Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 1998 in Test matches

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
NAM McLean	31	12	0	4	258.33	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
AJ Stewart	45*	34	9	0	132.35	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
AJ Stewart	38	29	4	0	131.03	England	v Australia	Perth	28 Nov 1998	Test # 1431
WJ Cronje	82	63	8	6	130.15	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
Aamer Sohail	31	24	3	0	129.16	Pakistan	v Australia	Peshawar	15 Oct 1998	Test # 1426
PL Symcox	54	42	6	0	128.57	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
SM Pollock	28	24	3	0	116.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
GP Wickramasinghe	51	45	8	1	113.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
RS Kaluwitharana	51	47	12	0	108.51	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
CD McMillan	88	83	11	3	106.02	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Auckland	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1402
GP Thorpe	36*	35	5	0	102.85	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	12 Mar 1998	Test # 1407
Mohammad Wasim	44	44	8	0	100.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
PA de Silva	27	28	4	1	96.42	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
CEL Ambrose	26	27	5	0	96.29	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	12 Mar 1998	Test # 1407
Aamer Sohail	25	26	5	0	96.15	Pakistan	v Australia	Karachi	22 Oct 1998	Test # 1427
BC Lara	89	94	12	1	94.68	West Indies	v England	St John's	20 Mar 1998	Test # 1411
GA Hick	68	73	8	2	93.15	England	v Australia	Perth	28 Nov 1998	Test # 1431
DJ Cullinan	27	29	4	0	93.10	South Africa	v England	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
PA Strang	67*	72	9	1	93.05	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Auckland	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1402
S Elworthy	48	52	7	0	92.30	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
SR Tendulkar	79	86	12	2	91.86	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	18 Mar 1998	Test # 1409
NC Johnson	107	117	16	0	91.45	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Peshawar	27 Nov 1998	Test # 1430
PA Wallace	45	51	9	0	88.23	West Indies	v England	Bridgetown	12 Mar 1998	Test # 1407
SR Tendulkar	177	207	29	3	85.50	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413
SC Ganguly	30*	36	4	0	83.33	India	v Australia	Chennai	06 Mar 1998	Test # 1405
M Muralidaran	30	36	5	0	83.33	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
AJ Stewart	28	34	3	0	82.35	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	04 Jun 1998	Test # 1417
JN Rhodes	32	39	4	0	82.05	South Africa	v England	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
MW Goodwin	166*	204	17	4	81.37	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Bulawayo	14 Mar 1998	Test # 1408
MJ Slater	113	139	13	1	81.29	Australia	v England	Brisbane	20 Nov 1998	Test # 1428
SR Tendulkar	155*	191	14	4	81.15	India	v Australia	Chennai	06 Mar 1998	Test # 1405
Azhar Mahmood	132	163	24	0	80.98	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
BC Lara	39	49	6	1	79.59	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1433
CD McMillan	142	179	13	6	79.32	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
BC Lara	42	53	7	0	79.24	West Indies	v England	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1998	Test # 1399
SM Pollock	30	38	5	0	78.94	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
PA de Silva	77	98	13	0	78.57	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
MJ Slater	91	117	14	2	77.77	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413
DS Lehmann	52	67	8	0	77.61	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413
ST Jayasuriya	213	278	33	1	76.61	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
Mushtaq Ahmed	48*	63	6	1	76.19	Pakistan	v Australia	Peshawar	15 Oct 1998	Test # 1426
L Klusener	34	45	6	0	75.55	South Africa	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
SR Tendulkar	113	151	13	2	74.83	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1435
RS Kaluwitharana	45	61	8	0	73.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
GW Flower	41	56	8	0	73.21	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
GA Hick	60	82	8	0	73.17	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1436
GW Flower	38	52	4	0	73.07	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
Saeed Anwar	65	89	8	1	73.03	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Harare	21 Mar 1998	Test # 1412
GP Thorpe	43	59	5	0	72.88	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	04 Jun 1998	Test # 1417
PL Symcox	29	40	5	0	72.50	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	02 Jan 1998	Test # 1393
CL Hooper	108*	150	17	0	72.00	West Indies	v England	St John's	20 Mar 1998	Test # 1411
M Azharuddin	64	89	8	1	71.91	India	v Australia	Chennai	06 Mar 1998	Test # 1405
