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
CD McMillan	4.0	1	3	1	0.75	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
Danish Kaneria	28.3	8	46	5	1.61	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
DR Tuffey	24.0	7	41	1	1.70	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
JDP Oram	27.0	13	47	1	1.74	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
DR Tuffey	15.0	3	28	1	1.86	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
CL Cairns	10.0	2	19	0	1.90	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
JDP Oram	11.0	3	21	1	1.90	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
JDP Oram	15.0	4	29	0	1.93	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
DR Smith	2.0	0	4	0	2.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
Shabbir Ahmed	34.3	10	70	2	2.02	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
Danish Kaneria	33.1	10	68	2	2.05	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
JDP Oram	11.0	3	23	1	2.09	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
VC Drakes	10.0	2	21	1	2.10	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
D Ganga	10.0	0	21	0	2.10	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
JDP Oram	28.3	6	60	2	2.10	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
CD Collymore	9.0	3	19	1	2.11	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
SB Styris	13.0	4	29	0	2.23	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
Mushtaq Ahmed	8.0	1	18	1	2.25	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
DL Vettori	34.0	11	79	0	2.32	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
DR Tuffey	26.0	11	62	0	2.38	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
CS Martin	31.0	7	76	6	2.45	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
VC Drakes	26.0	7	64	0	2.46	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
Shoaib Malik	17.0	4	42	4	2.47	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
Shoaib Akhtar	14.3	2	36	4	2.48	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
CL Cairns	21.0	6	54	1	2.57	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
M Dillon	10.0	0	26	0	2.60	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
RM West	11.0	3	29	0	2.63	Central D	v Sth Africans	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
SB Styris	14.0	5	37	0	2.64	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
M Dillon	36.0	7	96	2	2.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
Shoaib Malik	26.0	5	70	1	2.69	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
Danish Kaneria	37.0	6	100	2	2.70	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
AM Schwass	21.0	5	57	3	2.71	Central D	v Sth Africans	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
CS Martin	20.0	6	55	5	2.75	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
MJ Mason	15.0	4	42	1	2.80	Central D	v Sth Africans	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
JDP Oram	27.0	7	76	2	2.81	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
Shabbir Ahmed	26.0	8	74	4	2.84	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
SB Styris	16.0	4	46	2	2.87	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
CL Cairns	18.0	2	52	0	2.88	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
CD McMillan	5.1	0	15	0	2.90	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
DL Vettori	26.0	6	76	0	2.92	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
DL Vettori	18.0	2	53	0	2.94	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
SB Styris	13.0	5	39	0	3.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
SB Styris	10.0	4	30	0	3.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
DL Vettori	5.0	1	15	0	3.00	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
DL Vettori	24.0	4	73	0	3.04	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
VC Drakes	33.0	5	101	0	3.06	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
Abdul Razzaq	22.0	4	68	2	3.09	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
Danish Kaneria	21.0	2	65	2	3.09	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
RR Sarwan	21.0	2	65	2	3.09	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
VC Drakes	29.0	5	92	1	3.17	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
CL Cairns	15.0	3	48	1	3.20	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
DR Smith	13.0	1	42	1	3.23	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
DR Tuffey	4.0	1	13	0	3.25	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
MJ Mason	20.0	3	67	2	3.35	Central D	v Sth Africans	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
M Dillon	33.0	5	111	1	3.36	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
D Mohammed	33.0	5	112	3	3.39	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
VC Drakes	20.0	0	68	1	3.40	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
LJ Hamilton	15.0	3	52	0	3.46	Central D	v Sth Africans	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
CD Collymore	26.0	5	91	1	3.50	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
M Dillon	31.0	5	109	1	3.51	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
LJ Hamilton	19.0	5	67	4	3.52	Central D	v Sth Africans	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
CS Martin	18.2	2	65	2	3.54	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
CL Cairns	16.5	2	60	4	3.56	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
A Sanford	37.0	4	132	4	3.56	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
PJ Wiseman	19.0	4	68	2	3.57	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
RR Sarwan	19.0	1	69	1	3.63	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
Mushtaq Ahmed	13.0	1	48	1	3.69	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
Shoaib Malik	14.0	0	52	0	3.71	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
VC Drakes	30.0	3	113	2	3.76	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
FH Edwards	27.0	3	102	2	3.77	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
CH Gayle	9.0	3	34	0	3.77	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
Shoaib Malik	5.0	0	19	0	3.80	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
WW Hinds	13.0	2	50	0	3.84	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
Abdul Razzaq	18.0	3	70	3	3.88	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
CH Gayle	10.0	0	39	0	3.90	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
RR Sarwan	14.0	0	55	2	3.92	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
AM Schwass	15.0	3	59	1	3.93	Central D	v Sth Africans	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
Mohammad Sami	19.3	0	77	0	3.94	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
RR Sarwan	10.0	0	40	1	4.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
DL Vettori	39.2	2	158	4	4.01	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
RR Sarwan	9.0	0	37	0	4.11	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
D Ganga	6.0	1	25	0	4.16	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
GP Sulzberger	14.5	2	64	0	4.31	Central D	v Sth Africans	Napier	5 Mar 2004	First-class
FH Edwards	30.0	3	132	3	4.40	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
Mushtaq Ahmed	12.0	3	53	0	4.41	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
Shoaib Akhtar	14.0	1	62	2	4.42	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
WW Hinds	7.0	2	31	0	4.42	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
A Sanford	38.2	4	170	3	4.43	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
Mushtaq Ahmed	18.0	1	80	0	4.44	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
SB Styris	9.0	1	40	1	4.44	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
WW Hinds	17.4	3	79	3	4.47	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
PJ Wiseman	12.0	1	54	0	4.50	New Zealand	v South Africa	Hamilton	10 Mar 2004	Test # 1686
CS Martin	23.0	5	104	5	4.52	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
CD Collymore	26.0	2	118	2	4.53	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
MJ Mason	16.0	4	73	0	4.56	New Zealand	v South Africa	Wellington	26 Mar 2004	Test # 1692
FH Edwards	25.0	1	115	1	4.60	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
FH Edwards	13.0	0	60	0	4.61	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
CL Cairns	13.3	1	63	3	4.66	New Zealand	v South Africa	Auckland	18 Mar 2004	Test # 1689
A Sanford	8.0	1	38	0	4.75	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
WW Hinds	11.0	0	55	2	5.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674

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