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.
TEST1998135 entries
19/65Muttiah MuralitharanSLBest return on the list
28/53Angus FraserENG
37/65Simon DoullNZ
● LEADS
Muttiah MuralitharanSL
9/65 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
1
entries on this list took 9 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
6/60
The mark at number ten — 125 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Bowling Fig — full list

135 entries, ranked
1Muttiah MuralitharanSL9/65
2Angus FraserENG8/53
3Simon DoullNZ7/65
4Franklyn RoseWI7/84
5Shaun PollockSA7/87
6Fanie de VilliersSA6/23
7Shane WarneAUS6/34
8Darren GoughENG6/42
9Sir Curtly AmbroseWI6/51
10Dean HeadleyENG6/60
11Daniel VettoriNZ6/64
12Kumar DharmasenaSL6/72
13Waqar YounisPAK6/78
13Mushtaq AhmedPAK6/78
14Glenn McGrathAUS6/85
15Allan DonaldSA6/88
16Anil KumbleIND6/98
17Dominic CorkENG6/119
18Michael KasprowiczAUS5/28
19Saqlain MushtaqPAK5/32
20Niroshan BandaratillekeSL5/36
21Shoaib AkhtarPAK5/43
22Damien FlemingAUS5/46
23Wasim AkramPAK5/52
23Shahid AfridiPAK5/52
24Chris CairnsNZ5/62
25Stuart MacGillAUS5/66
26Andy CaddickENG5/67
27Henry OlongaZIM5/70
28Carl HooperWI5/80
29Paul WisemanNZ5/82
30Jason GillespieAUS5/88
31Alan MullallyENG5/105
32Jacques KallisSA4/24
33Dinanath RamnarineWI4/29
34Shayne O'ConnorNZ4/52
35Sanath JayasuriyaSL4/53
36Paul StrangZIM4/54
37Guy WhittallZIM4/63
37Paul AdamsSA4/63
38Courtney WalshWI4/66
39Lance KlusenerSA4/67
40Makhaya NtiniSA4/72
40Gavin RobertsonAUS4/72
41Heath StreakZIM4/84
42Alex TudorENG4/89
43Shakil AhmedPAK4/91
44Paul ReiffelAUS3/14
45Hansie CronjeSA3/19
46Dion NashNZ3/20
47Pommie MbangwaZIM3/23
48Azhar MahmoodPAK3/26
49David TerbruggeSA3/27
49Jayantha SilvaSL3/27
50Sourav GangulyIND3/28
51Aravinda de SilvaSL3/30
52Venkatapathy RajuIND3/31
53Neil JohnsonZIM3/41
54Pat SymcoxSA3/43
55Javagal SrinathIND3/44
56Robert CroftENG3/50
57Matthew NicholsonAUS3/56
58Colin MillerAUS3/57
59Harbhajan SinghIND3/64
60Don AnurasiriSL3/65
60Bryan StrangZIM3/65
61Kenny BenjaminWI3/68
62Adam DaleAUS3/71
63Arshad KhanPAK3/72
64Andy WhittallZIM3/73
65Pramodya WickramasingheSL3/75
66Peter SuchENG3/99
67Adam HuckleZIM3/102
68Sachin TendulkarIND2/7
69Steve WaughAUS2/8
70Fazl-e-AkbarPAK2/16
71Craig McMillanNZ2/27
72Chaminda VaasSL2/35
73Mark PriestNZ2/42
74Phil TufnellENG2/43
74Ravindra PushpakumaraSL2/43
75Nixon McLeanWI2/46
76Ruwan KalpageSL2/49
77Ian BishopWI2/51
78Mark WaughAUS2/55
79Michael BevanAUS2/56
80Rajesh ChauhanIND2/66
80Mohammad HussainPAK2/66
81Venkatesh PrasadIND2/67
82Ben HollioakeENG2/105
83Jimmy AdamsWI1/0
84Mark RamprakashENG1/2
85Darren LehmannAUS1/6
86Nathan AstleNZ1/7
87Ricky PontingAUS1/13
88Dirk ViljoenZIM1/14
89Greg BlewettAUS1/26
90Harvinder SinghIND1/28
91Nuwan ZoysaSL1/29
92Ijaz AhmedPAK1/33
93Aamer SohailPAK1/35
94Ajit AgarkarIND1/40
95Steve ElworthySA1/41
96Mark EalhamENG1/50
97Andrew FlintoffENG1/52
98Mervyn DillonWI1/54
99Brian McMillanSA1/55
100Chris HarrisNZ1/56
101Rawl LewisWI1/67
102Ian SalisburyENG1/86
103Andy BichelAUS1/103
104Suresh PereraSL1/104
105Ashley GilesENG1/106
106Saeed AnwarPAK0/0
107Mark ButcherENG0/1
107Graeme HickENG0/1
107VVS LaxmanIND0/1
107Daryll CullinanSA0/1
107Marvan AtapattuSL0/1
107Clayton LambertWI0/1
108Shiv ChanderpaulWI0/2
109Grant FlowerZIM0/3
109Murray GoodwinZIM0/3
110Matthew ElliottAUS0/4
111Mahela JayawardeneSL0/5
112Craig EvansZIM0/8
112Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK0/8
113Ali NaqviPAK0/11
114Adam HollioakeENG0/12
115Robin SinghIND0/16
116Saleem MalikPAK0/30
117Aaqib JavedPAK0/36
118Malinga BandaraSL0/38
119Mohammad ZahidPAK0/42
120Paul WilsonAUS0/50
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