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
Harbhajan Singh	19.0	6	25	1	1.31	India	v Zimbabwe	Harare	15 Jun 2001	Test # 1549
NC McGarrell	17.0	7	23	4	1.35	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
BC Strang	14.0	8	19	-	1.35	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
Saqlain Mushtaq	47.0	20	74	4	1.57	Pakistan	v England	Manchester	31 May 2001	Test # 1547
NC McGarrell	24.0	9	38	4	1.58	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
ST Jayasuriya	21.0	10	34	1	1.61	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
M Muralidaran	24.3	8	41	3	1.67	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
DG Cork	25.0	9	42	1	1.68	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	31 May 2001	Test # 1547
CRD Fernando	25.0	9	42	5	1.68	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
Wasim Akram	10.0	2	17	-	1.70	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Multan	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1560
HH Streak	27.0	12	46	4	1.70	Zimbabwe	v India	Harare	15 Jun 2001	Test # 1549
WPUJC Vaas	22.0	10	38	1	1.72	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
CL Hooper	21.0	6	38	-	1.80	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
M Muralidaran	26.5	10	49	5	1.82	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
SK Warne	18.0	5	33	6	1.83	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2 Aug 2001	Test # 1554
NC McGarrell	12.0	5	22	1	1.83	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
A Nehra	12.0	1	23	3	1.91	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	7 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
Azhar Mahmood	26.0	12	50	4	1.92	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	17 May 2001	Test # 1546
RD King	23.4	9	47	2	1.98	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
Z Khan	22.0	6	44	2	2.00	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	7 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
WPUJC Vaas	20.4	9	42	-	2.03	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
CRD Fernando	17.0	4	35	1	2.05	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
AM Blignaut	12.0	3	25	1	2.08	Zimbabwe	v India	Bulawayo	7 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
PDRL Perera	12.0	4	25	-	2.08	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
Harbhajan Singh	33.0	12	69	1	2.09	India	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
SC Ganguly	10.0	4	21	-	2.10	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
TJ Friend	22.0	4	47	1	2.13	Zimbabwe	v India	Harare	15 Jun 2001	Test # 1549
PT Collins	13.3	4	29	2	2.14	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
Harbhajan Singh	20.5	6	45	2	2.16	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	7 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
J Srinath	32.2	11	71	3	2.19	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	7 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
HH Streak	15.2	4	34	1	2.21	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
GD McGrath	30.0	11	67	2	2.23	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001	Test # 1558
GD McGrath	24.0	9	54	5	2.25	Australia	v England	Lord's	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1552
SK Warne	28.0	8	64	4	2.28	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001	Test # 1558
RW Price	35.2	13	81	2	2.29	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
WPUJC Vaas	27.0	9	62	2	2.29	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
SK Warne	16.0	4	37	2	2.31	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2 Aug 2001	Test # 1554
AM Blignaut	31.5	14	74	5	2.32	Zimbabwe	v India	Harare	15 Jun 2001	Test # 1549
M Muralidaran	46.5	17	109	3	2.32	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
TJ Friend	20.2	4	48	2	2.36	Zimbabwe	v India	Harare	15 Jun 2001	Test # 1549
CEL Stuart	19.0	5	45	3	2.36	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
Harbhajan Singh	37.5	8	92	1	2.43	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	7 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
RD King	16.0	6	39	1	2.43	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
BC Strang	45.0	15	111	2	2.46	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
WPUJC Vaas	24.0	7	60	2	2.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
D Gough	16.0	4	40	3	2.50	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 May 2001	Test # 1546
GD McGrath	30.2	9	76	7	2.50	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 2001	Test # 1556
Abdul Razzaq	13.0	5	33	1	2.53	Pakistan	v England	Manchester	31 May 2001	Test # 1547
CEL Stuart	13.0	2	33	3	2.53	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
M Muralidaran	34.1	9	87	8	2.54	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
