Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings - vs Australia

Cricket Records in 1980s in Test matches - vs Australia

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
BL Cairns	34	21	3	2	161.90	New Zealand	v Australia	Auckland	12 Mar 1982	Test # 924
Taslim Arif	31	20	5	0	155.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	18 Mar 1980	Test # 879
SM Patil	36	26	1	0	138.46	India	v Australia	Melbourne	07 Feb 1981	Test # 895
RA Harper	26	20	3	1	130.00	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	07 Dec 1984	Test # 1002
Tahir Naqqash	29*	23	4	0	126.08	Pakistan	v Australia	Perth	11 Nov 1983	Test # 966
IT Botham	27	22	1	1	122.72	England	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 1980	Test # 868
Sir RJ Hadlee	54	45	4	3	120.00	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	08 Nov 1985	Test # 1029
RJ Shastri	48*	40	3	2	120.00	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
IT Botham	60	51	10	2	117.64	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
IT Botham	27	23	5	0	117.39	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982	Test # 943
IDS Smith	28	24	4	0	116.66	New Zealand	v Australia	Sydney	22 Nov 1985	Test # 1030
IT Botham	118	102	13	6	115.68	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
Mansoor Akhtar	32	29	6	0	110.34	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	22 Sep 1982	Test # 935
SMH Kirmani	43*	39	4	0	110.25	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
IT Botham	38	35	7	0	108.57	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
IVA Richards	76	72	13	0	105.55	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 1980	Test # 870
CS Pandit	39	37	5	0	105.40	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
Imran Khan	39*	38	5	0	102.63	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	14 Oct 1982	Test # 937
IT Botham	149*	148	27	1	100.67	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
MD Marshall	57	57	11	0	100.00	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Nov 1984	Test # 999
IT Botham	46	46	8	0	100.00	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1982	Test # 943
IT Botham	40	40	6	1	100.00	England	v Australia	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982	Test # 939
K Srikkanth	116	117	19	1	99.14	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1986	Test # 1034
CH Lloyd	76	77	8	3	98.70	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	30 Mar 1984	Test # 986
IDS Smith	44	45	7	0	97.77	New Zealand	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1987	Test # 1087
IVA Richards	146	150	21	3	97.33	West Indies	v Australia	Perth	02 Dec 1988	Test # 1110
K Srikkanth	86	89	16	0	96.62	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
Zaheer Abbas	46	49	5	1	93.87	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 1983	Test # 970
CM Old	29	31	6	0	93.54	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
JR Ratnayeke	38	41	5	0	92.68	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Perth	12 Feb 1988	Test # 1092
IT Botham	50	54	8	0	92.59	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
DI Gower	57	62	8	0	91.93	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1989	Test # 1122
DI Gower	38	42	5	0	90.47	England	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 1986	Test # 1060
IVA Richards	63	70	5	2	90.00	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	24 Dec 1988	Test # 1112
Sir RJ Hadlee	51*	57	5	1	89.47	New Zealand	v Australia	Brisbane	28 Nov 1980	Test # 887
IVA Richards	50	56	4	0	89.28	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
RA Smith	32	36	6	0	88.88	England	v Australia	Lord's	22 Jun 1989	Test # 1122
PJL Dujon	139	158	21	0	87.97	West Indies	v Australia	Perth	09 Nov 1984	Test # 997
IVA Richards	42	48	6	0	87.50	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
N Kapil Dev	42	48	3	0	87.50	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1986	Test # 1034
IVA Richards	68	78	11	1	87.17	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	18 Nov 1988	Test # 1108
Javed Miandad	27	31	3	1	87.09	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1983	Test # 973
IT Botham	33	38	4	0	86.84	England	v Australia	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	Test # 903
N Kapil Dev	119	138	21	0	86.23	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
DI Gower	48	56	7	0	85.71	England	v Australia	Perth	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
K Srikkanth	53	62	9	1	85.48	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
PJL Dujon	41	48	6	0	85.41	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1981	Test # 915
IVA Richards	208	245	22	3	84.89	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	22 Dec 1984	Test # 1005
Mohsin Khan	37	44	4	0	84.09	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 1983	Test # 969
