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Best Economy in 2021: Top Performers, Rankings & Full Stats
This page shows players with the best economy during the 2021 season, ranking them by their on-field performances.
ALL FORMATS
2021
325 entries
1
2.12
James Anderson
ENG
0.05 clear of Cameron Green
2
2.17
Cameron Green
AUS
0.05 off the lead
3
2.23
Colin de Grandhomme
NZ
0.11 off the lead
● LEADS
James Anderson
ENG
2.12 · 0.05 better than Green
↑ IN THE CHASE
3
players sit within 10% of the lead on best economy
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
2.54
The mark at number ten — 315 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
West Indies
8 of the top 50 · 12 teams represented
Best Economy — full list
325 entries, ranked
Table view
1
James Anderson
ENG
2.12
2
Cameron Green
AUS
2.17
3
Colin de Grandhomme
NZ
2.23
4
Sayed Shirzad
AFG
2.31
5
Nathan Lyon
AUS
2.35
6
Axar Patel
IND
2.40
7
Noman Ali
PAK
2.44
8
Ravindra Jadeja
IND
2.46
9
Ravichandran Ashwin
IND
2.47
10
Mohammad Abbas
PAK
2.54
11
Michael Neser
AUS
2.54
12
Tabish Khan
PAK
2.62
13
Kyle Mayers
WI
2.63
14
Suranga Lakmal
SL
2.63
15
Stuart Broad
ENG
2.65
16
Oliver Robinson
ENG
2.65
17
Taijul Islam
BAN
2.65
18
Veerasammy Permaul
WI
2.66
19
Ishant Sharma
IND
2.72
20
Jasprit Bumrah
IND
2.72
21
Lasith Embuldeniya
SL
2.75
22
Kemar Roach
WI
2.76
23
Neil Wagner
NZ
2.77
24
Yasir Shah
PAK
2.83
25
Rahkeem Cornwall
WI
2.84
26
Dilruwan Perera
SL
2.88
27
Sajid Khan
PAK
2.92
28
Mehidy Hasan
BAN
2.92
29
Nayeem Hasan
BAN
2.96
30
Tendai Chisoro
ZIM
2.97
31
Jomel Warrican
WI
2.98
32
Kraigg Brathwaite
WI
3.04
33
Amir Hamza
AFG
3.05
34
Joe Root
ENG
3.06
35
Wanigamuni Mendis
SL
3.08
36
Perumapperuma Jayawickrama
SL
3.10
37
Ajaz Patel
NZ
3.11
38
Matt Henry
NZ
3.11
39
Javed Ahmadi
AFG
3.15
40
Pat Cummins
AUS
3.16
41
Umesh Yadav
IND
3.18
42
Roston Chase
WI
3.20
43
Kyle Jamieson
NZ
3.22
44
Mohammed Siraj
IND
3.26
45
Ebadot Hossain
BAN
3.28
46
Dominic Bess
ENG
3.32
47
Keshav Maharaj
SA
3.32
48
Steven Taylor
USA
3.33
49
Shannon Gabriel
WI
3.34
50
Vishwa Fernando
SL
3.34
51
Craig Overton
ENG
3.35
52
Jason Holder
WI
3.36
53
Jayden Seales
WI
3.39
54
Jack Leach
ENG
3.40
55
Frederick Klaassen
NED
3.43
56
William Somerville
NZ
3.43
57
Olly Stone
ENG
3.46
58
Wiaan Mulder
SA
3.51
59
Ayaan Khan
OMN
3.54
60
Abu Jayed
BAN
3.57
61
Tim Southee
NZ
3.58
62
Mohammed Shami
IND
3.60
63
Daryl Mitchell
NZ
3.62
64
Josh Hazlewood
AUS
3.65
65
Elmore Hutchinson
