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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.
ODI
1998
180 entries
1
5/23
Javagal Srinath
IND
Best return on the list
1
5/23
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
2
5/25
Lance Klusener
SA
● LEADS
Javagal Srinath
IND
5/23 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
7
entries on this list took 5 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
4/28
The mark at number ten — 170 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
10 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented
Best Bowling Fig — full list
180 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Javagal Srinath
IND
5/23
1
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
5/23
2
Lance Klusener
SA
5/25
3
Jacques Kallis
SA
5/30
4
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
5/32
5
Shayne O'Connor
NZ
5/39
6
Chris Cairns
NZ
5/42
7
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
4/18
8
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
4/23
9
Simon Doull
NZ
4/25
10
Damien Fleming
AUS
4/28
11
Allan Donald
SA
4/29
12
Upul Chandana
SL
4/31
12
Keith Arthurton
WI
4/31
13
Paul Strang
ZIM
4/32
14
Mohammad Hussain
PAK
4/33
15
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
4/35
15
Ajit Agarkar
IND
4/35
15
Darren Gough
ENG
4/35
16
Saleem Malik
PAK
4/36
17
Dion Nash
NZ
4/38
18
Steve Waugh
AUS
4/40
19
Wasim Akram
PAK
4/43
19
Roger Telemachus
SA
4/43
20
Aravinda de Silva
SL
4/45
21
Henry Olonga
ZIM
4/46
22
Daniel Vettori
NZ
4/49
23
Craig Evans
ZIM
3/11
24
Maurice Odumbe
KEN
3/14
25
Ian Harvey
AUS
3/17
25
Sunil Joshi
IND
3/17
25
Anil Kumble
IND
3/17
26
Eddo Brandes
ZIM
3/19
27
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
3/20
28
Steve Elworthy
SA
3/21
28
Shaun Pollock
SA
3/21
29
Pat Symcox
SA
3/27
30
Rahul Sanghvi
IND
3/29
30
Gavin Robertson
AUS
3/29
30
Steve Tikolo
KEN
3/29
31
Debasis Mohanty
IND
3/30
32
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
3/31
33
Mervyn Dillon
WI
3/32
33
Paul Reiffel
AUS
3/32
34
Sourav Ganguly
IND
3/33
34
Heath Streak
ZIM
3/33
34
Chaminda Vaas
SL
3/33
35
Glenn McGrath
AUS
3/35
36
Harbhajan Singh
IND
3/36
37
Tom Moody
AUS
3/39
37
Paul Wilson
AUS
3/39
38
Brendon Julian
AUS
3/40
39
Matthew Fleming
ENG
3/41
40
Mark Ealham
ENG
3/44
40
Nixon McLean
WI
3/44
40
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
3/44
41
Shahid Afridi
GER
3/45
42
Phil Simmons
WI
3/46
43
Brian McMillan
SA
3/47
43
Harvinder Singh
IND
3/47
44
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
3/48
45
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
3/50
45
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
3/50
46
Robert Croft
ENG
3/51
47
Shane Warne
AUS
3/52
48
Michael Bevan
AUS
3/54
48
Geoff Allott
NZ
3/54
49
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
3/56
50
Arshad Khan
PAK
3/70
51
Carl Hooper
WI
2/6
52
Nathan Astle
NZ
2/10
53
Darren Lehmann
AUS
2/11
54
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
2/12
55
Grant Flower
ZIM
2/17
55
Hansie Cronje
SA
2/17
56
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
2/20
56
