team will be able to accumulate. Strike rates of over 150 are becoming common in Twenty20 cricket.[1] Strike rate is probably considered by most as the key factor in a batter in one day cricket. Accordingly, the batters with higher strike rates, especially in Twenty20 matches, are more valued than those with a lesser strike rate. Strike rate is also used to compare a batter’s ability to score runs against differing forms of bowling (i.e. spin bowling, fast bowling), often giving an indication to the bowling team as to how to successfully mitigate a batter's ability to score.

Highest career strike rate (T20I)
See also: Highest strike rates in ODIs and Highest strike rates in T20Is
Strike rate Runs scored Balls faced Batsman Team T20I career span
188.35 550292Ramesh Satheesan  Romania2019–2021
168.34 569338Sarfaraz Ali  Bahrain2019–2022
161.32 463287Rayyan Pathan  Canada2021–2022
160.14 655409Ravija Sandaruwan  Kuwait2019–2021
158.52 558352Tim David  Singapore2019–2020
Qualification: 250 balls. Last updated: 25 February 2022[2]

Highest career strike rate (ODI)
Strike rate Runs Balls faced Player Team Period
130.22 1,034794Andre Russell ‡ West Indies2011–present
124.99 3,1712,537Glenn Maxwell ‡ Australia2012–present
118.66 3,8723,263Jos Buttler ‡ England2012–present
117.31 1,2671,080Hardik Pandya India2016–present
117.06 590504Lionel Cann Bermuda2006–2009
Qualification: 500 balls faced. Last updated: 28 March 2021[3]

Bowling strike rate

Bowling strike rate is defined for a bowler as the average number of balls bowled per wicket taken. The lower the strike rate, the more effective a bowler is at taking wickets quickly.

Although introduced as a statistic complementary to the batting strike rate during the ascension of one-day cricket in the 1980s, bowling strike rates are arguably of more importance in Test cricket than One-day Internationals. This is because the primary goal of a bowler in Test cricket is to take wickets, whereas in a one-day match it is often sufficient to bowl economically - giving away as few runs as possible even if this means taking fewer wickets.

Best career strike rate (ODI and T20I)
See also: Lowest strike rates in ODIs and Lowest strike rates in T20Is

Best career strike rate (Tests)
Retired players
Strike rate Player Country Balls Wickets
34.1George Lohmann3830112
37.7J. J. Ferris / 230261
38.8Shane Bond337287
41.7Sydney Barnes7873189
42.3Dale Steyn18608439

Qualification: 2,000 balls
Last updated: 26 February 2021[4]

Active players
Strike rate Player Country Balls Wickets
30.0Duanne Olivier144048
33.3Kyle Jamieson120236
40.8Kuldeep Yadav106326
41.7Kagiso Rabada8431202
47.1Pat Cummins7734164
48.5Anrich Nortje189439
48.9James Pattinson396381
49.0Hasan Ali210743
49.0Jasprit Bumrah407583
49.2Lungi Ngidi118324
49.3Mitchell Starc12575255
49.9Mohammad Shami8999180

Qualification: 1,000 balls
Last updated: 30 January 2021[4]

References
  1. "Records - Twenty20 Internationals - Batting records - Highest career strike rate - ESPN Cricinfo".
  2. "Records–Twenty20 Internationals–Batting records–Highest career strike rate–ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  3. "Highest strike rate in One Day International cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 June 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  4. "Test matches – Bowling records – Best career strike rate". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
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