Most Strikerates in an Innings by an Individual Player – ODI Cricket Records and Statistics

One of the most thrilling cricket game formats is one-day cricket. In the past ten years, there has been a significant change in the 50-over game. In the previous ten years, some enormous scores have been taken. From the very first ball of their innings, batsmen don’t hold back when facing off against the bowlers.

Since the introduction of Twenty20 cricket, bowlers’ lives have grown terribly. 300 and above totals are no longer regarded as winning totals. Teams now search for athletes who have an aggressive stance. These days, cricket needs courageous players. The strike rates are now among the most crucial factors to consider when choosing a player.

Players with strong strike rates are given more weight than those with weaker rates. In this article, we examine the top 5 ODI players with the highest strike rates per inning:

1. De Villiers, AB: 338.63

Former cricketer for South Africa, AB De Villiers, has the fifth-highest batting strike rate in an ODI inning. In the second ODI of 2015 against the West Indies, he performed an incredible knock of 149 runs off 44 balls. Nine fours and up to 16 sixes were scattered throughout his knock.

AB de Villiers played a truly outstanding inning. It is undoubtedly difficult to score 149 runs off of only 44 balls. He immediately started pursuing the bowlers and went on to play an amazing inning. With a strike rate of 338.63, AB de Villiers played that ball.

2. Moeen Ali: 344.44

In ODIs, Moeen Ali has the fourth-highest strike rate of any batsman per innings. Against Afghanistan in Manchester in 2019, Moeen Ali, who had a strike rate of 344.44, had a spectacular cameo of 31 runs in just 9 balls. Four sixes and one four were thrown into his knock. Moeen Ali used a strike rate of 344.44 throughout the 31-run outing.

3. Nathan McCullum: 355.55

The third-highest strike rate by a batsman in an ODI inning belongs to New Zealand player Nathan McCullum. In the second ODI against Sri Lanka in 2013, he contributed a remarkable cameo of 32 runs on the strength of just 9 balls. During his unbroken innings, he hit three sixes and three fours, helping his team defeat Sri Lanka by four wickets.

4. Jimmy Neesham: 361.53

Jimmy Neesham, a New Zealand all-rounder, has the second highest ODI innings strike rate. J Neesham scored a stunning 13-ball 47-run effort in the first One Day International between New Zealand and Sri Lanka, which enabled New Zealand to compile a staggering 371-run total in the first innings. As many as six sixes were included in Neesham’s knock. With an astounding strike rate of 361.53, he played the ball.

5. James Franklin: 387.50

James Franklin, a former New Zealand batsman, holds the record for having the highest strike rate by a batsman in an ODI inning. At the 2011 World Cup, Franklin broke that mark against Canada. New Zealand scored an enormous 358 runs in its opening innings of play.

Brendon McCullum scored 101 runs off of 109 balls, while Ross Taylor also played a useful 74-run knockoff of just 44 balls. At the very end of the innings, James Franklin produced a brilliant cameo, scoring 31 runs off just 8 balls, including 2 fours and 3 sixes. He had a strike rate of 387.50 while playing that knock.

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