India vs South Africa 

Team India defeated South Africa by eight wickets in the first T20I on September 28 (Wednesday). 

Brilliant spell 

Star India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin bowled a brilliant spell against South Africa. He finished with figures of 0/8 in four overs. 

Economy 

Ashwin registered a stunning economy rate of just 2.0 in the first T20I against South Africa. 

Record 

Let's take a look at the bowlers with the most economical wicket-less four-over spell in T20Is (full member nations). 

5 | Rankin/ Yardy

Ireland's Boyd Rankin and England's Michael Yardy conceded 10 runs in their respective spells in a different match and registered an economy rate of 2.5 in T20Is.

4 | Mustafizur Rahman 

Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman registered figures of 0/9 in four overs against Australia in 2021 and finished with an economy rate of 2.3. 

3 | Ravichandran Ashwin 

India's Ravichandran Ashwin's latest stifling spell with the ball earned him third place on this list. 

2 | Rachin Ravindra 

New Zealand's Rachin Ravindra registered identical figures to Ashwin against Bangladesh in 2021. 

Zimbabwe's Prosper Utseya registered figures of 0/6 in four overs against Pakistan in 2008 and finished with an economy rate of 1.5. 

1 | Prosper Utseya

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