Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings - vs Australia

Players - vs Australia

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SC Ganguly	1.0	1	0	0	0.00	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
TM Dilshan	1.0	1	0	0	0.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
WPUJC Vaas	11.2	5	14	2	1.23	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
TM Dilshan	6.0	3	9	0	1.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
TR Gripper	1.0	0	2	0	2.00	Zimbabwe	v Australia	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
ST Jayasuriya	1.0	0	2	0	2.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
V Sehwag	3.0	0	7	0	2.33	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
ST Jayasuriya	11.0	1	27	1	2.45	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
WPUJC Vaas	27.0	3	67	0	2.48	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
OLA Wijesiriwardene	8.0	3	20	0	2.50	SLCP XI	v Australians	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
AB Agarkar	16.2	2	41	6	2.51	India	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
HDPK Dharmasena	20.0	4	52	2	2.60	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
ST Jayasuriya	14.3	2	38	1	2.62	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
TT Samaraweera	14.3	1	38	1	2.62	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
TT Samaraweera	15.0	4	40	0	2.66	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
A Nehra	6.0	3	16	0	2.66	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
M Muralidaran	56.0	9	153	5	2.73	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
M Muralidaran	21.3	5	59	6	2.74	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
KS Lokuarachchi	12.0	2	33	0	2.75	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
WPUJC Vaas	21.0	3	61	2	2.90	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
RW Price	41.3	6	121	6	2.91	Zimbabwe	v Australia	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
A Nehra	7.0	2	21	1	3.00	India	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
SI Fernando	5.0	0	15	2	3.00	SLCP XI	v Australians	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
SR Tendulkar	1.0	0	3	0	3.00	India	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
A Kumble	46.5	7	141	8	3.01	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
IK Pathan	26.0	3	80	2	3.07	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
DNT Zoysa	33.0	11	102	2	3.09	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
A Nehra	29.0	3	90	0	3.10	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
WPUJC Vaas	33.0	6	103	3	3.12	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
M Muralidaran	15.0	4	48	4	3.20	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
ST Jayasuriya	5.0	0	16	0	3.20	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
M Muralidaran	29.0	5	93	3	3.20	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
WPUJC Vaas	12.0	2	39	1	3.25	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
IK Pathan	8.0	1	26	1	3.25	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
ST Jayasuriya	4.0	0	13	0	3.25	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
HMRKB Herath	23.0	5	75	0	3.26	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
A Kumble	42.0	8	138	4	3.28	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
M Muralidaran	37.1	6	123	5	3.30	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
DNT Zoysa	16.0	3	54	4	3.37	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
A Nehra	15.0	4	51	0	3.40	India	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
A Kumble	17.0	2	58	1	3.41	India	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
M Kartik	26.0	5	89	1	3.42	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
M Muralidaran	50.3	8	173	5	3.42	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
IK Pathan	7.0	0	24	0	3.42	India	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
AB Agarkar	33.2	5	115	3	3.45	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
A Kumble	51.0	8	176	6	3.45	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
AB Agarkar	7.0	2	25	1	3.57	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
AB Agarkar	25.1	5	90	3	3.57	India	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
WPUJC Vaas	26.0	3	93	3	3.57	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
A Kumble	43.0	3	154	5	3.58	India	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
AB Agarkar	12.0	3	45	1	3.75	India	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
HMRKB Herath	24.2	1	92	4	3.78	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
HH Streak	21.0	3	83	1	3.95	Zimbabwe	v Australia	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
V Sehwag	3.0	0	12	0	4.00	India	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
AM Blignaut	28.0	4	115	0	4.10	Zimbabwe	v Australia	W.A.C.A	9 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
Z Khan	25.0	4	103	0	4.12	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
