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
HDPK Dharmasena	19.3	13	12	-	0.61	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
NJ Astle	3.0	2	2	1	0.66	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	21 Jun 1998	ODI # 1339
GP Wickramasinghe	6.0	2	5	-	0.83	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
WJ Cronje	4.0	1	4	-	1.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
NJ Astle	2.0	-	2	-	1.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
DJ Cullinan	1.0	-	1	-	1.00	South Africa	v England	Manchester	02 Jul 1998	Test # 1420
DJ Cullinan	1.0	-	1	-	1.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
ST Jayasuriya	28.0	14	30	-	1.07	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
SM Pollock	27.0	16	29	1	1.07	South Africa	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
GP Wickramasinghe	6.3	3	7	2	1.07	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
M Muralidaran	54.2	27	65	9	1.19	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
PA de Silva	5.0	2	6	-	1.20	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
JH Kallis	8.1	3	10	2	1.22	South Africa	v England	Manchester	02 Jul 1998	Test # 1420
MRCN Bandaratilleke	38.0	13	47	4	1.23	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
L Klusener	8.0	5	10	-	1.25	South Africa	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
JH Kallis	19.0	9	24	4	1.26	South Africa	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
HDPK Dharmasena	10.0	2	14	1	1.40	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
M Muralidaran	23.0	9	33	-	1.43	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
MA Butcher	11.0	2	16	-	1.45	England	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
MW Priest	24.0	11	35	-	1.45	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
MRCN Bandaratilleke	24.0	9	36	5	1.50	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
M Muralidaran	16.0	7	24	3	1.50	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
WJ Cronje	4.0	2	6	-	1.50	South Africa	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
DG Cork	2.0	-	3	-	1.50	England	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
SM Pollock	35.0	14	53	5	1.51	South Africa	v England	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
PA de Silva	10.3	3	16	-	1.52	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
PA de Silva	18.5	7	30	3	1.59	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
JH Kallis	5.0	3	8	1	1.60	South Africa	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
M Muralidaran	18.3	8	30	5	1.62	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
Khaled Mahmud	7.2	2	12	2	1.63	Bangladesh	v India	Wankhede	25 May 1998	ODI # 1335
ARC Fraser	25.0	9	42	5	1.68	England	v South Africa	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
A Kumble	10.0	4	17	3	1.70	India	v Bangladesh	Wankhede	25 May 1998	ODI # 1335
JH Kallis	41.0	19	71	2	1.73	South Africa	v England	Manchester	02 Jul 1998	Test # 1420
M Ntini	16.0	7	28	2	1.75	South Africa	v England	Manchester	02 Jul 1998	Test # 1420
PJ Wiseman	46.5	17	82	5	1.75	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
PR Adams	51.0	22	90	1	1.76	South Africa	v England	Manchester	02 Jul 1998	Test # 1420
IDK Salisbury	5.0	2	9	-	1.80	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
D Gough	23.0	6	42	6	1.82	England	v South Africa	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
S Elworthy	22.0	8	41	1	1.86	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
PR Adams	12.0	4	23	-	1.91	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
DL Vettori	33.0	10	64	6	1.93	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
HDPK Dharmasena	18.0	4	35	1	1.94	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
PR Adams	42.0	10	83	3	1.97	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	04 Jun 1998	Test # 1417
DL Vettori	51.0	23	101	3	1.98	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
JH Kallis	13.0	5	26	-	2.00	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
BM McMillan	11.0	-	22	-	2.00	South Africa	v England	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
ASA Perera	11.0	2	22	-	2.00	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
Saqlain Mushtaq	7.0	1	14	1	2.00	Pakistan	v India	Toronto	16 Sep 1998	ODI # 1351
CD McMillan	6.0	4	12	1	2.00	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
ST Jayasuriya	4.0	1	8	-	2.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
IDK Salisbury	3.0	-	6	-	2.00	England	v South Africa	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
MA Butcher	1.0	-	2	-	2.00	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	04 Jun 1998	Test # 1417
