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Best Bowling Fig in 1999: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
Here is the complete breakdown of the best bowling fig in 1999, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ODI
1999
193 entries
1
6/18
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
Best return on the list
2
6/35
Shaun Pollock
SA
3
5/6
Sunil Joshi
IND
● LEADS
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
6/18 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
2
entries on this list took 6 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
5/32
The mark at number ten — 183 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
9 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented
Best Bowling Fig — full list
193 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
6/18
2
Shaun Pollock
SA
6/35
3
Sunil Joshi
IND
5/6
4
Glenn McGrath
AUS
5/14
5
Nikhil Chopra
IND
5/21
5
Lance Klusener
SA
5/21
6
Paul Strang
ZIM
5/22
7
Venkatesh Prasad
IND
5/27
8
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
5/28
9
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
5/31
9
Robin Singh
IND
5/31
10
Mark Ealham
ENG
5/32
11
Shane Lee
AUS
5/33
12
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
5/35
13
Mervyn Dillon
WI
5/51
14
Chris Harris
NZ
4/7
15
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
4/16
16
Allan Donald
SA
4/17
17
Alan Mullally
ENG
4/18
18
Sourav Ganguly
IND
4/21
19
Hendy Bryan
WI
4/24
20
Courtney Walsh
WI
4/25
21
Jason Gillespie
AUS
4/26
22
Darren Gough
ENG
4/28
23
Shane Warne
AUS
4/29
24
Sherwin Campbell
WI
4/30
25
Grant Flower
ZIM
4/32
26
Geoff Allott
NZ
4/35
26
Guy Whittall
ZIM
4/35
27
Mohammad Sheikh
BAN
4/36
28
John Blain
SCO
4/37
28
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
4/37
29
Wasim Akram
PAK
4/40
30
Neil Johnson
ZIM
4/42
31
Keith Arthurton
WI
4/44
32
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
4/48
33
Henry Olonga
ZIM
4/51
34
Carl Hooper
WI
4/52
35
Anil Kumble
IND
4/53
35
Gary Brent
ZIM
4/53
36
Debasis Mohanty
IND
4/56
36
Hasibul Hossain
BAN
4/56
37
Ajay Jadeja
IND
3/3
38
Hansie Cronje
SA
3/10
39
Ajit Agarkar
IND
3/14
39
Damien Fleming
AUS
3/14
40
Gavin Larsen
NZ
3/19
40
Chris Cairns
NZ
3/19
41
Upul Chandana
SL
3/21
42
Arshad Khan
PAK
3/22
42
Steve Tikolo
KEN
3/22
43
Jacques Kallis
SA
3/24
43
Jimmy Adams
WI
3/24
43
Thirunavukkarasu Kumaran
IND
3/24
44
Tom Moody
AUS
3/25
44
Reon King
WI
3/25
45
Chaminda Vaas
SL
3/27
45
Mark Alleyne
ENG
3/27
46
Andy Whittall
ZIM
3/29
47
Vince Wells
ENG
3/30
48
Sir Curtly Ambrose
WI
3/31
48
Mushtaq Ahmed
PAK
3/31
48
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
3/31
49
Angus Fraser
ENG
3/32
49
Adam Hollioake
ENG
3/32
50
Nicky Boje
SA
3/33
51
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
3/34
51
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
3/34
51
Vijay Bharadwaj
IND
3/34
52
Heath Streak
ZIM
3/35
53
Alan Dawson
SA
3/36
53
Wajahatullah Wasti
PAK
3/36
54
Javagal Srinath
IND
3/37
55
Nathan Astle
NZ
3/40
56
Nixon McLean
WI
3/41
57
Paul Adams
SA
3/43
58
Nehemiah Perry
WI
3/45
59
Derek Crookes
SA
3/47
60
Maurice Odumbe
KEN
3/51
61
Shabbir Ahmed
PAK
3/52
61
Andrew Symonds
AUS
3/52
62
Shahid Afridi
GER
3/53
63
Ruchira Perera
