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Best Bowling Fig in 2002: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
This page shows players with the best bowling fig during the 2002 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
ODI
2002
197 entries
1
6/16
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
Best return on the list
2
6/25
Scott Styris
NZ
3
6/28
Henry Olonga
ZIM
● LEADS
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
6/16 · best figures on this list
↑ MATCHING THE HAUL
4
entries on this list took 6 wickets in an innings
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
5/26
The mark at number ten — 187 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
6 of the top 50 · 11 teams represented
Best Bowling Fig — full list
197 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
6/16
2
Scott Styris
NZ
6/25
3
Henry Olonga
ZIM
6/28
4
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
6/35
5
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
5/9
6
Andy Bichel
AUS
5/19
7
Nicky Boje
SA
5/21
8
Jason Gillespie
AUS
5/22
9
Shane Bond
NZ
5/25
10
Jacob Oram
NZ
5/26
10
Ronnie Irani
ENG
5/26
11
Makhaya Ntini
SA
5/31
12
Glenn McGrath
AUS
5/37
13
Waqar Younis
PAK
5/38
14
Jacques Kallis
SA
5/41
15
Harbhajan Singh
IND
5/43
16
Mervyn Dillon
WI
5/52
17
Ashley Giles
ENG
5/57
18
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
4/17
19
Shaun Pollock
SA
4/18
19
Vasbert Drakes
WI
4/18
20
Chris Gayle
WI
4/19
21
Wasim Akram
PAK
4/22
21
Michael Vaughan
ENG
4/22
22
Javagal Srinath
IND
4/23
23
Ajit Agarkar
IND
4/32
23
Brett Lee
AUS
4/32
24
Douglas Hondo
ZIM
4/37
25
Paul Collingwood
ENG
4/38
26
Nathan Hauritz
AUS
4/39
27
Mohammad Sami
PAK
4/41
28
Allan Donald
SA
4/43
29
Darren Gough
ENG
4/44
29
Pulasthi Gunaratne
SL
4/44
30
Zaheer Khan
IND
4/45
31
Dilhara Fernando
SL
4/48
32
Jermaine Lawson
WI
4/57
33
Talha Jubair
BAN
4/65
34
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
4/68
35
Upul Chandana
SL
3/2
36
Nathan Astle
NZ
3/4
37
Dale Benkenstein
SA
3/5
38
Shahid Afridi
GER
3/11
39
Hasantha Fernando
SL
3/12
40
Andre Adams
NZ
3/13
41
Corey Collymore
WI
3/14
42
Daniel Vettori
NZ
3/17
43
Pedro Collins
WI
3/18
44
Tareq Aziz
BAN
3/19
45
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
3/24
46
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
3/25
46
Virender Sehwag
IND
3/25
47
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
3/26
48
Shane Watson
AUS
3/27
49
Andy Caddick
ENG
3/30
49
Chaminda Vaas
SL
3/30
49
Justin Ontong
SA
3/30
50
Dinesh Mongia
IND
3/31
51
Darren Lehmann
AUS
3/32
51
Chris Cairns
NZ
3/32
52
Tinu Yohannan
IND
3/33
53
Murali Kartik
IND
3/36
54
Dion Nash
NZ
3/37
54
Chris Harris
NZ
3/37
54
Shoaib Malik
PAK
3/37
55
Ian Harvey
AUS
3/38
56
Yuvraj Singh
IND
3/39
56
Dougie Marillier
ZIM
3/39
57
Mohammad Sharif
BAN
3/40
58
Daryl Tuffey
NZ
3/42
58
Carl Hooper
WI
3/42
59
Paul Hitchcock
NZ
3/43
60
Kyle Mills
NZ
3/45
60
Lance Klusener
SA
3/45
61
Andrew Symonds
AUS
3/48
62
Tapash Baisya
BAN
3/50
63
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
3/51
64
Prabath Nissanka
SL
3/54
65
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
3/63
66
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
2/14
66
Ian Blackwell
ENG
2/14
67
Ashish Nehra
IND
2/16
68
Sourav Ganguly
IND
2/17
69
Craig Evans
ZIM
2/18
70
Ryan Hinds
WI
2/19
