Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
UDU Chandana	10.0	1	20	2	2.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
ST Jayasuriya	6.2	2	13	1	2.05	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
GD McGrath	10.0	4	26	3	2.60	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	20 Aug 2000	ODI # 1622
GD McGrath	10.0	2	28	0	2.80	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	16 Aug 2000	ODI # 1620
Arshad Khan	10.0	0	29	0	2.90	Pakistan	v South Africa	Singapore	23 Aug 2000	ODI # 1624
SK Warne	10.0	2	30	0	3.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	20 Aug 2000	ODI # 1622
Mushtaq Ahmed	10.0	2	31	1	3.10	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
GP Wickramasinghe	7.0	0	22	0	3.14	SLC-BP-XI	v Sth Africans	Moratuwa	4 Jul 2000	List A
M Muralidaran	10.0	0	32	0	3.20	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
PDRL Perera	9.0	0	29	2	3.22	SLC-BP-XI	v Sth Africans	Moratuwa	4 Jul 2000	List A
DNT Zoysa	7.0	2	23	1	3.28	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
SB Styris	7.0	1	23	1	3.28	New Zealand	v South Africa	Singapore	25 Aug 2000	ODI # 1625
SK Warne	10.0	0	33	0	3.30	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	18 Aug 2000	ODI # 1621
M Muralidaran	10.0	0	34	2	3.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	6 Jul 2000	ODI # 1604
Arshad Khan	7.0	2	24	0	3.42	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
Abdul Razzaq	10.0	2	36	3	3.60	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	8 Jul 2000	ODI # 1606
HDPK Dharmasena	10.0	0	37	2	3.70	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
Azhar Mahmood	10.0	1	37	3	3.70	Pakistan	v South Africa	Singapore	23 Aug 2000	ODI # 1624
Shoaib Malik	8.0	0	30	1	3.75	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
SK Warne	10.0	0	38	2	3.80	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	16 Aug 2000	ODI # 1620
CZ Harris	6.0	1	23	0	3.83	New Zealand	v South Africa	Singapore	25 Aug 2000	ODI # 1625
DNT Zoysa	7.0	1	27	0	3.85	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	6 Jul 2000	ODI # 1604
HDPK Dharmasena	10.0	1	39	1	3.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2000	ODI # 1614
JN Gillespie	10.0	1	39	0	3.90	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	20 Aug 2000	ODI # 1622
JN Gillespie	10.0	0	40	3	4.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	18 Aug 2000	ODI # 1621
Waqar Younis	7.0	1	28	1	4.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Singapore	27 Aug 2000	ODI # 1626
Arshad Khan	7.0	1	28	1	4.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Singapore	27 Aug 2000	ODI # 1626
Abdul Razzaq	9.4	0	39	3	4.03	Pakistan	v South Africa	Singapore	23 Aug 2000	ODI # 1624
HDPK Dharmasena	10.0	0	41	1	4.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	6 Jul 2000	ODI # 1604
S Lee	10.0	0	41	2	4.10	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	16 Aug 2000	ODI # 1620
IJ Harvey	10.0	0	41	3	4.10	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	16 Aug 2000	ODI # 1620
WPUJC Vaas	7.0	0	29	0	4.14	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2000	ODI # 1614
IJ Harvey	10.0	1	43	2	4.30	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	18 Aug 2000	ODI # 1621
Waqar Younis	9.0	1	39	1	4.33	Pakistan	v South Africa	Singapore	23 Aug 2000	ODI # 1624
UDU Chandana	10.0	0	44	4	4.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	6 Jul 2000	ODI # 1604
Arshad Khan	10.0	0	44	0	4.40	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	8 Jul 2000	ODI # 1606
M Muralidaran	10.0	0	44	5	4.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2000	ODI # 1614
MG Bevan	5.0	0	22	0	4.40	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	20 Aug 2000	ODI # 1622
WPUJC Vaas	6.0	0	27	0	4.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	6 Jul 2000	ODI # 1604
CL Cairns	4.0	0	18	0	4.50	New Zealand	v South Africa	Singapore	25 Aug 2000	ODI # 1625
Kabir Khan	10.0	0	46	1	4.60	Pakistan	v South Africa	Singapore	23 Aug 2000	ODI # 1624
S Lee	5.0	0	23	0	4.60	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	20 Aug 2000	ODI # 1622
Azhar Mahmood	10.0	0	47	1	4.70	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	8 Jul 2000	ODI # 1606
GD McGrath	10.0	0	47	1	4.70	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	18 Aug 2000	ODI # 1621
Kabir Khan	7.0	0	33	2	4.71	Pakistan	v South Africa	Singapore	27 Aug 2000	ODI # 1626
K Weeraratne	10.0	0	50	2	5.00	SLC-BP-XI	v Sth Africans	Moratuwa	4 Jul 2000	List A
PJ Wiseman	6.0	0	30	1	5.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Singapore	25 Aug 2000	ODI # 1625
Abdul Razzaq	3.0	1	15	0	5.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
Waqar Younis	10.0	0	51	0	5.10	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	8 Jul 2000	ODI # 1606
