Best Strike Rate – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the best strike rate in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
ODIAll-time483 entries
175.00Greg ChappellAUS14.40 clear of Bob Massie
260.60Bob MassieAUS14.40 off the lead
354.00Jeff HammondAUS21 off the lead
● LEADS
Greg ChappellAUS
75.00 · 14.40 ahead of Massie
↑ MOST ENTRIES
Greg ChappellAUS
4 separate entries on this list · 383 different players in all
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
33.00
The mark at number ten — 473 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
15 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Strike Rate — full list

483 entries, ranked
1Greg ChappellAUS75.00
2Bob MassieAUS60.60
3Jeff HammondAUS54.00
4John SnowENG49.50
5Alan ThomsonAUS48.00
6Ken ShuttleworthENG42.00
7Dennis LilleeAUS39.60
8Bob WoolmerENG36.36
9Basil D'OliveiraENG36.00
10Geoff ArnoldENG33.00
10Ashok MankadIND33.00
12Gary CosierAUS31.65
13Mike HendrickENG31.60
14Not on recordINS31.33
15Brian McKechnieNZ30.33
16Alan HurstAUS30.12
17Not on recordINS30.00
17Gary RobertsonNZ30.00
17John LeverENG30.00
20John MorrisonNZ29.32
21Eddie HemmingsENG28.95
22Malcolm MarshallWI28.88
23Greg CampbellAUS28.84
24Sarfraz NawazPAK28.80
24Gary TroupNZ28.80
26Greg ChappellAUS28.73
27Peter LeverENG28.56
28Patrick PattersonWI28.50
28Trevor ChappellAUS28.50
28Ravi RatnayekeSL28.50
28Kenny BenjaminWI28.50
32Joel GarnerWI28.48
33Madan LalIND28.44
34Allan BorderAUS28.40
35Phil SimmonsWI28.29
36Wasim AkramPAK28.16
37Gary GilmourAUS28.00
37Derick ParryWI28.00
37Merv HughesAUS28.00
40Bruce TaylorNZ27.90
41John EmbureyENG27.88
42Eddo BrandesZIM27.74
43Ian BishopWI27.73
44Graeme BeardAUS27.60
44Mark WaughAUS27.60
44Grant FlowerZIM27.60
47Tahir NaqqashPAK27.44
48Martin SneddenNZ27.43
49Gladstone SmallENG27.33
50Dilip DoshiIND27.27
51Javagal SrinathIND27.04
52Saleem MalikPAK27.00
52Mohinder AmarnathIND27.00
52Guy WhittallZIM27.00
52Sherwin CampbellWI27.00
56Chris LewisENG26.96
57Mushtaq AhmedPAK26.65
58Andy RobertsNZ26.57
59Robin JackmanENG26.40
59Len PascoeAUS26.40
59Martin SneddenNZ26.40
59Thirumalai SekharIND26.40
59Kabir KhanPAK26.40
64Craig McDermottAUS26.21
65Ravi RatnayekeSL26.19
66Harvinder SinghIND26.18
67Derek UnderwoodENG26.00
67Shaul KarnainSL26.00
69Golam FaruqBAN25.80
70Graeme LabrooySL25.71
71Bev CongdonNZ25.56
72Derek PringleENG25.50
72Geoff AllottNZ25.50
74Sir Curtly AmbroseWI25.39
75Merv HughesAUS25.33
76Arjuna RanatungaSL25.20
76Chris CowdreyENG25.20
76Shivlal YadavIND25.20
79Dennis LilleeAUS25.15
79Steve ElworthySA25.15
81Craig McDermottAUS25.06
82Mudassar NazarPAK25.00
82Mark DekkerZIM25.00
84Patrick PattersonWI24.90
85Glenn McGrathAUS24.60
86Adrian KuiperSA24.46
87Patrick PattersonWI24.35
88Joel GarnerWI24.33
89Graeme WatsonAUS24.00
89Geoff ArnoldENG24.00
89Majid KhanPAK24.00
89Sir Viv RichardsWI24.00
89Rashid KhanAFG24.00
89Warren StottNZ24.00
89Gary TroupNZ24.00
89Zakir KhanPAK24.00
89Gazi AshrafBAN24.00
89Maninder SinghIND24.00
89Kapila WijegunawardeneSL24.00
89Imran KhanPAK24.00
89Irfan BhattiPAK24.00
89Craig MatthewsSA24.00
89Jimmy AdamsWI24.00
89Maurice OdumbeKEN24.00
89Stephen FlemingNZ24.00
89Not on recordENG24.00
