Best Economy in 2016: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats

Here is the complete breakdown of the best economy in 2016, featuring the most impactful players of the year.
ALL FORMATS2016234 entries
12.22Zulfiqar BabarPAK0.25 clear of James Anderson
22.47James AndersonENG0.25 off the lead
32.59Steve O'KeefeAUS0.37 off the lead
● LEADS
Zulfiqar BabarPAK
2.22 · 0.25 better than Anderson
↑ IN THE CHASE
0
players within 10% of the lead — Babar is out on their own
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2.84
The mark at number ten — 224 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
New Zealand
7 of the top 50 · 14 teams represented

Best Economy — full list

234 entries, ranked
1Zulfiqar BabarPAK2.22
2James AndersonENG2.47
3Steve O'KeefeAUS2.59
4Keshav MaharajSA2.62
5Vernon PhilanderSA2.67
6Taijul IslamBAN2.69
7Neil WagnerNZ2.70
8Mehidy HasanBAN2.72
9Stuart BroadENG2.84
10Peter SiddleAUS2.84
11Rangana HerathSL2.88
12Ravindra JadejaIND3.02
13Mudassar BukhariNED3.08
14Mohammed ShamiIND3.09
15Roston ChaseWI3.10
16Imran KhanBHR3.11
17Lakshan SandakanSL3.13
18John NyumbuZIM3.15
19Paras KhadkaNEP3.15
20Dean ElgarSA3.18
21Jayant YadavIND3.20
22Hamilton MasakadzaZIM3.25
23Michael ChinouyaZIM3.30
24Jon HollandAUS3.34
25Kane WilliamsonNZ3.35
26Ravichandran AshwinIND3.35
27Josh HazlewoodAUS3.37
28Steven FinnENG3.37
29Jackson BirdAUS3.38
30Gareth BattyENG3.39
31Yasir ShahPAK3.41
32Bhuvneshwar KumarIND3.43
33Colin de GrandhommeNZ3.44
34Dilruwan PereraSL3.46
35Tim SoutheeNZ3.46
36Shakti GauchanNEP3.46
37Miguel CumminsWI3.49
38Dane PiedtSA3.52
39Devendra BishooWI3.53
40Michael RipponNED3.53
41Mark CraigNZ3.55
42Chris MpofuZIM3.55
43Doug BracewellNZ3.55
44Gerrie SnymanNAM3.55
45Jeetan PatelNZ3.57
46Sohail KhanPAK3.59
47Jason HolderWI3.60
48Jake BallENG3.60
49Nathan LyonAUS3.64
50Ishant SharmaIND3.65
51Chris WoakesENG3.66
52Trent BoultNZ3.67
53Rahat AliPAK3.68
54Angelo MathewsSL3.69
55Mohammad AmirPAK3.70
56Lahiru KumaraSL3.70
57Tabraiz ShamsiSA3.71
58Mitchell SantnerNZ3.73
59Axar PatelIND3.74
60Con de LangeSCO3.75
61Joe RootENG3.78
62Mitchell StarcAUS3.80
63Bernard ScholtzNAM3.80
64Shaminda ErangaSL3.82
65Amit MishraIND3.84
66Kyle AbbottSA3.85
67Donald TiripanoZIM3.86
68Shannon GabrielWI3.87
69Kraigg BrathwaiteWI3.92
70Ben StokesENG3.93
71Morne MorkelSA3.95
72James PattinsonAUS3.97
73Suranga LakmalSL3.97
74Carl MumbaZIM4.02
75Umesh YadavIND4.02
76Zafar AnsariENG4.04
77Alzarri JosephWI4.09
78Liam DawsonENG4.11
80Moeen AliENG4.17
81Amila AponsoSL4.18
82Matt HenryNZ4.22
83Mirwais AshrafAFG4.24
84Paul van MeekerenNED4.26
85Ehsan KhanHK4.29
86Graeme CremerZIM4.30
87Dhananjaya de SilvaSL4.30
88Nuwan PradeepSL4.30
89Assad ValaPNG4.31
90Sarel BurgerNAM4.32
91Roelof van der MerweNED4.33
92Basant RegmiNEP4.36
93Mahuru DaiPNG4.37
94Shem NgocheKEN4.39
96Adil RashidENG4.46
97Sandeep LamichhaneNEP4.48
98Johannes SmitNAM4.50
98Joe MennieAUS4.50
99John RevaPNG4.51
100Timm van der GugtenNED4.53
101Sean WilliamsZIM4.54
102Wahab RiazPAK4.58
103Yuzvendra ChahalIND4.61
104Chamu ChibhabhaZIM4.61
105Ish SodhiNZ4.61
106Chad SoperPNG4.63
107Rakep PatelKEN4.65
