The Ashes 2021 highest strike rate
Updated , after Australia vs EnglandNathan Lyon leads The Ashes on strike rate: 89.41 from 5 matches (Australia) · Travis Head (86.02) and Mark Wood (77.48) next
| # | Player · last 3 matchesPlayer | Team | Last 3 matches · newest first | Strike Rate | Mat | Inns | Mat | Inns | Runs | Avg | BF | 4s | 6s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan Lyon AUS 3516*10 | AUS | 3516*10 | 89.41 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 76 | 25.33 | 85 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Travis Head AUS 1092769 | AUS | 1092769 | 86.02 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 357 | 59.50 | 415 | 40 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Mark Wood ENG 27396 | ENG | 27396 | 77.48 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 86 | 10.75 | 111 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Mitchell Starc AUS 434*24* | AUS | 434*24* | 64.32 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 155 | 38.75 | 241 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Zak Crawley ENG 549517 | ENG | 549517 | 58.66 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 166 | 27.67 | 283 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Cameron Green AUS 977917 | AUS | 977917 | 56.44 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 228 | 32.57 | 404 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Jack Leach ENG 36132* | ENG | 36132* | 55.43 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 51 | 12.75 | 92 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Usman Khawaja AUS 17238 | AUS | 17238 | 55.19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 255 | 85.00 | 462 | 25 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | Chris Woakes ENG 416837 | ENG | 416837 | 54.68 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 146 | 24.33 | 267 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Jonny Bairstow ENG 15440 | ENG | 15440 | 54.49 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 194 | 48.50 | 356 | 14 | 3 | 1 |
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| 11 | Sam Billings | ENG | 52.63 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 15.00 | 57 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | David Warner | AUS | 50.74 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 273 | 34.13 | 538 | 34 | 2 | 1 | |
| 13 | Joe Root | ENG | 48.28 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 322 | 32.20 | 667 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | Marnus Labuschagne | AUS | 48.06 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 335 | 41.88 | 697 | 34 | 2 | 1 | |
| 15 | Pat Cummins | AUS | 47.68 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 72 | 14.40 | 151 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Steven Smith | AUS | 47.10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 244 | 30.50 | 518 | 27 | 2 | 0 | |
| 17 | Alex Carey | AUS | 45.86 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 183 | 20.33 | 399 | 15 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Rory Burns | ENG | 43.26 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 77 | 12.83 | 178 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | Scott Boland | AUS | 42.11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12.00 | 57 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | Ben Stokes | ENG | 42.07 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 236 | 23.60 | 561 | 32 | 4 | 1 | |
| 21 | Ollie Pope | ENG | 41.88 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 67 | 11.17 | 160 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | Ollie Edward Robinson | ENG | 40.00 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 5.43 | 95 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | Stuart Broad | ENG | 39.25 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 42 | 14.00 | 107 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 24 | Dawid Malan | ENG | 38.61 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 244 | 24.40 | 632 | 33 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 | Marcus Harris | AUS | 37.29 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 179 | 29.83 | 480 | 18 | 0 | 0 | |
| 26 | Haseeb Hameed | ENG | 28.07 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 80 | 10.00 | 285 | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| 27 | Jos Buttler | ENG | 27.44 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 107 | 15.29 | 390 | 12 | 0 | 0 | |
Strike Rate: strike rate · Mat: matches · Inns: innings · Runs: runs · Avg: batting average · BF: balls faced · 4s: fours · 6s: sixes · 100s: hundreds · Last 3 matches: in this competition, newest first
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The Ashes 2021 Highest Strike Rate
Nathan Lyon topped The Ashes on strike rate (89.41) for Australia, ahead of Travis Head (86.02) and Mark Wood (77.48). The The Ashes 2021 strike rate leaderboard ranks the 27 players who meet the qualifying threshold this season. These are the final standings from the The Ashes 2021 season. Qualification: minimum 50 balls faced.
Frequently asked questions
Who had the best strike rate in The Ashes 2021?
Nathan Lyon led The Ashes 2021 with a strike rate of 89.41 from 5 matches. Travis Head was second on 86.02 and Mark Wood third on 77.48. A player needs a minimum 50 balls faced to be ranked. The table ranks every player in The Ashes 2021 by strike rate, with their team and matches.
Who were the top strikers in The Ashes 2021?
The top three strikers in The Ashes 2021 were Nathan Lyon (89.41 in 5 matches), Travis Head (86.02 in 4 matches) and Mark Wood (77.48 in 4 matches). Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.