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Best Strike Rate in 1998: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the best strike rate in 1998, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ODI
1998
152 entries
1
20.67
Saleem Malik
PAK
0.33 clear of Keith Arthurton
2
21.00
Keith Arthurton
WI
0.33 off the lead
3
21.70
Roger Telemachus
SA
1.03 off the lead
● LEADS
Saleem Malik
PAK
20.67 · 0.33 better than Arthurton
↑ IN THE CHASE
3
players sit within 10% of the lead on best strike rate
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
26.71
The mark at number ten — 142 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
8 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented
Best Strike Rate — full list
152 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Saleem Malik
PAK
20.67
2
Keith Arthurton
WI
21.00
3
Roger Telemachus
SA
21.70
4
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
21.85
5
Allan Donald
SA
23.24
6
Stuart Williams
ZIM
24.00
6
Carl Tuckett
WI
24.00
7
Steve Elworthy
SA
25.15
8
Geoff Allott
NZ
25.50
9
Harvinder Singh
IND
26.18
10
Upul Chandana
SL
26.71
11
Alex Tait
NZ
27.00
12
Darren Gough
ENG
27.69
13
Ajit Agarkar
IND
27.73
14
Glenn McGrath
AUS
28.00
15
Javagal Srinath
IND
28.30
16
Jacques Kallis
SA
28.86
17
Mervyn Dillon
WI
29.00
18
Shayne O'Connor
NZ
29.59
19
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
29.81
20
Mluleki Nkala
ZIM
30.00
20
Athar Ali Khan
BAN
30.00
20
Makhaya Ntini
SA
30.00
21
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
30.93
22
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
31.78
23
Phil Simmons
WI
31.91
24
Shafiuddin Ahmed
BAN
32.00
25
Damien Martyn
AUS
32.40
26
Damien Fleming
AUS
32.45
27
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
32.91
28
Henry Olonga
ZIM
33.00
28
Daryll Cullinan
SA
33.00
29
Arshad Khan
PAK
33.72
30
Suresh Perera
SL
33.98
31
Dean Headley
ENG
34.00
32
Brendon Julian
AUS
34.29
33
Paras Mhambrey
IND
36.00
33
Sanjay Raul
IND
36.00
33
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
36.00
33
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
36.00
33
Joseph Angara
KEN
36.00
34
Craig McMillan
NZ
36.09
35
Grant Flower
ZIM
37.32
36
Derek Crookes
SA
37.68
37
Anil Kumble
IND
37.98
38
Ashley Giles
ENG
38.00
39
Harbhajan Singh
IND
38.33
40
Darren Lehmann
AUS
38.40
41
Wasim Akram
PAK
38.89
42
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
39.00
43
Aravinda de Silva
SL
39.09
44
Hansie Cronje
SA
39.34
45
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
39.46
46
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
39.93
47
Sunil Joshi
IND
40.00
47
Enamul Haque
BAN
40.00
47
Mike Rindel
SA
40.00
48
Paul Strang
ZIM
40.09
49
Nixon McLean
WI
40.50
49
Alan Mullally
ENG
40.50
50
Maurice Odumbe
KEN
40.65
51
Mohammad Hussain
PAK
40.67
52
Adam Hollioake
ENG
40.90
53
Steve Tikolo
KEN
41.20
54
Simon Doull
NZ
41.50
55
Matthew Fleming
ENG
41.55
56
Aamer Sohail
PAK
41.67
57
Aaqib Javed
PAK
41.75
58
Ben Hollioake
ENG
42.00
58
Paul Adams
SA
42.00
58
Mohammad Sheikh
BAN
42.00
58
Mohammad Sheikh
BAN
42.00
59
Shaun Pollock
SA
42.45
60
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
43.20
61
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
43.27
62
Chaminda Vaas
SL
43.62
63
Eddo Brandes
ZIM
43.65
64
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
43.80
65
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
43.91
66
Guy Whittall
ZIM
43.95
67
Paul Reiffel
AUS
44.00
68
Dougie Brown
ENG
45.00
69
Heath Streak
ZIM
45.51
70
Michael Bevan
AUS
45.69
71
Mark Ealham
ENG
45.73
72
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
46.00
73
Steve Waugh
AUS
46.38
74
Chris Cairns
NZ
46.74
75
Dion Nash
NZ
46.80
75
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
46.80
76
Dirk Viljoen
ZIM
48.00
76
Robert Croft
ENG
48.00
77
Lance Klusener
SA
48.56
78
Brian McMillan
SA
49.00
79
Waqar Younis
PAK
49.20
80
Rahul Sanghvi
IND
49.80
81
Paul Wilson
AUS
50.04
82
Ian Harvey
AUS
50.40
83
Rawl Lewis
WI
50.57
84
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
50.60
85
Shane Warne
AUS
52.69
86
Hrishikesh Kanitkar
IND
53.44
87
Tom Moody
AUS
53.52
88
Angus Fraser
ENG
54.00
88
Alan Dawson
SA
54.00
89
Pat Symcox
SA
54.35
90
Graeme Hick
ENG
54.60
91
Craig Evans
ZIM
55.20
92
Daniel Vettori
NZ
55.28
93
Adam Dale
AUS
55.50
94
Gavin Robertson
AUS
56.48
95
Carl Hooper
WI
56.57
96
Chris Harris
NZ
56.94
97
Paul Wiseman
NZ
57.00
98
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
60.00
98
Alistair Campbell
ZIM
60.00
98
Neil McGarrell
WI
60.00
98
Nicky Boje
SA
60.00
98
Ruwan Kalpage
SL
60.00
98
Courtney Walsh
WI
60.00
99
Mark Priest
NZ
60.75
100
Nikhil Chopra
IND
61.20
101
Andy Bichel
AUS
61.50
102
Martin Suji
KEN
64.00
103
Hasibul Hossain
BAN
64.80
104
Debasis Mohanty
IND
65.00
105
Mark Waugh
AUS
67.20
106
Andy Whittall
ZIM
67.40
107
Murray Goodwin
ZIM
67.60
108
Morshed Ali Khan
BAN
69.00
109
Sourav Ganguly
IND
71.00
110
Sajeewa de Silva
SL
72.00
110
Niroshan Bandaratilleke
SL
72.00
111
Shahid Afridi
PAK
73.40
112
Ian Austin
ENG
74.60
113
Robin Singh
IND
76.26
114
Nathan Astle
NZ
76.30
115
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
76.80
116
Neil Johnson
ZIM
82.68
117
Aasif Karim
KEN
84.00
117
Franklyn Rose
WI
84.00
118
Gary Brent
ZIM
85.20
119
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
90.00
120
Peter Martin
ENG
105.00
121
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
106.80
122
Chris Lewis
ENG
110.40
123
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
114.00
124
Naimur Rahman
BAN
120.00
125
Sairaj Bahutule
IND
162.00
126
John Rennie
ZIM
178.50
127
Brad Young
AUS
234.00
128
Adam Huckle
ZIM
420.00
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