Best Economy in 1999: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best economy in 1999, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS1999172 entries
11.75Nadeem KhanPAK0.36 clear of Brett Lee
22.11Brett LeeAUS0.36 off the lead
32.32Dinanath RamnarineWI0.57 off the lead
● LEADS
Nadeem KhanPAK
1.75 · 0.36 better than Lee
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Khan is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2.59
The mark at number ten — 162 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
8 of the top 50 · 9 teams represented

Best Economy — full list

172 entries, ranked
1Nadeem KhanPAK1.75
2Brett LeeAUS2.11
3Dinanath RamnarineWI2.32
4Colin MillerAUS2.38
5Andy CaddickENG2.39
6Phil TufnellENG2.47
7David TerbruggeSA2.48
8Shaun PollockSA2.49
9Niroshan BandaratillekeSL2.57
10Harbhajan SinghIND2.59
11Bryan StrangZIM2.64
12Jason GillespieAUS2.65
13Ravindra PushpakumaraSL2.65
14Courtney WalshWI2.80
15Rangana HerathSL2.81
16Sir Curtly AmbroseWI2.84
17Daniel VettoriNZ2.86
18Stuart MacGillAUS2.87
19Paul AdamsSA2.89
20Ricky PontingAUS2.91
21Corey CollymoreWI2.91
22Simon DoullNZ2.96
23Chris SilverwoodENG2.97
24Muttiah MuralitharanSL2.99
25Nantie HaywardSA2.99
26Peter SuchENG2.99
27Glenn McGrathAUS3.00
28Dion NashNZ3.01
29Chandika HathurusinghaSL3.02
30Ed GiddinsENG3.04
31Everton MatambanadzoZIM3.06
32Saqlain MushtaqPAK3.07
33Sunil JoshiIND3.10
34Allan DonaldSA3.14
35Anil KumbleIND3.15
36Nuwan ZoysaSL3.19
37Ottis GibsonWI3.20
38Adam DaleAUS3.26
39Russel ArnoldSL3.29
40Lance KlusenerSA3.31
41Alan MullallyENG3.34
42Hansie CronjeSA3.34
43Wasim AkramPAK3.34
44Angus FraserENG3.34
45Ashish NehraIND3.36
46Arshad KhanPAK3.37
47Venkatesh PrasadIND3.37
48Shane WarneAUS3.40
49Jacques KallisSA3.40
50Nathan AstleNZ3.41
51Damien FlemingAUS3.41
52Pedro CollinsWI3.41
53Indika GallageSL3.42
54Carl HooperWI3.44
55Dean HeadleyENG3.48
56Pramodya WickramasingheSL3.51
57Chris CairnsNZ3.52
58Shayne O'ConnorNZ3.53
59Waqar YounisPAK3.56
60Azhar MahmoodPAK3.58
61Paul WisemanNZ3.60
62Steve ElworthySA3.63
63Javagal SrinathIND3.65
64Chaminda VaasSL3.65
65Mervyn DillonWI3.65
66Chris HarrisNZ3.69
67Franklyn RoseWI3.73
68Geoff AllottNZ3.73
69Grant FlowerZIM3.76
70Mark ButcherENG3.79
71Shiv ChanderpaulWI3.81
72Jimmy AdamsWI3.81
73Abdul RazzaqPAK3.83
74Heath StreakZIM3.86
75Gary BrentZIM3.86
76Guy WhittallZIM3.87
77Andrew FlintoffENG3.90
78Greg BlewettAUS3.91
79Darren GoughENG3.92
80Mushtaq AhmedPAK3.92
81Sajeewa de SilvaSL3.95
82Pommie MbangwaZIM3.96
83Alex TudorENG3.97
84Reon KingWI3.97
85John RennieZIM3.97
86Vijay BharadwajIND3.98
87Shoaib AkhtarPAK3.99
88Gavin LarsenNZ3.99
89Asim ButtSCO4.00
90Aravinda de SilvaSL4.02
91Sanath JayasuriyaSL4.03
92Shahid NazirPAK4.03
93Nehemiah PerryWI4.04
94Shahid AfridiGER4.08
95Henry OlongaZIM4.11
96Shoaib MalikPAK4.16
97Damien MartynAUS4.17
98James BrinkleySCO4.18
99Mark EalhamENG4.18
100Gavin HamiltonENG4.18
101Tom MoodyAUS4.18
102Mark WaughAUS4.23
103Adam HuckleZIM4.23
104Nikhil ChopraIND4.23
105Eric UpashanthaSL4.26
106Hendy BryanWI4.30
107Phil SimmonsWI4.32
108Eddo BrandesZIM4.32
109Ian AustinENG4.34
110Andy WhittallZIM4.35
111Alistair CampbellZIM4.36
112Paul StrangZIM4.38
113Ajit AgarkarIND4.38
114Robert CroftENG4.38
115Upul ChandanaSL4.39
116Robin SinghIND4.40
117Paul ReiffelAUS4.40
118Fazl-e-AkbarPAK4.41
119Nixon McLeanWI4.42
120Scott MullerAUS4.45
121Mohammad AkramPAK4.46
122Chris GayleWI4.47
123Martin SujiKEN4.48
124Nick DyerSCO4.50
124Shabbir AhmedPAK4.50
125Thomas OdoyoKEN4.54
126Sachin TendulkarIND4.54
127Mahela JayawardeneSL4.58
128Naimur RahmanBAN4.61
129Debasis MohantyIND4.62
130Steve WaughAUS4.68
131Khaled MahmudBAN4.69
132Tony SujiKEN4.71
133Neil JohnsonZIM4.72
134Michael BevanAUS4.73
135Maurice OdumbeKEN4.77
136Sherwin CampbellWI4.77
137Adam HollioakeENG4.79
138Enamul HaqueBAN4.80
139Scott StyrisNZ4.84
140Ruchira PereraSL4.86
141Craig McMillanNZ4.89
142Shafiuddin AhmedBAN4.90
143Michael KasprowiczAUS4.93
144Pat SymcoxSA4.94
145Sourav GangulyIND4.99
146Robin SinghIND5.00
147Shane LeeAUS5.02
148Nicky BojeSA5.05
149Manjurul IslamBAN5.06
150Mohammad SheikhBAN5.08
151Aasif KarimKEN5.11
152Ruwan KalpageSL5.11
153David MutenderaZIM5.15
154Vince WellsENG5.15
155Steve TikoloKEN5.22
156Darren LehmannAUS5.23
157Hasibul HossainBAN5.27
158Brendon JulianAUS5.27
159Keith ArthurtonWI5.30
160Andrew SymondsAUS5.30
161Minhajul AbedinBAN5.35
162Andy BlignautZIM5.36
163Mohammad RafiqueBAN5.47
164Keith SempleWI5.50
165John BlainSCO5.65
166Derek CrookesSA5.78
167Suresh PereraSL5.81
168Aminul IslamBAN5.86
169Joseph AngaraKEN6.79
170Neil McGarrellWI6.88
171Chris DrumNZ7.25
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