Worst career economy rate

Worst career economy rate in Tests

Worst career economy rate

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Shahadat Hossain (BAN)	2005-2015	38	60	5380	896.4	92	3731	72	6/27	51.81	4.16	74.72	2	4	-
RP Singh (IND)	2006-2011	14	25	2534	422.2	59	1682	40	5/59	42.05	3.98	63.35	3	1	-
Rubel Hossain (BAN)	2009-2020	27	44	4223	703.5	73	2764	36	5/166	76.77	3.92	117.30	-	1	-
PVD Chameera (SL)	2015-2021	12	21	2022	337.0	28	1321	32	5/47	41.28	3.91	63.18	1	1	-
FH Edwards (WI)	2003-2012	55	97	9602	1600.2	183	6249	165	7/87	37.87	3.90	58.19	3	12	-
BA Carse (ENG)	2024-2026	14	27	2699	449.5	58	1751	58	6/42	30.18	3.89	46.53	4	1	1
CBRLS Kumara (SL)	2016-2025	34	57	5810	968.2	136	3749	104	6/122	36.04	3.87	55.86	9	1	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2010	30	59	5209	868.1	112	3349	101	5/50	33.15	3.85	51.57	7	3	-
JJC Lawson (WI)	2002-2005	13	25	2364	394.0	55	1512	51	7/78	29.64	3.83	46.35	3	2	-
MD Craig (NZ)	2014-2016	15	29	3669	611.3	100	2326	50	7/94	46.52	3.80	73.38	3	1	1
Tapash Baisya (BAN)	2002-2005	21	29	3370	561.4	93	2137	36	4/72	59.36	3.80	93.61	1	-	-
Shoaib Bashir (ENG)	2024-2025	19	33	4199	699.5	53	2652	68	6/81	39.00	3.78	61.75	2	4	-
DL Piedt (SA)	2014-2024	12	20	2427	404.3	57	1521	37	5/89	41.10	3.76	65.59	3	2	-
AU Rashid (ENG)	2015-2019	19	34	3816	636.0	50	2390	60	5/49	39.83	3.75	63.60	5	2	-
C Sharma (IND)	1984-1989	23	39	3470	578.2	61	2163	61	6/58	35.45	3.74	56.88	2	4	1
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2008-2015	25	44	4327	721.1	96	2698	75	5/50	35.97	3.74	57.69	5	1	-
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2024	16	29	2292	382.0	64	1432	59	6/37	24.27	3.74	38.84	1	3	1
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2001-2005	19	30	3173	528.5	101	1964	53	5/73	37.05	3.71	59.86	1	3	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1986	17	27	3518	586.2	92	2180	59	6/109	36.94	3.71	59.62	2	3	-
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1912	15	21	2292	-	55	1421	48	6/92	29.60	3.71	47.75	2	4	1
AAP Atkinson (ENG)	2024-2025	16	31	2698	449.4	84	1671	69	7/45	24.21	3.71	39.10	2	4	1
IS Sodhi (NZ)	2013-2024	21	38	4043	673.5	91	2500	58	6/86	43.10	3.71	69.70	2	1	-
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2016-2018	11	20	2063	343.5	37	1276	37	5/95	34.48	3.71	55.75	3	2	-
AG Cremer (ZIM)	2005-2017	19	27	4214	702.2	71	2604	57	5/125	45.68	3.70	73.92	6	1	-
IDK Salisbury (ENG)	1992-2000	15	25	2492	415.2	50	1539	20	4/163	76.95	3.70	124.60	1	-	-
Naseem Shah (PAK)	2019-2024	20	33	3411	568.3	85	2108	60	5/31	35.13	3.70	56.85	2	1	-
AS Joseph (WI)	2016-2025	40	75	6742	1123.4	173	4150	124	5/27	33.46	3.69	54.37	3	2	-
Q McMillan (SA)	1929-1932	13	22	2021	336.5	38	1243	36	5/66	34.52	3.69	56.13	2	2	-
TL Best (WI)	2003-2013	25	45	3716	619.2	80	2291	57	6/40	40.19	3.69	65.19	2	2	-
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	19	32	3057	509.3	81	1870	70	6/56	26.71	3.67	43.67	1	4	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2012	40	68	6181	1030.1	143	3784	100	5/42	37.84	3.67	61.81	3	3	-
Taskin Ahmed (BAN)	2017-2024	17	32	3176	529.2	86	1924	49	6/64	39.26	3.63	64.81	3	1	-
MM Ali (ENG)	2014-2023	68	119	12610	2101.4	293	7612	204	6/53	37.31	3.62	61.81	13	5	1
