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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.
ODI
1997
171 entries
1
0.00
Hitesh Modi
KEN
1.50 clear of Mujahid Jamshed
2
1.50
Mujahid Jamshed
PAK
1.50 off the lead
3
2.20
Phil Tufnell
ENG
2.20 off the lead
● LEADS
Hitesh Modi
KEN
0.00 · 1.50 better than Jamshed
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Modi is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
3.63
The mark at number ten — 161 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Pakistan
7 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented
Best Economy — full list
171 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Hitesh Modi
KEN
0.00
2
Mujahid Jamshed
PAK
1.50
3
Phil Tufnell
ENG
2.20
4
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
2.73
5
Rahul Dravid
IND
3.00
5
Andrew Hudson
SA
3.00
6
Ijaz Ahmed
PAK
3.18
7
Chris Harris
NZ
3.24
8
Brian McMillan
SA
3.44
9
Paul Strang
ZIM
3.55
10
Anthony Stuart
AUS
3.63
11
Mark Ealham
ENG
3.64
12
Cameron Cuffy
WI
3.67
13
Wasim Akram
PAK
3.68
14
Rajab Ali
KEN
3.82
15
Paul Reiffel
AUS
3.83
16
Ronnie Irani
ENG
3.85
17
Javagal Srinath
IND
3.87
18
Paul Wilson
AUS
3.90
19
Gavin Larsen
NZ
3.91
20
Robert Croft
ENG
3.97
21
Shaun Pollock
SA
3.98
22
Mohammad Akram
PAK
4.00
22
Alistair Campbell
ZIM
4.00
22
Dodda Ganesh
IND
4.00
23
Andy Whittall
ZIM
4.01
24
Courtney Walsh
WI
4.02
25
Martin Suji
KEN
4.03
26
Alan Mullally
ENG
4.03
27
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
4.04
28
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
4.10
29
Aasif Karim
KEN
4.11
30
Andy Caddick
ENG
4.12
31
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
4.13
32
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
4.15
33
Glenn McGrath
AUS
4.15
34
Noel David
IND
4.16
35
Sairaj Bahutule
IND
4.16
36
Adam Dale
AUS
4.17
37
Fanie de Villiers
SA
4.19
38
Allan Donald
SA
4.19
39
Carl Hooper
WI
4.20
40
Daryll Cullinan
SA
4.22
41
Nathan Astle
NZ
4.22
42
Heath Streak
ZIM
4.23
43
Craig McMillan
NZ
4.23
44
Ian Harvey
AUS
4.25
45
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
4.31
46
Bryan Strang
ZIM
4.32
47
Habibul Bashar
BAN
4.33
47
Derek Crookes
SA
4.33
48
Tony Suji
KEN
4.35
49
Dean Headley
ENG
4.36
50
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
4.38
51
Chris Cairns
NZ
4.39
52
Chaminda Vaas
SL
4.40
53
Mohammad Sheikh
BAN
4.42
53
Mohammad Sheikh
BAN
4.42
54
Shane Warne
AUS
4.42
55
Everton Matambanadzo
ZIM
4.48
56
Eddo Brandes
ZIM
4.49
57
Waqar Younis
PAK
4.51
58
Sourav Ganguly
IND
4.52
59
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
4.52
60
Darren Gough
ENG
4.52
61
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
4.54
62
Shahid Nazir
PAK
4.54
63
Anil Kumble
IND
4.57
64
Dipak Patel
NZ
4.59
65
John Rennie
ZIM
4.60
66
Aamer Sohail
PAK
4.62
67
Marvan Atapattu
SL
4.63
68
Andy Bichel
AUS
4.63
69
Guy Whittall
ZIM
4.64
70
Michael Bevan
AUS
4.66
