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
GA Gooch	10.0	5	9	-	0.90	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	4 Jun 1992	Test # 1189
UC Hathurusingha	12.0	4	12	1	1.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
SD Anurasiri	44.0	11	66	3	1.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
TA Munton	17.0	6	26	-	1.52	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	2 Jul 1992	Test # 1191
CJ McDermott	19.0	7	32	2	1.68	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
SD Anurasiri	29.0	5	49	1	1.68	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Moratuwa	8 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
Wasim Akram	21.0	6	36	3	1.71	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	6 Aug 1992	Test # 1193
SD Anurasiri	12.0	2	22	1	1.83	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
GA Gooch	16.0	5	30	2	1.87	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	2 Jul 1992	Test # 1191
M Muralidaran	17.0	2	32	1	1.88	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
Aaqib Javed	12.0	3	23	1	1.91	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1992	Test # 1190
Mushtaq Ahmed	24.0	7	47	1	1.95	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	6 Aug 1992	Test # 1193
Mushtaq Ahmed	13.4	3	27	2	1.97	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1992	Test # 1192
Mushtaq Ahmed	23.0	6	46	2	2.00	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	6 Aug 1992	Test # 1193
GRJ Matthews	10.0	2	20	-	2.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
Mushtaq Ahmed	29.5	6	60	3	2.01	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1992	Test # 1192
GRJ Matthews	31.0	8	64	1	2.06	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	8 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
CC Lewis	23.0	6	48	2	2.08	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	23 Jul 1992	Test # 1192
TA Munton	10.3	3	22	2	2.09	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	23 Jul 1992	Test # 1192
MAWR Madurasinghe	10.0	1	21	-	2.10	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
Wasim Akram	17.0	4	36	-	2.11	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1992	Test # 1192
GA Gooch	18.0	2	39	3	2.16	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	2 Jul 1992	Test # 1191
NA Mallender	23.0	7	50	5	2.17	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	23 Jul 1992	Test # 1192
DK Liyanage	30.0	10	66	3	2.20	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
Wasim Akram	36.0	12	80	1	2.22	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1992	Test # 1192
PAJ DeFreitas	26.0	8	58	3	2.23	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	18 Jun 1992	Test # 1190
Waqar Younis	16.0	4	37	1	2.31	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	6 Aug 1992	Test # 1193
CC Lewis	30.0	8	70	1	2.33	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	6 Aug 1992	Test # 1193
Waqar Younis	12.0	2	28	2	2.33	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1992	Test # 1192
UC Hathurusingha	21.0	8	50	1	2.38	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Moratuwa	8 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
DR Pringle	17.0	6	41	2	2.41	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	23 Jul 1992	Test # 1192
GRJ Matthews	38.0	11	93	3	2.44	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
AR Border	11.0	3	28	1	2.54	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
CPH Ramanayake	20.0	4	51	3	2.55	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
PCR Tufnell	34.0	9	87	1	2.55	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	6 Aug 1992	Test # 1193
Wasim Akram	19.0	5	49	2	2.57	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1992	Test # 1190
TM Moody	17.0	3	44	-	2.58	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
SD Anurasiri	22.0	2	57	1	2.59	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Moratuwa	8 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
CC Lewis	29.0	7	76	1	2.62	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	18 Jun 1992	Test # 1190
MR Whitney	32.0	10	84	1	2.62	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
CPH Ramanayake	31.0	3	82	5	2.64	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Moratuwa	8 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
CJ McDermott	20.0	4	53	4	2.65	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
CC Lewis	16.0	3	43	3	2.68	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	18 Jun 1992	Test # 1190
CC Lewis	17.0	5	46	3	2.70	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	2 Jul 1992	Test # 1191
CPH Ramanayake	23.3	7	64	3	2.72	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
AIC Dodemaide	23.5	9	65	4	2.72	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	8 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
IT Botham	19.0	6	52	-	2.73	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	4 Jun 1992	Test # 1189
Aaqib Javed	16.0	6	44	2	2.75	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	6 Aug 1992	Test # 1193
DE Malcolm	15.0	2	42	1	2.80	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	18 Jun 1992	Test # 1190
GRJ Matthews	21.0	5	59	-	2.80	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
