Best Economy in 1997: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The best economy in 1997 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS1997193 entries
10.00Matthew ElliottAUSlevel with Hitesh Modi
10.00Hitesh ModiKEN
21.50Mujahid JamshedPAK1.50 off the lead
● LEADS
Matthew ElliottAUS
0.00 · level with Modi
↑ IN THE CHASE
1
player sits within 10% of the lead on best economy
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2.68
The mark at number ten — 183 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
New Zealand
8 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Best Economy — full list

193 entries, ranked
1Matthew ElliottAUS0.00
1Hitesh ModiKEN0.00
2Mujahid JamshedPAK1.50
2Hashan TillakaratneSL1.50
3Justin VaughanNZ1.58
4Shaun YoungAUS1.63
5Phil TufnellENG1.88
6Matt HorneNZ2.20
7Rahul DravidIND2.40
8Asif MujtabaPAK2.42
9Brian McMillanSA2.65
10Peter MartinENG2.68
11Alan MullallyENG2.70
12Pommie MbangwaZIM2.73
13Paul ReiffelAUS2.75
14Glenn McGrathAUS2.82
15Shane WarneAUS2.84
16Brett SchultzSA2.87
17Bryan StrangZIM2.87
18Daniel VettoriNZ2.88
19Robert CroftENG2.93
20Chris HarrisNZ2.95
21Sir Curtly AmbroseWI2.98
22Andrew HudsonSA3.00
23Jayantha SilvaSL3.04
24Carl HooperWI3.06
25Paul StrangZIM3.07
26Simon DoullNZ3.07
27Nathan AstleNZ3.08
28Shoaib AkhtarPAK3.09
29Dipak PatelNZ3.11
30Muttiah MuralitharanSL3.13
31Andy CaddickENG3.15
32Courtney WalshWI3.15
33Mahela JayawardeneSL3.18
34Anil KumbleIND3.20
35Russel ArnoldSL3.24
36Mushtaq AhmedPAK3.24
37Michael KasprowiczAUS3.24
38Arjuna RanatungaSL3.24
39Shiv ChanderpaulWI3.25
40Paul AdamsSA3.25
41Wasim AkramPAK3.25
42VVS LaxmanIND3.27
43Chris CairnsNZ3.28
44Shaun PollockSA3.29
45Saqlain MushtaqPAK3.30
46Mark WaughAUS3.30
47Devon MalcolmENG3.30
48Nuwan ZoysaSL3.31
49Allan DonaldSA3.33
50Kumar DharmasenaSL3.39
51Chaminda VaasSL3.40
52Rajesh ChauhanIND3.41
53Ian BishopWI3.41
54Mark EalhamENG3.47
55Pramodya WickramasingheSL3.49
56Craig McMillanNZ3.50
57Jacques KallisSA3.50
58Dominic CorkENG3.52
59Sunil JoshiIND3.52
60Adam HuckleZIM3.53
61Pat SymcoxSA3.53
62Ijaz AhmedPAK3.54
63Cameron CuffyWI3.55
64Darren GoughENG3.57
65Franklyn RoseWI3.59
66Steve WaughAUS3.59
67Heath StreakZIM3.61
68Ruwan KalpageSL3.61
69Dean HeadleyENG3.62
70Jason GillespieAUS3.63
71Anthony StuartAUS3.63
72Geoff AllottNZ3.64
73Javagal SrinathIND3.67
74Abey KuruvillaIND3.70
75Azhar MahmoodPAK3.72
76Heath DavisNZ3.72
77Dodda GaneshIND3.77
78Shayne O'ConnorNZ3.78
79Marvan AtapattuSL3.79
80Simon CookAUS3.82
81Rajab AliKEN3.82
82Venkatesh PrasadIND3.82
83Hansie CronjeSA3.83
84Ronnie IraniENG3.85