108Kagiso RabadaSA4.65
109Corey AndersonNZ4.72
110Ahsan MalikNED4.76
111Nadeem AhmedHK4.77
112Tendai ChisoroZIM4.80
113Anshuman RathHK4.85
114Shakib Al HasanBAN4.88
115Willie GaveraPNG4.89
116Ashley NurseWI4.89
117Rashid KhanAFG4.91
118Mitchell MarshAUS4.92
119Nehemiah OdhiamboKEN4.93
120Shuvagata HomBAN4.95
121Sabbir RahmanBAN4.96
122Mosaddek HossainBAN5.00
123Ahmed RazaUAE5.01
124Brad WhealSCO5.02
125Sese BauPNG5.05
126Dhawal KulkarniIND5.06
127Aaron PhangisoSA5.09
128Azhar AliPAK5.09
129Dale SteynSA5.10
130Shafiul IslamBAN5.10
131Mohammad NabiAFG5.11
132Not on recordNAM5.12
133Imad WasimPAK5.14
134Tim MurtaghIRE5.16
135Sunil NarineWI5.20
137Jasprit BumrahIND5.24
138Alasdair EvansSCO5.26
139Sikandar RazaZIM5.30
140Barinder SranIND5.31
141Pat CumminsAUS5.34
142Tillakaratne DilshanSL5.36
143Rahmat ShahAFG5.37
144Safyaan SharifSCO5.37
145Mohammad NaveedUAE5.39
146Sulieman BennWI5.43
147Adam ZampaAUS5.46
148Imran TahirSA5.54
149Norman VanuaPNG5.63
150Mashrafe MortazaBAN5.63
151Nuwan KulasekaraSL5.65
152Mustafizur RahmanBAN5.65
153Amir HamzaAFG5.67
154Jean-Paul DuminySA5.67
155Grant ElliottNZ5.70
156James NeeshamNZ5.72
158Tanwir AfzalHK5.77
159Andy McBrineIRE5.78
160John HastingsAUS5.78
162Nasir HossainBAN5.82
163Mark WattSCO5.83
164Chris MorrisSA5.83
165Carlos BrathwaiteWI5.83
166Mark WoodENG5.85
167Paul StirlingIRE5.86
168Kevin O'BrienIRE5.87
169George DockrellIRE5.91
170Seekkuge PrasannaSL5.91
171Wayne ParnellSA5.92
172Hasan AliPAK5.92
173Dushmantha ChameeraSL6.00
174David WilleyENG6.02
175Taskin AhmedBAN6.02
176Dawlat ZadranAFG6.04
177Travis HeadAUS6.06
178Samuel BadreeWI6.09
179James FaulknerAUS6.09
180Liam PlunkettENG6.11
181Andile PhehlukwayoSA6.14
183Tendai ChataraZIM6.21
184Scott BolandAUS6.25
185Farhan AhmedUAE6.27
186Boyd RankinENG6.27
187Barry McCarthyIRE6.29
188Mohammad IrfanPAK6.36
189Shoaib MalikPAK6.37
190Chris TremainAUS6.38
191Rohan MustafaUAE6.46
192Milinda SiriwardanaSL6.48
193Daniel WorrallAUS6.49
194Umar GulPAK6.51
195Adam MilneNZ6.57
196Farveez MaharoofSL6.58
197Neville MadzivaZIM6.63
198Samiullah ShenwariAFG6.63
199Sompal KamiNEP6.69
201Kane RichardsonAUS6.71
202Nathan Coulter-NileAUS6.74
203Moises HenriquesAUS6.76
204Lockie FergusonNZ6.76
205Haseeb AmjadHK6.83
206Jeffrey VandersaySL6.83
207Peter ChaseIRE6.87
208Shahid AfridiPAK6.95
209Rishi DhawanIND6.97
210Glenn MaxwellAUS6.98
211Max SorensenIRE7.00
212Michael LeaskSCO7.02
213Ashish NehraIND7.02
214Josh DaveySCO7.03
215Amjad JavedUAE7.04
216Taurai MuzarabaniZIM7.05
217Luke JongweZIM7.07
218Hardik PandyaIND7.11
219Mitchell McClenaghanNZ7.19
220Aizaz KhanHK7.26
221Shane WatsonAUS7.26
222Wellington MasakadzaZIM7.30
223David WieseSA7.31
224Kieron PollardWI7.31
225Qadeer AhmedUAE7.35
226Reece TopleyENG7.37
227Brian VitoriZIM7.50
228Mohammad ShahzadUAE7.52
229Mohammad SamiPAK7.59
230Chris JordanENG7.70
231MahmudullahBAN7.80
232Jerome TaylorWI7.83
233Al-Amin HossainBAN7.98
234Craig YoungIRE8.08
235Shapoor ZadranAFG8.13
236Dwayne BravoWI8.21
237Andre RussellWI8.59
238Gulbadin NaibAFG8.84
239Thisara PereraSL9.15
240Munis AnsariOMN9.55
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