Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Players

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
A Ranatunga	10.0	8	7	-	0.70	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
PH Edmonds	15.0	9	13	2	0.86	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
EAR de Silva	15.0	6	20	-	1.33	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
JE Emburey	13.0	5	19	1	1.46	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
EAR de Silva	12.0	5	18	-	1.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
RJ Shastri	45.3	11	74	3	1.62	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
JE Emburey	24.0	7	41	2	1.70	England	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
CDUS Weerasinghe	16.0	7	28	-	1.75	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
FS Ahangama	27.3	10	49	3	1.78	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
RG Holland	23.0	6	42	-	1.82	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
JE Emburey	43.4	14	82	5	1.87	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
JE Emburey	51.0	17	99	4	1.94	England	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
RM Ellison	18.0	5	35	2	1.94	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
ALF de Mel	31.0	8	63	2	2.03	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
Maninder Singh	40.0	12	82	2	2.05	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
RJ Shastri	34.0	9	70	2	2.05	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
M Amarnath	15.0	2	31	1	2.06	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
RJ Ratnayake	41.0	10	85	6	2.07	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
LB Taylor	13.0	4	27	-	2.07	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
RJ Ratnayake	23.2	6	49	5	2.10	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
RG Holland	32.0	12	68	5	2.12	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
N Kapil Dev	32.0	10	69	-	2.15	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
FS Ahangama	24.0	7	52	5	2.16	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
PH Edmonds	16.0	5	35	1	2.18	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
PJW Allott	13.0	1	29	-	2.23	England	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
PH Edmonds	54.0	12	122	1	2.25	England	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
ALF de Mel	28.0	8	64	5	2.28	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
PJW Allott	30.0	4	70	1	2.33	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
G Sharma	15.0	6	35	-	2.33	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
JE Emburey	55.0	15	129	3	2.34	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
PH Edmonds	66.0	18	155	2	2.34	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
PH Edmonds	20.0	4	47	1	2.35	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
SP O'Donnell	15.4	5	37	3	2.36	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
RJ Shastri	24.0	5	57	-	2.37	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
CJ McDermott	29.2	5	70	6	2.38	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
N Kapil Dev	30.4	8	74	3	2.41	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
RM Ellison	31.5	9	77	6	2.41	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
N Kapil Dev	19.0	4	46	2	2.42	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
GF Lawson	13.0	4	32	-	2.46	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
RG Holland	28.0	9	69	-	2.46	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
Maninder Singh	12.3	4	31	4	2.48	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
JE Emburey	19.0	7	48	1	2.52	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
IT Botham	17.0	3	44	3	2.58	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
GF Lawson	39.4	10	103	5	2.59	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
SP O'Donnell	10.0	2	26	-	2.60	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
FS Ahangama	23.0	3	60	2	2.60	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
CJ McDermott	16.0	2	42	2	2.62	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
RJ Ratnayake	24.2	7	64	2	2.63	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
PH Edmonds	15.1	4	40	4	2.63	England	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
RG Holland	38.0	7	101	-	2.65	Australia	v England	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
FS Ahangama	27.0	6	72	3	2.66	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
RM Ellison	17.0	3	46	5	2.70	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
GA Gooch	21.0	4	57	2	2.71	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
ALF de Mel	30.0	3	84	-	2.80	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
SP O'Donnell	27.0	8	77	1	2.85	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
C Sharma	14.0	1	40	1	2.85	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
L Sivaramakrishnan	31.0	4	90	-	2.90	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
ALF de Mel	22.0	4	64	3	2.90	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
Maninder Singh	34.0	11	99	-	2.91	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
IT Botham	29.1	8	86	3	2.94	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
LB Taylor	11.3	1	34	2	2.95	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
LB Taylor	26.0	5	78	1	3.00	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
JE Emburey	19.0	3	57	-	3.00	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
LB Taylor	13.0	1	39	1	3.00	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
RJ Ratnayake	25.1	5	76	4	3.01	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
PJW Allott	18.0	4	55	1	3.05	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
GF Lawson	37.0	7	114	-	3.08	Australia	v England	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
N Kapil Dev	24.0	4	74	3	3.08	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
IT Botham	34.2	3	107	3	3.11	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
RJ Shastri	13.0	4	41	1	3.15	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
GF Lawson	16.0	4	51	2	3.18	Australia	v England	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
A Ranatunga	16.0	4	51	1	3.18	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
IT Botham	20.0	3	64	3	3.20	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
C Sharma	25.0	3	81	3	3.24	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	30 Aug 1985	Test # 1023
IT Botham	33.0	7	107	4	3.24	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
C Sharma	20.0	4	65	3	3.25	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
IT Botham	15.0	-	49	2	3.26	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
FS Ahangama	18.0	3	59	3	3.27	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
PH Edmonds	25.4	5	85	2	3.31	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
IT Botham	15.0	3	50	-	3.33	England	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
PJW Allott	17.0	4	57	-	3.35	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
PJW Allott	22.0	3	74	2	3.36	England	v Australia	Leeds	13 Jun 1985	Test # 1017
RJ Ratnayake	26.0	5	88	2	3.38	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
IT Botham	23.0	4	79	4	3.43	England	v Australia	Manchester	1 Aug 1985	Test # 1020
GF Lawson	29.2	6	101	4	3.44	Australia	v England	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
RG Holland	26.0	3	90	1	3.46	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
MJ Bennett	32.0	8	111	1	3.46	Australia	v England	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
A Sidebottom	18.4	3	65	1	3.48	England	v Australia	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
CJ McDermott	31.0	2	108	4	3.48	Australia	v England	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
C Sharma	33.0	3	118	5	3.57	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
SP O'Donnell	29.0	4	104	1	3.58	Australia	v England	Nottingham	11 Jul 1985	Test # 1019
NA Foster	23.0	1	83	1	3.60	England	v Australia	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
GF Lawson	25.0	2	91	3	3.64	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
GF Lawson	37.0	1	135	2	3.64	Australia	v England	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
N Kapil Dev	20.0	4	73	1	3.65	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	6 Sep 1985	Test # 1024
ALF de Mel	26.3	5	97	2	3.66	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	14 Sep 1985	Test # 1025
IT Botham	14.1	2	52	3	3.67	England	v Australia	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985	Test # 1021
PH Edmonds	14.0	2	52	2	3.71	England	v Australia	The Oval	29 Aug 1985	Test # 1022
SP O'Donnell	22.0	3	82	1	3.72	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018
GF Lawson	23.0	-	86	3	3.73	Australia	v England	Lord's	27 Jun 1985	Test # 1018

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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]