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Best Economy in 2005: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
The best economy in 2005 highlights the top performers of the season based on official match data.
ALL FORMATS
2005
197 entries
1
0.50
Boeta Dippenaar
SA
1.40 clear of Ricky Ponting
2
1.90
Ricky Ponting
AUS
1.40 off the lead
3
2.00
Lou Vincent
NZ
1.50 off the lead
● LEADS
Boeta Dippenaar
SA
0.50 · 1.40 better than Ponting
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Dippenaar is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2.83
The mark at number ten — 187 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
West Indies
10 of the top 50 · 10 teams represented
Best Economy — full list
197 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Boeta Dippenaar
SA
0.50
2
Ricky Ponting
AUS
1.90
3
Lou Vincent
NZ
2.00
3
Jehan Mubarak
SL
2.00
4
Ryan Hinds
WI
2.12
5
AB de Villiers
SA
2.32
6
Shiv Chanderpaul
WI
2.42
7
Ashwell Prince
SA
2.44
8
Nuwan Kulasekara
SL
2.47
9
Mluleki Nkala
ZIM
2.48
10
Runako Morton
WI
2.83
11
Mahela Jayawardene
SL
2.86
12
Paul Wiseman
NZ
2.91
13
Gareth Batty
ENG
2.93
14
Shane Warne
AUS
2.94
15
Glenn McGrath
AUS
2.95
16
Enamul Haque jnr
BAN
2.99
17
Hamilton Masakadza
ZIM
3.02
18
Stuart MacGill
AUS
3.03
19
Rangana Herath
SL
3.17
20
Anil Kumble
IND
3.18
21
Douglas Hondo
ZIM
3.19
22
Muttiah Muralitharan
SL
3.21
23
Dwight Washington
WI
3.21
24
Malinga Bandara
SL
3.23
25
Shaun Pollock
SA
3.25
26
Chaminda Vaas
SL
3.32
27
Shabbir Ahmed
PAK
3.32
28
Omari Banks
WI
3.37
29
Andre Nel
SA
3.37
30
Nicky Boje
SA
3.38
31
Mohammad Ashraful
BAN
3.39
32
Daniel Vettori
NZ
3.43
33
Mohammad Rafique
BAN
3.43
34
Danish Kaneria
PAK
3.43
35
Sanath Jayasuriya
SL
3.44
36
Corey Collymore
WI
3.44
37
Pedro Collins
WI
3.44
38
Arshad Khan
PAK
3.47
39
Gayan Wijekoon
SL
3.47
40
Reon King
WI
3.48
41
Harbhajan Singh
IND
3.49
42
Chris Gayle
WI
3.52
43
Keith Dabengwa
ZIM
3.53
44
Andrew Flintoff
ENG
3.54
45
Adam Bacher
SA
3.56
46
Tawanda Mupariwa
ZIM
3.57
47
Makhaya Ntini
SA
3.64
48
Nathan Astle
NZ
3.67
49
Daren Powell
WI
3.69
50
Tinashe Panyangara
ZIM
3.69
51
Simon Jones
ENG
3.71
52
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
3.72
53
Chris Martin
NZ
3.72
54
Narsingh Deonarine
WI
3.73
55
Ashley Giles
ENG
3.75
56
Mohammad Sami
PAK
3.76
57
Deighton Butler
WI
3.76
58
Waddington Mwayenga
ZIM
3.76
59
Jacques Kallis
SA
3.77
60
Shane Bond
NZ
3.77
61
Shaun Udal
ENG
3.78
62
Steve Harmison
ENG
3.80
63
Jacques Rudolph
SA
3.86
64
Ian Bell
ENG
3.88
65
Matthew Hoggard
ENG
3.88
66
Lasith Malinga
SL
3.90
67
Gavin Ewing
ZIM
3.92
68
Andrew Hall
SA
3.93
69
Nathan Bracken
AUS
3.94
70
Scott Styris
NZ
3.97
71
Elton Chigumbura
ZIM
3.97
72
Daren Ganga
WI
4.00
72
Herschelle Gibbs
SA
4.00
72
Brad Hodge
AUS
4.00
73
Shahid Afridi
PAK
4.02
74
Irfan Pathan
IND
4.03
75
Monde Zondeki
SA
4.04
76
Graeme Smith
SA
4.05
77
Heath Streak
ZIM
4.07
78
James Franklin
NZ
4.08
79
Mohammad Asif
PAK
4.08
80
Dale Steyn
SA
4.09
81
Brett Lee
AUS
4.10
82
Graeme Cremer
ZIM
4.13
83
Jason Gillespie
AUS
4.14
84
Charl Langeveldt
SA
