Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
NJ Astle	26.0	15	31	0	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
NJ Astle	36.0	18	46	1	1.27	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
M Ntini	16.0	6	24	2	1.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
N Boje	40.0	14	61	0	1.52	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
AA Donald	28.0	14	43	3	1.53	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
SM Pollock	26.0	9	41	2	1.57	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
M Ntini	18.0	9	29	3	1.61	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
JH Kallis	15.5	4	26	2	1.64	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
SM Pollock	22.0	10	37	4	1.68	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
M Ngam	19.0	8	34	2	1.78	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
M Ntini	10.0	4	18	1	1.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
L Klusener	11.0	5	20	1	1.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
CD McMillan	17.0	6	31	1	1.82	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
SM Pollock	25.0	11	47	0	1.88	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
SM Pollock	20.4	7	40	3	1.93	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
SM Pollock	32.0	15	64	4	2.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
N Boje	15.0	2	30	2	2.00	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
M Ngam	13.0	3	26	3	2.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
M Ntini	31.4	12	66	6	2.08	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
M Muralidaran	58.3	16	122	5	2.08	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
JH Kallis	21.0	8	44	1	2.09	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
N Boje	16.0	4	35	1	2.18	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
SM Pollock	16.0	5	35	2	2.18	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
SM Pollock	13.4	6	30	6	2.19	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
M Ntini	16.0	5	36	1	2.25	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
M Muralidaran	43.0	11	99	1	2.30	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
JH Kallis	13.0	5	30	1	2.30	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
N Boje	19.0	4	44	2	2.31	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
N Boje	19.0	5	45	0	2.36	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
NJ Astle	24.0	5	57	1	2.37	New Zealand	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
CD McMillan	17.0	5	41	0	2.41	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
L Klusener	10.0	3	25	0	2.50	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
SM Pollock	17.0	5	43	1	2.52	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
JM Kemp	13.0	2	33	3	2.53	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
SB O'Connor	26.4	8	68	2	2.55	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
AA Donald	26.3	2	69	4	2.60	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
M Ntini	19.3	5	51	2	2.61	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
M Ngam	13.0	3	34	1	2.61	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
BGK Walker	23.0	5	61	1	2.65	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
CS Martin	12.0	3	32	1	2.66	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
M Ntini	22.0	7	59	1	2.68	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
RP Arnold	14.0	3	39	0	2.78	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
JH Kallis	14.0	1	39	2	2.78	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
N Boje	10.0	3	28	4	2.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
CS Martin	15.0	4	43	2	2.86	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
CRD Fernando	34.0	4	98	5	2.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
SB O'Connor	30.0	4	87	3	2.90	New Zealand	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
CD McMillan	13.0	2	38	0	2.92	New Zealand	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
SM Pollock	15.0	4	44	2	2.93	South Africa	v New Zealand	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
DNT Zoysa	26.0	6	80	0	3.07	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
KP Walmsley	13.0	2	40	1	3.07	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
DNT Zoysa	20.0	3	62	0	3.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
RP Arnold	24.2	4	76	3	3.12	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
DR Tuffey	19.0	4	60	0	3.15	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
WPUJC Vaas	26.0	1	84	0	3.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
AA Donald	21.0	4	69	3	3.28	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
WPUJC Vaas	32.0	6	109	1	3.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
BGK Walker	27.0	4	92	2	3.40	New Zealand	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
M Ntini	14.0	4	48	1	3.42	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
DNT Zoysa	22.0	8	76	4	3.45	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
SB O'Connor	15.0	5	52	1	3.46	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
M Ntini	11.0	5	39	4	3.54	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
RP Arnold	14.0	2	50	1	3.57	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
L Klusener	12.0	2	43	1	3.58	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Dec 2000	Test # 1522
CS Martin	29.0	8	104	4	3.58	New Zealand	v South Africa	Gqeberha	30 Nov 2000	Test # 1519
DR Tuffey	26.0	6	96	0	3.69	New Zealand	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
JH Kallis	23.0	4	88	1	3.82	South Africa	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
PDRL Perera	19.0	3	73	1	3.84	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	39	6	3.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
CS Martin	22.1	4	89	3	4.01	New Zealand	v South Africa	Bloemfontein	17 Nov 2000	Test # 1514
GP Wickramasinghe	12.3	3	51	2	4.08	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
N Boje	11.0	2	45	1	4.09	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
CRD Fernando	25.0	2	105	1	4.20	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
M Ntini	11.0	2	52	2	4.72	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	2 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
CRD Fernando	10.0	0	48	1	4.80	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
M Ngam	12.0	0	59	2	4.91	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
CRD Fernando	16.0	1	107	1	6.68	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529

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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]

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]