Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SR Tendulkar	2.4	2	-	-	-	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
SC Ganguly	2.0	2	-	-	-	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
GS Blewett	4.0	2	3	-	0.75	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
AR Kapoor	13.0	8	10	-	0.76	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
SR Waugh	4.0	1	4	1	1.00	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
A Kumble	24.0	11	27	1	1.12	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
SK Warne	17.4	7	20	2	1.13	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
SC Ganguly	9.0	4	12	1	1.33	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
MG Bevan	13.0	3	18	3	1.38	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
SK Warne	28.0	15	43	4	1.53	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
GD McGrath	10.0	5	17	-	1.70	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
J Srinath	7.0	2	12	1	1.71	India	v South Africa	Durban	12 Feb 1997	ODI # 1176
SB Joshi	7.3	2	13	-	1.73	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
A Kumble	23.0	7	40	3	1.73	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
J Srinath	11.5	4	21	6	1.77	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
BKV Prasad	14.0	5	25	-	1.78	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
SB Joshi	24.0	4	43	4	1.79	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
J Srinath	20.0	7	36	2	1.80	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
J Srinath	19.1	6	38	3	1.98	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
GD McGrath	40.4	15	86	6	2.11	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
MG Bevan	15.0	3	32	4	2.13	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
GS Blewett	7.3	3	16	-	2.13	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
JN Gillespie	11.0	4	24	-	2.18	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
AC Dale	10.0	2	22	1	2.20	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	5 Apr 1997	ODI # 1191
BKV Prasad	11.0	5	25	2	2.27	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
SB Joshi	29.0	9	66	3	2.27	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
BKV Prasad	7.0	1	16	-	2.28	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
A Kumble	25.0	4	58	2	2.32	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
JN Gillespie	23.0	10	54	5	2.34	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
A Kumble	11.0	3	26	2	2.36	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
AR Kapoor	8.0	2	19	2	2.37	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
JN Gillespie	31.0	13	75	3	2.41	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
A Kumble	31.0	6	76	2	2.45	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
J Srinath	19.1	7	47	2	2.45	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
SK Warne	27.4	9	68	2	2.45	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
SK Warne	36.0	11	89	-	2.47	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
SC Ganguly	2.0	-	5	-	2.50	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
A Kumble	25.0	5	63	1	2.52	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
ND Hirwani	15.0	3	38	2	2.53	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
BKV Prasad	7.0	-	18	-	2.57	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
AC Dale	7.0	3	18	3	2.57	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	31 Mar 1997	ODI # 1187
AC Dale	10.0	1	26	1	2.60	Australia	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Apr 1997	ODI # 1188
WPUJC Vaas	5.0	1	13	1	2.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Nairobi (Club)	1 Oct 1996	ODI # 1122
SK Warne	23.4	5	62	3	2.61	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
J Srinath	16.0	7	42	3	2.62	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
A Kumble	27.0	2	71	4	2.62	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	8 Dec 1996	Test # 1344
A Kumble	51.0	7	136	-	2.66	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
BKV Prasad	9.0	2	24	-	2.66	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
SC Ganguly	9.0	1	24	-	2.66	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
JN Gillespie	18.0	4	49	3	2.72	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
A Kumble	12.0	2	34	3	2.83	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
