Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Players

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
GD McGrath	8.0	5	8	3	1.00	Australia	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	2 Sep 2002	ODI # 1870
M Muralidaran	8.0	1	12	1	1.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Tangier	15 Aug 2002	ODI # 1862
WPUJC Vaas	6.0	1	9	1	1.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	5 Aug 2002	ODI # 1858
SR Watson	7.3	2	13	2	1.73	Australia	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	2 Sep 2002	ODI # 1870
Shoaib Akhtar	9.0	1	16	6	1.77	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	21 Apr 2002	ODI # 1833
GD McGrath	8.5	3	16	0	1.81	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne (Docklands)	15 Jun 2002	ODI # 1844
GD McGrath	6.0	0	11	2	1.83	Australia	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	30 Aug 2002	ODI # 1868
GD McGrath	7.3	2	15	3	2.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	4 Sep 2002	ODI # 1871
KHRK Fernando	6.0	2	12	3	2.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	5 Aug 2002	ODI # 1858
L Klusener	10.0	1	21	2	2.10	South Africa	v Pakistan	Tangier	18 Aug 2002	ODI # 1864
M Muralidaran	9.0	4	19	1	2.11	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	5 Aug 2002	ODI # 1858
Shoaib Akhtar	8.0	3	17	2	2.12	Pakistan	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	1 Sep 2002	ODI # 1869
B Lee	7.0	1	15	1	2.14	Australia	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	2 Sep 2002	ODI # 1870
CRD Fernando	10.0	0	22	2	2.20	Sri Lanka	v India	Birmingham	6 Jul 2002	ODI # 1852
MA Suji	10.0	3	22	2	2.20	Kenya	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	29 Aug 2002	ODI # 1867
JN Gillespie	10.0	2	22	5	2.20	Australia	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	30 Aug 2002	ODI # 1868
MA Suji	10.0	1	22	0	2.20	Kenya	v Australia	Nairobi (Gym)	5 Sep 2002	ODI # 1872
Wasim Akram	8.0	1	18	3	2.25	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne (Docklands)	15 Jun 2002	ODI # 1844
KHRK Fernando	8.0	1	18	1	2.25	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	7 Aug 2002	ODI # 1859
JH Kallis	8.0	0	18	2	2.25	South Africa	v Pakistan	Tangier	12 Aug 2002	ODI # 1860
RC Irani	10.0	1	23	0	2.30	England	v India	Chester-le-Street	4 Jul 2002	ODI # 1851
SK Warne	8.0	1	20	1	2.50	Australia	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	30 Aug 2002	ODI # 1868
M Muralidaran	9.2	1	24	3	2.57	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	7 Aug 2002	ODI # 1859
A Flintoff	7.0	0	18	2	2.57	England	v Sri Lanka	Leeds	2 Jul 2002	ODI # 1850
UDU Chandana	9.4	1	25	1	2.58	Sri Lanka	v England	Manchester	7 Jul 2002	ODI # 1853
WPUJC Vaas	10.0	1	26	2	2.60	Sri Lanka	v India	Birmingham	6 Jul 2002	ODI # 1852
SR Watson	10.0	0	26	0	2.60	Australia	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	7 Sep 2002	ODI # 1873
CH Gayle	9.4	3	26	3	2.68	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	5 Jun 2002	ODI # 1839
SK Warne	10.0	1	27	1	2.70	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne (Docklands)	12 Jun 2002	ODI # 1842
TT Samaraweera	10.0	1	27	1	2.70	Sri Lanka	v England	Manchester	7 Jul 2002	ODI # 1853
SM Pollock	9.0	3	25	1	2.77	South Africa	v Pakistan	Tangier	18 Aug 2002	ODI # 1864
CE Cuffy	10.0	1	28	2	2.80	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	5 Jun 2002	ODI # 1839
AJ Bichel	10.0	1	28	1	2.80	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne (Docklands)	15 Jun 2002	ODI # 1844