SL
3/55
63
Paul Reiffel
AUS
3/55
64
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
3/56
65
Scott Styris
NZ
3/63
66
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
2/3
67
Darren Lehmann
AUS
2/4
68
Greg Blewett
AUS
2/6
69
Steve Waugh
AUS
2/8
70
Michael Bevan
AUS
2/9
70
Saeed Anwar
PAK
2/9
71
Brian Lara
WI
2/12
72
Chris Gayle
WI
2/18
72
Brendon Julian
AUS
2/18
73
Alistair Campbell
ZIM
2/20
73
Steve Elworthy
SA
2/20
74
Shoaib Malik
PAK
2/21
74
John Rennie
ZIM
2/21
74
Damien Martyn
AUS
2/21
75
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
2/22
76
Adam Dale
AUS
2/24
76
Robert Croft
ENG
2/24
76
Aasif Karim
KEN
2/24
76
Tony Suji
KEN
2/24
76
Asim Butt
SCO
2/24
77
Ian Austin
ENG
2/25
77
Phil Simmons
WI
2/25
78
Aravinda de Silva
SL
2/26
78
Nick Dyer
SCO
2/26
79
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
2/28
80
Martin Suji
KEN
2/31
80
Chris Drum
NZ
2/31
81
Daniel Vettori
NZ
2/32
81
Russel Arnold
SL
2/32
82
Manjurul Islam
BAN
2/33
83
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
2/35
83
Keith Semple
WI
2/35
84
Bryan Strang
ZIM
2/36
84
Gavin Hamilton
ENG
2/36
84
Waqar Younis
PAK
2/36
85
Eddo Brandes
ZIM
2/37
86
Shafiuddin Ahmed
BAN
2/38
87
Enamul Haque
BAN
2/40
88
Dirk Viljoen
ZIM
2/42
89
Dion Nash
NZ
2/43
89
Neil McGarrell
WI
2/43
90
Simon Doull
NZ
2/46
91
Victor Mpitsang
SA
2/49
92
Joseph Angara
KEN
2/50
93
Naimur Rahman
BAN
2/51
94
Eric Upashantha
SL
2/52
95
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
2/56
96
Dean Headley
ENG
2/59
97
Ruwan Kalpage
SL
2/61
98
Aamer Sohail
PAK
1/3
99
Wavell Hinds
WI
1/6
100
Hashan Tillakaratne
SL
1/8
101
Ijaz Ahmed
PAK
1/10
101
Peter Ongondo
KEN
1/10
102
Mark Waugh
AUS
1/11
103
Minhajul Abedin
BAN
1/12
103
Adam Huckle
ZIM
1/12
103
Murray Goodwin
ZIM
1/12
104
Graeme Hick
ENG
1/13
105
Aminul Islam
BAN
1/17
106
Mohammad Akram
PAK
1/18
107
Pat Symcox
SA
1/20
108
Rahul Dravid
IND
1/21
109
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
1/22
110
Sadagoppan Ramesh
IND
1/23
110
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
1/23
110
Alex Tait
NZ
1/23
111
Sajeewa de Silva
SL
1/24
112
Suresh Perera
SL
1/25
112
Laxmi Shukla
IND
1/25
113
Josephat Ababu
KEN
1/26
114
Corey Collymore
WI
1/27
115
James Brinkley
SCO
1/29
116
Ashley Giles
ENG
1/31
116
Habibul Bashar
BAN
1/31
117
Aminul Islam
BAN
1/33
118
Ahmed Kamal
BAN
1/39
118
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
1/39
119
Ricky Ponting
AUS
1/41
120
Shayne O'Connor
NZ
1/42
120
David Mutendera
ZIM
1/42
121
Shahid Nazir
PAK
1/45
122
Niamur Rashid
BAN
1/46
123
Craig Evans
ZIM
1/50
124
Jimmy Kamande
KEN
1/51
125
Rawl Lewis
WI
1/53
126
Hrishikesh Kanitkar
IND
0/3
127
Craig McMillan
NZ
0/5
127
Ravi Shah
KEN
0/5
128
Daryll Cullinan
SA
0/6
129
Ricardo Powell
WI
0/7
130
Stuart Law
AUS
0/8
131
Dale Benkenstein
SA
0/13
132
Saleem Malik
PAK
0/17
133
Mike Rindel
SA
0/19
134
Gyanendra Pandey
IND
0/21
135
Ian Stanger
SCO
0/23
136
Ben Hollioake
ENG
0/25
137
Carl Bulfin
NZ
0/31
138
Virender Sehwag
IND
0/35
138
Ravindra Pushpakumara
SL
0/35
139
Indika Gallage
SL
0/36
140
Andrew Hall
SA
0/38
141
Chandika Hathurusingha
SL
0/39
142
Henry Williams
SA
0/55
143
Hemantha Boteju
SL
0/56
144
Pedro Collins
WI
0/58
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