Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings IN South Africa

Players IN South Africa

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
AJ Hall	13.0	3	20	1	1.53	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
JH Kallis	11.0	3	20	1	1.81	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
SM Pollock	17.0	6	31	4	1.82	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
SM Pollock	22.0	9	42	1	1.90	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
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
SM Pollock	32.0	10	69	4	2.15	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
SM Pollock	30.0	7	65	1	2.16	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
JH Kallis	16.0	3	38	0	2.37	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
A Nel	32.5	11	78	3	2.37	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
JH Kallis	22.0	6	53	1	2.40	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
M Ntini	20.0	7	49	5	2.45	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
VC Drakes	26.0	7	64	0	2.46	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
M Ntini	25.5	8	66	5	2.55	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
SM Pollock	23.0	3	59	2	2.56	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
M Dillon	10.0	0	26	0	2.60	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
M Dillon	36.0	7	96	2	2.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
A Nel	21.0	5	57	1	2.71	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
M Ntini	26.0	8	72	3	2.76	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
SM Pollock	16.2	6	46	1	2.81	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
M Ntini	32.0	9	94	5	2.93	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
JH Kallis	21.0	8	64	1	3.04	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
VC Drakes	33.0	5	101	0	3.06	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
JH Kallis	16.0	4	49	1	3.06	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
A Nel	28.1	8	87	5	3.08	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
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
DR Smith	13.0	1	42	1	3.23	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
A Nel	13.0	4	43	3	3.30	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
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
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
M Ntini	28.0	4	99	3	3.53	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
A Nel	18.0	6	64	3	3.55	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
A Sanford	37.0	4	132	4	3.56	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
RR Sarwan	19.0	1	69	1	3.63	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
SM Pollock	24.0	6	88	2	3.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
PR Adams	19.0	1	70	0	3.68	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
SM Pollock	17.0	3	64	1	3.76	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
VC Drakes	30.0	3	113	2	3.76	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
A Nel	13.0	3	49	2	3.76	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
FH Edwards	27.0	3	102	2	3.77	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
A Nel	18.0	3	68	3	3.77	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
M Ntini	14.0	4	53	4	3.78	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
JH Kallis	12.0	4	46	1	3.83	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
WW Hinds	13.0	2	50	0	3.84	West Indies	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
CH Gayle	10.0	0	39	0	3.90	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
M Ntini	21.0	4	82	3	3.90	South Africa	v West Indies	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
JA Rudolph	23.0	3	91	1	3.95	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
RR Sarwan	10.0	0	40	1	4.00	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
A Nel	15.4	2	64	2	4.08	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
FH Edwards	30.0	3	132	3	4.40	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
WW Hinds	17.4	3	79	3	4.47	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
CD Collymore	26.0	2	118	2	4.53	West Indies	v South Africa	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
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
PR Adams	22.0	3	103	0	4.68	South Africa	v West Indies	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
AJ Hall	10.0	2	51	0	5.10	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
M Ntini	20.0	1	105	1	5.25	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681
FH Edwards	24.0	2	128	1	5.33	West Indies	v South Africa	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
RJ Peterson	13.0	2	76	0	5.84	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
AJ Hall	11.0	0	65	0	5.90	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	16 Jan 2004	Test # 1682
FH Edwards	14.0	0	86	1	6.14	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2004	Test # 1681

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Minimum of 60 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 Australia at Sydney, The Ashes 5th Test, Jan 4-8, 2026 [Test # 2616]

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]