SC Ganguly	10.0	1	28	1	2.80	India	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	30 Jun 2002	ODI # 1849
A Nehra	10.0	2	28	2	2.80	India	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	6 Jul 2002	ODI # 1852
Shahid Afridi	10.0	0	28	0	2.80	Pakistan	v South Africa	Tangier	18 Aug 2002	ODI # 1864
MO Odumbe	10.0	1	28	0	2.80	Kenya	v Australia	Nairobi (Gym)	5 Sep 2002	ODI # 1872
Z Khan	5.0	0	14	1	2.80	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	1 Jun 2002	ODI # 1837
CD Collymore	5.0	1	14	3	2.80	West Indies	v India	Port of Spain	1 Jun 2002	ODI # 1837
DS Lehmann	6.0	0	17	1	2.83	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne (Docklands)	15 Jun 2002	ODI # 1844
MA Suji	8.0	2	23	1	2.87	Kenya	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	1 Sep 2002	ODI # 1869
Shahid Afridi	9.4	1	28	3	2.89	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne (Docklands)	15 Jun 2002	ODI # 1844
A Nehra	10.0	0	29	1	2.90	India	v Sri Lanka	The Oval	30 Jun 2002	ODI # 1849
Wasim Akram	9.5	2	29	2	2.94	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Tangier	17 Aug 2002	ODI # 1863
M Dillon	10.0	0	30	1	3.00	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	29 May 2002	ODI # 1836
AJ Bichel	10.0	1	30	3	3.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne (Docklands)	12 Jun 2002	ODI # 1842
Shahid Afridi	10.0	2	30	2	3.00	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	19 Jun 2002	ODI # 1846
PT Collins	10.0	1	31	1	3.10	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	5 Jun 2002	ODI # 1839
PA Hitchcock	10.0	4	31	1	3.10	New Zealand	v West Indies	Gros Islet	9 Jun 2002	ODI # 1841
Wasim Akram	10.0	2	31	3	3.10	Pakistan	v South Africa	Tangier	18 Aug 2002	ODI # 1864
Shoaib Akhtar	8.0	1	25	5	3.12	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	19 Jun 2002	ODI # 1846
MA Suji	8.0	1	25	1	3.12	Kenya	v Australia	Nairobi (Gym)	2 Sep 2002	ODI # 1870
Harbhajan Singh	7.0	0	22	1	3.14	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 May 2002	ODI # 1836
GD McGrath	7.0	2	22	1	3.14	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne (Docklands)	12 Jun 2002	ODI # 1842
AJ Bichel	7.0	1	22	1	3.14	Australia	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	5 Sep 2002	ODI # 1872
CL Hooper	10.0	0	32	0	3.20	West Indies	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	12 Jun 2002	ODI # 1843
Mohammad Rafique	10.0	1	32	0	3.20	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	7 Aug 2002	ODI # 1859
UDU Chandana	10.0	0	32	3	3.20	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Tangier	19 Aug 2002	ODI # 1865
B Lee	7.0	2	23	1	3.28	Australia	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	5 Sep 2002	ODI # 1872
T Yohannan	10.0	1	33	3	3.30	India	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 May 2002	ODI # 1836
RC Irani	10.0	0	33	1	3.30	England	v India	Lord's	29 Jun 2002	ODI # 1848
CRD Fernando	10.0	1	33	2	3.30	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	4 Aug 2002	ODI # 1857
WPUJC Vaas	10.0	0	33	2	3.30	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Tangier	21 Aug 2002	ODI # 1866
Shahid Afridi	10.0	1	33	2	3.30	Pakistan	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	1 Sep 2002	ODI # 1869
WPUJC Vaas	9.0	2	30	3	3.33	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Tangier	17 Aug 2002	ODI # 1863
SM Pollock	9.0	0	30	0	3.33	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Tangier	19 Aug 2002	ODI # 1865
AA Donald	8.0	0	27	2	3.37	South Africa	v Pakistan	Tangier	12 Aug 2002	ODI # 1860
