Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Players

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
VVS Laxman (IND)	2000-2001	4	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	-	1.00	-	0	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	2001-2001	4	8.0	4	48	12	0	-	-	1.50	-	0	0	0
D Hettiarachchi (SL)	2001-2001	1	27.0	7	162	41	2	2/36	20.50	1.51	81	0	0	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	2000-2000	1	52.0	23	312	79	1	1/79	79.00	1.51	312	0	0	0
DJ Nash (NZ)	2000-2000	1	34.3	19	207	53	1	1/25	53.00	1.53	207	0	0	0
Arshad Khan (PAK)	2000-2000	1	38.0	16	228	60	3	2/31	20.00	1.57	76	0	0	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	2000-2001	9	224.0	102	1344	360	7	2/22	51.42	1.60	192	0	0	0
MH Richardson (NZ)	2000-2001	9	10.0	0	60	17	1	1/16	17.00	1.70	60	0	0	0
M Kartik (IND)	2000-2000	2	60.3	18	363	108	3	2/26	36.00	1.78	121	0	0	0
CL Hooper (WI)	2001-2001	5	158.0	47	948	283	5	2/49	56.60	1.79	189.6	0	0	0
L Klusener (SA)	2000-2001	10	174.3	69	1047	332	13	3/8	25.53	1.90	80.5	0	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	2000-2001	8	320.1	129	1921	620	38	6/17	16.31	1.93	50.5	2	1	1
NC McGarrell (WI)	2001-2001	1	58.0	22	348	113	5	4/72	22.60	1.94	69.6	1	0	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	2000-2001	5	347.3	94	2085	681	26	6/39	26.19	1.95	80.1	2	2	1
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2000-2001	6	139.4	41	838	274	16	4/24	17.12	1.96	52.3	3	0	0
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	2000-2001	7	4.0	1	24	8	0	-	-	2.00	-	0	0	0
MJ Slater (AUS)	2000-2001	8	2.0	1	12	4	0	-	-	2.00	-	0	0	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2000-2001	6	1.0	0	6	2	0	-	-	2.00	-	0	0	0
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2001	11	431.3	155	2589	889	45	6/30	19.75	2.06	57.5	3	2	0
DT Mutendera (ZIM)	2000-2000	1	14.0	4	84	29	0	-	-	2.07	-	0	0	0
Enamul Haque (BAN)	2001-2001	1	49.0	15	294	102	3	2/94	34.00	2.08	98	0	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2000-2000	2	59.0	20	354	123	2	1/1	61.50	2.08	177	0	0	0
CA Walsh (WI)	2000-2001	10	463.2	133	2780	973	36	6/61	27.02	2.10	77.2	1	1	0
SB O'Connor (NZ)	2000-2000	6	222.4	70	1336	468	18	4/73	26.00	2.10	74.2	1	0	0
D Ramnarine (WI)	2001-2001	5	290.3	93	1743	617	20	5/78	30.85	2.12	87.1	0	1	0
R Dravid (IND)	2000-2001	6	7.0	0	42	15	0	-	-	2.14	-	0	0	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2000-2001	6	352.0	89	2112	763	29	8/164	26.31	2.16	72.8	2	1	0
Qaiser Abbas (PAK)	2000-2000	1	16.0	3	96	35	0	-	-	2.18	-	0	0	0
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	2000-2001	6	26.0	9	156	57	0	-	-	2.19	-	0	0	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	2000-2001	9	154.5	47	929	347	7	2/29	49.57	2.24	132.7	0	0	0
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2000-2000	1	53.0	12	318	120	3	3/117	40.00	2.26	106	0	0	0
JM Kemp (SA)	2001-2001	3	65.5	20	395	151	8	3/33	18.87	2.29	49.3	0	0	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2000-2000	3	59.1	13	355	136	4	2/21	34.00	2.29	88.7	0	0	0
