Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Players

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
PS de Villiers	10.0	4	15	3	1.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
UC Hathurusingha	10.0	2	18	2	1.80	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	4 Sep 1993	ODI # 838
CPH Ramanayake	8.1	0	17	4	2.08	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	4 Sep 1993	ODI # 838
A Kumble	10.0	2	22	2	2.20	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	25 Jul 1993	ODI # 833
BM McMillan	5.0	1	12	3	2.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
AA Donald	7.0	1	18	2	2.57	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
CJ McDermott	11.0	1	29	3	2.63	Australia	v England	Birmingham	21 May 1993	ODI # 831
DG Cork	9.0	2	24	0	2.66	England	v Australia	Lord's	23 May 1993	ODI # 832
UC Hathurusingha	5.0	1	14	0	2.80	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	12 Aug 1993	ODI # 834
N Kapil Dev	10.0	3	29	1	2.90	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	25 Jul 1993	ODI # 833
AP Gurusinha	7.0	0	21	1	3.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	25 Jul 1993	ODI # 833
RP Snell	5.0	0	15	1	3.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
A Ranatunga	10.0	1	31	1	3.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	2 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
PS de Villiers	10.0	1	31	1	3.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	4 Sep 1993	ODI # 838
PL Symcox	9.0	1	28	2	3.11	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 1993	ODI # 836
N Kapil Dev	7.0	1	22	0	3.14	India	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	14 Aug 1993	ODI # 835
TBA May	11.0	1	36	2	3.27	Australia	v England	Lord's	23 May 1993	ODI # 832
CPH Ramanayake	7.0	2	23	0	3.28	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	12 Aug 1993	ODI # 834
AA Donald	7.0	0	23	1	3.28	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 1993	ODI # 836
ST Jayasuriya	10.0	0	33	1	3.30	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	25 Jul 1993	ODI # 833
PL Symcox	10.0	1	33	2	3.30	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	4 Sep 1993	ODI # 838
SR Tendulkar	6.0	1	20	0	3.33	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	12 Aug 1993	ODI # 834
CJ McDermott	11.0	2	38	3	3.45	Australia	v England	Manchester	19 May 1993	ODI # 830
CJ McDermott	10.0	1	35	1	3.50	Australia	v England	Lord's	23 May 1993	ODI # 832
AA Donald	10.0	0	35	2	3.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	4 Sep 1993	ODI # 838
AR Caddick	11.0	3	39	3	3.54	England	v Australia	Lord's	23 May 1993	ODI # 832
WJ Cronje	9.0	0	32	0	3.55	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 1993	ODI # 836
DR Pringle	10.0	3	36	0	3.60	England	v Australia	Manchester	19 May 1993	ODI # 830
N Kapil Dev	10.0	1	36	1	3.60	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	12 Aug 1993	ODI # 834
RS Kalpage	10.0	0	36	2	3.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	4 Sep 1993	ODI # 838
TBA May	11.0	2	40	0	3.63	Australia	v England	Manchester	19 May 1993	ODI # 830
RS Kalpage	6.0	0	22	2	3.66	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	12 Aug 1993	ODI # 834
M Muralidaran	10.0	0	38	1	3.80	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	12 Aug 1993	ODI # 834
ST Jayasuriya	10.0	1	38	2	3.80	Sri Lanka	v India	Moratuwa	14 Aug 1993	ODI # 835
A Kumble	9.0	0	35	0	3.88	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	12 Aug 1993	ODI # 834
RK Chauhan	10.0	0	39	1	3.90	India	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	14 Aug 1993	ODI # 835
AR Caddick	11.0	1	43	0	3.90	England	v Australia	Birmingham	21 May 1993	ODI # 831
SR Waugh	11.0	0	43	1	3.90	Australia	v England	Lord's	23 May 1993	ODI # 832
GP Wickramasinghe	7.0	0	28	1	4.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	2 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
GP Wickramasinghe	6.0	2	24	1	4.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	4 Sep 1993	ODI # 838
A Ranatunga	6.0	0	24	0	4.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	4 Sep 1993	ODI # 838
PL Symcox	5.0	0	20	1	4.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
MG Hughes	10.1	0	41	2	4.03	Australia	v England	Lord's	23 May 1993	ODI # 832
MG Hughes	9.5	1	40	1	4.06	Australia	v England	Manchester	19 May 1993	ODI # 830
TBA May	11.0	0	45	0	4.09	Australia	v England	Birmingham	21 May 1993	ODI # 831
