Best Economy in 1998: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best economy in 1998, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS1998159 entries
11.63Dinanath RamnarineWI0.39 clear of Jayantha Silva
22.02Jayantha SilvaSL0.39 off the lead
32.06Phil TufnellENG0.43 off the lead
● LEADS
Dinanath RamnarineWI
1.63 · 0.39 better than Silva
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Ramnarine is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2.46
The mark at number ten — 149 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
11 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Economy — full list

159 entries, ranked
1Dinanath RamnarineWI1.63
2Jayantha SilvaSL2.02
3Phil TufnellENG2.06
4Venkatapathy RajuIND2.29
5Mark ButcherENG2.30
6Don AnurasiriSL2.30
7Sir Curtly AmbroseWI2.39
8Niroshan BandaratillekeSL2.45
9Courtney WalshWI2.46
10Alan MullallyENG2.46
11Peter SuchENG2.46
12Paul AdamsSA2.49
13David TerbruggeSA2.55
14Carl HooperWI2.56
15Shakil AhmedPAK2.57
16Colin MillerAUS2.62
17Fanie de VilliersSA2.63
18Kenny BenjaminWI2.63
19Bryan StrangZIM2.65
20Shaun PollockSA2.67
21Glenn McGrathAUS2.76
22Muttiah MuralitharanSL2.76
23Angus FraserENG2.76
24Greg BlewettAUS2.82
25Jacques KallisSA2.84
26Makhaya NtiniSA2.87
27Arshad KhanPAK2.92
28Anil KumbleIND2.97
29Mushtaq AhmedPAK2.97
30Stuart MacGillAUS2.97
31Paul ReiffelAUS2.97
32Rajesh ChauhanIND2.97
33Mark RamprakashENG2.99
34Pommie MbangwaZIM2.99
35Allan DonaldSA3.09
36Robert CroftENG3.14
37Paul WisemanNZ3.14
38Simon DoullNZ3.17
39Daniel VettoriNZ3.19
40Andrew FlintoffENG3.20
41Dominic CorkENG3.22
42Andy CaddickENG3.23
43Hansie CronjeSA3.25
44Ian BishopWI3.26
45Wasim AkramPAK3.28
46Mark PriestNZ3.31
47Pramodya WickramasingheSL3.34
48Ashley GilesENG3.35
49Aravinda de SilvaSL3.35
50Ruwan KalpageSL3.35
51Nixon McLeanWI3.36
52Damien FlemingAUS3.36
53Dion NashNZ3.38
54Reon KingWI3.40
55Darren GoughENG3.43
56Brian McMillanSA3.49
57Shoaib AkhtarPAK3.49
58Pat SymcoxSA3.50
59Franklyn RoseWI3.51
60Michael KasprowiczAUS3.52
61Azhar MahmoodPAK3.55
62Paul StrangZIM3.56
63Shane WarneAUS3.59
64Nikhil ChopraIND3.63
65Gavin RobertsonAUS3.63
66Dean HeadleyENG3.64
67Sanath JayasuriyaSL3.64
68Andy WhittallZIM3.66
69Heath StreakZIM3.68
70Chaminda VaasSL3.68
71Morshed Ali KhanBAN3.70
72Suresh PereraSL3.70
73Henry OlongaZIM3.70
74Kumar DharmasenaSL3.75
75Malinga BandaraSL3.76
76Craig McMillanNZ3.78
77Ian SalisburyENG3.78
78Javagal SrinathIND3.79
79Lance KlusenerSA3.82
80Saqlain MushtaqPAK3.84
81Ravindra PushpakumaraSL3.84
82Harbhajan SinghIND3.85
83Aamer SohailPAK3.87
84Adam HuckleZIM3.88
85Waqar YounisPAK3.91
86Guy WhittallZIM3.92
87Chris CairnsNZ3.93
88Rawl LewisWI3.98
89Roger TelemachusSA3.98
90Andy BichelAUS3.99
91Enamul HaqueBAN4.00
91Nuwan ZoysaSL4.00
92Adam DaleAUS4.03
93Chris HarrisNZ4.06
94Steve TikoloKEN4.09
95Mark EalhamENG4.10
96Sunil JoshiIND4.11
97Steve WaughAUS4.13
98Nicky BojeSA4.15
99Nathan AstleNZ4.16
100Sourav GangulyIND4.16
101Dirk ViljoenZIM4.17
102Mohammad RafiqueBAN4.17
103Khaled MahmudBAN4.19
104Keith ArthurtonWI4.19
105Venkatesh PrasadIND4.23
106Neil JohnsonZIM4.24
107Naimur RahmanBAN4.25
108Mark WaughAUS4.26
109Alex TudorENG4.26
110Steve ElworthySA4.27
111Aaqib JavedPAK4.27
112Martin SujiKEN4.28
113Ben HollioakeENG4.32
114Mohammad ZahidPAK4.34
115Robin SinghIND4.35
116Aasif KarimKEN4.36
117Ijaz AhmedPAK4.37
118Mohammad HussainPAK4.38
119Murray GoodwinZIM4.43
120Shahid AfridiGER4.43
121Thilan SamaraweeraSL4.50
121Saleem MalikPAK4.50
122Tom MoodyAUS4.51
123Eddo BrandesZIM4.53
124Mervyn DillonWI4.54
125Hasibul HossainBAN4.55
126Darren LehmannAUS4.59
127Matthew NicholsonAUS4.60
128Brendon JulianAUS4.63
129Hrishikesh KanitkarIND4.71
130Mohammad SheikhBAN4.71
131Shayne O'ConnorNZ4.74
132Sachin TendulkarIND4.76
133Ian AustinENG4.77
134Michael BevanAUS4.81
135Rahul SanghviIND4.81
136Paul WilsonAUS4.82
137Thomas OdoyoKEN4.87
138Ajit AgarkarIND4.88
139Upul ChandanaSL4.96
140Jason GillespieAUS4.97
141Ian HarveyAUS4.98
142Derek CrookesSA5.08
143Abdul RazzaqPAK5.09
144Matthew FlemingENG5.10
145Maurice OdumbeKEN5.12
146Phil SimmonsWI5.13
147Grant FlowerZIM5.15
148Debasis MohantyIND5.20
149Mike RindelSA5.30
150Craig EvansZIM5.31
151Harvinder SinghIND5.51
152John RennieZIM5.52
153Peter MartinENG5.60
154Dougie BrownENG5.63
155Adam HollioakeENG5.94
156Brad YoungAUS6.44
157Sairaj BahutuleIND6.67
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