Bowling records (Men's Tests)
Jayantha Silva has the best economy rate in men's Tests v Zimbabwe: 1.61 runs an over (minimum 600 balls bowled).
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Qualification: Minimum 600 balls bowled.
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayantha SilvaSL | 1996-1998 | 3 | 6 | 100.3 | 43 | 162 | 16 | 4/16 | 7/35 | 10.13 | 1.61 | 37.69 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dion NashNZ | 1992-2000 | 4 | 8 | 121.3 | 54 | 206 | 10 | 3/41 | 5/54 | 20.60 | 1.70 | 72.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muttiah MuralitharanSL | 1994-2004 | 14 | 26 | 786.5 | 259 | 1467 | 87 | 9/51 | 13/115 | 16.86 | 1.86 | 54.26 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| Shaun PollockSA | 1999-2005 | 5 | 10 | 169.3 | 57 | 356 | 23 | 5/39 | 7/55 | 15.48 | 2.10 | 44.22 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan AstleNZ | 1996-2005 | 11 | 14 | 168.5 | 69 | 355 | 9 | 2/22 | 3/95 | 39.44 | 2.10 | 112.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enamul HaqueBAN | 2001 | 3 | 5 | 147 | 40 | 311 | 8 | 3/74 | 3/74 | 38.88 | 2.12 | 110.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mohammad RafiqueBAN | 2004-2005 | 4 | 7 | 215.4 | 69 | 457 | 12 | 5/65 | 6/183 | 38.08 | 2.12 | 107.83 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Claude HendersonSA | 2001 | 2 | 4 | 164 | 56 | 353 | 11 | 4/143 | 7/176 | 32.09 | 2.15 | 89.45 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kumar DharmasenaSL | 1994-1996 | 3 | 4 | 103 | 30 | 222 | 5 | 2/109 | 2/42 | 44.40 | 2.16 | 123.60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neil McGarrellWI | 2001 | 2 | 4 | 113 | 40 | 245 | 12 | 4/23 | 7/185 | 20.42 | 2.17 | 56.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mitchell SantnerNZ | 2016-2025 | 4 | 7 | 112.1 | 33 | 245 | 10 | 4/27 | 4/73 | 24.50 | 2.18 | 67.30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Junaid KhanPAK | 2011-2013 | 3 | 6 | 118 | 42 | 259 | 10 | 4/67 | 5/104 | 25.90 | 2.19 | 70.80 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sanath JayasuriyaSL | 1994-2004 | 13 | 22 | 178.4 | 47 | 394 | 20 | 5/43 | 9/74 | 19.70 | 2.21 | 53.60 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul WisemanNZ | 2000 | 3 | 6 | 160 | 50 | 353 | 9 | 5/90 | 8/144 | 39.22 | 2.21 | 106.67 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Daniel VettoriNZ | 1997-2012 | 9 | 17 | 388.5 | 126 | 873 | 32 | 5/70 | 8/141 | 27.28 | 2.25 | 72.91 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Mehedi Hasan MirazBAN | 2018-2025 | 5 | 10 | 230.2 | 66 | 518 | 35 | 5/32 | 10/102 | 14.80 | 2.25 | 39.49 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| Allan DonaldSA | 1995-1999 | 3 | 6 | 102.1 | 33 | 231 | 14 | 8/71 | 11/113 | 16.50 | 2.26 | 43.79 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Anil KumbleIND | 1992-2005 | 7 | 14 | 370.1 | 108 | 857 | 38 | 5/63 | 9/145 | 22.55 | 2.32 | 58.45 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| WPUJC VaasSL | 1994-2004 | 15 | 26 | 574.3 | 151 | 1332 | 48 | 4/56 | 7/104 | 27.75 | 2.32 | 71.81 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Pramodya WickramasingheSL | 1994-1999 | 5 | 8 | 177.2 | 47 | 418 | 12 | 6/60 | 6/80 | 34.83 | 2.36 | 88.67 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kemar RoachWI | 2013-2023 | 5 | 10 | 115.2 | 35 | 274 | 12 | 3/44 | 5/81 | 22.83 | 2.38 | 57.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shayne O'ConnorNZ | 1997-2000 | 6 | 12 | 252.3 | 72 | 606 | 21 | 4/52 | 7/116 | 28.86 | 2.40 | 72.14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaqib JavedPAK | 1995-1998 | 3 | 5 | 104.1 | 22 | 251 | 8 | 4/64 | 6/90 | 31.38 | 2.41 | 78.13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Suranga LakmalSL | 2016-2020 | 5 | 10 | 197 | 49 | 477 | 17 | 4/27 | 7/80 | 28.06 | 2.42 | 69.53 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harbhajan SinghIND | 1998-2005 | 7 | 14 | 313 | 68 | 761 | 31 | 6/62 | 8/132 | 24.55 | 2.43 | 60.58 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Lance KlusenerSA | 1999-2001 | 4 | 8 | 122 | 35 | 301 | 7 | 3/39 | 4/68 | 43.00 | 2.47 | 104.