JH Kallis (SA)	2000-2001	11	316.3	99	1899	733	29	6/67	25.27	2.31	65.4	1	1	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	2001-2001	3	111.0	28	666	258	9	4/56	28.66	2.32	74	1	0	0
N Boje (SA)	2000-2001	10	333.5	97	2003	776	27	4/17	28.74	2.32	74.1	3	0	0
SS Das (IND)	2000-2001	6	3.0	0	18	7	0	-	-	2.33	-	0	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	2001-2001	2	73.0	16	438	171	3	1/21	57.00	2.34	146	0	0	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	2000-2000	2	93.2	28	560	221	11	5/31	20.09	2.36	50.9	0	1	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2000-2001	6	303.1	85	1819	719	24	5/75	29.95	2.37	75.7	3	1	0
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2000-2000	2	91.0	26	546	217	4	2/80	54.25	2.38	136.5	0	0	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	2000-2001	7	267.0	77	1602	644	20	4/38	32.20	2.41	80.1	1	0	0
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2001	6	14.0	1	84	34	1	1/34	34.00	2.42	84	0	0	0
PA Strang (ZIM)	2000-2000	3	129.5	27	779	316	13	8/109	24.30	2.43	59.9	0	1	1
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	2000-2001	4	203.0	56	1218	495	10	5/90	49.50	2.43	121.8	0	1	0
M Mbangwa (ZIM)	2000-2000	1	32.2	10	194	80	2	2/58	40.00	2.47	97	0	0	0
AA Donald (SA)	2000-2001	7	245.3	70	1473	619	28	4/54	22.10	2.52	52.6	3	0	0
CE Cuffy (WI)	2001-2001	2	67.0	20	402	170	4	2/58	42.50	2.53	100.5	0	0	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	2000-2001	4	143.0	45	858	367	10	2/16	36.70	2.56	85.8	0	0	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	2000-2001	8	47.0	10	282	121	4	3/40	30.25	2.57	70.5	0	0	0
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	79.0	21	474	204	8	5/73	25.50	2.58	59.2	0	1	0
NM Kulkarni (IND)	2001-2001	1	53.0	16	318	137	1	1/70	137.00	2.58	318	0	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2000-2001	5	177.5	38	1067	462	17	6/73	27.17	2.59	62.7	1	1	0
KP Walmsley (NZ)	2000-2000	1	18.0	4	108	47	2	1/7	23.50	2.61	54	0	0	0
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2001-2001	2	93.4	22	562	245	8	5/36	30.62	2.61	70.2	0	1	0
CJ Drum (NZ)	2001-2001	1	8.0	1	48	21	1	1/21	21.00	2.62	48	0	0	0
JC Adams (WI)	2000-2001	5	67.4	17	406	181	2	2/43	90.50	2.67	203	0	0	0
M Ntini (SA)	2000-2001	10	273.1	85	1639	738	30	6/66	24.60	2.70	54.6	1	1	0
WW Hinds (WI)	2000-2001	8	18.3	5	111	50	3	2/23	16.66	2.70	37	0	0	0
J Srinath (IND)	2000-2001	4	153.2	42	920	418	17	5/60	24.58	2.72	54.1	1	1	0
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2001-2001	2	54.5	13	329	150	7	4/26	21.42	2.73	47	1	0	0
RW Price (ZIM)	2001-2001	1	60.0	18	360	165	7	4/71	23.57	2.75	51.4	1	0	0
Manjural Islam (BAN)	2001-2001	2	78.0	23	468	215	6	6/81	35.83	2.75	78	0	1	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	2000-2001	6	182.1	35	1093	507	12	4/55	42.25	2.78	91	1	0	0
IDK Salisbury (ENG)	2000-2000	3	69.0	8	414	193	1	1/32	193.00	2.79	414	0	0	0
