Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Players

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IJ Harvey	6.0	2	5	2	0.83	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	7 Feb 2001	ODI # 1685
M Muralidaran	10.0	4	9	0	0.90	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Nairobi (Gym)	4 Oct 2000	ODI # 1631
HH Streak	8.0	4	8	4	1.00	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Sydney	23 Jan 2001	ODI # 1675
M Muralidaran	6.0	3	6	3	1.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Sharjah	29 Oct 2000	ODI # 1652
GD McGrath	6.0	2	7	1	1.16	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	11 Jan 2001	ODI # 1667
CZ Harris	10.0	2	12	1	1.20	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	20 Feb 2001	ODI # 1690
M Muralidaran	9.0	2	11	3	1.22	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (RPS)	25 Mar 2001	ODI # 1695
WPUJC Vaas	9.3	1	14	5	1.47	Sri Lanka	v India	Sharjah	29 Oct 2000	ODI # 1652
IJ Harvey	7.1	3	11	2	1.53	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	26 Jan 2001	ODI # 1677
R Telemachus	10.0	5	16	1	1.60	South Africa	v New Zealand	Benoni	22 Oct 2000	ODI # 1643
SM Pollock	10.0	3	16	1	1.60	South Africa	v West Indies	St George's	6 May 2001	ODI # 1715
WPUJC Vaas	8.0	5	13	3	1.62	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	27 Mar 2001	ODI # 1697
SM Pollock	9.0	3	15	1	1.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	12 May 2001	ODI # 1717
M Muralidaran	7.1	1	12	3	1.67	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Sharjah	10 Apr 2001	ODI # 1705
JL Ontong	7.0	1	12	2	1.71	South Africa	v West Indies	St George's	5 May 2001	ODI # 1714
DNT Zoysa	9.0	3	16	3	1.77	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Sharjah	25 Oct 2000	ODI # 1646
MA Ealham	5.0	0	9	0	1.80	England	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	30 Oct 2000	ODI # 1653
AA Donald	6.0	3	11	1	1.83	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	1 Nov 2000	ODI # 1654
DNT Zoysa	7.0	1	13	1	1.85	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Auckland	6 Feb 2001	ODI # 1684
BC Strang	8.0	4	15	3	1.87	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Sydney	23 Jan 2001	ODI # 1675
M Muralidaran	10.0	3	19	2	1.90	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Sharjah	25 Oct 2000	ODI # 1646
Mushfiqur Rahman	10.0	2	20	1	2.00	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Apr 2001	ODI # 1702
HDPK Dharmasena	9.0	1	18	0	2.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Dambulla	23 Mar 2001	ODI # 1694
DNT Zoysa	7.0	0	14	0	2.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Napier	31 Jan 2001	ODI # 1680
ML Nkala	5.5	1	12	3	2.05	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Sydney	23 Jan 2001	ODI # 1675
SK Warne	10.0	2	21	2	2.10	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Melbourne	21 Jan 2001	ODI # 1674
DL Vettori	10.0	0	21	3	2.10	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Napier	31 Jan 2001	ODI # 1680
DL Vettori	10.0	2	21	2	2.10	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	17 Feb 2001	ODI # 1689
CE Cuffy	8.0	4	17	1	2.12	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	2 Feb 2001	ODI # 1681
C White	8.0	2	17	1	2.12	England	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	23 Mar 2001	ODI # 1694
SM Pollock	8.0	3	17	0	2.12	South Africa	v West Indies	Kingstown	16 May 2001	ODI # 1718
BC Strang	7.0	2	15	1	2.14	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Harare	27 Sep 2000	ODI # 1627
A Kumble	10.0	1	22	2	2.20	India	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	3 Oct 2000	ODI # 1630
GE Bradburn	10.0	1	22	2	2.20	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	17 Apr 2001	ODI # 1710
HH Streak	9.0	3	20	0	2.22	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	2 Feb 2001	ODI # 1681
Saqlain Mushtaq	7.3	1	17	4	2.26	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Sharjah	15 Apr 2001	ODI # 1709
IJ Harvey	7.0	1	16	2	2.28	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	17 Jan 2001	ODI # 1672
SM Pollock	10.0	2	23	0	2.30	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	9 May 2001	ODI # 1716
NAM McLean	9.0	2	21	3	2.33	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	W.A.C.A	2 Feb 2001	ODI # 1681
JH Kallis	6.0	1	14	1	2.33	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	1 Nov 2000	ODI # 1654
Z Khan	8.0	0	19	0	2.37	India	v Zimbabwe	Kanpur	11 Dec 2000	ODI # 1659
MV Nagamootoo	8.0	0	19	0	2.37	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	23 Jan 2001	ODI # 1675
HDPK Dharmasena	8.0	1	19	0	2.37	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Napier	31 Jan 2001	ODI # 1680
RP Arnold	8.0	1	19	1	2.37	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	27 Mar 2001	ODI # 1697
NJ Astle	10.0	2	24	3	2.40	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Sep 2000	ODI # 1627
SB Styris	10.0	1	24	1	2.40	New Zealand	v South Africa	Benoni	22 Oct 2000	ODI # 1643
CE Cuffy	10.0	1	24	4	2.40	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	23 Jan 2001	ODI # 1675
LR Williams	10.0	1	24	3	2.40	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	23 Jan 2001	ODI # 1675
DR Tuffey	10.0	0	24	4	2.40	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	20 Feb 2001	ODI # 1690
