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
JDP Oram	20.0	14	14	0	0.70	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
DL Vettori	29.0	15	26	2	0.89	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	19 Oct 2004	Test # 1715
SM Pollock	13.0	9	12	2	0.92	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
Mohammad Hafeez	14.0	8	14	1	1.00	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Karachi	20 Aug 2003	Test # 1655
H Masakadza	10.0	3	11	0	1.10	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	14 Jan 2005	Test # 1735
ML Nkala	19.0	11	22	0	1.15	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
M Ntini	16.0	8	19	2	1.18	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Bloemfontein	19 Nov 2008	Test # 1893
AC Dawson	10.0	5	12	1	1.20	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	01 May 2003	Test # 1642
HH Streak	30.0	12	38	4	1.26	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
M Ntini	15.0	9	19	5	1.26	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
HH Streak	15.0	9	19	1	1.26	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Bulawayo	26 Feb 2004	Test # 1684
DL Vettori	22.0	13	28	6	1.27	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	19 Oct 2004	Test # 1715
CB Mpofu	22.0	10	29	0	1.31	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	14 Jan 2005	Test # 1735
T Panyangara	21.0	10	28	3	1.33	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	14 Jan 2005	Test # 1735
DT Hondo	18.0	5	25	2	1.38	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Bulawayo	26 Feb 2004	Test # 1684
AB Agarkar	11.0	4	16	2	1.45	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
GD McGrath	15.0	9	22	0	1.46	Australia	v Bangladesh	Cairns	25 Jul 2003	Test # 1652
SB Joshi	18.0	5	27	3	1.50	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
TT Samaraweera	12.0	3	18	2	1.50	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	28 Jul 2002	Test # 1611
PT Collins	17.1	7	26	5	1.51	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	08 Dec 2002	Test # 1630
GD McGrath	13.0	6	20	3	1.53	Australia	v Bangladesh	Darwin	18 Jul 2003	Test # 1650
IE O'Brien	23.0	11	36	3	1.56	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
JDP Oram	22.5	9	36	3	1.57	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	19 Oct 2004	Test # 1715
CL Cairns	15.0	7	24	3	1.60	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1579
SJ Harmison	21.5	9	35	5	1.60	England	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
SE Bond	13.0	4	21	1	1.61	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1579
SCG MacGill	13.0	4	21	2	1.61	Australia	v Bangladesh	Darwin	18 Jul 2003	Test # 1650
GW Flower	38.4	18	63	4	1.62	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 Nov 2001	Test # 1568
E Chigumbura	19.0	7	31	0	1.63	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	14 Jan 2005	Test # 1735
JN Gillespie	11.0	4	18	3	1.63	Australia	v Bangladesh	Fatullah	09 Apr 2006	Test # 1797
DL Vettori	36.0	15	59	5	1.63	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
JEC Franklin	17.0	7	28	5	1.64	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	19 Oct 2004	Test # 1715
IE O'Brien	17.0	7	28	2	1.64	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
M Ntini	19.2	8	32	4	1.65	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Centurion	26 Nov 2008	Test # 1895
HH Streak	18.0	8	30	2	1.66	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	08 Nov 2001	Test # 1566
DL Vettori	15.0	4	25	2	1.66	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	18 Dec 2001	Test # 1577
HH Streak	26.2	11	44	4	1.67	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	19 Feb 2004	Test # 1683
HH Streak	19.0	6	32	2	1.68	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 Nov 2001	Test # 1568
M Muralidaran	10.4	4	18	6	1.68	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (RPS)	12 Sep 2005	Test # 1764
Wasim Akram	10.0	2	17	0	1.70	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Multan	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1560
RJ Peterson	27.0	13	46	3	1.70	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	01 May 2003	Test # 1642
CH Gayle	19.2	7	33	1	1.70	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701
M Kartik	24.0	9	41	0	1.70	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
TJ Friend	18.0	7	31	5	1.72	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	08 Nov 2001	Test # 1566
J Srinath	11.0	3	19	3	1.72	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
JDP Oram	12.0	5	21	1	1.75	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dunedin	04 Jan 2008	Test # 1859
SJ Harmison	25.0	8	44	4	1.76	England	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
DL Vettori	42.0	13	74	4	1.76	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Oct 2008	Test # 1888
DT Hondo	21.0	7	37	0	1.76	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	14 Jan 2005	Test # 1735
GB Brent	17.0	9	30	1	1.76	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 Nov 2001	Test # 1568
JDP Oram	13.0	4	23	3	1.76	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Dunedin	04 Jan 2008	Test # 1859