RK Chauhan	10.0	0	41	2	4.10	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	25 Jul 1993	ODI # 833
BM McMillan	10.0	0	41	1	4.10	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	4 Sep 1993	ODI # 838
RK Chauhan	9.0	0	37	2	4.11	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	12 Aug 1993	ODI # 834
M Prabhakar	8.0	1	33	2	4.12	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	12 Aug 1993	ODI # 834
RS Kalpage	10.0	0	42	3	4.20	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	25 Jul 1993	ODI # 833
CPH Ramanayake	10.0	1	42	2	4.20	Sri Lanka	v India	Moratuwa	14 Aug 1993	ODI # 835
RS Kalpage	10.0	1	42	1	4.20	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	2 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
M Muralidaran	5.0	1	21	1	4.20	Sri Lanka	v India	Moratuwa	14 Aug 1993	ODI # 835
M Prabhakar	9.0	1	38	3	4.22	India	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	14 Aug 1993	ODI # 835
GP Wickramasinghe	8.0	0	34	3	4.25	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	12 Aug 1993	ODI # 834
J Srinath	8.0	1	34	0	4.25	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	12 Aug 1993	ODI # 834
RK Illingworth	11.0	0	48	3	4.36	England	v Australia	Manchester	19 May 1993	ODI # 830
ST Jayasuriya	10.0	0	45	2	4.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	12 Aug 1993	ODI # 834
RS Kalpage	10.0	0	45	0	4.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Moratuwa	14 Aug 1993	ODI # 835
AR Caddick	11.0	1	50	1	4.54	England	v Australia	Manchester	19 May 1993	ODI # 830
DA Reeve	11.0	1	50	1	4.54	England	v Australia	Lord's	23 May 1993	ODI # 832
BP Julian	11.0	1	50	3	4.54	Australia	v England	Lord's	23 May 1993	ODI # 832
GP Wickramasinghe	9.0	0	41	1	4.55	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	25 Jul 1993	ODI # 833
RK Illingworth	10.0	0	46	1	4.60	England	v Australia	Lord's	23 May 1993	ODI # 832
PS de Villiers	5.0	0	23	0	4.60	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 1993	ODI # 836
PA de Silva	5.0	0	23	2	4.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Kandy	22 Aug 1993	ODI # 836
MG Hughes	11.0	2	51	0	4.63	Australia	v England	Birmingham	21 May 1993	ODI # 831
PW Jarvis	11.0	1	51	0	4.63	England	v Australia	Lord's	23 May 1993	ODI # 832
M Muralidaran	6.0	0	28	0	4.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	2 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
J Srinath	9.3	1	46	1	4.84	India	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	14 Aug 1993	ODI # 835
CC Lewis	11.0	1	54	3	4.90	England	v Australia	Manchester	19 May 1993	ODI # 830
PW Jarvis	11.0	0	55	1	5.00	England	v Australia	Manchester	19 May 1993	ODI # 830
CPH Ramanayake	10.0	0	50	2	5.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (RPS)	25 Jul 1993	ODI # 833
RP Snell	6.3	0	33	0	5.07	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 1993	ODI # 836
PW Jarvis	10.0	1	51	1	5.10	England	v Australia	Birmingham	21 May 1993	ODI # 831
DG Cork	11.0	1	57	0	5.18	England	v Australia	Birmingham	21 May 1993	ODI # 831
RP Snell	10.0	0	52	2	5.20	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	4 Sep 1993	ODI # 838
A Kumble	7.0	0	37	0	5.28	India	v Sri Lanka	Moratuwa	14 Aug 1993	ODI # 835
SR Waugh	10.0	0	53	3	5.30	Australia	v England	Manchester	19 May 1993	ODI # 830
ST Jayasuriya	10.0	0	53	4	5.30	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	2 Sep 1993	ODI # 837
ST Jayasuriya	6.0	0	32	0	5.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	4 Sep 1993	ODI # 838
M Prabhakar	9.2	0	50	2	5.35	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	25 Jul 1993	ODI # 833
GP Wickramasinghe	10.0	1	54	3	5.40	Sri Lanka	v India	Moratuwa	14 Aug 1993	ODI # 835
PR Reiffel	11.0	0	63	1	5.72	Australia	v England	Manchester	19 May 1993	ODI # 830
DR Pringle	11.0	0	63	1	5.72	England	v Australia	Birmingham	21 May 1993	ODI # 831
CC Lewis	10.3	0	61	2	5.80	England	v Australia	Birmingham	21 May 1993	ODI # 831
PR Reiffel	11.0	1	70	1	6.36	Australia	v England	Birmingham	21 May 1993	ODI # 831
J Srinath	10.0	0	64	2	6.40	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	25 Jul 1993	ODI # 833
BM McMillan	5.0	0	33	0	6.60	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 1993	ODI # 836
SR Waugh	8.0	0	55	1	6.87	Australia	v England	Birmingham	21 May 1993	ODI # 831

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]