Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings - South Africa

Best economy rates in an innings in 2018 in Tests - South Africa

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
VD Philander	14.2	8	16	4	1.11	South Africa	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
D Paterson	13.3	5	18	1	1.33	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
L Ngidi	13.5	7	19	5	1.37	South Africa	v West Indies	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2021	Test # 2424
VD Philander	18.0	7	25	2	1.38	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
L Ngidi	14.0	5	21	3	1.50	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
K Rabada	12.0	5	19	2	1.58	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	08 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
VD Philander	13.0	5	21	6	1.61	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
D Pretorius	16.0	6	26	1	1.62	South Africa	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
VD Philander	19.0	10	31	2	1.63	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
VD Philander	18.0	8	30	3	1.66	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
K Rabada	20.0	9	34	5	1.70	South Africa	v West Indies	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2021	Test # 2424
VD Philander	14.0	7	24	-	1.71	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
VD Philander	15.0	5	26	2	1.73	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
VD Philander	20.0	8	35	-	1.75	South Africa	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
VD Philander	12.0	5	21	1	1.75	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
KA Maharaj	37.0	15	65	-	1.75	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
L Ngidi	15.0	7	27	1	1.80	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
M Jansen	17.0	5	31	4	1.82	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
M Jansen	19.3	6	36	4	1.84	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
L Ngidi	13.0	5	24	2	1.84	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
K Rabada	13.0	6	24	2	1.84	South Africa	v West Indies	Gros Islet	18 Jun 2021	Test # 2426
PWA Mulder	13.0	7	25	3	1.92	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
KA Maharaj	45.0	11	90	3	2.00	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	04 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
K Rabada	16.4	4	34	3	2.04	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
KA Maharaj	17.3	7	36	5	2.05	South Africa	v West Indies	Gros Islet	18 Jun 2021	Test # 2426
L Sipamla	14.0	5	29	1	2.07	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
K Rabada	18.4	6	39	3	2.08	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
KA Maharaj	11.0	5	23	2	2.09	South Africa	v West Indies	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2021	Test # 2424
K Rabada	13.0	5	28	2	2.15	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
VD Philander	27.0	12	59	3	2.18	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
D Olivier	16.0	3	35	2	2.18	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
M Morkel	21.0	6	47	3	2.23	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
A Nortje	16.0	5	36	5	2.25	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
DW Steyn	15.0	4	34	2	2.26	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
VD Philander	14.3	8	33	3	2.27	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
L Ngidi	14.3	7	33	1	2.27	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
A Nortje	24.3	8	56	5	2.28	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	04 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
KA Maharaj	16.0	3	37	2	2.31	South Africa	v England	Centurion	26 Dec 2019	Test # 2377
D Olivier	18.0	5	42	1	2.33	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	11 Jan 2022	Test # 2448
PWA Mulder	17.0	7	40	1	2.35	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	04 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
KA Maharaj	31.5	9	75	3	2.35	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
D Pretorius	11.0	5	26	2	2.36	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
L Ngidi	11.0	4	26	-	2.36	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	03 Jan 2022	Test # 2445
KA Maharaj	24.0	6	57	2	2.37	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
L Ngidi	13.0	3	31	-	2.38	South Africa	v West Indies	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2021	Test # 2424
DW Steyn	20.0	7	48	4	2.40	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
D Olivier	15.0	5	36	1	2.40	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
K Rabada	10.0	2	24	1	2.40	South Africa	v West Indies	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2021	Test # 2424
K Rabada	19.0	5	46	3	2.42	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
K Rabada	14.0	3	34	2	2.42	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	04 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
K Rabada	22.0	9	54	6	2.45	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
