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ICC World Test Championship 2021 best economy rate

Saqib Mahmood leads ICC World Test Championship on economy: 2.25 from 2 matches (England) · Vernon Philander (2.28) and Axar Patel (2.29) next

Season 2025 2023 2021 2019
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# Player · last 3 matchesPlayer Team Last 3 matches · newest first Economy Rate Mat Inns Mat Inns Ov Runs Wkts Avg 4w 5w
1Saqib Mahmood ENG 2/584/79 ENG2/584/792.25242461.0137622.8310
2Vernon Philander SA 2/510/412/70 SA2/510/412/702.28610610161.53681036.8010
3Axar Patel IND 2/830/330/36 IND2/830/330/362.2914231423375.48585017.1605
4Colin de Grandhomme NZ 1/271/320/1 NZ1/271/320/12.3310181018212.54961338.1500
5James Anderson ENG 3/605/883/53 ENG3/605/883/532.3723422342741.91,7558919.72210
6Mohammad Abbas PAK 3/863/702/99 PAK3/863/702/992.3711171117349.48282434.5001
7Josh Hazlewood AUS 5/572/1050/61 AUS5/572/1050/612.3710191019325.67723522.0624
8Scott Boland AUS 5/1050/343/83 AUS5/1050/343/832.435959127.03091520.6011
9Kyle MayersWest Indies WI 6/781/231/39West Indies WI6/781/231/392.4414231423211.05142818.3612
10Jason HolderWest Indies WI 4/873/711/114West Indies WI4/873/711/1142.4820382038643.71,5984634.7433
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11Michael Neser AUS 5/56 AUS5/562.49222222.556511.2001
12Shakib Al Hasan BAN 6/1290/260/46 BAN6/1290/260/462.50812812216.45411633.8112
13Daniel Lawrence ENG 1/571/70/7 ENG1/571/70/72.53969632.081240.5000
14Jeet Raval NZ 1/33 NZ1/332.54414113.033133.0000
15Suranga Lakmal SL 1/462/900/22 SL1/462/900/222.5611171117265.26792428.2912
16Doug Bracewell NZ 2/77 NZ2/772.57121230.077238.5000
17Ravichandran Ashwin IND 7/1494/886/116 IND7/1494/886/1162.57275227521,028.92,64413220.03217
18Todd Murphy AUS 3/1131/413/75 AUS3/1131/413/752.584646136.93531425.2101
19Daryl Mitchell NZ 0/30/481/16 NZ0/30/481/162.581111111153.1137268.5000
20Ravindra Jadeja IND 4/1141/1234/101 IND4/1141/1234/1012.6325462546746.01,9617625.8065
21Matthew Fisher ENG 1/71 ENG1/712.63121227.071171.0000
22Ashton Agar AUS 0/58 AUS0/582.64121222.0580–00
23Kyle Jamieson NZ 0/666/994/155 NZ0/666/994/1552.6515291529485.21,2886918.6738
24Akila Dananjaya SL 6/162 SL6/1622.66121261.0162627.0001
25Pat Cummins AUS 4/1381/412/78 AUS4/1381/412/782.6821372137667.71,7877723.2137
26Chris Woakes ENG 3/721/621/110 ENG3/721/621/1102.6810191019304.58153225.4713
27Joe Denly ENG 0/190/102/42 ENG0/190/102/422.68545428.075237.5000
28Jaydev Unadkat IND 3/67 IND3/672.68121225.067322.3300
29Dunith Wellalage SL 0/35 SL0/352.69121213.0350–00
30Nathan Lyon AUS 5/603/15111/99 AUS5/603/15111/992.71244424441,112.43,01210827.89410
31Jasprit Bumrah IND 5/1428/472/43 IND5/1428/472/432.7220382038640.41,7427922.0529
32Ollie Edward Robinson ENG 1/443/255/122 ENG1/443/255/1222.72918918301.08194219.5016
33James Pattinson AUS 0/666/69 AUS0/666/692.76242449.0135622.5001
34Babar Azam PAK 0/110/60/9 PAK0/110/60/92.8024824815.042221.0000
35Taijul Islam BAN 4/884/2040/140 BAN4/884/2040/1402.8015231523741.32,0785537.7835
