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Best economy rates
Player Span Mat Overs Mdns Runs Wkts BBI BBM Ave Econ SR 5 10
CEL Ambrose (WI) 2000-2000 10 376.4 141 636 36 4/30 7/50 17.66 1.68 62.7 0 0
CA Walsh (WI) 2000-2001 20 887.1 280 1835 93 6/61 10/117 19.73 2.06 57.2 5 1
NJ Astle (NZ) 2000-2006 47 543.0 204 1130 29 3/27 6/62 38.96 2.08 112.3 0 0
CL Hooper (WI) 2001-2002 22 565.5 142 1263 21 2/32 4/110 60.14 2.23 161.6 0 0
ST Jayasuriya (SL) 2000-2007 66 887.0 218 2103 69 5/34 9/74 30.47 2.37 77.1 2 0
L Klusener (SA) 2000-2004 24 434.4 134 1037 28 3/8 4/45 37.03 2.38 93.1 0 0
GD McGrath (Aus) 2000-2007 66 2548.4 828 6100 297 8/24 10/27 20.53 2.39 51.4 14 2
JDP Oram (NZ) 2002-2009 33 827.2 240 1983 60 4/41 6/63 33.05 2.39 82.7 0 0
CE Cuffy (WI) 2001-2002 12 475.4 131 1149 36 4/82 5/102 31.91 2.41 79.2 0 0
SM Pollock (SA) 2000-2008 70 2647.1 815 6439 260 6/30 10/147 24.76 2.43 61.0 6 1
Wasim Akram (Pak) 2000-2002 13 381.4 102 930 31 6/61 11/110 30.00 2.43 73.8 3 1
M Muralitharan (ICC/SL) 2000-2009 84 4797.5 1160 11849 565 9/51 13/115 20.97 2.46 50.9 49 20
D Ramnarine (WI) 2001-2002 9 454.3 122 1149 33 5/78 7/147 34.81 2.52 82.6 1 0
A Symonds (Aus) 2004-2008 26 349.0 81 896 24 3/50 5/56 37.33 2.56 87.2 0 0
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak) 2000-2004 25 1185.2 260 3087 101 8/164 10/155 30.56 2.60 70.4 4 1
SR Clark (Aus) 2006-2009 24 857.4 230 2243 94 5/32 9/89 23.86 2.61 54.7 2 0
CH Gayle (WI) 2000-2009 85 1138.5 223 2988 71 5/34 6/81 42.08 2.62 96.2 2 0
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ) 2000-2009 69 2758.4 650 7359 222 7/87 12/149 33.14 2.66 74.5 15 3
AA Donald (SA) 2000-2002 13 420.3 117 1144 46 5/47 6/82 24.86 2.72 54.8 1 0
HH Streak (Zim) 2000-2005 38 1232.2 340 3353 105 6/73 9/72 31.93 2.72 70.4 3 0
Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) 2007-2009 14 498.3 110 1357 48 7/36 9/115 28.27 2.72 62.3 5 0
WPUJC Vaas (SL) 2000-2009 77 2681.1 626 7335 247 7/71 14/191 29.69 2.73 65.1 8 1
Shabbir Ahmed (Pak) 2003-2005 10 429.2 97 1175 51 5/48 8/109 23.03 2.73 50.5 2 0
Enamul Haque (Ban) 2001-2003 10 371.4 88 1027 18 4/136 4/136 57.05 2.76 123.8 0 0
RJ Sidebottom (Eng) 2001-2009 21 771.0 182 2133 77 7/47 10/139 27.70 2.76 60.0 5 1
GW Flower (Zim) 2000-2004 29 364.3 81 1012 19 4/41 8/104 53.26 2.77 115.1 0 0
PL Harris (SA) 2007-2009 26 947.4 196 2635 79 6/127 9/161 33.35 2.78 71.9 3 0
Mohammad Rafique (Ban) 2000-2008 33 1457.2 301 4076 100 6/77 9/160 40.76 2.79 87.4 7 0
J Srinath (India) 2000-2002 24 821.0 217 2304 74 6/76 9/141 31.13 2.80 66.5 4 0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL) 2000-2004 11 365.0 72 1027 19 3/58 4/105 54.05 2.81 115.2 0 0
Harbhajan Singh (India) 2001-2009 72 3451.1 640 9763 322 8/84 15/217 30.31 2.82 64.3 23 5
JN Gillespie (Aus) 2000-2006 57 2001.2 524 5662 209 6/40 9/80 27.09 2.82 57.4 5 0
CD Collymore (WI) 2003-2007 29 1015.1 238 2895 92 7/57 11/134 31.46 2.85 66.2 4 1
AF Giles (Eng) 2000-2006 53 1994.0 390 5700 142 5/57 9/122 40.14 2.85 84.2 5 0
MS Panesar (Eng) 2006-2009 39 1507.0 308 4331 126 6/37 10/187 34.37 2.87 71.7 8 1
RW Price (Zim) 2001-2004 17 847.5 195 2453 69 6/73 10/161 35.55 2.89 73.7 5 1
A Kumble (India) 2000-2008 74 3774.3 790 11014 355 8/141 13/181 31.02 2.91 63.7 20 5
GP Swann (Eng) 2008-2009 14 618.3 127 1824 62 5/54 9/164 29.41 2.94 59.8 4 0
JH Kallis (ICC/SA) 2000-2009 101 2224.0 524 6561 205 6/54 9/92 32.00 2.95 65.0 4 0
RD King (WI) 2000-2005 16 483.2 104 1426 45 5/51 7/81 31.68 2.95 64.4 1 0
NM Hauritz (Aus) 2004-2009 11 438.2 89 1295 41 5/101 6/158 31.58 2.95 64.1 1 0
N Boje (SA) 2000-2006 43 1436.4 293 4265 100 5/62 8/134 42.65 2.96 86.2 3 0
SK Warne (Aus) 2000-2007 65 3021.3 604 8986 357 7/94 12/246 25.17 2.97 50.7 21 6
A Flintoff (Eng/ICC) 2000-2009 74 2394.0 486 7124 220 5/58 8/156 32.38 2.97 65.2 3 0
SJ Benn (WI) 2008-2009 12 532.4 90 1586 35 5/155 8/108 45.31 2.97 91.3 1 0
DR Tuffey (NZ) 2000-2009 24 760.5 195 2279 74 6/54 9/116 30.79 2.99 61.6 2 0
DNT Zoysa (SL) 2000-2004 22 569.2 126 1706 49 5/20 8/73 34.81 2.99 69.7 1 0
KD Mills (NZ) 2004-2009 19 483.4 118 1453 44 4/16 6/77 33.02 3.00 65.9 0 0
Mohammad Asif (Pak) 2005-2009 15 558.4 132 1680 73 6/44 11/71 23.01 3.00 45.9 5 1
M Dillon (WI) 2000-2004 31 1215.4 235 3656 110 5/71 8/123 33.23 3.00 66.3 1 0

Minimum of 2000 balls
Matches are credited to the decade they start in and no special account is taken of matches that may overlap decades

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
South Africa v England at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1944]
Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, 1st Test, Dec 26-30, 2009 [Test # 1943]
South Africa v England at Centurion, 1st Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1942]
Australia v West Indies at Perth, 3rd Test, Dec 16-20, 2009 [Test # 1941]
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