Top 5 fast bowlers with the best economy in T20Is

If you look at the most economical bowlers in T20 internationals, most of them are spinners. Batsmen find it hard to score against the spinners as they bowl slow and batsmen have to use power and strength against the spinners. In trying to do so they tend to shape which leads to mishits and batsmen get out.

Against pacers, it is relatively easier to score runs. They can use the pace of the seamers to score boundaries. Top-edges easily sail over the boundaries. The batsmen have developed scoops and reverse scoops which just uses the bowler's pace and score runs in the third-man and fine-leg region. It is difficult for a pacer to be economical.

One more reason for the spinners better economy is that most spinners are used in the middle overs when the batsmen try to build partnerships and don't play too many shots. On the other hand, pacers are used in the powerplays when the batsmen fancy his shots as there are two fielders outside the 30-yard circle. Even in the death overs, pacers are used more frequently than spinners. Batsmen have nothing to lose in the death overs and they go for slogs which results in higher economies in the death overs.

There have been some seamers who have been economical. India's best seamer in limited-overs format, Jasprit Bumrah misses the list by two positions. He is seventh on the list with an economy of 6.79. He has bowled 126.1 overs giving 857 runs and has picked 43 wickets at an average of less than 20. Mitchell Starc is sixth on the list, he has given 566 runs in 83.3 overs. He has picked 30 wickets at an average of 18.86.

With two of the best bowlers of the limited format Bumrah and Starc missing the list it will be interesting to see who are on the list. Here is the list of top five pacers in terms of economy in T20 Internationals.

#5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar

Jasprit Bumrah just missed the list but his partner Bhuvneshwar Kumar is fifth on the list. He has represented India in 29 T20 international matches and has bowled more than 103 overs giving 698 runs at an economy of 6.75. Twice he has bowled a maiden over and once he went on to pick a five-wicket haul in T20 Internationals.

His ability to consistently bowl yorkers in the death overs helps him control the run flow in the death overs. He is the only India bowler in this list.

#4 Dale Steyn

Dale Steyn one of the best bowler of the previous decade. He was phenomenal in all the three formats. His injury hampered his career and recently he made a comeback against Zimbabwe.

In his comeback match, he won the Man of the match award not for his bowling but for the 60 runs he scored. In 42 T20 internationals games, he has bowled 150.1 overs giving 1009 runs at an economy of 6.71.

#3 Mudassar Bhukari

Mudassar Bhukari, The Netherlands medium pacer, is not known for his pace but he is accurate in his line and length. In 38 matches he has bowled 117.2 overs of medium pace, giving 780 runs at an economy of 6.64. He has also bowled four maidens in T20 Internationals. He grabs the number three spot in this list.

#2 Trent Johnston

Ireland's bowler Trent Johnston is number two on the list. He is known for bowling at a good pace with balls zipping off the wicket. He has bowled 99 overs in T20 internationals giving 636 runs at an economy of 6.42.

Five times he has bowled a maiden in T20 Internationals. He played from 2008 and took retirement in 2013.

#1 Boyd Rankin

Number one on the list is Trent Johnston's countryman Boyd Rankin. He started his international career by playing for Ireland was one of the most important members of the 2007 squad which caused an upset against Pakistan in the 2007 World Cup.

Later in his career, he decided to play for England and was a part of England's squad of the 2013-14 Ashes. By 2015 he came back to Ireland and is a part of Ireland's team. His tall heights enable him to get the bounce on all tracks.

He has played 30 T20 International games, bowling 101 overs and giving 646 runs at an economy of 6.39.

It is great to see that the top-3 bowlers are from the associate nations.