Worst economy rate in an innings
Player Overs Mdns Runs Wkts Econ Team Opposition Ground Match Date Scorecard
Yasir Shah 14.0 0 124 1 8.85 Pakistan v Australia Sydney 3 Jan 2017 Test # 2245
N Wagner 13.0 0 110 2 8.46 New Zealand v England Mount Maunganui 16 Feb 2023 Test # 2492
Shahadat Hossain 12.0 0 101 0 8.41 Bangladesh v England Lord's 26 May 2005 Test # 1751
BE McGain 18.0 2 149 0 8.27 Australia v South Africa Cape Town 19 Mar 2009 Test # 1916
AA Donald 12.0 1 96 1 8 South Africa v England The Oval 18 Aug 1994 Test # 1266
MJ Leach 13.0 0 102 1 7.84 England v Australia Brisbane 8 Dec 2021 Test # 2440
Imran Tahir 23.0 0 180 0 7.82 South Africa v Australia Adelaide 22 Nov 2012 Test # 2061
Zahid Mahmood 11.0 1 84 2 7.63 Pakistan v England Rawalpindi 1 Dec 2022 Test # 2478
V Masekesa 13.0 1 97 1 7.46 Zimbabwe v South Africa Bulawayo 28 Jun 2025 Test # 2590
NG Smith 11.4 1 86 4 7.37 New Zealand v England Wellington 6 Dec 2024 Test # 2567
SC Stayers 11.0 0 81 1 7.36 West Indies v India Bridgetown 23 Mar 1962 Test # 527
L Klusener 12.0 1 88 1 7.33 South Africa v India Cape Town 2 Jan 1997 Test # 1349
TL Chivanga 16.0 0 117 1 7.31 Zimbabwe v England Nottingham 22 May 2025 Test # 2584
AR McBrine 13.4 0 99 2 7.24 Ireland v England Lord's 1 Jun 2023 Test # 2504
PHT Kaushal 22.0 0 159 1 7.22 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Christchurch 26 Dec 2014 Test # 2151
Saim Ayub 14.0 0 101 2 7.21 Pakistan v England Multan 7 Oct 2024 Test # 2553
Zahid Mahmood 33.0 1 235 4 7.12 Pakistan v England Rawalpindi 1 Dec 2022 Test # 2478
MG Bracewell 15.2 0 109 1 7.1 New Zealand v England Leeds 23 Jun 2022 Test # 2467
Shakib Al Hasan 11.0 0 78 4 7.09 Bangladesh v India Kanpur 27 Sep 2024 Test # 2552
RGD Willis 14.0 1 99 1 7.07 England v West Indies Manchester 10 Jul 1980 Test # 882
Mohammad Sharif 17.0 0 120 0 7.05 Bangladesh v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 6 Sep 2001 Test # 1561
HH Streak 13.0 0 90 0 6.92 Zimbabwe v South Africa Cape Town 4 Mar 2005 Test # 1737
RL Chase 13.0 1 90 0 6.92 West Indies v New Zealand Hamilton 9 Dec 2017 Test # 2287
AS Joseph 17.4 2 122 4 6.9 West Indies v England Birmingham 26 Jul 2024 Test # 2541
CB Llewellyn 10.0 0 69 2 6.9 South Africa v Australia Melbourne 31 Dec 1910 Test # 112
Danish Kaneria 10.0 0 69 0 6.9 Pakistan v India Lahore 13 Jan 2006 Test # 1781
JM Holland 10.0 1 69 1 6.9 Australia v Sri Lanka Galle 4 Aug 2016 Test # 2213
T Gwandu 19.0 0 131 1 6.89 Zimbabwe v New Zealand Bulawayo 7 Aug 2025 Test # 2599
A Ward 15.0 0 103 2 6.86 England v West Indies Leeds 22 Jul 1976 Test # 780
RGD Willis 18.0 1 123 2 6.83 England v West Indies Leeds 12 Jul 1984 Test # 991
