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 FORMATS1998210 entries
11.27Jimmy AdamsWI0.36 clear of Dinanath Ramnarine
21.63Dinanath RamnarineWI0.36 off the lead
32.04Jayantha SilvaSL0.77 off the lead
● LEADS
Jimmy AdamsWI
1.27 · 0.36 better than Ramnarine
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Adams is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2.46
The mark at number ten — 200 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
11 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Economy — full list

210 entries, ranked
1Jimmy AdamsWI1.27
2Dinanath RamnarineWI1.63
3Jayantha SilvaSL2.04
4Phil TufnellENG2.06
5Venkatapathy RajuIND2.29
6Mark ButcherENG2.30
7Don AnurasiriSL2.30
8Sir Curtly AmbroseWI2.39
9Niroshan BandaratillekeSL2.45
10Peter SuchENG2.46
11Alan MullallyENG2.46
12Courtney WalshWI2.46
13Paul AdamsSA2.49
14David TerbruggeSA2.55
15Carl HooperWI2.56
16Shakil AhmedPAK2.59
17Colin MillerAUS2.62
18Kenny BenjaminWI2.63
19Fanie de VilliersSA2.66
20Bryan StrangZIM2.66
21Shaun PollockSA2.68
22Glenn McGrathAUS2.76
23Muttiah MuralitharanSL2.77
24Angus FraserENG2.77
25Greg BlewettAUS2.82
26Jacques KallisSA2.84
27Makhaya NtiniSA2.89
28Arshad KhanPAK2.92
29Paul ReiffelAUS2.97
30Mushtaq AhmedPAK2.97
31Stuart MacGillAUS2.97
32Anil KumbleIND2.98
33Rajesh ChauhanIND2.98
34Mark RamprakashENG2.99
35Pommie MbangwaZIM3.00
36Clayton LambertWI3.00
37Allan DonaldSA3.10
38Robert CroftENG3.14
39Paul WisemanNZ3.14
40Simon DoullNZ3.18
41Daniel VettoriNZ3.19
42Andrew FlintoffENG3.20
43Dominic CorkENG3.23
44Andy CaddickENG3.23
45Ian BishopWI3.26
46Hansie CronjeSA3.27
47Wasim AkramPAK3.28
48Mark PriestNZ3.33
49Ashley GilesENG3.35
50Ruwan KalpageSL3.35
51Pramodya WickramasingheSL3.35
52Nixon McLeanWI3.36
53Aravinda de SilvaSL3.37
54Damien FlemingAUS3.37
55Dion NashNZ3.38
56Ricky PontingAUS3.38
57Fazl-e-AkbarPAK3.40
57Reon KingWI3.40
58Darren GoughENG3.44
59Brian McMillanSA3.49
60Shoaib AkhtarPAK3.50
61Pat SymcoxSA3.50
62Franklyn RoseWI3.51
63Michael KasprowiczAUS3.52
64Azhar MahmoodPAK3.55
65Paul StrangZIM3.57
66Shane WarneAUS3.59
67Nikhil ChopraIND3.63
68Dean HeadleyENG3.64
69Gavin RobertsonAUS3.64
70Sanath JayasuriyaSL3.65
71Andy WhittallZIM3.66
72Paras MhambreyIND3.67
73Heath StreakZIM3.69
74Chaminda VaasSL3.69
75Morshed Ali KhanBAN3.70
76Henry OlongaZIM3.70
77Suresh PereraSL3.71
78Aminul IslamBAN3.71
79Kumar DharmasenaSL3.75
80Malinga BandaraSL3.76
81Daryll CullinanSA3.77
82Craig McMillanNZ3.79
83Javagal SrinathIND3.80
84Ian SalisburyENG3.80
85Lance KlusenerSA3.82
86Harbhajan SinghIND3.85
87Ravindra PushpakumaraSL3.85
88Saqlain MushtaqPAK3.88
89Aamer SohailPAK3.88
90Adam HuckleZIM3.90
91Waqar YounisPAK3.93
92Guy WhittallZIM3.93
93Chris CairnsNZ3.94
94Andy BichelAUS3.99
95Rawl LewisWI4.00