71
Paul Adams
SA
4.67
71
Arshad Khan
PAK
4.67
72
Pat Symcox
SA
4.69
73
Adam Hollioake
ENG
4.71
74
Jason Gillespie
AUS
4.72
75
Craig Evans
ZIM
4.75
76
Abey Kuruvilla
IND
4.76
77
Grant Flower
ZIM
4.78
78
Shafiuddin Ahmed
BAN
4.78
79
Mark Waugh
AUS
4.79
80
Matthew Fleming
ENG
4.79
81
Nixon McLean
WI
4.80
82
Craig White
ENG
4.81
83
Rajesh Chauhan
IND
4.82
84
Phil DeFreitas
ENG
4.82
85
Robin Singh
IND
4.83
86
Aravinda de Silva
SL
4.84
87
Shahid Afridi
PAK
4.85
88
Hansie Cronje
SA
4.89
89
Lance Klusener
SA
4.91
90
Steve Tikolo
KEN
4.91
91
Harvinder Singh
IND
4.95
92
Ruwan Kalpage
SL
4.95
93
Shayne O'Connor
NZ
4.96
94
Tom Moody
AUS
4.98
95
Darren Lehmann
AUS
5.00
95
Ajay Jadeja
IND
5.00
95
Geoff Allott
NZ
5.00
95
Saeed Anwar
PAK
5.00
95
Ijaz Ahmed
PAK
5.00
95
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
5.00
95
Manzoor Akhtar
PAK
5.00
96
Sajeewa de Silva
SL
5.01
97
Greg Blewett
AUS
5.01
98
Franklyn Rose
WI
5.01
99
Upul Chandana
SL
5.02
100
Aaqib Javed
PAK
5.02
101
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
5.02
102
Salil Ankola
IND
5.03
103
Adam Huckle
ZIM
5.03
104
Simon Doull
NZ
5.04
105
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
5.04
106
Rawl Lewis
WI
5.05
107
Mohammad Hussain
PAK
5.06
108
Maurice Odumbe
KEN
5.07
109
Jimmy Adams
WI
5.09
110
Ian Bishop
WI
5.11
111
Jacques Kallis
SA
5.12
112
Rudi Bryson
SA
5.13
113
Daniel Vettori
NZ
5.13
114
Ben Hollioake
ENG
5.14
115
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
5.17
116
Dominic Cork
ENG
5.18
117
Dinanath Ramnarine
WI
5.20
118
Nilesh Kulkarni
IND
5.21
119
Dulip Liyanage
SL
5.26
120
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
5.27
121
Arjuna Ranatunga
SL
5.27
122
Graham Thorpe
ENG
5.33
122
Ashley Giles
ENG
5.33
123
Sunil Joshi
IND
5.35
124
Saleem Malik
PAK
5.36
125
Minhajul Abedin
BAN
5.38
126
Mervyn Dillon
WI
5.40
127
Kabir Khan
PAK
5.41
128
Chris Silverwood
ENG
5.44
129
Phil Simmons
WI
5.48
130
Debasis Mohanty
IND
5.48
131
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
5.61
132
Dougie Brown
ENG
5.67
132
Joseph Angara
KEN
5.67
133
Stuart Law
AUS
5.74
134
Patterson Thompson
WI
5.79
135
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
5.85
136
Heath Davis
NZ
5.90
137
Saiful Islam
BAN
5.91
138
Aminul Islam
BAN
5.92
138
Aminul Islam
BAN
5.92
139
Russel Arnold
SL
6.00
140
Ottis Gibson
WI
6.06
141
Steve Waugh
AUS
6.07
142
Sheikh Salahuddin
BAN
6.07
143
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
6.23
144
Athar Ali Khan
BAN
6.28
145
Naimur Rahman
BAN
6.33
146
Brendon Julian
AUS
6.63
147
Mafizur Rahman
BAN
6.64
148
Craig Matthews
SA
6.86
149
Laurie Williams
WI
7.00
150
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
7.17
151
Hasibul Hossain
BAN
7.34
152
Andrew Penn
NZ
7.55
153
Zakir Hasan
BAN
8.50
153
Zakir Hasan
BAN
8.50
154
Enamul Haque
BAN
9.00
155
Akram Khan
BAN
9.52
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