Test matches

2001 Cricket – Test matches Cricket Records

Test matches

Best economy rates in an innings

Rank	Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
🥇 1	GD McGrath	14.0	8	13	3	0.92	Australia	v South Africa	Adelaide	14 Dec 2001	Test # 1576
🥈 2	Saqlain Mushtaq	25.4	12	24	4	0.93	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Auckland	8 Mar 2001	Test # 1533
🥉 3	M Muralidaran	36.0	17	35	4	0.97	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
4	GD McGrath	19.0	13	19	3	1.00	Australia	v India	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
5	N Boje	16.4	10	17	4	1.02	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
6	SM Pollock	26.5	17	28	5	1.04	South Africa	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
7	SM Pollock	22.1	11	25	2	1.12	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
8	ML Nkala	19.0	11	22	-	1.15	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
9	WPUJC Vaas	17.0	8	20	2	1.17	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
10	CL Hooper	13.0	4	16	-	1.23	West Indies	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	21 Nov 2001	Test # 1570
11	HH Streak	30.0	12	38	4	1.26	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
12	GD McGrath	14.0	8	18	4	1.28	Australia	v India	Eden Gardens	11 Mar 2001	Test # 1535
13	WW Hinds	10.0	5	13	1	1.30	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
13	CE Cuffy	10.0	3	13	-	1.30	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
13	D Ramnarine	42.0	24	55	1	1.30	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
16	HDPK Dharmasena	16.0	6	21	1	1.31	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
16	Harbhajan Singh	19.0	6	25	1	1.31	India	v Zimbabwe	Harare	15 Jun 2001	Test # 1549
18	JH Kallis	11.2	5	15	-	1.32	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
19	NC McGarrell	17.0	7	23	4	1.35	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
19	BC Strang	14.0	8	19	-	1.35	Zimbabwe	v West Indies	Harare	27 Jul 2001	Test # 1553
21	ST Jayasuriya	16.1	6	22	1	1.36	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
21	L Klusener	11.0	4	15	3	1.36	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
23	ST Jayasuriya	32.0	13	44	4	1.37	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
23	M Ntini	16.0	4	22	1	1.37	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
25	M Muralidaran	31.3	10	44	5	1.39	Sri Lanka	v West Indies	Galle	13 Nov 2001	Test # 1567
26	JH Kallis	17.0	8	24	2	1.41	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
27	SM Pollock	28.0	14	40	2	1.42	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
28	CL Hooper	34.0	12	49	2	1.44	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
28	M Muralidaran	54.3	14	79	3	1.44	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
30	CA Walsh	31.0	14	45	1	1.45	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
30	GD McGrath	17.1	9	25	2	1.45	Australia	v India	Wankhede	27 Feb 2001	Test # 1531
32	JH Kallis	15.4	6	23	2	1.46	South Africa	v West Indies	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
33	CA Walsh	38.0	13	56	4	1.47	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
34	NJ Astle	30.0	12	45	-	1.50	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1536
34	SM Pollock	26.0	11	39	1	1.50	South Africa	v India	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
34	D Hettiarachchi	24.0	6	36	2	1.50	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
34	NJ Astle	12.0	5	18	-	1.50	New Zealand	v Australia	W.A.C.A	30 Nov 2001	Test # 1573
38	SM Pollock	23.1	8	35	2	1.51	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
38	CD McMillan	31.0	13	47	1	1.51	New Zealand	v Pakistan	Christchurch	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1536
40	AR Caddick	30.0	13	46	-	1.53	England	v Sri Lanka	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
40	CL Hooper	28.0	8	43	1	1.53	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
42	AF Giles	43.3	16	67	5	1.54	England	v India	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001	Test # 1575
42	CL Hooper	24.0	7	37	1	1.54	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
44	M Muralidaran	42.3	14	66	4	1.55	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
45	Saqlain Mushtaq	47.0	20	74	4	1.57	Pakistan	v England	Manchester	31 May 2001	Test # 1547
46	NC McGarrell	24.0	9	38	4	1.58	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
47	L Klusener	35.0	14	56	2	1.60	South Africa	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
47	CL Cairns	15.0	7	24	3	1.60	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1579
47	JN Gillespie	28.0	14	45	3	1.60	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	22 Nov 2001	Test # 1571
50	SE Bond	13.0	4	21	1	1.61	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Wellington	26 Dec 2001	Test # 1579
