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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
182 entries
1
3.10
Makhaya Ntini
SA
0.04 clear of Angus Fraser
2
3.14
Angus Fraser
ENG
0.04 off the lead
3
3.33
Alan Mullally
ENG
0.23 off the lead
● LEADS
Makhaya Ntini
SA
3.10 · 0.04 better than Fraser
↑ IN THE CHASE
4
players sit within 10% of the lead on best economy
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
3.97
The mark at number ten — 172 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Bangladesh
8 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented
Best Economy — full list
182 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Makhaya Ntini
SA
3.10
2
Angus Fraser
ENG
3.14
3
Alan Mullally
ENG
3.33
4
Ruwan Kalpage
SL
3.40
4
Reon King
WI
3.40
5
Nikhil Chopra
IND
3.63
6
Paras Mhambrey
IND
3.67
7
Morshed Ali Khan
BAN
3.70
8
Aminul Islam
BAN
3.71
8
Aminul Islam
BAN
3.71
9
Hansie Cronje
SA
3.97
10
Anil Kumble
IND
3.97
11
Allan Donald
SA
3.98
12
Clayton Lambert
WI
4.00
12
Enamul Haque
BAN
4.00
12
Laurie Williams
WI
4.00
13
Roger Telemachus
SA
4.01
14
Gavin Robertson
AUS
4.02
15
Shaun Pollock
SA
4.04
16
Steve Tikolo
KEN
4.10
17
Ashley Giles
ENG
4.11
18
Sunil Joshi
IND
4.11
19
Athar Ali Khan
BAN
4.13
20
Carl Hooper
WI
4.14
21
Nicky Boje
SA
4.15
22
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
4.17
23
Dirk Viljoen
ZIM
4.19
24
Keith Arthurton
WI
4.19
25
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
4.19
26
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
4.22
27
Mark Priest
NZ
4.22
28
Robert Croft
ENG
4.23
29
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
4.25
30
Naimur Rahman
BAN
4.25
31
Harbhajan Singh
IND
4.26
31
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
4.26
32
Daryll Cullinan
SA
4.27
32
Paul Reiffel
AUS
4.27
33
Martin Suji
KEN
4.28
34
Pat Symcox
SA
4.29
35
Andy Whittall
ZIM
4.29
36
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
4.31
37
Damien Fleming
AUS
4.32
38
Chris Harris
NZ
4.32
39
Chaminda Vaas
SL
4.34
40
Ben Hollioake
ENG
4.36
40
Aasif Karim
KEN
4.36
41
Wasim Akram
PAK
4.40
42
Simon Doull
NZ
4.41
43
Robin Singh
IND
4.44
44
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
4.47
45
Paul Strang
ZIM
4.48
46
Dion Nash
NZ
4.49
47
Sanjay Raul
IND
4.50
47
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
4.50
47
Zakir Hossain
BAN
4.50
48
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
4.51
49
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
4.52
50
Tom Moody
AUS
4.53
51
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
4.53
52
Glenn McGrath
AUS
4.54
53
Eddo Brandes
ZIM
4.54
54
Hasibul Hossain
BAN
4.56
55
Darren Gough
ENG
4.57
56
Adam Dale
AUS
4.59
57
Neil McGarrell
WI
4.60
58
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
4.62
59
Daniel Vettori
NZ
4.62
60
Brendon Julian
AUS
4.63
60
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
SL
4.63
61
Aaqib Javed
PAK
4.63
62
Joseph Angara
KEN
4.67
63
Javagal Srinath
IND
4.67
64
Chris Cairns
NZ
4.68
65
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
4.70
65
Adam Huckle
ZIM
4.70
66
Shane Warne
AUS
4.71
67
Mohammad Sheikh
BAN
