Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings - India

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches - India

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
M Kartik	14.0	6	17	2	1.21	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
IK Pathan	21.0	12	26	2	1.23	India	v Pakistan	Multan	28 Mar 2004	Test # 1693
A Kumble	23.3	10	30	5	1.27	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
Harbhajan Singh	19.0	6	25	1	1.31	India	v Zimbabwe	Harare	15 Jun 2001	Test # 1549
I Sharma	15.0	8	20	3	1.33	India	v Sri Lanka	Galle	31 Jul 2008	Test # 1884
S Sreesanth	12.0	7	16	1	1.33	India	v England	Nottingham	27 Jul 2007	Test # 1841
J Srinath	10.0	5	14	1	1.40	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
Harbhajan Singh	31.4	9	46	4	1.45	India	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002	Test # 1589
Z Khan	22.0	13	32	3	1.45	India	v England	The Oval	09 Aug 2007	Test # 1842
AB Agarkar	11.0	4	16	2	1.45	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
J Srinath	11.0	5	16	1	1.45	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002	Test # 1616
Z Khan	27.0	7	40	3	1.48	India	v England	Chennai	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1898
SB Joshi	18.0	5	27	3	1.50	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
SB Bangar	15.0	4	23	2	1.53	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	12 Dec 2002	Test # 1631
IK Pathan	22.0	8	34	3	1.54	India	v Sri Lanka	Delhi	10 Dec 2005	Test # 1776
M Kartik	18.0	6	28	2	1.55	India	v South Africa	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
A Kumble	30.4	13	49	4	1.59	India	v England	Wankhede	18 Mar 2006	Test # 1791
V Sehwag	30.0	9	48	1	1.60	India	v West Indies	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2006	Test # 1806
PP Ojha	23.0	12	37	2	1.60	India	v Sri Lanka	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009	Test # 1935
I Sharma	19.4	4	32	1	1.62	India	v England	Chennai	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1898
Z Khan	22.0	6	36	1	1.63	India	v Australia	Chennai	14 Oct 2004	Test # 1714
W Jaffer	11.0	3	18	2	1.63	India	v West Indies	St John's	10 May 2002	Test # 1602
AB Agarkar	11.0	3	18	1	1.63	India	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
J Srinath	17.0	9	28	2	1.64	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
A Kumble	35.1	11	58	2	1.64	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	08 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
A Kumble	38.0	16	63	7	1.65	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	16 Mar 2005	Test # 1741
M Kartik	24.0	7	40	0	1.66	India	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	18 Nov 2000	Test # 1515
Harbhajan Singh	30.3	16	51	2	1.67	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	16 Mar 2005	Test # 1741
Harbhajan Singh	31.0	9	52	3	1.67	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
Harbhajan Singh	28.3	12	48	7	1.68	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002	Test # 1616
T Yohannan	16.0	5	27	1	1.68	India	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2002	Test # 1633
MM Patel	13.0	4	22	0	1.69	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	03 Apr 2009	Test # 1918
A Kumble	37.0	15	63	5	1.70	India	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002	Test # 1589
M Kartik	24.0	9	41	0	1.70	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
Harbhajan Singh	38.0	9	65	2	1.71	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	08 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
J Srinath	11.0	3	19	3	1.72	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
SR Tendulkar	11.0	3	19	0	1.72	India	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	25 Nov 2000	Test # 1517
Harbhajan Singh	23.0	9	40	2	1.73	India	v England	Wankhede	18 Mar 2006	Test # 1791
Harbhajan Singh	21.0	8	37	1	1.76	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002	Test # 1616
J Srinath	30.0	6	53	1	1.76	India	v South Africa	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
A Kumble	21.2	6	38	4	1.78	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	22 Nov 2007	Test # 1849
Harbhajan Singh	33.0	8	59	4	1.78	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	03 Apr 2009	Test # 1918
Harbhajan Singh	20.0	3	36	3	1.80	India	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1889
I Sharma	10.0	2	18	2	1.80	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
M Kartik	42.0	12	76	0	1.80	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
Z Khan	12.4	5	23	3	1.81	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
J Srinath	45.0	19	82	0	1.82	India	v West Indies	St John's	10 May 2002	Test # 1602
IK Pathan	13.0	2	24	1	1.84	India	v England	Wankhede	18 Mar 2006	Test # 1791
Harbhajan Singh	23.0	4	43	3	1.86	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	03 Apr 2009	Test # 1918
VVS Laxman	17.0	6	32	1	1.88	India	v West Indies	St John's	10 May 2002	Test # 1602
A Kumble	30.0	12	57	3	1.90	India	v West Indies	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2006	Test # 1806
VVS Laxman	10.0	2	19	0	1.90	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