B Lee	10.0	0	51	0	5.10	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	16 Aug 2000	ODI # 1620
KEA Upashantha	10.0	0	52	1	5.20	SLC-BP-XI	v Sth Africans	Moratuwa	4 Jul 2000	List A
TT Samaraweera	10.0	0	52	2	5.20	SLC-BP-XI	v Sth Africans	Moratuwa	4 Jul 2000	List A
Azhar Mahmood	5.0	1	26	1	5.20	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
RP Arnold	3.0	0	16	0	5.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	6 Jul 2000	ODI # 1604
TM Dilshan	4.0	0	22	0	5.50	SLC-BP-XI	v Sth Africans	Moratuwa	4 Jul 2000	List A
RP Arnold	2.0	0	11	0	5.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2000	ODI # 1614
A Symonds	10.0	0	56	2	5.60	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	18 Aug 2000	ODI # 1621
B Lee	10.0	1	56	3	5.60	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	20 Aug 2000	ODI # 1622
Imran Nazir	2.3	0	14	0	5.60	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
DL Vettori	7.0	0	40	0	5.71	New Zealand	v South Africa	Singapore	25 Aug 2000	ODI # 1625
ST Jayasuriya	6.0	0	35	0	5.83	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2000	ODI # 1614
Mushtaq Ahmed	10.0	0	59	1	5.90	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	8 Jul 2000	ODI # 1606
UDU Chandana	9.0	0	54	2	6.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2000	ODI # 1614
GI Allott	4.0	0	24	0	6.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Singapore	25 Aug 2000	ODI # 1625
Younis Khan	2.0	0	12	0	6.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
ST Jayasuriya	2.2	0	15	0	6.42	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	6 Jul 2000	ODI # 1604
DNT Zoysa	6.0	0	40	0	6.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2000	ODI # 1614
GP Wickramasinghe	6.0	0	41	1	6.83	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
Azhar Mahmood	7.0	0	48	1	6.85	Pakistan	v South Africa	Singapore	27 Aug 2000	ODI # 1626
Abdul Razzaq	7.0	0	54	2	7.71	Pakistan	v South Africa	Singapore	27 Aug 2000	ODI # 1626
RS Kaluwitharana	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	SLC-BP-XI	v Sth Africans	Moratuwa	4 Jul 2000	List A
DA Gunawardene	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	SLC-BP-XI	v Sth Africans	Moratuwa	4 Jul 2000	List A
SI de Saram	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	SLC-BP-XI	v Sth Africans	Moratuwa	4 Jul 2000	List A
GI Daniel	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	SLC-BP-XI	v Sth Africans	Moratuwa	4 Jul 2000	List A
LPC Silva	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	SLC-BP-XI	v Sth Africans	Moratuwa	4 Jul 2000	List A
MS Atapattu	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	6 Jul 2000	ODI # 1604
DPMD Jayawardene	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	6 Jul 2000	ODI # 1604
DA Gunawardene	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	6 Jul 2000	ODI # 1604
KC Sangakkara	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	6 Jul 2000	ODI # 1604
Moin Khan	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	8 Jul 2000	ODI # 1606
Saeed Anwar	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	8 Jul 2000	ODI # 1606
Inzamam-ul-Haq	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	8 Jul 2000	ODI # 1606
Mohammad Yousuf	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	8 Jul 2000	ODI # 1606
Imran Nazir	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	8 Jul 2000	ODI # 1606
Younis Khan	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	8 Jul 2000	ODI # 1606
MS Atapattu	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
RP Arnold	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
DPMD Jayawardene	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
DA Gunawardene	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
KC Sangakkara	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Jul 2000	ODI # 1610
Moin Khan	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
Saeed Anwar	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
Inzamam-ul-Haq	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
Mohammad Yousuf	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Pakistan	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	12 Jul 2000	ODI # 1612
MS Atapattu	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2000	ODI # 1614
DPMD Jayawardene	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2000	ODI # 1614
DA Gunawardene	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2000	ODI # 1614
KC Sangakkara	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (RPS)	14 Jul 2000	ODI # 1614
SR Waugh	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	16 Aug 2000	ODI # 1620
ME Waugh	DNB	0	0	0	0.00	Australia	v South Africa	Melbourne (Docklands)	16 Aug 2000	ODI # 1620

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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]