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuwan ZoysaSL | 1999-2004 | 5 | 10 | 131.5 | 31 | 328 | 19 | 5/20 | 8/73 | 17.26 | 2.49 | 41.63 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wasim AkramPAK | 1993-1998 | 10 | 18 | 400.1 | 97 | 997 | 47 | 6/48 | 10/106 | 21.21 | 2.49 | 51.09 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Mushtaq AhmedPAK | 1993-1998 | 4 | 7 | 127 | 29 | 319 | 8 | 2/24 | 4/158 | 39.88 | 2.51 | 95.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacques KallisSA | 1999-2005 | 6 | 8 | 120.5 | 32 | 309 | 21 | 4/13 | 7/112 | 14.71 | 2.56 | 34.52 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Javagal SrinathIND | 1992-2002 | 8 | 16 | 330.4 | 87 | 861 | 30 | 5/60 | 9/141 | 28.70 | 2.60 | 66.13 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Reon KingWI | 2000-2001 | 4 | 8 | 145.4 | 39 | 380 | 16 | 5/51 | 7/81 | 23.75 | 2.61 | 54.63 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shakib Al HasanBAN | 2011-2021 | 7 | 14 | 280.1 | 66 | 731 | 31 | 6/59 | 10/124 | 23.58 | 2.61 | 54.23 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Shannon GabrielWI | 2013-2023 | 5 | 10 | 112.1 | 32 | 295 | 12 | 3/10 | 4/55 | 24.58 | 2.63 | 56.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Enamul Haque jnrBAN | 2005-2013 | 3 | 6 | 181.2 | 38 | 478 | 21 | 7/95 | 12/200 | 22.76 | 2.64 | 51.81 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| Chris CairnsNZ | 1996-2000 | 8 | 16 | 356.5 | 97 | 944 | 39 | 5/31 | 7/108 | 24.21 | 2.65 | 54.90 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Saeed AjmalPAK | 2011-2013 | 3 | 6 | 174.1 | 39 | 462 | 20 | 7/95 | 11/118 | 23.10 | 2.65 | 52.25 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Manjural IslamBAN | 2001-2004 | 4 | 6 | 144 | 40 | 382 | 9 | 6/81 | 6/81 | 42.44 | 2.65 | 96.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Azhar MahmoodPAK | 1998 | 3 | 6 | 107 | 33 | 284 | 8 | 3/26 | 5/95 | 35.50 | 2.65 | 80.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ajit AgarkarIND | 1998-2001 | 4 | 8 | 154 | 42 | 409 | 7 | 2/59 | 2/88 | 58.43 | 2.66 | 132.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dipak PatelNZ | 1992-1996 | 4 | 8 | 196 | 47 | 525 | 23 | 6/50 | 8/131 | 22.83 | 2.68 | 51.13 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris MartinNZ | 2000-2012 | 5 | 10 | 143.1 | 39 | 393 | 22 | 6/26 | 8/31 | 17.86 | 2.75 | 39.05 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rashid KhanAFG | 2021-2025 | 2 | 4 | 154.2 | 25 | 435 | 22 | 7/66 | 11/160 | 19.77 | 2.82 | 42.09 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Saqlain MushtaqPAK | 1996-2002 | 6 | 12 | 262.1 | 50 | 747 | 28 | 7/66 | 10/155 | 26.68 | 2.85 | 56.18 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| HMRKB HerathSL | 2016-2017 | 3 | 6 | 187.1 | 37 | 536 | 30 | 8/63 | 13/152 | 17.87 | 2.86 | 37.43 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Mashrafe MortazaBAN | 2001-2005 | 4 | 7 | 152.2 | 41 | 441 | 17 | 4/106 | 5/104 | 25.94 | 2.89 | 53.76 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ravindra PushpakumaraSL | 1994-1999 | 6 | 10 | 183 | 30 | 532 | 20 | 7/116 | 7/116 | 26.60 | 2.91 | 54.90 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Taijul IslamBAN | 2014-2026 | 9 | 17 | 436.4 | 73 | 1270 | 59 | 8/39 | 11/170 | 21.53 | 2.91 | 44.41 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Robiul IslamBAN | 2011-2013 | 3 | 6 | 153 | 33 | 447 | 18 | 6/71 | 9/155 | 24.83 | 2.92 | 51.00 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Devendra BishooWI | 2017 | 2 | 4 | 115 | 19 | 340 | 13 | 5/79 | 9/184 | 26.15 | 2.96 | 53.08 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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