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Best economy rates in an innings
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Econ Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
DW Steyn 15.0 9 14 0 0.93 South Africa v New Zealand Wellington 23 Mar 2012 Test # 2037
NM Lyon 50.0 31 49 3 0.98 Australia v South Africa Adelaide 22 Nov 2012 Test # 2061
DAJ Bracewell 13.0 6 13 2 1.00 New Zealand v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Nov 2012 Test # 2063
SR Watson 12.0 5 14 0 1.16 Australia v West Indies Port of Spain 15 Apr 2012 Test # 2041
JS Patel 16.0 7 20 0 1.25 New Zealand v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Nov 2012 Test # 2063
Z Khan 13.0 5 17 0 1.30 India v New Zealand Hyderabad (Deccan) 23 Aug 2012 Test # 2054
M Morkel 16.4 7 23 6 1.38 South Africa v New Zealand Wellington 23 Mar 2012 Test # 2037
HMRKB Herath 21.0 6 30 3 1.42 Sri Lanka v Pakistan Galle 22 Jun 2012 Test # 2046
M Morkel 13.0 6 19 1 1.46 South Africa v Australia Perth 30 Nov 2012 Test # 2064
Saeed Ajmal 15.0 7 22 3 1.46 Pakistan v England Abu Dhabi 25 Jan 2012 Test # 2032
VD Philander 19.0 6 29 1 1.52 South Africa v England The Oval 19 Jul 2012 Test # 2049
Z Khan 15.0 7 23 1 1.53 India v England Ahmedabad 15 Nov 2012 Test # 2058
VD Philander 18.4 6 29 0 1.55 South Africa v New Zealand Wellington 23 Mar 2012 Test # 2037
MS Panesar 52.0 15 81 1 1.55 England v India Nagpur 13 Dec 2012 Test # 2066
DJG Sammy 16.0 6 25 0 1.56 West Indies v New Zealand North Sound 25 Jul 2012 Test # 2050
RA Jadeja 37.0 17 58 2 1.56 India v England Nagpur 13 Dec 2012 Test # 2066
SP Narine 12.0 1 19 3 1.58 West Indies v New Zealand Kingston 2 Aug 2012 Test # 2052
BW Hilfenhaus 17.0 7 27 4 1.58 Australia v West Indies Bridgetown 7 Apr 2012 Test # 2040
N Deonarine 20.0 6 32 2 1.60 West Indies v Australia Port of Spain 15 Apr 2012 Test # 2041
MS Panesar 38.2 18 62 6 1.61 England v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 25 Jan 2012 Test # 2032
BW Hilfenhaus 18.0 6 30 1 1.66 Australia v West Indies Roseau 23 Apr 2012 Test # 2042
N Deonarine 22.0 7 37 4 1.68 West Indies v New Zealand Kingston 2 Aug 2012 Test # 2052
DJG Sammy 16.0 6 27 0 1.68 West Indies v Australia Port of Spain 15 Apr 2012 Test # 2041
JEC Franklin 10.0 4 17 0 1.70 New Zealand v India Bangalore 31 Aug 2012 Test # 2055
PP Ojha 28.0 9 48 3 1.71 India v New Zealand Hyderabad (Deccan) 23 Aug 2012 Test # 2054
TT Bresnan 14.0 5 24 0 1.71 England v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 3 Apr 2012 Test # 2039
NM Lyon 11.0 4 19 0 1.72 Australia v West Indies Bridgetown 7 Apr 2012 Test # 2040
BW Hilfenhaus 15.0 3 26 0 1.73 Australia v South Africa Brisbane 9 Nov 2012 Test # 2056
PP Ojha 40.0 14 70 1 1.75 India v England Nagpur 13 Dec 2012 Test # 2066
I Sharma 28.0 9 49 3 1.75 India v England Nagpur 13 Dec 2012 Test # 2066
BW Hilfenhaus 13.0 5 23 1 1.76 Australia v West Indies Roseau 23 Apr 2012 Test # 2042
NM Lyon 32.0 12 57 0 1.78 Australia v Sri Lanka Hobart 14 Dec 2012 Test # 2067
DW Steyn 23.0 8 41 2 1.78 South Africa v New Zealand Wellington 23 Mar 2012 Test # 2037
RA Jadeja 33.0 17 59 1 1.78 India v England Nagpur 13 Dec 2012 Test # 2066
SCJ Broad 20.0 9 36 1 1.80 England v Pakistan Abu Dhabi 25 Jan 2012 Test # 2032
JM Anderson 20.0 6 36 1 1.80 England v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 3 Apr 2012 Test # 2039
JM Anderson 28.0 7 51 1 1.82 England v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 3 Feb 2012 Test # 2034
MS Panesar 23.0 11 42 0 1.82 England v Sri Lanka Galle 26 Mar 2012 Test # 2038
JM Anderson 33.2 10 61 2 1.83 England v South Africa Leeds 2 Aug 2012 Test # 2051
RJ Harris 18.0 6 33 1 1.83 Australia v India Perth 13 Jan 2012 Test # 2029
TA Boult 17.5 6 33 3 1.85 New Zealand v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 25 Nov 2012 Test # 2063
JM Anderson 36.0 11 67 1 1.86 England v West Indies Lord's 17 May 2012 Test # 2043
S Shillingford 49.0 17 92 3 1.87 West Indies v Australia Port of Spain 15 Apr 2012 Test # 2041
R Ashwin 16.3 5 31 6 1.87 India v New Zealand Hyderabad (Deccan) 23 Aug 2012 Test # 2054
PM Siddle 17.0 2 32 2 1.88 Australia v West Indies Bridgetown 7 Apr 2012 Test # 2040
MJ Clarke 18.0 5 34 0 1.88 Australia v South Africa Adelaide 22 Nov 2012 Test # 2061
N Deonarine 19.0 5 36 0 1.89 West Indies v Australia Bridgetown 7 Apr 2012 Test # 2040
ST Finn 15.5 1 30 2 1.89 England v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 3 Apr 2012 Test # 2039
R Rampaul 23.1 9 44 2 1.89 West Indies v New Zealand North Sound 25 Jul 2012 Test # 2050
Abdur Rehman 21.0 4 40 5 1.90 Pakistan v England Dubai (DSC) 3 Feb 2012 Test # 2034

Minimum of 60 balls
Matches are credited to the year they start in and no special account is taken of matches that overlap years

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Australia v Sri Lanka at Melbourne, 2nd Test, Dec 26-28, 2012 [Test # 2068]
Australia v Sri Lanka at Hobart, 1st Test, Dec 14-18, 2012 [Test # 2067]
India v England at Nagpur, 4th Test, Dec 13-17, 2012 [Test # 2066]
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