Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings - vs Sri Lanka

Best economy rates in an innings in Tests at SL: P Sara Oval, Colombo - vs Sri Lanka

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DAJ Bracewell	13.0	6	13	2	1.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012	Test # 2063
TA Boult	14.2	8	17	2	1.18	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2356
JS Patel	16.0	7	20	-	1.25	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012	Test # 2063
TG Southee	12.0	6	15	2	1.25	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2356
JE Emburey	25.0	9	33	6	1.32	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
N Kapil Dev	24.0	11	33	-	1.37	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
DL Underwood	18.0	6	28	5	1.55	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
RJ Shastri	45.3	11	74	3	1.62	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	06 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
AY Patel	19.0	3	31	2	1.63	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2356
BN Schultz	36.5	9	63	5	1.71	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
TT Bresnan	14.0	5	24	-	1.71	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
RP Snell	25.0	8	44	-	1.76	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
Wasim Akram	17.0	4	30	3	1.76	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
DL Underwood	37.5	15	67	3	1.77	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
JM Anderson	20.0	6	36	1	1.80	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
TA Boult	17.5	6	33	3	1.85	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012	Test # 2063
Wasim Akram	22.0	8	41	1	1.86	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
ST Finn	15.5	1	30	2	1.89	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
Mohammad Hafeez	10.0	2	19	1	1.90	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Jun 2015	Test # 2168
M Prabhakar	31.0	14	59	2	1.90	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
TA Boult	21.0	7	42	4	2.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012	Test # 2063
SR Patel	16.0	3	32	-	2.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
JO Holder	11.0	1	22	2	2.00	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Oct 2015	Test # 2182
Shakib Al Hasan	36.2	9	74	4	2.03	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017	Test # 2254
A Mishra	21.0	3	43	4	2.04	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015	Test # 2177
C de Grandhomme	17.0	3	35	1	2.05	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2356
N Kapil Dev	27.1	10	56	2	2.06	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
AA Donald	30.0	12	62	2	2.06	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
JDP Oram	30.0	13	62	1	2.06	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003	Test # 1641
M Amarnath	15.0	2	31	1	2.06	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	06 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
AJ Hall	15.0	7	31	-	2.06	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
I Sharma	15.3	3	33	1	2.12	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	08 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
BM McMillan	30.0	8	64	-	2.13	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
JS Patel	22.0	3	47	1	2.13	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012	Test # 2063
N Kapil Dev	32.0	10	69	-	2.15	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	06 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
Imran Khan	32.0	11	69	4	2.15	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
SR Patel	25.0	7	54	1	2.16	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
TG Southee	29.0	7	63	4	2.17	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2356
IT Botham	12.5	1	28	3	2.18	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
SLV Raju	25.0	5	55	1	2.20	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
TT Bresnan	21.0	3	47	2	2.23	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
Imran Khan	25.0	4	56	2	2.24	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
Subashis Roy	16.0	4	36	-	2.25	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017	Test # 2254
RK Chauhan	26.0	7	59	3	2.26	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
RK Chauhan	33.0	5	76	-	2.30	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
Yasir Shah	41.3	5	96	6	2.31	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Jun 2015	Test # 2168
ST Finn	22.0	4	51	1	2.31	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
WER Somerville	21.0	6	49	2	2.33	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2356
Abdul Qadir	23.5	3	56	2	2.34	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
Taijul Islam	17.0	2	40	1	2.35	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017	Test # 2254
A Kumble	40.0	12	95	2	2.37	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
Mustafizur Rahman	21.0	6	50	2	2.38	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017	Test # 2254
Wasim Akram	18.0	4	43	5	2.38	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
Umar Gul	18.0	1	43	4	2.38	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009	Test # 1924
RGD Willis	19.0	7	46	2	2.42	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
Akram Raza	19.0	7	46	3	2.42	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	09 Aug 1994	Test # 1265
Shakib Al Hasan	33.0	4	80	2	2.42	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017	Test # 2254
SLV Raju	27.0	5	66	1	2.44	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
STR Binny	18.0	4	44	1	2.44	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015	Test # 2177
JA Warrican	25.0	2	62	2	2.48	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Oct 2015	Test # 2182
Wasim Akram	29.0	11	72	1	2.48	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
PP Ojha	46.0	10	115	4	2.50	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Aug 2010	Test # 1968
KAJ Roach	12.0	4	30	1	2.50	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Oct 2015	Test # 2182
KC Brathwaite	11.3	4	29	6	2.52	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Oct 2015	Test # 2182
Zulfiqar Babar	32.0	8	82	1	2.56	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Jun 2015	Test # 2168
Mashrafe Mortaza	30.0	7	77	2	2.56	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Jul 2007	Test # 1838
Harbhajan Singh	40.3	8	104	3	2.56	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	08 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
PL Symcox	18.0	5	47	1	2.61	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
R Ashwin	29.0	3	76	2	2.62	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015	Test # 2177
R Ashwin	16.0	6	42	5	2.62	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	20 Aug 2015	Test # 2177
GP Swann	40.0	1	106	6	2.65	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
GP Swann	28.1	4	75	4	2.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
A Mishra	17.2	1	47	3	2.71	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Aug 2010	Test # 1968
Mohammad Amir	13.0	2	36	-	2.76	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009	Test # 1924
Saeed Ajmal	31.0	5	87	4	2.80	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009	Test # 1924
M Prabhakar	21.0	7	59	2	2.80	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
N Boje	39.3	11	111	4	2.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
A Kumble	38.2	7	108	3	2.81	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
JM Anderson	22.0	5	62	3	2.81	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
TG Southee	22.0	4	62	5	2.81	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012	Test # 2063
DL Vettori	33.0	8	94	3	2.84	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003	Test # 1641
JE Emburey	19.0	3	55	-	2.89	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
TG Southee	20.0	5	58	3	2.90	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012	Test # 2063
Mudassar Nazar	10.0	2	29	-	2.90	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
L Sivaramakrishnan	31.0	4	90	-	2.90	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	06 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
Mehidy Hasan Miraz	24.0	-	71	1	2.95	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017	Test # 2254
A Kumble	41.2	4	123	3	2.97	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	08 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
AJ Hall	25.0	3	75	3	3.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812
AY Patel	16.0	4	48	1	3.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2356
Subashis Roy	17.3	2	53	2	3.02	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	15 Mar 2017	Test # 2254
D Bishoo	20.0	3	61	-	3.05	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Oct 2015	Test # 2182
Junaid Khan	29.0	5	89	1	3.06	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Jun 2015	Test # 2168
IT Botham	12.0	1	37	-	3.08	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
PJ Wiseman	41.0	13	127	2	3.09	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003	Test # 1641
TD Astle	18.0	4	56	1	3.11	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012	Test # 2063
I Sharma	23.0	6	72	3	3.13	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	03 Aug 2010	Test # 1968
Harbhajan Singh	14.0	2	44	1	3.14	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	08 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
RJ Shastri	13.0	4	41	1	3.15	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	06 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
TD Astle	13.0	2	41	-	3.15	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012	Test # 2063
SM Pollock	19.0	2	60	1	3.15	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1812

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South Africa vs Australia at Darwin, South Africa in Australia 2nd T20I, Aug 12, 2025 [T20I # 3405]

Australia vs South Africa at Darwin, South Africa in Australia 1st T20I, Aug 10, 2025 [T20I # 3403]