50	ST Jayasuriya	21.0	10	34	1	1.61	Sri Lanka	v India	Colombo (SSC)	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1559
52	GW Flower	38.4	18	63	4	1.62	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 Nov 2001	Test # 1568
53	L Klusener	11.0	5	18	-	1.63	South Africa	v West Indies	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
54	CL Hooper	14.0	8	23	-	1.64	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
54	J Srinath	17.0	9	28	2	1.64	India	v South Africa	Gqeberha	16 Nov 2001	Test # 1569
56	CA Walsh	36.4	13	61	6	1.66	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
56	JM Kemp	18.0	9	30	1	1.66	South Africa	v West Indies	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
56	HH Streak	18.0	8	30	2	1.66	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	8 Nov 2001	Test # 1566
56	DL Vettori	15.0	4	25	2	1.66	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	18 Dec 2001	Test # 1577
60	D Ramnarine	27.3	14	46	1	1.67	West Indies	v South Africa	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
60	M Muralidaran	24.3	8	41	3	1.67	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
60	NC McGarrell	43.0	19	72	4	1.67	West Indies	v South Africa	St John's	6 Apr 2001	Test # 1542
63	DG Cork	25.0	9	42	1	1.68	England	v Pakistan	Manchester	31 May 2001	Test # 1547
63	CRD Fernando	25.0	9	42	5	1.68	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
63	HH Streak	19.0	6	32	2	1.68	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 Nov 2001	Test # 1568
66	WPUJC Vaas	23.0	7	39	2	1.69	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
67	Wasim Akram	10.0	2	17	-	1.70	Pakistan	v Bangladesh	Multan	29 Aug 2001	Test # 1560
67	HH Streak	27.0	12	46	4	1.70	Zimbabwe	v India	Harare	15 Jun 2001	Test # 1549
67	GD McGrath	27.0	12	46	2	1.70	Australia	v New Zealand	Hobart	22 Nov 2001	Test # 1571
70	DNT Zoysa	14.0	6	24	2	1.71	Sri Lanka	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	27 Dec 2001	Test # 1581
71	Enamul Haque	43.0	13	74	3	1.72	Bangladesh	v Zimbabwe	Dhaka	8 Nov 2001	Test # 1566
71	CL Hooper	18.0	5	31	-	1.72	West Indies	v South Africa	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
71	CA Walsh	18.0	8	31	3	1.72	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
71	TJ Friend	18.0	7	31	5	1.72	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	8 Nov 2001	Test # 1566
71	L Klusener	29.0	9	50	2	1.72	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Harare	7 Sep 2001	Test # 1562
71	WPUJC Vaas	22.0	10	38	1	1.72	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
77	AF Giles	34.0	13	59	2	1.73	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
78	RDB Croft	32.0	9	56	4	1.75	England	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
78	L Klusener	12.0	7	21	-	1.75	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
80	GB Brent	17.0	9	30	1	1.76	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	15 Nov 2001	Test # 1568
80	CL Hooper	13.0	4	23	-	1.76	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
82	M Muralidaran	41.0	9	73	1	1.78	Sri Lanka	v England	Colombo (SSC)	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1537
82	A Flintoff	28.0	9	50	4	1.78	England	v India	Bengaluru	19 Dec 2001	Test # 1578
84	AM Blignaut	15.0	6	27	-	1.80	Zimbabwe	v Bangladesh	Harare	26 Apr 2001	Test # 1545
84	CL Hooper	21.0	6	38	-	1.80	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
86	RDB Croft	22.0	11	40	3	1.81	England	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
86	D Ramnarine	11.0	4	20	1	1.81	West Indies	v South Africa	Kingston	19 Apr 2001	Test # 1544
88	M Muralidaran	26.5	10	49	5	1.82	Sri Lanka	v India	Galle	14 Aug 2001	Test # 1555
88	D Ramnarine	35.0	8	64	1	1.82	West Indies	v South Africa	Port of Spain	17 Mar 2001	Test # 1538
90	Saqlain Mushtaq	24.0	5	44	-	1.83	Pakistan	v New Zealand	Christchurch	15 Mar 2001	Test # 1536
90	SK Warne	18.0	5	33	6	1.83	Australia	v England	Nottingham	2 Aug 2001	Test # 1554
90	CW Henderson	18.0	11	33	3	1.83	South Africa	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	14 Sep 2001	Test # 1563
90	NC McGarrell	12.0	5	22	1	1.83	West Indies	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001	Test # 1551
90	AF Giles	31.0	12	57	-	1.83	England	v India	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001	Test # 1575
95	ST Jayasuriya	27.0	7	50	4	1.85	Sri Lanka	v England	Galle	22 Feb 2001	Test # 1530
95	M Muralidaran	27.0	7	50	1	1.85	Sri Lanka	v England	Kandy	7 Mar 2001	Test # 1532
97	JH Kallis	36.0	17	67	6	1.86	South Africa	v West Indies	Bridgetown	29 Mar 2001	Test # 1541
97	SE Bond	15.0	4	28	2	1.86	New Zealand	v Bangladesh	Hamilton	18 Dec 2001	Test # 1577
97	AA Donald	23.0	9	43	2	1.86	South Africa	v West Indies	Georgetown	9 Mar 2001	Test # 1534
100	GD McGrath	11.1	3	21	2	1.88	Australia	v India	Chennai	18 Mar 2001	Test # 1539

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