70
Travis Friend
ZIM
2/19
71
Martin Suji
KEN
2/22
72
James Anderson
ENG
2/23
73
Steve Elworthy
SA
2/25
74
Cameron Cuffy
WI
2/28
74
Brian Murphy
ZIM
2/28
75
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
2/29
76
Alex Tudor
ENG
2/30
76
Manjurul Islam
BAN
2/30
76
Craig White
ENG
2/30
77
Mahendra Nagamootoo
WI
2/32
77
Ian Butler
NZ
2/32
78
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
2/33
78
Grant Flower
ZIM
2/33
79
Chamila Gamage
SL
2/34
80
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
2/35
81
Anil Kumble
IND
2/36
82
Mark Waugh
AUS
2/38
82
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
2/38
83
Shane Warne
AUS
2/39
83
Sanjay Bangar
IND
2/39
83
Steve Harmison
ENG
2/39
83
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
2/39
83
Robin Peterson
SA
2/39
84
James Kirtley
ENG
2/40
85
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
2/41
85
James Franklin
NZ
2/41
86
Roger Telemachus
SA
2/42
87
Charitha Buddhika
SL
2/43
88
Enamul Haque
BAN
2/46
89
Jeremy Snape
ENG
2/47
90
Steve Tikolo
KEN
2/49
90
Brooke Walker
NZ
2/49
91
Justin Kemp
SA
2/50
91
Heath Streak
ZIM
2/50
91
Adeel Raja
NED
2/50
92
Roland Lefebvre
NED
2/59
93
Gary Brent
ZIM
2/60
94
Collins Obuya
KEN
2/77
95
Martin van Jaarsveld
SA
1/0
95
Inzamam-ul-Haq
PAK
1/0
96
Russel Arnold
SL
1/4
97
Alan Dawson
SA
1/12
98
Aravinda de Silva
SL
1/16
98
Sanwar Hossain
BAN
1/16
98
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
1/16
99
Andrew Hall
SA
1/17
100
Damien Martyn
AUS
1/20
101
Joseph Angara
KEN
1/21
101
Maurice Odumbe
KEN
1/21
102
Feiko Kloppenburg
NED
1/23
103
Graeme Smith
SA
1/24
103
Younis Khan
PAK
1/24
104
Jimmy Kamande
KEN
1/25
105
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
1/31
105
Darrel Brown
WI
1/31
106
Vijay Bharadwaj
IND
1/32
106
Naimur Rahman
BAN
1/32
107
Ben Hollioake
ENG
1/34
107
Daren Powell
WI
1/34
108
Alok Kapali
BAN
1/35
109
Monde Zondeki
SA
1/36
110
Victor Grandia
NED
1/40
111
Brad Hogg
AUS
1/43
112
Craig McMillan
NZ
1/46
113
Pramodya Wickramasinghe
SL
1/47
113
Marlon Samuels
WI
1/47
114
Taufeeq Umar
PAK
1/49
114
Sarandeep Singh
IND
1/49
115
Ehsanul Haque
BAN
1/57
116
Nantie Hayward
SA
1/58
117
Sean Ervine
ZIM
1/60
118
Gareth Batty
ENG
1/65
119
Lou Vincent
NZ
0/3
120
Mazharul Haque
BAN
0/4
121
Kennedy Otieno
KEN
0/5
122
Alistair Campbell
ZIM
0/7
123
VVS Laxman
IND
0/8
124
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
0/9
124
Hitesh Modi
KEN
0/9
125
Hemang Badani
IND
0/10
125
Michael Bevan
AUS
0/10
126
Tony Suji
KEN
0/11
127
Naved Latif
PAK
0/13
128
Jai Prakash Yadav
IND
0/14
128
Mehrab Hossain
BAN
0/14
129
Wavell Hinds
WI
0/16
129
Jon Kent
SA
0/16
130
Brijal Patel
KEN
0/17
130
Faisal Iqbal
PAK
0/17
131
Jacob-Jan Esmeijer
NED
0/18
132
Tim de Leede
NED
0/19
133
Habibul Bashar
BAN
0/20
134
Matthew Hart
NZ
0/26
134
Steve Waugh
AUS
0/26
134
Luuk van Troost
NED
0/26
135
Ray Price
ZIM
0/27
136
Edgar Schiferli
NED
0/29
136
Jehan Mubarak
SL
0/29
137
Barney Rogers
ZIM
0/30
138
Charl Langeveldt
SA
0/31
138
Brad Williams
AUS
0/31
139
Peter Ongondo
KEN
0/34
140
Paul Adams
SA
0/36
141
Dominic Cork
ENG
0/37
142
Guy Whittall
ZIM
0/39
143
Fahim Muntasir
BAN
0/40
144
Lakshmipathy Balaji
IND
0/44
145
Anwar Hossain Monir
BAN
0/45
146
Richard Sims
ZIM
0/49
147
Waddington Mwayenga
ZIM
0/74
148
Mluleki Nkala
ZIM
0/76
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