Test Cricket 2026 best economy rate

Ismat Alam leads Test Cricket on economy: 1.85 from 1 match (Afghanistan). Thomas Mayes (2.26) and Ollie Edward Robinson (2.29) are next.

Updated 5 Nov 2026, after Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe

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#	Player	Last 3	Mat	Inns	Ov	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	SR	4w	5w
1	Ismat AlamAfghanistanAFG1 match, 2 innings	2/29	1	2	15.4	29	2	14.50	1.85	47.00	0	0
2	Thomas MayesIrelandIRE1 match, 1 innings	0/52	1	1	23.0	52	0	-	2.26	-	0	0
3	Ollie Edward RobinsonEnglandENG4 matches, 8 innings	8/808/355/69	4	8	113.5	261	28	9.32	2.29	17.21	0	4
4	Aiden MarkramSouth AfricaSA3 matches, 5 innings	0/30/180/27	3	5	20.0	48	0	-	2.40	-	0	0
5	Mohammed SirajIndiaIND3 matches, 6 innings	1/402/452/59	3	6	57.0	144	5	28.80	2.53	69.80	0	0
6	Wesley MadhevereZimbabweZIM2 matches, 1 innings	0/38	2	1	15.0	38	0	-	2.53	-	0	0
7	Mehidy Hasan MirazBangladeshBAN7 matches, 13 innings	4/1142/914/167	7	13	265.5	686	25	27.44	2.58	56.60	0	2
8	Ravindra JadejaIndiaIND2 matches, 4 innings	4/1284/139	2	4	102.3	267	8	33.38	2.60	77.88	2	0
9	Justin GreavesWest IndiesWI6 matches, 7 innings	7/390/301/16	6	7	64.0	167	12	13.92	2.61	27.58	0	1
10	Richard NgaravaZimbabweZIM1 match, 2 innings	5/50	1	2	19.0	50	5	10.00	2.63	23.00	0	1
11	Nathan LyonAustraliaAUS4 matches, 7 innings		4	7	156.3	412	10	41.20	2.63	53.70	0	0
12	Simon HarmerSouth AfricaSA3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	156.0	411	14	29.36	2.63	42.00	1	1
13	Jomel WarricanWest IndiesWI4 matches, 8 innings		4	8	178.1	470	22	21.36	2.64	36.77	2	2
14	Marco JansenSouth AfricaSA3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	97.2	257	13	19.77	2.64	31.31	0	1
15	Blessing MuzarabaniZimbabweZIM2 matches, 3 innings		2	3	67.0	177	7	25.29	2.64	56.86	0	1
16	Scott BolandAustraliaAUS2 matches, 3 innings		2	3	80.0	212	9	23.56	2.65	53.33	1	1
17	Prabath JayasuriyaSri LankaSL3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	164.5	460	12	38.33	2.79	82.83	0	1
18	Matt HenryNew ZealandNZ2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	57.1	160	12	13.33	2.80	28.58	0	1
19	Wiaan MulderSouth AfricaSA3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	84.3	237	10	23.70	2.80	37.60	1	0
20	Manav SutharIndiaIND3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	140.2	399	23	17.35	2.84	36.70	0	3
21	Mohammad AbbasPakistanPAK6 matches, 11 innings		6	11	226.5	653	31	21.06	2.88	38.29	1	3
22	Milan RathnayakeSri LankaSL3 matches, 3 innings		3	3	73.5	213	6	35.50	2.88	75.00	0	1
23	Saransh JainIndiaIND1 match, 2 innings		1	2	57.4	167	3	55.67	2.90	117.67	0	0
24	Prasidh KrishnaIndiaIND3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	72.3	215	10	21.50	2.97	44.00	1	0
25	Ali UsmanPakistanPAK4 matches, 6 innings		4	6	102.5	305	12	25.42	2.97	51.42	0	2
26	Matthew FisherEnglandENG1 match, 2 innings		1	2	40.2	120	5	24.00	2.98	48.40	0	1
27	Matt RenshawAustraliaAUS4 matches, 4 innings		4	4	30.0	90	2	45.00	3.00	63.00	0	0
28	Pat CumminsAustraliaAUS5 matches, 8 innings		5	8	144.4	438	13	33.69	3.03	47.54	0	1
29	Josh HazlewoodAustraliaAUS5 matches, 9 innings		5	9	132.0	401	18	22.28	3.04	32.22	0	2
30	Azmatullah OmarzaiAfghanistanAFG1 match, 1 innings		1	1	22.0	67	0	-	3.05	-	0	0
31	Jayden SealesWest IndiesWI6 matches, 12 innings		6	12	161.5	496	18	27.56	3.06	47.61	1	1
32	Ben StokesEnglandENG3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	80.4	248	9	27.56	3.07	54.56	0	1
33	Gerald CoetzeeSouth AfricaSA1 match, 2 innings		1	2	25.0	77	1	77.00	3.08	-	0	0
34	Khaled AhmedBangladeshBAN1 match, 1 innings		1	1	22.0	68	2	34.00	3.09	66.00	0	0