DJ Cullinan	113	159	13	1	71.06	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
NS Sidhu	44	62	6	1	70.96	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413
MW Goodwin	44	62	5	0	70.96	Zimbabwe	v India	Harare	07 Oct 1998	Test # 1425
JR Murray	29	41	3	0	70.73	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
GS Blewett	31	44	5	0	70.45	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
SM Pollock	50	71	6	0	70.42	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
Moin Khan	25	36	4	0	69.44	Pakistan	v South Africa	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
PL Symcox	108	157	17	0	68.78	South Africa	v Pakistan	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400
PS de Villiers	46*	67	6	0	68.65	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
MR Ramprakash	63	92	5	0	68.47	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1436
SCG MacGill	43	63	3	0	68.25	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1436
NR Mongia	30*	44	5	0	68.18	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	18 Mar 1998	Test # 1409
PA Wallace	92	135	11	1	68.14	West Indies	v England	St John's	20 Mar 1998	Test # 1411
Ijaz Ahmed	87	128	13	1	67.96	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Peshawar	27 Nov 1998	Test # 1430
G Kirsten	108*	159	12	1	67.92	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
JN Rhodes	87	129	8	2	67.44	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1437
GJ Whittall	62	92	13	0	67.39	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Harare	21 Mar 1998	Test # 1412
SK Warne	35	52	4	1	67.30	Australia	v India	Chennai	06 Mar 1998	Test # 1405
RS Kaluwitharana	39	58	8	0	67.24	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
AJ Stewart	107	160	16	0	66.87	England	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1436
SM Pollock	92	138	8	1	66.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	19 Mar 1998	Test # 1410
A Ranatunga	64	96	9	0	66.66	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
CD McMillan	139	209	18	4	66.50	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Wellington	19 Feb 1998	Test # 1401
DW Fleming	71*	107	11	0	66.35	Australia	v England	Brisbane	20 Nov 1998	Test # 1428
M Azharuddin	163*	246	18	3	66.26	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	18 Mar 1998	Test # 1409
MW Goodwin	53	80	9	0	66.25	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Harare	21 Mar 1998	Test # 1412
ST Jayasuriya	51	77	6	1	66.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	27 Mar 1998	Test # 1414
A Ranatunga	49	74	6	1	66.21	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
A Kumble	39	59	4	1	66.10	India	v Australia	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413
SM Pollock	70*	106	5	2	66.03	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1403
M Azharuddin	103*	156	14	0	66.02	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1435
RS Kaluwitharana	29	44	5	0	65.90	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
Saeed Anwar	75	114	11	0	65.78	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Lahore	10 Dec 1998	Test # 1432
WJ Cronje	69*	105	4	1	65.71	South Africa	v England	Manchester	02 Jul 1998	Test # 1420
A Ranatunga	36	55	1	1	65.45	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
IA Healy	36	55	3	0	65.45	Australia	v England	Melbourne	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1436
SR Tendulkar	47	72	7	0	65.27	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1435
CL Cairns	26	40	2	2	65.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
ST Jayasuriya	59	91	8	0	64.83	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
L Klusener	38	59	6	0	64.40	South Africa	v Australia	Adelaide	30 Jan 1998	Test # 1397
N Hussain	46*	72	4	0	63.88	England	v West Indies	Bridgetown	12 Mar 1998	Test # 1407
Wasim Akram	30*	47	5	0	63.82	Pakistan	v South Africa	Gqeberha	06 Mar 1998	Test # 1406
NS Sidhu	97	152	16	0	63.81	India	v Australia	Eden Gardens	18 Mar 1998	Test # 1409
SK Warne	33	52	3	1	63.46	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	25 Mar 1998	Test # 1413
A Flower	83	131	11	1	63.35	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Auckland	26 Feb 1998	Test # 1402
L Klusener	57	90	11	0	63.33	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	04 Jun 1998	Test # 1417
MJ Horne	31	49	4	0	63.26	New Zealand	v India	Wellington	26 Dec 1998	Test # 1435
Azhar Mahmood	136	215	16	2	63.25	Pakistan	v South Africa	Johannesburg	14 Feb 1998	Test # 1400

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Strike rates listed for matches only where balls faced are available
Performances in matches that overlap years 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:

New Zealand v India at Wellington, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 1998 [Test # 1435]

South Africa v West Indies at Durban, 3rd Test, Dec 26-29, 1998 [Test # 1437]

Australia v England at Melbourne, 4th Test, Dec 26-29, 1998 [Test # 1436]