Best economy rates in an innings
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Econ Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
RJ Peterson 4.0 0 8 2 2.00 v New Zealand Durban 21 Dec 2012 T20I # 293
DW Steyn 3.0 0 6 2 2.00 v Afghanistan Bridgetown 5 May 2010 T20I # 162
AK Markram 2.0 0 4 1 2.00 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2021 T20I # 1273
DW Steyn 4.0 0 9 1 2.25 v Zimbabwe Hambantota 20 Sep 2012 T20I # 266
LL Tsotsobe 4.0 2 9 2 2.25 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 13 Nov 2013 T20I # 334
L Ngidi 3.0 0 7 1 2.33 v Zimbabwe East London 9 Oct 2018 T20I # 698
A Nortje 3.2 0 8 3 2.40 v Bangladesh Abu Dhabi 2 Nov 2021 T20I # 1384
A Nortje 4.0 0 10 1 2.50 v Netherlands Adelaide 6 Nov 2022 T20I # 1871
JP Duminy 2.0 0 5 1 2.50 v Pakistan Colombo (RPS) 28 Sep 2012 T20I # 277
J Botha 3.0 0 8 1 2.66 v West Indies Johannesburg 18 Jan 2008 T20I # 51
WD Parnell 3.0 1 8 2 2.66 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 2 Aug 2013 T20I # 323
LL Tsotsobe 4.0 0 11 2 2.75 v Australia Johannesburg 16 Oct 2011 T20I # 212
JP Duminy 4.0 0 11 2 2.75 v Bangladesh Mirpur 5 Jul 2015 T20I # 428
T Shamsi 4.0 0 11 1 2.75 v West Indies St George's 3 Jul 2021 T20I # 1181
A Nortje 3.3 0 10 4 2.85 v Bangladesh Sydney 27 Oct 2022 T20I # 1847
CK Langeveldt 4.0 0 12 3 3.00 v Afghanistan Bridgetown 5 May 2010 T20I # 162
JA Morkel 4.0 0 12 3 3.00 v India Cuttack 5 Oct 2015 T20I # 457
BC Fortuin 4.0 0 12 2 3.00 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 12 Sep 2021 T20I # 1270
DW Steyn 3.0 0 9 4 3.00 v West Indies Gqeberha 16 Dec 2007 T20I # 50
JA Morkel 2.0 0 6 0 3.00 v Bangladesh Cape Town 15 Sep 2007 T20I # 31
WD Parnell 2.0 0 6 1 3.00 v Scotland The Oval 7 Jun 2009 T20I # 94
WD Parnell 2.0 0 6 1 3.00 v Zimbabwe Hobart 24 Oct 2022 T20I # 1844
JJ van der Wath 4.0 0 13 1 3.25 v Bangladesh Cape Town 15 Sep 2007 T20I # 31
WD Parnell 4.0 0 13 4 3.25 v West Indies The Oval 13 Jun 2009 T20I # 106
RE van der Merwe 4.0 0 13 1 3.25 v India Nottingham 16 Jun 2009 T20I # 113
DW Steyn 4.0 0 13 1 3.25 v England Chester-le-Street 8 Sep 2012 T20I # 258
Imran Tahir 4.0 0 13 2 3.25 v West Indies Nagpur 25 Mar 2016 T20I # 549
T Shamsi 4.0 0 13 2 3.25 v West Indies St George's 29 Jun 2021 T20I # 1179
T Shamsi 4.0 0 13 2 3.25 v West Indies St George's 1 Jul 2021 T20I # 1180
CH Morris 3.0 1 10 2 3.33 v New Zealand Auckland 17 Feb 2017 T20I # 595
RE van der Merwe 4.0 0 14 2 3.50 v New Zealand Lord's 9 Jun 2009 T20I # 99
Imran Tahir 4.0 0 14 1 3.50 v Sri Lanka Johannesburg 22 Jan 2017 T20I # 590
BE Hendricks 4.0 0 14 4 3.50 v Pakistan Centurion 6 Feb 2019 T20I # 736
BE Hendricks 4.0 0 14 2 3.50 v India Bengaluru 22 Sep 2019 T20I # 893
T Shamsi 4.0 0 14 3 3.50 v Ireland Belfast 22 Jul 2021 T20I # 1197
KA Maharaj 4.0 1 14 1 3.50 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 14 Sep 2021 T20I # 1273
A Nortje 4.0 0 14 1 3.50 v West Indies Dubai (DSC) 26 Oct 2021 T20I # 1366
WD Parnell 4.0 0 14 0 3.50 v India Thiruvananthapuram 28 Sep 2022 T20I # 1800
WD Parnell 3.5 0 14 3 3.65 v England Nottingham 11 Jun 2009 T20I # 103
JA Morkel 3.0 0 11 0 3.66 v West Indies Johannesburg 18 Jan 2008 T20I # 51
LL Tsotsobe 3.0 0 11 1 3.66 v Sri Lanka Colombo (RPS) 2 Aug 2013 T20I # 323
D Pretorius 3.0 0 11 1 3.66 v Bangladesh Abu Dhabi 2 Nov 2021 T20I # 1384
J Botha 4.0 0 15 2 3.75 v England Bridgetown 8 May 2010 T20I # 168
M Morkel 4.0 0 15 2 3.75 v West Indies North Sound 20 May 2010 T20I # 179
JH Kallis 4.0 1 15 4 3.75 v Zimbabwe Hambantota 20 Sep 2012 T20I # 266
RJ Peterson 4.0 1 15 2 3.75 v Pakistan Colombo (RPS) 28 Sep 2012 T20I # 277
DW Steyn 4.0 0 15 3 3.75 v Pakistan Dubai (DSC) 13 Nov 2013 T20I # 334
AL Phehlukwayo 4.0 0 15 0 3.75 v Zimbabwe Potchefstroom 12 Oct 2018 T20I # 699
K Rabada 4.0 0 15 1 3.75 v India Cuttack 12 Jun 2022 T20I # 1569
WD Parnell 4.0 1 15 3 3.75 v India Perth 30 Oct 2022 T20I # 1853
By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry.
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Minimum of 12 balls

Records includes the following current or recent matches:
South Africa v West Indies at Centurion, 2nd T20I, Mar 26, 2023 [T20I # 2032]
South Africa v West Indies at Centurion, 1st T20I, Mar 25, 2023 [T20I # 2031]
Netherlands v South Africa at Adelaide, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 40th match, Nov 6, 2022 [T20I # 1871]