M Dillon	10.0	1	34	2	3.40	West Indies	v New Zealand	Kingston	5 Jun 2002	ODI # 1839
CH Gayle	10.0	1	34	2	3.40	West Indies	v New Zealand	Gros Islet	9 Jun 2002	ODI # 1841
JN Snape	10.0	2	34	1	3.40	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	7 Jul 2002	ODI # 1853
Shahid Afridi	5.5	0	20	1	3.42	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne (Docklands)	12 Jun 2002	ODI # 1842
AB Agarkar	9.0	1	31	2	3.44	India	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	6 Jul 2002	ODI # 1852
Waqar Younis	10.0	1	35	0	3.50	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne (Docklands)	15 Jun 2002	ODI # 1844
TT Samaraweera	10.0	1	35	0	3.50	Sri Lanka	v India	Birmingham	6 Jul 2002	ODI # 1852
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	35	1	3.50	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Tangier	14 Aug 2002	ODI # 1861
M Muralidaran	10.0	0	35	2	3.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Tangier	21 Aug 2002	ODI # 1866
L Klusener	10.0	1	35	2	3.50	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Tangier	21 Aug 2002	ODI # 1866
A Nehra	6.0	0	21	0	3.50	India	v England	Chester-le-Street	4 Jul 2002	ODI # 1851
CRD Fernando	6.0	1	21	2	3.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	5 Aug 2002	ODI # 1858
JO Angara	6.0	1	21	1	3.50	Kenya	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	1 Sep 2002	ODI # 1869
CL Hooper	7.0	0	25	0	3.57	West Indies	v India	Bridgetown	29 May 2002	ODI # 1836
SB Styris	7.0	0	25	6	3.57	New Zealand	v West Indies	Port of Spain	12 Jun 2002	ODI # 1843
JO Angara	7.0	0	25	1	3.57	Kenya	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	29 Aug 2002	ODI # 1867
CD Collymore	10.0	2	36	2	3.60	West Indies	v New Zealand	Gros Islet	9 Jun 2002	ODI # 1841
A Flintoff	10.0	0	36	0	3.60	England	v India	Chester-le-Street	4 Jul 2002	ODI # 1851
A Kumble	10.0	0	36	2	3.60	India	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	6 Jul 2002	ODI # 1852
Abdul Razzaq	10.0	1	36	3	3.60	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Tangier	14 Aug 2002	ODI # 1861
Shahid Afridi	10.0	1	36	1	3.60	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Tangier	14 Aug 2002	ODI # 1861
SR Tendulkar	5.0	0	18	0	3.60	India	v Sri Lanka	Birmingham	6 Jul 2002	ODI # 1852
Azhar Mahmood	5.0	3	18	0	3.60	Pakistan	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	1 Sep 2002	ODI # 1869
DR Tuffey	8.0	2	29	1	3.62	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Lahore	27 Apr 2002	ODI # 1835
PT Collins	9.0	2	33	3	3.66	West Indies	v New Zealand	Gros Islet	8 Jun 2002	ODI # 1840
Azhar Mahmood	9.0	0	33	2	3.66	Pakistan	v South Africa	Tangier	18 Aug 2002	ODI # 1864
MP Vaughan	6.0	1	22	4	3.66	England	v Sri Lanka	Manchester	7 Jul 2002	ODI # 1853
Shahid Afridi	10.0	0	37	1	3.70	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	27 Apr 2002	ODI # 1835
Shoaib Malik	10.0	0	37	3	3.70	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Lahore	27 Apr 2002	ODI # 1835
Mohammad Rafique	10.0	0	37	1	3.70	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	4 Aug 2002	ODI # 1857
Alok Kapali	10.0	0	37	0	3.70	Bangladesh	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	4 Aug 2002	ODI # 1857
Abdul Razzaq	10.0	1	37	2	3.70	Pakistan	v Sri Lanka	Tangier	17 Aug 2002	ODI # 1863
Wasim Akram	7.0	2	26	1	3.71	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Karachi	21 Apr 2002	ODI # 1833

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

Minimum of 30 balls
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]