Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Players

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	2001-2001	1	15.0	9	90	24	0	-	-	1.60	-	0	0	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2001-2001	1	77.2	27	464	154	6	4/74	25.66	1.99	77.3	1	0	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	2001-2001	5	4.0	0	24	8	0	-	-	2.00	-	0	0	0
HK Badani (IND)	2001-2001	4	8.0	2	48	17	0	-	-	2.12	-	0	0	0
GJ Whittall (ZIM)	2001-2001	4	8.0	4	48	17	0	-	-	2.12	-	0	0	0
NC McGarrell (WI)	2001-2001	2	113.0	40	678	245	12	4/23	20.41	2.16	56.5	2	0	0
TJ Friend (ZIM)	2001-2001	1	42.2	8	254	95	3	2/48	31.66	2.24	84.6	0	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2001-2001	4	47.0	15	282	108	3	1/10	36.00	2.29	94	0	0	0
BC Strang (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	91.0	36	546	213	6	4/83	35.50	2.34	91	1	0	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	2001-2001	4	222.4	61	1336	555	33	8/87	16.81	2.49	40.4	0	4	2
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	2001-2001	2	34.0	12	204	85	4	4/50	21.25	2.50	51	1	0	0
CL Hooper (WI)	2001-2001	2	50.0	13	300	129	1	1/86	129.00	2.58	300	0	0	0
RD King (WI)	2001-2001	2	83.4	26	502	217	8	4/51	27.12	2.59	62.7	1	0	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2001-2001	5	201.4	46	1210	525	12	4/71	43.75	2.60	100.8	1	0	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	2001-2001	1	32.0	10	192	84	1	1/22	84.00	2.62	192	0	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2001	4	160.4	44	964	430	12	4/65	35.83	2.67	80.3	1	0	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	2001-2001	4	143.2	41	860	397	14	4/46	28.35	2.76	61.4	1	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	2001-2001	5	194.2	56	1166	542	32	7/76	16.93	2.78	36.4	0	4	0
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2001	2	24.0	6	144	67	2	1/10	33.50	2.79	72	0	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2001-2001	3	106.0	23	636	296	5	2/59	59.20	2.79	127.2	0	0	0
CEL Stuart (WI)	2001-2001	2	79.3	19	477	222	12	3/33	18.50	2.79	39.7	0	0	0
PDRL Perera (SL)	2001-2001	3	54.0	13	324	152	8	3/40	19.00	2.81	40.5	0	0	0
RW Price (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	87.2	22	524	247	4	2/81	61.75	2.82	131	0	0	0
A Nehra (IND)	2001-2001	2	75.4	11	454	217	11	4/72	19.72	2.86	41.2	1	0	0
PT Collins (WI)	2001-2001	1	26.3	5	159	76	2	2/29	38.00	2.86	79.5	0	0	0
SK Warne (AUS)	2001-2001	5	195.2	41	1172	580	31	7/165	18.70	2.96	37.8	1	3	1
DG Cork (ENG)	2001-2001	3	95.3	20	573	284	6	3/41	47.33	2.97	95.5	0	0	0
H Masakadza (ZIM)	2001-2001	1	1.0	0	6	3	0	-	-	3.00	-	0	0	0
CRD Fernando (SL)	2001-2001	3	101.0	24	606	304	9	5/42	33.77	3.00	67.3	0	1	0
J Srinath (IND)	2001-2001	3	115.4	30	694	360	12	5/114	30.00	3.11	57.8	0	1	0
DK Liyanage (SL)	2001-2001	1	14.0	2	84	44	0	-	-	3.14	-	0	0	0
BKV Prasad (IND)	2001-2001	3	97.0	23	582	308	11	5/72	28.00	3.17	52.9	0	1	0
ASA Perera (SL)	2001-2001	2	17.0	0	102	54	0	-	-	3.17	-	0	0	0
RJ Sidebottom (ENG)	2001-2001	1	20.0	2	120	64	0	-	-	3.20	-	0	0	0
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2001-2001	7	5.0	1	30	16	0	-	-	3.20	-	0	0	0
GW Flower (ZIM)	2001-2001	4	29.0	4	174	93	1	1/23	93.00	3.20	174	0	0	0
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2001-2001	3	69.0	10	414	223	5	3/61	44.60	3.23	82.8	0	0	0
AD Mullally (ENG)	2001-2001	1	30.3	10	183	99	2	1/34	49.50	3.24	91.5	0	0	0
SV Bahutule (IND)	2001-2001	1	31.0	5	186	101	1	1/101	101.00	3.25	186	0	0	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	2001-2001	1	3.0	0	18	10	1	1/8	10.00	3.33	18	0	0	0
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2001-2001	1	28.0	6	168	94	12	6/42	7.83	3.35	14	0	2	1
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2001-2001	1	19.0	4	114	64	1	1/64	64.00	3.36	114	0	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	2001-2001	5	40.3	12	243	137	2	2/69	68.50	3.38	121.5	0	0	0
J Ormond (ENG)	2001-2001	1	34.0	4	204	115	1	1/115	115.00	3.38	204	0	0	0
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2001-2001	3	84.2	12	506	293	13	4/19	22.53	3.47	38.9	1	0	0
RP Arnold (SL)	2001-2001	3	2.0	0	12	7	0	-	-	3.50	-	0	0	0
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2001	4	131.5	23	791	465	14	4/76	33.21	3.52	56.5	1	0	0
