Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings IN India

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches IN India

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
N Boje	15.0	6	10	2	0.66	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
Shahid Afridi	17.0	7	13	3	0.76	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005	Test # 1743
WPUJC Vaas	21.0	14	20	4	0.95	Sri Lanka	v India	Chennai	02 Dec 2005	Test # 1775
GD McGrath	19.0	13	19	3	1.00	Australia	v India	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
GD McGrath	25.0	13	27	3	1.08	Australia	v India	Nagpur	26 Oct 2004	Test # 1718
MJ Hoggard	12.0	6	13	1	1.08	England	v India	Wankhede	18 Mar 2006	Test # 1791
SR Clark	11.0	6	12	1	1.09	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2008	Test # 1887
M Kartik	14.0	6	17	2	1.21	India	v South Africa	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004	Test # 1722
RW Price	19.0	9	24	2	1.26	Zimbabwe	v India	Delhi	28 Feb 2002	Test # 1591
A Flintoff	11.0	4	14	3	1.27	England	v India	Wankhede	18 Mar 2006	Test # 1791
A Kumble	23.3	10	30	5	1.27	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
GD McGrath	14.0	8	18	4	1.28	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001	Test # 1535
MN Samuels	16.0	3	21	1	1.31	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	30 Oct 2002	Test # 1622
HMCM Bandara	11.2	6	15	1	1.32	Sri Lanka	v India	Chennai	02 Dec 2005	Test # 1775
J Srinath	10.0	5	14	1	1.40	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
WJ Cronje	12.0	6	17	1	1.41	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
AA Donald	16.0	6	23	2	1.43	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
Harbhajan Singh	31.4	9	46	4	1.45	India	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002	Test # 1589
J Srinath	11.0	5	16	1	1.45	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002	Test # 1616
GD McGrath	17.1	9	25	2	1.45	Australia	v India	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
Z Khan	27.0	7	40	3	1.48	India	v England	Chennai	11 Dec 2008	Test # 1898
SM Pollock	17.3	5	26	2	1.48	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
DL Vettori	56.0	24	84	2	1.50	New Zealand	v India	Mohali	16 Oct 2003	Test # 1662
JN Gillespie	16.0	7	24	4	1.50	Australia	v India	Nagpur	26 Oct 2004	Test # 1718
Arshad Khan	14.0	8	21	2	1.50	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005	Test # 1743
AF Giles	43.3	16	67	5	1.54	England	v India	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001	Test # 1575
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
MG Johnson	14.0	4	22	0	1.57	Australia	v India	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008	Test # 1892
A Kumble	30.4	13	49	4	1.59	India	v England	Wankhede	18 Mar 2006	Test # 1791
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
AB Agarkar	11.0	3	18	1	1.63	India	v Sri Lanka	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
AA Donald	14.0	6	23	2	1.64	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
MS Kasprowicz	14.0	7	23	2	1.64	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004	Test # 1713
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
SM Pollock	24.0	14	40	1	1.66	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
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
M Dillon	26.0	11	44	3	1.69	West Indies	v India	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
A Kumble	37.0	15	63	5	1.70	India	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002	Test # 1589
Harbhajan Singh	38.0	9	65	2	1.71	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	08 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
M Dillon	31.2	9	54	3	1.72	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	09 Oct 2002	Test # 1616
SR Tendulkar	11.0	3	19	0	1.72	India	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	25 Nov 2000	Test # 1517
MS Panesar	42.0	19	73	2	1.73	England	v India	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006	Test # 1785
DL Vettori	23.0	8	40	0	1.73	New Zealand	v India	Mohali	16 Oct 2003	Test # 1662
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 Flintoff	30.2	10	54	3	1.78	England	v India	Mohali	19 Dec 2008	Test # 1901
A Kumble	21.2	6	38	4	1.78	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	22 Nov 2007	Test # 1849
A Flintoff	28.0	9	50	4	1.78	England	v India	Bengaluru	19 Dec 2001	Test # 1578
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
MJ Hoggard	16.0	7	29	1	1.81	England	v India	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006	Test # 1785
Z Khan	12.4	5	23	3	1.81	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
SR Clark	12.0	6	22	1	1.83	Australia	v India	Delhi	29 Oct 2008	Test # 1891
AF Giles	31.0	12	57	0	1.83	England	v India	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001	Test # 1575
Danish Kaneria	25.0	11	46	2	1.84	Pakistan	v India	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005	Test # 1743
IK Pathan	13.0	2	24	1	1.84	India	v England	Wankhede	18 Mar 2006	Test # 1791
MJ Hoggard	30.5	13	57	6	1.84	England	v India	Nagpur	01 Mar 2006	Test # 1785
JH Kallis	16.0	8	30	3	1.87	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
GD McGrath	11.1	3	21	2	1.88	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539
VVS Laxman	10.0	2	19	0	1.90	India	v South Africa	Chennai	26 Mar 2008	Test # 1870
A Flintoff	22.0	7	42	2	1.90	England	v India	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001	Test # 1575
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
WJ Cronje	12.0	5	23	3	1.91	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
MG Johnson	12.0	0	23	1	1.91	Australia	v India	Delhi	29 Oct 2008	Test # 1891
MM Patel	13.0	4	25	4	1.92	India	v England	Mohali	09 Mar 2006	Test # 1788
MF Maharoof	27.0	11	52	2	1.92	Sri Lanka	v India	Ahmedabad	18 Dec 2005	Test # 1778
Harbhajan Singh	29.0	13	56	3	1.93	India	v West Indies	Chennai	17 Oct 2002	Test # 1618
AD Mathews	15.0	6	29	1	1.93	Sri Lanka	v India	Ahmedabad	16 Nov 2009	Test # 1933
M Hayward	16.0	4	31	0	1.93	South Africa	v India	Bengaluru	02 Mar 2000	Test # 1486
MJ Hoggard	17.0	6	33	0	1.94	England	v India	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001	Test # 1575
SM Pollock	12.2	6	24	4	1.94	South Africa	v India	Wankhede	24 Feb 2000	Test # 1484
GD McGrath	20.0	10	39	2	1.95	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	06 Oct 2004	Test # 1713
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
JN Gillespie	35.0	8	70	2	2.00	Australia	v India	Chennai	14 Oct 2004	Test # 1714
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
MJ Clarke	20.0	7	40	0	2.00	Australia	v India	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2008	Test # 1887
Z de Bruyn	16.0	4	32	2	2.00	South Africa	v India	Eden Gardens	28 Nov 2004	Test # 1724
SC Ganguly	14.0	5	28	1	2.00	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	22 Nov 2007	Test # 1849
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
MS Panesar	26.0	7	53	1	2.03	England	v India	Wankhede	18 Mar 2006	Test # 1791
SK Warne	23.0	8	47	2	2.04	Australia	v India	Nagpur	26 Oct 2004	Test # 1718
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
Harbhajan Singh	29.0	9	60	2	2.06	India	v Australia	Mohali	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1889

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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]