Top 10 Fast Bowlers of All Time In T20Is

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THE CRITERIA


CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Wickets, Average, Economy, BBI (Wkts), BBI (Eco)
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary World Cup, Top Form, Wkts/Inn, Impact Inns
The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player which does the best in a criteria. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Know All About TS. Here is an example:-

  • TS Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
  • TS Points: 300.00(Max); Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00
  • Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
Top Teams (TT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams. Here is some information about the Top Teams:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine Top Teams.
  • The Top Teams are calculated by decades.
  • A bowler’s performace is counted in TT if it comes against the team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out matches of T20 World Cup are also counted in TT.
Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against Non Weak Teams. Here is some information about the Non Weak Teams:-

  • Non Weak Teams are calculated in the same way as TT.
  • However, they are more in number.

QUALIFICATION


Min Innings (TT) 15

PRIMARY CRITERIA

The OVERALL Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 200.00
Economic Strike Rate 300.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 100.00
Economic Bowling Top Inns (Eco) 200.00

PROLIFIC


Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS TG Southee NZ 2008 2024 2016 120 157 200.00
1 TG Southee NZ 2008 2024 2016 120 157 200.00
2 Mustafizur Rahman BAN 2015 2024 2019.5 90 107 136.31
2 SL Malinga SL 2006 2020 2013 83 107 136.31
4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar IND 2012 2022 2017 86 90 114.65
5 Umar Gul PAK 2007 2016 2011.5 60 85 108.28
6 TA Boult NZ 2013 2024 2018.5 57 74 94.27
6 JJ Bumrah IND 2016 2023 2019.5 61 74 94.27
8 DW Steyn SA 2007 2020 2013.5 47 64 81.53
9 JR Hazlewood AUS 2013 2024 2018.5 45 61 77.71
10 AA Nortje SA 2019 2023 2021 30 38 48.41

CONSISTENT


R Ave

Relative Average (R Ave) is a more accurate type of average. Know How It Is Calculated. Briefly it takes into account:-

  • Strength of Opposition.
  • Venues at which a bowler has played.
  • Time Period in which he has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 50
Min Wickets (TT) 25

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Umar Gul 60 1443 85 16.98 17.76 100.00
1 AA Nortje 30 742 38 19.53 17.46 100.00
2 Umar Gul 60 1443 85 16.98 17.76 100.00
3 DW Steyn 47 1175 64 18.36 19.16 92.68
4 JJ Bumrah 61 1455 74 19.66 19.68 90.22
5 SL Malinga 83 2225 107 20.79 20.52 86.53
6 JR Hazlewood 45 1304 61 21.38 20.97 84.69
7 TA Boult 57 1720 74 23.24 22.62 78.49
8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 86 2079 90 23.10 22.63 78.47
9 TG Southee 120 3635 157 23.15 23.11 76.85
10 Mustafizur Rahman 90 2469 107 23.07 24.35 72.92

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS LT Ngidi 26 789 43 18.35 17.35 100.00
1 Umar Gul 46 1147 68 16.87 17.64 98.32
2 AA Nortje 18 493 24 20.54 18.36 94.47
3 DW Steyn 37 973 50 19.46 20.31 85.42
4 JJ Bumrah 40 994 45 22.09 22.11 78.45
5 SL Malinga 64 1778 77 23.09 22.79 76.12
6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 51 1301 53 24.55 24.05 72.14
7 JR Hazlewood 25 753 30 25.10 24.62 70.47
8 TG Southee 92 2834 114 24.86 24.81 69.92
9 TA Boult 44 1366 52 26.27 25.57 67.84
10 Mustafizur Rahman 48 1259 50 25.18 26.57 65.28

ECONOMIC


R ER

Relative Economy Rate (R ER) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with ER.