BA Murphy (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	54.0	8	324	191	3	2/17	63.66	3.53	108	0	0	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2001-2001	1	48.0	8	288	172	6	3/79	28.66	3.58	48	0	0	0
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2001-2001	4	133.5	31	803	483	11	5/74	43.90	3.60	73	0	1	0
BT Watambwa (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	44.3	10	267	162	4	3/94	40.50	3.64	66.7	0	0	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2001-2001	5	174.0	42	1044	652	19	5/53	34.31	3.74	54.9	0	1	0
Harvinder Singh (IND)	2001-2001	1	22.3	2	135	87	2	2/62	43.50	3.86	67.5	0	0	0
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	2001-2001	4	8.0	0	48	31	0	-	-	3.87	-	0	0	0
Naimur Rahman (BAN)	2001-2001	2	49.3	9	297	194	2	2/117	97.00	3.91	148.5	0	0	0
MN Samuels (WI)	2001-2001	2	4.0	0	24	16	0	-	-	4.00	-	0	0	0
D Gough (ENG)	2001-2001	7	233.4	37	1402	937	31	5/61	30.22	4.00	45.2	0	2	0
AR Caddick (ENG)	2001-2001	7	262.4	36	1576	1057	29	5/101	36.44	4.02	54.3	2	1	0
C White (ENG)	2001-2001	3	46.4	7	280	189	1	1/101	189.00	4.05	280	0	0	0
B Lee (AUS)	2001-2001	5	120.5	18	725	496	9	2/37	55.11	4.10	80.5	0	0	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2001-2001	1	6.1	0	37	26	2	2/18	13.00	4.21	18.5	0	0	0
Aminul Islam (BAN)	2001-2001	2	4.0	0	24	17	0	-	-	4.25	-	0	0	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2001-2001	1	25.0	0	150	108	1	1/108	108.00	4.32	150	0	0	0
AJ Tudor (ENG)	2001-2001	2	44.5	7	269	195	7	5/44	27.85	4.34	38.4	0	1	0
HK Olonga (ZIM)	2001-2001	1	8.0	1	48	35	1	1/35	35.00	4.37	48	0	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2001-2001	2	11.0	0	66	49	1	1/19	49.00	4.45	66	0	0	0
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	2001-2001	1	39.0	2	234	174	1	1/174	174.00	4.46	234	0	0	0
MA Butcher (ENG)	2001-2001	5	14.0	4	84	63	4	4/42	15.75	4.50	21	1	0	0
MI Black (WI)	2001-2001	1	28.1	3	169	128	2	2/35	64.00	4.54	84.5	0	0	0
S Ramesh (IND)	2001-2001	4	5.0	0	30	24	0	-	-	4.80	-	0	0	0
Enamul Haque (BAN)	2001-2001	1	16.0	1	96	78	0	-	-	4.87	-	0	0	0
Hasibul Hossain (BAN)	2001-2001	2	54.0	11	324	267	2	1/122	133.50	4.94	162	0	0	0
ME Waugh (AUS)	2001-2001	5	13.0	1	78	69	1	1/40	69.00	5.30	78	0	0	0
Manjural Islam (BAN)	2001-2001	2	37.0	3	222	197	0	-	-	5.32	-	0	0	0
Younis Khan (PAK)	2001-2001	2	5.0	0	30	27	0	-	-	5.40	-	0	0	0
U Afzaal (ENG)	2001-2001	3	9.0	0	54	49	1	1/49	49.00	5.44	54	0	0	0
Mohammad Sharif (BAN)	2001-2001	2	41.5	4	251	230	2	2/110	115.00	5.49	125.5	0	0	0
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2001-2001	1	10.0	0	60	63	0	-	-	6.30	-	0	0	0
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2001-2001	2	5.0	0	30	34	0	-	-	6.80	-	0	0	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2001-2001	2	3.0	0	18	33	0	-	-	11.00	-	0	0	0
Javed Omar (BAN)	2001-2001	2	1.0	0	6	12	0	-	-	12.00	-	0	0	0
Akram Khan (BAN)	2001-2001	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
Al Sahariar (BAN)	2001-2001	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	2001-2001	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
MA Atherton (ENG)	2001-2001	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
CO Browne (WI)	2001-2001	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	2001-2001	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
SV Carlisle (ZIM)	2001-2001	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2001-2001	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
SS Das (IND)	2001-2001	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
SS Dighe (IND)	2001-2001	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
R Dravid (IND)	2001-2001	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
DD Ebrahim (ZIM)	2001-2001	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
Faisal Iqbal (PAK)	2001-2001	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
A Flower (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
D Ganga (WI)	2001-2001	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2001-2001	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2001-2001	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
ML Hayden (AUS)	2001-2001	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
N Hussain (ENG)	2001-2001	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	0	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]