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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.
ODI
1998
124 entries
1
3.14
Angus Fraser
ENG
0.19 clear of Alan Mullally
2
3.33
Alan Mullally
ENG
0.19 off the lead
3
3.40
Reon King
WI
0.26 off the lead
● LEADS
Angus Fraser
ENG
3.14 · 0.19 better than Mullally
↑ IN THE CHASE
2
players sit within 10% of the lead on best economy
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
4.00
The mark at number ten — 114 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Bangladesh
6 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented
Best Economy — full list
124 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Angus Fraser
ENG
3.14
2
Alan Mullally
ENG
3.33
3
Reon King
WI
3.40
4
Nikhil Chopra
IND
3.63
5
Morshed Ali Khan
BAN
3.70
6
Hansie Cronje
SA
3.94
7
Anil Kumble
IND
3.96
8
Allan Donald
SA
3.96
9
Roger Telemachus
SA
3.98
10
Enamul Haque
BAN
4.00
11
Shaun Pollock
SA
4.01
12
Gavin Robertson
AUS
4.01
13
Steve Tikolo
KEN
4.09
14
Sunil Joshi
IND
4.11
15
Carl Hooper
WI
4.14
16
Nicky Boje
SA
4.15
17
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
4.16
18
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
4.17
19
Dirk Viljoen
ZIM
4.19
20
Mark Priest
NZ
4.19
21
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
4.19
22
Keith Arthurton
WI
4.19
23
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
4.23
24
Robert Croft
ENG
4.23
25
Naimur Rahman
BAN
4.25
26
Harbhajan Singh
IND
4.26
26
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
4.26
27
Paul Reiffel
AUS
4.27
28
Martin Suji
KEN
4.28
29
Andy Whittall
ZIM
4.29
30
Pat Symcox
SA
4.29
31
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
4.30
32
Damien Fleming
AUS
4.31
33
Chris Harris
NZ
4.32
34
Chaminda Vaas
SL
4.32
35
Aasif Karim
KEN
4.36
36
Wasim Akram
PAK
4.39
37
Simon Doull
NZ
4.41
38
Robin Singh
IND
4.44
39
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
4.45
40
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
4.46
41
Paul Strang
ZIM
4.48
42
Dion Nash
NZ
4.49
43
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
4.50
44
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
4.51
45
Tom Moody
AUS
4.51
46
Eddo Brandes
ZIM
4.53
47
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
4.53
48
Glenn McGrath
AUS
4.54
49
Hasibul Hossain
BAN
4.55
50
Darren Gough
ENG
4.57
51
Adam Dale
AUS
4.59
52
Aaqib Javed
PAK
4.62
53
Daniel Vettori
NZ
4.62
54
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
4.62
55
Brendon Julian
AUS
4.63
55
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
SL
4.63
56
Chris Cairns
NZ
4.66
57
Javagal Srinath
IND
4.66
58
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
4.70
58
Adam Huckle
ZIM
4.70
59
Shane Warne
AUS
4.70
60
Hrishikesh Kanitkar
IND
4.71
61
Mohammad Sheikh
BAN
4.71
62
Mohammad Hussain
PAK
4.74
63
Ian Austin
ENG
4.77
64
Mark Waugh
AUS
4.79
65
Mervyn Dillon
WI
4.79
66
Brian McMillan
SA
4.80
67
Rahul Sanghvi
IND
4.81
68
Nathan Astle
NZ
4.82
69
Mark Ealham
ENG
4.84
70
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
4.87
71
Craig McMillan
NZ
4.88
72
Paul Wilson
AUS
4.91
73
Sourav Ganguly
IND
4.92
74
Upul Chandana
SL
4.96
75
Heath Streak
ZIM
4.97
76
Ian Harvey
AUS
4.98
77
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
4.99
78
Shahid Afridi
GER
5.00
79
Andy Bichel
AUS
5.00
80
Nixon McLean
WI
5.04
81
Murray Goodwin
ZIM
5.04
82
Jacques Kallis
SA
5.07
83
Suresh Perera
SL
5.08
84
Derek Crookes
SA
5.08
85
Lance Klusener
SA
5.09
85
Aamer Sohail
PAK
5.09
86
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
5.09
87
Matthew Fleming
ENG
5.10
88
Maurice Odumbe
KEN
5.12
89
Rawl Lewis
WI
5.12
90
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
5.12
91
Ajit Agarkar
IND
5.13
92
Phil Simmons
WI
5.13
93
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
5.16
94
Grant Flower
ZIM
5.18
95
Debasis Mohanty
IND
5.20
96
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
5.22
97
Steve Waugh
AUS
5.24
98
Mike Rindel
SA
5.30
99
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
5.31
100
Aravinda de Silva
SL
5.33
101
Steve Elworthy
SA
5.33
102
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
5.33
103
Neil Johnson
ZIM
5.35
104
Arshad Khan
PAK
5.40
105
Courtney Walsh
WI
5.40
106
Craig Evans
ZIM
5.43
107
Shayne O'Connor
NZ
5.48
108
John Rennie
ZIM
5.52
109
Peter Martin
ENG
5.60
110
Darren Lehmann
AUS
5.63
111
Dougie Brown
ENG
5.63
112
Michael Bevan
AUS
5.76
113
Saleem Malik
PAK
5.97
114
Waqar Younis
PAK
5.98
115
Harvinder Singh
IND
6.10
116
Guy Whittall
ZIM
6.12
117
Adam Hollioake
ENG
6.36
118
Brad Young
AUS
6.44
119
Sairaj Bahutule
IND
6.67
120
Henry Olonga
ZIM
6.77
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