Strike rate in cricket is a means to measure a player’s striking abilities, be it in bowling or batting. it has two types.
Batting strike rate
Bowling strike rate
There is, however, unfortunately, no all-rounding strike rate.
How does the batting strike rate work?
The batting strike rate is calculated on every 100 balls a batsman faces and scores runs.
The more the batting strike rate the more explosive and dominant the batsman.
It is calculated by dividing a batsman’s total runs by the total balls he faces and multiplying them by 100.
The formula for calculating the batting strike rate is runs scored/balls faced*100.
Calculate it yourself.
In today’s time, the strike rate is a really important factor for selectors. Especially in the t20 format of the game.
A player needs to have at least a 130+ batting strike rate in modern t20 cricket.
In test cricket, Umesh Yadav has the highest batting strike rate in an inning.
Brendon McCullum holds the record for hitting the fastest century in test cricket. he hit the century in just 54 balls.
McCullum scored 145 runs in that match against Australia with a strike rate of a whopping 183.54.
Andre Russel has the highest career strike rate in one-day internationals followed by Glenn Maxwell.
The bowling strike rate and how to calculate it
The bowling strike rate helps us learn about a bowler’s rate of taking wickets in cricket.
Use this bowling strike rate calculator to get your strike rate.
Moreover, You can learn everything about the bowling stats such as the bowling average, economy, and strike rate in this article.