CAREER LEADERBOARD

Men T20I: Lowest economy rate

Minimum 300 legal balls


Rank	Player	Teams	Lowest economy rate	Matches	Bowling innings	Runs conceded	Wickets
1	Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	5.70	34	34	748	38
2	Sunil Narine	West Indies	6.01	51	49	1,105	52
3	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan	6.04	115	115	2,650	193
4	Rangana Herath	Sri Lanka	6.13	17	17	373	18
5	Ray Price	Zimbabwe	6.14	16	16	378	13
6	Samuel Badree	West Indies	6.17	52	52	1,180	56
7	Harbhajan Singh	India	6.20	28	27	633	25
7	Imad Wasim	Pakistan	6.20	75	74	1,588	73
9	Sufyan Moqim	Pakistan	6.28	19	19	398	27
10	MJG Rippon	New Zealand	6.34	19	18	347	17
11	Graeme Swann	England	6.36	39	38	859	51
11	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan	6.36	64	63	1,516	85
13	Johan Botha	South Africa	6.37	40	39	823	37
14	Hamid Hassan	Afghanistan	6.39	25	25	580	35
15	Trent Johnston	Ireland	6.42	30	28	636	32
16	Salman Mirza	Pakistan	6.43	17	16	371	23
17	Ajantha Mendis	Sri Lanka	6.45	39	39	952	66
18	Ashton Agar	Australia	6.50	49	49	1,129	49
19	David Hussey	Australia	6.51	39	25	392	19
19	Jasprit Bumrah	India	6.51	95	92	2,188	121
19	Mujeeb Ur Rahman	Afghanistan	6.51	65	65	1,575	87
19	Samiullah Shinwari	Afghanistan	6.51	65	38	688	28
23	Mohammad Hafeez	Pakistan	6.60	119	79	1,388	61
24	Roelof van der Merwe	South Africa	6.63	71	69	1,481	75
24	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan	6.63	99	97	2,396	98
26	Abrar Ahmed	Pakistan	6.67	38	37	903	52
27	Imran Tahir	South Africa	6.73	38	38	948	63
28	Amir Hamza	Afghanistan	6.77	33	33	752	30
28	Sachithra Senanayake	Sri Lanka	6.77	24	23	549	25
28	Scott Styris	New Zealand	6.77	31	21	349	18
31	Mirwais Ashraf	Afghanistan	6.79	25	22	444	14
32	Mahedi Hasan	Bangladesh	6.81	76	74	1,812	75
32	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	6.81	129	126	3,117	149
34	Nathan McCullum	New Zealand	6.82	63	59	1,278	58
35	Dhananjaya de Silva	Sri Lanka	6.83	48	27	353	17
36	Boyd Rankin	England / Ireland	6.84	50	49	1,219	55
37	Prosper Utseya	Zimbabwe	6.87	35	35	858	26
38	Abdur Razzak	Bangladesh	6.88	34	33	838	44
38	Karim Sadiq	Afghanistan	6.88	36	28	482	14
40	Ravichandran Ashwin	India	6.90	65	65	1,672	72
41	Chris Gayle	West Indies	6.92	79	30	440	20
41	Sean Williams	Zimbabwe	6.92	85	77	1,433	49
43	Lonwabo Tsotsobe	South Africa	6.93	23	23	541	18
44	Dale Steyn	South Africa	6.94	47	47	1,175	64
44	Tendai Chisoro	Zimbabwe	6.94	14	14	368	12
46	Kuldeep Yadav	India	6.95	54	52	1,306	95
47	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	India	6.96	87	86	2,079	90
47	D Jakiel	Zimbabwe	6.96	55	55	1,308	75
47	Izatullah Dawlatzai	Afghanistan	6.96	16	16	382	18
50	George Dockrell	Ireland	6.97	159	100	2,012	91
50	Nathan Bracken	Australia	6.97	19	19	438	19
