Most economical bowling spell in UAE or SA?


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🧊 Most Economical Bowling Spells in IPL (UAE & South Africa editions only)

🥇 Dale Steyn – 4-1-6-3 (RCB vs KKR, IPL 2020)

  • 📍 Venue: Sharjah, UAE

  • 📅 Date: Oct 21, 2020

  • 🔒 Economy Rate: 1.50

  • ⚡ The fiery South African legend unleashed a clinic at Sharjah — yes, the same stadium known for six-fests!

  • 💥 This spell included 3 wickets and only 6 runs in 4 overs — freakishly economical.

🥈 Muttiah Muralitharan – 4-1-8-3 (CSK vs KXIP, IPL 2009)

  • 📍 Venue: Durban, South Africa

  • 📅 Date: May 20, 2009

  • 🔒 Economy Rate: 2.00

  • 🧙 Murali showed how spin could still dominate even in bouncier SA conditions.

🥉 Ravindra Jadeja – 4-1-9-2 (CSK vs KKR, IPL 2014 UAE leg)

  • 📍 Venue: Abu Dhabi

  • 📅 Date: April 16, 2014

  • 🔒 Economy: 2.25

  • 🧠 Smart bowling and tight lines in a match where others went for plenty.

📊 Quickfire Top 3 Summary

Rank Player Spell Venue Year Econ
🥇 Dale Steyn 4-1-6-3 Sharjah 2020 1.50
🥈 Muttiah Muralitharan 4-1-8-3 Durban 2009 2.00
🥉 Ravindra Jadeja 4-1-9-2 Abu Dhabi 2014 2.25

🧠 TL;DR:

🥇 Dale Steyn’s 4-1-6-3 in Sharjah (IPL 2020) is the most economical bowling spell ever in an overseas IPL game.
🔒 Murali and Jaddu also locked it down tight in their respective editions.

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