Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Best economy rates Held in South Africa for ODIs

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
PS de Villiers (SA)	1992-1996	31	281.1	34	1687	969	34	4/27	28.50	3.44	49.6	2	-	-
SM Pollock (Afr/SA)	1996-2008	130	1134.5	154	6809	3980	197	6/35	20.20	3.50	34.5	9	4	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2003	27	228.4	36	1372	817	37	7/15	22.08	3.57	37.0	-	1	-
D Gough (ENG)	1996-2005	18	176.1	16	1057	644	36	4/29	17.88	3.65	29.3	2	-	-
A Kumble (Asia/IND)	1992-2006	29	265.0	11	1590	1010	30	4/32	33.66	3.81	53.0	1	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1993-2003	24	213.4	11	1282	834	43	5/16	19.39	3.90	29.8	1	2	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1992-1997	28	246.2	28	1478	986	40	4/10	24.65	4.00	36.9	2	-	-
M Muralidaran (Asia/SL)	1994-2009	30	272.3	15	1635	1097	40	5/23	27.42	4.02	40.8	-	1	-
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2003	29	252.0	13	1512	1062	33	4/30	32.18	4.21	45.8	2	-	-
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2003	63	546.5	50	3281	2319	88	4/37	26.35	4.24	37.2	3	-	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2003	31	262.3	24	1575	1114	48	6/25	23.20	4.24	32.8	1	1	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1996	21	177.5	2	1067	755	18	4/32	41.94	4.24	59.2	1	-	-
J Botha (SA)	2007-2011	29	253.5	9	1523	1080	30	4/19	36.00	4.25	50.7	1	-	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2011	26	229.2	13	1376	982	26	3/27	37.76	4.28	52.9	-	-	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	72	406.4	16	2440	1746	58	5/32	30.10	4.29	42.0	-	1	-
AJ Hall (SA)	1999-2007	35	211.5	14	1271	922	38	4/23	24.26	4.35	33.4	2	-	-
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2009	78	662.0	65	3972	2926	122	6/22	23.98	4.41	32.5	3	2	-
Z Khan (Asia/IND)	2003-2011	22	187.2	16	1124	857	40	4/42	21.42	4.57	28.1	1	-	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2002	20	176.1	8	1057	809	29	4/36	27.89	4.59	36.4	1	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2004	73	516.2	22	3098	2375	77	5/25	30.84	4.59	40.2	1	2	-
N Boje (Afr/SA)	1996-2005	52	317.5	12	1907	1471	43	5/21	34.20	4.62	44.3	-	1	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2013-2019	41	357.1	15	2143	1662	68	6/24	24.44	4.65	31.5	1	1	-
DW Steyn (Afr/SA)	2005-2019	57	485.3	31	2913	2289	91	6/39	25.15	4.71	32.0	3	1	-
LL Tsotsobe (SA)	2009-2013	30	240.5	20	1445	1158	49	4/22	23.63	4.80	29.4	4	-	-
R Telemachus (SA)	1998-2006	22	192.4	15	1156	927	42	4/43	22.07	4.81	27.5	1	-	-
Shahid Afridi (Asia/PAK)	1998-2013	27	197.3	2	1185	961	22	3/25	43.68	4.86	53.8	-	-	-
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2001-2010	30	241.1	14	1447	1183	37	4/21	31.97	4.90	39.1	1	-	-
M Morkel (SA)	2008-2018	40	333.5	15	2003	1639	61	4/10	26.86	4.90	32.8	4	-	-
JH Kallis (Afr/SA)	1996-2013	144	772.2	37	4634	3825	119	5/41	32.14	4.95	38.9	1	1	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2002-2013	33	233.0	5	1398	1158	23	2/5	50.34	4.96	60.7	-	-	-
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2009	26	219.1	17	1315	1094	51	5/42	21.45	4.99	25.7	3	1	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	36	287.4	20	1726	1444	47	4/13	30.72	5.01	36.7	1	-	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1994-2009	35	184.4	2	1108	952	22	3/30	43.27	5.15	50.3	-	-	-
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2024	47	416.0	26	2496	2149	74	5/39	29.04	5.16	33.7	2	1	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1993-2003	31	262.3	13	1575	1377	61	5/25	22.57	5.24	25.8	4	1	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2006-2019	81	212.3	4	1275	1143	29	4/16	39.41	5.37	43.9	1	-	-
JA Morkel (SA)	2005-2012	29	176.4	7	1060	964	23	3/20	41.91	5.45	46.0	-	-	-
WD Parnell (SA)	2009-2023	34	257.4	12	1546	1445	55	5/48	26.27	5.60	28.1	3	2	-
T Shamsi (SA)	2016-2024	31	244.3	5	1467	1374	36	4/61	38.16	5.61	40.7	1	-	-
AL Phehlukwayo (SA)	2016-2024	49	310.2	12	1862	1745	55	4/22	31.72	5.62	33.8	3	-	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2023	31	248.3	14	1491	1398	52	6/58	26.88	5.62	28.6	3	1	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs South Africa at Leeds, South Africa in England 1st ODI, Sep 2, 2025 [ODI # 4902]

Namibia vs Canada at King City (NW), ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 82nd Match, Sep 2, 2025 [ODI # 4903]

Zimbabwe vs Sri Lanka at Harare, Sri Lanka in Zimbabwe 2nd ODI, Aug 31, 2025 [ODI # 4900]