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In an interesting stat shared during the third and final T20I between Afghanistan and Bangladesh showing the best economy for fast bowlers in T20Is in 2025, displayed that Indian fast bowlers lagged behind the likes of New Zealand and Bangladeshi pacers.
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With an outstanding collective economy rate of 7.98, New Zealand's pace unit has proven to be the most successful in the ongoing Etisalat Cup — Afghanistan vs. Bangladesh White-Ball Series 2025.
With an economy of 8.04, Bangladesh comes in just behind, demonstrating the development and reliability of their seamers in white-ball cricket. The Tigers have emerged as one of the most evenly distributed bowling teams in T20Is this season, largely because to their disciplined bowling, especially in the powerplay overs.
Indian pace attack remains steady with lots of room for improvement
Indian team has been nearly invincible in T20Is since Suryakumar Yadav has taken over the captaincy, but most of their success has been attributed to their spinners. While India's pace attack has shown moments of brilliance, the somewhat higher economy of 8.58 suggests there is still room for improvement in terms of containing runs in the death overs.
Sri Lanka comes in at no.3 spot, above India with their fast bowlers having an economy of 8.55. Afghanistan's pacers have an economy of 9.16, indicating that they have struggled slightly on batting-friendly pitches. Australia (9.38), South Africa (9.42), England (9.85), and the West Indies (10.34) complete the list with the West Indies team having the most expensive bowling economy amongst the Test sides.
This stat highlighted a huge shift in T20 cricket, as even the spin-dominant teams like Bangladesh and Sri Lanka now possess very good pace bowling options. Coming to the Indian team, they would’ve to work hard on their death overs efficiency and using pacers to keep pressure in middle overs, as they prepare for the critical ICC T20 World Cup defence in 2026.
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