Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Players

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
DL Vettori	14.0	6	16	1	1.14	New Zealand	v England	Hamilton	5 Mar 2008	Test # 1866
KD Mills	13.0	4	16	4	1.23	New Zealand	v England	Hamilton	5 Mar 2008	Test # 1866
JDP Oram	21.0	9	27	1	1.28	New Zealand	v England	Hamilton	5 Mar 2008	Test # 1866
SR Clark	15.0	9	20	1	1.33	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1855
JH Kallis	17.0	8	23	-	1.35	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
MG Johnson	15.0	6	21	3	1.40	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1855
DL Vettori	18.0	6	26	2	1.44	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
B Lee	17.5	9	26	4	1.45	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1845
PL Harris	40.0	14	60	2	1.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
DL Vettori	56.0	17	88	2	1.57	New Zealand	v England	Hamilton	5 Mar 2008	Test # 1866
M Muralidaran	35.0	14	55	6	1.57	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
JDP Oram	29.0	11	46	3	1.58	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	13 Mar 2008	Test # 1867
Harbhajan Singh	31.0	9	52	3	1.67	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
PL Harris	19.0	5	33	-	1.73	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
Shahadat Hossain	15.3	8	27	6	1.74	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
JDP Oram	12.0	5	21	1	1.75	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dunedin	4 Jan 2008	Test # 1859
JDP Oram	13.0	4	23	3	1.76	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dunedin	4 Jan 2008	Test # 1859
A Kumble	21.2	6	38	4	1.78	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	22 Nov 2007	Test # 1849
JH Kallis	19.0	6	34	1	1.78	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
I Sharma	10.0	2	18	2	1.80	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
DJ Bravo	13.1	3	24	4	1.82	West Indies	v South Africa	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
SR Clark	15.0	4	28	4	1.86	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1855
CS Martin	32.0	15	60	2	1.87	New Zealand	v England	Hamilton	5 Mar 2008	Test # 1866
VVS Laxman	10.0	2	19	-	1.90	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
JH Kallis	11.0	3	21	1	1.90	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
JDP Oram	11.0	3	21	2	1.90	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	12 Jan 2008	Test # 1861
Harbhajan Singh	23.0	7	44	4	1.91	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
WPUJC Vaas	25.0	7	48	3	1.92	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
A Symonds	13.0	5	25	1	1.92	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1855
MG Johnson	13.0	5	25	-	1.92	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1855
PL Harris	30.0	8	58	2	1.93	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
Mohammad Rafique	27.5	6	54	2	1.94	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
HMRKB Herath	22.0	7	44	-	2.00	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
SR Clark	16.0	6	32	2	2.00	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Hobart	16 Nov 2007	Test # 1847
SC Ganguly	14.0	5	28	1	2.00	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	22 Nov 2007	Test # 1849
ST Jayasuriya	14.0	6	28	1	2.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
SC Ganguly	10.0	2	20	1	2.00	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	8 Dec 2007	Test # 1852
PL Harris	36.0	13	73	5	2.02	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	1 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	7	37	-	2.05	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
JS Patel	18.0	3	37	2	2.05	New Zealand	v England	Napier	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1868
MG Johnson	16.0	1	33	2	2.06	Australia	v India	Adelaide	24 Jan 2008	Test # 1863
MJ Hoggard	14.0	3	29	4	2.07	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
IE O'Brien	11.0	2	23	2	2.09	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	12 Jan 2008	Test # 1861
SL Malinga	20.0	3	42	-	2.10	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
MM Patel	10.0	3	21	1	2.10	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	30 Nov 2007	Test # 1850
RN Lewis	12.2	3	26	1	2.10	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
RJ Sidebottom	17.0	3	36	1	2.11	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	13 Mar 2008	Test # 1867
WPUJC Vaas	32.0	8	68	2	2.12	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
Abdur Rehman	14.0	5	30	1	2.14	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
JH Kallis	14.0	4	30	5	2.14	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
CH Gayle	14.0	-	30	1	2.14	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Port of Spain	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1872
