Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SK Warne	11.0	4	11	4	1.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Sharjah	11 Oct 2002	Test # 1617
SM Pollock	22.0	12	27	1	1.22	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
IK Pathan	21.0	12	26	2	1.23	India	v Pakistan	Multan	28 Mar 2004	Test # 1693
RO Hinds	12.0	3	15	0	1.25	West Indies	v Pakistan	Sharjah	07 Feb 2002	Test # 1588
JN Gillespie	12.0	7	15	2	1.25	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1729
HMRKB Herath	11.3	5	15	4	1.30	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	04 Jul 2009	Test # 1921
RJ Peterson	15.0	6	21	1	1.40	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
AF Giles	27.0	12	38	3	1.40	England	v Pakistan	Karachi	07 Dec 2000	Test # 1521
CEL Ambrose	37.0	16	54	0	1.45	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	18 May 2000	Test # 1496
SJ Harmison	13.0	7	19	6	1.46	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	27 Jul 2006	Test # 1811
PL Harris	40.0	14	60	2	1.50	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	08 Oct 2007	Test # 1844
NJ Astle	30.0	12	45	0	1.50	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1536
GD McGrath	16.0	8	24	8	1.50	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	16 Dec 2004	Test # 1726
CD McMillan	31.0	13	47	1	1.51	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1536
GD McGrath	24.2	12	38	3	1.56	Australia	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	03 Oct 2002	Test # 1615
DNT Zoysa	19.0	4	30	2	1.57	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
MG Johnson	22.0	10	36	3	1.63	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 2009	Test # 1943
CA Walsh	28.0	10	46	2	1.64	West Indies	v Pakistan	Georgetown	05 May 2000	Test # 1494
SM Pollock	14.0	5	23	1	1.64	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
SM Pollock	17.3	4	29	2	1.65	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
A Kumble	38.0	16	63	7	1.65	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	16 Mar 2005	Test # 1741
DL Vettori	56.0	25	93	2	1.66	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	11 Dec 2009	Test # 1940
Harbhajan Singh	30.3	16	51	2	1.67	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	16 Mar 2005	Test # 1741
DG Cork	25.0	9	42	1	1.68	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	31 May 2001	Test # 1547
CEL Ambrose	25.3	10	43	4	1.68	West Indies	v Pakistan	Georgetown	05 May 2000	Test # 1494
CH Gayle	16.0	3	27	0	1.68	West Indies	v Pakistan	Karachi	27 Nov 2006	Test # 1818
CA Walsh	13.0	4	22	5	1.69	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	18 May 2000	Test # 1496
T Thushara	12.0	4	21	2	1.75	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Galle	04 Jul 2009	Test # 1921
JH Kallis	17.0	5	30	2	1.76	South Africa	v Pakistan	Durban	26 Dec 2002	Test # 1635
A Kumble	21.2	6	38	4	1.78	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	22 Nov 2007	Test # 1849
WPUJC Vaas	29.0	7	52	0	1.79	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	14 Jun 2000	Test # 1499
SK Warne	21.0	9	38	3	1.80	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	16 Dec 2004	Test # 1726
MS Kasprowicz	16.3	6	30	5	1.81	Australia	v Pakistan	Perth	16 Dec 2004	Test # 1726
WPUJC Vaas	36.0	10	66	0	1.83	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Karachi	21 Feb 2009	Test # 1909
GP Wickramasinghe	12.0	5	22	0	1.83	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Peshawar	05 Mar 2000	Test # 1487
GP Wickramasinghe	20.0	5	37	4	1.85	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	26 Feb 2000	Test # 1485
CEL Ambrose	21.0	5	39	3	1.85	West Indies	v Pakistan	St John's	25 May 2000	Test # 1497
KMDN Kulasekara	19.4	6	37	4	1.88	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009	Test # 1924
JH Kallis	11.0	3	21	1	1.90	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	01 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
AF Giles	59.0	20	113	4	1.91	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	15 Nov 2000	Test # 1513
DR Tuffey	24.0	9	46	1	1.91	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
NJ Astle	13.0	6	25	0	1.92	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Auckland	08 Mar 2001	Test # 1533
PL Harris	13.0	2	25	0	1.92	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
GD McGrath	28.0	12	54	1	1.92	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 2004	Test # 1729
PL Harris	30.0	8	58	2	1.93	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	01 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
CA Walsh	20.0	4	39	1	1.95	West Indies	v Pakistan	St John's	25 May 2000	Test # 1497
SM Pollock	23.0	6	45	4	1.95	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
M Muralidaran	39.0	10	77	4	1.97	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Peshawar	05 Mar 2000	Test # 1487
HMRKB Herath	32.2	10	64	4	1.97	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	20 Oct 2004	Test # 1716