Aaqib Javed	14.0	3	40	-	2.85	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1992	Test # 1190
CJ McDermott	31.0	6	89	4	2.87	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	8 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
Waqar Younis	18.0	5	52	5	2.88	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	6 Aug 1992	Test # 1193
UC Hathurusingha	27.0	7	79	1	2.92	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
AIC Dodemaide	25.0	4	74	2	2.96	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
Mushtaq Ahmed	19.1	5	57	2	2.97	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1992	Test # 1190
Waqar Younis	32.0	6	96	1	3.00	Pakistan	v England	Manchester	2 Jul 1992	Test # 1191
UC Hathurusingha	22.0	5	66	4	3.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
Aaqib Javed	16.0	3	48	1	3.00	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1992	Test # 1192
Wasim Akram	22.1	3	67	6	3.02	Pakistan	v England	The Oval	6 Aug 1992	Test # 1193
CPH Ramanayake	37.0	10	113	3	3.05	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
MR Whitney	16.0	1	49	1	3.06	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
CJ McDermott	14.0	4	43	2	3.07	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
Waqar Younis	13.0	3	40	2	3.07	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1992	Test # 1190
Mushtaq Ahmed	50.0	8	156	2	3.12	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	4 Jun 1992	Test # 1189
CJ McDermott	40.0	9	125	2	3.12	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
NA Mallender	23.0	7	72	3	3.13	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	23 Jul 1992	Test # 1192
IDK Salisbury	23.0	3	73	2	3.17	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	18 Jun 1992	Test # 1190
DK Liyanage	17.0	-	54	1	3.17	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Moratuwa	8 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
M Muralidaran	34.0	7	109	2	3.20	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
NA Mallender	28.5	6	93	2	3.22	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	6 Aug 1992	Test # 1193
DE Malcolm	29.0	6	94	5	3.24	England	v Pakistan	The Oval	6 Aug 1992	Test # 1193
DR Pringle	28.0	2	92	-	3.28	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	4 Jun 1992	Test # 1189
CPH Ramanayake	22.1	4	75	3	3.38	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Moratuwa	8 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
CC Lewis	16.0	3	55	-	3.43	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	23 Jul 1992	Test # 1192
IDK Salisbury	14.1	-	49	3	3.45	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	18 Jun 1992	Test # 1190
DR Pringle	19.0	2	66	3	3.47	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	23 Jul 1992	Test # 1192
DK Liyanage	16.0	3	56	4	3.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Moratuwa	8 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
CC Lewis	33.0	3	116	-	3.51	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	4 Jun 1992	Test # 1189
GA Hick	13.0	1	46	-	3.53	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	4 Jun 1992	Test # 1189
Wasim Akram	36.0	4	128	5	3.55	Pakistan	v England	Manchester	2 Jul 1992	Test # 1191
MAWR Madurasinghe	14.0	1	50	-	3.57	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
DK Liyanage	13.0	1	47	-	3.61	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
SD Anurasiri	35.0	3	127	4	3.62	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
SK Warne	11.0	3	40	-	3.63	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	8 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
PAJ DeFreitas	33.0	6	121	4	3.66	England	v Pakistan	Birmingham	4 Jun 1992	Test # 1189
TA Munton	30.0	6	112	1	3.73	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	2 Jul 1992	Test # 1191
Wasim Akram	17.4	2	66	4	3.73	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1992	Test # 1190
CC Lewis	24.0	5	90	2	3.75	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	2 Jul 1992	Test # 1191
DE Malcolm	31.0	3	117	3	3.77	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	2 Jul 1992	Test # 1191
GRJ Matthews	20.0	2	76	4	3.80	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
M Muralidaran	15.1	2	58	1	3.82	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Moratuwa	8 Sep 1992	Test # 1196
Ata-ur-Rehman	18.0	5	69	3	3.83	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	4 Jun 1992	Test # 1189
GP Wickramasinghe	18.0	4	69	2	3.83	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
Waqar Younis	30.0	3	117	5	3.90	Pakistan	v England	Leeds	23 Jul 1992	Test # 1192
Waqar Younis	24.0	2	96	1	4.00	Pakistan	v England	Birmingham	4 Jun 1992	Test # 1189
TA Munton	10.0	-	40	1	4.00	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	23 Jul 1992	Test # 1192
CPH Ramanayake	12.0	-	49	-	4.08	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (RPS)	28 Aug 1992	Test # 1195
GP Wickramasinghe	19.0	-	79	1	4.15	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	17 Aug 1992	Test # 1194
Waqar Younis	21.0	4	91	5	4.33	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1992	Test # 1190

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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]