Here’s a look at the bowlers who have been economical with the ball for India in T20I cricket. (Criteria: minimum 300 balls bowled).
Best Economy Rates for India in T20Is
| Player | Innings | Economy | Overs Bowled | Maiden Overs | Runs Conceded | Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbhajan Singh | 27 | 6.20 | 102.0 | 5 | 633 | 25 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 92 | 6.51 | 335.4 | 12 | 2188 | 121 |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | 65 | 6.90 | 242.0 | 3 | 1672 | 72 |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 52 | 6.95 | 187.5 | 2 | 1306 | 95 |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 86 | 6.96 | 298.3 | 10 | 2079 | 90 |
| Washington Sundar | 56 | 6.98 | 173.5 | 1 | 1214 | 51 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 31 | 7.06 | 70.4 | 0 | 499 | 28 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 71 | 7.13 | 226.0 | 4 | 1612 | 54 |
| Axar Patel | 88 | 7.40 | 280.4 | 4 | 2078 | 97 |
| Ravi Bishnoi | 44 | 7.40 | 168.4 | 3 | 1249 | 64 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 43 | 7.55 | 160.3 | 1 | 1213 | 73 |
| Suresh Raina | 27 | 7.59 | 58.1 | 0 | 442 | 13 |
| Zaheer Khan | 17 | 7.63 | 58.4 | 0 | 448 | 17 |
| Ashish Nehra | 27 | 7.73 | 98.0 | 2 | 758 | 34 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 17 | 7.75 | 62.0 | 2 | 481 | 17 |
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Key Insights on Indian Bowlers’ Best Economy Rate in T20Is
Overall Career and Minimum Threshold Economy Records
Harbhajan Singh holds the best overall economy rate for India in T20Is, recording an economy rate of 6.20 while taking 25 wickets in 27 innings.
Kuldeep Yadav is the only Indian bowler with an average below 15, an economy below seven, and a strike rate below 15 in T20Is.
Home vs. Overseas Performance and Specific Opponent Records
Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin are the only two Indian bowlers to maintain their economy rates below seven in both home and overseas T20I matches.
Bumrah has the lowest economy rate for India against a team in T20Is (minimum 50 balls bowled), picking up eight wickets at an economy of 4.26 in four innings against Ireland.
Bumrah is also the only Indian bowler to have an economy rate below five against two opponents, with Zimbabwe (4.83) being the other team.
Ashwin has recorded the lowest economy rate for India in a bilateral T20I series (minimum 50 balls bowled), picking up nine scalps at an economy rate of 3.18 in three innings against Sri Lanka in 2016.
Innings and Calendar Year Milestones
Bumrah bowled at an economy rate of 4.17 in 2024, which is the lowest by an Indian bowler in a calendar year in T20Is. He finished the year with 15 wickets in eight innings.
This rate of 4.17 is also the lowest economy rate for India in a T20 World Cup edition, with all of Bumrah’s matches coming in the 2024 edition.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar has recorded the lowest economy rate for India in a T20I innings (minimum 12 balls bowled). He had an economy rate of just one while conceding three runs in three overs against the West Indies in the 2014 Mirpur T20I.
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Ashwin has delivered the most expensive spell for India in a T20I innings, giving away 41 runs in two overs at an economy rate of 20.50 against Australia in the 2013 Rajkot T20I.
High and Low Economy Rate Trends
Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar Kumar have 10 or more maiden overs for India in T20I cricket.
Mukesh Kumar, Avesh Khan, Shardul Thakur, Harshal Patel, and Shivam Dube are the five Indian bowlers with an economy rate of nine or more in T20Is.
Hardik Pandya is the only Indian bowler to deliver more than 20 spells with an economy rate above 10 in T20Is.
