Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Cricket in Test matches

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2002-2014	10	1.0	1	6	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-
S Dhawan (IND)	2015-2015	1	1.0	1	6	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-
M Vijay (IND)	2010-2017	3	1.0	1	6	-	-	-	0.00	0.00	-	-	-	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	2001-2004	3	2.0	1	12	1	-	-	0.00	0.50	-	-	-	-
Babar Azam (PAK)	2020-2021	3	3.0	1	18	2	1	1/1	2.00	0.66	18.0	-	-	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	2003-2003	2	5.0	3	30	4	-	-	0.00	0.80	-	-	-	-
UT Khawaja (AUS)	2017-2017	1	1.0	-	6	1	-	-	0.00	1.00	-	-	-	-
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2003-2003	2	3.0	1	18	4	-	-	0.00	1.33	-	-	-	-
Mohammad Abbas (PAK)	2020-2020	1	34.4	15	208	52	3	2/19	17.33	1.50	69.3	-	-	-
KR Pushpakumara (SL)	2001-2001	1	15.0	9	90	24	-	-	0.00	1.60	-	-	-	-
V Sehwag (IND)	2004-2010	4	11.0	3	66	18	1	1/7	18.00	1.63	66.0	-	-	-
M Kartik (IND)	2000-2000	1	25.3	9	153	42	1	1/1	42.00	1.64	153.0	-	-	-
ND McKenzie (SA)	2003-2008	6	3.0	-	18	5	-	-	0.00	1.66	-	-	-	-
JDP Oram (NZ)	2004-2008	5	111.5	47	671	195	10	3/23	19.50	1.74	67.1	-	-	-
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2006-2006	2	4.0	1	24	7	-	-	0.00	1.75	-	-	-	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	2001-2004	6	180.2	69	1082	324	20	4/38	16.20	1.79	54.1	2	-	-
KO Meth (ZIM)	2013-2013	2	54.0	18	324	98	4	2/41	24.50	1.81	81.0	-	-	-
Haris Sohail (PAK)	2020-2020	1	6.0	2	36	11	2	2/11	5.50	1.83	18.0	-	-	-
S van Zyl (SA)	2015-2015	2	15.0	5	90	28	1	1/23	28.00	1.86	90.0	-	-	-
SJ Benn (WI)	2014-2014	2	93.1	24	559	174	14	5/39	12.42	1.86	39.9	-	2	-
GW Flower (ZIM)	2001-2004	6	60.1	21	361	117	8	4/41	14.62	1.94	45.1	2	-	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	2000-2000	1	42.0	17	252	84	4	2/16	21.00	2.00	63.0	-	-	-
J Srinath (IND)	2000-2000	1	33.0	12	198	66	3	3/19	22.00	2.00	66.0	-	-	-
Nasir Jamal (AFG)	2023-2023	1	2.0	-	12	4	-	-	0.00	2.00	-	-	-	-
SB Styris (NZ)	2004-2004	2	2.0	1	12	4	-	-	0.00	2.00	-	-	-	-
R Clarke (ENG)	2003-2003	2	29.0	11	174	60	4	2/7	15.00	2.06	43.5	-	-	-
TL Chatara (ZIM)	2014-2018	4	105.2	41	632	219	7	3/19	31.28	2.07	90.2	-	-	-
IE O'Brien (NZ)	2008-2008	4	101.1	34	607	211	15	3/31	14.06	2.08	40.4	-	-	-
GB Brent (ZIM)	2001-2001	1	42.0	15	252	88	1	1/30	88.00	2.09	252.0	-	-	-
VD Philander (SA)	2015-2015	2	31.0	4	186	65	2	2/40	32.50	2.09	93.0	-	-	-
CJ Anderson (NZ)	2013-2013	2	31.0	11	186	66	3	2/34	22.00	2.12	62.0	-	-	-
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2004-2004	2	35.0	11	210	75	7	5/28	10.71	2.14	30.0	-	1	-
Mohammad Nabi (AFG)	2019-2019	1	44.0	11	264	95	4	3/56	23.75	2.15	66.0	-	-	-
RR Sarwan (WI)	2002-2004	4	48.0	19	288	105	8	4/37	13.12	2.18	36.0	1	-	-
