Best Bowling Economy in T20

Best Bowling Economy in T20 is the definitive metric for evaluating a bowler's "defensive resilience" and their ability to suppress the scoring rate. Calculated as Total Runs Conceded ÷ Total Overs Bowled, it represents the average number of runs given away per over. In a format built on aggressive batting, a low economy rate signifies a bowler’s tactical mastery in stifling the opposition’s momentum through sheer precision and deception.
In all T20 cricket, the legendary Sunil Narine is the gold standard, having maintained a career economy rate around 6.0 despite playing in the world's most high-octane leagues. In T20 Internationals (T20I), as of 2026, masters like Rashid Khan and Jasprit Bumrah remain the elite few who can consistently keep their figures below 6.5. In the modern era of 360-degree power-hitting, a career economy rate under 7.0 is the hallmark of a world-class operator. It serves as the ultimate proof of a bowler’s "un-hittable" status, showcasing their ability to remain the strategic anchor of a team's defensive unit.

RANK 1

Alpesh Ramjani

UGA

Econ

4.86

Wkts

103

RANK 2

Frank Nsubuga

UGA

Econ

5.05

Wkts

RANK 3

Adrian Wright

Econ

5.18

Wkts

Rank	Player	Matches	Innings	Overs	Balls	Runs	Wkts	AVG	Econ	SR	Bbi	Bbm	4w	5w
1	Alpesh Ramjani UGA	70	68	240.1	1441	1168	103	11.33	4.86	13.9	5/17	5/17	4	1
2	Frank Nsubuga UGA	100	99	343.4	2062	1736	97	17.89	5.05	21.2	3/8	3/8	0	0
3	Adrian Wright	27	26	90.3	543	469	29	16.17	5.18	18.7	4/14	4/14	1	0
4	Matthew Ansell	25	23	83.3	501	446	20	22.3	5.34	25	3/22	3/22	0	0
5	Atif Mehmood	30	29	95.5	575	514	32	16.06	5.36	17.9	4/6	4/6	1	0
6	Makoto Taniyama	38	36	86.4	520	471	38	12.39	5.43	13.6	4/19	4/19	1	0
7	Derrick Brangman BER	30	30	97	582	528	42	12.57	5.44	13.8	5/19	5/19	1	1
8	Henry Ssenyondo UGA	117	110	384.1	2305	2095	137	15.29	5.45	16.8	5/8	5/8	7	1
9	Dhruv Maisuria BTS	45	43	151.3	909	830	82	10.12	5.47	11	5/18	5/18	4	2
10	Lorne Burns	33	33	118.4	712	650	52	12.5	5.47	13.6	5/11	5/11	0	1
11	Nopphon Senamontree	56	53	193.4	1162	1062	75	14.16	5.48	15.4	4/9	4/9	3	0
12	Virandeep Singh MAL	114	92	286.3	1719	1575	113	13.93	5.49	15.2	4/5	4/5	4	0
13	Saif Ahmad DEN	33	28	86	516	474	27	17.55	5.51	19.1	3/9	3/9	0	0
14	Abdul Majid	80	78	278.1	1669	1536	69	22.26	5.52	24.1	4/19	4/19	1	0
15	Shakti Gauchan NEP	31	30	109	654	605	32	18.9	5.55	20.4	4/20	4/20	1	0
16	Nisarg Patel	21	21	67.4	406	377	27	13.96	5.57	15	4/17	4/17	1	0
17	Shadeep Silva	22	22	81.2	488	456	28	16.28	5.6	17.4	3/19	3/19	0	0
18	Harrison Carlyon JER	90	62	154	924	882	46	19.17	5.72	20	3/14	3/14	0	0
