3 Highest strike-rate knocks of Tail-enders in Tests

The strike rate is not important in the Test format. A higher strike rate is required in the T20 format, which is a fast and action-packed form of the game. However, in the longest and oldest format, few tail-enders have managed to surprise everyone with their hitting abilities by scoring at a faster rate in an innings over the years.

Let’s take a look at the 3 highest strike rates of tail-enders in Test innings: (min 10 balls faced)

3.Keith Boyce (260.00)

Former West Indies player Late Keith Boyce occupies the third spot in this rare list. Batting at no. 9, the hostile right-arm bowler and right-handed batter struck 26 off just 10 at a strike rate of 260.00, which included three fours and two maximums. His knock came against England at Port of Spain in 1974. In reply to the visitor’s 131, Boyce’s side smashed 392 in the first innings, subsequently winning the Test by seven wickets.

2.Muttiah Muralitharan (263.63)

Sri Lanka’s legendary spinner, Muttiah Muralitharan is the surprise second name on this chart. He has the second-best strike rate among the tail-enders with a minimum of ten deliveries faced. Muralitharan tonked 29 off just 11 at a strike rate of 263.33, with three fours and two sixes against India in Kanpur in 2009. Though his team lost the game by an innings and 144 runs, he shocked many with his batting range.

1.Umesh Yadav (310.00)

India’s Test specialist Umesh Yadav tops this list. The right-arm lethal bowler slammed 31 off just 10 balls, which included five towering maximums against South Africa in Ranchi in 2019. The right-arm batter boasted a strike rate of 310.00 with India scoring 497/9d in their first innings and winning the game by an innings and 202 runs.