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
D Ganga (WI)	2001-2003	4	1.0	1	6	0	0	-	0.00	0.00	-	0	0	0
KOA Powell (WI)	2013-2017	4	1.0	1	6	0	0	-	0.00	0.00	-	0	0	0
Nasir Hossain (BAN)	2013-2013	2	5.0	2	30	3	0	-	0.00	0.60	-	0	0	0
Asghar Afghan (AFG)	2021-2021	2	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	0.00	1.00	-	0	0	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	1998-2004	10	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	0.00	1.00	-	0	0	0
Hasan Raza (PAK)	1996-2002	4	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	0.00	1.00	-	0	0	0
Imrul Kayes (BAN)	2011-2018	4	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	0.00	1.00	-	0	0	0
AH Jones (NZ)	1992-1992	2	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	0.00	1.00	-	0	0	0
VVS Laxman (IND)	2000-2005	6	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	0.00	1.00	-	0	0	0
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	2000-2000	2	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	0.00	1.00	-	0	0	0
MH Richardson (NZ)	2000-2000	3	1.0	0	6	1	0	-	0.00	1.00	-	0	0	0
Shahidullah (AFG)	2021-2021	1	5.0	1	30	6	0	-	0.00	1.20	-	0	0	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	2000-2000	2	77.0	36	462	100	8	4/42	12.50	1.29	57.7	1	0	0
GR Larsen (NZ)	1996-1996	1	26.0	11	156	38	1	1/30	38.00	1.46	156.0	0	0	0
DW Fleming (AUS)	1999-1999	1	36.0	12	216	53	2	2/22	26.50	1.47	108.0	0	0	0
M Prabhakar (IND)	1992-1993	2	77.0	26	462	116	5	3/66	23.20	1.50	92.4	0	0	0
KJ Silva (SL)	1996-1998	3	100.3	43	603	162	16	4/16	10.12	1.61	37.6	2	0	0
CA Walsh (WI)	2000-2000	2	80.3	29	483	134	9	3/21	14.88	1.66	53.6	0	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1999-1999	1	54.0	19	324	90	6	3/44	15.00	1.66	54.0	0	0	0
DJ Nash (NZ)	1992-2000	4	121.3	54	729	206	10	3/41	20.60	1.69	72.9	0	0	0
M Dillon (WI)	2003-2003	1	42.0	15	252	74	4	2/17	18.50	1.76	63.0	0	0	0
M Morkel (SA)	2014-2017	2	49.0	17	294	87	8	5/21	10.87	1.77	36.7	0	1	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2003-2003	1	33.0	13	198	59	3	3/24	19.66	1.78	66.0	0	0	0
CAK Rajitha (SL)	2020-2020	1	43.0	15	258	78	1	1/23	78.00	1.81	258.0	0	0	0
K Rabada (SA)	2017-2017	1	13.1	5	79	24	3	2/12	8.00	1.82	26.3	0	0	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1994-2004	14	786.5	259	4721	1467	87	9/51	16.86	1.86	54.2	6	6	2
CZ Harris (NZ)	1997-1997	2	49.0	18	294	92	1	1/41	92.00	1.87	294.0	0	0	0
M Kartik (IND)	2000-2000	1	35.0	9	210	66	2	2/26	33.00	1.88	105.0	0	0	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1992-1993	2	71.0	22	426	134	4	2/22	33.50	1.88	106.5	0	0	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2014-2014	1	44.0	20	264	84	8	5/46	10.50	1.90	33.0	0	1	0
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2003-2003	1	33.2	16	200	64	3	3/61	21.33	1.92	66.6	0	0	0
CR Miller (AUS)	1999-1999	1	53.0	16	318	102	3	3/66	34.00	1.92	106.0	0	0	0