52	Rachin Ravindra	New Zealand	6.98	52	25	454	26
53	Abdul Razzaq	Pakistan	6.99	32	22	395	20
54	Shane Bond	New Zealand	7.00	20	20	543	25
55	Sikandar Raza	Zimbabwe	7.01	144	130	2,862	114
56	Fazalhaq Farooqi	Afghanistan	7.02	54	54	1,331	66
57	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	7.03	98	96	2,560	161
58	Alex Cusack	Ireland	7.06	37	33	714	35
58	Yuvraj Singh	India	7.06	58	31	499	28
60	Maheesh Theekshana	Sri Lanka	7.07	86	86	2,292	84
60	Mohammad Amir	Pakistan	7.07	62	61	1,558	71
62	Matthew Humphreys	Ireland	7.08	20	20	530	29
62	Nasum Ahmed	Bangladesh	7.08	52	50	1,194	52
64	Shoaib Malik	Pakistan	7.10	124	49	675	28
65	Angelo Mathews	Sri Lanka	7.12	90	72	1,389	45
65	Washington Sundar	India	7.12	62	58	1,252	51
67	Al-Amin Hossain	Bangladesh	7.13	31	29	730	43
67	Ravindra Jadeja	India	7.13	74	71	1,612	54
69	Ryan Sidebottom	England	7.14	18	18	437	23
70	Andy McBrine	Ireland	7.16	32	26	487	23
70	Mahmudullah	Bangladesh	7.16	141	80	1,135	41
72	Mitchell Santner	New Zealand	7.17	138	133	3,387	142
72	Saim Ayub	Pakistan	7.17	67	35	646	29
74	Mohammad Nawaz	Pakistan	7.18	98	92	2,109	101
74	Seekkuge Prasanna	Sri Lanka	7.18	20	18	359	10
74	Sohail Tanvir	Pakistan	7.18	57	57	1,454	54
77	David Wiese	South Africa	7.19	54	54	1,299	59
77	Umar Gul	Pakistan	7.19	60	60	1,443	85
79	Mosaddek Hossain	Bangladesh	7.21	34	26	398	18
79	Ravi Bopara	England	7.21	38	21	387	16
79	Sulieman Benn	West Indies	7.21	24	24	606	18
82	Max Sorensen	Ireland	7.24	26	22	471	26
83	Blessing Muzarabani	Zimbabwe	7.26	99	96	2,555	117
83	Lakshan Sandakan	Sri Lanka	7.26	20	20	557	23
85	Mustafizur Rahman	Bangladesh	7.27	128	127	3,363	160
86	Anrich Nortje	South Africa	7.28	47	46	1,187	56
86	Mitchell Johnson	Australia	7.28	30	30	797	38
86	Steven Finn	England	7.28	21	21	583	27
86	Wessly Madhevere	Zimbabwe	7.28	87	43	597	19
90	Graeme Cremer	Zimbabwe	7.29	36	35	861	40
90	Tendai Chatara	Zimbabwe	7.29	60	60	1,557	65
92	Ryan Burl	Zimbabwe	7.30	129	82	1,471	62
93	Daren Sammy	West Indies	7.31	68	59	1,116	44
93	Mohammad Nabi	Afghanistan	7.31	152	138	3,028	109
95	Lockie Ferguson	New Zealand	7.33	54	53	1,355	76
96	Adam Zampa	Australia	7.35	118	115	3,113	153
97	Dilhara Fernando	Sri Lanka	7.36	18	18	464	18
98	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	7.37	31	24	456	19
99	Michael Bracewell	New Zealand	7.38	47	38	767	35
100	SW Tait	Australia	7.39	21	21	589	28

Tied figures share a competition rank. The initial table lists up to 100 qualifying records; filters browse all careers in this format. Snapshot 2026-09-07.

What this table shows

Daniel Vettori leads this snapshot. Lowest economy rate: 5.70. Minimum 300 legal balls. Changing the qualification can change the leader.

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