USA
3.66
66
Chris Woakes
ENG
3.73
67
Ghulam Rasul Ahmadi
GER
3.79
68
Rashid Khan
AFG
3.81
69
Ian Holland
USA
3.87
70
Marco Jansen
SA
3.88
71
Shakib Al Hasan
BAN
3.88
72
Blessing Muzarabani
ZIM
3.91
73
Rachin Ravindra
NZ
3.92
73
Franco Nsubuga
UGA
3.92
74
Alzarri Joseph
WI
3.93
75
Andy McBrine
IRE
3.94
75
Timm van der Gugten
NED
3.94
76
Nosthusha Kenjige
USA
3.95
77
Shahbaz Nadeem
IND
3.95
78
Sylvester Ameh Okpe
NIG
3.96
79
Dhananjaya de Silva
SL
3.97
80
Mark Wood
ENG
4.04
81
Moeen Ali
ENG
4.06
82
Saif Ali Ahmad
DEN
4.09
83
Faheem Ashraf
PAK
4.09
84
Shaheen Afridi
PAK
4.11
85
Asitha Fernando
SL
4.18
86
Kagiso Rabada
SA
4.20
87
Washington Sundar
IND
4.24
88
Sam Curran
ENG
4.24
89
Trent Boult
NZ
4.24
90
Donald Tiripano
ZIM
4.24
91
Navdeep Saini
IND
4.25
92
Vraj Patel
KEN
4.25
93
Milton Shumba
ZIM
4.26
94
Jason Mohammed
WI
4.27
95
Kushal Malla
NEP
4.27
96
Anrich Nortje
SA
4.28
97
Victor Nyauchi
ZIM
4.35
98
Lungi Ngidi
SA
4.35
99
Sikandar Raza
ZIM
4.36
100
Logan van Beek
NED
4.40
101
Mitchell Starc
AUS
4.40
102
Thangarasu Natarajan
IND
4.41
103
Nisarg Patel
USA
4.42
104
Sean Williams
ZIM
4.43
105
Zeeshan Maqsood
OMN
4.45
106
Saurabh Netravalkar
USA
4.47
107
Kaleemullah
OMN
4.49
108
Hasan Ali
PAK
4.50
109
Sri Vishnu Elam Bharathi
GER
4.51
110
Gavin Main
SCO
4.53
111
Pieter Seelaar
NED
4.53
112
Wanindu Hasaranga
SL
4.53
113
Benjamin Ward
JER
4.54
114
Sushan Bhari
NEP
4.56
115
Mujeeb Ur Rahman
AFG
4.62
116
George Linde
SA
4.63
117
Mark Watt
SCO
4.66
119
Ashton Turner
AUS
4.76
120
Taskin Ahmed
BAN
4.76
121
Charles Perchard
JER
4.77
122
Jhye Richardson
AUS
4.78
123
Kabua Morea
PNG
4.79
124
Aqib Sulehri
OMN
4.79
125
Sandeep Lamichhane
NEP
4.80
126
Simi Singh
IRE
4.81
127
Shardul Thakur
IND
4.86
128
Akeal Hosein
WI
4.87
129
Ryan Burl
ZIM
4.89
131
Bilal Khan
OMN
4.95
132
Zafar Gohar
PAK
4.97
133
Not on record
ITL
5.00
134
Jofra Archer
ENG
5.02
135
Tejwinder Singh
CYP
5.04
136
Not on record
ITL
5.04
137
Dinesh Maganiai Nakrani
UGA
5.05
138
Chad Soper
PNG
5.06
139
Mitchell Santner
NZ
5.07
140
Dushmantha Chameera
SL
5.07
141
Rasheed Ayomide Abolarin
NIG
5.07
142
Richard Ngarava
ZIM
5.08
143
Josh Little
IRE
5.08
144
Nosaina Pokana
PNG
5.10
145
Solomon Williams
SIL
5.10
146
Hamza Tahir
SCO
5.12
147
Karima Gore
USA
5.14
148
Ben Stokes
ENG
5.15
149
Assad Vala
PNG
5.17
150
Khawar Ali
OMN
5.18
151
Rohan Mustafa
UAE
5.20
152
Samuel Conteh
SIL
5.22
153
Henry Ssenyondo
UGA
5.25
154
Rodney Trott
BER
5.29
155