S Sreesanth (IND)	2006-2011	27	50	5419	903.1	162	3271	87	5/40	37.59	3.62	62.28	4	3	-
Abrar Ahmed (PAK)	2022-2025	10	19	2631	438.3	59	1580	46	7/114	34.34	3.60	57.19	5	2	1
UWMBCA Welegedara (SL)	2007-2014	21	35	3799	633.1	114	2273	55	5/52	41.32	3.58	69.07	2	2	-
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2001-2012	36	66	7499	1249.5	193	4483	85	5/36	52.74	3.58	88.22	3	2	-
Ebadot Hossain (BAN)	2019-2025	22	34	3539	589.5	108	2111	43	6/46	49.09	3.57	82.30	2	1	-
BP Patterson (WI)	1986-1992	28	53	4829	804.5	109	2874	93	5/24	30.90	3.57	51.92	4	5	-
A Sanford (WI)	2002-2004	11	18	2217	369.3	69	1316	30	4/132	43.86	3.56	73.90	1	-	-
Khaled Ahmed (BAN)	2018-2025	17	30	2592	432.0	66	1538	32	5/106	48.06	3.56	81.00	1	1	-
C Green (AUS)	2020-2026	37	53	2561	426.5	68	1519	39	5/27	38.94	3.55	65.66	-	1	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2008-2017	46	57	2703	450.3	48	1601	42	4/47	38.11	3.55	64.35	2	-	-
MR Marsh (AUS)	2014-2024	46	74	3483	580.3	92	2061	51	5/46	40.41	3.55	68.29	1	1	-
ST Finn (ENG)	2010-2016	36	66	6412	1068.4	190	3800	125	6/79	30.40	3.55	51.29	6	5	-
N Pradeep (SL)	2011-2017	28	53	5077	846.1	130	3003	70	6/132	42.90	3.54	72.52	6	1	-
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1994-2001	23	38	3792	632.0	98	2242	58	7/116	38.65	3.54	65.37	2	4	-
SP Jones (ENG)	2002-2005	18	33	2821	470.1	78	1666	59	6/53	28.23	3.54	47.81	2	3	-
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)	2017-2025	17	32	2893	482.1	63	1704	76	5/40	22.42	3.53	38.06	4	5	-
Mohammed Siraj (IND)	2020-2025	45	84	7007	1167.5	206	4124	139	6/15	29.66	3.53	50.41	8	5	-
RL Chase (WI)	2016-2025	57	85	7719	1286.3	139	4546	94	8/60	48.36	3.53	82.11	4	4	-
AM Fernando (SL)	2021-2025	24	41	3721	620.1	82	2187	80	6/51	27.33	3.52	46.51	5	2	1
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1989-2013	200	145	4240	706.4	83	2492	46	3/10	54.17	3.52	92.17	-	-	-
MVT Fernando (SL)	2016-2025	28	49	4422	737.0	102	2595	81	5/101	32.03	3.52	54.59	5	1	-
UT Yadav (IND)	2011-2023	57	112	8979	1496.3	245	5263	170	6/88	30.95	3.51	52.81	6	3	1
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2015	20	37	3925	654.1	86	2294	57	5/32	40.24	3.50	68.85	1	2	-
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2001-2013	31	54	4767	794.3	143	2786	82	6/119	33.97	3.50	58.13	6	3	-
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1995-2002	30	47	4502	750.2	129	2620	68	5/70	38.52	3.49	66.20	3	2	-
NG Cowans (ENG)	1982-1985	19	36	3452	575.2	113	2003	51	6/77	39.27	3.48	67.68	-	2	-
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2013	47	90	9599	1599.5	256	5553	163	6/135	34.06	3.47	58.88	12	4	-
B Lee (AUS)	1999-2008	76	150	16531	2755.1	547	9554	310	5/30	30.81	3.46	53.32	17	10	-
JE Taylor (WI)	2003-2016	46	78	7757	1292.5	258	4480	130	6/47	34.46	3.46	59.66	5	4	-
LE Plunkett (ENG)	2005-2014	13	25	2659	443.1	71	1536	41	5/64	37.46	3.46	64.85	1	1	-
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2011	87	56	2022	337.0	33	1163	23	4/37	50.56	3.45	87.91	1	-	-
DBL Powell (WI)	2002-2009	37	66	7077	1179.3	219	4068	85	5/25	47.85	3.44	83.25	1	1	-
MA Starc (AUS)	2011-2026	105	202	20013	3335.3	621	11481	433	7/58	26.51	3.44	46.21	20	18	3