JR Hazlewood (AUS)	2017-2017	1	19.1	7	115	42	-	-	0.00	2.19	-	-	-	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2015-2015	2	19.0	4	114	42	3	3/27	14.00	2.21	38.0	-	-	-
L Embuldeniya (SL)	2022-2022	1	47.0	9	282	104	1	1/104	104.00	2.21	282.0	-	-	-
CW Henderson (SA)	2002-2002	2	42.5	12	257	95	3	1/14	31.66	2.21	85.6	-	-	-
TP Kamungozi (ZIM)	2014-2014	1	26.0	6	156	58	1	1/51	58.00	2.23	156.0	-	-	-
SM Pollock (SA)	2002-2003	3	62.0	21	372	139	9	2/12	15.44	2.24	41.3	-	-	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	2003-2003	2	55.1	17	331	124	5	3/20	24.80	2.24	66.2	-	-	-
DR Smith (WI)	2004-2004	2	12.0	3	72	27	-	-	0.00	2.25	-	-	-	-
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2010-2010	4	8.0	1	48	18	-	-	0.00	2.25	-	-	-	-
LR Johnson (WI)	2014-2014	1	4.0	-	24	9	-	-	0.00	2.25	-	-	-	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	2001-2010	9	360.4	126	2164	819	51	6/28	16.05	2.27	42.4	2	5	1
BA Stokes (ENG)	2016-2016	2	48.3	14	291	111	11	4/26	10.09	2.28	26.4	1	-	-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2020-2021	3	98.5	33	593	228	15	5/32	15.20	2.30	39.5	1	1	-
B Kumar (IND)	2017-2017	1	29.0	11	174	67	1	1/52	67.00	2.31	174.0	-	-	-
ML Nkala (ZIM)	2001-2005	3	73.0	23	438	170	3	2/50	56.66	2.32	146.0	-	-	-
GC Smith (SA)	2002-2008	8	12.0	2	72	28	1	1/9	28.00	2.33	72.0	-	-	-
NM Lyon (AUS)	2017-2017	2	133.5	34	803	315	22	7/94	14.31	2.35	36.5	-	3	1
Noman Ali (PAK)	2021-2021	2	67.0	16	402	159	-	-	0.00	2.37	-	-	-	-
DT Hondo (ZIM)	2004-2005	4	136.4	33	820	325	16	6/59	20.31	2.37	51.2	-	1	-
R Ravindra (NZ)	2022-2022	1	28.0	5	168	67	-	-	0.00	2.39	-	-	-	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	2002-2002	1	15.0	4	90	36	2	1/11	18.00	2.40	45.0	-	-	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2001-2005	5	43.0	10	258	104	5	3/17	20.80	2.41	51.6	-	-	-
TJ Friend (ZIM)	2001-2004	3	79.4	21	478	193	9	5/31	21.44	2.42	53.1	-	1	-
AJ Redmond (NZ)	2008-2008	2	4.3	1	27	11	1	1/8	11.00	2.44	27.0	-	-	-
T Panyangara (ZIM)	2005-2014	4	142.4	40	856	349	18	5/59	19.38	2.44	47.5	-	1	-
RA Jadeja (IND)	2017-2019	3	89.0	25	534	218	6	4/78	36.33	2.44	89.0	1	-	-
MN Waller (ZIM)	2013-2014	3	50.0	8	300	124	6	4/59	20.66	2.48	50.0	1	-	-
CH Gayle (WI)	2002-2014	7	69.2	13	416	172	3	1/33	57.33	2.48	138.6	-	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2003-2006	4	104.4	27	628	260	19	4/38	13.68	2.48	33.0	1	-	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2002-2003	3	67.1	14	403	167	9	5/35	18.55	2.48	44.7	-	1	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2001-2002	2	21.4	4	130	54	-	-	0.00	2.49	-	-	-	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2003-2008	2	64.5	18	389	162	11	5/33	14.72	2.49	35.3	-	1	-
CJ Drum (NZ)	2001-2001	1	14.0	1	84	35	3	2/26	11.66	2.50	28.0	-	-	-
JE Root (ENG)	2016-2016	2	2.0	-	12	5	-	-	0.00	2.50	-	-	-	-
Rashid Khan (AFG)	2019-2019	1	41.3	9	249	104	11	6/49	9.45	2.50	22.6	-	2	1
