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	33	300.0	38	1800	1033	35	4/27	29.51	3.44	51.4	2	-	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1994-2004	33	280.2	45	1682	967	43	7/15	22.48	3.44	39.1	-	1	-
SM Pollock (Afr/SA)	1996-2008	136	1187.5	162	7127	4152	201	6/35	20.65	3.49	35.4	9	4	-
D Gough (ENG)	1996-2005	27	253.3	26	1521	940	52	4/29	18.07	3.70	29.2	4	-	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1993-1995	19	169.1	17	1015	648	19	3/25	34.10	3.83	53.4	-	-	-
M Muralidaran (Asia/SL)	1994-2009	42	361.1	28	2167	1400	68	5/23	20.58	3.87	31.8	3	3	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1993-2003	35	304.3	14	1827	1185	57	5/16	20.78	3.89	32.0	2	2	-
A Kumble (Asia/IND)	1992-2006	33	298.0	14	1788	1163	35	4/32	33.22	3.90	51.0	1	-	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1992-1997	30	264.2	31	1586	1047	44	4/10	23.79	3.96	36.0	2	-	-
M Dillon (WI)	2001-2004	20	168.0	16	1008	675	18	3/48	37.50	4.01	56.0	-	-	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2004	41	347.4	37	2086	1408	67	6/25	21.01	4.04	31.1	4	1	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2009	26	213.2	7	1280	877	29	3/29	30.24	4.11	44.1	-	-	-
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2003	33	289.0	15	1734	1191	41	4/30	29.04	4.12	42.2	2	-	-
Mohammad Nabi (AFG)	2009-2024	28	196.3	8	1179	816	31	4/34	26.32	4.15	38.0	1	-	-
C White (ENG)	1996-2003	22	184.5	13	1109	771	32	5/21	24.09	4.17	34.6	-	1	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2015	42	377.5	20	2267	1583	41	3/27	38.60	4.18	55.2	-	-	-
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2003	65	564.5	52	3389	2368	90	4/37	26.31	4.19	37.6	3	-	-
RW Price (ZIM)	2003-2011	44	386.5	27	2321	1623	43	3/34	37.74	4.19	53.9	-	-	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1996	22	182.5	2	1097	768	20	4/32	38.40	4.20	54.8	1	-	-
KD Mills (NZ)	2003-2013	22	198.4	21	1192	835	36	5/25	23.19	4.20	33.1	1	1	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1997-2004	19	171.2	17	1028	722	35	5/32	20.62	4.21	29.3	1	1	-
J Botha (SA)	2007-2011	29	253.5	9	1523	1080	30	4/19	36.00	4.25	50.7	1	-	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	74	421.4	16	2530	1796	63	5/32	28.50	4.25	40.1	1	1	-
PA Strang (ZIM)	1995-2001	28	210.5	4	1265	903	20	3/24	45.15	4.28	63.2	-	-	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2003-2009	22	196.2	27	1178	853	40	6/19	21.32	4.34	29.4	1	2	-
AJ Hall (SA)	1999-2007	35	211.5	14	1271	922	38	4/23	24.26	4.35	33.4	2	-	-
GW Flower (ZIM)	1992-2010	81	402.2	7	2414	1774	41	4/44	43.26	4.40	58.8	1	-	-
EC Rainsford (ZIM)	2004-2010	21	181.5	22	1091	802	29	5/36	27.65	4.41	37.6	1	1	-
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2009	83	700.0	66	4200	3104	125	6/22	24.83	4.43	33.6	3	2	-
Z Khan (Asia/IND)	2001-2011	27	232.0	19	1392	1030	51	4/42	20.19	4.43	27.2	2	-	-
JA Rennie (ZIM)	1994-2000	25	193.5	15	1163	873	24	3/27	36.37	4.50	48.4	-	-	-
SC Williams (ZIM)	2005-2025	101	503.5	28	3023	2275	51	3/15	44.60	4.51	59.2	-	-	-
HH Streak (Afr/ZIM)	1994-2005	64	540.4	30	3244	2444	80	5/32	30.55	4.52	40.5	3	1	-
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2004	76	538.2	25	3230	2447	79	5/25	30.97	4.54	40.8	1	2	-
P Utseya (ZIM)	2004-2015	99	872.0	31	5232	3965	79	5/36	50.18	4.54	66.2	1	1	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2013-2019	47	414.2	17	2486	1891	78	6/24	24.24	4.56	31.8	1	1	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1994-2002	23	195.1	9	1171	891	33	4/36	27.00	4.56	35.4	1	-	-
N Boje (Afr/SA)	1995-2005	53	327.5	13	1967	1500	43	5/21	34.88	4.57	45.7	-	1	-
CZ Harris (NZ)	1992-2003	24	187.2	6	1124	859	15	2/39	57.26	4.58	74.9	-	-	-
A Nehra (Asia/IND)	2001-2011	27	206.1	21	1237	956	36	6/23	26.55	4.63	34.3	2	1	-
AR McBrine (IRE)	2015-2025	23	186.0	10	1116	869	20	3/38	43.45	4.67	55.8	-	-	-
