Stats: Highest Strike Rate In An Innings In India vs Sri Lanka T20Is
IND vs SL: Highest Strike rate by batters in an innings in India vs Sri Lanka T20I match.
What made T20 rapidly & immensely popular first and foremost was the high amount of runs being scored in a match. Batters need to bat at a high strike rate most of the time to score the maximum amount of runs to put themselves ahead of the opposition in the limited 20 overs.
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While Indian batters showed how much they are capable of when it comes to smashing the balls for boundaries, the relatively young and inexperienced Sri Lankan side have a point to prove along with fixing their various flaws before the upcoming T20 World Cup 2022 in Australia.
Highest Strike Rates In An Innings In India vs Sri Lanka T20Is. (Minimum 25 balls faced)
#5. Kusal Perera (208.10, Indore 2017)
In the historic 2nd T20I at Indore in 2017, after India posted a mammoth total of 260/5, Kusal Perera stood alone with his knock of 77 runs in 37 balls with 4 boundaries & 7 sixes, maintaining a strike rate of 208.10. However, Sri Lanka lost the match due to single-digit contributions from all the batters apart from the top 3 in the batting order.
#4. Kumar Sangakkara (210.81, Nagpur 2009)
The 1st T20I at Nagpur in 2009 saw a terrific knock by the Sri Lankan legend keeper-batter, Kumar Sangakkara. After losing the toss and batting first, Sri Lanka posted a total of 215/5 in 20 overs, as Sangakkara smacked 78 runs off just 37 balls, with 11 boundaries and 2 sixes, maintaining a strike rate of 210.81 before he was unluckily run out.
#3. Gautam Gambhir (211.53, Nagpur 2009)
In the same T20I match at Nagpur in 2009, Gautam Gambhir stood as the lone warrior for team India as he smacked 55 runs in 26 balls with 11 fours, and a strike rate of 211.53. However, the middle order collapsed as India lost 5 middle-order wickets in a space of just 20 runs. India managed 186/9 at the end of 20 overs and lost the match by 29 runs.
#2. Yuvraj Singh (240.00, Mohali 2009)
After opting to bat first in the 2nd T20I at Mohali in 2009, Sri Lanka, courtesy of Sangakkara's 31-ball-59 posted a good total of 206/7 in 20 overs. In the second innings, opener Virender Sehwag played a good knock of 64 runs in 36 balls while MS Dhoni helped with 28-ball-46, batting at #3. However, India's one of the greatest white-ball cricketers, Yuvraj Singh came on to bat at #4 and smashed an unbeaten knock of 60 runs off just 25 balls, with 3 fours and 5 sixes at a strike rate of 240.00. India chased down the target in 19.1 overs and won the match by 6 wickets.
#1. Rohit Sharma (274.41, Indore 2017)
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The top 5 started with Kusal Perera's performance in the 2nd T20I at Indore in 2017 and ends with Rohit Sharma's performance in the same match. India posted a mammoth total of 260/5 after being put in to bat first, and captain Rohit Sharma absolutely thrashed Lankan bowlers, as he scored 118 runs off just 43 balls, smashing 12 fours and 10 sixes at a magnificent strike rate of 274.41, which tops the list of players with the highest strike rate in an innings in India vs Sri Lanka T20I matches.