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
2/20
56
Alan Mullally
ENG
2/20
57
Nikhil Chopra
IND
2/21
58
Hrishikesh Kanitkar
IND
2/22
58
Aaqib Javed
PAK
2/22
59
Angus Fraser
ENG
2/23
59
Andy Whittall
ZIM
2/23
60
Robin Singh
IND
2/24
61
Suresh Perera
SL
2/25
62
Aamer Sohail
PAK
2/26
63
Craig McMillan
NZ
2/27
64
Aasif Karim
KEN
2/28
65
Chris Harris
NZ
2/30
65
Daryll Cullinan
SA
2/30
65
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
2/30
66
Makhaya Ntini
SA
2/31
66
Mark Priest
NZ
2/31
66
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
2/31
66
Dirk Viljoen
ZIM
2/31
67
Athar Ali Khan
BAN
2/33
68
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
SL
2/34
68
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
2/34
69
Guy Whittall
ZIM
2/35
70
Ashley Giles
ENG
2/37
70
Ian Austin
ENG
2/37
70
Alex Tait
NZ
2/37
70
Derek Crookes
SA
2/37
71
Shafiuddin Ahmed
BAN
2/40
71
Rawl Lewis
WI
2/40
72
Waqar Younis
PAK
2/41
72
Mohammad Sheikh
BAN
2/41
72
Carl Tuckett
WI
2/41
73
Adam Hollioake
ENG
2/43
73
Ben Hollioake
ENG
2/43
74
Hasibul Hossain
BAN
2/44
74
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
2/44
75
Enamul Haque
BAN
2/45
75
Mark Waugh
AUS
2/45
76
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
2/47
77
Dougie Brown
ENG
2/49
78
Adam Dale
AUS
2/50
79
Neil Johnson
ZIM
2/51
80
Dean Headley
ENG
2/63
81
Mike Rindel
SA
1/8
82
Murray Goodwin
ZIM
1/12
83
Sanjay Raul
IND
1/13
84
Joseph Angara
KEN
1/19
85
Martin Suji
KEN
1/21
85
Paul Wiseman
NZ
1/21
86
Paras Mhambrey
IND
1/22
87
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
1/23
88
John Rennie
ZIM
1/25
89
Brad Young
AUS
1/26
89
Morshed Ali Khan
BAN
1/26
90
Graeme Hick
ENG
1/28
90
Alistair Campbell
ZIM
1/28
91
Stuart Williams
ZIM
1/30
91
Damien Martyn
AUS
1/30
92
Sairaj Bahutule
IND
1/31
93
Mluleki Nkala
ZIM
1/32
94
Andy Bichel
AUS
1/33
95
Peter Martin
ENG
1/34
95
Ruwan Kalpage
SL
1/34
95
Adam Huckle
ZIM
1/34
96
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
1/35
97
Nicky Boje
SA
1/39
98
Sajeewa de Silva
SL
1/41
99
Chris Lewis
ENG
1/42
100
Naimur Rahman
BAN
1/43
101
Paul Adams
SA
1/46
101
Neil McGarrell
WI
1/46
102
Franklyn Rose
WI
1/50
103
Courtney Walsh
WI
1/51
103
Alan Dawson
SA
1/51
104
Gary Brent
ZIM
1/53
105
Ali Brown
ENG
0/5
105
Ravi Shah
KEN
0/5
105
VVS Laxman
IND
0/5
106
Clayton Lambert
WI
0/8
107
Ijaz Ahmed
PAK
0/10
107
Ajay Jadeja
IND
0/10
108
Aminul Islam
BAN
0/11
108
Saeed Anwar
PAK
0/11
108
Manzoor Akhtar
PAK
0/11
109
Craig Wishart
ZIM
0/12
109
Brian Lara
WI
0/12
110
Andrew Symonds
AUS
0/14
110
Hitesh Modi
KEN
0/14
111
Stuart Law
AUS
0/16
112
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
0/17
113
Zakir Hossain
BAN
0/18
114
Fazl-e-Akbar
PAK
0/19
115
Lameck Onyango
KEN
0/20
116
Shariful Haque
BAN
0/21
116
Ricky Ponting
AUS
0/21
117
Chandika Hathurusingha
SL
0/23
118
Reon King
WI
0/26
118
Anisur Rahman
BAN
0/26
119
Rahul Dravid
IND
0/29
120
Mohammad Akram
PAK
0/31
121
Laurie Williams
WI
0/32
122
Nantie Hayward
SA
0/35
123
Kabir Khan
PAK
0/59
124
Nilesh Kulkarni
IND
0/60
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262/1 (20.0)
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