Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Cricket in Test matches

Best economy rates in an innings
Player
Overs
Mdns
Runs
Wkts
Econ
Team
Opposition
Ground
Match Date
Scorecard
10.07620.6South Africav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)06 Sep 1993Test # 1233
17.5131260.67Indiav Sri LankaChandigarh23 Nov 1990Test # 1156
36.0252520.69Indiav Sri LankaChandigarh23 Nov 1990Test # 1156
11.08830.72Indiav Sri LankaAhmedabad08 Feb 1994Test # 1247
11.08840.72Indiav Sri LankaEden Gardens16 Nov 2017Test # 2281
17.01114-0.82Englandv Sri LankaGalle14 Jan 2021Test # 2403
24.0182010.83Indiav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)27 Jul 1993Test # 1228
34.0223030.88Zimbabwev Sri LankaBulawayo20 Oct 1994Test # 1271
11.071010.9West Indiesv Sri LankaNorth Sound29 Mar 2021Test # 2417
16.0815-0.93Australiav Sri LankaBrisbane08 Dec 1989Test # 1131
16.01015-0.93Zimbabwev Sri LankaHarare27 Jan 2020Test # 2383
24.0142411Zimbabwev Sri LankaBulawayo20 Oct 1994Test # 1271
13.0613-1Indiav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)26 Jul 2010Test # 1966
13.061321New Zealandv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)25 Nov 2012Test # 2063
11.041141Indiav Sri LankaCuttack04 Jan 1987Test # 1064
12.251431.13West Indiesv Sri LankaMoratuwa08 Dec 1993Test # 1239
25.0112931.16Australiav Sri LankaGalle22 Sep 1999Test # 1460
14.281721.18New Zealandv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)22 Aug 2019Test # 2356
16.081941.18West Indiesv Sri LankaBridgetown23 Jun 2018Test # 2309
25.4143111.2New Zealandv Sri LankaDunedin18 Mar 1995Test # 1293
29.4153641.21Indiav Sri LankaChandigarh23 Nov 1990Test # 1156
14.071721.21Pakistanv Sri LankaKarachi07 Nov 1985Test # 1028
22.01227-1.22New Zealandv Sri LankaChristchurch04 Mar 1983Test # 950
22.0122721.22New Zealandv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)16 Mar 1984Test # 982
26.0143211.23South Africav Sri LankaMoratuwa25 Aug 1993Test # 1232
13.0416-1.23West Indiesv Sri LankaKandy21 Nov 2001Test # 1570
17.072131.23New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington11 Mar 1983Test # 951
24.0123021.25South Africav Sri LankaDurban26 Dec 2000Test # 1526
24.0123011.25Zimbabwev Sri LankaHarare27 Jan 2020Test # 2383
20.0102521.25Indiav Sri LankaLucknow18 Jan 1994Test # 1244
16.0620-1.25Australiav Sri LankaGalle31 Aug 2011Test # 2005
16.0720-1.25New Zealandv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)25 Nov 2012Test # 2063
12.051531.25New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington11 Mar 1983Test # 951
12.061521.25New Zealandv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)22 Aug 2019Test # 2356
19.0924-1.26West Indiesv Sri LankaGalle21 Nov 2021Test # 2434
11.041411.27Zimbabwev Sri LankaHarare06 Nov 2016Test # 2231
13.261731.27Englandv Sri LankaBirmingham25 May 2006Test # 1803
18.0112311.27Indiav Sri LankaMohali19 Nov 1997Test # 1385
14.041831.28Pakistanv Sri LankaFaisalabad14 Mar 1982Test # 925
27.0123511.29New Zealandv Sri LankaColombo (CCC)16 Apr 1987Test # 1074
26.0133421.3Indiav Sri LankaColombo (SSC)27 Jul 1993Test # 1228
19.0102541.31Englandv Sri LankaLord's12 Jun 2014Test # 2124
25.093361.32Englandv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)17 Feb 1982Test # 921
15.0420-1.33New Zealandv Sri LankaChristchurch04 Mar 1983Test # 950
15.082031.33Indiav Sri LankaGalle31 Jul 2008Test # 1884
22.083031.36Pakistanv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)14 Jun 2000Test # 1499
11.0315-1.36West Indiesv Sri LankaGros Islet14 Jun 2018Test # 2308
11.461651.37Englandv Sri LankaLeeds19 May 2016Test # 2203
24.01133-1.37Indiav Sri LankaColombo (PSS)04 Aug 1993Test # 1229
29.0134061.37Englandv Sri LankaGalle22 Jan 2021Test # 2405
