Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Best economy rates in an innings Held in Sri Lanka for Tests

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SD Anurasiri	15.0	11	9	-	0.60	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	22 Mar 1986	Test # 1043
AA Donald	10.0	7	6	2	0.60	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	06 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
KJ Silva	14.4	9	10	3	0.68	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
A Ranatunga	10.0	8	7	-	0.70	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
M Muralidaran	29.0	18	23	5	0.79	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
JR Ratnayeke	21.0	11	17	-	0.80	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
SCJ Broad	17.0	11	14	-	0.82	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Jan 2021	Test # 2403
RK Chauhan	24.0	18	20	1	0.83	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	9	15	4	0.83	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	13 Jul 2005	Test # 1755
HMRKB Herath	45.0	30	40	5	0.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
M Muralidaran	36.0	17	35	4	0.97	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
M Muralidaran	40.0	21	40	3	1.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
WPUJC Vaas	15.0	7	15	3	1.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	09 Sep 1999	Test # 1459
PP Ojha	13.0	6	13	-	1.00	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Jul 2010	Test # 1966
DAJ Bracewell	13.0	6	13	2	1.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012	Test # 2063
UC Hathurusingha	12.0	4	12	1	1.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
DM de Silva	11.0	7	12	1	1.09	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Pallekele	26 Jul 2016	Test # 2209
A Ranatunga	16.0	5	18	-	1.12	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
CEL Ambrose	12.2	5	14	3	1.13	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Dec 1993	Test # 1239
M Muralidaran	56.0	28	64	4	1.14	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
M Muralidaran	58.3	26	67	5	1.14	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
SK Warne	25.0	11	29	3	1.16	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Sep 1999	Test # 1460
M Muralidaran	24.0	9	28	2	1.16	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
WPUJC Vaas	17.0	8	20	2	1.17	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
TA Boult	14.2	8	17	2	1.18	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2356
WPUJC Vaas	14.0	6	17	1	1.21	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
Sir RJ Hadlee	22.0	12	27	2	1.22	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
SD Anurasiri	26.0	11	32	2	1.23	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Moratuwa	27 Nov 1992	Test # 1203
WJ Cronje	26.0	14	32	1	1.23	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
CL Hooper	13.0	4	16	-	1.23	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
WPUJC Vaas	11.2	5	14	2	1.23	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
MRCN Bandaratilleke	38.0	13	47	4	1.23	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
VB John	21.0	11	26	2	1.23	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
KPJ Warnaweera	25.0	15	31	1	1.24	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Moratuwa	27 Nov 1992	Test # 1203
TA Copeland	16.0	6	20	-	1.25	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Aug 2011	Test # 2005
JS Patel	16.0	7	20	-	1.25	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Nov 2012	Test # 2063
TG Southee	12.0	6	15	2	1.25	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	22 Aug 2019	Test # 2356
M Muralidaran	39.0	18	49	5	1.25	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
JO Holder	19.0	9	24	-	1.26	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Galle	21 Nov 2021	Test # 2434
M Muralidaran	37.0	18	47	4	1.27	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
M Muralidaran	40.0	19	51	9	1.27	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
WPUJC Vaas	26.3	11	34	2	1.28	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	18 Sep 1996	Test # 1334
RS Kalpage	17.5	6	23	1	1.28	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
EJ Gray	27.0	12	35	1	1.29	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	16 Apr 1987	Test # 1074
HMRKB Herath	11.3	5	15	4	1.30	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	04 Jul 2009	Test # 1921
N Kapil Dev	26.0	13	34	2	1.30	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	27 Jul 1993	Test # 1228
BAW Mendis	13.0	8	17	-	1.30	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
HDPK Dharmasena	16.0	6	21	1	1.31	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
HDPK Dharmasena	16.0	7	21	-	1.31	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003	Test # 1641
KJ Silva	19.0	12	25	4	1.31	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
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
EAR de Silva	15.0	6	20	-	1.33	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
I Sharma	15.0	8	20	3	1.33	India	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
WPUJC Vaas	12.0	6	16	-	1.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	20 Jul 2000	Test # 1504
KPJ Warnaweera	34.0	15	46	2	1.35	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Moratuwa	27 Nov 1992	Test # 1203
HDPK Dharmasena	14.0	7	19	1	1.35	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	11 Sep 1996	Test # 1333
ST Jayasuriya	16.1	6	22	1	1.36	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	07 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
MDK Perera	44.0	24	60	3	1.36	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
Arshad Khan	22.0	8	30	3	1.36	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
AD Mathews	11.0	5	15	2	1.36	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	25 Jun 2015	Test # 2168
M Muralidaran	30.0	15	41	3	1.36	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003	Test # 1641
KJ Silva	19.4	9	27	3	1.37	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	07 Jan 1998	Test # 1394
ST Jayasuriya	32.0	13	44	4	1.37	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
N Kapil Dev	24.0	11	33	-	1.37	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	04 Aug 1993	Test # 1229
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	-	1.38	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
RTM Mendis	13.0	2	18	2	1.38	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	16 Jul 2022	Test # 2472
M Muralidaran	31.3	10	44	5	1.39	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
HDPK Dharmasena	10.0	2	14	1	1.40	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
HMRKB Herath	21.0	6	30	3	1.42	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	22 Jun 2012	Test # 2046
DM de Silva	14.0	5	20	-	1.42	Sri Lanka	v Ireland	Galle	24 Apr 2023	Test # 2503
M Muralidaran	23.0	9	33	-	1.43	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
Taijul Islam	16.0	6	23	3	1.43	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Galle	17 Jun 2025	Test # 2586
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	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
MW Priest	24.0	11	35	-	1.45	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
SR Watson	13.0	6	19	2	1.46	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Aug 2011	Test # 2005
WPUJC Vaas	15.0	6	22	6	1.46	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Kandy	22 Jul 2005	Test # 1757
ST Jayasuriya	21.0	5	31	1	1.47	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
ST Jayasuriya	29.0	10	43	5	1.48	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
M Muralidaran	45.5	14	68	5	1.48	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	06 Aug 2000	Test # 1507
SD Anurasiri	44.0	11	66	3	1.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
M Muralidaran	40.0	18	60	4	1.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
RA Harper	24.0	12	36	1	1.50	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	08 Dec 1993	Test # 1239
MRCN Bandaratilleke	24.0	9	36	5	1.50	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
D Hettiarachchi	24.0	6	36	2	1.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
AR Whittall	20.0	6	30	1	1.50	Zimbabwe	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jan 1998	Test # 1395
M Muralidaran	16.0	7	24	3	1.50	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
M Muralidaran	16.0	7	24	4	1.50	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
EAR de Silva	12.0	5	18	-	1.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
TT Samaraweera	12.0	3	18	2	1.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
ST Jayasuriya	10.0	6	15	-	1.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	09 Aug 1997	Test # 1376
AR Caddick	30.0	13	46	-	1.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
Asif Mujtaba	15.0	3	23	1	1.53	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	26 Apr 1997	Test # 1367
JH Kallis	11.4	4	18	2	1.54	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	30 Jul 2000	Test # 1505
KMDN Kulasekara	11.0	5	17	1	1.54	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Colombo (RPS)	23 Nov 2010	Test # 1980
SL Boock	42.0	16	65	-	1.54	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
M Muralidaran	31.0	11	48	1	1.54	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
M Muralidaran	42.3	14	66	4	1.55	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530

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