IS Sodhi 12.0 0 82 2 6.83 New Zealand v Pakistan Sharjah 26 Nov 2014 Test # 2147
D Bishoo 11.0 2 75 3 6.81 West Indies v India Kingston 20 Jun 2011 Test # 1997
Anwar Hossain Monir 15.0 1 102 0 6.8 Bangladesh v England Chester-le-Street 3 Jun 2005 Test # 1753
JDF Vandersay 10.0 0 68 2 6.8 Sri Lanka v Australia Galle 29 Jun 2022 Test # 2469
N Wagner 10.0 1 68 0 6.8 New Zealand v Sri Lanka Christchurch 9 Mar 2023 Test # 2498
WW Armstrong 13.0 3 88 0 6.76 Australia v South Africa Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902 Test # 75
GP Swann 13.0 1 88 2 6.76 England v India Birmingham 10 Aug 2011 Test # 2003
C Campher 13.0 0 88 0 6.76 Ireland v England Lord's 1 Jun 2023 Test # 2504
JG Thomas 15.0 0 101 0 6.73 England v West Indies Port of Spain 3 Apr 1986 Test # 1044
SR Clark 11.0 1 74 0 6.72 Australia v England Leeds 7 Aug 2009 Test # 1929
MJ Humphreys 10.0 0 67 0 6.7 Ireland v Sri Lanka Galle 24 Apr 2023 Test # 2503
JEC Franklin 13.0 2 87 3 6.69 New Zealand v South Africa Johannesburg 5 May 2006 Test # 1801
CRD Fernando 16.0 1 107 1 6.68 Sri Lanka v South Africa Centurion 20 Jan 2001 Test # 1529
GHS Trott 12.0 0 80 1 6.66 Australia v England Adelaide 24 Mar 1892 Test # 38
PJ Wiseman 12.0 0 80 0 6.66 New Zealand v India Hamilton 2 Jan 1999 Test # 1438
S Joseph 12.0 0 80 2 6.66 West Indies v Bangladesh Kingston 30 Nov 2024 Test # 2565
CD McMillan 10.0 0 66 0 6.6 New Zealand v England Christchurch 13 Mar 2002 Test # 1594
DJ Bravo 10.0 0 66 0 6.6 West Indies v India Gros Islet 10 Jun 2006 Test # 1806
RAS Lakmal 12.0 0 79 3 6.58 Sri Lanka v Pakistan Sharjah 16 Jan 2014 Test # 2115
CBRLS Kumara 25.0 1 164 0 6.56 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Wellington 17 Mar 2023 Test # 2500
Agha Salman 18.0 0 118 1 6.55 Pakistan v England Multan 7 Oct 2024 Test # 2553
D Pretorius 11.0 1 72 0 6.54 South Africa v Australia Cape Town 8 Mar 2002 Test # 1593
BGK Walker 14.5 3 97 2 6.53 New Zealand v Pakistan Lahore 1 May 2002 Test # 1600
Mohammed Siraj 15.0 0 98 0 6.53 India v England Birmingham 1 Jul 2022 Test # 2470
B Lee 17.0 1 111 1 6.52 Australia v England Birmingham 4 Aug 2005 Test # 1758
Sajedul Islam 14.0 1 91 1 6.5 Bangladesh v New Zealand Wellington 12 Jan 2008 Test # 1861
Abrar Ahmed 12.0 0 78 2 6.5 Pakistan v England Karachi 17 Dec 2022 Test # 2483
DE Malcolm 10.0 0 65 2 6.5 England v India Lord's 26 Jul 1990 Test # 1148
RL Sanghvi 10.2 2 67 2 6.48 India v Australia Wankhede 27 Feb 2001 Test # 1531
AS Wassan 16.4 1 108 4 6.48 India v New Zealand Auckland 22 Feb 1990 Test # 1139
Nijat Masood 12.5 1 83 0 6.46 Afghanistan v Bangladesh Mirpur 14 Jun 2023 Test # 2506
MD Craig 15.0 2 97 4 6.46 New Zealand v West Indies Kingston 8 Jun 2014 Test # 2123
