Allan Mullally's brilliant bowling performance against Zimbabwe was one of the most economical in the World Cup history. Although Bishen Singh Bedi's 12-8-6-1 remains the all-time-great, the following table lists 10-over bowling analyses which have been the most economical in World Cup matches. English bowlers have dominated the list.

Most economical bowling performances in the world cup

Analysis         Bowler           Teams       Venue             Date

10.0- 5-  8- 4   CM Old           Eng v Can   Manchester        14 Jun 1979
10.3- 3- 11- 4   RGD Willis       Eng v Can   Manchester        14 Jun 1979
10.0- 5- 11- 0   DL Underwood     Eng v EA    Birmingham        14 Jun 1975
10.0- 4- 12- 2   IT Botham        Eng v Pak   Adelaide          01 Mar 1992
10.0- 3- 15- 2   MR Whitney       Aus v Zim   Hobart (2)        14 Mar 1992
10.0- 2- 15- 0   RA Harper        WI  v SL    Karachi           13 Oct 1987
10.0- 4- 15- 3   RA Harper        WI  v Ken   Pune              29 Feb 1996
10.0- 3- 15- 1   Shahzad Altaf    UAE v Hol   Lahore            01 Mar 1996
10.0- 4- 16- 2   AJ Mullally      Eng v SL    Nottingham        25 May 1999
10.0- 4- 16- 0   AJ Traicos       Zim v Eng   Albury            18 Mar 1992
10.0- 0- 16- 1   P Lever          Eng v Ind   Lord's            07 Jun 1975
10.0- 3- 17- 2   AH Shah          Zim v Eng   Albury            18 Mar 1992
10.0- 3- 18- 0   IR Bishop        WI  v Zim   Hyderabad (Ind)   16 Feb 1996
10.0- 0- 18- 2   Mushtaq Ahmed    Pak v NZ    Christchurch      18 Mar 1992
10.0- 1- 18- 2   AW Greig         Eng v EA    Birmingham        14 Jun 1975

Contributed by: Atul Kahate (akahate@yahoo.com)