Best Economy – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the best economy in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
ALL FORMATSAll-time500 entries
10.00Robin UthappaINDlevel with Neil Harvey
10.00Neil HarveyAUS
10.00Frank MooneyNZ
● LEADS
Robin UthappaIND
0.00 · level with Harvey
↑ MOST ENTRIES
Neil HarveyAUS
8 separate entries on this list · 342 different players in all
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
0.25
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
17 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Best Economy — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Robin UthappaIND0.00
1Neil HarveyAUS0.00
1Frank MooneyNZ0.00
1Imtiaz AhmedPAK0.00
1Neil HarveyAUS0.00
1John HoltWI0.00
1Neil HarveyAUS0.00
1Bill LawryAUS0.00
1Bruce MurrayNZ0.00
1Roger PrideauxENG0.00
1Ian RedpathAUS0.00
1Terry JarvisNZ0.00
1Wally EdwardsAUS0.00
1Kim HughesAUS0.00
1Ashok MalhotraIND0.00
1Ashok MalhotraIND0.00
1Chris TavaréENG0.00
1Clive LloydWI0.00
1Dean JonesAUS0.00
1Mark GreatbatchNZ0.00
1David BoonAUS0.00
1Jonty RhodesSA0.00
1Michael SlaterAUS0.00
1Ricky PontingAUS0.00
1Matthew ElliottAUS0.00
1Martin van JaarsveldSA0.00
1Mohammad YousufPAK0.00
1Jamie HowNZ0.00
1Yasir HameedPAK0.00
1Matthew WadeAUS0.00
1James ShannonIRE0.00
1Robin UthappaIND0.00
1Adam LythENG0.00
1Mominul HaqueBAN0.00
1Shan MasoodPAK0.00
1Ambati RayuduIND0.00
1Azhar AliPAK0.00
1Steven SmithAUS0.00
1Ross TaylorNZ0.00
1Monkey HornbyENG0.00
1Leano MaphaneBOT0.00
1Victor TrumperAUS0.00
1Rolland BeaumontSA0.00
1Herbie TaylorSA0.00
1Wilf BarberENG0.00
1Dudley NourseSA0.00
1Neil HarveyAUS0.00
1Frank MooneyNZ0.00
1Imtiaz AhmedPAK0.00
1Neil HarveyAUS0.00
1John HoltWI0.00
1Neil HarveyAUS0.00
1Bill LawryAUS0.00
1Bruce MurrayNZ0.00
1Roger PrideauxENG0.00
1Ian RedpathAUS0.00
1Terry JarvisNZ0.00
1Zaheer AbbasPAK0.00
1Kim HughesAUS0.00
1Allan LambENG0.00
1Ashok MalhotraIND0.00
1Chris TavaréENG0.00
1Gus LogieWI0.00
1Dean JonesAUS0.00
1Mark GreatbatchNZ0.00
1Dave HoughtonZIM0.00
1David BoonAUS0.00
1Jonty RhodesSA0.00
1Ricky PontingAUS0.00
1Matthew ElliottAUS0.00
1Rahul DravidIND0.00
1Wajahatullah WastiPAK0.00
1Shiv ChanderpaulWI0.00
1Xavier MarshallWI0.00
1Jamie HowNZ0.00
1Raqibul HasanBAN0.00
1Matthew WadeAUS0.00
1Virat KohliIND0.00
1Mominul HaqueBAN0.00
1Shan MasoodPAK0.00
1Azhar AliPAK0.00
1Steven SmithAUS0.00
1Ross TaylorNZ0.00
1Rachin RavindraNZ0.00
1Ashok MalhotraIND0.00
1Wally EdwardsAUS0.00
1Ashok MalhotraIND0.00