Criteria: Points For R ER

Min Qualification For TS
Min Balls 500

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 61 1331 1455 6.56 6.62 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 61 1331 1455 6.56 6.62 150.00
2 AA Nortje 30 623 742 7.15 6.79 146.16
3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 86 1791 2079 6.96 6.93 143.15
4 DW Steyn 47 1015 1175 6.95 7.15 138.74
5 Umar Gul 60 1203 1443 7.20 7.52 131.97
6 JR Hazlewood 45 1018 1304 7.69 7.55 131.41
7 SL Malinga 83 1799 2225 7.42 7.59 130.78
8 TA Boult 57 1293 1720 7.98 7.75 128.04
9 Mustafizur Rahman 90 1942 2469 7.63 7.88 125.94
10 TG Southee 120 2681 3635 8.14 8.02 123.79

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 40 853 994 6.99 7.05 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 40 853 994 6.99 7.05 150.00
2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 51 1062 1301 7.35 7.32 144.60
3 AA Nortje 18 377 493 7.85 7.45 141.90
4 Mustafizur Rahman 48 1039 1259 7.27 7.51 140.85
5 DW Steyn 37 793 973 7.36 7.58 139.54
6 Umar Gul 46 932 1147 7.38 7.71 137.11
7 SL Malinga 64 1413 1778 7.55 7.72 137.03
8 TA Boult 44 987 1366 8.30 8.06 131.18
9 JR Hazlewood 25 550 753 8.21 8.07 131.06
10 TG Southee 92 2050 2834 8.29 8.17 129.42

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)


BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler against Non Weak Teams in all matches. Best Bowling By Wickets (BBW) is simply the total wickets taken in the 5 innings divided by 5.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS Umar Gul 5/6 5/6 4/8 4/13 4/37 4.40 100.00
1 Umar Gul 5/6 5/6 4/8 4/13 4/37 4.40 100.00
1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5/4 5/24 4/13 4/22 4/26 4.40 100.00
3 JR Hazlewood 4/12 4/16 4/30 4/39 3/12 3.80 86.36
3 SL Malinga 5/6 5/31 3/12 3/17 3/20 3.80 86.36
3 Mustafizur Rahman 5/22 4/12 4/21 3/13 3/23 3.80 86.36
3 TG Southee 5/18 4/21 4/25 3/6 3/13 3.80 86.36
7 DW Steyn 4/9 4/17 3/15 3/22 3/38 3.40 77.27
7 TA Boult 4/13 4/34 3/17 3/20 3/20 3.40 77.27
9 AA Nortje 4/10 4/41 3/8 2/21 2/27 3.00 68.18
10 JJ Bumrah 3/12 3/14 3/16 3/23 2/9 2.80 63.64

BEST BOWLING (ECO)


BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler against Non Weak Teams. Best Bowling By Economy (BBE) is the Relative Economy of the bowler in the 5 Inns. Only 12+ Balls performaces are counted in this criteria.

Criteria: Points For Economy In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3.0/3 4.0/4 4.0/9 3.0/7 3.0/9 1.87 200.00
1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3.0/3 4.0/4 4.0/9 3.0/7 3.0/9 1.87 200.00
2 Umar Gul 3.0/6 4.0/8 2.2/6 2.0/7 4.0/14 2.79 134.12
3 SL Malinga 4.0/6 2.0/5 4.0/11 4.0/15 3.4/14 2.95 126.94
4 JJ Bumrah 2.0/5 3.0/8 4.0/12 3.0/10 3.0/10 3.03 123.83
5 TG Southee 2.1/6 4.0/12 4.0/13 3.0/10 3.0/10 3.11 120.54
6 Mustafizur Rahman 4.0/9 4.0/9 3.3/12 4.0/14 4.0/15 3.13 119.89
7 AA Nortje 3.2/8 3.3/10 4.0/14 2.0/8 2.0/10 3.20 117.00
8 JR Hazlewood 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/12 2.0/8 4.0/16 3.27 114.40
9 TA Boult 4.0/8 4.0/13 4.0/17 4.0/18 3.0/14 3.58 104.73
10 DW Steyn 3.0/9 4.0/13 4.0/15 4.0/17 4.0/17 3.85 97.37