35	Sajid KhanPakistanPAK2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	109.0	339	12	28.25	3.11	54.58	1	1
36	Taijul IslamBangladeshBAN8 matches, 14 innings		8	14	300.5	943	27	34.93	3.13	58.37	1	2
37	Asitha FernandoSri LankaSL4 matches, 6 innings		4	6	129.3	407	17	23.94	3.14	46.35	1	2
38	William O'RourkeNew ZealandNZ3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	81.1	256	10	25.60	3.15	48.90	1	0
39	Antum NaqviZimbabweZIM1 match, 1 innings		1	1	29.0	92	0	-	3.17	-	0	0
40	Shoriful IslamBangladeshBAN3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	52.0	165	10	16.50	3.17	23.00	0	1
41	Graeme CremerZimbabweZIM1 match, 1 innings		1	1	55.0	177	3	59.00	3.22	110.33	0	0
42	Washington SundarIndiaIND1 match, 2 innings		1	2	17.4	57	5	11.40	3.23	21.40	0	1
43	Ben SearsNew ZealandNZ2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	46.0	149	3	49.67	3.24	93.67	0	0
44	Beau WebsterAustraliaAUS5 matches, 8 innings		5	8	61.2	202	4	50.50	3.29	92.75	0	0
45	Joshua BishopWest IndiesWI2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	50.0	165	2	82.50	3.30	75.50	0	0
46	Mark AdairIrelandIRE1 match, 1 innings		1	1	20.0	66	3	22.00	3.30	40.00	0	0
47	Zakary FoulkesNew ZealandNZ2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	51.1	169	8	21.13	3.30	38.38	0	1
48	Hasan AliPakistanPAK2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	78.2	259	8	32.38	3.31	59.00	2	0
49	Michael NeserAustraliaAUS1 match, 2 innings		1	2	34.3	115	5	23.00	3.33	41.60	0	1
50	Mitchell StarcAustraliaAUS6 matches, 11 innings		6	11	189.0	632	32	19.75	3.34	28.13	0	3
51	Newman NyamhuriZimbabweZIM2 matches, 3 innings		2	3	51.0	171	11	15.55	3.35	28.00	0	2
52	Dhananjaya de SilvaSri LankaSL4 matches, 5 innings		4	5	14.0	47	0	-	3.36	-	0	0
53	Zia ur Rehman AkbarAfghanistanAFG2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	148.0	506	6	84.33	3.42	148.00	0	0
54	Gus AtkinsonEnglandENG5 matches, 10 innings		5	10	126.3	433	14	30.93	3.42	41.93	0	1
55	Anrich NortjeSouth AfricaSA2 matches, 3 innings		2	3	43.3	149	5	29.80	3.43	52.80	0	0
56	Kagiso RabadaSouth AfricaSA2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	72.0	247	10	24.70	3.43	21.10	1	0
57	Mohammad ImranPakistanPAK1 match, 2 innings		1	2	20.2	71	2	35.50	3.49	-	0	0
58	Hasan MahmudBangladeshBAN6 matches, 10 innings		6	10	171.0	604	23	26.26	3.53	41.17	0	3
59	Shaheen AfridiPakistanPAK1 match, 2 innings		1	2	47.1	167	5	33.40	3.54	56.60	0	1
60	Reuben WilsonIrelandIRE1 match, 1 innings		1	1	25.0	89	1	89.00	3.56	153.00	0	0
61	Nayeem HasanBangladeshBAN4 matches, 6 innings		4	6	71.5	257	6	42.83	3.58	50.00	1	0
62	Marnus LabuschagneAustraliaAUS6 matches, 6 innings		6	6	18.0	65	2	32.50	3.61	44.00	0	0
63	Isitha WijesundaraSri LankaSL1 match, 2 innings		1	2	35.0	127	0	-	3.63	-	0	0
64	Ziaur Rahman SharifiAfghanistanAFG2 matches, 3 innings		2	3	58.0	211	2	105.50	3.64	174.00	0	0
65	Kemar RoachWest IndiesWI3 matches, 6 innings		3	6	61.1	224	10	22.40	3.66	38.10	1	1
66	Roston ChaseWest IndiesWI6 matches, 8 innings		6	8	103.4	380	8	47.50	3.67	56.75	0	1
67	Jacob BethellEnglandENG4 matches, 5 innings		4	5	43.2	161	5	32.20	3.72	52.20	1	0
68	Kyle JamiesonNew ZealandNZ2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	65.0	242	10	24.20	3.72	39.20	1	1
69	Mohammad AliPakistanPAK5 matches, 9 innings		5	9	149.1	560	17	32.94	3.75	45.53	0	2
70	Nathan SmithNew ZealandNZ4 matches, 8 innings		4	8	122.4	461	24	19.21	3.76	31.21	0	3
71	Jofra ArcherEnglandENG5 matches, 10 innings		5	10	151.3	571	23	24.83	3.77	32.43	1	3
72	Ebadot HossainBangladeshBAN4 matches, 7 innings		4	7	89.1	342	9	38.00	3.84	60.44	1	0