19	Venkatraman Ganesan GER	47	34	92	552	533	24	22.2	5.79	23	3/11	3/11	0	0
20	Sajeewa Weerakoon	31	29	97.3	585	567	39	14.53	5.81	15	3/14	3/14	0	0
21	Sylvester Okpe	86	80	228.5	1373	1333	70	19.04	5.82	19.6	5/9	5/9	1	1
22	Benjamin Ward JER	43	42	151.1	907	881	59	14.93	5.82	15.3	4/6	4/6	3	0
23	Iresh Saxena	24	24	75.4	454	441	25	17.64	5.82	18.1	3/13	3/13	0	0
24	Nicolaj Damgaard	37	34	103.3	621	606	37	16.37	5.85	16.7	4/19	4/19	1	0
25	Isaac Danladi	65	43	103.3	621	608	39	15.58	5.87	15.9	4/22	4/22	1	0
26	Jayanta Behera	25	25	82	492	482	34	14.17	5.87	14.4	3/14	3/14	0	0
27	Mushtaq Ahmed	29	28	98.3	591	580	42	13.8	5.88	14	5/11	5/11	1	1
28	Zain Ul Abidin	51	51	169.1	1015	998	53	18.83	5.89	19.1	5/6	5/6	0	1
29	Jandre Coetzee	77	75	270	1620	1600	123	13	5.92	13.1	5/10	5/10	1	1
30	Amila Aponso	49	45	155.2	932	920	57	16.14	5.92	16.3	3/7	3/7	0	0
31	Kadek Gamantika	84	62	186.1	1117	1107	60	18.45	5.94	18.6	4/24	4/24	1	0
32	Pavandeep Singh MAL	83	83	308.5	1853	1840	100	18.4	5.95	18.5	4/16	4/16	1	0
33	Brian Masaba	80	39	97.5	587	583	36	16.19	5.95	16.3	3/8	3/8	0	0
34	Malachi Jones BER	26	25	71.2	428	425	20	21.25	5.95	21.4	3/23	3/23	0	0
35	Garey Mathurin	56	50	178.4	1072	1065	46	23.15	5.96	23.3	4/25	4/25	1	0
36	Paras Khadka NEP	56	49	126.1	757	753	28	26.89	5.96	27	3/22	3/22	0	0
37	Alistair Ifill	32	32	105.4	634	630	36	17.5	5.96	17.6	4/8	4/8	1	0
38	Anas Khan HK	28	24	75.2	452	450	41	10.97	5.97	11	6/12	6/12	1	1
39	Ryan Hinds	23	22	63.5	383	382	24	15.91	5.98	15.9	3/12	3/12	0	0
40	Agustin Husain	23	21	62	372	371	20	18.55	5.98	18.6	3/8	3/8	0	0
41	Cliffe Deacon	44	44	160.4	964	965	51	18.92	6	18.9	4/15	4/15	1	0
42	Gede Arta	73	47	139	834	834	44	18.95	6	18.9	3/16	3/16	0	0
43	Shanuka Dissanayake	28	27	88.2	530	530	30	17.66	6	17.6	5/15	5/15	0	2
44	Hernan Fennell	38	37	124	744	746	59	12.64	6.01	12.6	6/18	6/18	2	2
45	Samuel Badree	197	194	687.3	4125	4144	187	22.16	6.02	22	5/22	5/22	2	1
46	Peter Aho	64	63	193.1	1159	1164	70	16.62	6.02	16.5	6/5	6/5	2	1
47	Baba Aparajith	63	28	60.2	362	364	17	21.41	6.03	21.2	2/9	2/9	0	0
48	Prabath Jayasuriya SL	64	60	211.4	1270	1279	83	15.4	6.04	15.3	4/8	4/8	4	0
49	Khurram Shehzad-l	80	43	121.4	730	735	39	18.84	6.04	18.7	4/20	4/20	1	0
50	Muhammad Anwar A Rahman	22	20	61.4	370	373	25	14.92	6.04	14.8	4/16	4/16	1	0
51	Yasir Ali	27	23	70.4	424	428	28	15.28	6.05	15.1	3/8	3/8	0	0
52	Dave Mohammed	27	25	75.2	452	457	33	13.84	6.06	13.6	5/8	5/8	1	1
53	Stuart Clark	26	26	98.5	593	600	35	17.14	6.07	16.9	4/20	4/20	1	0
54	Manan Sharma	26	24	81.3	489	495	32	15.46	6.07	15.2	4/17	4/17	1	0