36Craig Overton ENG 2/812/1082/107 ENG2/812/1082/1072.814747126.93571229.7501
37Ishant Sharma IND 0/550/925/82 IND0/550/925/822.8315271527326.49234420.9804
38Stuart Broad ENG 7/864/613/71 ENG7/864/613/712.8320372037582.71,6497621.7046
39Tim Southee NZ 4/737/1213/105 NZ4/737/1213/1052.8424482448977.42,77210626.15510
40Dominic Bess ENG 0/715/1264/125 ENG0/715/1264/1252.8611191119385.21,1023333.3913
41Faheem Ashraf PAK 0/150/282/68 PAK0/150/282/682.8811201120187.05381244.8300
42Kemar RoachWest Indies WI 1/1096/1181/121West Indies WI1/1096/1181/1212.8820392039663.11,9126728.5455
43Dane Paterson SA 3/1041/62 SA3/1041/622.89232357.5166441.5000
44Rahkeem CornwallWest Indies WI 2/1510/784/162West Indies WI2/1510/784/1622.89714714381.61,1022347.9112
45Neil Wagner NZ 0/771/732/108 NZ0/771/732/1082.9015301530511.11,4805327.9214
46Noman Ali PAK 3/1854/1642/118 PAK3/1854/1642/1182.9111201120422.71,2312942.4512
47Praveen Jayawickrama SL 0/1557/1592/82 SL0/1557/1592/822.92510510219.66422525.6803
48Mark Wood ENG 2/586/1051/45 ENG2/586/1051/452.93916916265.57773125.0603
49Daryl Mitchell NZ 0/140/201/7 NZ0/140/201/72.93444414.041141.0000
50Matt Henry NZ 4/1037/1512/127 NZ4/1037/1512/1272.94816816355.01,0433232.5913
51Sajid Khan PAK 1/1572/1981/122 PAK1/1572/1981/1222.945959243.67172035.8511
52Jack Leach ENG 7/2125/2113/246 ENG7/2125/2113/2462.9518321832833.42,4607035.1428
53Jayant Yadav IND 0/365/62 IND0/365/622.97242433.098519.6001
54Ramesh Mendis SL 9/1483/1203/164 SL9/1483/1203/1642.9711191119439.71,3064628.3914
55Ben Stokes ENG 0/201/1043/41 ENG0/201/1043/412.9825362536439.21,3075225.1332
56Shaheen Afridi PAK 4/795/1242/116 PAK4/795/1242/1162.9820332033643.81,9217724.9527
57Jomel WarricanWest Indies WI 4/1325/1290/32West Indies WI4/1325/1290/323.01510510192.15781930.4212
58Mehidy Hasan Miraz BAN 6/1245/1943/91 BAN6/1245/1943/913.0116251625639.41,9244840.0824
59Shoriful Islam BAN 2/760/552/79 BAN2/760/552/793.025757135.0408851.0000
60Wiaan Mulder SA 1/400/113/25 SA1/400/113/253.03914914152.04611530.7311
61Imran Khan PAK 1/73 PAK1/733.04111124.073173.0000
62Prabath Jayasuriya SL 1/863/1388/197 SL1/863/1388/1973.065959266.28153324.7003
63Simon Harmer SA 5/1080/1091/73 SA5/1080/1091/733.066868158.94871925.6303
64Kasun Rajitha SL 2/1263/1641/60 SL2/1263/1641/603.07812812202.46212031.0511
65Matty Potts ENG 2/794/1554/100 ENG2/794/1554/1003.075959182.55602028.0021
66Trent Boult NZ 4/1698/2004/94 NZ4/1698/2004/943.0715301530559.71,7196426.8647
67Matt Parkinson ENG 1/47 ENG1/473.07111115.347147.0000
68Mustafizur Rahman BAN 1/372/117 BAN1/372/1173.08242450.0154351.3300
69Rachin Ravindra NZ 0/673/760/45 NZ0/673/760/453.08353561.0188362.6700
70Mitchell Swepson AUS 3/1035/890/78 AUS3/1035/890/783.094747148.44581045.8001
71Olly Stone ENG 4/68 ENG4/683.09121222.068417.0010
72Raymon ReiferWest Indies WI 1/360/60/17West Indies WI1/360/60/173.11434319.059159.0000
73Maheesh Theekshana SL 2/1123/76 SL2/1123/763.11242460.5188537.6000
74Thangarasu Natarajan IND 3/119 IND3/1193.12121238.2119339.6700
