Best Bowling Fig in 1997: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

The best bowling fig in 1997 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ODI1997168 entries
16/20Bryan StrangZIMBest return on the list
26/49Lance KlusenerSA
35/16Sourav GangulyIND
● LEADS
Bryan StrangZIM
6/20 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
2
entries on this list took 6 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
5/38
The mark at number ten — 158 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
7 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

168 entries, ranked
1Bryan StrangZIM6/20
2Lance KlusenerSA6/49
3Sourav GangulyIND5/16
4Robin SinghIND5/22
5Anthony StuartAUS5/26
6Eddo BrandesZIM5/28
7Heath StreakZIM5/32
8Aasif KarimKEN5/33
9Aaqib JavedPAK5/35
10Saqlain MushtaqPAK5/38
11Darren GoughENG5/44
12Sanath JayasuriyaSL5/58
13Venkatesh PrasadIND4/17
14Phil TufnellENG4/22
15Martin SujiKEN4/24
16Wasim AkramPAK4/25
17Chaminda VaasSL4/26
18Mushtaq AhmedPAK4/27
19Pat SymcoxSA4/28
20Shaun PollockSA4/33
21Heath DavisNZ4/35
22Sir Curtly AmbroseWI4/36
23Carl HooperWI4/37
23Craig WhiteENG4/37
23Allan DonaldSA4/37
23Shane WarneAUS4/37
24Ian BishopWI4/38
25Chris CairnsNZ4/40
26Nathan AstleNZ4/43
26Abey KuruvillaIND4/43
26Waqar YounisPAK4/43
27Matthew FlemingENG4/45
28Manzoor AkhtarPAK4/50
29Ottis GibsonWI4/61
30Shahid NazirPAK3/14
31Debasis MohantyIND3/15
32Andy BichelAUS3/17
33Adam DaleAUS3/18
33Shiv ChanderpaulWI3/18
34Chris HarrisNZ3/20
34Gavin LarsenNZ3/20
35Noel DavidIND3/21
36Andy WhittallZIM3/23
37Paul StrangZIM3/24
38Franklyn RoseWI3/25
39Nilesh KulkarniIND3/27
39Kumar DharmasenaSL3/27
40Alan MullallyENG3/29
41Upul ChandanaSL3/32
42Shahid AfridiGER3/33
43Azhar MahmoodPAK3/34
44Andy CaddickENG3/35
44Javagal SrinathIND3/35
45Michael BevanAUS3/36
46Muttiah MuralitharanSL3/38
46Ruwan KalpageSL3/38
47Paul WilsonAUS3/39
48Glenn McGrathAUS3/40
48Sunil JoshiIND3/40
48Sajeewa de SilvaSL3/40
48Courtney WalshWI3/40
49Daniel VettoriNZ3/41
49Steve TikoloKEN3/41
50Shafiuddin AhmedBAN3/42
51Guy WhittallZIM3/43
52Shayne O'ConnorNZ3/44
52Harvinder SinghIND3/44
53Aravinda de SilvaSL3/55
54Laurie WilliamsWI3/56
55Aminul IslamBAN3/57
56Grant FlowerZIM2/6
57Craig McMillanNZ2/17
58Geoff AllottNZ2/21
58Mark EalhamENG2/21
59Adam HollioakeENG2/22
59Anil KumbleIND2/22
59Stuart LawAUS2/22
60Kabir KhanPAK2/23
60Jacques KallisSA2/23
61Pommie MbangwaZIM2/24
62Everton MatambanadzoZIM2/25
63Robert CroftENG2/26
64Adam HuckleZIM2/27
64Craig EvansZIM2/27
65John RennieZIM2/28
65Mohammad AkramPAK2/28
65Dougie BrownENG2/28
66Brian McMillanSA2/29
66Nuwan ZoysaSL2/29
67Rajesh ChauhanIND2/30
68Daryll CullinanSA2/31
69Simon DoullNZ2/33
69Aamer SohailPAK2/33
69Cameron CuffyWI2/33
70Hansie CronjeSA2/34
70Rudi BrysonSA2/34
71Mervyn DillonWI2/38
71Dean HeadleyENG2/38
72Jason GillespieAUS2/39
72Mark WaughAUS2/39
73Fanie de VilliersSA2/40
74Saleem MalikPAK2/42
75Minhajul AbedinBAN2/43
76Thomas OdoyoKEN2/44
77Tom MoodyAUS2/46
78Sheikh SalahuddinBAN2/48
78Maurice OdumbeKEN2/48
79Dinanath RamnarineWI2/52
80Mohammad ZahidPAK2/53
80Brendon JulianAUS2/53
81Arshad KhanPAK2/54
81Hasibul HossainBAN2/54
82Mohammad HussainPAK2/56
83Sachin TendulkarIND2/61
84Mohammad RafiqueBAN2/65
85Mohammad SheikhBAN1/3
86Mujahid JamshedPAK1/6
87Jimmy AdamsWI1/8
87Alistair CampbellZIM1/8
88Ijaz AhmedPAK1/9
89Paul ReiffelAUS1/18
89Greg BlewettAUS1/18
90Tony SujiKEN1/19
91Rajab AliKEN1/20
91Dodda GaneshIND1/20
92Nixon McLeanWI1/23
92Ronnie IraniENG1/23
93Dulip LiyanageSL1/26
94Michael KasprowiczAUS1/27
95Ijaz AhmedPAK1/28
96Dipak PatelNZ1/29
97Phil SimmonsWI1/30
98Rawl LewisWI1/31
98Paul AdamsSA1/31
99Salil AnkolaIND1/32
100Ian HarveyAUS1/33
101Ravindra PushpakumaraSL1/34
101Enamul HaqueBAN1/34
102Derek CrookesSA1/42
103Abdul RazzaqPAK1/45
103Saiful IslamBAN1/45
104Patterson ThompsonWI1/46
104Sairaj BahutuleIND1/46
105Andrew PennNZ1/50
106Dominic CorkENG1/52
107Chris SilverwoodENG1/53
108Hitesh ModiKEN0/0
109Mafizur RahmanBAN0/1
110Saeed AnwarPAK0/2
111Andrew HudsonSA0/3
111Ajay JadejaIND0/3
112Craig MatthewsSA0/4
113Rahul DravidIND0/6
114Darren LehmannAUS0/10
115Arjuna RanatungaSL0/16
116Zakir HasanBAN0/17
117Athar Ali KhanBAN0/19
118Steve WaughAUS0/20
119Akram KhanBAN0/22
120Russel ArnoldSL0/24
121Habibul BasharBAN0/26
122Graham ThorpeENG0/32
123Joseph AngaraKEN0/34
124Phil DeFreitasENG0/35
125Ben HollioakeENG0/36
126Marvan AtapattuSL0/37
127Naimur RahmanBAN0/46
128Ashley GilesENG0/48
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