Best Strike Rates in a Single ODI Innings – Individual Bowling ODI Cricket Records and Statistics
The love for ODIs has been increasing ever since its first origin in 1971, ODIs have also been proven to be extremely helpful to boost the economy, following we talk about the best strike rates secured by many players in an innings.
Image Credit: twitter.com/@Colly622This international one-day tournament emerged in the late twentieth century. The first One-Day International (ODI) was played on 5 January 1971 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground between Australia and England, the reason for its emergence is that when the first three days of the third Test were rained out, officials opted to call the game off and instead play a one-day game of 40 eight-ball overs each side. The trend of countries expanding the number of ODI matches they play implies that modern players dominate the aggregate lists, though this trend seems to be reversing as teams are leaning a little more by playing more Twenty20 Internationals.
Best Strike Rates in an Innings:
| Strike Rate | Player | Team | Wickets | Runs | Balls | Opposition | Venue | Date |
| 4.2 | Sunil Dhaniram | Canada | 4 | 10 | 17 | Bermuda | Nairobi (Gym) | 2 February 2007 |
| Paul Collingwood | England | 4 | 15 | 17 | New Zealand | Chester-Le-Street | 15 June 2008 | |
| Virender Sehwag | India | 4 | 6 | 17 | Bangladesh | Dambulla | 16 June 2010 | |
| 4.5 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 4 | 4 | 18 | Zimbabwe | Pallekele | 10 March 2011 |
| Sushan Bhari | Nepal | 4 | 5 | 18 | United States | Kirtipur | 12 February 2020 |
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Sunil Dhaniram
Sunil Dhaniram is a former Canadian cricketer and captain who played ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals. He was born on October 17, 1968. On May 16, 2006, he made his ODI debut for Canada against Zimbabwe, and he has played 44 ODIs in his long and intriguing career. He also played in seven ICC Intercontinental Cup games and the 2007 Cricket World Cup for Canada. Sunil Dhaniram, 39 years and 256 days old, is the oldest cricketer in the world to win his first ODI for Canada.
Paul Collingwood
Paul Collingwood‘s performance for Durham in 2001 earned him a call-up to the England One Day International (ODI) team, which had to be selected for the NatWest Series against Pakistan and Australia that summer, making him England’s 162nd ODI player. Collingwood was also England’s second-highest run-scorer in the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, with 141 runs at an average of 70.5, including an unbroken 80 against Zimbabwe in the first game. Before being chosen for England’s Development Squad in May 2005, he played in all 11 One-Day Internationals against Zimbabwe and South Africa.
Virender Sehwag
Sehwag’s ODI career began with a flop against Pakistan in Mohali in April 1999, when he fell lbw to Shoaib Akhtar. His bowling effort was as unsuccessful and costly, as he gave up 35 runs in three overs. He did not play for the national team again for 20 months. Sehwag rose to fame in his fourth ODI against Australia in Bangalore in March 2001, scoring 58 off 54 balls. With his score of three wickets, he helped India win and was named man of the match for the first time. In mid-2001, he went on an unsuccessful tour of Zimbabwe.
Tillakaratne Dilshan
Dilshan is regarded as a rare example of a cricketer who can bat, bowl, field, and keep wicket in all elements of the game. Dilshan made his Test and One-Day International debuts for Sri Lanka during the 1999 tour to Zimbabwe. He is also Sri Lanka’s second Twenty20 International cap. He is the first captain in the history of the game to collect hundreds in all formats.
Sushan Bihari
In January 2020, Sushan Bihari was chosen for the Nepal Tri-Nation Series 2020 One Day International (ODI) squad. On February 5, 2020, he made his ODI debut for Nepal against Oman. In September 2020, the Cricket Association of Nepal awarded central contracts to 18 players, which also included him.
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