75Joe Root ENG 2/383/880/70 ENG2/383/880/703.1432393239264.68302237.7311
76Dwaine Pretorius SA 2/1213/822/49 SA2/1213/822/493.15363680.0252736.0000
77Nayeem Hasan BAN 6/1843/1083/159 BAN6/1843/1083/1593.164646142.84511237.5801
78Jermaine BlackwoodWest Indies WI 0/30/41/6West Indies WI0/30/41/63.1623823817.455227.5000
79Mosaddek Hossain BAN 0/38 BAN0/383.17111112.0380–00
80William Somerville NZ 0/1390/981/135 NZ0/1390/981/1353.17510510188.2597874.6310
81Hasan Ali PAK 1/1110/1033/42 PAK1/1110/1033/423.1711211121309.39823329.7612
82Veerasammy PermaulWest Indies WI 5/1550/998/135West Indies WI5/1550/998/1353.183636122.53891329.9202
83Dasun Shanaka SL 0/222/502/98 SL0/222/502/983.18343453.5170442.5000
84Lasith Embuldeniya SL 0/731/1046/181 SL0/731/1046/1813.1813211321635.02,0185238.8116
85Mitchell Starc AUS 4/1481/971/35 AUS4/1481/971/353.1821402140632.02,0117626.4666
86Mohammed Shami IND 4/1612/1534/70 IND4/1612/1534/703.1824452445656.92,0928524.6175
87Ish Sodhi NZ 5/1548/173 NZ5/1548/1733.192424102.53271325.1502
88Kuldeep Yadav IND 8/1132/41 IND8/1132/413.20242448.21541015.4001
89Mitchell Santner NZ 2/591/1040/146 NZ2/591/1040/1463.205858118.33783126.0000
90Sam Curran ENG 2/671/1140/57 ENG2/671/1140/573.2011201120256.78222041.1001
91Dushmantha Chameera SL 0/265/1432/115 SL0/265/1432/1153.214747105.1337842.1301
92George Linde SA 5/680/514/133 SA5/680/514/1333.21353578.5252928.0011
93Dilruwan Perera SL 1/1254/1430/117 SL1/1254/1430/1173.215858181.7584873.0010
94Keshav Maharaj SA 3/811/1080/135 SA3/811/1080/1353.2222322232705.62,2695541.2525
95Angelo Mathews SL 0/180/70/14 SL0/180/70/143.2520320312.0390–00
96Cameron Green AUS 2/570/900/14 AUS2/570/900/143.2616221622196.46411253.4201
97Travis Head AUS 0/80/191/25 AUS0/80/191/253.292013201357.5189727.0010
98Fawad Alam PAK 0/30/52/46 PAK0/30/52/463.2913313316.454227.0000
99Jofra Archer ENG 1/243/980/72 ENG1/243/980/723.30713713196.56491836.0611
100Ajaz Patel NZ 3/1202/2010/22 NZ3/1202/2010/223.31815815297.69853131.7702
101Umesh Yadav IND 2/1310/1263/22 IND2/1310/1263/223.3216321632386.01,2805125.1015
102Lungi Ngidi SA 1/981/351/61 SA1/981/351/613.3211181118238.57932828.3221
103Asitha Fernando SL 0/1107/1481/82 SL0/1107/1481/823.33913913225.17492727.7402
104Mir Hamza PAK 1/1100/87 PAK1/1100/873.34242459.01971197.0000
105Marco Jansen SA 3/970/791/89 SA3/970/791/893.3511181118294.39854422.3915
106Dhananjaya de Silva SL 1/750/341/19 SL1/750/341/193.3520292029272.29121657.0000
107Mohammed Siraj IND 5/1880/130/30 IND5/1880/130/303.3519351935494.51,6595231.9024
108Haris Sohail PAK 0/20/172/11 PAK0/20/172/113.37676741.0138623.0000
109Khaled Ahmed BAN 0/532/945/110 BAN0/532/945/1103.40916916247.68432140.1422
110Taskin Ahmed BAN 1/622/930/117 BAN1/622/930/1173.41610610190.76501446.4301
111Washington Sundar IND 1/301/10/99 IND1/301/10/993.42474787.4299649.8310
112Duanne Olivier SA 2/391/363/100 SA2/391/363/1003.435757108.03701133.6410
113Lizaad Williams SA 0/513/54 SA0/513/543.44222230.5105335.0000
114Miguel CumminsWest Indies WI 0/69West Indies WI0/693.45121220.0690–00