R Kaia 13.0 2 84 0 6.46 Zimbabwe v Bangladesh Harare 7 Jul 2021 Test # 2427
JH Sinclair 20.0 1 129 4 6.45 South Africa v Australia Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902 Test # 75
M Kartik 19.0 1 122 0 6.42 India v Australia Sydney 2 Jan 2004 Test # 1680
ST Gabriel 12.0 3 77 5 6.41 West Indies v Bangladesh North Sound 4 Jul 2018 Test # 2310
Nahid Rana 20.0 1 128 2 6.4 Bangladesh v Sri Lanka Sylhet 22 Mar 2024 Test # 2536
M Prasidh Krishna 20.0 0 128 3 6.4 India v England Leeds 20 Jun 2025 Test # 2587
N Pradeep 15.0 2 96 0 6.4 Sri Lanka v Bangladesh Chattogram 4 Feb 2014 Test # 2117
HD Read 10.0 1 64 2 6.4 England v South Africa The Oval 17 Aug 1935 Test # 246
CM Old 10.0 0 64 1 6.4 England v West Indies Nottingham 3 Jun 1976 Test # 777
VRV Singh 10.0 2 64 1 6.4 India v South Africa Durban 26 Dec 2006 Test # 1825
Mohammad Ali 10.0 0 64 2 6.4 Pakistan v England Rawalpindi 1 Dec 2022 Test # 2478
MA Wood 18.0 1 115 3 6.38 England v Australia Hobart 14 Jan 2022 Test # 2449
CH Morris 11.0 0 70 2 6.36 South Africa v England The Oval 27 Jul 2017 Test # 2266
JE Taylor 17.0 0 108 0 6.35 West Indies v Australia Hobart 10 Dec 2015 Test # 2193
RJ Peterson 20.0 2 127 3 6.35 South Africa v Australia W.A.C.A 30 Nov 2012 Test # 2064
MR Adair 20.0 2 127 0 6.35 Ireland v England Lord's 1 Jun 2023 Test # 2504
SCJ Broad 17.1 0 109 5 6.34 England v New Zealand Leeds 29 May 2015 Test # 2163
NM Hauritz 12.0 0 76 1 6.33 Australia v India Bengaluru 9 Oct 2010 Test # 1973
GP Swann 12.0 0 76 0 6.33 England v India Nottingham 29 Jul 2011 Test # 2001
AS Joseph 15.3 1 98 3 6.32 West Indies v England Nottingham 18 Jul 2024 Test # 2539
Mohammad Ashraful 10.0 0 63 0 6.3 Bangladesh v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 6 Sep 2001 Test # 1561
SPD Smith 10.0 0 63 1 6.3 Australia v India Mohali 14 Mar 2013 Test # 2081
KSC de Silva 14.0 0 88 0 6.28 Sri Lanka v Pakistan Lahore 4 Mar 1999 Test # 1447
JW Hitch 11.0 0 69 1 6.27 England v Australia Adelaide 12 Jan 1912 Test # 118
UWMBCA Welegedara 11.0 1 69 1 6.27 Sri Lanka v India Galle 18 Jul 2010 Test # 1964
Mehidy Hasan Miraz 11.0 1 69 0 6.27 Bangladesh v South Africa Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017 Test # 2276
Rubel Hossain 15.0 0 94 1 6.26 Bangladesh v India Chattogram 17 Jan 2010 Test # 1949
Asif Masood 12.0x8 0 100 2 6.25 Pakistan v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972 Test # 705
WE Merritt 12.0 0 75 0 6.25 New Zealand v England The Oval 29 Jul 1931 Test # 210
N Wagner 12.0 1 75 2 6.25 New Zealand v England Leeds 23 Jun 2022 Test # 2467
Sohail Khan 21.0 2 131 0 6.23 Pakistan v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009 Test # 1909