1Glenn TurnerNZ0.00
1Clive LloydWI0.00
1Michael SlaterAUS0.00
1Hitesh ModiKEN0.00
1Martin van JaarsveldSA0.00
1Shiv ChanderpaulWI0.00
1Mohammad YousufPAK0.00
1Kevin PietersenENG0.00
1Robin UthappaIND0.00
1Ambati RayuduIND0.00
1James ShannonIRE0.00
1Leano MaphaneBOT0.00
1Not on recordCRO0.00
1Robin UthappaIND0.00
1Travis HeadAUS0.00
1Mahmudul JoyBAN0.00
1Kieran PowellWI0.00
1Adam LythENG0.00
1Daniel FlynnNZ0.00
1Yasir HameedPAK0.00
1Hashan TillakaratneSL0.00
1Graham ThorpeENG0.00
1Damien MartynAUS0.00
1John ReidNZ0.00
1Sir Richie RichardsonWI0.00
1Tim RobinsonENG0.00
1Majid KhanPAK0.00
1Qasim UmarPAK0.00
1Seymour NurseWI0.00
1John SparlingNZ0.00
1Eric RowanSA0.00
1Wilf BarberENG0.00
1Mahmudul JoyBAN0.00
1Travis HeadAUS0.00
1Kieran PowellWI0.00
1Raqibul HasanBAN0.00
1Hitesh ModiKEN0.00
1Damien MartynAUS0.00
1John ReidNZ0.00
1Tim RobinsonENG0.00
128Pankaj RoyIND0.25
128Pankaj RoyIND0.25
128Alan MossENG0.25
131Peter LashleyWI0.33
131Peter LashleyWI0.33
131Sir Richie RichardsonWI0.33
134Hanif MohammadPAK0.40
135Rohan KanhaiWI0.50
135Nathan AstleNZ0.50
135Boeta DippenaarSA0.50
135Rohan KanhaiWI0.50
135Boeta DippenaarSA0.50
135Jimmy AdamsWI0.50
135Lucky Ali MalikDEN0.50
135Kane WilliamsonNZ0.50
135Gary KirstenSA0.50
135Jacques KallisSA0.50
135Alistair CampbellZIM0.50
135Mike ShrimptonNZ0.50
135Kane WilliamsonNZ0.50
135Schofield HaighENG0.50
135Gary KirstenSA0.50
135Graham ThorpeENG0.50
151George HeadleyWI0.60
152Azhar KhanPAK0.67
152Hashan TillakaratneSL0.67
152Arthur ShrewsburyENG0.67
152Sammy JonesAUS0.67
152Barry WoodENG0.67
152Azhar KhanPAK0.67
152Hashan TillakaratneSL0.67
152John WrightNZ0.67
152Alex HalesENG0.67
152Alex HalesENG0.67
162Billy BarnesENG0.69
163Kim HughesAUS0.75
163William ShaldersSA0.75
163Kim HughesAUS0.75
163Kyle GilhamCZR0.75
167Arun LalIND0.77
167Arun LalIND0.77
169Dick BarlowENG0.79
170Arjuna RanatungaSL0.80
170Lawrence RoweWI0.80
170Vijay ManjrekarIND0.80
173Billy BatesENG0.83
174Angelo MathewsSL0.88
174Angelo MathewsSL0.88
176Alfred ShawENG0.89
177W.G. GraceENG0.90
178Shubman GillIND0.91
179William AttewellENG0.92
180Allan SteelENG0.95
180William AttewellENG0.95
182Denis AtkinsonWI0.98
182Denis AtkinsonWI0.98
184Colin CowdreyENG1.00
184Vijay MehraUAE1.00
184Derek VarnalsSA1.00
184Robin BynoeWI1.00
184Zaheer AbbasPAK1.00
184Zaheer AbbasPAK1.00
184Derek RandallENG1.00
184Gary SteadNZ1.00
184VVS LaxmanIND1.00
184Hashan TillakaratneSL1.00
184MS DhoniIND1.00
184Imrul KayesBAN1.00
