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
GD McGrath	13.0	9	10	4	0.76	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000	Test # 1516
NJ Astle	11.0	6	9	1	0.81	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
GD McGrath	12.0	6	10	-	0.83	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1525
GD McGrath	20.0	12	17	6	0.85	Australia	v West Indies	Brisbane	23 Nov 2000	Test # 1516
Saqlain Mushtaq	25.4	12	24	4	0.93	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	8 Mar 2001	Test # 1533
GD McGrath	19.0	13	19	3	1.00	Australia	v India	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
N Boje	16.4	10	17	4	1.02	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
SM Pollock	26.5	17	28	5	1.04	South Africa	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
SM Pollock	22.1	11	25	2	1.12	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
GD McGrath	13.0	7	15	-	1.15	Australia	v West Indies	Melbourne	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1525
ML Nkala	19.0	11	22	-	1.15	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
Arshad Khan	25.0	12	29	1	1.16	Pakistan	v England	Faisalabad	29 Nov 2000	Test # 1518
NJ Astle	26.0	15	31	-	1.19	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
N Boje	24.0	12	30	2	1.25	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
HH Streak	30.0	12	38	4	1.26	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
NJ Astle	36.0	18	46	1	1.27	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
GD McGrath	14.0	8	18	4	1.28	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001	Test # 1535
WW Hinds	10.0	5	13	1	1.30	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
CE Cuffy	10.0	3	13	-	1.30	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
D Ramnarine	42.0	24	55	1	1.30	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
HDPK Dharmasena	16.0	6	21	1	1.31	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
NJ Astle	18.0	10	24	1	1.33	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
ST Jayasuriya	16.1	6	22	1	1.36	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
L Klusener	11.0	4	15	3	1.36	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
Saqlain Mushtaq	19.0	4	26	1	1.36	Pakistan	v England	Faisalabad	29 Nov 2000	Test # 1518
ST Jayasuriya	32.0	13	44	4	1.37	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
M Ntini	16.0	4	22	1	1.37	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
JN Gillespie	13.0	5	18	-	1.38	Australia	v West Indies	Adelaide	15 Dec 2000	Test # 1523
Saqlain Mushtaq	10.0	2	14	1	1.40	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	15 Nov 2000	Test # 1513
AF Giles	27.0	12	38	3	1.40	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	7 Dec 2000	Test # 1521
JH Kallis	17.0	8	24	2	1.41	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
CL Hooper	34.0	12	49	2	1.44	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
GD McGrath	18.0	7	26	1	1.44	Australia	v West Indies	W.A.C.A	1 Dec 2000	Test # 1520
M Muralidaran	54.3	14	79	3	1.44	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
CA Walsh	31.0	14	45	1	1.45	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
AB Agarkar	11.0	4	16	2	1.45	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
GD McGrath	17.1	9	25	2	1.45	Australia	v India	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
JH Kallis	15.4	6	23	2	1.46	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
DJ Nash	17.0	11	25	1	1.47	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000	Test # 1511
CA Walsh	38.0	13	56	4	1.47	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
NJ Astle	30.0	12	45	-	1.50	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1536
D Hettiarachchi	24.0	6	36	2	1.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
SB Joshi	18.0	5	27	3	1.50	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
M Ntini	16.0	6	24	2	1.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
SM Pollock	23.1	8	35	2	1.51	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
CD McMillan	31.0	13	47	1	1.51	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1536
DL Vettori	52.0	23	79	1	1.51	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
N Boje	40.0	14	61	-	1.52	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
AR Caddick	30.0	13	46	-	1.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
SB O'Connor	28.0	9	43	3	1.53	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000	Test # 1511
AA Donald	28.0	14	43	3	1.53	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
CL Hooper	28.0	8	43	1	1.53	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
CL Hooper	24.0	7	37	1	1.54	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
M Muralidaran	42.3	14	66	4	1.55	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
NJ Astle	14.0	9	22	2	1.57	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000	Test # 1511
SM Pollock	26.0	9	41	2	1.57	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
L Klusener	35.0	14	56	2	1.60	South Africa	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
DJ Nash	17.3	8	28	-	1.60	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000	Test # 1511
M Ntini	18.0	9	29	3	1.61	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
SB O'Connor	45.0	17	73	4	1.62	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000	Test # 1511
GW Flower	16.0	4	26	-	1.62	Zimbabwe	v New Zealand	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
L Klusener	11.0	5	18	-	1.63	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
JH Kallis	15.5	4	26	2	1.64	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
CL Hooper	14.0	8	23	-	1.64	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
CA Walsh	36.4	13	61	6	1.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
M Kartik	24.0	7	40	-	1.66	India	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	18 Nov 2000	Test # 1515
JM Kemp	18.0	9	30	1	1.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
D Ramnarine	27.3	14	46	1	1.67	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
NC McGarrell	43.0	19	72	4	1.67	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
SM Pollock	22.0	10	37	4	1.68	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
WPUJC Vaas	23.0	7	39	2	1.69	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
Danish Kaneria	47.0	17	80	2	1.70	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	7 Dec 2000	Test # 1521
M Kartik	24.0	9	41	-	1.70	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
CL Hooper	18.0	5	31	-	1.72	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
CA Walsh	18.0	8	31	3	1.72	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
J Srinath	11.0	3	19	3	1.72	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
SR Tendulkar	11.0	3	19	-	1.72	India	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	25 Nov 2000	Test # 1517
AF Giles	34.0	13	59	2	1.73	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
RDB Croft	32.0	9	56	4	1.75	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
Shahid Afridi	12.0	3	21	2	1.75	Pakistan	v England	Faisalabad	29 Nov 2000	Test # 1518
CL Hooper	13.0	4	23	-	1.76	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
M Muralidaran	41.0	9	73	1	1.78	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
M Ngam	19.0	8	34	2	1.78	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
AM Blignaut	15.0	6	27	-	1.80	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
M Ntini	10.0	4	18	1	1.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
SB O'Connor	16.0	7	29	-	1.81	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Wellington	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1524
Wasim Akram	22.0	8	40	-	1.81	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	15 Nov 2000	Test # 1513
RDB Croft	22.0	11	40	3	1.81	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
L Klusener	11.0	5	20	1	1.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
D Ramnarine	11.0	4	20	1	1.81	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
CD McMillan	17.0	6	31	1	1.82	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
D Ramnarine	35.0	8	64	1	1.82	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
Saqlain Mushtaq	24.0	5	44	-	1.83	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1536
ST Jayasuriya	27.0	7	50	4	1.85	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
M Muralidaran	27.0	7	50	1	1.85	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
JH Kallis	36.0	17	67	6	1.86	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
AA Donald	23.0	9	43	2	1.86	South Africa	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
CA Walsh	33.0	6	62	2	1.87	West Indies	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1525
SM Pollock	25.0	11	47	-	1.88	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
GD McGrath	11.1	3	21	2	1.88	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539

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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 Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616 - Live]
>> 26/0 (5.2 ov, BM Duckett 18*, Z Crawley 5*, SM Boland 0/0)

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]