Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
MF Maharoof	5.0	2	4	-	0.80	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
TM Dilshan	4.0	1	4	-	1.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
WPUJC Vaas	7.0	3	10	1	1.42	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
ST Jayasuriya	25.0	9	40	2	1.60	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	8	29	6	1.61	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
HMRKB Herath	8.0	5	13	-	1.62	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
ST Jayasuriya	17.0	7	30	-	1.76	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
M Muralidaran	20.0	5	37	1	1.85	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
TM Dilshan	16.0	5	30	1	1.87	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
WPUJC Vaas	25.0	10	50	2	2.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
WPUJC Vaas	10.0	3	20	-	2.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
TM Dilshan	12.0	6	26	1	2.16	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
MF Maharoof	19.0	9	42	-	2.21	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
HMRKB Herath	25.0	6	60	3	2.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
ST Jayasuriya	14.1	4	34	5	2.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
ST Jayasuriya	9.0	3	22	-	2.44	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
M Muralidaran	46.4	9	130	4	2.78	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
UDU Chandana	18.0	1	60	1	3.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
UDU Chandana	6.0	-	21	-	3.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
UDU Chandana	7.0	1	26	-	3.71	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
UDU Chandana	18.0	-	68	-	3.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
SL Malinga	13.0	1	51	1	3.92	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
TM Dilshan	6.0	-	24	1	4.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
KC Sangakkara	1.0	-	4	-	4.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
SL Malinga	13.0	1	54	3	4.15	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
TT Samaraweera	3.0	-	13	-	4.33	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
DPMD Jayawardene	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
MS Atapattu	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
DPMD Jayawardene	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
KC Sangakkara	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
TT Samaraweera	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
RS Kaluwitharana	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
RS Kaluwitharana	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
MS Atapattu	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
MS Atapattu	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
KC Sangakkara	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
KC Sangakkara	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
TT Samaraweera	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
TT Samaraweera	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
DPMD Jayawardene	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
DPMD Jayawardene	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
RS Kaluwitharana	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
RS Kaluwitharana	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
MS Atapattu	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710

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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:

South Western Districts vs Northern Cape at Kimberley, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 14th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 4/2 (2.0 ov, TJ van Rensburg 4*, L Alder 0/1) - Stumps

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club vs Police Sports Club at Colombo (PSS), Major League Tournament Group A, Jan 9-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 121/2 (31.0 ov, PARP Perera 24*, A Tharindu 78*, JDF Vandersay 0/35) - Stumps

Border vs Mpumalanga at East London, CSA 4-Day Series Division 2 13th Match, Jan 8-11, 2026 [First-class - Live]
>> 70/3 (21.0 ov, B van Niekerk 27*, MY Cook 17*, K Molefe 0/1) - Stumps