Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings - South Africa

Best economy rates in an innings in FC+LA+T20s at SL: Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo - South Africa

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
PL Symcox	2.0	2	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
AA Donald	10.0	7	6	2	0.60	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
L Ngidi	9.0	5	9	1	1.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
JH Kallis	6.0	4	6	2	1.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
JH Kallis	4.0	2	4	-	1.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
L Klusener	12.1	4	20	1	1.64	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
SM Pollock	22.2	10	40	3	1.79	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
N Boje	34.0	8	62	5	1.82	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
AA Donald	12.0	4	22	2	1.83	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
JP Duminy	1.0	-	2	-	2.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
D Elgar	1.0	-	2	-	2.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
SM Pollock	6.0	3	13	1	2.16	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
M Hayward	9.0	1	21	1	2.33	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
VD Philander	21.4	7	52	2	2.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
BN Schultz	20.0	8	48	5	2.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
DJ Terbrugge	8.0	1	20	4	2.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
JH Kallis	7.0	2	18	1	2.57	South Africa	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
AK Markram	7.0	1	18	-	2.57	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
M Morkel	26.0	6	69	1	2.65	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
RP Snell	12.0	4	32	3	2.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
SM Pollock	30.0	8	81	4	2.70	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
DW Steyn	11.0	2	30	-	2.72	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
K Rabada	20.0	3	55	1	2.75	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
BM McMillan	4.0	-	11	1	2.75	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
AK Markram	8.4	1	24	-	2.76	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
SM Pollock	8.0	-	23	2	2.87	South Africa	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
N Boje	34.3	5	102	2	2.95	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
RP Snell	19.0	3	57	2	3.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
A Nel	5.0	1	15	2	3.00	Sth Africans	v SLC Dev XI	Colombo (SSC)	12 Aug 2006	List A
M Ntini	31.0	3	97	-	3.12	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
KA Maharaj	41.1	10	129	9	3.13	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
DW Steyn	22.0	5	69	2	3.13	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
JA Rudolph	7.0	2	22	1	3.14	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
JH Kallis	17.0	6	54	1	3.17	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
VD Philander	11.0	3	35	-	3.18	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
N Boje	20.0	4	65	-	3.25	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
M Ntini	33.0	6	108	2	3.27	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
D Elgar	3.0	1	10	-	3.33	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
PR Adams	7.1	2	24	2	3.34	South Africa	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
N Boje	65.0	5	221	-	3.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
M Hayward	20.0	2	68	2	3.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
SM Pollock	10.0	1	34	1	3.40	South Africa	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Sep 2002	ODI # 1875
N Boje	7.0	1	24	-	3.42	South Africa	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
AG Prince	2.0	-	7	-	3.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
N Boje	23.0	6	81	1	3.52	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
DW Steyn	17.0	3	60	-	3.52	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
BN Schultz	16.0	4	58	4	3.62	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
Imran Tahir	33.0	4	121	1	3.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
SM Pollock	6.0	-	22	1	3.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
AJ Hall	3.0	-	11	-	3.66	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
JH Kallis	13.0	3	48	-	3.69	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
GC Smith	4.0	-	15	-	3.75	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
L Ngidi	14.2	1	54	-	3.76	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
KA Maharaj	40.0	4	154	3	3.85	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
AJ Hall	25.0	2	99	1	3.96	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
L Klusener	9.0	2	36	-	4.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
M van Jaarsveld	7.0	-	28	-	4.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
TB de Bruyn	5.0	-	20	-	4.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
JA Rudolph	4.0	-	16	-	4.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
JJ van der Wath	4.0	-	16	1	4.00	Sth Africans	v SLC Dev XI	Colombo (SSC)	12 Aug 2006	List A
DJ Cullinan	1.0	-	4	-	4.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
Imran Tahir	18.0	-	76	2	4.22	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
BM McMillan	9.0	1	38	1	4.22	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
M Hayward	17.0	4	75	1	4.41	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
CK Langeveldt	7.0	-	31	3	4.42	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	31 Aug 2004	ODI # 2163
JP Duminy	18.0	1	80	2	4.44	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
PR Adams	16.0	3	72	1	4.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
L Klusener	4.0	-	18	-	4.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
A Nel	25.1	2	114	1	4.52	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
DW Steyn	13.0	1	59	2	4.53	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
JH Kallis	9.0	-	41	2	4.55	South Africa	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Sep 2002	ODI # 1875
N Boje	9.0	1	41	-	4.55	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	31 Aug 2004	ODI # 2163
M Morkel	9.4	1	45	4	4.65	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
M Ntini	4.0	-	19	-	4.75	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
L Klusener	6.0	-	29	-	4.83	South Africa	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Sep 2002	ODI # 1875
N Boje	7.0	-	34	1	4.85	South Africa	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Sep 2002	ODI # 1875
DW Steyn	26.0	1	129	3	4.96	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
M Hayward	3.0	1	15	-	5.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
JP Duminy	2.0	-	10	-	5.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	31 Aug 2004	ODI # 2163
D Elgar	1.0	-	5	-	5.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
AC Dawson	10.0	1	51	1	5.10	South Africa	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Sep 2002	ODI # 1875
L Klusener	5.0	1	26	-	5.20	South Africa	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
K Rabada	8.0	-	42	-	5.25	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
AA Donald	8.0	-	44	2	5.50	South Africa	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Sep 2002	ODI # 1875
AB de Villiers	4.0	-	22	-	5.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
SM Pollock	8.0	-	46	-	5.75	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
RJ Peterson	4.0	-	23	1	5.75	Sth Africans	v SLC Dev XI	Colombo (SSC)	12 Aug 2006	List A
SM Pollock	10.0	-	58	2	5.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	31 Aug 2004	ODI # 2163
N Boje	6.3	-	39	1	6.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
M Ntini	6.0	1	36	-	6.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	31 Aug 2004	ODI # 2163
AJ Hall	2.0	-	12	-	6.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
R Telemachus	4.0	-	25	1	6.25	Sth Africans	v SLC Dev XI	Colombo (SSC)	12 Aug 2006	List A
AJ Hall	5.0	-	32	-	6.40	Sth Africans	v SLC Dev XI	Colombo (SSC)	12 Aug 2006	List A
JA Rudolph	7.0	-	45	-	6.42	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1810
MS Tshabalala	3.0	-	20	1	6.66	Sth Africans	v SLC Dev XI	Colombo (SSC)	12 Aug 2006	List A
GC Smith	7.0	-	48	1	6.85	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	31 Aug 2004	ODI # 2163
L Klusener	6.0	-	42	1	7.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	31 Aug 2004	ODI # 2163
M Ntini	5.0	-	35	-	7.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
PL Symcox	1.0	-	8	-	8.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
D Elgar	1.0	-	9	-	9.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131

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Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Pallekele, Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jul 8, 2025 [ODI # 4891]

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jul 5, 2025 [ODI # 4890]

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jul 2, 2025 [ODI # 4889]