RDB Croft	51.0	14	103	-	2.01	England	v South Africa	Manchester	02 Jul 1998	Test # 1420
PR Adams	31.0	10	63	4	2.03	South Africa	v England	Manchester	02 Jul 1998	Test # 1420
AA Donald	15.3	5	32	5	2.06	South Africa	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
JH Kallis	15.0	6	31	-	2.06	South Africa	v England	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
DL Vettori	25.0	7	52	1	2.08	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
SM Pollock	35.5	12	75	2	2.09	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
Mohammad Rafique	10.0	5	21	2	2.10	Bangladesh	v India	Wankhede	25 May 1998	ODI # 1335
PJ Wiseman	10.0	4	21	1	2.10	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
SM Pollock	24.0	8	51	3	2.12	South Africa	v England	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
JH Kallis	28.0	9	60	2	2.14	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
AA Donald	20.3	6	44	3	2.14	South Africa	v England	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
AA Donald	13.0	3	28	2	2.15	South Africa	v England	Manchester	02 Jul 1998	Test # 1420
ARC Fraser	23.0	8	50	3	2.17	England	v South Africa	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
ARC Fraser	28.3	6	62	5	2.17	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
CZ Harris	25.4	6	56	1	2.18	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
SM Pollock	42.0	12	92	2	2.19	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	04 Jun 1998	Test # 1417
AA Donald	40.0	14	88	6	2.20	South Africa	v England	Manchester	02 Jul 1998	Test # 1420
Saqlain Mushtaq	9.0	2	20	3	2.22	Pakistan	v India	Toronto	19 Sep 1998	ODI # 1352
CD McMillan	12.0	5	27	2	2.25	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
JH Kallis	20.0	7	46	-	2.30	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	04 Jun 1998	Test # 1417
ARC Fraser	10.0	1	23	2	2.30	England	v South Africa	Leeds	24 May 1998	ODI # 1334
BKV Prasad	10.0	2	23	4	2.30	India	v Kenya	Eden Gardens	31 May 1998	ODI # 1337
ARC Fraser	26.0	7	60	5	2.30	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
M Ntini	29.0	11	67	-	2.31	South Africa	v England	Manchester	02 Jul 1998	Test # 1420
MRCN Bandaratilleke	22.0	6	51	1	2.31	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
DL Vettori	24.0	8	56	3	2.33	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
SM Pollock	18.0	5	42	3	2.33	South Africa	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
M Muralidaran	38.2	9	90	5	2.34	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	27 May 1998	Test # 1415
L Klusener	23.0	5	54	2	2.34	South Africa	v England	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
D Gough	24.3	7	58	3	2.36	England	v South Africa	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
L Klusener	31.0	7	74	1	2.38	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	04 Jun 1998	Test # 1417
MA Ealham	23.0	8	55	1	2.39	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	04 Jun 1998	Test # 1417
MRCN Bandaratilleke	20.0	6	48	1	2.40	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	10 Jun 1998	Test # 1418
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	24	1	2.40	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (RPS)	21 Jun 1998	ODI # 1339
NJ Astle	5.0	3	12	-	2.40	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Galle	03 Jun 1998	Test # 1416
HH Kanitkar	5.0	1	12	1	2.40	India	v Pakistan	Toronto	12 Sep 1998	ODI # 1349
Mohammad Zahid	5.0	-	12	1	2.40	Pakistan	v India	Toronto	13 Sep 1998	ODI # 1350
AA Donald	29.2	9	71	5	2.42	South Africa	v England	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	Test # 1422
AA Donald	23.0	8	56	1	2.43	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	23 Jul 1998	Test # 1421
L Klusener	11.0	4	27	3	2.45	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	04 Jun 1998	Test # 1417
ARC Fraser	35.0	11	87	1	2.48	England	v South Africa	Manchester	02 Jul 1998	Test # 1420
AD Mullally	8.0	1	20	2	2.50	England	v Sri Lanka	Lord's	16 Aug 1998	ODI # 1346
WJ Cronje	6.0	3	15	-	2.50	South Africa	v England	Manchester	02 Jul 1998	Test # 1420
A Kumble	6.0	1	15	1	2.50	India	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	03 Jul 1998	ODI # 1342
DPMD Jayawardene	2.0	-	5	-	2.50	Sri Lanka	v England	The Oval	27 Aug 1998	Test # 1423
ARC Fraser	31.0	8	78	1	2.51	England	v South Africa	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419
WJ Cronje	11.0	3	28	-	2.54	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	04 Jun 1998	Test # 1417
RDB Croft	9.0	3	23	-	2.55	England	v South Africa	Lord's	18 Jun 1998	Test # 1419

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