RDB Croft (ENG)	1996-1996	2	92.0	26	552	178	8	3/39	22.25	1.93	69.0	0	0	0
PL Symcox (SA)	1995-1995	1	22.0	8	132	43	1	1/21	43.00	1.95	132.0	0	0	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2003-2003	2	34.0	11	204	67	2	1/15	33.50	1.97	102.0	0	0	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	2002-2002	1	12.0	4	72	24	0	-	0.00	2.00	-	0	0	0
GS Blewett (AUS)	1999-1999	1	5.0	1	30	10	0	-	0.00	2.00	-	0	0	0
RT Latham (NZ)	1992-1992	2	3.0	2	18	6	0	-	0.00	2.00	-	0	0	0
W Watson (NZ)	1992-1992	2	42.0	13	252	85	2	1/3	42.50	2.02	126.0	0	0	0
Ata-ur-Rehman (PAK)	1993-1993	3	66.0	22	396	134	6	2/20	22.33	2.03	66.0	0	0	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2003-2003	1	28.3	9	171	58	5	3/52	11.60	2.03	34.2	0	0	0
SLV Raju (IND)	1992-1992	1	46.0	17	276	96	0	-	0.00	2.08	-	0	0	0
Mohammad Hussain (PAK)	1996-1996	1	10.0	4	60	21	1	1/7	21.00	2.10	60.0	0	0	0
SM Pollock (SA)	1999-2005	5	169.3	57	1017	356	23	5/39	15.47	2.10	44.2	1	1	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	1996-2005	11	168.5	69	1013	355	9	2/22	39.44	2.10	112.5	0	0	0
SB Doull (NZ)	1992-1998	3	88.4	27	532	187	12	4/35	15.58	2.10	44.3	2	0	0
Enamul Haque (BAN)	2001-2001	3	147.0	40	882	311	8	3/74	38.87	2.11	110.2	0	0	0
Faheem Ashraf (PAK)	2021-2021	1	17.0	5	102	36	1	1/22	36.00	2.11	102.0	0	0	0
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2004-2005	4	215.4	69	1294	457	12	5/65	38.08	2.11	107.8	1	1	0
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1993-1993	1	29.0	9	174	62	0	-	0.00	2.13	-	0	0	0
RP Arnold (SL)	1999-2002	6	14.0	5	84	30	0	-	0.00	2.14	-	0	0	0
R Dravid (IND)	1998-2005	9	7.0	0	42	15	0	-	0.00	2.14	-	0	0	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	1999-2003	3	7.0	3	42	15	0	-	0.00	2.14	-	0	0	0
CW Henderson (SA)	2001-2001	2	164.0	56	984	353	11	4/143	32.09	2.15	89.4	1	0	0
MJ Santner (NZ)	2016-2016	2	78.0	23	468	168	6	2/16	28.00	2.15	78.0	0	0	0
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1994-1996	3	103.0	30	618	222	5	2/109	44.40	2.15	123.6	0	0	0
Maninder Singh (IND)	1993-1993	1	67.0	12	402	145	7	4/66	20.71	2.16	57.4	1	0	0
NC McGarrell (WI)	2001-2001	2	113.0	40	678	245	12	4/23	20.41	2.16	56.5	2	0	0
TA Boult (NZ)	2012-2016	3	85.0	32	510	185	8	4/52	23.12	2.17	63.7	1	0	0
Ariful Haque (BAN)	2018-2018	2	11.0	4	66	24	1	1/10	24.00	2.18	66.0	0	0	0
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2011-2013	3	118.0	42	708	259	10	4/67	25.90	2.19	70.8	1	0	0
GB Hogg (AUS)	2003-2003	1	54.0	17	324	119	3	2/49	39.66	2.20	108.0	0	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1994-2004	13	178.4	47	1072	394	20	5/43	19.70	2.20	53.6	2	1	0
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	2000-2000	3	160.0	50	960	353	9	5/90	39.22	2.20	106.6	0	1	0
ML Su'a (NZ)	1992-1992	2	64.1	16	385	142	8	5/85	17.75	2.21	48.1	0	1	0
Shafiul Islam (BAN)	2011-2014	2	60.0	17	360	134	5	2/17	26.80	2.23	72.0	0	0	0
