Strike rate is defined as the calculation of the average runs scored by the batsman after facing 100 deliveries. Critics and players have always remained divided over the debate about the importance of batsman’s strike rate. Higher strike rate is considered beneficial as it provides more runs in less deliveries.
Strike rate holds a major importance in limited overs cricket. A knock of 100+ strike rate can take the team across winning line. Here’s a list of players with the highest individual strike rate in limited overs cricket.
ODI
| Player Name | Matches | Runs | Strike Rate |
| Andre Russell (West Indies) | 56 | 1034 | 130.22 |
| Glenn Maxwell (Australia) | 128 | 3490 | 124.82 |
| Jos Buttler (England) | 165 | 4647 | 117.97 |
| Lionel Cann (Bermuda) | 26 | 590 | 117.06 |
| Shahid Afridi (Pakistan) | 398 | 8064 | 117.00 |
| Luke Ronchi (Aus/NZ) | 85 | 1397 | 114.50 |
| Yusuf Pathan (India) | 57 | 810 | 113.60 |
| Sharjeel Khan (Pakistan) | 25 | 812 | 113.40 |
| Michael Leask (Scotland) | 62 | 1071 | 112.61 |
| Thisara Perera (Sri Lanka) | 166 | 2338 | 112.08 |
Highest Individual Strike Rate in ODIs
- Andre Russell
Andre Russell is West Indies’ explosive finisher and all-rounder. Russell’s last ODI match was West Indies’ league stage fixture against Bangladesh in ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. He has played in 56 ODIs scoring 1,034 runs.
Russell holds a strike rate of 130.22, highest by any player in the 50 overs format.
- Glenn Maxwell
Australia’s white ball specialist Maxwell has been playing ODIs for a decade now. The all-rounder has scored over 3000 runs in ODI.
Glenn Maxwell has an ODI career strike rate of 124.82.
- Jos Buttler
England’s limited overs’ keeper-opener and captain Jos Buttler is known for hitting it straight into the stands. The explosive batter can fit himself into any batting position.
Jos Buttler has a strike rate of 117.97 in ODIs.
- Lionel Cann
The Bermudian all-rounder represented his national side in tournaments such as ICC Intercontinental Cup in 2004, ICC Americas Championship in 2006 and ICC Cricket World Cup in 2007.
Cann’s ODI career strike rate was 117.06.
- Shahid Afridi
Pakistan’s star all-rounder was one of their greatest to play in the format. Afridi is Pakistan’s fourth highest run scorer in ODIs.
Shahid Afridi’s career strike rate was 117.00 in ODIs.
- Luke Ronchi
Ronchi has represented two limited overs specialist teams, Australia and New Zealand at the international stage.
His ODI career ended with a strike rate 114.50
- Yusuf Pathan
Yusuf Pathan was India’s hard hitting middle order batsman in the late 2000s. Pathan was a part of India’s victorious squads of T20 World Cup in 2007 and Cricket World Cup in 2011.
Pathan’s ODI career strike rate was 113.60
- Sharjeel Khan
Sharjeel Khan played his last ODI match in 2017.
Sharjeel Khan’s ODI career strike rate was 113.40
- Michael Leask
Leask is a Scottish all-rounder who has been representing the side since 2014. He has featured in 2014 Cricket World Cup Qualifier, 2015-2017 ICC Intercontinental Cup and T20 World Cups of 2016, 2021 and 2022.
Leask has a career strike rate of 112.61 in ODIs.
- Thisara Perera
Sri Lanka’s veteran all rounder Thisara Perera has represented the side for more than a decade. Perera was impactful with his six hitting abilities and medium pace bowling.
Perera’s ODI career strike rate was 112.08.
T20I
| Player Name | Matches | Runs | Strike Rate |
| Taranjeet Singh (Romania) | 19 | 704 | 176.44 |
| Zeeshan Kukikhel (Hungary) | 11 | 498 | 175.97 |
| Suryakumar Yadav (India) | 48 | 1675 | 175.76 |
| Saber Zakhil (Belgium) | 23 | 579 | 174.39 |
| Ramesh Satheesan (Romania) | 28 | 863 | 166.60 |
| Heinrich Gericke (Malta) | 21 | 541 | 163.93 |
| Kuldeep Gholiya (Portugal) | 14 | 416 | 161.86 |
| James Neesham (New Zealand) | 67 | 778 | 161.41 |
| Rayyan Pathan (Canada) | 11 | 463 | 161.32 |
| Ivan Selemani (Tanzania) | 39 | 965 | 161.10 |
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Highest Individual Strike Rate in T20Is
- Taranjeet Singh
Romania’s Taranjeet Singh is their second highest run scorer in T20Is.
He currently holds a strike rate of 176.44 in T20Is, highest in the world.
- Zeeshan Kukikhel
Kukikhel is a Hungarian batsman who has scored almost 500 runs in just 11 matches.
He has been playing with a career strike rate of 175.97.
- Suryakumar Yadav
India’s versatile batsman Suryakumar Yadav has become the world’s best in the shortest period of time. Surya has scored 3 centuries in his T20I career so far.
Surya’s current T20I career strike rate is 175.76.
- Saber Zakhil
Saber Zakhil is Belgium’s highest run scorer in T20Is.
Zakhil’s T20I career strike rate is 174.36
- Ramesh Satheesan
Ramesh Satheesan is Romania’s captain and leading run scorer in T20Is.
Satheesan has a current T20I career strike rate of 166.60.
- Heinrich Gericke
Heinrich Gericke is Malta’s fourth highest T20I run scorer.
He holds a strike rate of 163.93 in T20Is.
- Kuldeep Gholiya
Kuldeep Gholiya is a wicketkeeper-batsman who represents Portugal in T20I cricket. Kuldeep has scored 416 runs in 14 matches.
Kuldeep currently has a T20I career strike rate of 161.86.
- James Neesham
Kiwi all-rounder James Neesham has been one of the most impressive finishers in limited overs cricket. Neesham has been a regular face in New Zealand’s white ball squads.
Neesham currently holds a career strike rate of 161.41 in T20Is.
- Rayyan Pathan
Rayyan Pathan is Canada’s third highest run scorer in T20Is.
Pathan holds a strike rate of 161.32 in T20Is.
- Ivan Selemani
Ivan Selemani is Tanzania’s leading run scorer in T20Is.
Selemani has scored 965 runs in 39 matches with a total strike rate of 161.10 in T20Is.
FAQs On Strike Rate
Who has the highest strike rate in the IPL?
Andre Russell has a strike rate of 174.00, highest in the IPL.
How to calculate batting strike rate?
To calculate batting strike rate, first divide the number of runs by number of balls faced, then multiply the result by 100.
