Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
UC Hathurusingha	8.0	4	7	1	0.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
UC Hathurusingha	9.0	5	9	1	1.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
UC Hathurusingha	6.0	4	6	0	1.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
AP Gurusinha	3.0	0	3	0	1.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
PA de Silva	3.0	1	3	0	1.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
RS Kalpage	17.5	6	23	1	1.28	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
M Muralidaran	31.0	11	48	1	1.54	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
HDPK Dharmasena	18.0	8	29	1	1.61	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
UC Hathurusingha	7.0	4	12	0	1.71	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
ST Jayasuriya	5.0	1	9	1	1.80	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
M Muralidaran	35.1	8	64	4	1.81	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
M Muralidaran	54.0	17	101	5	1.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
PK Wijetunge	29.0	2	58	1	2.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
HDPK Dharmasena	45.0	12	91	0	2.02	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
PA de Silva	17.0	3	35	2	2.05	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
HP Tillakaratne	2.0	0	5	0	2.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
M Muralidaran	15.0	3	39	1	2.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
CPH Ramanayake	10.0	1	26	1	2.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
PK Wijetunge	23.0	3	60	1	2.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
RS Kalpage	8.0	2	21	0	2.62	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
M Muralidaran	39.0	8	104	5	2.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
GP Wickramasinghe	22.0	6	59	2	2.68	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
DK Liyanage	21.0	4	58	1	2.76	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
HDPK Dharmasena	28.0	5	79	1	2.82	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
CPH Ramanayake	25.0	4	75	3	3.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
PA de Silva	13.0	1	39	3	3.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
A Ranatunga	2.0	0	6	0	3.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
PA de Silva	1.0	0	3	0	3.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
GP Wickramasinghe	19.0	4	58	2	3.05	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
CPH Ramanayake	20.0	5	63	0	3.15	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
UC Hathurusingha	4.0	0	14	1	3.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
GP Wickramasinghe	31.0	6	111	1	3.58	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
DK Liyanage	4.0	1	17	0	4.25	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
ST Jayasuriya	9.0	1	47	0	5.22	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
ST Jayasuriya	3.0	1	17	0	5.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
PA de Silva	1.0	0	9	0	9.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
A Ranatunga	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
PB Dassanayake	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
PB Dassanayake	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
HP Tillakaratne	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
RS Mahanama	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
RS Mahanama	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
AP Gurusinha	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
A Ranatunga	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Moratuwa	25 Aug 1993	Test # 1232
PB Dassanayake	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
HP Tillakaratne	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
RS Mahanama	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 1993	Test # 1233
RS Mahanama	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
RS Mahanama	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
HP Tillakaratne	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
A Ranatunga	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
PB Dassanayake	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
PB Dassanayake	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
HP Tillakaratne	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234
A Ranatunga	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (PSS)	14 Sep 1993	Test # 1234

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Lions vs Warriors at Gqeberha, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 23rd Match, Feb 1-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 297/8 (94.0 ov, BC Fortuin 107*, L Sipamla 22*, K Mungroo 1/45) - Stumps

KwaZulu-Natal Inland vs Titans at Pietermaritzburg, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 24th Match, Feb 1-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 240/5 (82.0 ov, SM Gilson 48*, MG Urquhart 22*, Tsepo Ndwandwa 1/50) - Stumps

Western Province vs Boland at Paarl, CSA 4-Day Series Division 1 22nd Match, Feb 1-4, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 401/5 (98.0 ov, K Verreynne 136*, KI Simmonds 85*, A Mnyaka 0/43) - Stumps