MJ Hoggard	27.0	11	48	4	1.77	England	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
AG Cremer	34.0	9	61	2	1.79	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	14 Jan 2005	Test # 1735
AM Blignaut	15.0	6	27	0	1.80	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
RR Sarwan	20.0	9	37	4	1.85	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701
SE Bond	15.0	4	28	2	1.86	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	18 Dec 2001	Test # 1577
CRD Fernando	15.0	5	28	0	1.86	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (SSC)	25 Jun 2007	Test # 1837
M Muralidaran	14.5	6	28	6	1.88	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Kandy	11 Jul 2007	Test # 1839
Danish Kaneria	19.0	5	36	2	1.89	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	09 Jan 2002	Test # 1584
JDP Oram	11.0	3	21	2	1.90	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	12 Jan 2008	Test # 1861
ML Nkala	26.0	10	50	2	1.92	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	06 Jan 2005	Test # 1733
M Muralidaran	19.4	6	39	5	1.98	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
KAJ Roach	23.0	11	46	3	2.00	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Kingstown	09 Jul 2009	Test # 1923
DJG Sammy	19.0	7	38	1	2.00	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Kingstown	09 Jul 2009	Test # 1923
M Muralidaran	14.0	6	28	2	2.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	20 Sep 2005	Test # 1766
JH Kallis	13.0	4	26	2	2.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002	Test # 1621
DT Hondo	12.0	3	24	2	2.00	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	19 Feb 2004	Test # 1683
MJ Hoggard	12.0	6	24	3	2.00	England	v Bangladesh	Chester-le-Street	03 Jun 2005	Test # 1753
SM Pollock	11.0	2	22	1	2.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
ST Jayasuriya	10.0	2	20	0	2.00	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
KAJ Roach	23.5	8	48	6	2.01	West Indies	v Bangladesh	St George's	17 Jul 2009	Test # 1926
JN Gillespie	23.0	7	47	2	2.04	Australia	v Bangladesh	Fatullah	09 Apr 2006	Test # 1797
GJ Batty	21.0	6	43	1	2.04	England	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
RR Powar	16.0	4	33	3	2.06	India	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	25 May 2007	Test # 1833
HK Olonga	15.0	5	31	1	2.06	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 Nov 2001	Test # 1568
R Clarke	15.0	6	31	0	2.06	England	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
CW Henderson	28.0	8	58	1	2.07	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
IE O'Brien	11.0	2	23	2	2.09	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	12 Jan 2008	Test # 1861
Saqlain Mushtaq	16.4	3	35	5	2.10	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Jan 2002	Test # 1586
WPUJC Vaas	10.0	5	21	2	2.10	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	03 Jan 2009	Test # 1905
A Kumble	26.0	9	55	4	2.11	India	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	17 Dec 2004	Test # 1727
TJ Friend	25.0	7	53	1	2.12	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 Nov 2001	Test # 1568
CH Gayle	24.0	3	51	1	2.12	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Gros Islet	28 May 2004	Test # 1701
J Srinath	22.0	9	47	0	2.13	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
JH Kallis	14.0	4	30	5	2.14	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
HMCM Bandara	13.0	1	28	1	2.15	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Bogra	08 Mar 2006	Test # 1786
SK Warne	13.0	4	28	3	2.15	Australia	v Bangladesh	Fatullah	09 Apr 2006	Test # 1797
DL Vettori	32.2	12	70	6	2.16	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	26 Oct 2004	Test # 1717
T Panyangara	17.0	5	37	1	2.17	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	14 Jan 2005	Test # 1735
CRD Fernando	11.0	4	24	2	2.18	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Colombo (PSS)	21 Jul 2002	Test # 1609
M Ntini	16.0	4	35	1	2.18	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	22 Feb 2008	Test # 1864
Shoaib Akhtar	22.5	4	50	6	2.18	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Peshawar	27 Aug 2003	Test # 1657
AB Agarkar	31.0	13	68	2	2.19	India	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	10 Nov 2000	Test # 1512
JH Kallis	10.0	3	22	0	2.20	South Africa	v Bangladesh	East London	18 Oct 2002	Test # 1619
DBL Powell	10.0	2	22	0	2.20	West Indies	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	08 Dec 2002	Test # 1630
HH Streak	19.0	5	42	3	2.21	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Bulawayo	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1543
M Muralidaran	22.0	8	49	6	2.22	Sri Lanka	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	26 Dec 2008	Test # 1903
TJ Friend	11.4	2	26	2	2.22	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	08 Nov 2001	Test # 1566
BT Watambwa	17.0	4	38	1	2.23	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Bulawayo	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1543
DL Vettori	17.0	8	38	2	2.23	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1579

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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]