Records for Test Matches
Worst economy rate in an innings
Player | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | Econ | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
| 7.0 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 11.00 | India | v South Africa | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 | Test # 1985 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 9.83 | Australia | v West Indies | Melbourne | 29 Dec 1979 | Test # 867 | |
| 9.0 | 0 | 86 | 3 | 9.55 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Cape Town | 04 Mar 2005 | Test # 1737 | |
| 5.0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 9.40 | Pakistan | v England | Rawalpindi | 01 Dec 2022 | Test # 2478 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 9.16 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Wellington | 23 Mar 2012 | Test # 2037 | |
| 8.0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 9.00 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Karachi | 06 Dec 1997 | Test # 1391 | |
| 5.0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 9.00 | India | v Pakistan | Bengaluru | 24 Mar 2005 | Test # 1743 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 9.00 | Australia | v Pakistan | Abu Dhabi | 30 Oct 2014 | Test # 2142 | |
| 14.0 | 0 | 124 | 1 | 8.85 | Pakistan | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Jan 2017 | Test # 2245 | |
| 7.0 | 0 | 60 | 1 | 8.57 | England | v India | The Oval | 23 Aug 1990 | Test # 1150 | |
| 13.0 | 0 | 110 | 2 | 8.46 | New Zealand | v England | Mount Maunganui | 16 Feb 2023 | Test # 2492 | |
| 12.0 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 8.41 | Bangladesh | v England | Lord's | 26 May 2005 | Test # 1751 | |
| 5.0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 8.40 | India | v England | Nottingham | 08 Aug 2002 | Test # 1612 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 8.33 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 20 Nov 1998 | Test # 1428 | |
| 9.0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 8.33 | New Zealand | v Australia | Hamilton | 31 Mar 2000 | Test # 1493 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 8.33 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Kingston | 03 Jun 2005 | Test # 1754 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | 8.33 | Australia | v Pakistan | Dubai (DICS) | 22 Oct 2014 | Test # 2140 | |
| 18.0 | 2 | 149 | 0 | 8.27 | Australia | v South Africa | Cape Town | 19 Mar 2009 | Test # 1916 | |
| 7.4 | 0 | 63 | 3 | 8.21 | Pakistan | v England | Multan | 09 Dec 2022 | Test # 2480 | |
| 5.0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 8.20 | Bangladesh | v England | Chattogram | 29 Oct 2003 | Test # 1667 | |
| 5.0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 8.20 | New Zealand | v England | Leeds | 24 May 2013 | Test # 2089 | |
| 8.0 | 0 | 65 | 3 | 8.12 | Australia | v England | Nottingham | 07 Aug 1997 | Test # 1375 | |
| 8.0 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 8.12 | Sri Lanka | v England | Manchester | 13 Jun 2002 | Test # 1606 | |
| 4.0 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 8.06 | England | v West Indies | Manchester | 22 Jul 1939 | Test # 273 | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 96 | 1 | 8.00 | South Africa | v England | The Oval | 18 Aug 1994 | Test # 1266 | |
| 7.0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 8.00 | India | v West Indies | Mohali | 10 Dec 1994 | Test # 1278 | |
| 7.0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 8.00 | Zimbabwe | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 12 Jan 2002 | Test # 1585 | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 64 | 0 | 8.00 | Sri Lanka | v West Indies | Kingston | 27 Jun 2003 | Test # 1649 | |
| 5.0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 8.00 | Pakistan | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Jan 2017 | Test # 2245 | |
| 9.0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 7.88 | New Zealand | v England | The Oval | 21 Aug 1986 | Test # 1051 | |
| 9.0 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 7.88 | England | v India | Birmingham | 01 Jul 2022 | Test # 2470 | |