L Balaji	11.0	4	21	0	1.90	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	08 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
Harbhajan Singh	23.0	7	44	4	1.91	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008	Test # 1873
A Nehra	12.0	1	23	3	1.91	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	07 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
MM Patel	13.0	4	25	4	1.92	India	v England	Mohali	09 Mar 2006	Test # 1788
Harbhajan Singh	29.0	13	56	3	1.93	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
Harbhajan Singh	17.0	4	33	2	1.94	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	12 Dec 2002	Test # 1631
Z Khan	21.0	9	41	2	1.95	India	v England	Chennai	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1898
A Kumble	29.3	8	58	4	1.96	India	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	28 Feb 2002	Test # 1591
Harbhajan Singh	57.3	15	115	5	2.00	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	30 Oct 2002	Test # 1622
Harbhajan Singh	31.0	5	62	6	2.00	India	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	28 Feb 2002	Test # 1591
A Kumble	28.0	12	56	4	2.00	India	v South Africa	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
A Kumble	25.0	8	50	3	2.00	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002	Test # 1616
SB Bangar	24.0	8	48	2	2.00	India	v England	The Oval	05 Sep 2002	Test # 1614
Z Khan	22.0	6	44	2	2.00	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	07 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
SC Ganguly	14.0	5	28	1	2.00	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	22 Nov 2007	Test # 1849
MM Patel	12.0	5	24	1	2.00	India	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Jun 2006	Test # 1808
SC Ganguly	10.0	2	20	1	2.00	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007	Test # 1852
Harbhajan Singh	41.5	20	84	8	2.00	India	v Australia	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539
Z Khan	29.0	7	59	0	2.03	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
V Sehwag	16.1	5	33	3	2.04	India	v West Indies	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2006	Test # 1806
A Kumble	24.5	5	51	4	2.05	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002	Test # 1616
J Srinath	18.0	4	37	2	2.05	India	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	28 Feb 2002	Test # 1591
RR Powar	16.0	4	33	3	2.06	India	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	25 May 2007	Test # 1833
Harbhajan Singh	29.0	9	60	2	2.06	India	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1889
AB Agarkar	14.0	3	29	0	2.07	India	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	25 Nov 2000	Test # 1517
A Kumble	14.0	5	29	1	2.07	India	v West Indies	St John's	10 May 2002	Test # 1602
Harbhajan Singh	27.0	7	56	1	2.07	India	v England	Leeds	22 Aug 2002	Test # 1613
A Nehra	16.2	4	34	3	2.08	India	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2002	Test # 1633
A Kumble	68.4	15	143	6	2.08	India	v South Africa	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
Harbhajan Singh	33.0	12	69	1	2.09	India	v Sri Lanka	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
SC Ganguly	10.0	4	21	0	2.10	India	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	22 Aug 2001	Test # 1557
Z Khan	10.0	3	21	1	2.10	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
MM Patel	10.0	3	21	1	2.10	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	30 Nov 2007	Test # 1850
V Sehwag	18.0	2	38	0	2.11	India	v Australia	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
A Kumble	26.0	9	55	4	2.11	India	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1727
Harbhajan Singh	26.0	5	55	0	2.11	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	13 Sep 2005	Test # 1765
Z Khan	25.0	8	53	5	2.12	India	v New Zealand	Wellington	12 Dec 2002	Test # 1631
I Sharma	15.3	3	33	1	2.12	India	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	08 Aug 2008	Test # 1886
J Srinath	22.0	9	47	0	2.13	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
MM Patel	20.0	5	43	1	2.15	India	v South Africa	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007	Test # 1827
A Kumble	39.0	7	84	1	2.15	India	v England	Wankhede	18 Mar 2006	Test # 1791
J Srinath	32.0	9	69	3	2.15	India	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2002	Test # 1599
Harbhajan Singh	20.5	6	45	2	2.16	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	07 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
Harbhajan Singh	31.0	5	67	0	2.16	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	30 Nov 2007	Test # 1850
IK Pathan	37.0	14	80	1	2.16	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	08 Dec 2007	Test # 1852
MM Patel	12.0	2	26	1	2.16	India	v West Indies	Kingston	30 Jun 2006	Test # 1808
Z Khan	13.2	4	29	5	2.17	India	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2002	Test # 1633
A Kumble	28.3	1	62	3	2.17	India	v South Africa	Durban	26 Dec 2006	Test # 1825

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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

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]