M Muralidaran	27.0	5	58	1	2.14	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
Harbhajan Singh	31.0	5	67	-	2.16	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	30 Nov 2007	Test # 1850
IK Pathan	37.0	14	80	1	2.16	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	8 Dec 2007	Test # 1852
Sohail Tanvir	12.0	4	26	-	2.16	Pakistan	v India	Delhi	22 Nov 2007	Test # 1849
RJ Sidebottom	21.4	6	47	7	2.16	England	v New Zealand	Napier	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1868
M Ntini	16.0	4	35	1	2.18	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
Mohammad Rafique	25.0	6	55	2	2.20	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
HMRKB Herath	25.0	6	55	-	2.20	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
JDP Oram	20.0	9	44	3	2.20	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	13 Mar 2008	Test # 1867
DJ Bravo	37.0	9	82	4	2.21	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
DW Steyn	19.5	7	44	4	2.21	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
Danish Kaneria	44.3	11	99	1	2.22	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
PL Harris	15.4	5	35	4	2.23	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
M Ntini	21.0	7	47	1	2.23	South Africa	v India	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
Z Khan	20.0	5	45	2	2.25	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	22 Nov 2007	Test # 1849
IE O'Brien	15.0	7	34	3	2.26	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	12 Jan 2008	Test # 1861
CS Martin	24.0	6	55	1	2.29	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
A Nel	27.0	12	62	3	2.29	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
PL Harris	30.0	9	69	1	2.30	South Africa	v West Indies	Gqeberha	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1856
IE O'Brien	10.0	4	23	1	2.30	New Zealand	v South Africa	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
Shoaib Akhtar	10.0	3	23	-	2.30	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	8 Dec 2007	Test # 1852
DW Steyn	11.4	2	27	3	2.31	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
Shakib Al Hasan	19.0	7	44	2	2.31	Bangladesh	v New Zealand	Wellington	12 Jan 2008	Test # 1861
B Lee	19.5	6	46	4	2.31	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2007	Test # 1855
DW Steyn	14.3	3	34	5	2.34	South Africa	v New Zealand	Johannesburg	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1846
A Kumble	45.0	11	106	2	2.35	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
M Muralidaran	36.0	12	85	3	2.36	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
A Kumble	33.0	2	78	1	2.36	India	v South Africa	Ahmedabad	3 Apr 2008	Test # 1871
A Symonds	22.0	4	52	1	2.36	Australia	v India	Adelaide	24 Jan 2008	Test # 1863
TG Southee	23.1	8	55	5	2.37	New Zealand	v England	Napier	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1868
M Ntini	26.0	8	62	1	2.38	South Africa	v West Indies	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
M Muralidaran	38.0	8	91	3	2.39	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	18 Dec 2007	Test # 1854
MJ Hoggard	12.0	3	29	-	2.41	England	v New Zealand	Hamilton	5 Mar 2008	Test # 1866
JE Taylor	21.0	6	51	2	2.42	West Indies	v South Africa	Cape Town	2 Jan 2008	Test # 1858
SCJ Broad	32.0	10	78	2	2.43	England	v New Zealand	Napier	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1868
A Nel	16.0	3	39	1	2.43	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
Mohammad Asif	34.0	9	83	1	2.44	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	8 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
CH Gayle	27.0	4	66	2	2.44	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
M Muralidaran	47.2	9	116	5	2.45	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	9 Dec 2007	Test # 1853
MS Panesar	21.3	1	53	1	2.46	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	13 Mar 2008	Test # 1867
DJ Bravo	30.0	3	74	1	2.46	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
Harbhajan Singh	15.0	1	37	1	2.46	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	22 Nov 2007	Test # 1849
MG Johnson	19.0	5	47	2	2.47	Australia	v Sri Lanka	Brisbane	8 Nov 2007	Test # 1845
JS Patel	43.0	14	107	3	2.48	New Zealand	v England	Hamilton	5 Mar 2008	Test # 1866
M Muralidaran	45.0	6	112	3	2.48	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Providence	22 Mar 2008	Test # 1869
JM Anderson	15.4	3	39	1	2.48	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1 Dec 2007	Test # 1851
V Sehwag	22.0	2	55	1	2.50	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
Z Khan	18.0	4	45	2	2.50	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	22 Nov 2007	Test # 1849
A Kumble	27.1	8	68	3	2.50	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	22 Nov 2007	Test # 1849

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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]