| 13.0 | 0 | 102 | 1 | 7.84 | England | v Australia | Brisbane | 08 Dec 2021 | Test # 2440 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 7.83 | West Indies | v Australia | Brisbane | 03 Nov 2005 | Test # 1769 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | 7.83 | New Zealand | v Australia | Adelaide | 28 Nov 2008 | Test # 1896 | |
| 23.0 | 0 | 180 | 0 | 7.82 | South Africa | v Australia | Adelaide | 22 Nov 2012 | Test # 2061 | |
| 5.0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 7.80 | England | v India | Kanpur | 31 Jan 1985 | Test # 1011 | |
| 5.0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 7.80 | New Zealand | v India | Kanpur | 22 Oct 1999 | Test # 1464 | |
| 9.0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 7.77 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 22 Feb 1980 | Test # 875 | |
| 9.0 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 7.77 | Australia | v England | Sydney | 03 Jan 2014 | Test # 2113 | |
| 8.0 | 1 | 62 | 1 | 7.75 | Australia | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 20 Feb 2016 | Test # 2202 | |
| 7.0 | 1 | 54 | 1 | 7.71 | New Zealand | v Sri Lanka | Kandy | 09 Mar 1984 | Test # 980 | |
| 7.0 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 7.71 | England | v New Zealand | Napier | 22 Mar 2008 | Test # 1868 | |
| 7.0 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 7.71 | New Zealand | v England | Leeds | 23 Jun 2022 | Test # 2467 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 7.66 | England | v West Indies | Chester-le-Street | 14 May 2009 | Test # 1920 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 46 | 0 | 7.66 | England | v South Africa | Gqeberha | 16 Jan 2020 | Test # 2380 | |
| 11.0 | 1 | 84 | 2 | 7.63 | Pakistan | v England | Rawalpindi | 01 Dec 2022 | Test # 2478 | |
| 8.0 | 0 | 61 | 1 | 7.62 | New Zealand | v Australia | Brisbane | 05 Nov 2015 | Test # 2185 | |
| 5.0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7.60 | England | v Australia | Adelaide | 25 Jan 1991 | Test # 1161 | |
| 5.0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7.60 | Australia | v Pakistan | Brisbane | 21 Nov 2019 | Test # 2368 | |
| 5.0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7.60 | Pakistan | v England | Rawalpindi | 01 Dec 2022 | Test # 2478 | |
| 5.0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7.60 | Pakistan | v England | Karachi | 17 Dec 2022 | Test # 2483 | |
| 7.1 | 0 | 54 | 1 | 7.53 | England | v West Indies | Leeds | 25 Jul 1963 | Test # 546 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 7.50 | England | v Australia | Melbourne | 26 Feb 1937 | Test # 259 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 7.50 | Zimbabwe | v New Zealand | Harare | 07 Nov 1992 | Test # 1199 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 45 | 1 | 7.50 | West Indies | v England | Bridgetown | 16 Mar 2022 | Test # 2457 | |
| 8.0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 7.50 | New Zealand | v England | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2022 | Test # 2465 | |
| 7.0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 7.42 | Australia | v England | Manchester | 19 Jul 2023 | Test # 2512 | |
| 5.0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 7.40 | India | v England | The Oval | 05 Sep 2002 | Test # 1614 | |
| 8.0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 7.37 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Wellington | 31 Jan 1991 | Test # 1162 | |
| 11.0 | 0 | 81 | 1 | 7.36 | West Indies | v India | Bridgetown | 23 Mar 1962 | Test # 527 | |
| 5.1 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 7.35 | India | v Australia | Brisbane | 17 Dec 2014 | Test # 2149 | |
| 12.0 | 1 | 88 | 1 | 7.33 | South Africa | v India | Cape Town | 02 Jan 1997 | Test # 1349 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 7.33 | Zimbabwe | v South Africa | Cape Town | 04 Mar 2005 | Test # 1737 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 7.33 | West Indies | v Australia | Adelaide | 08 Dec 2022 | Test # 2479 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 7.33 | Australia | v West Indies | Adelaide | 08 Dec 2022 | Test # 2479 | |
| 7.0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 7.28 | England | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 1954 | Test # 385 | |
