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.

Position	Stats Value	Player Name	Team Name
1	5/4	Sachin Tendulkar	India
2	5/8	Jacques Kallis	South Africa
3	5/10	Chris Cairns	New Zealand
4	5/20	Shayne O'Connor	New Zealand
4	5/20	Javagal Srinath	India
5	5/23	Muttiah Muralitharan	Sri Lanka
6	5/25	Lance Klusener	South Africa
7	4/10	Aravinda de Silva	Sri Lanka
7	4/10	Saleem Malik	Pakistan
8	4/12	Allan Donald	South Africa
9	4/14	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pakistan
9	4/14	Steve Waugh	Australia
9	4/14	Dion Nash	New Zealand
10	4/16	Simon Doull	New Zealand
10	4/16	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka
11	4/18	Paul Strang	Zimbabwe
12	4/19	Upul Chandana	Sri Lanka
13	4/21	Venkatesh Prasad	India
14	4/22	Daniel Vettori	New Zealand
15	4/23	Roger Telemachus	South Africa
16	4/24	Wasim Akram	Pakistan
17	4/25	Mohammad Hussain	Pakistan
17	4/25	Ajit Agarkar	India
18	4/26	Keith Arthurton	West Indies
19	4/28	Damien Fleming	Australia
20	4/35	Darren Gough	England
21	4/46	Henry Olonga	Zimbabwe
22	3/2	Pat Symcox	South Africa
23	3/4	Sourav Ganguly	India
24	3/8	Michael Bevan	Australia
25	3/9	Eddo Brandes	Zimbabwe
25	3/9	Craig Evans	Zimbabwe
26	3/10	Azhar Mahmood	Pakistan
26	3/10	Shoaib Akhtar	Pakistan
27	3/11	Anil Kumble	India
27	3/11	Matthew Fleming	England
28	3/13	Shaun Pollock	South Africa
28	3/13	Abdul Razzaq	Pakistan
29	3/14	Maurice Odumbe	Kenya
30	3/16	Sunil Joshi	India
30	3/16	Tom Moody	Australia
31	3/17	Ian Harvey	Australia
31	3/17	Heath Streak	Zimbabwe
31	3/17	Steve Tikolo	Kenya
32	3/18	Shahid Afridi	Pakistan
32	3/18	Kumar Dharmasena	Sri Lanka
32	3/18	Robert Croft	England
32	3/18	Mohammad Rafique	Bangladesh
32	3/18	Paul Reiffel	Australia
32	3/18	Debasis Mohanty	India
32	3/18	Harbhajan Singh	India
33	3/19	Shane Warne	Australia
33	3/19	Mark Ealham	England
33	3/19	Chaminda Vaas	Sri Lanka
34	3/20	Pramodya Wickramasinghe	Sri Lanka
34	3/20	Harvinder Singh	India
35	3/21	Steve Elworthy	South Africa
36	3/24	Michael Kasprowicz	Australia
37	3/25	Paul Wilson	Australia
37	3/25	Brian McMillan	South Africa
38	3/26	Phil Simmons	West Indies
38	3/26	Rahul Sanghvi	India
39	3/28	Gavin Robertson	Australia
40	3/31	Brendon Julian	Australia
41	3/32	Mervyn Dillon	West Indies
42	3/33	Nixon McLean	West Indies
43	3/34	Glenn McGrath	Australia
44	3/37	Geoff Allott	New Zealand
45	3/39	Arshad Khan	Pakistan
46	2/1	Robin Singh	India
47	2/2	Nathan Astle	New Zealand
48	2/5	Athar Ali Khan	Bangladesh
49	2/6	Carl Hooper	West Indies
50	2/7	Derek Crookes	South Africa
51	2/8	Grant Flower	Zimbabwe
51	2/8	Darren Lehmann	Australia
51	2/8	Adam Hollioake	England
52	2/9	Nikhil Chopra	India
52	2/9	Aamer Sohail	Pakistan
52	2/9	Hansie Cronje	South Africa
52	2/9	Alex Tait	New Zealand
53	2/11	Mark Waugh	Australia
53	2/11	Craig McMillan	New Zealand
54	2/12	Khaled Mahmud	Bangladesh
54	2/12	Hrishikesh Kanitkar	India
54	2/12	Mohammad Zahid	Pakistan
54	2/12	Sir Curtly Ambrose	West Indies