89Carl TuckettWI24.00
89Tinu YohannanIND24.00
89Jermaine LawsonWI24.00
110Wasim AkramPAK23.65
111Ajit de SilvaSL23.63
112Michael KasprowiczAUS23.58
113Ian BishopWI23.57
114Nathan BrackenAUS23.53
115Henry OlongaZIM23.25
116Allan DonaldSA23.24
117Chris OldENG23.15
118Shane BondNZ23.10
119Andre AdamsNZ23.04
120Keith ArthurtonWI23.00
120Mohammad AshrafulBAN23.00
122Allan BorderAUS22.88
123Colin CroftWI22.80
123Matthew HoggardENG22.80
123Alex WharfENG22.80
126Joel GarnerWI22.67
127Hansie CronjeSA22.59
128Tony GrayWI22.50
128Ajay JadejaIND22.50
128Tito OdumbeKEN22.50
128Anthony StuartAUS22.50
128Fidel EdwardsWI22.50
128Adeel RajaNED22.50
134Dennis LilleeAUS22.43
135Tony GreigENG22.40
135Derek CrookesSA22.40
137John BlainSCO22.26
138Graham McKenzieAUS22.20
138John LeverENG22.20
138Imran NazirPAK22.20
141Paul AdamsSA22.08
142Shiv ChanderpaulWI22.05
143Naved AnjumPAK22.00
143Evan GrayNZ22.00
143Brendon JulianAUS22.00
146Len PascoeAUS21.98
147Saqlain MushtaqPAK21.85
148Shane WarneAUS21.82
149Hasan JamilPAK21.75
149Ottis GibsonWI21.75
151Roger TelemachusSA21.70
152Carl RackemannAUS21.67
153Mike GattingENG21.60
153Mohsin KamalPAK21.60
153Ramnaresh SarwanWI21.60
153Ottis GibsonWI21.60
153Stuart ClarkAUS21.60
158Allan DonaldSA21.53
159Charl LangeveldtSA21.50
160Mark WaughAUS21.32
160Ottis GibsonWI21.32
162Iqbal QasimPAK21.00
162Saleem AltafPAK21.00
162Richard CollingeNZ21.00
162Vanburn HolderWI21.00
162Ian ChappellAUS21.00
162Zaheer AbbasPAK21.00
162David HookesAUS21.00
162Mark DekkerZIM21.00
162Hemang BadaniIND21.00
162Laurie WilliamsWI21.00
162Not on recordNAM21.00
162Mohammad AsifPAK21.00
162Keith ArthurtonWI21.00
162Dinusha FernandoSL21.00
162Xavier DohertyAUS21.00
177Sir Richard HadleeNZ20.92
178Graham StevensonENG20.88
179Matthew FlemingENG20.87
180Shingi MasakadzaZIM20.76
181Saleem MalikPAK20.67
182Salil AnkolaIND20.60
183Sir Ian BothamENG20.55
184Imran NiaziPAK20.52
185Wasim RajaPAK20.40
185Aamer HanifPAK20.40
185Eric GoukaNED20.40
188Josh DaveySCO20.20
189Waqar YounisPAK20.12
190Colin CroftWI20.00
190Larry GomesWI20.00
190Rajindra DhanrajWI20.00
190Joseph AngaraKEN20.00
190Paul WilsonAUS20.00
190Thomas OdoyoKEN20.00
190Ashish PatelCAN20.00
190Maurits JonkmanNED20.00
190Andre BothaIRE20.00
199Kabir KhanPAK19.95
200Junaid KhanPAK19.92
201Dean JonesAUS19.80
201Kane WilliamsonNZ19.80
203Larry GomesWI19.60
203Hamid HassanAFG19.60
205Pieter SeelaarNED19.53
206Ryan HarrisAUS19.52
207Mohsin KamalPAK19.50
207Eric UpashanthaSL19.50
209Anshuman RathHK19.32
210Charl LangeveldtSA19.30
211Peter MartinENG19.20
211Dave RundleSA19.20
211Marcus TrescothickENG19.20
211George DockrellIRE19.20
211Jason GillespieAUS19.20
211Aaron FinchAUS19.20
211Ryan ten DoeschateNED19.20
211Not on recordDEN19.20
219Abdur RazzakBAN19.09
220Not on recordUSA19.03
221Chris CairnsNZ19.00
221Yamin AhmadzaiAFG19.00
221Andrew FlintoffENG19.00
224Shaun TaitAUS18.98
225Amit MishraIND18.97
226Fidel EdwardsWI18.94
227Alistair CampbellZIM18.90
228Nisarg PatelUSA18.86
229Ronald EbanksCIS18.84
229James NgocheKEN18.84
231Nahid RanaBAN18.80
232Nasir AzizUAE18.73
233Shoaib AkhtarPAK18.67
234Raman LambaIND18.60
234Pieter SeelaarNED18.60
234Vivian KingmaNED18.60
234Darren SammyWI18.60
