Best Bowling Fig in 1998: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best bowling fig in 1998, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS1998211 entries
19/65Muttiah MuralitharanSLBest return on the list
28/53Angus FraserENG
37/65Simon DoullNZ
● LEADS
Muttiah MuralitharanSL
9/65 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
1
entries on this list took 9 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
6/60
The mark at number ten — 201 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
7 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

211 entries, ranked
1Muttiah MuralitharanSL9/65
2Angus FraserENG8/53
3Simon DoullNZ7/65
4Franklyn RoseWI7/84
5Shaun PollockSA7/87
6Fanie de VilliersSA6/23
7Shane WarneAUS6/34
8Darren GoughENG6/42
9Sir Curtly AmbroseWI6/51
10Dean HeadleyENG6/60
11Daniel VettoriNZ6/64
12Kumar DharmasenaSL6/72
13Waqar YounisPAK6/78
13Mushtaq AhmedPAK6/78
14Glenn McGrathAUS6/85
15Allan DonaldSA6/88
16Anil KumbleIND6/98
17Dominic CorkENG6/119
18Javagal SrinathIND5/23
19Lance KlusenerSA5/25
20Michael KasprowiczAUS5/28
21Jacques KallisSA5/30
22Saqlain MushtaqPAK5/32
22Sachin TendulkarIND5/32
23Niroshan BandaratillekeSL5/36
24Shayne O'ConnorNZ5/39
25Chris CairnsNZ5/42
26Shoaib AkhtarPAK5/43
27Damien FlemingAUS5/46
28Shahid AfridiGER5/52
28Wasim AkramPAK5/52
29Stuart MacGillAUS5/66
30Andy CaddickENG5/67
31Henry OlongaZIM5/70
32Carl HooperWI5/80
33Paul WisemanNZ5/82
34Jason GillespieAUS5/88
35Alan MullallyENG5/105
36Sanath JayasuriyaSL4/18
37Venkatesh PrasadIND4/23
38Dinanath RamnarineWI4/29
39Keith ArthurtonWI4/31
39Upul ChandanaSL4/31
40Paul StrangZIM4/32
41Mohammad HussainPAK4/33
42Ajit AgarkarIND4/35
43Saleem MalikPAK4/36
44Dion NashNZ4/38
45Steve WaughAUS4/40
46Roger TelemachusSA4/43
47Aravinda de SilvaSL4/45
48Paul AdamsSA4/63
48Guy WhittallZIM4/63
49Courtney WalshWI4/66
50Makhaya NtiniSA4/72
50Gavin RobertsonAUS4/72
51Heath StreakZIM4/84
52Alex TudorENG4/89
53Shakil AhmedPAK4/91
54Craig EvansZIM3/11
55Maurice OdumbeKEN3/14
55Paul ReiffelAUS3/14
56Sunil JoshiIND3/17
56Ian HarveyAUS3/17
57Hansie CronjeSA3/19
57Eddo BrandesZIM3/19
58Pramodya WickramasingheSL3/20
59Steve ElworthySA3/21
60Pommie MbangwaZIM3/23
61Azhar MahmoodPAK3/26
62David TerbruggeSA3/27
62Pat SymcoxSA3/27
62Jayantha SilvaSL3/27
63Sourav GangulyIND3/28
64Rahul SanghviIND3/29
64Steve TikoloKEN3/29
65Debasis MohantyIND3/30
66Venkatapathy RajuIND3/31
67Mervyn DillonWI3/32
68Chaminda VaasSL3/33
69Harbhajan SinghIND3/36
70Tom MoodyAUS3/39
70Paul WilsonAUS3/39
71Brendon JulianAUS3/40
72Neil JohnsonZIM3/41
72Matthew FlemingENG3/41
73Nixon McLeanWI3/44
73Mark EalhamENG3/44
74Phil SimmonsWI3/46
75Harvinder SinghIND3/47
75Brian McMillanSA3/47
76Abdul RazzaqPAK3/48
77Robert CroftENG3/50
78Michael BevanAUS3/54
78Geoff AllottNZ3/54