54	2/12	Dirk Viljoen	Zimbabwe
55	2/16	Guy Whittall	Zimbabwe
55	2/16	Mushtaq Ahmed	Pakistan
55	2/16	Hasibul Hossain	Bangladesh
56	2/17	Daryll Cullinan	South Africa
57	2/18	Ben Hollioake	England
57	2/18	Neil Johnson	Zimbabwe
58	2/19	Thomas Odoyo	Kenya
59	2/20	Dougie Brown	England
59	2/20	Alan Mullally	England
59	2/20	Rawl Lewis	West Indies
60	2/22	Suresh Perera	Sri Lanka
60	2/22	Aaqib Javed	Pakistan
60	2/22	Andy Whittall	Zimbabwe
61	2/23	Adam Dale	Australia
61	2/23	Angus Fraser	England
62	2/24	Chris Harris	New Zealand
62	2/24	Nuwan Zoysa	Sri Lanka
62	2/24	Mohammad Sheikh	Bangladesh
63	2/25	Mark Priest	New Zealand
64	2/26	Ravindra Pushpakumara	Sri Lanka
65	2/27	Aasif Karim	Kenya
66	2/28	Pommie Mbangwa	Zimbabwe
67	2/31	Makhaya Ntini	South Africa
68	2/32	Waqar Younis	Pakistan
69	2/34	Niroshan Bandaratilleke	Sri Lanka
70	2/35	Enamul Haque	Bangladesh
71	2/37	Ashley Giles	England
71	2/37	Ian Austin	England
72	2/40	Shafiuddin Ahmed	Bangladesh
73	2/41	Carl Tuckett	West Indies
74	2/63	Dean Headley	England
75	1/4	Graeme Hick	England
76	1/7	Murray Goodwin	Zimbabwe
77	1/8	Mike Rindel	South Africa
78	1/9	Shiv Chanderpaul	West Indies
78	1/9	Alistair Campbell	Zimbabwe
79	1/11	Paul Wiseman	New Zealand
80	1/13	Sanjay Raul	India
81	1/14	Martin Suji	Kenya
82	1/15	Damien Martyn	Australia
83	1/19	Joseph Angara	Kenya
84	1/22	Paras Mhambrey	India
85	1/23	John Rennie	Zimbabwe
86	1/26	Brad Young	Australia
86	1/26	Morshed Ali Khan	Bangladesh
86	1/26	Gary Brent	Zimbabwe
87	1/28	Andy Bichel	Australia
88	1/30	Stuart Williams	Zimbabwe
89	1/31	Franklyn Rose	West Indies
89	1/31	Sairaj Bahutule	India
90	1/32	Mluleki Nkala	Zimbabwe
91	1/33	Adam Huckle	Zimbabwe
92	1/34	Peter Martin	England
92	1/34	Ruwan Kalpage	Sri Lanka
93	1/35	Thilan Samaraweera	Sri Lanka
94	1/39	Sajeewa de Silva	Sri Lanka
94	1/39	Nicky Boje	South Africa
95	1/42	Chris Lewis	England
95	1/42	Naimur Rahman	Bangladesh
96	1/46	Paul Adams	South Africa
96	1/46	Neil McGarrell	West Indies
97	1/51	Courtney Walsh	West Indies
97	1/51	Alan Dawson	South Africa
98	0/5	VVS Laxman	India
98	0/5	Ali Brown	England
98	0/5	Ravi Shah	Kenya
99	0/8	Clayton Lambert	West Indies
100	0/10	Ijaz Ahmed	Pakistan
100	0/10	Ajay Jadeja	India
101	0/11	Saeed Anwar	Pakistan
101	0/11	Manzoor Akhtar	Pakistan
101	0/11	Aminul Islam	Bangladesh
102	0/12	Craig Wishart	Zimbabwe
102	0/12	Brian Lara	West Indies
103	0/14	Andrew Symonds	Australia
103	0/14	Hitesh Modi	Kenya
104	0/16	Stuart Law	Australia
105	0/17	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka
106	0/18	Zakir Hossain	Bangladesh
107	0/19	Fazl-e-Akbar	Pakistan
108	0/20	Lameck Onyango	Kenya
109	0/21	Shariful Haque	Bangladesh
109	0/21	Ricky Ponting	Australia
110	0/26	Reon King	West Indies
110	0/26	Anisur Rahman	Bangladesh
111	0/29	Rahul Dravid	India
112	0/31	Mohammad Akram	Pakistan
113	0/32	Laurie Williams	West Indies
114	0/35	Nantie Hayward	South Africa
115	0/59	Kabir Khan	Pakistan
116	0/60	Nilesh Kulkarni	India