4.71
67
Mohammad Sheikh
BAN
4.71
68
Hrishikesh Kanitkar
IND
4.72
69
Mohammad Hussain
PAK
4.74
70
Chris Lewis
ENG
4.78
71
Mark Waugh
AUS
4.79
72
Brian McMillan
SA
4.80
73
Ian Austin
ENG
4.80
74
Rahul Sanghvi
IND
4.81
75
Mervyn Dillon
WI
4.83
76
Nathan Astle
NZ
4.84
77
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
4.87
78
Mark Ealham
ENG
4.87
79
Craig McMillan
NZ
4.88
80
Sourav Ganguly
IND
4.92
81
Paul Wilson
AUS
4.93
82
Graeme Hick
ENG
4.95
83
Upul Chandana
SL
4.97
84
Ian Harvey
AUS
4.98
85
Heath Streak
ZIM
4.98
86
Andy Bichel
AUS
5.00
86
Paul Wiseman
NZ
5.00
86
Ravi Shah
KEN
5.00
86
Ali Brown
ENG
5.00
87
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
5.01
88
Shahid Afridi
PAK
5.01
89
Nixon McLean
WI
5.04
90
Jacques Kallis
SA
5.09
91
Suresh Perera
SL
5.10
92
Lance Klusener
SA
5.10
93
Aamer Sohail
PAK
5.10
94
Alex Tait
NZ
5.11
95
Murray Goodwin
ZIM
5.12
96
Rawl Lewis
WI
5.12
97
Shafiuddin Ahmed
BAN
5.13
97
Carl Tuckett
WI
5.13
98
Matthew Fleming
ENG
5.13
99
Derek Crookes
SA
5.13
100
Maurice Odumbe
KEN
5.13
101
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
5.13
102
Ajit Agarkar
IND
5.14
103
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
5.14
104
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
5.16
105
Phil Simmons
WI
5.16
106
Mohammad Akram
PAK
5.17
107
Grant Flower
ZIM
5.19
108
Debasis Mohanty
IND
5.20
109
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
5.25
110
Ricky Ponting
AUS
5.25
111
Steve Waugh
AUS
5.25
112
Mike Rindel
SA
5.30
113
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
5.31
114
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
5.33
114
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
5.33
114
VVS Laxman
IND
5.33
115
Steve Elworthy
SA
5.35
116
Geoff Allott
NZ
5.35
117
Aravinda de Silva
SL
5.37
118
Neil Johnson
ZIM
5.40
119
Courtney Walsh
WI
5.40
120
Arshad Khan
PAK
5.41
121
Rahul Dravid
IND
5.42
122
Craig Evans
ZIM
5.45
123
Shayne O'Connor
NZ
5.51
124
John Rennie
ZIM
5.55
125
Gary Brent
ZIM
5.56
126
Peter Martin
ENG
5.60
127
Darren Lehmann
AUS
5.63
128
Dougie Brown
ENG
5.63
129
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
5.67
129
Alan Dawson
SA
5.67
130
Michael Bevan
AUS
5.78
131
Franklyn Rose
WI
5.79
132
Waqar Younis
PAK
5.98
133
Craig Wishart
ZIM
6.00
133
Nilesh Kulkarni
IND
6.00
134
Saleem Malik
PAK
6.10
135
Harvinder Singh
IND
6.10
136
Guy Whittall
ZIM
6.16
137
Chandika Hathurusingha
SL
6.22
138
Alistair Campbell
ZIM
6.30
139
Mluleki Nkala
ZIM
6.40
140
Manzoor Akhtar
PAK
6.41
141
Brad Young
AUS
6.44
142
Adam Hollioake
ENG
6.45
143
Paul Adams
SA
6.57
144
Sajeewa de Silva
SL
6.67
144
Sairaj Bahutule
IND
6.67
145
Henry Olonga
ZIM
6.77
146
Stuart Law
AUS
6.88
147
Andrew Symonds
AUS
7.00
147
Shariful Haque
BAN
7.00
148
Stuart Williams
ZIM
7.50
149
Dean Headley
ENG
7.71
150
Ijaz Ahmed
PAK
7.86
150
Saeed Anwar
PAK
7.86
151
Damien Martyn
AUS
8.33
151
Ajay Jadeja
IND
8.33
152
Kabir Khan
PAK
8.43
153
Anisur Rahman
BAN
8.67
154
Nantie Hayward
SA
8.75
155
Fazl-e-Akbar
PAK
9.50
156
Lameck Onyango
KEN
10.00
157
Brian Lara
WI
12.00
158
Hitesh Modi
KEN
14.00
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