GF Linde	26.0	9	64	5	2.46	South Africa	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	04 Feb 2021	Test # 2408
K Rabada	17.0	4	42	4	2.47	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
A Nortje	22.0	5	55	2	2.50	South Africa	v Australia	Sydney	04 Jan 2023	Test # 2488
VD Philander	20.0	2	50	2	2.50	South Africa	v England	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2020	Test # 2382
VD Philander	14.0	4	35	-	2.50	South Africa	v Australia	Durban	01 Mar 2018	Test # 2297
VD Philander	10.0	3	25	-	2.50	South Africa	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
PWA Mulder	10.0	4	25	-	2.50	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
KA Maharaj	27.0	6	68	1	2.51	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
VD Philander	26.0	6	66	-	2.53	South Africa	v India	Pune	10 Oct 2019	Test # 2364
VD Philander	16.0	5	41	-	2.56	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
SR Harmer	40.0	12	103	4	2.57	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
PWA Mulder	19.0	4	49	-	2.57	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
D Paterson	24.0	3	62	1	2.58	South Africa	v England	Gqeberha	16 Jan 2020	Test # 2380
K Rabada	12.0	6	31	1	2.58	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
K Rabada	27.0	7	70	3	2.59	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
D Olivier	15.0	4	39	2	2.60	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Gqeberha	08 Apr 2022	Test # 2461
KA Maharaj	18.0	2	47	2	2.61	South Africa	v West Indies	Gros Islet	18 Jun 2021	Test # 2426
SR Harmer	17.1	8	45	3	2.62	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	08 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
M Morkel	10.4	5	28	2	2.62	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
D Olivier	14.0	3	37	6	2.64	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	26 Dec 2018	Test # 2338
PWA Mulder	15.0	4	40	1	2.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	08 Mar 2023	Test # 2497
KA Maharaj	12.0	2	32	2	2.66	South Africa	v Australia	Cape Town	22 Mar 2018	Test # 2300
K Rabada	12.0	3	32	2	2.66	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2023	Test # 2520
VD Philander	15.4	4	42	6	2.68	South Africa	v India	Cape Town	05 Jan 2018	Test # 2292
VD Philander	19.0	6	51	1	2.68	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	03 Jan 2019	Test # 2340
M Morkel	22.1	5	60	4	2.70	South Africa	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
DW Steyn	11.0	2	30	-	2.72	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
K Rabada	19.0	3	52	5	2.73	South Africa	v England	Lord's	17 Aug 2022	Test # 2474
M Jansen	23.0	6	63	3	2.73	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
K Rabada	24.0	7	66	-	2.75	South Africa	v India	Visakhapatnam	02 Oct 2019	Test # 2363
K Rabada	20.0	3	55	1	2.75	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2018	Test # 2313
K Rabada	16.0	3	44	3	2.75	South Africa	v West Indies	Gros Islet	18 Jun 2021	Test # 2426
K Rabada	16.0	4	44	2	2.75	South Africa	v West Indies	Centurion	28 Feb 2023	Test # 2495
M Morkel	12.2	3	34	1	2.75	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
M Morkel	17.0	5	47	2	2.76	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
K Rabada	26.0	5	72	3	2.76	South Africa	v India	Centurion	26 Dec 2021	Test # 2443
D Olivier	13.0	2	36	1	2.76	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Durban	13 Feb 2019	Test # 2347
KA Maharaj	32.2	4	90	3	2.78	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	26 Jan 2021	Test # 2406
K Rabada	19.0	7	53	3	2.78	South Africa	v Australia	Johannesburg	30 Mar 2018	Test # 2302
KA Maharaj	18.0	1	51	-	2.83	South Africa	v Australia	Gqeberha	09 Mar 2018	Test # 2298
M Jansen	12.2	2	35	5	2.83	South Africa	v England	The Oval	08 Sep 2022	Test # 2476
LB Williams	18.5	3	54	3	2.86	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Durban	31 Mar 2022	Test # 2460
VD Philander	16.0	3	46	1	2.87	South Africa	v India	Centurion	13 Jan 2018	Test # 2293
VD Philander	16.0	3	46	2	2.87	South Africa	v England	Cape Town	03 Jan 2020	Test # 2379
KA Maharaj	16.0	2	46	1	2.87	South Africa	v New Zealand	Christchurch	25 Feb 2022	Test # 2451
VD Philander	21.1	5	61	3	2.88	South Africa	v India	Johannesburg	24 Jan 2018	Test # 2294
KA Maharaj	17.0	3	49	-	2.88	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
KA Maharaj	20.0	5	58	4	2.90	South Africa	v Sri Lanka	Galle	12 Jul 2018	Test # 2311
L Ngidi	10.0	2	29	1	2.90	South Africa	v West Indies	Gros Islet	18 Jun 2021	Test # 2426

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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:

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Pallekele, Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jul 8, 2025 [ODI # 4891]

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jul 5, 2025 [ODI # 4890]

Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh at Colombo (RPS), Bangladesh in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jul 2, 2025 [ODI # 4889]