Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Best economy rates in an innings By England vs Sri Lanka in Tests

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
HDPK Dharmasena	19.3	13	12	0	0.61	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
SCJ Broad	17.0	11	14	0	0.82	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
M Muralidaran	40.0	21	40	3	1.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
ST Jayasuriya	28.0	14	30	0	1.07	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
M Muralidaran	56.0	28	64	4	1.14	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
M Muralidaran	54.2	27	65	9	1.19	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
M Muralidaran	37.0	18	47	4	1.27	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
LE Plunkett	13.2	6	17	3	1.27	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
HDPK Dharmasena	16.0	6	21	1	1.31	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
JM Anderson	19.0	10	25	4	1.31	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
JE Emburey	25.0	9	33	6	1.32	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
ST Jayasuriya	24.0	6	32	1	1.33	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
ST Jayasuriya	16.1	6	22	1	1.36	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
JM Anderson	11.4	6	16	5	1.37	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
ST Jayasuriya	32.0	13	44	4	1.37	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
JM Anderson	29.0	13	40	6	1.37	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
UDU Chandana	13.0	7	18	0	1.38	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
HMRKB Herath	42.0	16	59	3	1.40	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
M Muralidaran	54.3	14	79	3	1.44	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
M Muralidaran	31.4	15	46	7	1.45	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
MA Butcher	11.0	2	16	0	1.45	England	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
ST Jayasuriya	21.0	5	31	1	1.47	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
M Muralidaran	40.0	18	60	4	1.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
D Hettiarachchi	24.0	6	36	2	1.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
PA de Silva	10.3	3	16	0	1.52	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
AR Caddick	30.0	13	46	0	1.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
M Muralidaran	42.3	14	66	4	1.55	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
DL Underwood	18.0	6	28	5	1.55	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
M Muralidaran	35.0	14	55	6	1.57	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
AF Giles	40.0	14	63	4	1.57	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
GP Swann	12.0	2	19	0	1.58	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	3 Jun 2011	Test # 1995
RMS Eranga	23.5	10	38	1	1.59	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
AD Mathews	10.0	3	16	0	1.60	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	20 Jun 2014	Test # 2126
CR Woakes	13.0	4	21	2	1.61	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
WPUJC Vaas	14.0	4	23	2	1.64	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
WPUJC Vaas	23.0	7	39	2	1.69	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
TT Bresnan	14.0	5	24	0	1.71	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
CC Lewis	18.0	4	31	2	1.72	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
ST Jayasuriya	11.0	4	19	2	1.72	Sri Lanka	v England	Nottingham	2 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
JE Root	11.0	1	19	0	1.72	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
MJ Potts	11.0	4	19	2	1.72	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	29 Aug 2024	Test # 2546
GRA de Silva	30.0	12	52	2	1.73	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
AF Giles	34.0	13	59	2	1.73	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
RDB Croft	32.0	9	56	4	1.75	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
DL Underwood	37.5	15	67	3	1.77	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
M Muralidaran	41.0	9	73	1	1.78	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
JM Anderson	20.0	6	36	1	1.80	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
HMRKB Herath	10.0	3	18	0	1.80	Sri Lanka	v England	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
CR Woakes	17.1	5	31	3	1.80	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	9 Jun 2016	Test # 2205
MS Panesar	27.0	10	49	2	1.81	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
RDB Croft	22.0	11	40	3	1.81	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
A Flintoff	23.0	7	42	3	1.82	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
MS Panesar	23.0	11	42	0	1.82	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
PI Pocock	41.0	17	75	2	1.82	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
UDU Chandana	13.0	2	24	0	1.84	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
ST Jayasuriya	27.0	7	50	4	1.85	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
M Muralidaran	27.0	7	50	1	1.85	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
WPUJC Vaas	16.0	6	30	1	1.87	Sri Lanka	v England	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
A Flintoff	17.0	5	32	1	1.88	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
DS de Silva	45.0	16	85	2	1.88	Sri Lanka	v England	Lord's	23 Aug 1984	Test # 994
JE Emburey	18.0	9	34	1	1.88	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	25 Aug 1988	Test # 1103
CJ Jordan	18.0	10	34	2	1.88	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
ST Finn	15.5	1	30	2	1.89	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
MJ Hoggard	14.0	4	27	4	1.92	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	11 May 2006	Test # 1802
WPUJC Vaas	15.0	6	29	1	1.93	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
RAS Lakmal	16.0	7	31	0	1.93	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Jan 2021	Test # 2405
DS de Silva	27.5	11	54	3	1.94	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
M Muralidaran	31.0	10	62	3	2.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Nottingham	2 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
HDPK Dharmasena	18.0	8	36	1	2.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
SR Patel	16.0	3	32	0	2.00	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
ST Jayasuriya	14.0	6	28	1	2.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
ASA Perera	11.0	2	22	0	2.00	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
M Muralidaran	63.0	21	127	4	2.01	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
WPUJC Vaas	29.0	7	59	2	2.03	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
PAJ DeFreitas	22.0	8	45	1	2.04	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	22 Aug 1991	Test # 1176
SCJ Broad	21.0	9	43	3	2.04	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	12 Jun 2014	Test # 2124
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	7	37	0	2.05	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
MJ Hoggard	14.0	3	29	4	2.07	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
WPUJC Vaas	12.0	2	25	1	2.08	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
TM Dilshan	12.0	1	25	0	2.08	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038
AM Fernando	12.0	1	25	2	2.08	Sri Lanka	v England	Manchester	21 Aug 2024	Test # 2545
AJ Tudor	21.0	6	44	3	2.09	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	13 Jun 2002	Test # 1606
MS Panesar	37.1	13	78	5	2.09	England	v Sri Lanka	Nottingham	2 Jun 2006	Test # 1804
SL Malinga	20.0	3	42	0	2.10	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
A Flintoff	13.2	4	28	2	2.10	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
SCJ Broad	10.0	1	21	4	2.10	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
AF Giles	32.5	9	69	4	2.10	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
WPUJC Vaas	32.0	8	68	2	2.12	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
CC Lewis	31.0	5	66	4	2.12	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	13 Mar 1993	Test # 1219
MJ Hoggard	15.0	4	32	2	2.13	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	25 May 2006	Test # 1803
M Muralidaran	27.0	5	58	1	2.14	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
JM Anderson	27.0	9	58	5	2.14	England	v Sri Lanka	Chester-le-Street	27 May 2016	Test # 2204
JM Anderson	13.3	5	29	5	2.14	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
SR Patel	25.0	7	54	1	2.16	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	3 Apr 2012	Test # 2039
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	4	39	4	2.16	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
HMRKB Herath	11.3	1	25	2	2.17	Sri Lanka	v England	Leeds	19 May 2016	Test # 2203
AF Giles	26.1	3	57	1	2.17	England	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	30 May 2002	Test # 1605
IT Botham	12.5	1	28	3	2.18	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	17 Feb 1982	Test # 921
UDU Chandana	11.0	2	24	0	2.18	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	2 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
RAS Lakmal	10.0	5	22	0	2.20	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	26 Mar 2012	Test # 2038

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Minimum of 60 balls

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]