Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Cricket Records for Sri Lanka (Host) in Test matches

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1986-1998	10	374.0	95	2244	763	24	4/127	31.79	2.04	93.5	1	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1986-2000	8	268.2	82	1610	613	30	5/43	20.43	2.28	53.6	2	2	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-2000	48	203.4	70	1222	470	9	2/17	52.22	2.30	135.7	-	-	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	1992-2010	73	4176.5	1087	25061	9646	493	9/51	19.56	2.30	50.8	27	45	15
KJ Silva (SL)	1996-1998	5	192.3	61	1155	446	19	4/16	23.47	2.31	60.7	2	-	-
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1992-1999	13	232.0	73	1392	543	16	4/66	33.93	2.34	87.0	1	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1985-1993	6	222.5	69	1337	531	16	3/74	33.18	2.38	83.5	-	-	-
DS de Silva (SL)	1982-1984	5	212.2	51	1274	507	12	3/54	42.25	2.38	106.1	-	-	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2007	62	878.2	207	5270	2101	66	5/34	31.83	2.39	79.8	4	2	-
MRCN Bandaratilleke (SL)	1998-2001	6	231.0	63	1386	554	20	5/36	27.70	2.39	69.3	2	1	-
PA de Silva (SL)	1985-2002	44	211.3	47	1269	520	16	3/30	32.50	2.45	79.3	-	-	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-2009	7	319.1	89	1915	791	30	6/64	26.36	2.47	63.8	2	1	-
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1993-2004	18	688.1	158	4129	1717	43	6/72	39.93	2.49	96.0	1	2	-
AD Mathews (SL)	2009-2024	62	288.0	72	1728	729	14	2/15	52.07	2.53	123.4	-	-	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2009	56	1823.0	453	10938	4739	180	7/71	26.32	2.59	60.7	12	5	1
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1984-1987	6	193.4	50	1162	506	21	5/37	24.09	2.61	55.3	1	2	-
AF Giles (ENG)	2001-2003	6	318.4	79	1912	848	25	5/116	33.92	2.66	76.4	3	1	-
TM Dilshan (SL)	2001-2013	46	318.4	57	1912	864	23	3/56	37.56	2.71	83.1	-	-	-
SM Pollock (SA)	2000-2006	6	202.0	51	1212	553	22	4/48	25.13	2.73	55.0	2	-	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1997-2002	3	251.5	45	1511	694	22	5/89	31.54	2.75	68.6	4	1	-
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	1998-2003	5	195.2	51	1172	539	16	5/82	33.68	2.75	73.2	1	1	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2014	8	445.5	72	2675	1231	38	5/146	32.39	2.76	70.3	1	2	-
HMRKB Herath (SL)	1999-2018	49	2378.4	469	14272	6575	278	9/127	23.65	2.76	51.3	14	26	7
RK Chauhan (IND)	1993-1997	4	171.0	39	1026	473	5	3/59	94.60	2.76	205.2	-	-	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1996-2002	6	204.5	52	1229	569	20	4/84	28.45	2.77	61.4	1	-	-
MS Panesar (ENG)	2007-2012	4	182.0	36	1092	506	10	3/46	50.60	2.78	109.2	-	-	-
KPJ Warnaweera (SL)	1986-1994	8	302.5	64	1817	842	29	4/25	29.03	2.78	62.6	3	-	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1983-1987	7	260.5	52	1565	748	25	6/85	29.92	2.86	62.6	1	2	-
A Kumble (IND)	1993-2008	9	465.1	83	2791	1339	30	5/87	44.63	2.87	93.0	1	1	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2003-2021	7	207.4	49	1246	599	18	6/40	33.27	2.88	69.2	-	2	-
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)	2022-2024	8	528.5	109	3173	1530	63	7/52	24.28	2.89	50.3	2	7	2
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2006-2013	15	419.3	95	2517	1214	44	4/21	27.59	2.89	57.2	3	-	-
MJ Leach (ENG)	2018-2021	5	253.3	30	1521	740	28	5/83	26.42	2.91	54.3	2	2	-
DK Liyanage (SL)	1992-2001	8	208.5	41	1253	611	16	4/56	38.18	2.92	78.3	2	-	-
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1992-1993	8	260.4	48	1564	764	25	5/82	30.56	2.93	62.5	-	1	-
Abdur Rehman (PAK)	2012-2014	4	177.1	23	1063	521	10	4/78	52.10	2.94	106.3	1	-	-
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1997-2004	15	283.3	62	1701	840	23	4/54	36.52	2.96	73.9	1	-	-
