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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.
TEST
2002
114 entries
1
1.72
Tinu Yohannan
IND
0.35 clear of Muttiah Muralitharan
2
2.07
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
0.35 off the lead
3
2.13
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
0.41 off the lead
● LEADS
Tinu Yohannan
IND
1.72 · 0.35 better than Muralitharan
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Yohannan is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2.46
The mark at number ten — 104 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
West Indies
10 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented
Best Economy — full list
114 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Tinu Yohannan
IND
1.72
2
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
2.07
3
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
2.13
4
Nathan Astle
NZ
2.16
5
Upul Chandana
SL
2.22
6
Glenn McGrath
AUS
2.26
7
Shaun Pollock
SA
2.37
8
Cameron Cuffy
WI
2.40
9
Carl Hooper
WI
2.41
10
Mahendra Nagamootoo
WI
2.46
11
Harbhajan Singh
IND
2.46
12
Ray Price
ZIM
2.46
13
Chris Gayle
WI
2.47
14
Javagal Srinath
IND
2.60
15
Anil Kumble
IND
2.60
16
Jacob Oram
NZ
2.61
17
Sanjay Bangar
IND
2.67
18
Heath Streak
ZIM
2.70
19
Ashley Giles
ENG
2.72
20
Mohammad Sharif
BAN
2.72
21
Aravinda de Silva
SL
2.73
22
Shane Warne
AUS
2.73
23
Grant Flower
ZIM
2.74
24
Mervyn Dillon
WI
2.75
25
Daren Powell
WI
2.76
26
Hasantha Fernando
SL
2.77
27
Marlon Black
WI
2.80
28
Saqlain Mushtaq
PAK
2.83
29
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
2.84
30
Jermaine Lawson
WI
2.85
31
Vasbert Drakes
WI
2.87
32
Pedro Collins
WI
2.88
33
Daryl Tuffey
NZ
2.89
34
Jason Gillespie
AUS
2.90
35
Stuart MacGill
AUS
2.91
36
Michael Vaughan
ENG
2.93
37
Guy Whittall
ZIM
2.94
38
Chaminda Vaas
SL
2.95
39
Ashish Nehra
IND
3.03
40
Steve Harmison
ENG
3.04
41
Sujeewa de Silva
SL
3.04
42
Brighton Watambwa
ZIM
3.06
43
Andrew Hall
SA
3.07
44
Claude Henderson
SA
3.08
45
Zaheer Khan
IND
3.09
46
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
3.13
47
Chris Harris
NZ
3.13
48
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
3.15
49
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
3.15
50
Danish Kaneria
PAK
3.17
51
Enamul Haque
BAN
3.17
52
Shahid Afridi
GER
3.21
53
Dominic Cork
ENG
3.22
54
Manjurul Islam
BAN
3.24
55
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
3.25
56
Andy Caddick
ENG
3.26
57
Naimur Rahman
BAN
3.28
58
Makhaya Ntini
SA
3.28
59
Chamila Gamage
SL
3.29
60
Sourav Ganguly
IND
3.30
61
Ryan Hinds
WI
3.31
62
Mohammad Sami
PAK
3.31
63
Andre Adams
NZ
3.32
64
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
3.36
65
Travis Friend
ZIM
3.37
66
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
3.39
67
Adam Sanford
WI
3.39
68
Dougie Marillier
ZIM
3.41
69
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
3.45
70
Shane Bond
NZ
3.45
71
Daniel Vettori
NZ
3.46
72
Ruchira Perera
SL
3.47
73
Mark Waugh
AUS
3.48
74
Nicky Boje
SA
3.48
75
Steve Elworthy
SA
3.52
76
Trevor Gripper
ZIM
3.55
77
Andy Bichel
AUS
3.55
78
Alex Tudor
ENG
3.55
79
Fahim Muntasir
BAN
3.56
80
Simon Jones
ENG
3.58
81
Waqar Younis
PAK
3.62
82
David Terbrugge
SA
3.66
83
Dinanath Ramnarine
WI
3.67
84
Jacques Kallis
SA
3.68
85
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
3.69
86
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
3.70
87
Mluleki Nkala
ZIM
3.72
88
Charitha Buddhika
SL
3.73
89
Mark Butcher
ENG
3.74
90
Chris Martin
NZ
3.75
91
Chris Drum
NZ
3.79
92
Sarandeep Singh
IND
3.81
93
Brett Lee
AUS
3.83
94
Scott Styris
NZ
3.84
95
Andre Nel
SA
3.95
96
Craig McMillan
NZ
3.95
97
Virender Sehwag
IND
4.00
98
Richard Dawson
ENG
4.07
99
Blessing Mahwire
ZIM
4.09
100
Nantie Hayward
SA
4.10
101
Allan Donald
SA
4.11
102
Ajit Agarkar
IND
4.12
103
Ian Butler
NZ
4.16
104
Talha Jubair
BAN
4.16
105
Craig White
ENG
4.16
106
Alok Kapali
BAN
4.17
107
Tapash Baisya
BAN
4.17
108
Dilhara Fernando
SL
4.28
109
Gareth Breese
WI
4.31
110
Henry Olonga
ZIM
4.49
111
Sanwar Hossain
BAN
4.53
112
Paul Adams
SA
4.59
113
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
5.10
114
Dewald Pretorius
SA
5.28
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