73	Hashmatullah ShahidiAfghanistanAFG3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	63.0	242	2	121.00	3.84	189.00	0	0
74	Joe RootEnglandENG7 matches, 3 innings		7	3	13.0	50	1	50.00	3.85	78.00	0	0
75	Kuldeep YadavIndiaIND2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	42.5	165	4	41.25	3.85	64.75	0	0
76	Mohammad SaleemAfghanistanAFG3 matches, 5 innings		3	5	112.5	435	16	27.19	3.86	42.44	1	1
77	Shoaib BashirEnglandENG2 matches, 2 innings		2	2	38.0	147	3	49.00	3.87	76.33	0	0
78	Sonal DinushaSri LankaSL4 matches, 5 innings		4	5	75.0	292	3	97.33	3.89	150.33	0	0
79	Kasun RajithaSri LankaSL1 match, 1 innings		1	1	26.0	102	0	-	3.92	-	0	0
80	Brad EvansZimbabweZIM1 match, 2 innings		1	2	21.0	85	3	28.33	4.05	44.67	0	0
81	Shamar JosephWest IndiesWI6 matches, 12 innings		6	12	152.0	616	18	34.22	4.05	45.22	1	0
82	Salman AghaPakistanPAK6 matches, 5 innings		6	5	15.1	62	0	-	4.09	-	0	0
83	Taskin AhmedBangladeshBAN5 matches, 9 innings		5	9	129.0	529	12	44.08	4.10	67.00	1	0
84	Noman AliPakistanPAK1 match, 2 innings		1	2	38.0	156	4	39.00	4.11	58.50	1	0
85	Anderson PhillipWest IndiesWI1 match, 2 innings		1	2	24.0	99	2	49.50	4.13	72.00	0	0
86	Keshara NuwanthaSri LankaSL2 matches, 3 innings		2	3	100.0	415	6	69.17	4.15	101.00	1	0
87	Josh TongueEnglandENG7 matches, 14 innings		7	14	202.0	848	33	25.70	4.20	31.06	0	5
88	Cooper ConnollyAustraliaAUS2 matches, 2 innings		2	2	13.0	55	1	55.00	4.23	-	0	0
89	Yamin AhmadzaiAfghanistanAFG1 match, 2 innings		1	2	40.3	175	5	35.00	4.32	48.60	0	0
90	Ubaid ShahPakistanPAK1 match, 2 innings		1	2	18.0	79	2	39.50	4.39	55.00	0	0
91	Khurram ShahzadPakistanPAK4 matches, 7 innings		4	7	125.5	555	18	30.83	4.41	43.94	1	1
92	Nahid RanaBangladeshBAN2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	61.3	275	11	25.00	4.47	34.09	0	2
93	Lahiru KumaraSri LankaSL3 matches, 4 innings		3	4	39.0	175	3	58.33	4.49	78.67	0	0
94	Andy McBrineIrelandIRE1 match, 1 innings		1	1	22.0	99	1	99.00	4.50	132.00	0	0
95	Keshav MaharajSouth AfricaSA1 match, 2 innings		1	2	29.0	131	2	65.50	4.52	87.50	0	0
96	Alzarri JosephWest IndiesWI2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	47.0	213	6	35.50	4.53	47.67	0	0
97	Qais AhmadAfghanistanAFG2 matches, 4 innings		2	4	61.2	282	5	56.40	4.60	74.00	0	0
98	Travis HeadAustraliaAUS6 matches, 5 innings		6	5	18.0	83	0	-	4.61	-	0	0
99	Mitchell SantnerNew ZealandNZ1 match, 2 innings		1	2	24.2	113	2	56.50	4.64	73.00	0	0
100	Cameron GreenAustraliaAUS4 matches, 3 innings		4	3	34.0	159	1	159.00	4.68	206.00	0	0

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Test Cricket 2026 Best Economy Rate

Ismat Alam leads Test Cricket on economy: 1.85 from 1 match (Afghanistan). Thomas Mayes (2.26) and Ollie Edward Robinson (2.29) are next. The Test Cricket 2026 economy rate leaderboard ranks the 113 players who meet the qualifying threshold this season. The leading bowler can change after every match as the season progresses. Filter by team to analyse economy rate depth across squads.

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Who has the best economy rate in Test Cricket 2026?

Ismat Alam leads Test Cricket 2026 with an economy rate of 1.85 from 1 match, at an average of 14.5. Thomas Mayes is second on 2.26 and Ollie Edward Robinson third on 2.29. The table ranks every player in Test Cricket 2026 by economy rate, with their team and matches.

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The top three bowlers in Test Cricket 2026 are Ismat Alam (1.85 in 1 match), Thomas Mayes (2.26 in 1 match) and Ollie Edward Robinson (2.29 in 4 matches). Every other player follows in the table, with their team and matches.

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