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Best Economy in 2018: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
This page shows players with the best economy during the 2018 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
ALL FORMATS
2018
248 entries
1
2.17
Bilal Asif
PAK
0.10 clear of William Somerville
2
2.27
William Somerville
NZ
0.10 off the lead
3
2.27
Mohammad Abbas
PAK
0.10 off the lead
● LEADS
Bilal Asif
PAK
2.17 · 0.10 better than Somerville
↑ IN THE CHASE
4
players sit within 10% of the lead on best economy
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2.63
The mark at number ten — 238 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
Pakistan
7 of the top 50 · 14 teams represented
Best Economy — full list
248 entries, ranked
Table view
1
Bilal Asif
PAK
2.17
2
William Somerville
NZ
2.27
3
Mohammad Abbas
PAK
2.27
4
Vernon Philander
SA
2.31
5
Pavandeep Singh Jagjit Singh
MAL
2.32
6
James Anderson
ENG
2.47
7
Ravichandran Ashwin
IND
2.50
8
Neil Wagner
NZ
2.50
9
Jack Leach
ENG
2.57
10
Peter Siddle
AUS
2.63
11
Ishant Sharma
IND
2.67
12
Lahiru Gamage
SL
2.68
13
Jomel Warrican
WI
2.68
14
Ajaz Patel
NZ
2.76
15
Nathan Lyon
AUS
2.78
16
Yasir Shah
PAK
2.82
17
Haris Sohail
PAK
2.84
18
Rangana Herath
SL
2.89
19
Hanuma Vihari
IND
2.92
20
Miguel Cummins
WI
2.93
21
Taijul Islam
BAN
2.97
22
Chadd Sayers
AUS
2.98
23
Stuart Broad
ENG
2.99
24
Wahab Riaz
PAK
3.00
25
Josh Hazlewood
AUS
3.07
26
Pat Cummins
AUS
3.09
27
Rahat Ali
PAK
3.10
27
Khaled Ahmed
BAN
3.10
28
Jasprit Bumrah
IND
3.11
29
Dilruwan Perera
SL
3.15
30
Kaleemullah
OMN
3.17
31
Sunzamul Islam
BAN
3.23
32
Ravindra Jadeja
IND
3.31
33
Duanne Olivier
SA
3.31
34
Kamrul Islam
BAN
3.31
35
Ajay Lalcheta
OMN
3.32
36
Aiden Markram
SA
3.33
37
Kraigg Brathwaite
WI
3.34
38
Morne Morkel
SA
3.35
39
Dale Steyn
SA
3.36
40
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
3.38
41
Suranga Lakmal
SL
3.42
42
Tanwir Afzal
HK
3.42
43
Malinda Pushpakumara
SL
3.44
44
Keshav Maharaj
SA
3.48
45
Mohammed Shami
IND
3.49
46
Nayeem Hasan
BAN
3.50
47
Mitchell Marsh
AUS
3.52
48
Tim Murtagh
IRE
3.54
49
Michael Rippon
NED
3.57
50
Selladore Vijaya Kumar
SIN
3.59
51
Colin de Grandhomme
NZ
3.60
52
Mohammad Amir
PAK
3.60
53
Sagar Pun
NEP
3.60
53
Brad Wheal
SCO
3.60
54
Roelof van der Merwe
NED
3.61
55
Mehidy Hasan
BAN
3.66
56
Kagiso Rabada
SA
3.67
57
Sam Curran
ENG
3.72
58
Abdur Razzak
BAN
3.73
59
Nadeem Ahmed
HK
3.74
60
Abu Jayed
BAN
3.74
62
Mitchell Starc
AUS
3.76
63
Shannon Gabriel
WI
3.82
64
Dominic Bess
ENG
