Bowling Best Economy Rate Innings

Cricket Records in 2003 in Test matches

Best economy rates in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
SM Pollock	13.0	9	12	2	0.92	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
M Muralidaran	40.0	21	40	3	1.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
Mohammad Hafeez	14.0	8	14	1	1.00	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Karachi	20 Aug 2003	Test # 1655
Shabbir Ahmed	10.0	7	10	0	1.00	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Hamilton	19 Dec 2003	Test # 1676
M Muralidaran	56.0	28	64	4	1.14	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
Shabbir Ahmed	17.0	5	20	2	1.17	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
AC Dawson	10.0	5	12	1	1.20	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	01 May 2003	Test # 1642
SM Pollock	22.0	12	27	1	1.22	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
M Muralidaran	39.0	18	49	5	1.25	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
M Muralidaran	37.0	18	47	4	1.27	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
HDPK Dharmasena	16.0	7	21	0	1.31	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003	Test # 1641
JN Gillespie	28.0	11	37	1	1.32	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	01 May 2003	Test # 1643
ST Jayasuriya	24.0	6	32	1	1.33	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
MJ Hoggard	18.0	8	24	3	1.33	England	v Zimbabwe	Lord's	22 May 2003	Test # 1646
M Muralidaran	30.0	15	41	3	1.36	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003	Test # 1641
UDU Chandana	13.0	7	18	0	1.38	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	18 Dec 2003	Test # 1675
GD McGrath	18.0	7	25	0	1.38	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	01 May 2003	Test # 1643
RJ Peterson	15.0	6	21	1	1.40	South Africa	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
OAC Banks	22.0	6	31	2	1.40	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kingston	27 Jun 2003	Test # 1649
JM Anderson	12.0	4	17	2	1.41	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
M Muralidaran	31.4	15	46	7	1.45	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
GD McGrath	15.0	9	22	0	1.46	Australia	v Bangladesh	Cairns	25 Jul 2003	Test # 1652
JN Gillespie	21.0	9	31	3	1.47	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	01 May 2003	Test # 1643
ST Jayasuriya	21.0	5	31	1	1.47	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
DL Vettori	56.0	24	84	2	1.50	New Zealand	v India	Mohali	16 Oct 2003	Test # 1662
M Muralidaran	40.0	18	60	4	1.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
GD McGrath	13.0	6	20	3	1.53	Australia	v Bangladesh	Darwin	18 Jul 2003	Test # 1650
AJ Hall	13.0	3	20	1	1.53	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
AF Giles	40.0	14	63	4	1.57	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
SJ Harmison	21.5	9	35	5	1.60	England	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
Danish Kaneria	28.3	8	46	5	1.61	Pakistan	v South Africa	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
AJ Bichel	13.0	3	21	3	1.61	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003	Test # 1639
SCG MacGill	13.0	4	21	2	1.61	Australia	v Bangladesh	Darwin	18 Jul 2003	Test # 1650
WPUJC Vaas	14.0	4	23	2	1.64	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
A Kumble	35.1	11	58	2	1.64	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	08 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
M Dillon	29.0	7	48	0	1.65	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Gros Islet	20 Jun 2003	Test # 1648
Shoaib Akhtar	18.0	3	30	6	1.66	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
M Dillon	34.0	13	57	2	1.67	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Nov 2003	Test # 1669
Mohammad Rafique	37.0	15	63	2	1.70	Bangladesh	v England	Chattogram	29 Oct 2003	Test # 1667
RJ Peterson	27.0	13	46	3	1.70	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	01 May 2003	Test # 1642
SJ Harmison	19.2	8	33	4	1.70	England	v South Africa	The Oval	04 Sep 2003	Test # 1659
Harbhajan Singh	38.0	9	65	2	1.71	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	08 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
RW Price	21.0	7	36	4	1.71	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Bulawayo	12 Nov 2003	Test # 1669
PR Adams	26.3	7	46	2	1.73	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
DL Vettori	23.0	8	40	0	1.73	New Zealand	v India	Mohali	16 Oct 2003	Test # 1662
SJ Harmison	25.0	8	44	4	1.76	England	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
MJ Hoggard	27.0	11	48	4	1.77	England	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
Mashrafe Mortaza	23.0	6	41	3	1.78	Bangladesh	v England	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
JN Gillespie	28.0	9	50	3	1.78	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003	Test # 1639
NW Bracken	25.0	13	45	2	1.80	Australia	v India	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1678
RAP Nissanka	10.0	4	18	1	1.80	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