238Josh DaveySCO18.57
239Mohammad AshrafulBAN18.30
240Allan DonaldSA18.27
241Sompal KamiNEP18.26
242Oshane ThomasWI18.20
243Barry WoodENG18.00
243Sir Ian BothamENG18.00
243Sarfraz NawazPAK18.00
243Intikhab AlamPAK18.00
243Trevor LaughlinAUS18.00
243Sadiq MohammadPAK18.00
243Mudassar NazarPAK18.00
243Kirti AzadIND18.00
243Jalal-ud-DinPAK18.00
243Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK18.00
243Chris SmithENG18.00
243Roy DiasSL18.00
243Iqbal QasimPAK18.00
243Lalithamana FernandoSL18.00
243Bruce YardleyAUS18.00
243Javed MiandadPAK18.00
243Shoaib MohammadPAK18.00
243Ish SodhiNZ18.00
243Chris LewisENG18.00
243Sajeewa de SilvaSL18.00
243David WilleyENG18.00
243Marnus LabuschagneAUS18.00
243Henry OlongaZIM18.00
243Chris SilverwoodENG18.00
243Chris MartinNZ18.00
243Daryll CullinanSA18.00
243Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK18.00
243Rayyan PathanCAN18.00
243Ryan BurlZIM18.00
243Vikrant ShettyUAE18.00
243Delyone BordenBER18.00
243Lou VincentNZ18.00
243Not on recordNAM18.00
243Tom de GroothNED18.00
277Alasdair EvansSCO17.79
278Kris SrikkanthIND17.46
279Mustafizur RahmanBAN17.35
280Wanindu HasarangaSL17.31
281Cameron WhiteAUS17.28
282Greg ChappellAUS17.20
282Ricardo PowellWI17.20
284George DockrellIRE17.16
284Andrew WhiteIRE17.16
286Gordon GoudieSCO17.13
287Paul van MeekerenNED17.03
288Richard CollingeNZ17.00
288Lungi NgidiSA17.00
288Njabulo NcubeZIM17.00
291Michael RipponNED16.96
292Muhammad KhanUSA16.94
293Ajantha MendisSL16.86
294Pramod LiyanagamageSL16.80
294Devon MalcolmENG16.80
294Josh HazlewoodAUS16.80
294Izatullah DawlatzaiAFG16.80
294Mushtaq AhmedPAK16.80
294Scott KuggeleijnNZ16.80
300Imran TahirSA16.67
300Amjad MahboobSIN16.67
300Not on recordNAM16.67
303Gavin MainSCO16.65
304David LawrenceENG16.50
304Johannes SmitNAM16.50
304Manoj TiwaryIND16.50
304Manjula GurugeUAE16.50
304Ahmed RazaUAE16.50
309Sushan BhariNEP16.47
310Rashid KhanPAK16.30
311Johannes SmitNAM16.29
311Chris SoleSCO16.29
311Not on recordSCO16.29
314Richard NgaravaZIM16.20
314Justin OntongSA16.20
314Zahoor KhanUAE16.20
314Arshdeep SinghIND16.20
318Grant ElliottNZ16.13
319Rusty TheronSA16.10
320Charlie CassellSCO16.05
321Ray IllingworthENG16.00
321Joel GarnerWI16.00
321Blair TicknerNZ16.00
321Laurie WilliamsWI16.00
321Hemant DhamiNEP16.00
321Mehidy HasanBAN16.00
321Lameck OnyangoKEN16.00
321Dave Langford-SmithIRE16.00
321Matthew FordeWI16.00
330Alvin KallicharranWI15.90
330Andrew WhiteIRE15.90
332Ruben TrumpelmannNAM15.86
333Mike HendrickENG15.75
334Khurram KhanUAE15.69
335Gary CrockerZIM15.60
335Dhammika PrasadSL15.60
335Naseem ShahPAK15.60
335Adwitya BhargavaSIN15.60
339Kariyawasam AsalankaSL15.15
340Maurice FosterWI15.00
340Lizaad WilliamsSA15.00
340Morawakage TheekshanaSL15.00
340Phil TufnellENG15.00
340Mominul HaqueBAN15.00
340Saeed AnwarPAK15.00
340Fareed AhmadAFG15.00
340Mominul HaqueBAN15.00
340Matthew ParkerSCO15.00
340Ravi BoparaENG15.00
340Sunzamul IslamBAN15.00
340Mudassar BukhariNED15.00
340Kevin PietersenENG15.00
340Karl BirkenstockNAM15.00
340Marchant de LangeSA15.00
340Zameer ZahirCAN15.00
356Amit BhandariIND14.80
356Qais AhmadAFG14.80
358Mitchell StarcAUS14.78
359Gary GilmourAUS14.77
360Assad ValaPNG14.57
