Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Best economy rates for New Zealand in ODIs

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1973-1990	115	-	185	6182	3407	158	5/25	21.56	3.30	39.1	1	5	-
PS de Villiers (SA)	1992-1997	83	737.0	86	4422	2636	95	4/27	27.74	3.57	46.5	2	-	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1979-1989	114	1010.5	155	6065	3618	140	5/34	25.84	3.57	43.3	3	1	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1996-2008	294	2571.4	308	15430	9409	387	6/35	24.31	3.65	39.8	12	5	-
GR Larsen (NZ)	1990-1999	121	1061.2	90	6368	4000	113	4/24	35.39	3.76	56.3	1	-	-
CR Matthews (SA)	1991-1997	56	500.3	53	3003	1975	79	4/10	25.00	3.94	38.0	3	-	-
BL Cairns (NZ)	1974-1985	78	-	77	4015	2717	89	5/28	30.52	4.06	45.1	2	1	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2015	291	2303.2	98	13820	9495	297	5/7	31.96	4.12	46.5	7	2	-
W Watson (NZ)	1986-1994	61	541.5	49	3251	2247	74	4/27	30.36	4.14	43.9	1	-	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1993-1999	80	665.1	25	3991	2762	72	4/28	38.36	4.15	55.4	1	-	-
AA Donald (SA)	1991-2003	164	1426.5	101	8561	5926	272	6/23	21.78	4.15	31.4	11	2	-
DN Patel (NZ)	1987-1997	75	541.5	30	3251	2261	45	3/22	50.24	4.17	72.2	-	-	-
JV Coney (NZ)	1979-1987	88	488.3	24	2931	2039	54	4/46	37.75	4.17	54.2	1	-	-
CZ Harris (NZ)	1990-2004	250	1777.5	82	10667	7613	203	5/42	37.50	4.28	52.5	2	1	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1991-1998	78	603.5	33	3623	2589	70	4/32	36.98	4.28	51.7	1	-	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2002-2010	82	715.5	88	4295	3070	147	6/19	20.88	4.28	29.2	7	4	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1980-1990	93	754.1	70	4525	3237	114	4/34	28.39	4.29	39.6	1	-	-
JDP Oram (NZ)	2001-2012	160	1151.5	93	6911	5047	173	5/26	29.17	4.38	39.9	3	2	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	188	892.5	33	5357	3966	114	5/32	34.78	4.44	46.9	1	1	-
C Pringle (NZ)	1990-1995	64	552.2	36	3314	2459	103	5/45	23.87	4.45	32.1	2	1	-
RP Snell (SA)	1991-1996	42	349.1	25	2095	1574	44	5/40	35.77	4.50	47.6	2	1	-
N Boje (SA)	1995-2005	113	742.5	21	4457	3351	95	5/21	35.27	4.51	46.9	2	1	-
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	172	1440.5	123	8645	6501	265	6/22	24.53	4.51	32.6	8	4	-
AJ Hall (SA)	1999-2007	88	556.5	30	3341	2515	95	5/18	26.47	4.51	35.1	3	1	-
SA Thomson (NZ)	1990-1996	56	353.3	21	2121	1602	42	3/14	38.14	4.53	50.5	-	-	-
DK Morrison (NZ)	1987-1996	96	764.2	49	4586	3470	126	5/34	27.53	4.53	36.3	1	2	-
J Botha (SA)	2005-2012	76	617.1	11	3703	2816	72	4/19	39.11	4.56	51.4	1	-	-
DJ Nash (NZ)	1992-2002	81	569.2	37	3416	2622	64	4/38	40.96	4.60	53.3	1	-	-
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1983-1990	53	407.5	20	2447	1884	33	2/3	57.09	4.61	74.1	-	-	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	79	633.3	58	3801	2935	106	5/45	27.68	4.63	35.8	3	1	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2019	107	923.3	38	5541	4297	173	7/45	24.83	4.65	32.0	7	3	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2025	54	460.5	15	2765	2158	72	5/33	29.97	4.68	38.4	3	1	-