AJ Hall	10.0	4	18	3	1.80	South Africa	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
SM Pollock	36.0	18	65	2	1.80	South Africa	v England	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
JH Kallis	11.0	3	20	1	1.81	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
SM Pollock	17.0	6	31	4	1.82	South Africa	v West Indies	Johannesburg	12 Dec 2003	Test # 1674
A Flintoff	23.0	7	42	3	1.82	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
SM Pollock	27.4	10	51	2	1.84	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
UDU Chandana	13.0	2	24	0	1.84	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
MP Bicknell	27.0	11	50	2	1.85	England	v South Africa	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
KS Lokuarachchi	14.0	3	26	0	1.85	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
CD Collymore	15.0	6	28	2	1.86	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kingston	27 Jun 2003	Test # 1649
HH Streak	15.0	7	28	2	1.86	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Harare	04 Nov 2003	Test # 1668
HH Streak	34.1	11	64	4	1.87	Zimbabwe	v England	Chester-le-Street	05 Jun 2003	Test # 1647
A Flintoff	17.0	5	32	1	1.88	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
JH Kallis	20.1	7	38	3	1.88	South Africa	v England	Leeds	21 Aug 2003	Test # 1656
SM Pollock	22.0	9	42	1	1.90	South Africa	v West Indies	Durban	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1679
SM Pollock	14.4	5	28	2	1.90	South Africa	v England	Lord's	31 Jul 2003	Test # 1653
L Balaji	11.0	4	21	0	1.90	India	v New Zealand	Ahmedabad	08 Oct 2003	Test # 1660
DR Tuffey	24.0	9	46	1	1.91	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Wellington	26 Dec 2003	Test # 1677
TR Gripper	12.0	5	23	1	1.91	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Harare	04 Nov 2003	Test # 1668
JN Gillespie	20.2	5	39	5	1.91	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	10 Apr 2003	Test # 1638
CD Collymore	15.0	7	29	2	1.93	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	12 Nov 2003	Test # 1669
DS Lehmann	31.2	15	61	3	1.94	Australia	v Zimbabwe	Perth	09 Oct 2003	Test # 1661
RW Price	37.2	13	73	6	1.95	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Harare	04 Nov 2003	Test # 1668
SM Pollock	23.0	6	45	4	1.95	South Africa	v Pakistan	Cape Town	02 Jan 2003	Test # 1637
CH Gayle	19.2	6	38	0	1.96	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	04 Nov 2003	Test # 1668
AM Blignaut	14.4	6	29	3	1.97	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Bulawayo	12 Nov 2003	Test # 1669
GD McGrath	25.0	10	50	1	2.00	Australia	v West Indies	St John's	09 May 2003	Test # 1645
Khaled Mahmud	23.0	8	46	1	2.00	Bangladesh	v England	Chattogram	29 Oct 2003	Test # 1667
Khaled Mahmud	21.0	6	42	2	2.00	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Peshawar	27 Aug 2003	Test # 1657
HDPK Dharmasena	18.0	8	36	1	2.00	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670
WPUJC Vaas	15.3	6	31	3	2.00	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	03 May 2003	Test # 1644
Khaled Mahmud	14.0	5	28	1	2.00	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Peshawar	27 Aug 2003	Test # 1657
SM Pollock	11.0	2	22	1	2.00	South Africa	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	24 Apr 2003	Test # 1640
D Pretorius	10.0	6	20	0	2.00	South Africa	v England	Birmingham	24 Jul 2003	Test # 1651
Shabbir Ahmed	34.3	10	70	2	2.02	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
WPUJC Vaas	29.0	7	59	2	2.03	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	10 Dec 2003	Test # 1672
Mohammad Rafique	17.4	7	36	5	2.03	Bangladesh	v Pakistan	Multan	03 Sep 2003	Test # 1658
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
GJ Batty	21.0	6	43	1	2.04	England	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
Danish Kaneria	33.1	10	68	2	2.05	Pakistan	v South Africa	Faisalabad	24 Oct 2003	Test # 1666
JH Kallis	18.0	3	37	0	2.05	South Africa	v Pakistan	Lahore	17 Oct 2003	Test # 1664
Mohammad Rafique	37.2	7	77	6	2.06	Bangladesh	v South Africa	Dhaka	01 May 2003	Test # 1642
JDP Oram	30.0	13	62	1	2.06	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (PSS)	25 Apr 2003	Test # 1641
R Clarke	15.0	6	31	0	2.06	England	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	21 Oct 2003	Test # 1665
JN Gillespie	17.2	3	36	3	2.07	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	19 Apr 2003	Test # 1639
RJ Kirtley	16.2	7	34	6	2.08	England	v South Africa	Nottingham	14 Aug 2003	Test # 1654
SCG MacGill	36.0	11	75	5	2.08	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	01 May 2003	Test # 1643
WPUJC Vaas	12.0	2	25	1	2.08	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	02 Dec 2003	Test # 1670

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Minimum of 60 balls
Performances in matches that overlap years 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:

Australia v India at Melbourne, 3rd Test, Dec 26-30, 2003 [Test # 1678]

New Zealand v Pakistan at Wellington, 2nd Test, Dec 26-30, 2003 [Test # 1677]

South Africa v West Indies at Durban, 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 2003 [Test # 1679]