184Koralegedera BandaraSL1.00
184Cheteshwar PujaraIND1.00
184Wamkelwa DlaminiESW1.00
184Fred MorleyENG1.00
184Arthur HillENG1.00
184Lord TennysonENG1.00
184Jackie GrantWI1.00
184Gul MohammadIND1.00
184Colin CowdreyENG1.00
184Vijay MehraUAE1.00
184Derek VarnalsSA1.00
184Robin BynoeWI1.00
184Zaheer AbbasPAK1.00
184Zaheer AbbasPAK1.00
184VVS LaxmanIND1.00
184Ajay RatraIND1.00
184Yuvraj SinghIND1.00
184Imrul KayesBAN1.00
184Wasim RajaPAK1.00
184Clive LloydWI1.00
184Javed MiandadPAK1.00
184Hashan TillakaratneSL1.00
184Farhad RezaBAN1.00
184Basant RegmiNEP1.00
184John CampbellWI1.00
184Keith DabengwaZIM1.00
184Koralegedera BandaraSL1.00
184Yadwinder SinghHUN1.00
184Wamkelwa DlaminiESW1.00
184Balaji Avinash PaiGIB1.00
184Kushal BhurtelNEP1.00
184Wamkelwa DlaminiESW1.00
184Asghar StanikzaiAFG1.00
184Sir Richie RichardsonWI1.00
184Kuldeep YadavIND1.00
184Asad ShafiqPAK1.00
184MS DhoniIND1.00
184Hashan TillakaratneSL1.00
184Hasan RazaPAK1.00
184VVS LaxmanIND1.00
184Graeme HickENG1.00
184Hashan TillakaratneSL1.00
184Sir Richie RichardsonWI1.00
184Derek RandallENG1.00
184Anshuman GaekwadIND1.00
184Rohan KanhaiWI1.00
184Sunil GavaskarIND1.00
184Vijay ManjrekarIND1.00
184Sir Conrad HunteWI1.00
184Jim BurkeAUS1.00
184Murray ChappleNZ1.00
184Bert SutcliffeNZ1.00
184Reg SimpsonENG1.00
184Doodles TapscottSA1.00
184George McShaneAUS1.00
184Charles LeslieENG1.00
184Balaji Avinash PaiGIB1.00
184Yadwinder SinghHUN1.00
184Alastair CookENG1.00
184Hasan RazaPAK1.00
184Mark RamprakashENG1.00
257Neil HarveyAUS1.10
257Neil HarveyAUS1.10
257Fazal MahmoodPAK1.10
260Nat ThomsonAUS1.11
261William AttewellENG1.12
262Greg ChappellAUS1.15
263Joe SolomonWI1.16
264Geoff BoycottENG1.17
265Dick PougherENG1.24
266Woorkeri RamanIND1.25
266Woorkeri RamanIND1.25
266Younis KhanPAK1.25
266Paul CollingwoodENG1.25
270Clive LloydWI1.27
270Jimmy AdamsWI1.27
270Harold ButlerENG1.27
270Clive LloydWI1.27
274Willis CuttellENG1.28
275Sunil GavaskarIND1.29
275Sunil GavaskarIND1.29
277Rajendra PisalROM1.33
277Yamin AhmadzaiAFG1.33
277Rishiv JoshiCAN1.33
277Mthokozisi SheziSA1.33
277Geoff BoycottENG1.33
277Rajendra PisalROM1.33
277Mthokozisi SheziSA1.33
284Billy IbadullaPAK1.34
284Bapu NadkarniIND1.34
286Tom MoodyAUS1.36
287Sir Clyde WalcottWI1.37
288Aravinda de SilvaSL1.40
288Dattu PhadkarIND1.40
288Rizwan-uz-ZamanPAK1.40
291Tom VeiversAUS1.41
292Bishan BediIND1.42
293Majid KhanPAK1.44
293Tony LockENG1.44
293Majid KhanPAK1.44
293Gary KirstenSA1.44
293Iqbal QasimPAK1.44
