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
CEL Ambrose	11.0	6	8	3	0.72	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Port of Spain	16 Mar 2000	Test # 1490
NJ Astle	11.0	6	9	1	0.81	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
CEL Ambrose	16.0	9	14	1	0.87	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Kingston	24 Mar 2000	Test # 1492
SE Bond	11.0	8	10	2	0.90	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Aug 2005	Test # 1759
M Muralidaran	36.0	17	35	4	0.97	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
M Muralidaran	58.3	26	67	5	1.14	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
M Muralidaran	40.0	19	51	9	1.27	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
CA Walsh	14.0	8	18	2	1.28	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Port of Spain	16 Mar 2000	Test # 1490
Harbhajan Singh	19.0	6	25	1	1.31	India	v Zimbabwe	Harare	15 Jun 2001	Test # 1549
CA Walsh	15.5	6	21	3	1.32	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Kingston	24 Mar 2000	Test # 1492
NJ Astle	18.0	10	24	1	1.33	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
MJ Hoggard	18.0	8	24	3	1.33	England	v Zimbabwe	Lord's	22 May 2003	Test # 1646
NC McGarrell	17.0	7	23	4	1.35	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
A Nel	12.0	7	17	2	1.41	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
SM Pollock	28.0	14	40	2	1.42	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
CEL Ambrose	25.0	8	36	0	1.44	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Kingston	24 Mar 2000	Test # 1492
Harbhajan Singh	31.4	9	46	4	1.45	India	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002	Test # 1589
FA Rose	13.0	4	19	4	1.46	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Port of Spain	16 Mar 2000	Test # 1490
DJ Nash	17.0	11	25	1	1.47	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000	Test # 1511
ST Jayasuriya	29.0	10	43	5	1.48	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
Mohammad Rafique	38.0	14	57	0	1.50	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Dhaka	14 Jan 2005	Test # 1735
M Muralidaran	16.0	7	24	4	1.50	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
DL Vettori	52.0	23	79	1	1.51	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
SB O'Connor	28.0	9	43	3	1.53	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000	Test # 1511
Waqar Younis	13.0	6	20	1	1.53	Pakistan	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	16 Nov 2002	Test # 1627
Mohammad Rafique	41.4	19	65	5	1.56	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Chattogram	06 Jan 2005	Test # 1733
NJ Astle	14.0	9	22	2	1.57	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000	Test # 1511
NC McGarrell	24.0	9	38	4	1.58	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
DJ Nash	17.3	8	28	0	1.60	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000	Test # 1511
SB O'Connor	45.0	17	73	4	1.62	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000	Test # 1511
M Kartik	24.0	7	40	0	1.66	India	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	18 Nov 2000	Test # 1515
CH Gayle	15.0	2	25	3	1.66	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Port of Spain	16 Mar 2000	Test # 1490
N Boje	15.0	7	25	1	1.66	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
JH Kallis	12.0	5	20	2	1.66	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Centurion	11 Mar 2005	Test # 1740
M Dillon	34.0	13	57	2	1.67	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Nov 2003	Test # 1669
CEL Ambrose	25.0	13	42	4	1.68	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Port of Spain	16 Mar 2000	Test # 1490
A Kumble	37.0	15	63	5	1.70	India	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002	Test # 1589
DNT Zoysa	14.0	6	24	2	1.71	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
Enamul Haque	43.0	13	74	3	1.72	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Dhaka	08 Nov 2001	Test # 1566
ST Jayasuriya	18.0	5	31	4	1.72	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
L Klusener	29.0	9	50	2	1.72	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
SR Tendulkar	11.0	3	19	0	1.72	India	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	25 Nov 2000	Test # 1517
CA Walsh	28.0	9	49	2	1.75	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Port of Spain	16 Mar 2000	Test # 1490
L Klusener	12.0	7	21	0	1.75	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
CL Hooper	21.0	6	38	0	1.80	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
SB O'Connor	16.0	7	29	0	1.81	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Wellington	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1524
CW Henderson	18.0	11	33	3	1.83	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
NC McGarrell	12.0	5	22	1	1.83	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
M Muralidaran	24.2	10	45	6	1.84	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004	Test # 1698
WPUJC Vaas	19.0	7	36	0	1.89	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
JEC Franklin	10.0	2	19	2	1.90	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Aug 2005	Test # 1759
Mashrafe Mortaza	31.0	12	59	3	1.90	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Chattogram	06 Jan 2005	Test # 1733
