Best economy rates in an innings for New Zealand in Tests
Best economy rates in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs conceded | Wickets taken | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
20.0 | 13 | 10 | - | 0.50 | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1947 | Test # 285 | |
16.0 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0.56 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 1 Mar 1957 | Test # 438 | |
18.0 | 11 | 14 | - | 0.58 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 24 Feb 1978 | Test # 818 | |
17.0 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0.58 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 28 Feb 1964 | Test # 559 | |
17.4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0.60 | New Zealand | v England | Wellington | 10 Feb 1978 | Test # 817 | |
10.0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0.60 | South Africa | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 6 Sep 1993 | Test # 1233 | |
25.2 | 15 | 22 | 1 | 0.65 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 15 Feb 1957 | Test # 437 | |
24.0 | 17 | 21 | 1 | 0.65 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 25 Jan 1957 | Test # 436 | |
15.0 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0.66 | South Africa | v India | Bengaluru | 2 Mar 2000 | Test # 1486 | |
16.0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0.68 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 21 Feb 1964 | Test # 558 | |
14.0 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0.69 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 29 Jan 1954 | Test # 381 | |
20.0 | 14 | 14 | - | 0.70 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 17 Oct 2008 | Test # 1888 | |
14.0 | 8 | 10 | - | 0.71 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 21 Feb 1964 | Test # 558 | |
14.0 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 0.75 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1956 | Test # 434 | |
13.0 | 7 | 13 | - | 0.75 | South Africa | v Australia | Brisbane | 5 Dec 1952 | Test # 359 | |
13.0 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0.75 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 1 Mar 1957 | Test # 438 | |
23.0 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 0.78 | South Africa | v Australia | Gqeberha | 14 Mar 1997 | Test # 1360 | |
14.0 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0.78 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Wellington | 19 Feb 1998 | Test # 1401 | |
54.0 | 38 | 43 | 4 | 0.79 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Auckland | 29 Jan 1965 | Test # 576 | |
27.3 | 17 | 22 | 4 | 0.80 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Auckland | 9 Mar 1956 | Test # 424 | |
10.0 | 4 | 8 | - | 0.80 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Hyderabad (Sind) | 25 Nov 1984 | Test # 1000 | |
12.0 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0.81 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 29 Jan 1954 | Test # 381 | |
23.0 | 12 | 25 | 2 | 0.81 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 | Test # 447 | |
11.0 | 4 | 9 | - | 0.81 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 17 Mar 1994 | Test # 1253 | |
11.0 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0.81 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 12 Sep 2000 | Test # 1510 | |
23.0 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 0.82 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 6 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 | |
27.0 | 15 | 23 | 1 | 0.85 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 20 Jan 1967 | Test # 615 | |
14.0 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 0.85 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Durban | 11 Dec 1953 | Test # 377 | |
14.0 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0.85 | New Zealand | v India | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 15 Oct 1969 | Test # 661 | |
24.7 | 10 | 29 | 2 | 0.87 | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | 7 Feb 1964 | Test # 555 | |
29.3 | 15 | 35 | 1 | 0.89 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Gqeberha | 5 Feb 1954 | Test # 382 | |
29.0 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 0.89 | New Zealand | v Bangladesh | Dhaka | 19 Oct 2004 | Test # 1715 | |
10.0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0.90 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 16 Aug 1951 | Test # 338 | |
22.0 | 12 | 20 | 1 | 0.90 | New Zealand | v West Indies | Hamilton | 16 Dec 1999 | Test # 1477 | |
11.0 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0.90 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 7 Aug 2005 | Test # 1759 | |
18.4 | 8 | 17 | 2 | 0.91 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 2 Jan 1993 | Test # 1209 | |
23.5 | 14 | 22 | 4 | 0.92 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 6 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 | |
13.0 | 7 | 12 | - | 0.92 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Lahore | 16 Nov 1984 | Test # 998 | |
13.0 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 0.92 | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 24 Apr 2003 | Test # 1640 | |
14.0 | 6 | 13 | - | 0.92 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Bulawayo | 25 Sep 1997 | Test # 1379 | |
29.0 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 0.93 | South Africa | v England | Durban | 14 Feb 1914 | Test # 133 | |
15.0 | 9 | 14 | - | 0.93 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 23 Mar 2012 | Test # 2037 | |
31.0 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 0.93 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1953 | Test # 370 | |
16.0 | 7 | 15 | 1 | 0.93 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Gqeberha | 16 Feb 1962 | Test # 524 | |
8.0 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0.93 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1953 | Test # 378 | |
17.0 | 9 | 16 | 3 | 0.94 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 3 Feb 1984 | Test # 976 | |
35.5 | 18 | 34 | 2 | 0.94 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 12 Feb 1965 | Test # 578 | |
30.0 | 19 | 29 | - | 0.96 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2011 | Test # 1988 | |
45.0 | 27 | 44 | 4 | 0.97 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 16 Feb 1962 | Test # 524 | |