JC Adams	26.0	9	52	2	2.00	West Indies	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	18 May 2000	Test # 1496
GJ Whittall	22.0	10	44	1	2.00	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Harare	09 Nov 2002	Test # 1625
Khaled Mahmud	21.0	6	42	2	2.00	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Peshawar	27 Aug 2003	Test # 1657
DR Tuffey	19.0	5	38	3	2.00	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	27 Mar 2001	Test # 1540
Khaled Mahmud	14.0	5	28	1	2.00	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Peshawar	27 Aug 2003	Test # 1657
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
BAW Mendis	10.0	3	20	3	2.00	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (PSS)	12 Jul 2009	Test # 1924
PL Harris	36.0	13	73	5	2.02	South Africa	v Pakistan	Karachi	01 Oct 2007	Test # 1843
Mohammad Rafique	17.4	7	36	5	2.03	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Multan	03 Sep 2003	Test # 1658
JH Kallis	18.0	3	37	0	2.05	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
TG Southee	31.0	8	64	2	2.06	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Napier	11 Dec 2009	Test # 1940
RD King	23.0	6	48	4	2.08	West Indies	v Pakistan	St John's	25 May 2000	Test # 1497
MM Patel	10.0	3	21	1	2.10	India	v Pakistan	Eden Gardens	30 Nov 2007	Test # 1850
SM Pollock	18.0	5	38	1	2.11	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
M Muralidaran	34.0	8	72	4	2.11	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	06 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
DL Vettori	22.0	6	47	1	2.13	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
AF Giles	35.0	13	75	5	2.14	England	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	29 Nov 2000	Test # 1518
CE Cuffy	35.0	10	75	1	2.14	West Indies	v Pakistan	Sharjah	31 Jan 2002	Test # 1587
CEL Ambrose	14.0	4	30	2	2.14	West Indies	v Pakistan	St John's	25 May 2000	Test # 1497
WPUJC Vaas	20.0	6	43	1	2.15	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	20 Jul 2009	Test # 1927
DJ Bravo	19.0	6	41	1	2.15	West Indies	v Pakistan	Multan	19 Nov 2006	Test # 1816
M Muralidaran	20.5	7	45	4	2.16	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	26 Feb 2000	Test # 1485
CD Collymore	31.0	9	67	2	2.16	West Indies	v Pakistan	Multan	19 Nov 2006	Test # 1816
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
PL Harris	14.2	2	31	2	2.16	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	26 Jan 2007	Test # 1830
GW Flower	12.0	4	26	0	2.16	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Bulawayo	16 Nov 2002	Test # 1627
M Ntini	15.1	2	33	4	2.17	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
SM Pollock	22.0	7	48	1	2.18	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
MS Panesar	17.5	4	39	3	2.18	England	v Pakistan	Leeds	04 Aug 2006	Test # 1813
SE Bond	21.0	5	46	3	2.19	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Dunedin	24 Nov 2009	Test # 1934
RD King	26.0	7	57	2	2.19	West Indies	v Pakistan	Georgetown	05 May 2000	Test # 1494
M Muralidaran	25.0	9	55	4	2.20	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Lahore	06 Mar 2002	Test # 1592
WPUJC Vaas	20.0	3	44	2	2.20	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Peshawar	05 Mar 2000	Test # 1487
C White	24.3	5	54	4	2.20	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	15 Nov 2000	Test # 1513
M Ntini	29.0	9	64	2	2.20	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
SD Udal	14.0	2	31	1	2.21	England	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	20 Nov 2005	Test # 1772
MS Panesar	27.0	7	60	2	2.22	England	v Pakistan	Lord's	13 Jul 2006	Test # 1809
JDP Oram	22.0	5	49	2	2.22	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
IK Pathan	22.0	7	49	2	2.22	India	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	13 Apr 2004	Test # 1697
WPUJC Vaas	38.0	7	85	3	2.23	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Rawalpindi	26 Feb 2000	Test # 1485
M Muralidaran	42.0	13	94	3	2.23	Sri Lanka	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	26 Mar 2006	Test # 1794
M Ntini	20.0	7	45	2	2.25	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
Z Khan	20.0	5	45	2	2.25	India	v Pakistan	Delhi	22 Nov 2007	Test # 1849
SB Styris	12.0	4	27	0	2.25	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
RW Price	51.3	14	116	4	2.25	Zimbabwe	v Pakistan	Bulawayo	16 Nov 2002	Test # 1627
PL Harris	20.2	6	46	4	2.26	South Africa	v Pakistan	Centurion	11 Jan 2007	Test # 1828
SJ Harmison	16.2	5	37	3	2.26	England	v Pakistan	Multan	12 Nov 2005	Test # 1770
IDK Salisbury	31.0	5	71	0	2.29	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	15 Nov 2000	Test # 1513
IG Butler	20.0	6	46	6	2.30	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677

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Minimum of 60 balls
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]