Lahiru Kumara
SL
5.29
156
Sompal Kami
NEP
5.29
157
Wessly Madhevere
ZIM
5.32
158
Obed Harvey Agbomadzie
GHA
5.34
159
Zahoor Khan
UAE
5.35
160
Charles Amini
PNG
5.36
161
SanjayKumar Thakor
TNZ
5.38
162
Helao France
NAM
5.38
163
Michael Leask
SCO
5.41
164
Naseem Shah
PAK
5.42
165
Tabraiz Shamsi
SA
5.43
166
Brydon Carse
ENG
5.44
167
Sese Bau
PNG
5.45
168
Roy Kaia
ZIM
5.50
169
Venkatraman Ganesan
GER
5.53
170
Aiden Markram
SA
5.53
171
Kashif Daud
UAE
5.53
172
Lakshan Sandakan
SL
5.54
173
Ahmed Raza
UAE
5.56
174
Bernard Scholtz
NAM
5.59
175
Lucky Ali Malik
DEN
5.60
175
Norman Vanua
PNG
5.60
176
Mahmudullah
BAN
5.60
177
Kassim Nassoro Mussa
TNZ
5.63
178
Morawakage Theekshana
SL
5.68
179
Mustafizur Rahman
BAN
5.68
180
Mohammad Nadeem
OMN
5.76
181
David Willey
ENG
5.78
182
Mohammad Islam
BAN
5.78
183
Frank Akankwasa
UGA
5.81
184
Lewis Gregory
ENG
5.81
185
Not on record
ITL
5.82
186
George Sesay
SIL
5.84
187
Ashton Agar
AUS
5.84
188
Brandon Glover
NED
5.84
189
Soumya Sarkar
BAN
5.86
190
Dieter Klein
GER
5.86
191
Craig Young
IRE
5.86
192
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
IND
5.86
193
Varun Vinod
IND
5.87
194
Shem Ngoche
KEN
5.91
195
Delray Rawlins
BER
5.91
196
Kieron Pollard
WI
5.91
197
Krunal Pandya
IND
5.98
198
Vivian Kingma
NED
5.98
199
Bilal Muhammad Khan
MLT
5.99
200
Fabian Allen
WI
6.00
201
Saqib Mahmood
ENG
6.03
202
Alasdair Evans
SCO
6.03
203
Wellington Masakadza
ZIM
6.05
204
Saber Zakhil
BEL
6.05
205
Mahedi Hasan
BAN
6.07
206
Kuldeep Yadav
IND
6.07
207
Taranjeet Singh
ROM
6.08
208
Lutho Sipamla
SA
6.09
209
Mohammad Nabi
AFG
6.10
210
Bjorn Fortuin
SA
6.13
211
Hayden Walsh
WI
6.15
212
Aqib Iqbal
AST
6.15
213
Binura Fernando
SL
6.16
214
Kabare Kevin Irakoze
RWA
6.18
215
Harsheed Anantkumar Chohan
TNZ
6.18
216
Damien Ravu
PNG
6.19
217
Amoluk Singh Sehmbi
GHA
6.22
218
Barry McCarthy
IRE
6.23
219
Shantanu Vashisht
ROM
6.24
220
Joseph Oluwasesan Adedeji
NIG
6.24
221
Karan KC
NEP
6.34
221
Chamika Karunaratne
SL
6.34
222
Liam Livingstone
ENG
6.36
223
Shadab Khan
PAK
6.36
223
Johannes Smit
NAM
6.36
224
Prosper Useni
NIG
6.37
225
Karthik Meiyappan
UAE
6.38
226
Peter Aho
NIG
6.38
227
Tom Curran
ENG
6.38
228
Rubel Hossain
BAN
6.40
228
Riziki K Kiseto
TNZ
6.40
229
Gurpratap Singh
CYP
6.45
230
Deusdedit Muhumuza
UGA
6.48
231
Sheldon Cottrell
WI
6.50
232
Elijah Otieno
KEN
6.55
233
Isaac Ochgwu Okpe
NIG
6.55
234
Shane Getkate
IRE
6.60
235
Martin Akayezu
RWA
6.61
236
Jan Frylinck
NAM
6.61
237