JE Emburey	31*	37	3	0	83.78	England	v Australia	Manchester	01 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
SM Patil	65*	78	9	0	83.33	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	Test # 893
GA Gooch	44	53	6	0	83.01	England	v Australia	Lord's	02 Jul 1981	Test # 904
CH Lloyd	77*	93	7	0	82.79	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
CH Lloyd	40	49	5	0	81.63	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 1980	Test # 870
LRD Mendis	74	92	12	0	80.43	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
DL Haynes	53	66	7	0	80.30	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	16 Mar 1984	Test # 983
MW Gatting	56	70	7	0	80.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
K Srikkanth	39	49	6	0	79.59	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
IT Botham	138	174	13	4	79.31	England	v Australia	Brisbane	14 Nov 1986	Test # 1057
N Kapil Dev	38	48	8	0	79.16	India	v Australia	Adelaide	13 Dec 1985	Test # 1032
Sarfraz Nawaz	26	33	4	0	78.78	Pakistan	v Australia	Perth	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
MW Gatting	100*	127	12	0	78.74	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
PJL Dujon	51	65	8	0	78.46	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
M Azharuddin	50	64	8	0	78.12	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	Test # 1052
RA Smith	77*	99	11	0	77.77	England	v Australia	The Oval	24 Aug 1989	Test # 1126
DW Randall	70	90	5	0	77.77	England	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1983	Test # 944
IVA Richards	42	54	5	1	77.77	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	07 Dec 1984	Test # 1002
SMH Kirmani	35	45	4	0	77.77	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
IVA Richards	178	229	30	0	77.72	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	07 Apr 1984	Test # 987
DI Gower	136	175	16	0	77.71	England	v Australia	Perth	28 Nov 1986	Test # 1059
CH Lloyd	121	156	17	0	77.56	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	26 Jan 1980	Test # 870
Wasim Raja	48	62	7	0	77.41	Pakistan	v Australia	Perth	13 Nov 1981	Test # 909
DI Gower	34	44	6	0	77.27	England	v Australia	Leeds	08 Jun 1989	Test # 1121
DW Randall	37	48	5	0	77.08	England	v Australia	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982	Test # 939
Mudassar Nazar	39*	51	4	0	76.47	Pakistan	v Australia	Lahore	14 Oct 1982	Test # 937
CS Pandit	26*	34	3	0	76.47	India	v Australia	Delhi	26 Sep 1986	Test # 1053
MW Gatting	32	42	4	0	76.19	England	v Australia	Manchester	13 Aug 1981	Test # 907
Saleem Malik	54	71	8	0	76.05	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1984	Test # 974
Mudassar Nazar	44	58	2	0	75.86	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	09 Dec 1983	Test # 970
M Azharuddin	59*	78	5	0	75.64	India	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1986	Test # 1034
A Ranatunga	90	120	16	0	75.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	22 Apr 1983	Test # 955
GR Dilley	56	75	9	0	74.66	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Jul 1981	Test # 905
IVA Richards	44	59	6	0	74.57	West Indies	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1982	Test # 917
MD Crowe	137	184	17	1	74.45	New Zealand	v Australia	Adelaide	11 Dec 1987	Test # 1084
EE Hemmings	29	39	2	0	74.35	England	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1983	Test # 944
Tahir Naqqash	26	35	1	0	74.28	Pakistan	v Australia	Perth	11 Nov 1983	Test # 966
AJ Lamb	46	62	5	0	74.19	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
CH Lloyd	114	154	14	3	74.02	West Indies	v Australia	Brisbane	23 Nov 1984	Test # 999
KJ Barnett	34	46	7	0	73.91	England	v Australia	Leeds	08 Jun 1989	Test # 1121
Zaheer Abbas	56	76	4	1	73.68	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 1983	Test # 969
DI Gower	72	98	9	0	73.46	England	v Australia	Perth	12 Nov 1982	Test # 938
APE Knott	36	49	4	0	73.46	England	v Australia	The Oval	27 Aug 1981	Test # 908
EE Hemmings	35	48	5	0	72.91	England	v Australia	Nottingham	10 Aug 1989	Test # 1125
CG Greenidge	32*	44	5	0	72.72	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	28 Apr 1984	Test # 988
DI Gower	157	216	20	0	72.68	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
IT Botham	85	117	12	1	72.64	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
SM Patil	174	240	22	1	72.50	India	v Australia	Adelaide	23 Jan 1981	Test # 894
AME Roberts	42	58	3	2	72.41	West Indies	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1982	Test # 919
N Kapil Dev	55	76	6	0	72.36	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1985	Test # 1033
Qasim Umar	26	36	3	0	72.22	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1984	Test # 974

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v Sri Lanka at Hobart, 2nd Test, Dec 16-20, 1989 [Test # 1133]

Pakistan v India at Sialkot, 4th Test, Dec 9-14, 1989 [Test # 1132]

Australia v Sri Lanka at Brisbane, 1st Test, Dec 8-12, 1989 [Test # 1131]