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Best economy — T20 Internationals (Men)
Daniel Vettori leads the best economy in men's T20I history with an economy of 5.74 across 127.1 overs; Sunil Narine is next with an economy of 6.04 across 172.4 overs. The all-time top 50 below is computed from ball-by-ball data of every T20 Internationals (Men) match in our dataset and refreshed daily.
Minimum 300 balls bowled.
| # | Player | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Vettori | 33 | 127.1 | 36 | 5.74 | 20.28 |
| 2 | Sunil Narine | 46 | 172.4 | 48 | 6.04 | 21.73 |
| 3 | Rangana Herath | 15 | 52.5 | 14 | 6.19 | 23.36 |
| 4 | Imad Wasim | 64 | 221.0 | 66 | 6.29 | 21.06 |
| 5 | Samuel Badree | 45 | 166.0 | 46 | 6.31 | 22.76 |
| 6 | Harbhajan Singh | 25 | 94.0 | 24 | 6.36 | 24.92 |
| 7 | Saeed Ajmal | 62 | 234.2 | 82 | 6.38 | 18.24 |
| 8 | Graeme Swann | 37 | 131.0 | 49 | 6.39 | 17.08 |
| 9 | Johan Botha | 38 | 125.0 | 35 | 6.45 | 23.03 |
| 10 | David Hussey | 25 | 60.1 | 19 | 6.52 | 20.63 |
| 11 | Ashton Agar | 46 | 162.4 | 48 | 6.53 | 22.15 |
| 12 | Ajantha Mendis | 36 | 137.0 | 55 | 6.63 | 16.51 |
| 13 | Imran Tahir | 33 | 122.5 | 55 | 6.63 | 14.8 |
| 14 | Mohammad Hafeez | 75 | 198.1 | 58 | 6.67 | 22.78 |
| 15 | Shahid Afridi | 89 | 333.5 | 85 | 6.68 | 26.22 |
| 16 | Lonwabo Tsotsobe | 22 | 74.0 | 17 | 6.69 | 29.12 |
| 17 | Jasprit Bumrah | 85 | 308.0 | 111 | 6.7 | 18.59 |
| 18 | Abdul Razzaq | 21 | 54.3 | 20 | 6.73 | 18.35 |
| 19 | Sachithra Senanayake | 23 | 81.0 | 25 | 6.78 | 21.96 |
| 20 | Scott Styris | 21 | 51.3 | 18 | 6.78 | 19.39 |
| 21 | Mahedi Hasan | 64 | 226.2 | 69 | 6.81 | 22.35 |
| 22 | Nathan McCullum | 58 | 183.1 | 57 | 6.87 | 22.07 |
| 23 | Chris Gayle | 30 | 63.3 | 20 | 6.93 | 22 |
| 24 | Nathan Bracken | 19 | 62.5 | 19 | 6.97 | 23.05 |
| 25 | Washington Sundar | 54 | 165.5 | 51 | 7 | 22.76 |
| 26 | Abdur Razzak | 23 | 83.5 | 28 | 7 | 20.96 |
| 27 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 59 | 218.0 | 61 | 7.07 | 25.26 |
| 28 | Kuldeep Yadav | 50 | 183.4 | 90 | 7.07 | 14.43 |
| 29 | Rachin Ravindra | 21 | 57.0 | 23 | 7.09 | 17.57 |
| 30 | Dale Steyn | 44 | 159.1 | 58 | 7.09 | 19.47 |
| 31 | Shoaib Malik | 43 | 80.0 | 23 | 7.11 | 24.74 |
| 32 | Shakib Al Hasan | 94 | 337.2 | 103 | 7.11 | 23.3 |
| 33 | George Dockrell | 26 | 73.1 | 17 | 7.15 | 30.76 |
| 34 | Mohammad Amir | 56 | 202.2 | 64 | 7.18 | 22.7 |
| 35 | Seekkuge Prasanna | 18 | 50.0 | 10 | 7.18 | 35.9 |
| 36 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 82 | 284.3 | 80 | 7.18 | 25.54 |
| 37 | Angelo Mathews | 65 | 176.1 | 38 | 7.19 | 33.32 |
| 38 | Dilhara Fernando | 15 | 54.0 | 15 | 7.22 | 26 |
| 39 | Shane Edward Bond | 19 | 73.3 | 23 | 7.22 | 23.09 |
| 40 | Ryan Sidebottom | 17 | 57.1 | 23 | 7.24 | 18 |
| 41 | Yuvraj Singh | 28 | 63.4 | 24 | 7.24 | 19.21 |
| 42 | Darren Sammy | 56 | 144.4 | 43 | 7.26 | 24.44 |
| 43 | Mohammad Nawaz | 72 | 232.2 | 79 | 7.27 | 21.39 |
| 44 | Lakshan Sandakan | 20 | 76.4 | 23 | 7.27 | 24.22 |
| 45 | Mitchell Johnson | 30 | 109.3 | 38 | 7.28 | 20.97 |
| 46 | Blessing Muzarabani | 58 | 216.5 | 71 | 7.3 | 22.3 |
| 47 | Mahesh Theekshana | 76 | 286.5 | 71 | 7.31 | 29.52 |
| 48 | Sohail Tanvir | 54 | 191.2 | 50 | 7.32 | 28.02 |
| 49 | David Wiese | 19 | 61.2 | 24 | 7.34 | 18.75 |
| 50 | Mitchell Santner | 118 | 416.2 | 129 | 7.34 | 23.69 |
Coverage & definitionsCricsheet ball-by-ball · T20 Internationals (Men) (full-member fixtures only) · data through 13 October 2026Show ▾
Source. Ball-by-ball data from Cricsheet. New matches are loaded from Cricsheet twice a day (10:00 and 22:00 UTC), typically a day or two after a match is published there.
Internationals. T20 internationals are included only when both teams are ICC full members. Fixtures against Associate nations (e.g. Netherlands, Scotland, Nepal, USA) are not in the dataset, so international totals for players who faced them are lower than their full career figures.
Leagues. Leagues: IPL, BBL, PSL, CPL, SA20, MLC, ILT20, BPL, LPL, WBBL, WPL — full history of each. Domestic T20 competitions outside this list (e.g. the Blast, SMAT, Super Smash) are not included.
Exclusions. Super overs are excluded from every total. The dataset has no playing-XI record, so match appearances can't be counted. A match where a player neither batted nor bowled is not reflected anywhere in their figures.
Inns counts innings in which the player bowled. Matches where they did not bowl are not included.
- Inns (bowling) — innings in which the player bowled at least one delivery. Matches where they did not bowl are not counted.
- Economy — runs conceded per six legal balls bowled.
- Batting average — runs divided by dismissals. Bowling average — runs conceded divided by wickets. Not-out innings add runs but no dismissal.