#1 - Leader
Qais Ahmad
10.29
Strike Rate
3Inn
10.29Wkts
10.29SR
7.42Eco
Bowling Records - BBL Season 2018-19
BBL Season 2018-19: Best Strike Rate by a Bowler
All Seasons
2018-19
#2 - Second
Marcus Stoinis
Melbourne Stars
11.57
Strike Rate
11Inn
11.57Wkts
11.57SR
8.37Eco
#3 - Third
Josh Lalor
Brisbane Heat
11.70
Strike Rate
11Inn
11.70Wkts
11.70SR
7.62Eco
Bowling Insights - BBL 2018
BBL 2018-19 Best Strike Rate leaderboard
The BBL 2018-19 best strike rate list ranks bowlers by balls per wicket in BBL 2018-19 (minimum 50 balls). It measures how quickly a bowler takes wickets rather than just containment.
Leaders such as Qais Ahmad, Marcus Stoinis and Josh Lalor break partnerships early and often. Pair strike rate with economy to identify balanced wicket-takers.
Key insights
- Qais Ahmad leads with 10.29 SR.
- Gap to #2 (Marcus Stoinis) is 1.28 SR.
- Top three: Qais Ahmad, Marcus Stoinis and Josh Lalor.
- Qais Ahmad economy rate: 7.42.
Top players mentioned
- Qais Ahmad SR 10.29
- Marcus Stoinis SR 11.57
- Josh Lalor SR 11.7
- Liam Plunkett SR 12.83
- Kane Richardson SR 13.71
| # | Player | Inn | SR | SR | Eco | 3W | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Liam Plunkett | 8 | 12.83 | 12.83 | 8.22 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Kane Richardson | 14 | 13.71 | 13.71 | 7.75 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Brendan Doggett | 8 | 14.10 | 14.10 | 8.30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Daniel Sams | 13 | 14.40 | 14.40 | 8.78 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Matthew Kelly | 7 | 14.73 | 14.73 | 7.74 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Sean Abbott | 15 | 14.77 | 14.77 | 8.18 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Tom Curran | 14 | 15.55 | 15.55 | 7.66 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | James Faulkner | 13 | 15.61 | 15.61 | 8.39 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Steve O'Keefe | 15 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 6.57 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Daniel Worrall | 5 | 16.00 | 16.00 | 7.94 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Andrew Tye | 14 | 16.18 | 16.18 | 8.51 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Sandeep Lamichhane | 8 | 16.18 | 16.18 | 6.57 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Jhye Richardson | 5 | 16.29 | 16.29 | 6.47 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Rashid Khan | 14 | 17.68 | 17.68 | 6.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Chris Tremain | 6 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 6.61 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DJM Moody | 5 | 18.00 | 18.00 | 9.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Riley Meredith | 13 | 18.44 | 18.44 | 8.58 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Jofra Archer | 15 | 18.72 | 18.72 | 7.53 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Daniel Christian | 16 | 18.80 | 18.80 | 7.38 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Peter Siddle | 6 | 19.17 | 19.17 | 7.77 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Adam Zampa | 13 | 19.29 | 19.29 | 6.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Ben Cutting | 13 | 19.75 | 19.75 | 9.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | HF Gurney | 9 | 20.40 | 20.40 | 7.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Usman Shinwari | 7 | 21.00 | 21.00 | 6.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Jono Cook | 9 | 21.00 | 21.00 | 6.64 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Ben Dwarshuis | 15 | 21.25 | 21.25 | 7.31 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Dwayne Bravo | 15 | 21.27 | 21.27 | 7.97 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Billy Stanlake | 11 | 21.27 | 21.27 | 9.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Fawad Ahmed | 12 | 21.69 | 21.69 | 7.02 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Johan Botha | 10 | 21.75 | 21.75 | 7.45 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | 13 | 21.86 | 21.86 | 7.45 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | D'Arcy Short | 15 | 22.20 | 22.20 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Gurinder Sandhu | 11 | 22.50 | 22.50 | 8.20 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Cameron Boyce | 16 | 22.56 | 22.56 | 6.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Jackson Bird | 9 | 23.14 | 23.14 | 6.70 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Mujeeb Ur Rahman | 12 | 23.25 | 23.25 | 6.04 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Mohammad Nabi | 13 | 23.25 | 23.25 | 7.39 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Scott Boland | 6 | 23.60 | 23.60 | 8.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Michael Neser | 13 | 23.82 | 23.82 | 7.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Ashton Agar | 6 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 6.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Usman Qadir | 7 | 24.00 | 24.00 | 8.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Mitchell Swepson | 11 | 24.89 | 24.89 | 8.52 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Cameron Valente | 7 | 25.50 | 25.50 | 9.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | James Pattinson | 5 | 25.50 | 25.50 | 6.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Chris Jordan | 7 | 25.80 | 25.80 | 8.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Ben Laughlin | 13 | 26.10 | 26.10 | 8.41 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Matt Short | 5 | 26.50 | 26.50 | 8.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Jason Behrendorff | 11 | 26.89 | 26.89 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Liam O'Connor | 7 | 27.60 | 27.60 | 8.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Chris Green | 13 | 27.75 | 27.75 | 6.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Jack Wildermuth | 10 | 28.33 | 28.33 | 7.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Matthew Kuhnemann | 3 | 30.00 | 30.00 | 6.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Jack Prestwidge | 5 | 32.00 | 32.00 | 8.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | SL Rainbird | 7 | 32.33 | 32.33 | 9.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Ben Manenti | 7 | 34.50 | 34.50 | 6.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Glenn Maxwell | 9 | 36.00 | 36.00 | 8.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | DJ Willey | 6 | 39.00 | 39.00 | 7.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Matthew Renshaw | 6 | 42.00 | 42.00 | 6.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Clive Rose | 14 | 53.75 | 53.75 | 7.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Lloyd Pope | 6 | 54.00 | 54.00 | 8.50 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FAQs
Who leads best strike rate in BBL 2018-19?
Qais Ahmad leads BBL 2018-19 with 10.29 SR.
Is there a minimum balls filter for this ranking?
Yes. Bowlers are included after bowling a minimum of 50 balls.
How often is this updated?
We update these leaderboards after each BBL season using ball-by-ball data.
Where does the data come from?
The underlying ball-by-ball data is sourced from Cricsheet.