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Best Economy in 2002: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
This page shows players with the best economy during the 2002 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
ODI
2002
130 entries
1
2.78
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
0.73 clear of Glenn McGrath
2
3.51
Glenn McGrath
AUS
0.73 off the lead
3
3.53
Martin Suji
KEN
0.75 off the lead
● LEADS
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
2.78 · 0.73 better than McGrath
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Muralitharan is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
4.20
The mark at number ten — 120 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Australia
8 of the top 50 · 12 teams represented
Best Economy — full list
130 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
2.78
2
Glenn McGrath
AUS
3.51
3
Martin Suji
KEN
3.53
4
Kumar Dharmasena
SL
3.62
5
Shaun Pollock
SA
3.83
6
Pommie Mbangwa
ZIM
3.93
7
Aravinda de Silva
SL
3.97
8
Kyle Mills
NZ
4.01
9
Justin Ontong
SA
4.14
10
Darren Lehmann
AUS
4.20
11
Chaminda Vaas
SL
4.20
12
Hasantha Fernando
SL
4.21
13
Shahid Afridi
GER
4.22
14
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
4.22
15
Wasim Akram
PAK
4.28
16
Shane Warne
AUS
4.28
17
Makhaya Ntini
SA
4.28
18
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
4.29
19
Jason Gillespie
AUS
4.29
20
Andy Bichel
AUS
4.31
21
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
4.34
22
Paul Hitchcock
NZ
4.36
23
Brian Murphy
ZIM
4.36
24
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
4.41
25
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
4.41
26
Tareq Aziz
BAN
4.42
27
Daniel Vettori
NZ
4.43
28
Dion Nash
NZ
4.43
29
Carl Hooper
WI
4.46
30
Chris Cairns
NZ
4.46
31
Andrew Hall
SA
4.46
32
Steve Elworthy
SA
4.46
33
Allan Donald
SA
4.47
34
Upul Chandana
SL
4.48
35
Pedro Collins
WI
4.49
36
Nicky Boje
SA
4.49
37
Maurice Odumbe
KEN
4.50
37
Harbhajan Singh
IND
4.50
38
Chris Harris
NZ
4.52
39
Shane Watson
AUS
4.54
40
Andrew Symonds
AUS
4.54
41
Ronnie Irani
ENG
4.59
42
Corey Collymore
WI
4.60
43
Tony Suji
KEN
4.60
44
Shoaib Malik
PAK
4.60
45
Michael Vaughan
ENG
4.62
46
Cameron Cuffy
WI
4.63
47
Lance Klusener
SA
4.64
48
Shane Bond
NZ
4.66
49
Brett Lee
AUS
4.68
50
Robin Peterson
SA
4.69
51
Vasbert Drakes
WI
4.69
52
Naimur Rahman
BAN
4.70
53
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
4.70
54
Grant Flower
ZIM
4.71
55
Chris Gayle
WI
4.71
56
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
4.71
57
Jacques Kallis
SA
4.73
58
Nathan Hauritz
AUS
4.74
59
Jeremy Snape
ENG
4.75
60
Craig White
ENG
4.79
61
Manjurul Islam
BAN
4.80
62
Zaheer Khan
IND
4.82
63
Ashish Nehra
IND
4.86
64
James Anderson
ENG
4.88
65
Anil Kumble
IND
4.90
66
Daryl Tuffey
NZ
4.91
67
Andre Adams
NZ
4.93
68
Javagal Srinath
IND
4.94
69
Sarandeep Singh
IND
4.96
70
Chamila Gamage
SL
4.97
71
Dougie Marillier
ZIM
5.00
72
Murali Kartik
IND
5.02
73
Mervyn Dillon
WI
5.02
74
Waqar Younis
PAK
5.03
75
Ashley Giles
ENG
5.03
76
Marlon Samuels
WI
5.05
77
Dilhara Fernando
SL
5.07
78
Mohammad Sami
PAK
5.08
79
Jacob Oram
NZ
5.09
80
Darren Gough
ENG
5.09
81
Mohammad Zahid
PAK
5.15
82
Ian Blackwell
ENG
5.17
83
Andy Caddick
ENG
5.18
84
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
5.23
85
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
5.24
86
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
5.25
87
Sourav Ganguly
IND
5.27
88
Mohammad Sharif
BAN
5.28
89
Ajit Agarkar
IND
5.28
90
Charitha Buddhika
SL
5.29
91
Scott Styris
NZ
5.29
92
Ian Harvey
AUS
5.30
93
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
5.33
94
Mahendra Nagamootoo
WI
5.37
95
Sanjay Bangar
IND
5.37
96
Virender Sehwag
IND
5.38
97
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
5.43
98
Jermaine Lawson
WI
5.43
99
Heath Streak
ZIM
5.48
100
Nathan Astle
NZ
5.49
101
Pulasthi Gunaratne
SL
5.51
102
Ryan Hinds
WI
5.54
103
Travis Friend
ZIM
5.56
104
Brooke Walker
NZ
5.60
105
James Franklin
NZ
5.62
106
Steve Tikolo
KEN
5.63
107
Russel Arnold
SL
5.65
108
Tapash Baisya
BAN
5.65
109
Joseph Angara
KEN
5.65
110
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
5.66
111
Prabath Nissanka
SL
5.68
112
Henry Olonga
ZIM
5.71
113
Ian Butler
NZ
5.81
114
Douglas Hondo
ZIM
5.97
115
Roger Telemachus
SA
5.97
116
Gareth Batty
ENG
6.00
117
Tinu Yohannan
IND
6.10
118
Paul Collingwood
ENG
6.17
119
Craig McMillan
NZ
6.18
120
Alok Kapali
BAN
6.19
121
James Kirtley
ENG
6.27
122
Collins Obuya
KEN
6.42
123
Alex Tudor
ENG
6.43
124
Yuvraj Singh
IND
6.44
125
Gary Brent
ZIM
6.58
126
Enamul Haque
BAN
6.65
127
Sean Ervine
ZIM
6.66
128
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
6.74
129
Talha Jubair
BAN
7.71
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