A Nehra	12.0	1	23	3	1.91	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	07 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
CL Cairns	17.1	7	33	2	1.92	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000	Test # 1511
CD Collymore	15.0	7	29	2	1.93	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Nov 2003	Test # 1669
WPUJC Vaas	18.0	5	35	2	1.94	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Kandy	04 Jan 2002	Test # 1583
DS Lehmann	31.2	15	61	3	1.94	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Perth	09 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
CH Gayle	19.2	6	38	0	1.96	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	04 Nov 2003	Test # 1668
A Kumble	29.3	8	58	4	1.96	India	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	28 Feb 2002	Test # 1591
RD King	23.4	9	47	2	1.98	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
PJ Wiseman	45.0	16	90	5	2.00	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
Harbhajan Singh	31.0	5	62	6	2.00	India	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	28 Feb 2002	Test # 1591
Z Khan	22.0	6	44	2	2.00	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	07 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
Manjural Islam Rana	13.0	4	26	0	2.00	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Feb 2004	Test # 1683
FA Rose	12.0	5	24	2	2.00	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Kingston	24 Mar 2000	Test # 1492
UDU Chandana	12.0	4	24	0	2.00	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Galle	12 Jan 2002	Test # 1585
Manjural Islam	12.0	4	24	1	2.00	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Feb 2004	Test # 1683
Tapash Baisya	10.0	6	20	2	2.00	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Chattogram	06 Jan 2005	Test # 1733
Enamul Haque jnr	22.2	5	45	6	2.01	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Chattogram	06 Jan 2005	Test # 1733
DL Vettori	13.5	4	28	4	2.02	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Aug 2005	Test # 1759
NJ Astle	36.0	16	73	1	2.02	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000	Test # 1511
CA Walsh	22.4	6	46	2	2.02	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Kingston	24 Mar 2000	Test # 1492
PJ Wiseman	27.0	11	55	0	2.03	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Sep 2000	Test # 1511
M Muralidaran	26.0	8	53	4	2.03	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
JN Gillespie	25.3	9	52	3	2.03	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Perth	09 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
AF Giles	25.0	9	51	1	2.04	England	v Zimbabwe	Chester-le-Street	05 Jun 2003	Test # 1647
Enamul Haque	46.0	15	94	2	2.04	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
WPUJC Vaas	19.0	6	39	0	2.05	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Harare	06 May 2004	Test # 1698
J Srinath	18.0	4	37	2	2.05	India	v Zimbabwe	Delhi	28 Feb 2002	Test # 1591
AB Agarkar	14.0	3	29	0	2.07	India	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	25 Nov 2000	Test # 1517
DL Vettori	27.0	9	56	2	2.07	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	15 Aug 2005	Test # 1761
DNT Zoysa	13.0	4	27	2	2.07	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 May 2004	Test # 1699
M Ntini	23.0	10	48	1	2.08	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
CL Cairns	14.5	5	31	5	2.08	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
SB O'Connor	30.0	7	63	1	2.10	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
CS Martin	10.0	1	21	3	2.10	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 Aug 2005	Test # 1759
Enamul Haque jnr	26.0	9	55	0	2.11	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Chattogram	06 Jan 2005	Test # 1733
Harbhajan Singh	26.0	5	55	0	2.11	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	13 Sep 2005	Test # 1765
Mohammad Rafique	57.0	11	121	4	2.12	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Harare	19 Feb 2004	Test # 1683
GB Hogg	23.0	8	49	2	2.13	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1663
CW Henderson	67.0	24	143	4	2.13	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
Naimur Rahman	28.0	12	60	2	2.14	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
PT Collins	13.3	4	29	2	2.14	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
FA Rose	19.0	6	41	1	2.15	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Port of Spain	16 Mar 2000	Test # 1490
WPUJC Vaas	19.0	8	41	3	2.15	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 May 2004	Test # 1699
PJ Wiseman	25.0	8	54	3	2.16	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Sep 2000	Test # 1510
Harbhajan Singh	20.5	6	45	2	2.16	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	07 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
CS Martin	32.5	11	71	5	2.16	New Zealand	v Zimbabwe	Wellington	26 Dec 2000	Test # 1524
J Srinath	32.2	11	71	3	2.19	India	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	07 Jun 2001	Test # 1548
RD King	23.0	8	51	5	2.21	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Kingston	24 Mar 2000	Test # 1492

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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]