Mahmudullah (BAN)	2009-2021	50	66	3423	570.3	56	1958	43	5/51	45.53	3.43	79.60	-	1	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	1999-2005	16	29	2685	447.3	64	1535	37	6/179	41.48	3.43	72.56	-	3	1
M Hayward (SA)	1999-2004	16	29	2821	470.1	90	1609	54	5/56	29.79	3.42	52.24	1	1	-
Sajid Khan (PAK)	2021-2025	14	27	3294	549.0	77	1880	65	8/42	28.92	3.42	50.67	4	4	2
ST Gabriel (WI)	2012-2023	59	104	9379	1563.1	269	5348	166	8/62	32.21	3.42	56.50	5	6	1
Wahab Riaz (PAK)	2010-2018	27	49	5018	836.2	118	2864	83	5/63	34.50	3.42	60.45	3	2	-
OAC Banks (WI)	2003-2005	10	20	2401	400.1	62	1367	28	4/87	48.82	3.41	85.75	1	-	-
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1996-2007	15	28	2234	372.2	71	1272	36	5/53	35.33	3.41	62.05	-	1	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2001-2009	18	32	3372	562.0	113	1922	87	6/51	22.09	3.41	38.75	7	5	1
AR McBrine (IRE)	2019-2025	11	17	2428	404.4	54	1376	33	6/109	41.69	3.40	73.57	1	2	-
JNT Seales (WI)	2021-2025	26	49	4329	721.3	135	2458	95	6/61	25.87	3.40	45.56	4	3	-
NAM McLean (WI)	1998-2001	19	32	3299	549.5	85	1873	44	3/53	42.56	3.40	74.97	-	-	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	1998-2006	26	46	4857	809.3	168	2745	58	6/41	47.32	3.39	83.74	-	1	-
CS Martin (NZ)	2000-2013	71	126	14026	2337.4	486	7878	233	6/26	33.81	3.37	60.19	10	10	1
RJ Peterson (SA)	2003-2014	15	27	2515	419.1	85	1416	38	5/33	37.26	3.37	66.18	1	1	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1997-2007	46	82	8143	1357.1	237	4574	178	6/11	25.69	3.37	45.74	10	12	2
AJ Bichel (AUS)	1997-2003	19	37	3337	556.1	111	1870	58	5/60	32.24	3.36	57.53	3	1	-
C White (ENG)	1994-2002	30	45	3959	659.5	119	2220	59	5/32	37.62	3.36	67.10	2	3	-
JE Root (ENG)	2012-2026	163	168	6272	1045.2	165	3515	73	5/8	48.15	3.36	85.91	2	1	-
KS Williamson (NZ)	2010-2025	108	67	2151	358.3	48	1207	30	4/44	40.23	3.36	71.70	1	-	-
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2001-2015	35	43	2712	452.0	61	1519	32	4/33	47.46	3.36	84.75	2	-	-
CB Mpofu (ZIM)	2005-2017	15	23	2489	414.5	86	1392	29	4/92	48.00	3.35	85.82	2	-	-
DE Malcolm (ENG)	1989-1997	40	72	8480	1413.2	253	4748	128	9/57	37.09	3.35	66.25	7	5	2
V Permaul (WI)	2012-2022	9	17	2114	352.2	46	1183	31	5/35	38.16	3.35	68.19	-	1	-
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	73	134	13436	2239.2	440	7493	340	7/112	22.03	3.34	39.51	15	17	4
MN Samuels (WI)	2000-2016	71	69	4392	732.0	79	2445	41	4/13	59.63	3.34	107.12	1	-	-
BA Stokes (ENG)	2013-2026	120	178	13767	2294.3	391	7655	245	6/22	31.24	3.33	56.19	9	6	-
B Muzarabani (ZIM)	2017-2025	18	27	3161	526.5	99	1756	67	7/58	26.20	3.33	47.17	3	3	-
DAJ Bracewell (NZ)	2011-2023	28	51	5164	860.4	157	2873	74	6/40	38.82	3.33	69.78	-	2	-
MG Johnson (AUS)	2007-2015	73	140	16001	2666.5	514	8891	313	8/61	28.40	3.33	51.12	16	12	3
Abdur Razzak (BAN)	2006-2018	13	20	3015	502.3	69	1673	28	4/63	59.75	3.32	107.67	1	-	-
DM de Silva (SL)	2016-2025	65	95	4149	691.3	84	2301	43	3/25	53.51	3.32	96.48	-	-	-
MF Maharoof (SL)	2004-2011	22	35	2940	490.0	107	1631	25	4/52	65.24	3.32	117.60	1	-	-
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1911	25	41	3598	-	110	1996	63	6/26	31.68	3.32	57.11	4	1	-

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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]