3.82
65
Jon Holland
AUS
3.85
66
Lahiru Kumara
SL
3.86
67
Roston Chase
WI
3.87
68
Craig Overton
ENG
3.91
69
Khawar Ali
OMN
3.91
70
Tim Southee
NZ
3.93
71
Sandeep Lamichhane
NEP
3.95
72
Trent Boult
NZ
3.97
73
Jason Holder
WI
3.99
74
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
AFG
4.00
75
Muhammad Anwar A Rahman
MAL
4.00
76
Andy McBrine
IRE
4.02
77
Ben Stokes
ENG
4.02
78
Mason Crane
ENG
4.02
79
Devendra Bishoo
WI
4.02
80
Mahuru Dai
PNG
4.02
81
Marnus Labuschagne
AUS
4.03
82
Not on record
MAL
4.03
83
Aizaz Khan
HK
4.04
84
Shermon Lewis
WI
4.05
85
Assad Vala
PNG
4.09
86
Kemar Roach
WI
4.10
87
Chris Woakes
ENG
4.12
88
Kedar Jadhav
IND
4.12
90
Junaid Khan
PAK
4.14
91
Dhananjaya de Silva
SL
4.14
92
Shakib Al Hasan
BAN
4.15
93
Alei Nao
PNG
4.15
94
Bilal Khan
OMN
4.18
95
Todd Astle
NZ
4.19
96
Thomas Sole
SCO
4.22
97
Sharafuddin Ashraf
AFG
4.25
98
Lalit Rajbanshi
NEP
4.26
99
Sean Williams
ZIM
4.28
100
Rashid Khan
AFG
4.29
101
Ahmed Raza
UAE
4.32
102
Mohammad Nabi
AFG
4.32
103
Dipendra Airee
NEP
4.33
104
Moeen Ali
ENG
4.35
105
Boyd Rankin
ENG
4.36
106
Lungi Ngidi
SA
4.38
107
Not on record
MAL
4.38
108
Ehsan Khan
HK
4.39
109
Kyle Jarvis
ZIM
4.43
110
Not on record
PAK
4.43
111
Mahmudullah
BAN
4.44
112
Charles Amini
PNG
4.45
113
Graeme Cremer
ZIM
4.45
114
Joe Root
ENG
4.48
115
Shadab Khan
PAK
4.49
116
Norman Vanua
PNG
4.51
117
Basant Regmi
NEP
4.52
118
Paul van Meekeren
NED
4.59
119
Ahmad Butt
OMN
4.59
120
Sikandar Raza
ZIM
4.61
121
Shaheen Afridi
PAK
4.61
122
Kuldeep Yadav
IND
4.61
123
Tendai Chatara
ZIM
4.63
124
Mustafizur Rahman
BAN
4.64
125
Dwaine Pretorius
SA
4.65
126
Faheem Ashraf
PAK
4.66
127
Akila Dananjaya
SL
4.67
128
Umesh Yadav
IND
4.67
129
Hasan Ali
PAK
4.68
130
Rohan Mustafa
UAE
4.68
131
Paras Khadka
NEP
4.70
132
Pieter Seelaar
NED
4.70
133
Adil Rashid
ENG
4.71
134
Hardik Pandya
IND
4.75
135
Wafadar Momand
AFG
4.76
136
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
IND
4.82
137
Nizakat Khan
HK
4.86
138
Mark Wood
ENG
4.88
139
Mashrafe Mortaza
BAN
4.91
140
Frederick Klaassen
NED
4.94
141
Dushmantha Chameera
SL
4.97
142
Lakshan Sandakan
SL
4.99
143
Ehsan Nawaz
HK
5.00
143
Nikita Miller
WI
5.00
144
Imran Tahir
SA
5.02
145
Stuart Thompson
IRE
5.02
146
Brandon Mavuta
ZIM
5.03
147
Sompal Kami
NEP
5.04
148
Lasith Malinga
SL
5.05
149
Nazmul Islam
BAN
5.07
150
Tyrone Kane
IRE
5.10
150
Donald Tiripano
ZIM
5.10
151
Shapoor Zadran
AFG
5.11
152
Aftab Alam
AFG
5.14
153
Simi Singh
IRE
5.16
154
Amjad Mahboob
SIN
5.16
155
Timm van der Gugten
NED
5.18
156
Usman Khan