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2015-2022	5	269.3	38	1617	815	33	7/76	24.69	3.02	49.0	-	3	-
DM de Silva (SL)	2016-2024	24	227.1	28	1363	689	11	3/25	62.63	3.03	123.9	-	-	-
BAW Mendis (SL)	2008-2014	13	573.3	83	3441	1740	53	6/117	32.83	3.03	64.9	4	3	1
MF Maharoof (SL)	2004-2007	6	170.0	43	1020	517	11	4/52	47.00	3.04	92.7	1	-	-
MDK Perera (SL)	2014-2021	23	1059.5	150	6359	3230	108	6/32	29.90	3.04	58.8	8	6	2
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2019-2022	7	346.1	67	2077	1066	34	7/137	31.35	3.07	61.0	1	3	1
SK Warne (AUS)	1992-2004	9	317.2	75	1904	982	48	7/94	20.45	3.09	39.6	2	6	3
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2010-2021	27	577.2	116	3464	1806	38	4/29	47.52	3.12	91.1	1	-	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1999-2015	10	402.5	60	2417	1263	26	6/102	48.57	3.13	92.9	1	1	1
R Ashwin (IND)	2015-2017	6	260.4	47	1564	820	38	6/46	21.57	3.14	41.1	3	3	1
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	7	347.1	56	2083	1095	25	5/62	43.80	3.15	83.3	1	2	-
RTM Mendis (SL)	2021-2023	12	551.0	67	3306	1739	62	6/70	28.04	3.15	53.3	5	5	1
S Randiv (SL)	2010-2012	11	480.2	56	2882	1518	41	5/82	37.02	3.16	70.2	3	1	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	1999-2004	11	270.0	43	1620	854	17	2/21	50.23	3.16	95.2	-	-	-
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1992-1998	10	266.3	46	1599	845	18	3/83	46.94	3.17	88.8	-	-	-
RMS Eranga (SL)	2011-2014	7	215.0	48	1290	683	17	4/65	40.17	3.17	75.8	1	-	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2011-2022	8	348.5	44	2093	1121	35	5/34	32.02	3.21	59.8	2	2	-
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2012-2015	7	225.2	42	1352	731	24	5/70	30.45	3.24	56.3	-	3	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1982-1986	8	279.0	54	1674	913	29	5/64	31.48	3.27	57.7	1	1	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1994-2000	6	206.4	28	1240	689	17	3/34	40.52	3.33	72.9	-	-	-
CRD Fernando (SL)	2000-2012	19	451.1	73	2707	1514	50	5/42	30.28	3.35	54.1	1	2	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1997-2001	6	194.0	36	1164	666	14	5/72	47.57	3.43	83.1	-	1	-
N Pradeep (SL)	2012-2017	11	305.4	54	1834	1053	24	6/132	43.87	3.44	76.4	1	1	-
KTGD Prasad (SL)	2008-2015	15	444.0	71	2664	1563	51	4/34	30.64	3.52	52.2	5	-	-
T Thushara (SL)	2009-2010	6	193.1	26	1159	685	20	5/83	34.25	3.54	57.9	1	1	-
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2017-2021	4	195.0	20	1170	696	14	4/113	49.71	3.56	83.5	1	-	-
PADLR Sandakan (SL)	2016-2018	8	224.0	26	1344	801	29	5/95	27.62	3.57	46.3	2	2	-
I Sharma (IND)	2008-2015	9	260.3	50	1563	947	26	5/54	36.42	3.63	60.1	-	1	-
DW Steyn (SA)	2006-2018	6	189.3	28	1137	698	23	5/54	30.34	3.68	49.4	1	2	-
PHT Kaushal (SL)	2015-2015	6	241.2	22	1448	898	23	5/42	39.04	3.72	62.9	1	2	-
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	1994-2001	8	203.5	37	1223	764	15	4/145	50.93	3.74	81.5	1	-	-
Z Khan (IND)	2001-2008	6	190.5	26	1145	719	18	4/76	39.94	3.76	63.6	1	-	-
UWMBCA Welegedara (SL)	2007-2014	8	206.3	37	1239	794	16	3/75	49.62	3.84	77.4	-	-	-
A Dananjaya (SL)	2018-2019	4	171.5	16	1031	661	23	6/115	28.73	3.84	44.8	-	3	-
SL Malinga (SL)	2004-2010	17	432.4	57	2596	1682	51	5/50	32.98	3.88	50.9	3	1	-
Umar Gul (PAK)	2006-2012	7	190.0	25	1140	740	10	4/43	74.00	3.89	114.0	1	-	-
CBRLS Kumara (SL)	2017-2021	7	189.5	16	1139	785	12	3/131	65.41	4.13	94.9	-	-	-

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Minimum of 1000 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Sri Lanka v Afghanistan at Colombo (SSC), Only Test, Feb 2-5, 2024 [Test # 2527]

Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Jul 24-27, 2023 [Test # 2514]

Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Jul 16-20, 2023 [Test # 2511]