Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Players

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
JN Gillespie	13.0	4	18	2	1.38	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Darwin	1 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
GD McGrath	16.0	9	24	2	1.50	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Darwin	1 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
SM Pollock	12.0	2	19	2	1.58	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
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
WPUJC Vaas	18.3	6	31	5	1.67	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Darwin	1 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
CH Gayle	19.2	7	33	1	1.70	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701
ST Jayasuriya	17.0	7	30	0	1.76	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
DNT Zoysa	13.0	4	24	0	1.84	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Darwin	1 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
M Muralidaran	24.2	10	45	6	1.84	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	6 May 2004	Test # 1698
RR Sarwan	20.0	9	37	4	1.85	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701
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
SK Warne	37.0	14	70	4	1.89	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Cairns	9 Jul 2004	Test # 1706
ST Jayasuriya	11.0	4	21	1	1.90	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Darwin	1 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
AF Giles	24.0	6	46	4	1.91	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004	Test # 1704
GD McGrath	16.0	7	31	1	1.93	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Cairns	9 Jul 2004	Test # 1706
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	0	2.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
SJ Harmison	36.2	8	74	4	2.03	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	3 Jun 2004	Test # 1702
SJ Harmison	25.0	7	51	3	2.04	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004	Test # 1704
WPUJC Vaas	19.0	6	39	0	2.05	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	6 May 2004	Test # 1698
CD Collymore	16.0	7	33	1	2.06	West Indies	v England	Manchester	12 Aug 2004	Test # 1711
DNT Zoysa	13.0	4	27	2	2.07	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 May 2004	Test # 1699
SM Pollock	23.0	5	48	4	2.08	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
AF Giles	22.0	6	46	3	2.09	England	v West Indies	Manchester	12 Aug 2004	Test # 1711
DJ Bravo	26.0	6	55	6	2.11	West Indies	v England	Manchester	12 Aug 2004	Test # 1711
DL Vettori	25.0	5	53	0	2.12	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	20 May 2004	Test # 1700
CH Gayle	24.0	3	51	1	2.12	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701
AF Giles	30.3	7	65	4	2.13	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	29 Jul 2004	Test # 1708
WPUJC Vaas	19.0	8	41	3	2.15	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 May 2004	Test # 1699
JN Gillespie	18.0	6	39	2	2.16	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Cairns	9 Jul 2004	Test # 1706
TM Dilshan	12.0	6	26	1	2.16	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
A Flintoff	12.0	1	26	3	2.16	England	v West Indies	Manchester	12 Aug 2004	Test # 1711
MS Kasprowicz	17.4	3	39	7	2.20	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Darwin	1 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
MF Maharoof	19.0	9	42	0	2.21	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
AF Giles	39.0	8	87	3	2.23	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	20 May 2004	Test # 1700
CH Gayle	15.1	4	34	5	2.24	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	29 Jul 2004	Test # 1708
AF Giles	35.0	9	81	5	2.31	England	v West Indies	Lord's	22 Jul 2004	Test # 1707
GD McGrath	34.0	10	79	2	2.32	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Cairns	9 Jul 2004	Test # 1706
A Flintoff	27.0	7	64	2	2.37	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	3 Jun 2004	Test # 1702
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
DNT Zoysa	14.0	6	34	2	2.42	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Cairns	9 Jul 2004	Test # 1706
GD McGrath	15.0	4	37	5	2.46	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Darwin	1 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
PT Collins	17.0	5	42	1	2.47	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701
A Flintoff	16.1	5	40	1	2.47	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	20 May 2004	Test # 1700
Mohammad Rafique	36.0	12	90	3	2.50	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701
SJ Harmison	32.0	9	80	3	2.50	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004	Test # 1704
A Flintoff	10.0	4	25	3	2.50	England	v West Indies	Lord's	22 Jul 2004	Test # 1707
CD Collymore	23.0	8	58	1	2.52	West Indies	v England	The Oval	19 Aug 2004	Test # 1712
Mushfiqur Rahman	25.4	8	65	4	2.53	Bangladesh	v West Indies	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701