85Mike SmithSCO3.87
86Mohammad ZahidPAK3.87
87Nilesh KulkarniIND3.87
88Michael BevanAUS3.88
89Paul WilsonAUS3.90
90Gavin LarsenNZ3.91
91David SewellNZ3.91
92Lance KlusenerSA3.93
93Mervyn DillonWI3.93
94Ali Hussain RizviPAK3.93
95Greg BlewettAUS3.95
96Waqar YounisPAK3.97
97Mohammad AkramPAK4.00
97Adam BacherSA4.00
97Daryll CullinanSA4.00
97Mohammad AzharuddinIND4.00
98Andy WhittallZIM4.01
99Martin SujiKEN4.03
100Shahid NazirPAK4.07
101Sajeewa de SilvaSL4.08
102Sanath JayasuriyaSL4.10
103Aasif KarimKEN4.11
104Craig WhiteENG4.12
105Sourav GangulyIND4.15
106Noel DavidIND4.16
107Sairaj BahutuleIND4.16
108Adam DaleAUS4.17
109Fanie de VilliersSA4.19
110Woorkeri RamanIND4.20
111Adam HollioakeENG4.23
112Ian HarveyAUS4.25
113Ravindra PushpakumaraSL4.26
114Danny MorrisonNZ4.26
115Arshad KhanPAK4.27
116Grant FlowerZIM4.28
117Everton MatambanadzoZIM4.31
118Derek CrookesSA4.33
118Habibul BasharBAN4.33
119Tony SujiKEN4.35
120Mohammad SheikhBAN4.42
121Andy BichelAUS4.42
122Debasis MohantyIND4.43
123Phil SimmonsWI4.43
124John RennieZIM4.46
125Guy WhittallZIM4.46
126Eddo BrandesZIM4.49
127Graham ThorpeENG4.57
128Aamer SohailPAK4.62
129Rawl LewisWI4.65
130Aravinda de SilvaSL4.67
131Craig EvansZIM4.75
132Shafiuddin AhmedBAN4.78
133Matthew FlemingENG4.79
134Nixon McLeanWI4.80
135Jimmy AdamsWI4.80
136Phil DeFreitasENG4.82
137Robin SinghIND4.83
138Shahid AfridiPAK4.85
139Steve TikoloKEN4.91
140Harvinder SinghIND4.95
141Tom MoodyAUS4.98
142Ajay JadejaIND5.00
142Darren LehmannAUS5.00
142Blair PocockNZ5.00
142Saeed AnwarPAK5.00
142Manzoor AkhtarPAK5.00
143Upul ChandanaSL5.02
144Aaqib JavedPAK5.02
145Salil AnkolaIND5.03
146Mohammad HussainPAK5.06
147Maurice OdumbeKEN5.07
148Sachin TendulkarIND5.12
149Rudi BrysonSA5.13
150Saleem MalikPAK5.18
151Dinanath RamnarineWI5.20
152Alistair CampbellZIM5.25
153Dulip LiyanageSL5.26
154Brian LaraWI5.33
154Ashley GilesENG5.33
155Minhajul AbedinBAN5.38
156Ben HollioakeENG5.41
157Kabir KhanPAK5.41
158Patterson ThompsonWI5.43
159Chris SilverwoodENG5.44
160Thomas OdoyoKEN5.61
161Dougie BrownENG5.67
161Joseph AngaraKEN5.67
162Stuart LawAUS5.74
163Mohammad RafiqueBAN5.85
164Saiful IslamBAN5.91
165Aminul IslamBAN5.92
166Ottis GibsonWI6.06
167Sheikh SalahuddinBAN6.07
168Athar Ali KhanBAN6.28
169Stuart WilliamsZIM6.33
169Naimur RahmanBAN6.33
170Brendon JulianAUS6.63
171Mafizur RahmanBAN6.64
172Craig MatthewsSA6.86
173Mark ButcherENG7.00
173Laurie WilliamsWI7.00
174Abdul RazzaqPAK7.17
175Hasibul HossainBAN7.34
176Andrew PennNZ7.55
177Zakir HasanBAN8.50
178Enamul HaqueBAN9.00
179Akram KhanBAN9.52
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