PAK
5.18
157
Shoaib Malik
PAK
5.19
158
Amir Hayat
UAE
5.22
159
Mark Watt
SCO
5.25
160
Ashley Nurse
WI
5.26
161
Mosaddek Hossain
BAN
5.27
162
Safyaan Sharif
SCO
5.32
163
Lockie Ferguson
NZ
5.35
164
Karan KC
NEP
5.35
165
Stuart Whittingham
SCO
5.36
166
Brian Vitori
ZIM
5.40
167
Imad Wasim
PAK
5.46
168
Tabraiz Shamsi
SA
5.47
169
Gulbadin Naib
AFG
5.50
170
Dawlat Zadran
AFG
5.52
172
Qadeer Ahmed
UAE
5.53
173
Manpreet Singh
SIN
5.55
174
Mohammad Naveed
UAE
5.58
175
Chad Soper
PNG
5.59
176
Yuzvendra Chahal
IND
5.60
177
Mitchell Santner
NZ
5.61
178
Kevin O'Brien
IRE
5.61
179
George Dockrell
IRE
5.62
180
Mohammad Nadeem
OMN
5.71
181
Marlon Samuels
WI
5.72
182
Jean-Paul Duminy
SA
5.74
183
Syazrul Ezat Idrus
MAL
5.75
184
Shane Snater
NED
5.78
185
Rubel Hossain
BAN
5.78
186
Ish Sodhi
NZ
5.83
187
Tendai Chisoro
ZIM
5.84
188
Colin Munro
NZ
5.85
189
Andile Phehlukwayo
SA
5.89
190
Barry McCarthy
IRE
5.98
191
Alasdair Evans
SCO
6.00
192
Adam Zampa
AUS
6.01
193
Michael Leask
SCO
6.03
194
Tom Curran
ENG
6.05
195
Imran Haider
UAE
6.05
196
Washington Sundar
IND
6.13
197
Blessing Muzarabani
ZIM
6.15
198
Keemo Paul
WI
6.16
199
David Willey
ENG
6.16
200
Khaleel Ahmed
IND
6.17
201
Wiaan Mulder
SA
6.19
202
Anantha Krishna
SIN
6.21
203
Wellington Masakadza
ZIM
6.22
204
Ashton Agar
AUS
6.24
205
Carlos Brathwaite
WI
6.25
206
Fabian Allen
WI
6.31
207
Mohammad Saifuddin
BAN
6.35
208
Zahoor Khan
UAE
6.37
209
Not on record
SIN
6.38
210
Calum MacLeod
SCO
6.43
211
Richie Berrington
SCO
6.47
212
Chris Morris
SA
6.55
213
Peter Chase
IRE
6.55
214
Thisara Perera
SL
6.60
215
Siddarth Kaul
IND
6.61
216
Syed Aziz Syed Mubarak
MAL
6.71
217
Rovman Powell
WI
6.72
218
Vivian Kingma
NED
6.79
219
Rumman Raees
PAK
6.82
220
Liam Roche
ZIM
6.83
221
Liam Plunkett
ENG
6.92
222
Amila Aponso
SL
6.95
223
Nuwan Pradeep
SL
6.96
224
Billy Stanlake
AUS
7.02
225
Shaiman Anwar
UAE
7.02
226
Marcus Stoinis
AUS
7.04
227
Sheldon Cottrell
WI
7.19
228
Glenn Maxwell
AUS
7.22
229
Andrew Tye
AUS
7.36
230
Jhye Richardson
AUS
7.37
231
Abu Hider
BAN
7.37
232
Kane Richardson
AUS
7.46
233
Paul Stirling
IRE
7.50
234
Shardul Thakur
IND
7.60
235
Junior Dala
SA
7.72
236
Jake Ball
ENG
7.73
237
Andre Russell
WI
7.96
238
Kesrick Williams
WI
8.03
239
Krunal Pandya
IND
8.13
240
D'Arcy Short
AUS
8.14
241
Chris Mpofu
ZIM
8.30
242
Oshane Thomas
WI
8.37
243
Samuel Badree
WI
8.38
244
Chris Sole
SCO
8.47
245
Nathan Coulter-Nile
AUS
8.82
246
Chris Jordan
ENG
8.88
247
Jaydev Unadkat
IND
9.88
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