K Rabada 13.0 1 81 4 6.23 South Africa v England The Oval 8 Sep 2022 Test # 2476
DW Steyn 13.1 1 82 5 6.22 South Africa v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 4 Aug 2006 Test # 1812
Nahid Rana 14.0 2 87 3 6.21 Bangladesh v Sri Lanka Sylhet 22 Mar 2024 Test # 2536
JC Tongue 15.0 2 93 2 6.2 England v India Birmingham 2 Jul 2025 Test # 2591
Umar Gul 10.0 2 62 1 6.2 Pakistan v Sri Lanka Galle 4 Jul 2009 Test # 1921
BA Stokes 10.0 0 62 2 6.2 England v Australia Sydney 3 Jan 2014 Test # 2113
Kuldeep Yadav 10.0 1 62 1 6.2 India v West Indies Rajkot 4 Oct 2018 Test # 2319
SM Boland 10.0 0 62 0 6.2 Australia v England Perth 21 Nov 2025 Test # 2608
KAJ Roach 16.0 1 99 0 6.18 West Indies v Australia Hobart 10 Dec 2015 Test # 2193
Mohammad Talha 22.0 2 136 0 6.18 Pakistan v New Zealand Sharjah 26 Nov 2014 Test # 2147
VR Aaron 11.0 0 68 1 6.18 India v Sri Lanka Galle 12 Aug 2015 Test # 2176
Mohammad Ashraful 12.0 0 74 0 6.16 Bangladesh v Sri Lanka Kandy 11 Jul 2007 Test # 1839
J Botha 12.3 0 77 1 6.16 South Africa v Australia Sydney 2 Jan 2006 Test # 1780
Yasir Shah 32.0 1 197 0 6.15 Pakistan v Australia Adelaide 29 Nov 2019 Test # 2372
Imran Khan 12.5 0 79 1 6.15 Pakistan v West Indies Georgetown 18 Mar 1977 Test # 801
SC Kuggeleijn 13.0 0 80 2 6.15 New Zealand v England Mount Maunganui 16 Feb 2023 Test # 2492
FH Edwards 14.0 0 86 1 6.14 West Indies v South Africa Cape Town 2 Jan 2004 Test # 1681
SM Boland 14.0 0 86 1 6.14 Australia v England Birmingham 16 Jun 2023 Test # 2507
M Prasidh Krishna 15.0 0 92 2 6.13 India v England Leeds 20 Jun 2025 Test # 2587
Zahir Khan 16.0 0 98 1 6.12 Afghanistan v Bangladesh Mirpur 14 Jun 2023 Test # 2506
CB Mpofu 16.2 1 100 2 6.12 Zimbabwe v New Zealand Harare 7 Aug 2005 Test # 1759
JW Hearne 10.0 0 61 0 6.1 England v Australia Adelaide 12 Jan 1912 Test # 118
AV Bedser 10.0 1 61 2 6.1 England v South Africa Manchester 7 Jul 1955 Test # 410
NB Mahwire 10.0 1 61 0 6.1 Zimbabwe v Australia Sydney 17 Oct 2003 Test # 1663
ST Finn 10.0 2 61 1 6.1 England v Bangladesh Mirpur 20 Mar 2010 Test # 1956
NM Lyon 10.0 0 61 3 6.1 Australia v New Zealand Christchurch 20 Feb 2016 Test # 2202
D Olivier 10.0 1 61 3 6.1 South Africa v Sri Lanka Gqeberha 21 Feb 2019 Test # 2348
MG Johnson 21.4 2 132 3 6.09 Australia v England Lord's 16 Jul 2009 Test # 1925
BA Stokes 10.5 0 66 0 6.09 England v Australia Manchester 4 Sep 2019 Test # 2360
TE Bailey 11.0 1 67 0 6.09 England v New Zealand The Oval 13 Aug 1949 Test # 317
B Lee 11.0 2 67 2 6.09 Australia v India Sydney 2 Jan 2000 Test # 1481
TG Southee 11.0 0 67 1 6.09 New Zealand v England Nottingham 10 Jun 2022 Test # 2465