96Laurie WilliamsWI4.00
96Matthew ElliottAUS4.00
96Enamul HaqueBAN4.00
96Marvan AtapattuSL4.00
96Mahela JayawardeneSL4.00
96Nuwan ZoysaSL4.00
97Roger TelemachusSA4.01
98Adam DaleAUS4.03
99Chris HarrisNZ4.07
100Steve TikoloKEN4.10
101Sunil JoshiIND4.11
102Mark EalhamENG4.12
103Athar Ali KhanBAN4.13
104Steve WaughAUS4.14
105Nicky BojeSA4.15
106Nathan AstleNZ4.17
107Mohammad RafiqueBAN4.17
108Sourav GangulyIND4.17
109Shiv ChanderpaulWI4.19
110Keith ArthurtonWI4.19
111Dirk ViljoenZIM4.19
112Khaled MahmudBAN4.22
113Venkatesh PrasadIND4.23
114VVS LaxmanIND4.25
114Naimur RahmanBAN4.25
115Mark WaughAUS4.26
116Neil JohnsonZIM4.27
117Steve ElworthySA4.28
118Martin SujiKEN4.28
119Alex TudorENG4.29
120Aaqib JavedPAK4.29
121Ben HollioakeENG4.32
122Robin SinghIND4.35
123Mohammad ZahidPAK4.35
124Aasif KarimKEN4.36
125Mohammad HussainPAK4.38
126Ijaz AhmedPAK4.42
127Shahid AfridiPAK4.45
128Sanjay RaulIND4.50
128Zakir HossainBAN4.50
128Thilan SamaraweeraSL4.50
129Murray GoodwinZIM4.50
130Tom MoodyAUS4.53
131Eddo BrandesZIM4.54
132Saleem MalikPAK4.55
133Graeme HickENG4.55
134Hasibul HossainBAN4.56
135Mervyn DillonWI4.57
136Darren LehmannAUS4.59
137Matthew NicholsonAUS4.60
137Neil McGarrellWI4.60
138Brendon JulianAUS4.63
139Joseph AngaraKEN4.67
140Saeed AnwarPAK4.69
141Mohammad SheikhBAN4.71
142Hrishikesh KanitkarIND4.72
143Shayne O'ConnorNZ4.77
144Chris LewisENG4.78
145Sachin TendulkarIND4.78
146Ian AustinENG4.80
147Rahul SanghviIND4.81
148Michael BevanAUS4.82
149Paul WilsonAUS4.83
150Thomas OdoyoKEN4.87
151Ajit AgarkarIND4.89
152Upul ChandanaSL4.97
153Ian HarveyAUS4.98
154Jason GillespieAUS5.00
154Ravi ShahKEN5.00
154Ali BrownENG5.00
155Alex TaitNZ5.11
156Carl TuckettWI5.13
156Shafiuddin AhmedBAN5.13
157Matthew FlemingENG5.13
158Derek CrookesSA5.13
159Maurice OdumbeKEN5.13
160Abdul RazzaqPAK5.13
161Grant FlowerZIM5.16
162Phil SimmonsWI5.16
163Mohammad AkramPAK5.17
164Debasis MohantyIND5.20
165Mike RindelSA5.30
166Craig EvansZIM5.33
167Geoff AllottNZ5.35
168Rahul DravidIND5.42
169Ali NaqviPAK5.50
170Harvinder SinghIND5.51
171John RennieZIM5.55
172Gary BrentZIM5.56
173Peter MartinENG5.60
174Dougie BrownENG5.63
175Alan DawsonSA5.67
176Nilesh KulkarniIND6.00
176Craig WishartZIM6.00
177Adam HollioakeENG6.01
178Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK6.15
179Alistair CampbellZIM6.30
180Mluleki NkalaZIM6.40
181Manzoor AkhtarPAK6.41
182Brad YoungAUS6.44
183Sairaj BahutuleIND6.67
183Sajeewa de SilvaSL6.67
184Stuart LawAUS6.88
185Andrew SymondsAUS7.00
185Shariful HaqueBAN7.00
186Stuart WilliamsZIM7.50
187Damien MartynAUS8.33
187Ajay JadejaIND8.33
188Kabir KhanPAK8.43
189Anisur RahmanBAN8.67
190Nantie HaywardSA8.75
191Lameck OnyangoKEN10.00
192Brian LaraWI12.00
193Hitesh ModiKEN14.00
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