| 7.0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 7.28 | England | v India | Kanpur | 31 Jan 1985 | Test # 1011 | |
| 7.0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 7.28 | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Kingstown | 20 Jun 1997 | Test # 1371 | |
| 8.0 | 0 | 58 | 2 | 7.25 | West Indies | v New Zealand | Bridgetown | 19 Apr 1996 | Test # 1325 | |
| 8.0 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 7.25 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Dunedin | 07 Mar 2012 | Test # 2035 | |
| 13.4 | 0 | 99 | 2 | 7.24 | Ireland | v England | Lord's | 01 Jun 2023 | Test # 2504 | |
| 22.0 | 0 | 159 | 1 | 7.22 | Sri Lanka | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 26 Dec 2014 | Test # 2151 | |
| 9.0 | 0 | 65 | 1 | 7.22 | West Indies | v South Africa | Bridgetown | 26 Jun 2010 | Test # 1962 | |
| 5.0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 7.20 | Sri Lanka | v India | Chennai | 17 Sep 1982 | Test # 934 | |
| 5.0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 7.20 | Pakistan | v South Africa | Durban | 26 Dec 2002 | Test # 1635 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 7.16 | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 21 Mar 1947 | Test # 284 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 7.16 | India | v England | Lord's | 19 Jun 1952 | Test # 352 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 7.16 | England | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 17 Mar 1954 | Test # 385 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 7.16 | England | v India | Kanpur | 15 Feb 1964 | Test # 557 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 7.16 | New Zealand | v Australia | Wellington | 19 Mar 2010 | Test # 1955 | |
| 6.0 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 7.16 | India | v England | Lord's | 21 Jul 2011 | Test # 2000 | |
| 6.0 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 7.16 | West Indies | v India | Eden Gardens | 14 Nov 2011 | Test # 2017 | |
| 6.0 | 2 | 43 | 0 | 7.16 | Pakistan | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Jan 2017 | Test # 2245 | |
| 4.0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 7.12 | South Africa | v Australia | Gqeberha | 03 Mar 1950 | Test # 322 | |
| 8.0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 7.12 | India | v Australia | Nagpur | 06 Nov 2008 | Test # 1892 | |
| 8.0 | 0 | 57 | 2 | 7.12 | West Indies | v England | Port of Spain | 06 Mar 2009 | Test # 1914 | |
| 33.0 | 1 | 235 | 4 | 7.12 | Pakistan | v England | Rawalpindi | 01 Dec 2022 | Test # 2478 | |
| 15.2 | 0 | 109 | 1 | 7.10 | New Zealand | v England | Leeds | 23 Jun 2022 | Test # 2467 | |
| 14.0 | 1 | 99 | 1 | 7.07 | England | v West Indies | Manchester | 10 Jul 1980 | Test # 882 | |
| 17.0 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 7.05 | Bangladesh | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 06 Sep 2001 | Test # 1561 | |
| 6.4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 7.05 | New Zealand | v South Africa | Wellington | 23 Mar 2012 | Test # 2037 | |
| 9.4 | 0 | 68 | 1 | 7.03 | England | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 07 Mar 1986 | Test # 1039 | |
| 8.0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 7.00 | England | v Australia | Lord's | 24 Jun 1938 | Test # 264 | |
| 5.0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 7.00 | England | v Australia | Leeds | 11 Aug 1977 | Test # 807 | |
| 9.0 | 0 | 63 | 2 | 7.00 | West Indies | v England | The Oval | 08 Aug 1991 | Test # 1175 | |
| 7.0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | 7.00 | New Zealand | v Zimbabwe | Hamilton | 13 Jan 1996 | Test # 1322 | |
| 8.0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 7.00 | England | v India | Nottingham | 08 Aug 2002 | Test # 1612 | |
| 8.0 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 7.00 | Bangladesh | v England | Chester-le-Street | 03 Jun 2005 | Test # 1753 | |
| 5.0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 7.00 | West Indies | v England | Chester-le-Street | 15 Jun 2007 | Test # 1836 | |
| 7.0 | 0 | 49 | 1 | 7.00 | England | v Australia | Sydney | 03 Jan 2014 | Test # 2113 |
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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]
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