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2004	171	1222.4	46	7336	5751	192	6/49	29.95	4.70	38.2	1	6	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	1995-2007	223	808.2	28	4850	3809	99	4/43	38.47	4.71	48.9	1	-	-
KD Mills (NZ)	2001-2015	170	1371.4	127	8230	6485	240	5/25	27.02	4.72	34.2	8	1	-
SB Styris (NZ)	1999-2011	188	1019.0	39	6114	4839	137	6/25	35.32	4.74	44.6	4	1	-
LL Tsotsobe (SA)	2009-2013	61	494.0	44	2964	2347	94	4/22	24.96	4.75	31.5	7	-	-
MJ Santner (NZ)	2015-2025	118	934.3	24	5607	4505	126	5/50	35.75	4.82	44.5	-	2	-
JH Kallis (SA)	1996-2014	323	1773.0	77	10638	8568	269	5/30	31.85	4.83	39.5	2	2	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1991-2006	214	1355.2	80	8132	6557	200	5/42	32.78	4.83	40.6	3	1	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2019	123	1032.3	69	6195	5045	194	6/39	26.00	4.88	31.9	4	3	-
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2000-2010	94	722.1	70	4333	3534	110	4/24	32.12	4.89	39.3	2	-	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2002-2014	79	546.2	15	3278	2680	75	4/12	35.73	4.90	43.7	3	-	-
M Morkel (SA)	2007-2018	114	930.0	45	5580	4595	180	5/21	25.52	4.94	31.0	7	2	-
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2023	114	1030.0	76	6180	5146	211	7/34	24.38	4.99	29.2	10	6	-
NL McCullum (NZ)	2009-2015	84	589.2	6	3536	2956	63	3/24	46.92	5.01	56.1	-	-	-
JS Patel (NZ)	2005-2017	43	335.4	9	2014	1691	49	3/11	34.51	5.03	41.1	-	-	-
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	106	907.2	63	5444	4613	168	6/16	27.45	5.08	32.4	6	2	-
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2001-2010	72	581.3	29	3489	2962	100	5/39	29.62	5.09	34.8	1	2	-
MJ Henry (NZ)	2014-2025	91	789.0	57	4734	4094	165	5/30	24.81	5.18	28.6	12	3	-
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2001-2013	110	641.2	34	3848	3354	81	5/42	41.40	5.22	47.5	-	1	-
R McLaren (SA)	2009-2014	54	400.3	13	2403	2102	77	4/19	27.29	5.24	31.2	5	-	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2004-2019	199	585.3	9	3513	3143	69	4/16	45.55	5.36	50.9	1	-	-
AF Milne (NZ)	2012-2024	50	373.4	8	2242	2027	57	4/34	35.56	5.42	39.3	1	-	-
IS Sodhi (NZ)	2015-2024	54	426.1	12	2557	2350	64	6/39	36.71	5.51	39.9	1	1	-
TG Southee (NZ)	2008-2023	161	1345.5	80	8075	7448	221	7/33	33.70	5.53	36.5	5	3	-
T Shamsi (SA)	2016-2025	55	449.3	8	2697	2510	73	5/49	34.38	5.58	36.9	3	1	-
WD Parnell (SA)	2009-2023	73	537.2	23	3224	3010	99	5/48	30.40	5.60	32.5	3	2	-
LH Ferguson (NZ)	2016-2023	65	550.0	13	3300	3124	99	5/45	31.55	5.68	33.3	2	1	-
AL Phehlukwayo (SA)	2016-2024	85	529.1	17	3175	3041	97	4/22	31.35	5.74	32.7	3	-	-
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2025	71	548.0	30	3288	3180	112	6/58	28.39	5.80	29.3	4	2	-
MJ McClenaghan (NZ)	2013-2016	48	389.2	11	2336	2313	82	5/58	28.20	5.94	28.4	6	1	-
JDS Neesham (NZ)	2013-2023	76	408.0	6	2448	2556	71	5/27	36.00	6.26	34.4	2	2	-

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Minimum of 2000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England vs South Africa at Southampton, South Africa in England 3rd ODI, Sep 7, 2025 [ODI # 4906]

South Africa vs England at Lord's, South Africa in England 2nd ODI, Sep 4, 2025 [ODI # 4904]

England vs South Africa at Leeds, South Africa in England 1st ODI, Sep 2, 2025 [ODI # 4902]