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
Mudassar Nazar	14.0	5	18	1	1.28	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	2 Jul 1987	Test # 1077
EJ Gray	27.0	12	35	1	1.29	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	16 Apr 1987	Test # 1074
Mudassar Nazar	16.0	6	26	2	1.62	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1987	Test # 1076
JE Emburey	16.0	3	28	-	1.75	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	4 Jun 1987	Test # 1075
MW Gatting	10.0	2	18	-	1.80	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	6 Aug 1987	Test # 1079
JE Emburey	26.0	7	48	-	1.84	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
SD Anurasiri	36.0	13	67	1	1.86	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	16 Apr 1987	Test # 1074
A Ranatunga	23.0	10	43	-	1.86	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	16 Apr 1987	Test # 1074
Wasim Akram	43.0	12	83	3	1.93	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
Imran Khan	19.0	3	37	3	1.94	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	2 Jul 1987	Test # 1077
PH Edmonds	24.3	12	50	1	2.04	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
IT Botham	14.0	7	29	1	2.07	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	4 Jun 1987	Test # 1075
JG Bracewell	47.0	14	98	2	2.08	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	16 Apr 1987	Test # 1074
Imran Khan	19.1	5	40	7	2.08	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	2 Jul 1987	Test # 1077
Tauseef Ahmed	46.3	15	98	1	2.10	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	6 Aug 1987	Test # 1079
Abdul Qadir	44.4	15	96	7	2.14	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	6 Aug 1987	Test # 1079
Imran Khan	18.0	2	39	1	2.16	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	6 Aug 1987	Test # 1079
Abdul Qadir	53.0	21	115	3	2.16	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	6 Aug 1987	Test # 1079
NA Foster	27.0	7	59	4	2.18	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
Abdul Qadir	27.0	5	60	-	2.22	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	2 Jul 1987	Test # 1077
Imran Khan	26.3	8	59	-	2.22	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	6 Aug 1987	Test # 1079
NA Foster	15.0	3	34	1	2.26	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	4 Jun 1987	Test # 1075
Tauseef Ahmed	23.0	9	53	2	2.30	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	6 Aug 1987	Test # 1079
NA Foster	46.2	15	107	8	2.30	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	2 Jul 1987	Test # 1077
JE Emburey	61.0	10	143	-	2.34	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	6 Aug 1987	Test # 1079
PH Edmonds	25.0	10	59	1	2.36	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	2 Jul 1987	Test # 1077
Tauseef Ahmed	21.4	4	52	2	2.40	Pakistan	v England	Manchester	4 Jun 1987	Test # 1075
Wasim Akram	46.0	11	111	4	2.41	Pakistan	v England	Manchester	4 Jun 1987	Test # 1075
RJ Ratnayake	32.0	7	79	1	2.46	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	16 Apr 1987	Test # 1074
IT Botham	48.0	13	121	1	2.52	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
MC Snedden	16.0	4	41	-	2.56	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	16 Apr 1987	Test # 1074
Wasim Akram	14.0	4	36	3	2.57	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	2 Jul 1987	Test # 1077
Imran Khan	34.5	7	90	2	2.58	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1987	Test # 1076
Wasim Akram	21.0	5	55	2	2.61	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	2 Jul 1987	Test # 1077
Sir RJ Hadlee	38.5	10	102	4	2.62	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	16 Apr 1987	Test # 1074
GR Dilley	35.0	6	92	5	2.62	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
Wasim Akram	14.0	2	37	-	2.64	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	6 Aug 1987	Test # 1079
NA Foster	12.0	3	32	-	2.66	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	6 Aug 1987	Test # 1079
GR Dilley	33.0	7	89	1	2.69	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	2 Jul 1987	Test # 1077
EJ Chatfield	38.0	11	104	2	2.73	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	16 Apr 1987	Test # 1074
Mudassar Nazar	35.0	7	97	-	2.77	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
NA Foster	37.0	8	107	2	2.89	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
GR Dilley	18.0	3	53	2	2.94	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
JR Ratnayeke	37.0	6	111	2	3.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	16 Apr 1987	Test # 1074
PAJ DeFreitas	12.0	4	36	1	3.00	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	4 Jun 1987	Test # 1075
PH Edmonds	32.0	8	97	-	3.03	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	6 Aug 1987	Test # 1079
Imran Khan	41.5	8	129	6	3.08	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
Abdul Qadir	21.0	4	65	-	3.09	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
AK Kuruppuarachchi	20.0	3	64	1	3.20	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	16 Apr 1987	Test # 1074
IT Botham	20.3	3	66	2	3.21	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078
GR Dilley	47.3	10	154	6	3.24	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	6 Aug 1987	Test # 1079
Mohsin Kamal	39.0	4	127	4	3.25	Pakistan	v England	Manchester	4 Jun 1987	Test # 1075
Wasim Akram	28.0	1	98	2	3.50	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1987	Test # 1076
DJ Capel	18.0	1	64	-	3.55	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	2 Jul 1987	Test # 1077
Mudassar Nazar	37.0	8	133	-	3.59	Pakistan	v England	Manchester	4 Jun 1987	Test # 1075
Abdul Qadir	25.0	1	100	1	4.00	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1987	Test # 1076
IT Botham	52.0	7	217	3	4.17	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	6 Aug 1987	Test # 1079
Mohsin Kamal	29.0	2	122	-	4.20	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	23 Jul 1987	Test # 1078

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

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]