JH Kallis (SA)	2002-2008	6	94.0	26	564	239	17	5/21	14.05	2.54	33.1	-	2	-
M Ntini (SA)	2002-2008	8	224.5	66	1349	573	35	5/19	16.37	2.54	38.5	2	1	-
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2011-2011	2	90.3	21	543	233	9	3/40	25.88	2.57	60.3	-	-	-
AR Patel (IND)	2022-2022	2	72.3	18	435	187	8	4/77	23.37	2.57	54.3	1	-	-
Abdur Rehman (PAK)	2011-2011	2	82.2	21	494	214	11	4/51	19.45	2.59	44.9	2	-	-
TM Dilshan (SL)	2005-2013	11	87.2	15	524	227	8	4/10	28.37	2.59	65.5	1	-	-
AD Mathews (SL)	2013-2024	10	44.0	10	264	115	1	1/18	115.00	2.61	264.0	-	-	-
IG Butler (NZ)	2004-2004	1	16.0	4	96	42	-	-	0.00	2.62	-	-	-	-
AC Agar (AUS)	2017-2017	2	61.4	14	370	162	7	3/46	23.14	2.62	52.8	-	-	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	2001-2009	11	452.0	114	2712	1190	89	6/18	13.37	2.63	30.4	3	11	4
CM Willoughby (SA)	2003-2003	1	30.0	11	180	79	1	1/47	79.00	2.63	180.0	-	-	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2017-2022	4	131.5	36	791	348	24	7/32	14.50	2.63	32.9	1	2	-
DJG Sammy (WI)	2009-2012	6	192.1	43	1153	510	21	5/55	24.28	2.65	54.9	-	2	-
JM Anderson (ENG)	2010-2010	2	84.0	21	504	223	9	4/78	24.77	2.65	56.0	1	-	-
SR Clark (AUS)	2006-2006	1	29.0	6	174	77	1	1/8	77.00	2.65	174.0	-	-	-
SB Joshi (IND)	2000-2000	1	63.3	13	381	169	8	5/142	21.12	2.66	47.6	-	1	-
SE Bond (NZ)	2001-2001	2	56.1	15	337	150	11	4/47	13.63	2.67	30.6	2	-	-
JD Unadkat (IND)	2022-2022	1	25.0	5	150	67	3	2/50	22.33	2.68	50.0	-	-	-
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2003-2015	7	101.0	27	606	271	8	2/47	33.87	2.68	75.7	-	-	-
G Motie (WI)	2022-2022	1	16.0	2	96	43	-	-	0.00	2.68	-	-	-	-
Faheem Ashraf (PAK)	2021-2021	2	26.0	9	156	70	2	2/54	35.00	2.69	78.0	-	-	-
FDM Karunaratne (SL)	2013-2024	14	7.0	1	42	19	-	-	0.00	2.71	-	-	-	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2002-2003	3	94.5	21	569	258	17	6/50	15.17	2.72	33.4	2	1	1
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2001-2003	5	204.4	56	1228	558	34	7/77	16.41	2.72	36.1	1	3	1
Sajid Khan (PAK)	2021-2021	2	88.0	18	528	240	16	8/42	15.00	2.72	33.0	1	1	1
DA Marillier (ZIM)	2001-2001	2	41.0	12	246	112	7	4/57	16.00	2.73	35.1	1	-	-
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2001-2004	3	105.4	28	634	289	13	5/73	22.23	2.73	48.7	-	1	-
Yasir Ali (PAK)	2003-2003	1	20.0	5	120	55	2	1/12	27.50	2.75	60.0	-	-	-
BRM Taylor (ZIM)	2005-2021	12	4.0	-	24	11	-	-	0.00	2.75	-	-	-	-
CR Woakes (ENG)	2016-2016	2	25.0	8	150	69	3	3/30	23.00	2.76	50.0	-	-	-
PJ Cummins (AUS)	2017-2017	2	63.0	12	378	174	6	3/63	29.00	2.76	63.0	-	-	-

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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 Chattogram, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Mar 30-Apr 3, 2024 [Test # 2537]

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]