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2009-2018	47	364.4	10	2188	1707	43	6/46	39.69	4.68	50.8	-	1	-
Sikandar Raza (ZIM)	2013-2025	91	444.2	10	2666	2091	56	4/55	37.33	4.70	47.6	1	-	-
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2006-2022	29	256.5	11	1541	1211	33	5/30	36.69	4.71	46.6	-	1	-
DW Steyn (Afr/SA)	2005-2019	63	541.0	36	3246	2566	104	6/39	24.67	4.74	31.2	4	1	-
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2004-2017	26	198.0	17	1188	949	24	3/14	39.54	4.79	49.5	-	-	-
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	-	-
SB Styris (NZ)	2000-2007	29	178.4	2	1072	863	14	2/23	61.64	4.83	76.5	-	-	-
GB Brent (ZIM)	1998-2007	39	333.2	27	2000	1615	41	4/30	39.39	4.84	48.7	2	-	-
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2001-2010	30	241.1	14	1447	1183	37	4/21	31.97	4.90	39.1	1	-	-
M Morkel (SA)	2007-2018	47	400.5	19	2405	1968	71	4/10	27.71	4.90	33.8	4	-	-
WP Masakadza (ZIM)	2015-2025	32	222.1	8	1333	1096	26	4/21	42.15	4.93	51.2	1	-	-
JH Kallis (Afr/SA)	1996-2013	147	786.2	37	4718	3889	120	5/41	32.40	4.94	39.3	1	1	-
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	1999-2010	32	250.0	8	1500	1239	32	4/43	38.71	4.95	46.8	2	-	-
Shahid Afridi (Asia/PAK)	1998-2013	37	284.3	6	1707	1411	31	3/25	45.51	4.95	55.0	-	-	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2002-2013	33	233.0	5	1398	1158	23	2/5	50.34	4.96	60.7	-	-	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	38	301.4	21	1810	1500	48	4/13	31.25	4.97	37.7	1	-	-
KM Jarvis (ZIM)	2009-2019	25	204.4	14	1228	1019	32	4/17	31.84	4.97	38.3	1	-	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1994-2009	46	229.4	3	1378	1152	28	4/41	41.14	5.01	49.2	1	-	-
TM Odoyo (Afr/KENYA)	2001-2009	29	193.3	8	1161	976	32	4/28	30.50	5.04	36.2	1	-	-
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2009	27	229.1	17	1375	1157	52	5/42	22.25	5.04	26.4	3	1	-
B Muzarabani (ZIM)	2018-2025	37	286.4	19	1720	1448	41	4/47	35.31	5.05	41.9	3	-	-
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	1994-2003	55	286.0	8	1716	1452	45	4/35	32.26	5.07	38.1	1	-	-
R Ngarava (ZIM)	2017-2025	38	282.4	18	1696	1453	45	4/43	32.28	5.14	37.6	1	-	-
H Masakadza (ZIM)	2001-2018	121	210.0	4	1260	1082	28	3/39	38.64	5.15	45.0	-	-	-
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2024	47	416.0	26	2496	2149	74	5/39	29.04	5.16	33.7	2	1	-
R McLaren (SA)	2009-2014	24	177.4	4	1066	918	39	4/46	23.53	5.16	27.3	2	-	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1993-2003	38	309.4	17	1858	1609	69	5/25	23.31	5.19	26.9	4	1	-
TL Chatara (ZIM)	2013-2023	50	406.4	34	2440	2114	67	3/25	31.55	5.19	36.4	-	-	-
CB Mpofu (ZIM)	2004-2019	46	371.1	25	2227	1996	47	3/24	42.46	5.37	47.3	-	-	-
T Panyangara (ZIM)	2004-2016	37	293.4	27	1762	1589	30	3/61	52.96	5.41	58.7	-	-	-
JO Holder (WI)	2015-2023	23	200.5	11	1205	1087	38	5/53	28.60	5.41	31.7	2	1	-
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1995-2003	23	167.5	10	1007	909	34	6/19	26.73	5.41	29.6	1	2	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2006-2019	92	244.5	4	1469	1342	34	4/16	39.47	5.48	43.2	1	-	-
JA Morkel (SA)	2005-2012	31	184.4	8	1108	1015	24	3/20	42.29	5.49	46.1	-	-	-
WD Parnell (SA)	2009-2023	40	307.4	15	1846	1694	65	5/48	26.06	5.50	28.4	3	2	-
DT Hondo (ZIM)	2001-2004	27	183.1	11	1099	1012	20	2/34	50.60	5.52	54.9	-	-	-
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	-
E Chigumbura (ZIM)	2004-2018	121	359.1	5	2155	2124	45	3/25	47.20	5.91	47.8	-	-	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

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

Canada vs Scotland at King City (NW), ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 81st Match, Aug 31, 2025 [ODI # 4901]

Canada vs Namibia at King City (NW), ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League 2 79th Match, Aug 27, 2025 [ODI # 4898]