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
SR Clark	18.0	8	22	1	1.22	Australia	v West Indies	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
MJ Clarke	15.0	7	20	2	1.33	Australia	v West Indies	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
I Sharma	15.0	8	20	3	1.33	India	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
A Symonds	11.0	4	15	-	1.36	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
RJ Sidebottom	30.0	9	46	1	1.53	England	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
JDP Oram	22.0	7	35	1	1.59	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	5 Jun 2008	Test # 1878
SR Clark	20.0	8	32	5	1.60	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
JM Anderson	21.0	7	36	1	1.71	England	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
MS Panesar	11.0	4	21	-	1.90	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	5 Jun 2008	Test # 1878
A Flintoff	40.0	12	77	1	1.92	England	v South Africa	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
MS Panesar	60.0	15	116	-	1.93	England	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
RJ Sidebottom	28.2	12	55	4	1.94	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874
BAW Mendis	28.0	4	56	5	2.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
JM Anderson	21.3	8	43	7	2.00	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	5 Jun 2008	Test # 1878
M Muralidaran	13.0	3	26	6	2.00	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
JH Kallis	15.0	5	31	3	2.06	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
A Symonds	12.0	3	25	-	2.08	Australia	v West Indies	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
RJ Sidebottom	12.2	5	26	2	2.10	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
DL Vettori	31.0	5	66	5	2.12	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
I Sharma	15.3	3	33	1	2.12	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
IE O'Brien	23.0	9	49	3	2.13	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
RJ Sidebottom	19.0	3	41	2	2.15	England	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
MS Panesar	17.0	5	37	6	2.17	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
MS Panesar	17.0	5	37	2	2.17	England	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
PL Harris	15.0	4	33	1	2.20	South Africa	v England	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
MS Panesar	29.2	6	65	3	2.21	England	v South Africa	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
MJ Clarke	17.0	1	38	1	2.23	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008	Test # 1879
A Kumble	36.0	7	81	3	2.25	India	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
B Lee	28.0	7	63	3	2.25	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
PL Harris	11.0	1	25	-	2.27	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
MS Panesar	24.0	8	56	1	2.33	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874
PL Harris	15.0	5	35	-	2.33	South Africa	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
JDP Oram	19.0	5	45	2	2.36	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874
CS Martin	32.0	8	76	2	2.37	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874
BAW Mendis	34.0	7	81	3	2.38	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
DBL Powell	15.0	5	36	3	2.40	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
SR Clark	24.0	8	58	3	2.41	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008	Test # 1879
MG Johnson	26.0	6	63	2	2.42	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
B Lee	21.0	5	51	3	2.42	Australia	v West Indies	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
JM Anderson	32.0	7	78	2	2.43	England	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
KD Mills	31.0	8	76	3	2.45	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	5 Jun 2008	Test # 1878
WPUJC Vaas	13.0	4	32	2	2.46	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
A Flintoff	15.0	2	37	1	2.46	England	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
DJ Bravo	18.5	3	47	4	2.49	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
FH Edwards	16.0	3	40	3	2.50	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
DBL Powell	16.0	6	40	1	2.50	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008	Test # 1879
Harbhajan Singh	40.3	8	102	6	2.51	India	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
M Muralidaran	23.0	3	58	2	2.52	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
Harbhajan Singh	40.3	8	104	3	2.56	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
BAW Mendis	27.5	5	72	4	2.58	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
RJ Sidebottom	10.0	1	26	-	2.60	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
M Muralidaran	37.5	4	99	3	2.61	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
MG Johnson	11.0	3	29	-	2.63	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
DL Vettori	28.5	4	77	1	2.67	New Zealand	v England	Nottingham	5 Jun 2008	Test # 1878
DJG Sammy	29.0	7	78	2	2.68	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
SCJ Broad	16.2	4	44	3	2.69	England	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
SJ Harmison	18.0	6	49	2	2.72	England	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
KD Mills	22.0	3	60	1	2.72	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874
MS Panesar	11.0	2	30	1	2.72	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874
SR Clark	15.0	4	41	1	2.73	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008	Test # 1879
JM Anderson	26.2	6	72	3	2.73	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
DJ Bravo	23.0	4	63	-	2.73	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008	Test # 1879
JE Taylor	12.0	-	33	2	2.75	West Indies	v Australia	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
MS Panesar	33.0	3	91	2	2.75	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
M Ntini	25.0	7	69	2	2.76	South Africa	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
A Nel	17.0	7	47	3	2.76	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
JDP Oram	13.0	1	36	-	2.76	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
DJ Bravo	22.0	6	61	1	2.77	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
M Morkel	22.0	4	61	3	2.77	South Africa	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
SR Clark	14.0	-	39	-	2.78	Australia	v West Indies	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
RJ Sidebottom	24.0	7	67	6	2.79	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	5 Jun 2008	Test # 1878
JM Anderson	15.0	1	42	3	2.80	England	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
B Lee	21.0	7	59	5	2.80	Australia	v West Indies	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
CH Gayle	16.0	3	45	-	2.81	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008	Test # 1879
PL Harris	19.5	5	56	2	2.82	South Africa	v England	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
MS Panesar	26.0	4	74	4	2.84	England	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
PL Harris	21.0	3	60	2	2.85	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
RJ Sidebottom	17.0	4	49	1	2.88	England	v New Zealand	Nottingham	5 Jun 2008	Test # 1878
M Muralidaran	29.0	4	84	5	2.89	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	23 Jul 2008	Test # 1882
A Nel	19.2	5	56	-	2.89	South Africa	v England	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
JE Taylor	22.0	3	64	-	2.90	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	12 Jun 2008	Test # 1879
JH Kallis	17.0	3	50	2	2.94	South Africa	v England	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
A Flintoff	18.0	4	53	1	2.94	England	v South Africa	The Oval	7 Aug 2008	Test # 1885
JH Kallis	20.0	5	59	1	2.95	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
A Flintoff	30.0	8	89	4	2.96	England	v South Africa	Birmingham	30 Jul 2008	Test # 1883
A Kumble	41.2	4	123	3	2.97	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
SCJ Broad	26.0	7	78	-	3.00	England	v South Africa	Lord's	10 Jul 2008	Test # 1880
MG Johnson	24.0	5	72	2	3.00	Australia	v West Indies	North Sound	30 May 2008	Test # 1877
SCJ Broad	20.0	3	60	-	3.00	England	v New Zealand	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
RJ Sidebottom	21.2	4	65	2	3.04	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874
DL Vettori	22.3	4	69	5	3.06	New Zealand	v England	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874
SCG MacGill	14.0	2	43	2	3.07	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
JM Anderson	44.0	9	136	3	3.09	England	v South Africa	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
IE O'Brien	20.0	2	62	1	3.10	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
CS Martin	10.0	3	31	-	3.10	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
SR Clark	19.0	2	59	3	3.10	Australia	v West Indies	Kingston	22 May 2008	Test # 1875
Harbhajan Singh	14.0	2	44	1	3.14	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	8 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
DJ Pattinson	30.0	2	95	2	3.16	England	v South Africa	Leeds	18 Jul 2008	Test # 1881
DL Vettori	35.0	7	111	1	3.17	New Zealand	v England	Manchester	23 May 2008	Test # 1876
SCJ Broad	17.0	4	54	1	3.17	England	v New Zealand	Lord's	15 May 2008	Test # 1874

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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:

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]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]