55	Dinesh Nakrani UGA	93	86	294.4	1768	1794	103	17.41	6.08	17.1	6/7	6/7	2	2
56	Aqib Ilyas	60	41	135	810	821	52	15.78	6.08	15.5	4/10	4/10	2	0
57	Junaid Siddiqui	44	44	141.1	847	860	29	29.65	6.09	29.2	3/10	3/10	0	0
58	Chamikara Edirisinghe	36	35	114.3	687	698	34	20.52	6.09	20.2	4/16	4/16	1	0
59	Sean Whitehead	27	27	96	576	585	20	29.25	6.09	28.8	2/13	2/13	0	0
60	William Peatfield	21	21	75	450	457	29	15.75	6.09	15.5	4/22	4/22	1	0
61	Rangana Herath	53	51	185	1110	1129	57	19.8	6.1	19.4	5/3	5/3	0	1
62	Harsh Thaker CAN	53	43	126.4	760	773	39	19.82	6.1	19.4	4/20	4/20	1	0
63	Praveen Jayawickrama	36	33	104.1	625	636	29	21.93	6.1	21.5	3/13	3/13	0	0
64	Nizakat Khan HK	153	30	81.1	487	496	28	17.71	6.11	17.3	3/10	3/10	0	0
65	Geeth Kumara	32	20	52.2	314	320	18	17.77	6.11	17.4	4/13	4/13	1	0
66	Nick Greenwood JER	50	25	64	384	392	20	19.6	6.12	19.2	3/8	3/8	0	0
67	Majid Haq	40	39	146.4	880	900	52	17.3	6.13	16.9	3/12	3/12	0	0
68	Sanjib Sanyal	23	22	74	444	454	32	14.18	6.13	13.8	3/15	3/15	0	0
69	Imran Manack	73	72	269	1614	1654	65	25.44	6.14	24.8	4/14	4/14	2	0
70	Dushan Vimukthi	34	31	92.2	554	567	33	17.18	6.14	16.7	4/21	4/21	1	0
71	Raza Hasan	77	77	286.5	1721	1765	90	19.61	6.15	19.1	4/21	4/21	2	0
72	Shammu Ashan	52	20	44	264	271	10	27.1	6.15	26.4	4/21	4/21	1	0
73	Sunil Narine WI	589	579	2229.5	13379	13767	619	22.24	6.17	21.6	5/19	5/19	12	1
74	Ali Dawood	77	77	274.4	1648	1696	118	14.37	6.17	13.9	7/19	7/19	6	1
75	Arnab Nandi	39	34	99	594	611	29	21.06	6.17	20.4	2/7	2/7	0	0
76	Tharindu Ratnayake	68	63	228	1368	1411	78	18.08	6.18	17.5	4/8	4/8	3	0
77	Saad Bin Zafar CAN	77	72	249	1494	1544	78	19.79	6.2	19.1	3/8	3/8	0	0
78	Ranesh Perera	35	20	53.2	320	331	18	18.38	6.2	17.7	5/20	5/20	0	1
79	Hiren Varaiya	55	54	170.4	1024	1061	55	19.29	6.21	18.6	4/21	4/21	2	0
80	Qaiser Ashraf	21	21	73.2	440	456	22	20.72	6.21	20	3/39	3/39	0	0
81	Sagar Udeshi	28	28	104	624	647	19	34.05	6.22	32.8	2/15	2/15	0	0
82	Bipul Sharma	105	93	296	1776	1847	84	21.98	6.23	21.1	4/28	4/28	1	0
83	Janaka Sampath	43	43	146.2	878	912	43	21.2	6.23	20.4	4/24	4/24	1	0
84	Sachithra Senanayake	108	107	388.4	2332	2430	124	19.59	6.25	18.8	4/23	4/23	3	0
85	Vijay Unni	76	76	239.5	1439	1500	77	19.48	6.25	18.6	4/6	4/6	2	0
86	Chris Harris	26	26	99.5	599	624	27	23.11	6.25	22.1	3/14	3/14	0	0
87	Paresh Patel	32	30	90.5	545	568	37	15.35	6.25	14.7	4/11	4/11	1	0
88	Tumi Masekela	23	22	67.2	404	421	26	16.19	6.25	15.5	5/14	5/14	0	1
89	Sangeeth Cooray	40	22	54.2	326	340	17	20	6.25	19.1	3/19	3/19	0	0
90	Padmanabhan Prasanth	49	49	175.1	1051	1098	64	17.15	6.26	16.4	4/13	4/13	1	0