Wasim Akram	23.0	4	59	2	2.56	Pakistan	v England	Manchester	31 May 2001	Test # 1547
AB Agarkar	24.0	7	62	-	2.58	India	v Zimbabwe	Harare	15 Jun 2001	Test # 1549
BC Strang	32.0	13	83	4	2.59	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
GD McGrath	13.0	5	34	1	2.61	Australia	v England	Birmingham	5 Jul 2001	Test # 1550
HH Streak	24.0	7	63	3	2.62	Zimbabwe	v India	Bulawayo	7 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
Saqlain Mushtaq	30.2	7	80	2	2.63	Pakistan	v England	Manchester	31 May 2001	Test # 1547
DG Cork	15.3	3	41	3	2.64	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 May 2001	Test # 1546
NC McGarrell	60.0	19	162	3	2.70	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
GD McGrath	18.0	4	49	5	2.72	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2 Aug 2001	Test # 1554
Harbhajan Singh	26.0	5	71	4	2.73	India	v Zimbabwe	Harare	15 Jun 2001	Test # 1549
M Muralidaran	35.3	6	98	5	2.76	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
GD McGrath	15.3	6	43	5	2.77	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001	Test # 1558
AJ Tudor	15.5	5	44	5	2.77	England	v Australia	Nottingham	2 Aug 2001	Test # 1554
J Srinath	29.3	7	82	1	2.77	India	v Zimbabwe	Harare	15 Jun 2001	Test # 1549
WPUJC Vaas	16.0	2	45	-	2.81	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
Z Khan	22.0	6	62	3	2.81	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
GD McGrath	11.0	3	31	-	2.81	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2 Aug 2001	Test # 1554
AD Mullally	23.0	8	65	1	2.82	England	v Australia	Leeds	16 Aug 2001	Test # 1556
ASA Perera	12.0	-	34	-	2.83	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
SK Warne	10.1	4	29	3	2.85	Australia	v England	Birmingham	5 Jul 2001	Test # 1550
B Lee	16.0	3	46	1	2.87	Australia	v England	Lord's	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1552
A Nehra	26.4	4	77	2	2.88	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	7 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
BKV Prasad	18.0	4	52	2	2.88	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
SK Warne	20.0	4	58	1	2.90	Australia	v England	Lord's	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1552
CEL Stuart	15.3	3	45	3	2.90	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
Wasim Akram	34.0	9	99	2	2.91	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	17 May 2001	Test # 1546
JN Gillespie	26.0	6	76	-	2.92	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 2001	Test # 1556
RD King	27.0	7	80	1	2.96	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
Wasim Akram	30.0	7	89	1	2.96	Pakistan	v England	Manchester	31 May 2001	Test # 1547
BKV Prasad	34.0	8	101	3	2.97	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
A Nehra	24.0	6	72	4	3.00	India	v Zimbabwe	Harare	15 Jun 2001	Test # 1549
AR Caddick	18.0	3	54	4	3.00	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 May 2001	Test # 1546
RD King	17.0	4	51	4	3.00	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
B Lee	10.0	3	30	1	3.00	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001	Test # 1558
JN Gillespie	20.0	8	61	3	3.05	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2 Aug 2001	Test # 1554
AR Caddick	17.0	3	52	4	3.05	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	17 May 2001	Test # 1546
SK Warne	16.0	2	49	-	3.06	Australia	v England	Leeds	16 Aug 2001	Test # 1556
CL Hooper	28.0	7	86	1	3.07	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
B Lee	14.0	1	43	-	3.07	Australia	v England	The Oval	23 Aug 2001	Test # 1558
M Muralidaran	20.1	5	62	2	3.07	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
PDRL Perera	13.0	3	40	3	3.07	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	6 Sep 2001	Test # 1561
Waqar Younis	25.0	5	77	2	3.08	Pakistan	v England	Lord's	17 May 2001	Test # 1546
CEL Stuart	32.0	9	99	3	3.09	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
WPUJC Vaas	21.0	3	65	4	3.09	Sri Lanka	v India	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
JN Gillespie	18.0	6	56	2	3.11	Australia	v England	Lord's	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1552
J Srinath	15.0	5	47	1	3.13	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	7 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
MI Black	11.1	2	35	2	3.13	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
AR Caddick	32.1	4	101	5	3.13	England	v Australia	Lord's	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1552
HH Streak	35.0	8	110	2	3.14	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
GD McGrath	19.0	4	60	3	3.15	Australia	v England	Lord's	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1552

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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]
>> 9/0 (1.4 ov, Z Crawley 5*, BM Duckett 4*, MG Neser 0/4)

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]