24.0 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 1.00 | South Africa | v England | Nottingham | 7 Jun 1951 | Test # 334 | |
12.0 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 1.00 | South Africa | v Australia | Sydney | 9 Jan 1953 | Test # 362 | |
15.0 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1.00 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 9 Aug 2014 | Test # 2135 | |
13.0 | 6 | 13 | - | 1.00 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1964 | Test # 560 | |
13.0 | 8 | 13 | - | 1.00 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 10 Feb 1984 | Test # 977 | |
13.0 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 1.00 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 25 Nov 2012 | Test # 2063 | |
12.0 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1.00 | New Zealand | v India | Hyderabad (Deccan) | 15 Oct 1969 | Test # 661 | |
11.0 | 4 | 11 | - | 1.00 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Lahore | 2 Apr 1965 | Test # 586 | |
10.0 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1.00 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Durban | 26 Dec 1994 | Test # 1280 | |
10.0 | 5 | 10 | - | 1.00 | South Africa | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 11 Nov 1999 | Test # 1468 | |
26.1 | 12 | 35 | 3 | 1.00 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Durban | 11 Dec 1953 | Test # 377 | |
16.4 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 1.02 | South Africa | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 29 Mar 2001 | Test # 1541 | |
28.0 | 18 | 29 | 2 | 1.03 | New Zealand | v England | Nottingham | 10 Aug 1978 | Test # 829 | |
26.0 | 12 | 27 | 2 | 1.03 | New Zealand | v India | Kanpur | 22 Oct 1999 | Test # 1464 | |
24.0 | 10 | 25 | 1 | 1.04 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 25 Mar 1955 | Test # 402 | |
26.5 | 17 | 28 | 5 | 1.04 | South Africa | v West Indies | Kingston | 19 Apr 2001 | Test # 1544 | |
19.0 | 11 | 20 | 2 | 1.05 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Christchurch | 17 Nov 2016 | Test # 2234 | |
18.0 | 12 | 19 | - | 1.05 | South Africa | v Australia | Cape Town | 22 Jan 1970 | Test # 670 | |
18.0 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 1.05 | New Zealand | v Australia | Auckland | 13 Mar 1986 | Test # 1040 | |
17.0 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 1.05 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Auckland | 13 Mar 1964 | Test # 560 | |
17.0 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 1.05 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Wellington | 19 Feb 1998 | Test # 1401 | |
17.0 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 1.05 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 9 Dec 1999 | Test # 1475 | |
16.0 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 1.06 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Auckland | 13 Mar 1953 | Test # 370 | |
28.0 | 15 | 30 | 3 | 1.07 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 6 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 | |
14.0 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1.07 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Johannesburg | 29 Jan 1954 | Test # 381 | |
27.0 | 17 | 29 | 1 | 1.07 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 6 Mar 1953 | Test # 368 | |
27.0 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 1.07 | South Africa | v England | Lord's | 18 Jun 1998 | Test # 1419 | |
26.0 | 16 | 28 | 2 | 1.07 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Wellington | 22 Jan 1965 | Test # 574 | |
24.0 | 16 | 26 | 3 | 1.08 | South Africa | v England | Manchester | 21 Jul 1960 | Test # 495 | |
12.0 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1.08 | New Zealand | v England | Christchurch | 14 Feb 1997 | Test # 1355 | |
24.5 | 16 | 27 | 3 | 1.08 | South Africa | v Australia | Johannesburg | 19 Feb 1970 | Test # 672 | |
14.4 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1.09 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 25 Nov 1999 | Test # 1471 | |
11.0 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 1.09 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 30 Nov 1995 | Test # 1315 | |
11.0 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1.09 | South Africa | v England | Centurion | 21 Jan 2005 | Test # 1736 | |
11.0 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1.09 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 17 Nov 2014 | Test # 2146 | |
11.0 | 5 | 12 | - | 1.09 | New Zealand | v India | Wellington | 21 Feb 2020 | Test # 2385 | |
15.0 | 6 | 22 | 4 | 1.10 | South Africa | v England | Gqeberha | 1 Mar 1957 | Test # 438 | |
10.0 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1.10 | South Africa | v India | Kanpur | 8 Dec 1996 | Test # 1344 | |
10.0 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 1.10 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Karachi | 2 Jan 2023 | Test # 2487 | |
38.0 | 21 | 42 | - | 1.10 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 21 Feb 1964 | Test # 558 | |
42.0 | 18 | 62 | 1 | 1.10 | South Africa | v Australia | Durban | 24 Jan 1958 | Test # 447 | |
45.0 | 24 | 50 | 2 | 1.11 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Wellington | 21 Feb 1964 | Test # 558 | |
62.0 | 37 | 69 | 5 | 1.11 | South Africa | v England | Leeds | 21 Jul 1955 | Test # 411 | |
26.0 | 10 | 29 | 1 | 1.11 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Dunedin | 28 Feb 1964 | Test # 559 | |
14.2 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1.11 | South Africa | v England | Centurion | 26 Dec 2019 | Test # 2377 | |
53.4 | 29 | 60 | 5 | 1.11 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 13 Aug 1955 | Test # 412 | |
14.6 | 5 | 22 | 2 | 1.11 | New Zealand | v Pakistan | Christchurch | 2 Feb 1979 | Test # 844 | |
25.0 | 15 | 28 | - | 1.12 | New Zealand | v England | Auckland | 25 Mar 1955 | Test # 402 | |
20.0 | 4 | 30 | - | 1.12 | South Africa | v England | Johannesburg | 24 Dec 1956 | Test # 434 | |
24.0 | 15 | 27 | 2 | 1.12 | New Zealand | v England | Dunedin | 11 Mar 1955 | Test # 401 | |
14.0 | 6 | 21 | 1 | 1.12 | South Africa | v New Zealand | Gqeberha | 5 Feb 1954 | Test # 382 |
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Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 1st Test, Jul 30-Aug 1, 2025 [Test # 2597]
South Africa vs Zimbabwe at Bulawayo, South Africa in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Jul 6-8, 2025 [Test # 2593]