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2000-2000	3	82.0	14	492	231	4	3/74	57.75	2.81	123	0	0	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2000-2001	4	148.0	24	888	420	11	4/88	38.18	2.83	80.7	1	0	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2000-2001	7	267.3	71	1605	762	33	6/40	23.09	2.84	48.6	0	2	0
AJ Bichel (AUS)	2000-2000	2	43.3	9	261	124	7	5/60	17.71	2.85	37.2	0	1	0
CR Miller (AUS)	2000-2001	4	198.2	44	1190	566	26	5/32	21.76	2.85	45.7	1	2	1
BC Strang (ZIM)	2000-2000	3	115.0	34	690	329	4	3/116	82.25	2.86	172.5	0	0	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	2000-2001	8	15.0	3	90	43	0	-	-	2.86	-	0	0	0
SB Joshi (IND)	2000-2000	3	200.3	43	1203	575	14	5/142	41.07	2.86	85.9	0	1	0
M Ngam (SA)	2000-2001	3	65.2	15	392	189	11	3/26	17.18	2.89	35.6	0	0	0
Sarandeep Singh (IND)	2000-2000	1	71.0	17	426	206	6	4/136	34.33	2.90	71	1	0	0
BT Watambwa (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	66.5	15	401	194	9	4/64	21.55	2.90	44.5	1	0	0
Naimur Rahman (BAN)	2000-2001	3	101.4	28	610	296	9	6/132	32.88	2.91	67.7	0	1	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2000-2001	6	93.0	16	558	272	5	3/31	54.40	2.92	111.6	0	0	0
MN Samuels (WI)	2000-2001	7	67.5	13	407	200	3	2/49	66.66	2.94	135.6	0	0	0
GE Bradburn (NZ)	2001-2001	2	42.0	10	252	124	1	1/124	124.00	2.95	252	0	0	0
PR Adams (SA)	2001-2001	1	32.5	8	197	97	2	2/54	48.50	2.95	98.5	0	0	0
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	2000-2001	2	83.0	16	498	247	2	1/32	123.50	2.97	249	0	0	0
C White (ENG)	2000-2001	6	171.4	34	1030	511	13	4/54	39.30	2.97	79.2	1	0	0
ML Nkala (ZIM)	2000-2001	5	110.0	23	660	328	2	1/34	164.00	2.98	330	0	0	0
Fazl-e-Akbar (PAK)	2001-2001	2	66.2	12	398	198	6	3/85	33.00	2.98	66.3	0	0	0
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2000	2	59.1	21	355	177	11	5/61	16.09	2.99	32.2	0	1	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2001	5	1.0	0	6	3	0	-	-	3.00	-	0	0	0
JL Langer (AUS)	2000-2001	8	1.0	0	6	3	0	-	-	3.00	-	0	0	0
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2000-2001	6	1.0	0	6	3	0	-	-	3.00	-	0	0	0
Mushfiqur Rahman (BAN)	2001-2001	2	37.0	7	222	112	0	-	-	3.02	-	0	0	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2001	3	178.3	44	1071	545	32	8/84	17.03	3.05	33.4	1	4	2
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2000-2001	5	182.5	47	1097	562	19	4/39	29.57	3.07	57.7	2	0	0
BKV Prasad (IND)	2001-2001	1	33.0	6	198	102	0	-	-	3.09	-	0	0	0
BGK Walker (NZ)	2000-2000	4	96.4	14	580	302	3	2/92	100.66	3.12	193.3	0	0	0
D Gough (ENG)	2000-2001	6	173.1	34	1039	542	24	4/50	22.58	3.12	43.2	2	0	0
RP Arnold (SL)	2000-2001	6	53.2	9	320	167	4	3/76	41.75	3.13	80	0	0	0
Younis Khan (PAK)	2001-2001	3	28.0	7	168	88	1	1/47	88.00	3.14	168	0	0	0
GW Flower (ZIM)	2000-2001	6	83.2	13	500	266	3	2/101	88.66	3.19	166.6	0	0	0
Z Khan (IND)	2000-2001	4	119.4	29	718	384	8	2/49	48.00	3.20	89.7	0	0	0
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2000-2001	4	156.0	39	936	501	16	7/104	31.31	3.21	58.5	0	1	0

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

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]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]