Matthew Parkinson
ENG
6.63
238
Nasum Ahmed
BAN
6.63
239
Yuzvendra Chahal
IND
6.65
240
Mitchell Marsh
AUS
6.65
241
Adam Zampa
AUS
6.66
242
Kaushalkumar J Patel
SEY
6.68
243
Ally Mpeka Kimote
TNZ
6.68
244
Rahul Chahar
IND
6.69
245
Luke Jongwe
ZIM
6.70
246
Mohammad Hafeez
PAK
6.74
247
Adil Rashid
ENG
6.75
248
Gulbadin Naib
AFG
6.75
249
Curtis Campher
IRE
6.78
250
Mark Adair
IRE
6.79
251
Bilal Hassan
UGA
6.81
252
Riazat Ali Shah
UGA
6.83
253
Delawar Khan
DEN
6.86
254
Nehemiah Odhiambo
KEN
6.88
255
Paul van Meekeren
NED
6.89
256
Emmanuel Bundi
KEN
6.89
257
Melusi Magagula
ESW
6.90
258
Muralikrishna Krishna
IND
6.91
259
Imad Wasim
PAK
6.94
260
Tendai Chatara
ZIM
6.95
261
Hardik Pandya
IND
6.96
262
Dylan Alexander Blignaut
GER
6.97
263
Kofi Stephen Bagabena
GHA
6.99
264
Ruben Trumpelmann
NAM
7.04
265
Habib Khan
EST
7.04
266
Obed McCoy
WI
7.08
267
Clinton Rubagumya
RWA
7.09
268
Andile Phehlukwayo
SA
7.09
269
Mohammad Saifuddin
BAN
7.10
270
Dwaine Pretorius
SA
7.12
271
James Neesham
NZ
7.12
272
Jan Loftie-Eaton
NAM
7.13
273
Samson Kwesi Awe Awiah
GHA
7.16
274
Sami Ullah
ROM
7.17
275
Kervon Hinds
BAH
7.18
277
Varun Prasath Thamotharam
MLT
7.20
278
Naveen-ul-Haq
AFG
7.22
279
Vikram Vijh
LUX
7.22
280
Waseem Abbas
MLT
7.23
281
Jade Dernbach
ENG
7.26
282
Sahir Naqash
GER
7.31
283
Safyaan Sharif
SCO
7.35
284
Garret Banner
BLI
7.36
285
Dwayne Bravo
WI
7.39
286
Godfred Bakiweyem
GHA
7.45
287
Pankaj Vekaria
RWA
7.48
288
Josh Davey
SCO
7.49
289
Haris Rauf
PAK
7.49
290
Abdullah Bham Jasat
PAN
7.55
291
Hristo Lakov
BUL
7.58
292
Usman Qadir
PAK
7.59
293
Isuru Udana
SL
7.61
294
Khalid Ahmad Zahid
SWE
7.61
295
William J Cope
LUX
7.62
296
Benjamin White
IRE
7.63
296
David Wiese
SA
7.63
297
Mohammad Hasnain
PAK
7.63
298
Akila Dananjaya
SL
7.63
299
Christopher Greaves
SCO
7.70
300
Sohail Ran Rocket
SEY
7.70
301
Vasu Saini
ROM
7.73
302
Zappy Bimenyimana
RWA
7.87
303
Sahel Zadran
AST
7.91
304
Deepak Chahar
IND
7.91
305
Beuran Hendricks
SA
7.93
306
Prakash Mishra
BUL
8.05
307
Amar Sharma
MLT
8.05
308
Chris Jordan
ENG
8.08
309
Ish Sodhi
NZ
8.16
310
Mohammad Wasim
PAK
8.18
311
Not on record
MLT
8.20
312
Roderick Mitchell
BAH
8.35
313
Lizaad Williams
SA
8.53
314
Mohameed Taiwo
NIG
8.61
315
Adam Milne
NZ
8.69
316
Brad Wheal
SCO
8.70
317
Riley Meredith
AUS
9.40
318
Andre Russell
WI
9.44
319
Kenroy Nestor
GIB
9.50
320
James Andrew Fitzgerald
GIB
10.41
321
Romario Shepherd
WI
10.53
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