4.15
85
Farveez Maharoof
SL
4.15
86
Simon Katich
AUS
4.17
87
Dwayne Bravo
WI
4.17
88
Wavell Hinds
WI
4.18
89
Fidel Edwards
WI
4.19
90
Manzarul Islam
BAN
4.22
91
Zaheer Khan
IND
4.23
92
Michael Kasprowicz
AUS
4.24
93
Ian Blackwell
ENG
4.26
94
Andrew Symonds
AUS
4.28
95
Tillakaratne Dilshan
SL
4.31
96
Lakshmipathy Balaji
IND
4.32
97
Shoaib Akhtar
PAK
4.33
98
RP Singh
IND
4.37
99
Shaun Tait
AUS
4.38
100
Ajit Agarkar
IND
4.38
101
Dwayne Smith
WI
4.40
102
Ramnaresh Sarwan
WI
4.40
103
Abdul Razzaq
PAK
4.41
104
Prosper Utseya
ZIM
4.41
105
Alok Kapali
BAN
4.45
106
Upul Chandana
SL
4.46
107
Rajin Saleh
BAN
4.48
108
Thomas Odoyo
KEN
4.50
109
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
4.51
110
Paul Collingwood
ENG
4.52
111
Shoaib Malik
PAK
4.52
112
Blessing Mahwire
ZIM
4.53
113
Kyle Mills
NZ
4.55
114
Naved-ul-Hasan
PAK
4.56
115
Jermaine Lawson
WI
4.56
116
Tino Best
WI
4.58
117
Iain O'Brien
NZ
4.58
118
Chris Tremlett
ENG
4.59
119
Justin Kemp
SA
4.59
120
Shane Watson
AUS
4.60
121
James Hopes
AUS
4.69
122
Dilhara Fernando
SL
4.70
123
Dilhara Lokuhettige
SL
4.70
124
James Anderson
ENG
4.74
125
Sourav Ganguly
IND
4.77
126
Ian Bradshaw
WI
4.80
127
Michael Clarke
AUS
4.82
128
Syed Rasel
BAN
4.82
129
Jai Prakash Yadav
IND
4.83
130
Iftikhar Anjum
PAK
4.87
131
Brad Hogg
AUS
4.90
132
Marcus Trescothick
ENG
4.91
133
Stuart Matsikenyeri
ZIM
4.92
134
Johan Botha
SA
4.92
135
Tapash Baisya
BAN
4.94
136
Stuart Clark
AUS
4.94
137
Sachin Tendulkar
IND
4.96
138
Mark Boucher
SA
5.00
139
Ashish Nehra
IND
5.09
140
Murali Kartik
IND
5.10
141
Jon Lewis
ENG
5.10
142
Darren Gough
ENG
5.13
143
Sean Williams
ZIM
5.14
144
Michael Vaughan
ENG
5.15
145
Albie Morkel
SA
5.20
146
Alex Wharf
ENG
5.21
147
Mohammad Khalil
PAK
5.26
148
Vikram Solanki
ENG
5.29
149
Marlon Samuels
WI
5.32
150
Khaled Mahmud
BAN
5.40
151
Virender Sehwag
IND
5.40
152
Kabir Ali
ENG
5.41
153
Shahadat Hossain
BAN
5.46
154
Aftab Ahmed
BAN
5.51
155
Barney Rogers
ZIM
5.52
156
Yuvraj Singh
IND
5.56
157
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
5.57
158
Andy Blignaut
ZIM
5.61
159
Craig Cumming
NZ
5.67
160
Liam Plunkett
ENG
5.72
161
Anwar Hossain Monir
BAN
5.73
162
Jeetan Patel
NZ
5.83
163
Jacob Oram
NZ
5.85
164
Darren Lehmann
AUS
5.89
165
Azhar Mahmood
PAK
5.92
166
Andre Adams
NZ
5.96
167
Thilan Samaraweera
SL
6.00
168
Brendan Taylor
ZIM
6.05
169
Russel Arnold
SL
6.06
170
Anthony Ireland
ZIM
6.11
171
Mervyn Dillon
WI
6.19
172
Yasir Arafat
PAK
6.20
173
Sreesanth
IND
6.21
174
Abdur Razzak
BAN
6.38
175
Chris Cairns
NZ
6.41
176
Michael Hussey
AUS
6.42
177
Nazmul Hossain
BAN
6.42
178
Suresh Raina
IND
6.43
179
Nuwan Zoysa
SL
6.47
180
Craig McMillan
NZ
6.65
181
Salman Butt
PAK
7.00
182
Mitchell Johnson
AUS
7.11
183
Mick Lewis
AUS
7.19
184
Dinesh Mongia
IND
7.21
185
Cameron White
AUS
7.50
186
Lance Hamilton
NZ
7.94
187
Tama Canning
NZ
8.00
187
Ricardo Powell
WI
8.00
187
Taufeeq Umar
PAK
8.00
188
Younis Khan
PAK
8.33
189
Tushar Imran
BAN
8.67
190
Jeff Wilson
NZ
8.84
191
Daryl Tuffey
NZ
8.86
192
Justin Ontong
SA
9.44
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