Abdur Rehman (PAK)	2013-2013	2	79.5	21	479	179	9	4/36	19.88	2.24	53.2	1	0	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	1997-2012	9	388.5	126	2333	873	32	5/70	27.28	2.24	72.9	2	1	0
FA Rose (WI)	2000-2000	2	68.0	23	408	153	9	4/19	17.00	2.25	45.3	1	0	0
AA Donald (SA)	1995-1999	3	102.1	33	613	231	14	8/71	16.50	2.26	43.7	0	1	1
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2001-2004	5	29.0	8	174	66	2	1/7	33.00	2.27	87.0	0	0	0
AB de Villiers (SA)	2005-2017	4	7.0	0	42	16	0	-	0.00	2.28	-	0	0	0
Manzoor Elahi (PAK)	1995-1995	2	48.0	17	288	110	5	2/38	22.00	2.29	57.6	0	0	0
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1998-1998	1	46.0	14	276	106	4	3/65	26.50	2.30	69.0	0	0	0
Ashfaq Ahmed (PAK)	1993-1993	1	23.0	9	138	53	2	2/31	26.50	2.30	69.0	0	0	0
Sayed Shirzad (AFG)	2021-2021	1	42.0	10	252	97	3	2/48	32.33	2.30	84.0	0	0	0
N Wagner (NZ)	2016-2016	2	80.5	22	485	187	11	6/41	17.00	2.31	44.0	0	1	0
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1996-1996	2	82.5	19	497	192	7	4/61	27.42	2.31	71.0	1	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1994-2004	15	574.3	151	3447	1332	48	4/56	27.75	2.31	71.8	4	0	0
A Kumble (IND)	1992-2005	7	370.1	108	2221	859	38	5/63	22.60	2.32	58.4	3	2	0
RK Chauhan (IND)	1993-1993	1	42.1	9	253	98	2	2/68	49.00	2.32	126.5	0	0	0
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)	2018-2021	3	145.5	38	875	340	20	5/38	17.00	2.33	43.7	1	2	0
SS Das (IND)	2000-2002	6	3.0	0	18	7	0	-	0.00	2.33	-	0	0	0
RA Reifer (WI)	2023-2023	2	3.0	0	18	7	0	-	0.00	2.33	-	0	0	0
AD Mullally (ENG)	1996-1996	2	64.0	16	384	150	3	1/32	50.00	2.34	128.0	0	0	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1994-1999	5	177.2	47	1064	418	12	6/60	34.83	2.35	88.6	0	1	0
Ziaur Rahman (BAN)	2013-2013	1	30.0	11	180	71	4	4/63	17.75	2.36	45.0	1	0	0
DJG Sammy (WI)	2013-2013	2	19.0	7	114	45	1	1/13	45.00	2.36	114.0	0	0	0
VD Philander (SA)	2014-2017	2	45.0	15	270	107	3	1/10	35.66	2.37	90.0	0	0	0
KAJ Roach (WI)	2013-2023	5	115.1	37	691	274	12	3/44	22.83	2.37	57.5	0	0	0
Sohag Gazi (BAN)	2013-2013	2	81.3	13	489	194	7	4/59	27.71	2.38	69.8	1	0	0
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1997-2000	6	252.3	72	1515	606	21	4/52	28.85	2.40	72.1	2	0	0
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1995-1998	3	104.1	22	625	251	8	4/64	31.37	2.40	78.1	1	0	0
RAS Lakmal (SL)	2016-2020	5	197.0	49	1182	477	17	4/27	28.05	2.42	69.5	1	0	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-2005	7	313.0	68	1878	761	31	6/62	24.54	2.43	60.5	3	1	0
Nayeem Hasan (BAN)	2020-2020	1	62.0	15	372	152	9	5/82	16.88	2.45	41.3	1	1	0
L Klusener (SA)	1999-2001	4	122.0	35	732	301	7	3/39	43.00	2.46	104.5	0	0	0
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2021-2021	2	50.2	15	302	125	14	5/27	8.92	2.48	21.5	1	2	0
Mustafizur Rahman (BAN)	2018-2018	1	31.0	10	186	77	1	1/19	77.00	2.48	186.0	0	0	0
CR Matthews (SA)	1995-1995	1	33.0	12	198	82	2	2/30	41.00	2.48	99.0	0	0	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]