The strike rate is the average number of balls bowled by a bowler per wicket taken. Zimbabwe national cricket team played their first ever test match in 1992 against the Indian national cricket team and have only played 117 test matches since then with the last one being in 2021 against the Bangladesh national team. Today we are going to talk about Zimbabwean bowlers with the best career bowling strike rates in test matches. Here is a list of the top 10 Zimbabwean cricketers with the best career bowling strike rate in Test matches with a minimum of 2,000 balls bowled.
1. Kyle Jarvis
Kyle Jarvis is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played as a bowler for the Zimbabwe national cricket team. He has the best bowling strike rate by a Zimbabwean cricketer in test matches with a minimum of 2,000 balls bowled. Jarvis took 46 wickets in the 13 test matches he played and bowled 418.3 overs in them. He has a career strike rate of 54.5.
2. Andy Blignaut
Andy Blignaut is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played as an all-rounder for the Zimbabwe national cricket team. He has the second-best bowling career strike in test matches by a Zimbabwean cricketer with a minimum of 2,000 balls bowled. He took 53 wickets in the 19 matches he played for his nation. He has a career strike rate of 59.8 in test matches.
3. Heath Streak
Heath Streak is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played as a bowler for the Zimbabwe national cricket team. He has the third-best career bowling strike rate by a Zimbabwean cricketer in test matches with a minimum of 2,000 balls bowled. He has a career strike rate of 62.7 in 65 test matches and took 216 wickets in his test career.
4. Henry Olonga
Henry Olonga is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played as a bowler for the Zimbabwe national cricket team. He has the fourth-best bowling career strike rate by a Zimbabwean cricketer in test matches with a minimum of 2,000 balls bowled. He has a career strike rate of 66.2 in 30 test matches he played. He took also took 68 wickets for his national team.
5. Graeme Cremer
Graeme Cremer is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played as a bowler for the Zimbabwean national cricket team. He has the fifth-best career bowling strike rate by a Zimbabwean cricketer in test matches with a minimum of 2,000 balls bowled. He has a career strike rate of 73.9 in 19 test matches. He also took 57 wickets in test matches.
6. Ray Price
Ray Price is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played as a bowler for the Zimbabwe national cricket team. He has the sixth-best career bowling strike rate by a Zimbabwean cricketer with a minimum of 2,000 balls bowled. He has a career bowling strike rate of 76.6 in 22 test matches he played for his national team. He took 80 wickets in his test career.
7. Sikandar Raza
Sikandar Raza is a Zimbabwean cricketer who plays as an all-rounder for the Zimbabwe national cricket team. He has the seventh-best career bowling strike rate by a Zimbabwean cricketer in test matches. He has a career strike rate of 78.1 in 17 test matches he has played. Raza has taken 34 wickets in his test career.
8. Travis Friend
Travis Friend is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played as an all-rounder for the Zimbabwe national cricket team. He has the eighth-best career bowling strike rate by a Zimbabwean cricketer in test matches with a minimum of 2,000 balls bowled. He has a strike rate of 80 in 13 test matches. He also took 25 wickets in his test career.
9. Pommie Mbganwa
Pommie Mbganwa is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played as a bowler for the Zimbabwe national cricket team. He has the ninth-best career strike rate by a Zimbabwean cricketer in test matches with a minimum of 2,000 balls bowled. He has a career bowling strike rate of 81.1 in 15 test matches. He also took 32 wickets in his test career.
10. Paul Strang
Paul Strang is a former Zimbabwean cricketer who played as a bowler for the Zimbabwe national cricket team. He has the tenth-best bowling career strike rate by a Zimbabwean cricketer in test matches with a minimum of 2,000 balls bowled. He has a career bowling strike rate of 81.7 in 24 test matches he played for his national team. He also took 70 wickets in his test career.