Bowling Best Career Economy Rate

Cricket Records in 2000s in Test matches

Best economy rates

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
GD McGrath (AUS)	2000-2005	10	390.5	135	2345	802	37	6/17	21.67	2.05	63.3	3	1	1
SM Pollock (SA)	2001-2008	11	471.3	138	2829	1124	41	5/28	27.41	2.38	69.0	4	1	0
JH Kallis (SA)	2001-2008	16	451.4	139	2710	1098	30	6/67	36.60	2.43	90.3	1	1	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	2001-2008	9	508.4	107	3052	1315	62	8/46	21.20	2.58	49.2	1	7	3
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2002-2006	8	377.5	86	2267	987	45	7/48	21.93	2.61	50.3	1	5	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2001-2008	9	343.2	79	2060	913	55	7/71	16.60	2.65	37.4	3	4	1
A Kumble (IND)	2002-2006	9	435.4	97	2614	1219	42	6/78	29.02	2.79	62.2	2	2	0
A Nel (SA)	2003-2008	10	385.1	96	2311	1145	52	6/32	22.01	2.97	44.4	1	2	1
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2004-2009	14	476.2	93	2858	1539	60	7/12	25.65	3.23	47.6	2	3	0
M Ntini (SA)	2001-2008	15	532.4	120	3196	1738	63	7/37	27.58	3.26	50.7	1	5	1
B Lee (AUS)	2000-2008	12	450.5	110	2705	1472	64	5/30	23.00	3.26	42.2	3	3	0
SCG MacGill (AUS)	2000-2008	12	502.1	104	3013	1693	48	7/104	35.27	3.37	62.7	1	2	0

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Minimum of 2000 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]