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Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings - South Africa

Best economy rates in an innings in 2020s in Tests - South Africa

Best economy rates in an innings
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs conceded
Wickets taken
Econ
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
D Paterson
13.351811.33South Africav EnglandJohannesburg24 Jan 2020Test # 2382
L Ngidi
13.571951.37South Africav West IndiesGros Islet10 Jun 2021Test # 2424
PWA Mulder
10.0514-1.40South Africav IndiaGuwahati22 Nov 2025Test # 2609
L Ngidi
14.052131.50South Africav IndiaCape Town11 Jan 2022Test # 2448
SR Harmer
14.042141.50South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Nov 2025Test # 2606
M Jansen
15.072311.53South Africav IndiaGuwahati22 Nov 2025Test # 2609
K Rabada
12.051921.58South Africav West IndiesJohannesburg8 Mar 2023Test # 2497
SR Harmer
23.063761.60South Africav IndiaGuwahati22 Nov 2025Test # 2609
K Rabada
20.093451.70South Africav West IndiesGros Islet10 Jun 2021Test # 2424
VD Philander
14.0724-1.71South Africav EnglandCape Town3 Jan 2020Test # 2379
KA Maharaj
37.01565-1.75South Africav BangladeshDurban31 Mar 2022Test # 2460
M Jansen
17.053141.82South Africav IndiaJohannesburg3 Jan 2022Test # 2445
M Jansen
19.363641.84South Africav IndiaCape Town11 Jan 2022Test # 2448
K Rabada
13.062421.84South Africav West IndiesGros Islet18 Jun 2021Test # 2426
KA Maharaj
40.0157641.90South Africav West IndiesPort of Spain7 Aug 2024Test # 2542
PWA Mulder
13.072531.92South Africav BangladeshGqeberha8 Apr 2022Test # 2461
SR Harmer
15.243041.95South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Nov 2025Test # 2606
KA Maharaj
45.0119032.00South Africav PakistanRawalpindi4 Feb 2021Test # 2408
C Bosch
19.083842.00South Africav ZimbabweBulawayo6 Jul 2025Test # 2593
KA Maharaj
17.373652.05South Africav West IndiesGros Islet18 Jun 2021Test # 2426
L Sipamla
14.052912.07South Africav New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 2022Test # 2451
KA Maharaj
11.052322.09South Africav West IndiesGros Islet10 Jun 2021Test # 2424
KA Maharaj
16.143432.10South Africav BangladeshMirpur21 Oct 2024Test # 2556
R de Swardt
29.076122.10South Africav New ZealandMount Maunganui4 Feb 2024Test # 2528
L Ngidi
11.552612.19South Africav West IndiesPort of Spain7 Aug 2024Test # 2542
Codi Yusuf
17.033822.23South Africav ZimbabweBulawayo6 Jul 2025Test # 2593
A Nortje
16.053652.25South Africav West IndiesCenturion28 Feb 2023Test # 2495
L Ngidi
14.373312.27South Africav IndiaCape Town11 Jan 2022Test # 2448
A Nortje
24.385652.28South Africav PakistanRawalpindi4 Feb 2021Test # 2408
D Paterson
17.063932.29South Africav New ZealandHamilton13 Feb 2024Test # 2529
K Rabada
24.075612.33South Africav Sri LankaGqeberha5 Dec 2024Test # 2566
D Olivier
18.054212.33South Africav IndiaCape Town11 Jan 2022Test # 2448
M Jansen
15.043532.33South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Nov 2025Test # 2606
PWA Mulder
17.074012.35South Africav PakistanRawalpindi4 Feb 2021Test # 2408
KA Maharaj
31.597532.35South Africav New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 2022Test # 2451
D Pretorius
11.052622.36South Africav EnglandCape Town3 Jan 2020Test # 2379
L Ngidi
11.0426-2.36South Africav IndiaJohannesburg3 Jan 2022Test # 2445
K Rabada
11.042632.36South Africav BangladeshMirpur21 Oct 2024Test # 2556
SR Harmer
27.066432.37South Africav IndiaGuwahati22 Nov 2025Test # 2609
KA Maharaj
24.065722.37South Africav BangladeshGqeberha8 Apr 2022Test # 2461
L Ngidi
13.0331-2.38South Africav West IndiesGros Islet10 Jun 2021Test # 2424
KA Maharaj
42.4510272.39South Africav PakistanRawalpindi20 Oct 2025Test # 2603
TL Moreki
18.2444-2.40South Africav New ZealandHamilton13 Feb 2024Test # 2529
D Olivier
15.053612.40South Africav BangladeshDurban31 Mar 2022Test # 2460
K Rabada
10.022412.40South Africav West IndiesGros Islet10 Jun 2021Test # 2424
M Jansen
19.554862.42South Africav IndiaGuwahati22 Nov 2025Test # 2609
K Rabada
19.054632.42South Africav New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 2022Test # 2451
K Rabada
14.033422.42South Africav PakistanRawalpindi4 Feb 2021Test # 2408
GF Linde