GB Hogg	8.0	1	23	1	2.87	Australia	v South Africa	Faridabad	25 Oct 1996	ODI # 1131
J Srinath	37.0	7	107	2	2.89	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
GD McGrath	26.0	8	77	4	2.96	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
BKV Prasad	35.0	6	104	6	2.97	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
GD McGrath	22.0	7	66	2	3.00	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
A Kumble	20.2	3	61	-	3.00	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
SC Ganguly	12.0	1	36	2	3.00	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
A Kumble	8.2	-	25	4	3.00	India	v South Africa	Wankhede	6 Nov 1996	ODI # 1138
A Jadeja	1.0	-	3	-	3.00	India	v South Africa	East London	4 Feb 1997	ODI # 1173
BKV Prasad	9.0	-	28	3	3.11	India	v South Africa	Wankhede	6 Nov 1996	ODI # 1138
A Kumble	32.0	4	101	1	3.15	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
BKV Prasad	19.0	6	60	5	3.15	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
BKV Prasad	36.0	1	114	3	3.16	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
AR Kapoor	10.0	-	32	-	3.20	India	v South Africa	Rajkot	29 Oct 1996	ODI # 1132
SB Joshi	10.0	-	32	2	3.20	India	v South Africa	Rajkot	29 Oct 1996	ODI # 1132
J Srinath	8.0	-	26	-	3.25	India	v South Africa	Rajkot	29 Oct 1996	ODI # 1132
GD McGrath	13.0	3	43	1	3.30	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
A Kumble	9.0	-	30	1	3.33	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	2 Feb 1997	ODI # 1172
JN Gillespie	9.0	3	30	1	3.33	Australia	v South Africa	Durban	5 Apr 1997	ODI # 1191
SC Ganguly	3.0	1	10	-	3.33	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
J Srinath	7.1	2	24	-	3.34	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	2 Feb 1997	ODI # 1172
BKV Prasad	8.0	1	27	4	3.37	India	v South Africa	Wankhede	14 Dec 1996	ODI # 1151
PR Reiffel	10.0	1	34	-	3.40	Australia	v South Africa	Indore	19 Oct 1996	ODI # 1128
RR Singh	10.0	-	34	2	3.40	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	2 Feb 1997	ODI # 1172
J Srinath	38.0	8	130	3	3.42	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
DJ Johnson	15.0	2	52	2	3.46	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
J Srinath	23.0	5	80	3	3.47	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	35	4	3.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Nairobi (Club)	1 Oct 1996	ODI # 1122
PR Reiffel	10.0	1	35	4	3.50	Australia	v South Africa	Faridabad	25 Oct 1996	ODI # 1131
SB Joshi	8.0	1	28	1	3.50	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	20 Nov 1996	Test # 1338
SR Waugh	4.3	-	16	-	3.55	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	14 Mar 1997	Test # 1360
SB Joshi	7.0	-	25	1	3.57	India	v South Africa	Wankhede	14 Dec 1996	ODI # 1151
MG Bevan	15.0	3	54	-	3.60	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362
A Kumble	10.0	1	36	1	3.60	India	v South Africa	East London	4 Feb 1997	ODI # 1173
SK Warne	10.0	-	36	2	3.60	Australia	v South Africa	East London	29 Mar 1997	ODI # 1186
WV Raman	5.0	1	18	-	3.60	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
ST Jayasuriya	8.0	-	29	1	3.62	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Nairobi (Club)	1 Oct 1996	ODI # 1122
ND Hirwani	11.0	1	40	-	3.63	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
ND Hirwani	14.0	2	51	-	3.64	India	v South Africa	Eden Gardens	27 Nov 1996	Test # 1341
PR Reiffel	9.0	-	33	-	3.66	Australia	v South Africa	Gqeberha	31 Mar 1997	ODI # 1187
J Srinath	24.0	6	89	2	3.70	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
D Ganesh	7.0	1	26	-	3.71	India	v South Africa	Johannesburg	16 Jan 1997	Test # 1350
PA Strang	7.0	-	26	-	3.71	Zimbabwe	v South Africa	Cape Town	29 Jan 1997	ODI # 1170
BKV Prasad	7.0	1	26	-	3.71	India	v South Africa	Durban	12 Feb 1997	ODI # 1176
BKV Prasad	25.0	4	93	5	3.72	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 1996	Test # 1347
MG Bevan	17.0	1	64	2	3.76	Australia	v South Africa	Johannesburg	28 Feb 1997	Test # 1356
A Kumble	9.0	1	34	1	3.77	India	v South Africa	Wankhede	14 Dec 1996	ODI # 1151
D Ganesh	10.0	3	38	1	3.80	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 1997	Test # 1349
GS Blewett	5.0	-	19	-	3.80	Australia	v South Africa	Centurion	21 Mar 1997	Test # 1362

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