Z Khan	23.0	2	95	5	4.13	India	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
AM Blignaut	20.0	2	83	3	4.15	Zimbabwe	v Australia	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
UDU Chandana	24.3	2	102	1	4.16	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
HDPK Dharmasena	24.0	1	100	0	4.16	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
V Sehwag	5.0	1	21	0	4.20	India	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
V Sehwag	5.0	0	21	0	4.20	India	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
UDU Chandana	14.0	1	59	1	4.21	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Galle	8 Mar 2004	Test # 1685
SR Tendulkar	13.0	0	57	1	4.38	India	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
G Wijekoon	12.0	2	54	0	4.50	SLCP XI	v Australians	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
DNT Zoysa	12.0	0	54	0	4.50	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691
AB Agarkar	10.0	2	45	0	4.50	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
SR Tendulkar	2.0	0	9	0	4.50	India	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
AB Agarkar	26.0	1	119	2	4.57	India	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
A Nehra	25.0	3	115	2	4.60	India	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
AB Agarkar	25.0	3	116	0	4.64	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
A Nehra	19.0	1	89	1	4.68	India	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
SM Ervine	31.0	4	146	4	4.70	Zimbabwe	v Australia	W.A.C.A	9 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
OLA Wijesiriwardene	10.0	0	48	0	4.80	SLCP XI	v Australians	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
Harbhajan Singh	21.0	1	101	1	4.80	India	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
GM Ewing	11.0	1	53	0	4.81	Zimbabwe	v Australia	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
Harbhajan Singh	14.0	1	68	0	4.85	India	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
Z Khan	3.0	0	15	0	5.00	India	v Australia	Brisbane	4 Dec 2003	Test # 1671
V Sehwag	2.0	0	10	0	5.00	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
IK Pathan	27.0	3	136	1	5.03	India	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
HH Streak	26.0	6	131	0	5.03	Zimbabwe	v Australia	W.A.C.A	9 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
KS Lokuarachchi	10.0	1	51	2	5.10	SLCP XI	v Australians	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
HH Streak	9.0	1	46	1	5.11	Zimbabwe	v Australia	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
PDRL Perera	9.0	1	46	1	5.11	SLCP XI	v Australians	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
RW Price	12.1	0	63	0	5.17	Zimbabwe	v Australia	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
HMRKB Herath	16.0	0	83	0	5.18	SLCP XI	v Australians	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
RW Price	36.0	5	187	0	5.19	Zimbabwe	v Australia	W.A.C.A	9 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
SI Fernando	5.0	0	26	1	5.20	SLCP XI	v Australians	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
HMRKB Herath	24.5	0	132	3	5.31	SLCP XI	v Australians	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
KS Lokuarachchi	12.0	1	64	0	5.33	SLCP XI	v Australians	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
TR Gripper	25.3	0	142	2	5.56	Zimbabwe	v Australia	W.A.C.A	9 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
TT Samaraweera	12.0	0	70	1	5.83	SLCP XI	v Australians	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
SR Tendulkar	6.0	0	36	2	6.00	India	v Australia	Adelaide	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1673
SR Tendulkar	6.0	0	36	0	6.00	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
TM Dilshan	1.0	0	6	0	6.00	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Kandy	16 Mar 2004	Test # 1688
NB Mahwire	10.0	1	61	0	6.10	Zimbabwe	v Australia	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
PDRL Perera	11.0	0	69	0	6.27	SLCP XI	v Australians	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
M Kartik	19.0	1	122	0	6.42	India	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1680
G Wijekoon	2.0	0	13	0	6.50	SLCP XI	v Australians	Colombo (CCC)	2 Mar 2004	First-class
DNT Zoysa	3.3	1	23	0	6.57	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Colombo (SSC)	24 Mar 2004	Test # 1691

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Easterns (Eastern Transvaal) vs Knights at Bloemfontein, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 Final, Feb 6-10, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 159/1 (53.3 ov, GL Cloete 78*, P Botha 8*, T Simelane 1/24) - Stumps

Tasmania vs Western Australia at W.A.C.A, Sheffield Shield 21st Match, Feb 5-8, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 234/6 (83.4 ov, JA Richardson 7*, AM Hardie 46*, B Stanlake 1/33)

Queensland vs Victoria at Melbourne, Sheffield Shield 20th Match, Feb 5-8, 2026 [First-class]