26.096452.46South Africav PakistanRawalpindi4 Feb 2021Test # 2408
TL Moreki
13.043212.46South Africav New ZealandHamilton13 Feb 2024Test # 2529
K Rabada
17.044242.47South Africav IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021Test # 2443
A Nortje
22.055522.50South Africav AustraliaSydney4 Jan 2023Test # 2488
VD Philander
20.025022.50South Africav EnglandJohannesburg24 Jan 2020Test # 2382
SR Harmer
20.055062.50South Africav PakistanRawalpindi20 Oct 2025Test # 2603
K Rabada
16.044012.50South Africav West IndiesProvidence15 Aug 2024Test # 2543
PWA Mulder
14.023522.50South Africav West IndiesProvidence15 Aug 2024Test # 2543
K Rabada
14.0235-2.50South Africav PakistanCenturion26 Dec 2024Test # 2572
PWA Mulder
10.0425-2.50South Africav IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021Test # 2443
KA Maharaj
27.066812.51South Africav EnglandCape Town3 Jan 2020Test # 2379
VD Philander
16.0541-2.56South Africav EnglandGqeberha16 Jan 2020Test # 2380
P Subrayen
14.0336-2.57South Africav ZimbabweBulawayo6 Jul 2025Test # 2593
SR Harmer
40.01210342.57South Africav BangladeshDurban31 Mar 2022Test # 2460
PWA Mulder
19.0449-2.57South Africav IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021Test # 2443
K Rabada
17.544662.57South Africav BangladeshMirpur21 Oct 2024Test # 2556
D Paterson
24.036212.58South Africav EnglandGqeberha16 Jan 2020Test # 2380
K Rabada
27.077032.59South Africav PakistanKarachi26 Jan 2021Test # 2406
D Olivier
15.043922.60South Africav BangladeshGqeberha8 Apr 2022Test # 2461
KA Maharaj
15.013912.60South Africav IndiaGuwahati22 Nov 2025Test # 2609
AK Markram
10.0126-2.60South Africav IndiaGuwahati22 Nov 2025Test # 2609
KA Maharaj
18.024722.61South Africav West IndiesGros Islet18 Jun 2021Test # 2426
N Burger
13.0334-2.61South Africav West IndiesProvidence15 Aug 2024Test # 2543
SR Harmer
17.184532.62South Africav West IndiesJohannesburg8 Mar 2023Test # 2497
D Paterson
22.0558-2.63South Africav New ZealandHamilton13 Feb 2024Test # 2529
PWA Mulder
15.044012.66South Africav West IndiesJohannesburg8 Mar 2023Test # 2497
K Rabada
12.033222.66South Africav IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2023Test # 2520
KA Maharaj
24.256522.67South Africav Sri LankaGqeberha5 Dec 2024Test # 2566
K Rabada
19.035252.73South Africav EnglandLord's17 Aug 2022Test # 2474
DL Piedt
32.358952.73South Africav New ZealandHamilton13 Feb 2024Test # 2529
M Jansen
23.066332.73South Africav New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 2022Test # 2451
K Rabada
16.034432.75South Africav West IndiesGros Islet18 Jun 2021Test # 2426
K Rabada
16.044422.75South Africav West IndiesCenturion28 Feb 2023Test # 2495
D Paterson
12.033322.75South Africav Sri LankaGqeberha5 Dec 2024Test # 2566
K Rabada
26.057232.76South Africav IndiaCenturion26 Dec 2021Test # 2443
KA Maharaj
32.249032.78South Africav PakistanKarachi26 Jan 2021Test # 2406
KA Maharaj
24.056722.79South Africav Sri LankaDurban27 Nov 2024Test # 2563
KT Maphaka
10.0328-2.80South Africav ZimbabweBulawayo28 Jun 2025Test # 2590
KA Maharaj
37.01010532.83South Africav BangladeshMirpur21 Oct 2024Test # 2556
M Jansen
12.223552.83South Africav EnglandThe Oval8 Sep 2022Test # 2476
LB Williams
18.535432.86South Africav BangladeshDurban31 Mar 2022Test # 2460
VD Philander
16.034622.87South Africav EnglandCape Town3 Jan 2020Test # 2379
KA Maharaj
16.024612.87South Africav New ZealandChristchurch25 Feb 2022Test # 2451
KA Maharaj
12.513722.88South Africav IndiaGuwahati22 Nov 2025Test # 2609
M Jansen
20.0658-2.90South Africav PakistanRawalpindi20 Oct 2025Test # 2603
L Ngidi
10.022912.90South Africav West IndiesGros Islet18 Jun 2021Test # 2426
DL Piedt
32.049332.90South Africav New ZealandHamilton13 Feb 2024Test # 2529
C Bosch
11.043212.90South Africav IndiaEden Gardens14 Nov 2025Test # 2606
KA Maharaj
12.0-3522.91South Africav EnglandLord's17 Aug 2022Test # 2474
GF Linde
13.0438-2.92South Africav PakistanKarachi26 Jan 2021Test # 2406
L Ngidi
13.013832.92South Africav AustraliaLord's11 Jun 2025Test # 2585
G Coetzee
14.044132.92South Africav West IndiesJohannesburg8 Mar 2023Test # 2497
Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years
Minimum of 60 balls
Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]