79Mohammad RafiqueBAN3/56
79Matthew NicholsonAUS3/56
80Colin MillerAUS3/57
81Don AnurasiriSL3/65
81Bryan StrangZIM3/65
82Kenny BenjaminWI3/68
83Arshad KhanPAK3/70
84Adam DaleAUS3/71
85Andy WhittallZIM3/73
86Peter SuchENG3/99
87Adam HuckleZIM3/102
88Nathan AstleNZ2/10
89Darren LehmannAUS2/11
90Khaled MahmudBAN2/12
91Fazl-e-AkbarPAK2/16
92Grant FlowerZIM2/17
93Mohammad ZahidPAK2/20
94Nikhil ChopraIND2/21
95Hrishikesh KanitkarIND2/22
95Aaqib JavedPAK2/22
96Robin SinghIND2/24
97Suresh PereraSL2/25
98Aamer SohailPAK2/26
99Craig McMillanNZ2/27
100Aasif KarimKEN2/28
101Chris HarrisNZ2/30
101Ravindra PushpakumaraSL2/30
101Daryll CullinanSA2/30
102Mark PriestNZ2/31
102Thomas OdoyoKEN2/31
102Dirk ViljoenZIM2/31
103Athar Ali KhanBAN2/33
104Nuwan ZoysaSL2/34
105Ashley GilesENG2/37
105Ian AustinENG2/37
105Alex TaitNZ2/37
105Derek CrookesSA2/37
106Shafiuddin AhmedBAN2/40
106Rawl LewisWI2/40
107Mohammad SheikhBAN2/41
107Carl TuckettWI2/41
108Adam HollioakeENG2/43
108Ben HollioakeENG2/43
108Phil TufnellENG2/43
109Hasibul HossainBAN2/44
110Mark WaughAUS2/45
110Enamul HaqueBAN2/45
111Ruwan KalpageSL2/49
111Dougie BrownENG2/49
112Ian BishopWI2/51
113Rajesh ChauhanIND2/66
114Jimmy AdamsWI1/0
115Mark RamprakashENG1/2
116Mike RindelSA1/8
117Murray GoodwinZIM1/12
118Sanjay RaulIND1/13
118Ricky PontingAUS1/13
119Joseph AngaraKEN1/19
120Martin SujiKEN1/21
121Paras MhambreyIND1/22
122Shiv ChanderpaulWI1/23
123John RennieZIM1/25
124Morshed Ali KhanBAN1/26
124Greg BlewettAUS1/26
124Brad YoungAUS1/26
125Graeme HickENG1/28
125Alistair CampbellZIM1/28
126Stuart WilliamsZIM1/30
126Damien MartynAUS1/30
127Sairaj BahutuleIND1/31
128Mluleki NkalaZIM1/32
129Andy BichelAUS1/33
129Ijaz AhmedPAK1/33
130Peter MartinENG1/34
131Thilan SamaraweeraSL1/35
132Nicky BojeSA1/39
133Sajeewa de SilvaSL1/41
134Chris LewisENG1/42
135Naimur RahmanBAN1/43
136Neil McGarrellWI1/46
137Alan DawsonSA1/51
138Andrew FlintoffENG1/52
139Gary BrentZIM1/53
140Ian SalisburyENG1/86
141Saeed AnwarPAK0/0
142Marvan AtapattuSL0/1
142Mark ButcherENG0/1
142VVS LaxmanIND0/1
142Clayton LambertWI0/1
143Matthew ElliottAUS0/4
144Mahela JayawardeneSL0/5
144Ali BrownENG0/5
144Ravi ShahKEN0/5
145Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK0/8
146Ajay JadejaIND0/10
147Aminul IslamBAN0/11
147Ali NaqviPAK0/11
147Manzoor AkhtarPAK0/11
148Brian LaraWI0/12
148Craig WishartZIM0/12
149Hitesh ModiKEN0/14
149Andrew SymondsAUS0/14
150Stuart LawAUS0/16
151Zakir HossainBAN0/18
152Lameck OnyangoKEN0/20
153Shariful HaqueBAN0/21
154Chandika HathurusinghaSL0/23
155Anisur RahmanBAN0/26
155Reon KingWI0/26
156Rahul DravidIND0/29
157Mohammad AkramPAK0/31
158Laurie WilliamsWI0/32
159Nantie HaywardSA0/35
160Malinga BandaraSL0/38
161Kabir KhanPAK0/59
162Nilesh KulkarniIND0/60
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