Top 5 Indian bowlers with the best economy in T20Is

The first thought which comes to mind after hearing word T20 is plenty of runs being scored, sixes being hit, teams playing at a run rate of more than 10 and scoring totals in excess of 200.

T20 is a tough game for bowlers as batsmen try to score off every ball. Some of the Indian grounds, Wankhede Stadium, M Chinnaswamy Stadium and Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium have boundaries of 60 m and at times even the mishits also go for boundaries.

If we talk about the economy of the Indian bowlers in T20 internationals then Murali Vijay tops this list with an economy of 4.5 and Sachin Tendulkar is on the second spot with an economy of 4.8. But these to have bowled only 2 and 2.3 overs respectively.

Washington Sundar, Pawan Negi, and Barinder Sran are the other three bowlers who have an economy of less than 6. Sundar has an economy of 5.66 after bowling 24 overs in 6 matches. Pawan Negi just played one game and gave 16 runs in 3 overs at an economy of 5.33. Sran in 2 matches bowled 8 overs and picked 6 wickets giving 41 runs at an economy of 5.12.

Similarly, there are others who have played a few games and bowled very fewer overs and have a good economy. But, this list will include players who have at least played 10 T20 internationals games.

This list is a surprising one as it doesn't contain India's current spin twins. Both of them have been brilliant in the limited overs format and put brakes on the run flow by picking wickets at regular intervals. Yuzvendra Chahal has an economy of 7.85 whereas Kuldeep has an economy of 7.28. Ravindra Jadeja who has bowled more than 135 overs in 40 games at an economy of 7.27 is also not a part of this. Ravichandran Ashwin who has been a brilliant bowler for India in all formats has 171 overs in 46 matches at an economy of 6.97.

RP Singh was an important member of the Indian 2007 World T20 squad, he just misses the list by one spot. RP Singh in 10 matches has bowled 33 overs and given 225 runs at an economy of 6.81.

It will be interesting to see which players make it in the top-5 as a lot of players are already out of the list.

#5 Axar Patel

Left-arm spinner Axar Patel has played 11 T20 international matches and has bowled 39 overs giving 265 runs at an economy of 6.79.

He has picked nine wickets at an average of 29.44 and strike rate of 26. He last played for India against South Africa this year.

#4 Jasprit Bumrah

Jasprit Bumrah is one of the players who has grown at a very fast pace. He is one of the best limited-overs bowlers. It is very hard for any batsmen to score boundaries against him. He rarely goes for runs. He has been a brilliant find for India. In 35 T20 internationals, he has bowled 135.1 overs giving 857 runs at an economy of 6.79.

#3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Bumrah's counterpart Bhuvneshwar Kumar has even better economy than Bumrah in T20 Internationals. He is known for his dead accurate yorkers which don't allow the opposition to run away in the death overs. In 29 matches he has bowled 103.2 overs giving 698 runs at an economy of 6.75.

With Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar grabbing fourth and third spot on this list, it remains exciting to see which two players top the list.

#2 Amit Mishra

Amit Mishra the Indian leggie has been unlucky and hasn't got as much chance as he should have got. The 35-year-old has played only 10 T20 international till now. He has bowled 38 overs in giving 240 runs at an economy of 6.31.

He is number two on the list. In the IPL is one of the all-time highest wicket takers and has also picked hattrick more than once.

#1 Harbhajan Singh

Harbhajan Singh tops this list. He was an eternal part of the World T20 win in 2007. Harbhajan had one over left in the 2007 T20 world cup final but Dhoni gave the ball to inexperienced Joginder Sharma and the move went on to become a masterstroke.

He represented Indian in 28 T20 internationals, bowling 102 overs. He gave 633 runs at an economy of 6.20. He and Jasprit Bumrah have bowled 5 maiden overs each, which are highest by an Indian bowler.