Records
1990s Records
Test+ODI+T20I Matches Records
Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Best economy rates in an innings in 1990s in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Best economy rates in an innings
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs conceded
Wickets taken
Econ
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
WJ Cronje4.04---South Africav EnglandCape Town02 Jan 1996Test # 1321
Asif Mujtaba3.03-1-Pakistanv EnglandLord's18 Jun 1992Test # 1190
WJ Cronje3.03---South Africav IndiaCape Town02 Jan 1993Test # 1209
C White3.03---Englandv New ZealandNottingham02 Jun 1994Test # 1260
A Ranatunga3.03---Sri Lankav IndiaMohali19 Nov 1997Test # 1385
SR Tendulkar2.42---Indiav South AfricaDurban26 Dec 1996Test # 1347
EE Hemmings2.02---Englandv New ZealandNottingham07 Jun 1990Test # 1145
PAJ DeFreitas2.02-1-Englandv New ZealandNottingham07 Jun 1990Test # 1145
GA Hick2.02---Englandv PakistanManchester02 Jul 1992Test # 1191
Aamer Sohail2.02---Pakistanv EnglandLeeds23 Jul 1992Test # 1192
SR Waugh2.02---Australiav New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 1993Test # 1215
PL Symcox2.02---South Africav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)06 Sep 1993Test # 1233
AR Border2.02---Australiav New ZealandW.A.C.A12 Nov 1993Test # 1235
JC Adams2.02---West Indiesv EnglandGeorgetown17 Mar 1994Test # 1254
GA Hick2.02---Englandv New ZealandLord's16 Jun 1994Test # 1261
Saeed Anwar2.02---Pakistanv AustraliaRawalpindi05 Oct 1994Test # 1269
G Kirsten2.02-1-South Africav New ZealandDurban26 Dec 1994Test # 1280
S Chanderpaul2.02---West Indiesv New ZealandChristchurch03 Feb 1995Test # 1286
GS Blewett2.02---Australiav PakistanSydney30 Nov 1995Test # 1314
G Kirsten2.02---South Africav EnglandJohannesburg30 Nov 1995Test # 1315
SC Ganguly2.02---Indiav South AfricaJohannesburg16 Jan 1997Test # 1350
GS Blewett2.02---Australiav West IndiesAdelaide25 Jan 1997Test # 1352
PL Symcox2.02-1-South Africav PakistanSheikhupura17 Oct 1997Test # 1381
PR Adams2.02---South Africav PakistanSheikhupura17 Oct 1997Test # 1381
SC Ganguly2.02---Indiav Sri LankaMohali19 Nov 1997Test # 1385
SC Ganguly2.02---Indiav Sri LankaMohali19 Nov 1997Test # 1385
SR Tendulkar2.02---Indiav Sri LankaWankhede03 Dec 1997Test # 1390
JC Adams2.02-1-West Indiesv EnglandPort of Spain13 Feb 1998Test # 1399
RT Ponting1.51-1-Australiav West IndiesBrisbane22 Nov 1996Test # 1340
CD McMillan1.41-1-New Zealandv IndiaWellington26 Dec 1998Test # 1435
MJ Greatbatch1.01---New Zealandv IndiaAuckland22 Feb 1990Test # 1139
MA Atherton1.01---Englandv New ZealandLord's21 Jun 1990Test # 1146
GRJ Matthews1.01---Australiav EnglandBrisbane23 Nov 1990Test # 1155
Mushtaq Ahmed1.01---Pakistanv West IndiesFaisalabad23 Nov 1990Test # 1157
GA Hick1.01---Englandv West IndiesBirmingham25 Jul 1991Test # 1174
A Ranatunga1.01---Sri Lankav PakistanGujranwala20 Dec 1991Test # 1179
GA Hick1.01---Englandv New ZealandAuckland30 Jan 1992Test # 1185
Asif Mujtaba1.01---Pakistanv EnglandManchester02 Jul 1992Test # 1191
SR Tendulkar1.01---Indiav South AfricaGqeberha26 Dec 1992Test # 1206
DC Boon1.01---Australiav New ZealandWellington04 Mar 1993Test # 1216
DR Martyn1.01---Australiav New ZealandAuckland12 Mar 1993Test # 1217
ME Waugh1.01---Australiav EnglandNottingham01 Jul 1993Test # 1225
J Srinath1.01---Indiav Sri LankaKandy17 Jul 1993Test # 1226
HP Tillakaratne1.01---Sri Lankav West IndiesSharjah28 Oct 1993ODI # 839
KLT Arthurton1.01---West Indiesv Sri LankaMoratuwa08 Dec 1993Test # 1239
AR Border1.01---Australiav South AfricaCape Town17 Mar 1994Test # 1253
JN Rhodes1.01---South Africav AustraliaDurban25 Mar 1994Test # 1256
GW Flower1.01---Zimbabwev Sri LankaBulawayo20 Oct 1994Test # 1271
KLT Arthurton1.01---West Indiesv IndiaKanpur30 Oct 1994ODI # 941
WJ Cronje1.01---South Africav New ZealandJohannesburg25 Nov 1994Test # 1276