361Rod LathamNZ14.40
361Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK14.40
361Brendan TaylorZIM14.40
361Daan van BungeNED14.40
365Haris RaufPAK14.30
366Jonathan CarterWI14.20
367Rizwan CheemaCAN14.14
368Bhagwath ChandrasekharIND14.00
368Greg ChappellAUS14.00
368Fred TitmusENG14.00
368Rajesh BhudiaKEN14.00
372Collins ObuyaKEN13.95
373Sandeep LamichhaneNEP13.83
374Rashid KhanAFG13.70
375Lizaad WilliamsSA13.64
376Marchant de LangeSA13.50
377Syazrul Ezat IdrusMAL13.33
378Sharad VesawkarNEP13.32
379Usman KhanPAK13.30
379Alex CusackIRE13.30
381Saadat AliPAK12.90
382Rahmat ShahAFG12.60
383Kinchit ShahHK12.34
384Not on recordNAM12.30
385Shehan MadushankaSL12.20
386Xavier BartlettAUS12.07
387John ParkerNZ12.00
387Dayle HadleeNZ12.00
387David LloydENG12.00
387Sir Richard HadleeNZ12.00
387Geoff HowarthNZ12.00
387Not on recordBAN12.00
387Dave HoughtonZIM12.00
387Afif HossainBAN12.00
387Saeed AnwarPAK12.00
387Brian LaraWI12.00
387Matthew KuhnemannAUS12.00
387Akalanka GanegamaSL12.00
387Everton MatambanadzoZIM12.00
387Alistair CampbellZIM12.00
387Marnus LabuschagneAUS12.00
387Feiko KloppenburgNED12.00
387Steve TikoloKEN12.00
387Ryan ten DoeschateNED12.00
387Thilan SamaraweeraSL12.00
387Ambati RayuduIND12.00
387Angelo MathewsSL12.00
387Gajanand SinghUSA12.00
387Khawar AliOMN12.00
387MS DhoniIND12.00
387Khurram ShahzadQTR12.00
412Fidel EdwardsWI11.63
413Luke JongweZIM11.46
414Mohammad SaifuddinBAN11.40
414Dawid MalanENG11.40
416Dale BenkensteinSA11.25
416Kenneth KamyukaCAN11.25
418Adam HollioakeENG11.18
419Sarfraz NawazPAK10.95
420Imran FarhatPAK10.80
420Maurits JonkmanNED10.80
422Joe RootENG10.60
422Travis HeadAUS10.60
424Taijul IslamBAN10.50
425Gary CosierAUS10.20
425Wajahatullah WastiPAK10.20
425Not on recordOMN10.20
428Muhammad KhanHK10.00
429Sunil NarineWI9.50
430Saleem MalikPAK9.43
431Ajay JadejaIND9.00
431Aiden MarkramSA9.00
431Alfred LusenoKEN9.00
431Shaiman AnwarUAE9.00
431Mahela JayawardeneSL9.00
431Parvindar KumarKUW9.00
437Bilal SamiAFG8.52
438Not on recordITL8.10
439Scott StyrisNZ8.00
440Hashan TillakaratneSL7.50
440Ahsan MalikNED7.50
442Ian BellENG6.80
443Richard ReidNZ6.60
443Nosthusha KenjigeUSA6.60
445Brian LaraWI6.30
446Sir Viv RichardsWI6.00
446Mohsin KhanHK6.00
446Sir Richie RichardsonWI6.00
446Geoff HowarthNZ6.00
446Wessly MadhevereZIM6.00
446Arshad AliUAE6.00
446Tanmay MishraKEN6.00
446Nawroz MangalAFG6.00
446Asghar StanikzaiAFG6.00
446Tom de GroothNED6.00
446Rassie van der DussenSA6.00
446Noor Ali ZadranAFG6.00
446Rinku SinghIND6.00
446Rassie van der DussenSA6.00
460Sanjay ManjrekarIND4.80
461Roy FredericksWI4.20
461Roy FredericksWI4.20
463Kris SrikkanthIND3.90
464Jock EdwardsNZ3.60
464Jock EdwardsNZ3.60
466Devon ThomasWI3.30
466Devon ThomasWI3.30
468Sunil GavaskarIND3.00
468Hashan TillakaratneSL3.00
468Martin GuptillNZ3.00
468Mark VermeulenZIM3.00
468Rohit SharmaIND3.00
468Mark VermeulenZIM3.00
474Vinod KambliIND2.40
474Vinod KambliIND2.40
476Sanjay ManjrekarIND1.80
477Derek RandallENG1.20
477Larry GomesWI1.20
477Noor Ali ZadranAFG1.20
477Mohammad YousufPAK1.20
481Clive LloydWI0.60
481Martin van JaarsveldSA0.60
481Mohammad YousufPAK0.60
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