293Jayantha SilvaSL1.44
293Gary KirstenSA1.44
300Tony LockENG1.45
301Martyn MoxonENG1.50
301Robin SmithENG1.50
301Martyn MoxonENG1.50
301Alviro PetersenSA1.50
301Abdur RazzakBAN1.50
301David LloydENG1.50
301Ross TaylorNZ1.50
301Bhuvan KarkiNEP1.50
301Not on recordBRZ1.50
301Richard AgamiireUGA1.50
301Ashwell PrinceSA1.50
301Mujahid JamshedPAK1.50
301Chris TavaréENG1.50
301Aamer HameedPAK1.50
301Not on recordPAN1.50
301Michael HusseyAUS1.50
301Ijaz AhmedPAK1.50
301Ken RutherfordNZ1.50
301Farrukh ZamanPAK1.50
301C.B. FryENG1.50
301Andrew StoddartENG1.50
301Alviro PetersenSA1.50
301Ashwell PrinceSA1.50
301Sir Richie RichardsonWI1.50
325Dinuka HettiarachchiSL1.52
326Charlie TurnerAUS1.54
327Bob WyattENG1.57
327Not on recordNEP1.57
327Maurice TateENG1.57
327Albert RelfENG1.57
331Hamilton MasakadzaZIM1.59
332Tip SnookeSA1.60
332Naveen-ul-HaqAFG1.60
332Chris OldENG1.60
335Trevor GoddardSA1.61
336Dinanath RamnarineWI1.63
337Bobby PeelENG1.64
338Michael ClarkeAUS1.67
338Javed MiandadPAK1.67
338Dick PollardENG1.67
341Sydney CallawayAUS1.68
342Iqbal QasimPAK1.70
343Younis KhanPAK1.71
343Victor TrumperAUS1.71
343Wiaan MulderSA1.71
343Paul HarrisSA1.71
347Wasim AkramPAK1.73
348Bill HowellAUS1.74
348Roy KilnerENG1.74
350Ike TraversAUS1.75
350Not on recordNAM1.75
350Tillakaratne DilshanSL1.75
350Nadeem KhanPAK1.75
354Frank LaverAUS1.76
354Wilfred RhodesENG1.76
354Monty NobleAUS1.76
357Charlie McLeodAUS1.77
358Imran NiaziPAK1.78
359Albert RelfENG1.79
360Saeed AnwarPAK1.80
360Matthew ParkerSCO1.80
360Calum MacLeodSCO1.80
360Shikhar DhawanIND1.80
360Charlie TurnerAUS1.80
360Stiaan van ZylSA1.80
366Keegan MethZIM1.81
366Fred RootENG1.81
368Jonty RhodesSA1.82
368Bishan BediIND1.82
370Tim BresnanENG1.83
370Graeme PorterAUS1.83
370Mushtaq MohammadPAK1.83
370Henry PromnitzSA1.83
370Warwick ArmstrongAUS1.83
375Graham GoochENG1.84
376Dinusha FernandoSL1.86
377Bill EdrichENG1.88
378Adam DaleAUS1.90
378Not on recordNEP1.90
378Ricky PontingAUS1.90
381Lance GibbsWI1.91
381Dick TyldesleyENG1.91
381Charlie McLeodAUS1.91
384Warwick ArmstrongAUS1.92
385Trevor GoddardSA1.93
386Sir Richie RichardsonWI2.00
386Kraigg BrathwaiteWI2.00
386Mike GattingENG2.00
386Rohit SharmaIND2.00
386Jayant YadavIND2.00
386Yasir ChowdhuryBAN2.00
386Shreyas IyerIND2.00
386Jerome TaylorWI2.00
386Steven WelshCAN2.00
386Kenroy NestorGIB2.00
386Rinku SinghIND2.00
386Vishnu SukumaranUAE2.00
386Shreyas IyerIND2.00
386Not on recordNAM2.00
386Francis OtienoKEN2.00