CB Llewellyn 14.0x5 3 71 0 6.08 South Africa v England Johannesburg 2 Mar 1896 Test # 48
I Sharma 11.4 1 71 0 6.08 India v Australia Mohali 1 Oct 2010 Test # 1972
V Sehwag 12.0 0 73 0 6.08 India v New Zealand Napier 26 Mar 2009 Test # 1917
B Lee 12.2 2 75 0 6.08 Australia v India Sydney 2 Jan 2004 Test # 1680
Shakib Al Hasan 13.0 0 79 0 6.07 Bangladesh v India Chennai 19 Sep 2024 Test # 2550
DM de Silva 15.0 0 91 2 6.06 Sri Lanka v South Africa Gqeberha 26 Dec 2016 Test # 2243
CBRLS Kumara 16.0 1 97 2 6.06 Sri Lanka v England The Oval 6 Sep 2024 Test # 2548
Syed Rasel 21.3 2 129 4 6 Bangladesh v Sri Lanka Colombo (PSS) 20 Sep 2005 Test # 1766
JN Gillespie 19.0 2 114 1 6 Australia v England Manchester 11 Aug 2005 Test # 1760
JEC Franklin 17.0 2 102 0 6 New Zealand v Australia Adelaide 26 Nov 2004 Test # 1723
DL Piedt 17.0 3 102 0 6 South Africa v India Visakhapatnam 2 Oct 2019 Test # 2363
JC Archer 17.0 1 102 5 6 England v South Africa Centurion 26 Dec 2019 Test # 2377
S Sreesanth 16.0 1 96 0 6 India v West Indies St John's 2 Jun 2006 Test # 1805
JNT Seales 15.0 1 90 2 6 West Indies v England Nottingham 18 Jul 2024 Test # 2539
AS Joseph 14.0 0 84 4 6 West Indies v Australia Brisbane 25 Jan 2024 Test # 2524
CG Borde 13.0 1 78 2 6 India v Australia Brabourne 1 Jan 1960 Test # 484
PI Pocock 13.0 0 78 1 6 England v West Indies Bridgetown 29 Feb 1968 Test # 633
Haris Rauf 13.0 1 78 1 6 Pakistan v England Rawalpindi 1 Dec 2022 Test # 2478
JM Anderson 13.0 1 78 0 6 England v India Rajkot 15 Feb 2024 Test # 2530
T Thushara 12.0 0 72 2 6 Sri Lanka v West Indies Port of Spain 3 Apr 2008 Test # 1872
MG Johnson 12.0 0 72 1 6 Australia v West Indies Bridgetown 12 Jun 2008 Test # 1879
RD King 11.4 0 70 0 6 West Indies v Pakistan Bridgetown 26 May 2005 Test # 1752
BS Bedi 11.0 2 66 1 6 India v West Indies Wankhede 23 Jan 1975 Test # 753
CJ McDermott 11.0 0 66 3 6 Australia v West Indies Adelaide 23 Jan 1993 Test # 1210
CL Cairns 10.0 1 60 0 6 New Zealand v Australia Hamilton 31 Mar 2000 Test # 1493
By default, the shading indicates records from the past week, or failing that, the most recent entry.
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Australia v England at Perth, 1st Test, Nov 21-25, 2025 [Test # 2608 - Live]
    » Australia 123/9 (39.0 ov, B Doggett 0*, NM Lyon 3*, JC Archer 2/11) - Stumps
Bangladesh v Ireland at Mirpur, 2nd Test, Nov 19-23, 2025 [Test # 2607 - Live]
    » Bangladesh 156/1 (37.0 ov, Shadman Islam 69*, Mominul Haque 19*, AR McBrine 0/40) - Stumps
India v South Africa at Eden Gardens, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Nov 14-16, 2025 [Test # 2606]
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