13.041821.38Australiav Sri LankaDarwin01 Jul 2004Test # 1705
15.062111.4Indiav Sri LankaCuttack04 Jan 1987Test # 1064
22.063121.4West Indiesv Sri LankaKingston27 Jun 2003Test # 1649
34.0134841.41Indiav Sri LankaWankhede03 Dec 1997Test # 1390
12.041721.41New Zealandv Sri LankaChristchurch26 Dec 2014Test # 2151
14.332131.44South Africav Sri LankaCenturion27 Mar 1998Test # 1414
11.0216-1.45Englandv Sri LankaThe Oval27 Aug 1998Test # 1423
17.592641.45Australiav Sri LankaBrisbane08 Nov 2007Test # 1845
24.01135-1.45New Zealandv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)10 Jun 1998Test # 1418
13.041911.46New Zealandv Sri LankaHamilton14 Mar 1997Test # 1359
13.061921.46Australiav Sri LankaGalle31 Aug 2011Test # 2005
13.051921.46Australiav Sri LankaBrisbane24 Jan 2019Test # 2343
15.062211.46New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington17 Mar 2023Test # 2500
32.0747-1.46Pakistanv Sri LankaSialkot12 Dec 1991Test # 1178
30.0144531.5Indiav Sri LankaAhmedabad08 Feb 1994Test # 1247
24.0123611.5West Indiesv Sri LankaMoratuwa08 Dec 1993Test # 1239
20.063011.5Zimbabwev Sri LankaColombo (SSC)14 Jan 1998Test # 1395
16.092421.5Australiav Sri LankaDarwin01 Jul 2004Test # 1705
14.062121.5Indiav Sri LankaNagpur27 Dec 1986Test # 1063
23.193551.51Pakistanv Sri LankaKarachi28 Oct 2004Test # 1719
17.462751.52West Indiesv Sri LankaNorth Sound21 Mar 2021Test # 2416
17.052611.52Indiav Sri LankaChandigarh23 Nov 1990Test # 1156
30.01346-1.53Englandv Sri LankaGalle22 Feb 2001Test # 1530
15.032311.53Pakistanv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)26 Apr 1997Test # 1367
15.082361.53Australiav Sri LankaBrisbane24 Jan 2019Test # 2343
39.0126031.53Bangladeshv Sri LankaChattogram15 May 2022Test # 2462
24.0103721.54Pakistanv Sri LankaSialkot12 Dec 1991Test # 1178
11.441821.54South Africav Sri LankaKandy30 Jul 2000Test # 1505
33.0105111.54Australiav Sri LankaBrisbane08 Dec 1989Test # 1131
22.083431.54Indiav Sri LankaDelhi10 Dec 2005Test # 1776
11.041721.54Bangladeshv Sri LankaMirpur08 Feb 2018Test # 2296
42.01665-1.54New Zealandv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)16 Mar 1984Test # 982
45.0187011.55Pakistanv Sri LankaPeshawar05 Mar 2000Test # 1487
18.062851.55Englandv Sri LankaColombo (PSS)17 Feb 1982Test # 921
37.0135811.56Zimbabwev Sri LankaHarare26 Oct 1994Test # 1272
40.0146341.57Englandv Sri LankaGalle02 Dec 2003Test # 1670
12.021921.58South Africav Sri LankaGalle04 Aug 2004Test # 1709
12.0219-1.58Englandv Sri LankaLord's03 Jun 2011Test # 1995
12.031911.58Pakistanv Sri LankaGalle16 Jul 2022Test # 2472
12.071911.58New Zealandv Sri LankaWellington17 Mar 2023Test # 2500
29.01046-1.58Zimbabwev Sri LankaBulawayo20 Oct 1994Test # 1271
17.0927-1.58Pakistanv Sri LankaPeshawar05 Mar 2000Test # 1487
23.573851.59Indiav Sri LankaAhmedabad08 Feb 1994Test # 1247
28.5154631.59Pakistanv Sri LankaDhaka12 Mar 1999Test # 1450
30.01248-1.6Australiav Sri LankaHobart16 Dec 1989Test # 1133
28.0945-1.6Indiav Sri LankaAhmedabad08 Feb 1994Test # 1247
23.0123721.6Indiav Sri LankaKanpur24 Nov 2009Test # 1935
13.052111.61New Zealandv Sri LankaColombo (SSC)16 Mar 1984Test # 982
13.052121.61Indiav Sri LankaPallekele12 Aug 2017Test # 2269
45.3117431.62Indiav Sri LankaColombo (PSS)06 Sep 1985Test # 1024
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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
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:

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka at Sylhet, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Mar 22-25, 2024 [Test # 2536]

New Zealand v Australia at Christchurch, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 8-11, 2024 [Test # 2535]

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]