GA Gooch1.01---Englandv AustraliaW.A.C.A03 Feb 1995Test # 1287
BC Lara1.01---West Indiesv EnglandThe Oval24 Aug 1995Test # 1303
MJ Slater1.01---Australiav West IndiesAdelaide17 Dec 1995ODI # 1023
WJ Cronje1.01---South Africav EnglandGqeberha26 Dec 1995Test # 1320
GP Thorpe1.01---Englandv New ZealandChristchurch14 Feb 1997Test # 1355
DPMD Jayawardene1.01---Sri Lankav IndiaColombo (SSC)09 Aug 1997Test # 1376
HS Modi1.01---Kenyav BangladeshNairobi (Gym)10 Oct 1997ODI # 1239
MTG Elliott1.01---Australiav New ZealandHobart27 Nov 1997Test # 1388
ST Jayasuriya1.01---Sri Lankav ZimbabweKandy07 Jan 1998Test # 1394
Aamer Sohail1.01---Pakistanv South AfricaGqeberha06 Mar 1998Test # 1406
Saeed Anwar1.01---Pakistanv ZimbabweBulawayo14 Mar 1998Test # 1408
PA de Silva1.01---Sri Lankav South AfricaCape Town19 Mar 1998Test # 1410
CL Hooper1.01---West Indiesv EnglandSt John's20 Mar 1998Test # 1411
RT Ponting1.01---Australiav EnglandBrisbane20 Nov 1998Test # 1428
ME Waugh1.01---Australiav EnglandMelbourne26 Dec 1998Test # 1436
WJ Cronje1.01---South Africav West IndiesCape Town02 Jan 1999Test # 1440
RDB Croft1.01---Englandv Sri LankaW.A.C.A29 Jan 1999ODI # 1396
HP Tillakaratne1.01---Sri Lankav IndiaColombo (SSC)24 Feb 1999Test # 1445
SC Ganguly1.01---Indiav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)24 Feb 1999Test # 1445
NJ Astle1.01---New Zealandv EnglandBirmingham01 Jul 1999Test # 1455
NJ Astle1.01---New Zealandv EnglandThe Oval19 Aug 1999Test # 1458
RT Ponting1.01---Australiav ZimbabweHarare14 Oct 1999Test # 1463
RT Ponting1.01---Australiav ZimbabweHarare14 Oct 1999Test # 1463
R Dravid1.01---Indiav New ZealandAhmedabad29 Oct 1999Test # 1465
Wajahatullah Wasti1.01---Pakistanv AustraliaW.A.C.A26 Nov 1999Test # 1472
ME Waugh1.01---Australiav IndiaAdelaide10 Dec 1999Test # 1476
DL Houghton0.5----Zimbabwev New ZealandBulawayo01 Nov 1992Test # 1198
PV Simmons0.5--1-West Indiesv PakistanCape Town25 Feb 1993ODI # 808
GP Wickramasinghe0.5----Sri Lankav ZimbabweBulawayo11 Dec 1999ODI # 1527
WJ Cronje0.3--1-South Africav AustraliaJohannesburg04 Mar 1994Test # 1252
Kabir Khan0.3----Pakistanv IndiaToronto14 Sep 1997ODI # 1228
A Flower0.1----Zimbabwev PakistanLahore16 Dec 1993Test # 1241
WPUJC Vaas0.1----Sri Lankav New ZealandDunedin18 Mar 1995Test # 1293
SR Tendulkar0.1----Indiav AustraliaMohali03 Nov 1996ODI # 1137
Ijaz Ahmed0.1----Pakistanv New ZealandSialkot06 Dec 1996ODI # 1148
AR Border
4.031-0.25Australiav South AfricaAdelaide28 Jan 1994Test # 1246
ST Jayasuriya
4.031-0.25Sri Lankav ZimbabweColombo (RPS)11 Sep 1996Test # 1333
WJ Cronje
4.031-0.25South Africav New ZealandChristchurch11 Mar 1999Test # 1449
PV Simmons
10.08340.30West Indiesv PakistanSydney17 Dec 1992ODI # 782
WJ Cronje
6.04210.33South Africav EnglandGqeberha09 Dec 1999Test # 1475
PAJ DeFreitas
3.02110.33Englandv West IndiesLord's20 Jun 1991Test # 1172
Asif Mujtaba
3.021-0.33Pakistanv ZimbabweKarachi01 Dec 1993Test # 1237
A Ranatunga
3.021-0.33Sri Lankav IndiaLucknow18 Jan 1994Test # 1244
A Kuruvilla
3.021-0.33Indiav Sri LankaWankhede03 Dec 1997Test # 1390
JC Adams
3.021-0.33West Indiesv EnglandGeorgetown27 Feb 1998Test # 1404
CA Walsh
5.53220.34West Indiesv IndiaNagpur01 Dec 1994Test # 1277
DA Reeve
5.03210.40Englandv PakistanAdelaide01 Mar 1992ODI # 726
Waqar Younis
5.03210.40Pakistanv AustraliaRawalpindi05 Oct 1994Test # 1269
RP Arnold
5.032-0.40Sri Lankav PakistanColombo (SSC)26 Apr 1997Test # 1367
RP Arnold
7.04310.42Sri Lankav AustraliaColombo (SSC)30 Sep 1999Test # 1461
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Malawi vs Bahrain at Rwanda, Rwanda Tri-Nation T20I Series 4th Match, Jul 20, 2025 [T20I # 3335]

Rwanda vs Bahrain at Rwanda, Rwanda Tri-Nation T20I Series 5th Match, Jul 20, 2025 [T20I # 3337]

Malawi vs Bahrain at Rwanda, Rwanda Tri-Nation T20I Series 2nd Match, Jul 19, 2025 [T20I # 3329]