JDP Oram	30.0	8	76	2	2.53	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	20 May 2004	Test # 1700
CD Collymore	26.0	6	66	2	2.53	West Indies	v England	Manchester	12 Aug 2004	Test # 1711
TL Best	13.0	1	33	1	2.53	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701
RR Sarwan	23.0	7	59	3	2.56	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701
AF Giles	27.0	6	70	2	2.59	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004	Test # 1704
JDP Oram	15.0	4	39	0	2.60	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	20 May 2004	Test # 1700
SJ Harmison	29.0	8	76	4	2.62	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	20 May 2004	Test # 1700
M Muralidaran	22.0	3	58	2	2.63	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 May 2004	Test # 1699
TL Best	20.0	4	53	1	2.65	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Kingston	4 Jun 2004	Test # 1703
SM Pollock	30.0	8	81	4	2.70	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
AF Giles	21.0	9	57	5	2.71	England	v West Indies	Birmingham	29 Jul 2004	Test # 1708
UDU Chandana	11.0	1	30	2	2.72	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Darwin	1 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
SL Malinga	15.1	3	42	4	2.76	Sri Lanka	v Australia	Darwin	1 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
SP Jones	23.0	5	64	1	2.78	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	20 May 2004	Test # 1700
M Muralidaran	46.4	9	130	4	2.78	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
MJ Hoggard	14.0	3	39	0	2.78	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	20 May 2004	Test # 1700
M Muralidaran	28.1	6	79	4	2.80	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 May 2004	Test # 1699
OAC Banks	31.0	5	87	4	2.80	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Kingston	4 Jun 2004	Test # 1703
PT Collins	10.2	1	29	1	2.80	West Indies	v England	Manchester	12 Aug 2004	Test # 1711
SB Styris	13.0	5	37	0	2.84	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	20 May 2004	Test # 1700
JN Gillespie	13.0	2	37	0	2.84	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Darwin	1 Jul 2004	Test # 1705
L Klusener	14.0	2	40	2	2.85	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
MJ Saggers	30.0	6	86	2	2.86	England	v New Zealand	Leeds	3 Jun 2004	Test # 1702
A Flintoff	21.4	7	63	2	2.90	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	20 May 2004	Test # 1700
AF Giles	22.0	5	64	1	2.90	England	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Aug 2004	Test # 1712
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	6	53	2	2.94	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 May 2004	Test # 1699
PT Collins	18.0	3	53	6	2.94	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Kingston	4 Jun 2004	Test # 1703
N Boje	34.3	5	102	2	2.95	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
D Mohammed	26.0	2	77	0	2.96	West Indies	v England	Manchester	12 Aug 2004	Test # 1711
DJ Bravo	24.4	5	74	3	3.00	West Indies	v England	Lord's	22 Jul 2004	Test # 1707
A Flintoff	20.0	3	60	3	3.00	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004	Test # 1704
PT Collins	27.3	8	83	4	3.01	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701
M Ntini	20.0	1	61	1	3.05	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	4 Aug 2004	Test # 1709
SB Styris	14.0	1	43	0	3.07	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004	Test # 1704
OAC Banks	13.0	2	40	2	3.07	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Kingston	4 Jun 2004	Test # 1703
JN Gillespie	37.4	6	116	3	3.07	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Cairns	9 Jul 2004	Test # 1706
MJ Hoggard	22.0	7	68	1	3.09	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	20 May 2004	Test # 1700
MS Kasprowicz	11.0	4	34	0	3.09	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Cairns	9 Jul 2004	Test # 1706
DNT Zoysa	17.0	6	53	3	3.11	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	6 May 2004	Test # 1698
JDP Oram	15.0	0	47	0	3.13	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	10 Jun 2004	Test # 1704
DJ Bravo	24.0	6	76	4	3.16	West Indies	v England	Birmingham	29 Jul 2004	Test # 1708
AF Giles	40.4	5	129	4	3.17	England	v West Indies	Lord's	22 Jul 2004	Test # 1707
JH Kallis	17.0	6	54	1	3.17	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	11 Aug 2004	Test # 1710
MJ Hoggard	28.0	7	89	2	3.17	England	v West Indies	Lord's	22 Jul 2004	Test # 1707
TL Best	20.0	4	64	0	3.20	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701
DR Tuffey	10.0	3	32	1	3.20	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	20 May 2004	Test # 1700
TL Best	10.0	0	32	1	3.20	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Kingston	4 Jun 2004	Test # 1703
FH Edwards	19.0	1	61	2	3.21	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701

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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:

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]