386Runako MortonWI2.00
386Craig McMillanNZ2.00
386Andrew JonesNZ2.00
386Harry TectorIRE2.00
386Arthur JonesENG2.00
386Alain ToubeCAM2.00
386Ross TaylorNZ2.00
408Nathan AstleNZ2.02
409Josh HazlewoodAUS2.07
410Jason GillespieAUS2.09
411Mehidy HasanBAN2.10
411Albert RelfENG2.10
413Nuwan KulasekaraSL2.11
414Gary CosierAUS2.12
415Alasdair EvansSCO2.13
416Stuart ThompsonIRE2.15
416Peter SleepAUS2.15
418Hedley VerityENG2.16
418Bert VoglerSA2.16
420Arthur RichardsonAUS2.18
421Brett GeevesAUS2.20
421Trevor GripperZIM2.20
423Roy KilnerENG2.23
424Ravindra JadejaIND2.25
424Garey MathurinWI2.25
424Dean JonesAUS2.25
427Derek UnderwoodENG2.27
427Clive LloydWI2.27
429Matthew HumphreysIRE2.29
430Andre BothaIRE2.30
431Kongala VimukthiSL2.33
431Amrit BhattaraiNEP2.33
431Mohinder AmarnathIND2.33
434Mohammad AbbasPAK2.34
435Asif MasoodPAK2.35
435Sir Curtly AmbroseWI2.35
437Xavier BartlettAUS2.36
437Majid HaqSCO2.36
439Sudeep TyagiIND2.38
439Gilbert JessopENG2.38
441Pat SymcoxSA2.39
442Bob NewsonSA2.42
443Golam FaruqBAN2.45
444Ranjan MadugalleSL2.50
444Naveen-ul-HaqAFG2.50
444Tamauri TuckerBER2.50
444Peter OngondoKEN2.50
448Mudassar BukhariNED2.52
449Wavell HindsWI2.55
450Michael HoldingWI2.56
451Mohammad HasnainPAK2.60
451Nuwan PradeepSL2.60
451Mark CosgroveAUS2.60
454Saleem JaffarPAK2.62
455Adrian NeillSCO2.64
456Ian BellENG2.65
457Carlisle BestWI2.67
458Chris SilverwoodENG2.70
458Sir Viv RichardsWI2.70
460Alan ThomsonAUS2.75
460Harbhajan SinghIND2.75
460Irfan BhattiPAK2.75
463Muttiah MuralitharanSL2.79
463Manoj PrabhakarIND2.79
465Dwayne SmithWI2.81
466Dennis LilleeAUS2.83
466Sir Andy RobertsWI2.83
468Blessing MuzarabaniZIM2.85
468Shahzad AltafUAE2.85
470Martin SneddenNZ2.90
470Eddo BrandesZIM2.90
472John SnowENG2.94
472Fanie de VilliersSA2.94
474Greg ChappellAUS2.96
475Graham McKenzieAUS2.97
476Alick AthanazeWI3.00
476Albie MorkelSA3.00
476Mitchell MarshAUS3.00
476Kane WilliamsonNZ3.00
476Dhananjaya de SilvaSL3.00
476Geoff ArnoldENG3.00
482Angus FraserENG3.02
483Nasum AhmedBAN3.06
484Makhaya NtiniSA3.10
485Kushal MallaNEP3.11
486Angus FraserENG3.14
487Terry AldermanAUS3.22
488Keith ArthurtonWI3.33
489Brendan TaylorZIM3.40
490Mirwais AshrafAFG3.50
491Dale SteynSA3.71
492Kemar RoachWI3.75
493Nizakat KhanHK3.86
494Paul CollingwoodENG4.00
494Steven SmithAUS4.00
496David BernardWI4.25
497Tymal MillsENG4.33
498Joe DenlyENG4.75
498Andre NelSA4.75
500Not on recordOMN20.000000
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