115Shannon GabrielWest Indies WI 2/752/921/57West Indies WI2/752/921/573.4813241324361.91,2603239.3811
116Jayden SealesWest Indies WI 1/1136/743/78West Indies WI1/1136/743/783.48816816213.67443223.2522
117Kagiso Rabada SA 4/388/941/119 SA4/388/941/1193.5121352135654.92,2989324.71110
118Gudakesh MotieWest Indies WI 3/1150/43West Indies WI3/1150/433.51242445.0158352.6700
119Lutho Sipamla SA 1/784/676/100 SA1/784/676/1003.53363669.52451122.2711
120Shardul Thakur IND 2/1041/1132/59 IND2/1041/1132/593.54816816213.57552926.0312
121Moeen Ali ENG 2/1181/443/137 ENG2/1181/443/1373.574747147.05251437.5001
122Gerald Coetzee SA 6/783/65 SA6/783/653.58242440.0143915.8901
123Matthew Kuhnemann AUS 1/946/762/110 AUS1/946/762/1103.58353578.3280931.1101
124Shahbaz Nadeem IND 4/2334/40 IND4/2334/403.58242476.2273834.1320
125Abu Jayed BAN 0/640/690/76 BAN0/640/690/763.597979170.06101540.6711
126Wanindu Hasaranga SL 0/1260/670/39 SL0/1260/670/393.594747112.24034100.7510
127Usman Shinwari PAK 1/54 PAK1/543.60111115.054154.0000
128Alzarri JosephWest Indies WI 5/1097/1115/140West Indies WI5/1097/1115/1403.6017321732508.31,8305433.8906
129Ebadot Hossain BAN 1/700/652/95 BAN1/700/652/953.6214211421411.51,4903049.6712
130Mohammad Nawaz PAK 1/884/1556/106 PAK1/884/1556/1063.64464696.03491131.7311
131Asad Shafiq PAK 1/240/120/8 PAK1/240/120/83.67838312.044144.0000
132Marnus Labuschagne AUS 0/240/90/23 AUS0/240/90/233.6724252425107.53953131.6700
133Yasir Shah PAK 4/1635/1880/59 PAK4/1635/1880/593.7013221322493.01,8254144.5133
134Naseem Shah PAK 4/1145/2065/102 PAK4/1145/2065/1023.7115241524409.01,5184434.5016
135Anrich Nortje SA 6/842/553/92 SA6/842/553/923.7217281728460.51,7136128.0826
136Roston ChaseWest Indies WI 0/990/332/142West Indies WI0/990/332/1423.7215241524413.51,5392953.0703
137Aiden Markram SA 0/02/270/10 SA0/02/270/103.7316516516.160230.0000
138Rehan Ahmed ENG 7/137 ENG7/1373.75121236.5137719.5701
139Najmul Hossain Shanto BAN 0/190/100/2 BAN0/190/100/23.7817917918.0680–00
140Al-Amin Hossain BAN 3/85 BAN3/853.79111122.485328.3300
141Todd Astle NZ 3/152 NZ3/1523.80121240.0152350.6700
142Vishwa Fernando SL 0/421/662/135 SL0/421/662/1353.8111171117277.91,0592248.1421
143Blair Tickner NZ 4/1054/203 NZ4/1054/2033.83242480.5308838.5020
144Michael Bracewell NZ 5/1501/444/162 NZ5/1501/444/1623.83612612207.47951941.8421
145Kraigg BrathwaiteWest Indies WI 1/672/850/9West Indies WI1/672/850/93.8424262426118.94561045.6000
146Mominul Haque BAN 0/70/171/34 BAN0/70/171/343.8717817826.1101333.6700
147Mohammad Wasim Jr PAK 1/1201/111 PAK1/1201/1113.89242459.42312115.5000
148Salman Agha PAK 4/1170/140/5 PAK4/1170/140/53.9271071088.0345657.5010
149Jamie Overton ENG 2/146 ENG2/1463.95121237.0146273.0000
150Abrar Ahmed PAK 5/2526/2286/228 PAK5/2526/2286/2283.964848237.99422833.6404
151Shan Masood PAK 0/170/60/11 PAK0/170/60/114.0013613612.0480–00
152Hanuma Vihari IND 0/380/30/7 IND0/380/30/74.0012312312.0480–00
153Devon ThomasWest Indies WI 2/66West Indies WI2/664.13222216.066233.0000
154Navdeep Saini IND 0/534/119 IND0/534/1194.14242441.5172443.0010