D Gough	10.0	2	24	1	2.40	England	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	23 Mar 2001	ODI # 1694
AM Blignaut	10.0	1	24	2	2.40	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	7 Apr 2001	ODI # 1702
CE Cuffy	10.0	3	24	3	2.40	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingstown	16 May 2001	ODI # 1718
RT Ponting	5.0	0	12	1	2.40	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	28 Jan 2001	ODI # 1678
DP Viljoen	5.0	0	12	0	2.40	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	7 Apr 2001	ODI # 1702
BC Strang	7.0	1	17	1	2.42	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	8 Apr 2001	ODI # 1703
A Nel	8.1	2	20	3	2.44	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	12 May 2001	ODI # 1717
GD McGrath	10.0	4	25	2	2.50	Australia	v West Indies	Sydney	7 Feb 2001	ODI # 1685
BC Strang	10.0	3	25	2	2.50	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	7 Apr 2001	ODI # 1702
Saqlain Mushtaq	8.0	0	20	5	2.50	Pakistan	v England	Rawalpindi	30 Oct 2000	ODI # 1653
BKV Prasad	6.0	0	15	1	2.50	India	v Zimbabwe	Ahmedabad	5 Dec 2000	ODI # 1657
SB O'Connor	7.0	2	18	2	2.57	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Sep 2000	ODI # 1627
AB Agarkar	9.4	0	25	4	2.58	India	v Zimbabwe	Kanpur	11 Dec 2000	ODI # 1659
L Klusener	10.0	0	26	1	2.60	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Gqeberha	15 Dec 2000	ODI # 1661
M Ntini	10.0	1	26	2	2.60	South Africa	v West Indies	St George's	6 May 2001	ODI # 1715
CE Cuffy	10.0	2	26	2	2.60	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	12 May 2001	ODI # 1717
NC McGarrell	10.0	0	26	1	2.60	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingstown	16 May 2001	ODI # 1718
M Ntini	8.0	2	21	2	2.62	South Africa	v New Zealand	Durban	1 Nov 2000	ODI # 1654
JEC Franklin	8.0	1	21	1	2.62	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	25 Feb 2001	ODI # 1692
Wasim Akram	9.0	0	24	2	2.66	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Napier	20 Feb 2001	ODI # 1690
JM Kemp	6.0	1	16	2	2.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Kingstown	16 May 2001	ODI # 1718
WPUJC Vaas	10.0	3	27	2	2.70	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Sharjah	25 Oct 2000	ODI # 1646
JEC Franklin	10.0	1	27	0	2.70	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	20 Feb 2001	ODI # 1690
HH Streak	10.0	1	27	1	2.70	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	7 Apr 2001	ODI # 1702
CZ Harris	10.0	0	27	1	2.70	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	17 Apr 2001	ODI # 1710
CE Cuffy	10.0	1	27	1	2.70	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	2 May 2001	ODI # 1713
CL Hooper	10.0	0	27	2	2.70	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	12 May 2001	ODI # 1717
DNT Zoysa	7.0	0	19	0	2.71	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	17 Jan 2001	ODI # 1673
WPUJC Vaas	8.0	2	22	1	2.75	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (RPS)	25 Mar 2001	ODI # 1695
M Muralidaran	9.0	2	25	2	2.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Johannesburg	17 Jan 2001	ODI # 1673
SR Tendulkar	10.0	0	28	1	2.80	India	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	29 Oct 2000	ODI # 1652
DP Viljoen	5.0	1	14	2	2.80	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	8 Apr 2001	ODI # 1703
MN Samuels	5.0	1	14	2	2.80	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	12 May 2001	ODI # 1717
MN Samuels	5.0	0	14	2	2.80	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingstown	16 May 2001	ODI # 1718
SB O'Connor	7.0	0	20	0	2.85	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Nairobi (Gym)	9 Oct 2000	ODI # 1635
AD Mullally	8.0	1	23	1	2.87	England	v Sri Lanka	Dambulla	23 Mar 2001	ODI # 1694
Saqlain Mushtaq	9.0	1	26	3	2.88	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	22 Feb 2001	ODI # 1691
WPUJC Vaas	9.0	1	26	1	2.88	Sri Lanka	v England	Dambulla	23 Mar 2001	ODI # 1694
R Telemachus	9.0	0	26	2	2.88	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	12 May 2001	ODI # 1717
BKV Prasad	10.0	0	29	2	2.90	India	v Zimbabwe	Cuttack	2 Dec 2000	ODI # 1656
BC Strang	10.0	2	29	0	2.90	Zimbabwe	v India	Kanpur	11 Dec 2000	ODI # 1659
DL Vettori	10.0	1	29	2	2.90	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	20 Feb 2001	ODI # 1690
M Muralidaran	10.0	0	29	0	2.90	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	27 Mar 2001	ODI # 1697
Mushfiqur Rahman	10.0	2	29	0	2.90	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Harare	8 Apr 2001	ODI # 1703
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	29	2	2.90	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Sharjah	20 Apr 2001	ODI # 1711
CL Hooper	10.0	1	29	1	2.90	West Indies	v South Africa	St George's	6 May 2001	ODI # 1715
Shoaib Akhtar	6.3	0	19	5	2.92	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	17 Feb 2001	ODI # 1689
SM Pollock	9.1	2	27	3	2.94	South Africa	v England	Nairobi (Gym)	10 Oct 2000	ODI # 1636
M Muralidaran	9.5	1	29	4	2.94	Sri Lanka	v England	Dambulla	23 Mar 2001	ODI # 1694
CZ Harris	10.0	1	30	1	3.00	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Sep 2000	ODI # 1627
HH Streak	10.0	0	30	2	3.00	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	1 Oct 2000	ODI # 1629

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

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]