Cricket Records in Sri Lanka in South Africa Test Series, 2000/01

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
N Boje	24.0	12	30	2	1.25	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
L Klusener	5.0	1	7	-	1.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
ST Jayasuriya	6.0	3	10	-	1.66	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
M Ntini	10.0	4	18	1	1.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
L Klusener	11.0	5	20	1	1.81	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
JH Kallis	9.0	3	17	-	1.88	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
SM Pollock	20.4	7	40	3	1.93	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
M Ngam	13.0	3	26	3	2.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
DPMD Jayawardene	1.0	-	2	-	2.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
M Muralidaran	58.3	16	122	5	2.08	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
SM Pollock	7.0	3	15	-	2.14	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
SM Pollock	16.0	5	35	2	2.18	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
SM Pollock	13.4	6	30	6	2.19	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
M Ntini	16.0	5	36	1	2.25	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
M Muralidaran	43.0	11	99	1	2.30	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
N Boje	19.0	4	44	2	2.31	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
JH Kallis	6.0	1	14	-	2.33	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
PA de Silva	2.0	1	5	-	2.50	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
SM Pollock	17.0	5	43	1	2.52	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
JM Kemp	13.0	2	33	3	2.53	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
M Ntini	19.3	5	51	2	2.61	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
M Ngam	13.0	3	34	1	2.61	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
WPUJC Vaas	9.0	1	25	-	2.77	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
RP Arnold	14.0	3	39	-	2.78	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
JH Kallis	14.0	1	39	2	2.78	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
N Boje	10.0	3	28	4	2.80	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
CRD Fernando	34.0	4	98	5	2.88	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
JH Kallis	5.0	1	15	1	3.00	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
DNT Zoysa	26.0	6	80	-	3.07	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
DNT Zoysa	20.0	3	62	-	3.10	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
AA Donald	9.0	2	28	2	3.11	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
RP Arnold	24.2	4	76	3	3.12	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
JH Kallis	6.0	2	19	1	3.16	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
SM Pollock	9.0	3	29	1	3.22	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
WPUJC Vaas	26.0	1	84	-	3.23	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
M Ntini	6.0	2	20	-	3.33	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
WPUJC Vaas	32.0	6	109	1	3.40	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
DNT Zoysa	22.0	8	76	4	3.45	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
M Ntini	11.0	5	39	4	3.54	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
RP Arnold	14.0	2	50	1	3.57	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
PDRL Perera	19.0	3	73	1	3.84	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
M Muralidaran	10.0	1	39	6	3.90	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
JM Kemp	4.5	1	19	2	3.93	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
ST Jayasuriya	7.0	1	28	-	4.00	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
GP Wickramasinghe	12.3	3	51	2	4.08	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
N Boje	11.0	2	45	1	4.09	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
JH Kallis	7.0	1	29	-	4.14	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
CRD Fernando	25.0	2	105	1	4.20	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
DNT Zoysa	5.0	-	21	-	4.20	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
M Ngam	8.2	1	36	3	4.32	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
M Ntini	11.0	2	52	2	4.72	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
CRD Fernando	10.0	-	48	1	4.80	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
M Ngam	12.0	-	59	2	4.91	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
AA Donald	7.0	-	39	1	5.57	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
CRD Fernando	16.0	1	107	1	6.68	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
MS Atapattu	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
MS Atapattu	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
ST Jayasuriya	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
ST Jayasuriya	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
RS Kaluwitharana	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
RS Kaluwitharana	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
DJ Cullinan	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
DJ Cullinan	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
G Kirsten	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
G Kirsten	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
MV Boucher	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
MV Boucher	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
HH Dippenaar	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
HH Dippenaar	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
ND McKenzie	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
ND McKenzie	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
RP Arnold	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
DPMD Jayawardene	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
DPMD Jayawardene	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
TM Dilshan	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
TM Dilshan	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
KC Sangakkara	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
KC Sangakkara	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1526
MS Atapattu	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
DJ Cullinan	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
DJ Cullinan	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
G Kirsten	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
G Kirsten	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
N Boje	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
L Klusener	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
L Klusener	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
HH Gibbs	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
HH Gibbs	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
MV Boucher	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
MV Boucher	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
ND McKenzie	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
ND McKenzie	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
DA Gunawardene	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
TM Dilshan	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
KC Sangakkara	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2001	Test # 1528
MS Atapattu	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
RS Kaluwitharana	DNB	-	-	-	-	Sri Lanka	v South Africa	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
DJ Cullinan	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
DJ Cullinan	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529
N Boje	DNB	-	-	-	-	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Centurion	20 Jan 2001	Test # 1529

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