155Shadab Khan PAK 2/47 PAK2/474.16121211.347223.5000
156Lahiru Kumara SL 0/1644/1371/52 SL0/1644/1371/524.16912912230.89611756.5311
157Senuran Muthusamy SA 0/101/971/83 SA0/101/971/834.19343445.3190295.0000
158Chemar HolderWest Indies WI 2/110West Indies WI2/1104.23111126.0110255.0000
159Will Jacks ENG 0/336/199 ENG0/336/1994.27242454.3232638.6701
160Lockie Ferguson NZ 0/47 NZ0/474.27111111.0470–00
161Glenton Stuurman SA 1/124 SA1/1244.28111129.01241124.0000
162Nkrumah BonnerWest Indies WI 0/100/30/8West Indies WI0/100/30/84.3214814819.082182.0000
163Soumya Sarkar BAN 1/48 BAN1/484.36111111.048148.0000
164Rubel Hossain BAN 3/113 BAN3/1134.43111125.5113337.6700
165Beuran Hendricks SA 6/175 SA6/1754.57121238.3175629.1701
166Anderson PhillipWest Indies WI 1/1592/53West Indies WI1/1592/534.61242446.0212370.6700
167Steven Smith AUS 0/81/90/20 AUS0/81/90/204.6724724710.549149.0000
168Dimuth Karunaratne SL 0/80/60/36 SL0/80/60/364.8822422412.5610–00
169Iftikhar Ahmed PAK 0/200/750/53 PAK0/200/750/534.93333330.01480–00
170Zafar Gohar PAK 0/159 PAK0/1594.97111132.01590–00
171Mohammad Ali PAK 0/734/188 PAK0/734/1885.33242449.0261465.2510
172Mohammad Musa Khan PAK 0/114 PAK0/1145.70111120.01140–00
173Dane Piedt SA 1/1011/209 SA1/1011/2095.74232354.03102155.0000
174Haris Rauf PAK 1/78 PAK1/786.00111113.078178.0000
175Jeffrey Vandersay SL 2/68 SL2/686.80111110.068234.0000
176Zahid Mahmood PAK 6/1156/319 PAK6/1156/3197.01242461.94341236.1702
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Economy Rate: economy rate · Mat: matches · Inns: innings · Ov: overs · Runs: runs conceded · Wkts: wickets · Avg: bowling average · 4w: 4-wicket hauls · 5w: 5-wicket hauls · Last 3 matches: in this competition, newest first

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ICC World Test Championship 2021 Best Economy Rate

Saqib Mahmood topped ICC World Test Championship on economy (2.25) for England, ahead of Vernon Philander (2.28) and Axar Patel (2.29). The ICC World Test Championship 2021 economy rate leaderboard ranks the 176 players who meet the qualifying threshold this season. These are the final standings from the ICC World Test Championship 2021 season. Qualification: minimum 10 overs bowled.

Frequently asked questions

Who had the best economy rate in ICC World Test Championship 2021?

Saqib Mahmood led with an economy rate of 2.25 in ICC World Test Championship 2021.

Who were the top bowlers in ICC World Test Championship 2021?

The top three were Saqib Mahmood (2.25), Vernon Philander (2.28), and Axar Patel (2.29).

How often is the ICC World Test Championship economy rate leaderboard updated?

This leaderboard shows the final standings from the completed season. All statistics are compiled from official match data.

How do you qualify for the ICC World Test Championship 2021 economy rate table?

A player needs a minimum 10 overs bowled to appear on this leaderboard, so a single standout match cannot top the table. 176 players qualify in ICC World Test Championship 2021.