Test Cricket is mostly known for its maiden overs and five wicket hauls but players like Umesh Yadav and Stephen Fleming have given it a completely different dimension and are in the list of highest batting strike rate in test.
| SL. No. | Player | Runs | Balls | SR | Team | Opposition | Match Date |
| 1 | Umesh Yadav | 31 | 10 | 310 | India | v South Africa | 10/19/2019 |
| 2 | Stephen Fleming | 31* | 11 | 281.81 | New Zealand | v South Africa | 3/18/2004 |
| 3 | RJ Harris | 25 | 9 | 277.77 | Australia | v India | 1/6/2015 |
| 4 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 29 | 11 | 263.63 | Sri Lanka | v India | 11/24/2009 |
| 5 | Keith Boyce | 26 | 10 | 260 | West Indies | v England | 2/2/1974 |
| 6 | Nixon McLean | 31 | 12 | 258.33 | West Indies | v South Africa | 12/10/1998 |
| 7 | Abdur Razzak | 43 | 17 | 252.94 | Bangladesh | v Zimbabwe | 8/4/2011 |
| 8 | Umesh Yadav | 25* | 10 | 250 | India | v Bangladesh | 11/14/2019 |
| 9 | Bill Howell | 35 | 15 | 233.33 | Australia | v England | 2/14/1902 |
| 10 | Darren Sammy | 25 | 11 | 227.27 | West Indies | v India | 6/20/2011 |
*Updated on 27 August 2019
*Min number of 25 runs
