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Bowling Best Career Economy Rate
Best economy rates for New Zealand vs Sri Lanka in Tests
Best economy rates
Player
Span
Mat
Overs
Mdns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
4
5
10
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)
1983-1987
6
234.1
85
1405
473
37
5/29
12.78
2.01
37.9
5
2
1
M Muralidaran (SL)
1992-2009
14
753.2
203
4520
1766
82
6/87
21.53
2.34
55.1
5
5
1
EJ Chatfield (NZ)
1983-1987
5
188.4
53
1132
448
22
5/63
20.36
2.37
51.4
2
1
-
TG Southee (NZ)
2012-2024
14
532.2
147
3194
1309
66
6/68
19.83
2.45
48.3
4
3
-
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)
1997-2003
5
187.1
43
1123
476
15
6/72
31.73
2.54
74.8
-
1
-
DN Patel (NZ)
1991-1997
5
215.0
62
1290
558
14
4/96
39.85
2.59
92.1
1
-
-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)
1983-1987
5
172.1
50
1033
447
14
5/42
31.92
2.59
73.7
-
1
-
DL Vettori (NZ)
1997-2009
11
460.0
120
2760
1205
51
7/130
23.62
2.61
54.1
3
3
1
TA Boult (NZ)
2012-2019
10
379.2
94
2276
1005
45
6/30
22.33
2.64
50.5
2
1
-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)
1995-2006
10
363.5
86
2183
991
42
6/87
23.59
2.72
51.9
1
4
1
HMRKB Herath (SL)
2005-2015
7
362.5
61
2177
999
36
6/43
27.75
2.75
60.4
-
4
1
AY Patel (NZ)
2018-2024
6
220.0
49
1320
608
17
6/90
35.76
2.76
77.6
-
2
-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)
1983-1991
7
277.0
51
1662
796
22
5/77
36.18
2.87
75.5
2
1
-
PJ Wiseman (NZ)
1998-2005
7
261.2
65
1568
754
17
5/82
44.35
2.88
92.2
1
1
-
CPH Ramanayake (SL)
1991-1992
4
189.0
41
1134
552
14
2/27
39.42
2.92
81.0
-
-
-
VB John (SL)
1983-1984
5
174.2
41
1046
516
24
5/60
21.50
2.95
43.5
-
2
-
DAJ Bracewell (NZ)
2012-2023
6
185.0
39
1110
554
14
3/93
39.57
2.99
79.2
-
-
-
RAS Lakmal (SL)
2014-2019
8
253.1
46
1519
779
20
5/54
38.95
3.07
75.9
1
1
-
DK Morrison (NZ)
1991-1995
4
180.3
33
1083
577
20
5/153
28.85
3.19
54.1
1
1
-
CS Martin (NZ)
2005-2009
6
200.4
36
1204
677
23
6/54
29.43
3.37
52.3
2
1
-
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)
2023-2024
4
172.4
23
1036
609
22
6/42
27.68
3.52
47.0
1
2
-
N Wagner (NZ)
2014-2023
6
191.0
36
1146
680
18
4/48
37.77
3.56
63.6
1
-
-
CBRLS Kumara (SL)
2018-2024
7
201.3
27
1209
837
16
4/127
52.31
4.15
75.5
1
-
-
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