PRIMARY RATING


The total of the above five criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the five criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is half of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 500 pts.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ECO BBW BBE RAT PRI PTS
1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 114.65 150.60 287.75 100.00 200.00 853.00 426.50
2 Umar Gul 108.28 198.32 269.08 100.00 134.12 809.81 404.90
3 TG Southee 200.00 146.77 253.21 86.36 120.54 806.88 403.44
4 SL Malinga 136.31 162.65 267.81 86.36 126.94 780.08 390.04
5 JJ Bumrah 94.27 168.67 300.00 63.64 123.83 750.40 375.20
6 Mustafizur Rahman 136.31 138.21 266.79 86.36 119.89 747.56 373.78
7 AA Nortje 48.41 194.47 288.06 68.18 117.00 716.12 358.06
8 DW Steyn 81.53 178.10 278.28 77.27 97.37 712.56 356.28
9 JR Hazlewood 77.71 155.16 262.47 86.36 114.40 696.10 348.05
10 TA Boult 94.27 146.33 259.22 77.27 104.73 681.83 340.91

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions Rating is calculated by applying the five criteria of Primary Rating to various conditions. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated.

The four conditions criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
Home 200.00
Away 800.00
Favourable Conditions 200.00
Unfavourable Conditions 800.00

HOME/AWAY


HOME/AWAY RATING

Points to note:-

  • U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and Afghanistan.
  • All Home and Away stats of Pakistani and Afghani bowlers are calculated accordingly.

At Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 TG Southee 66 91 22.81 8.37 795.76 159.15
2 Mustafizur Rahman 44 54 20.11 6.88 738.52 147.70
3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 33 34 26.03 7.59 706.50 141.30
4 JJ Bumrah 28 28 23.11 6.76 672.57 134.51
5 SL Malinga 30 40 22.35 7.85 671.43 134.29
6 Umar Gul 16 20 20.20 6.97 607.87 121.57
7 DW Steyn 16 22 20.00 7.59 606.57 121.31
8 JR Hazlewood 17 24 22.67 8.24 583.87 116.77
9 TA Boult 32 33 31.48 8.74 566.02 113.20
10 AA Nortje 6 6 30.17 7.87 500.00 100.00

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 53 56 21.32 6.57 898.05 718.44
2 Umar Gul 44 65 15.98 7.29 858.95 687.16
3 SL Malinga 53 67 19.87 7.16 808.29 646.63
4 TA Boult 25 41 16.61 7.04 788.28 630.63
5 AA Nortje 24 32 17.53 6.94 778.31 622.65
6 TG Southee 54 66 23.62 7.84 763.26 610.61
7 JJ Bumrah 33 46 17.57 6.40 758.32 606.66
8 JR Hazlewood 28 37 20.54 7.33 750.77 600.62
9 DW Steyn 31 42 17.50 6.61 731.62 585.30
10 Mustafizur Rahman 46 53 26.09 8.34 672.43 537.94

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS


FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS RATING

Points to note:-

  • Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinners and In Asia for Pacers.
  • Favourable Conditions (FC) are the opposite.

Favourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 TG Southee 90 115 24.23 8.41 888.80 177.76
2 DW Steyn 33 43 19.47 7.03 745.41 149.08
3 JR Hazlewood 26 32 25.75 8.16 703.90 140.78
4 TA Boult 42 48 27.25 8.29 700.51 140.10
5 AA Nortje 16 22 17.50 6.81 500.00 100.00

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Umar Gul 29 47 13.13 6.36 992.04 198.41
2 SL Malinga 37 48 19.06 7.00 872.48 174.50
3 JJ Bumrah 22 32 18.16 6.80 785.43 157.09
4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 36 33 25.91 6.93 764.41 152.88
5 Mustafizur Rahman 21 21 28.52 7.86 622.03 124.41

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 JR Hazlewood 19 29 16.55 6.99 924.98 739.98
2 TG Southee 30 42 20.19 7.34 898.48 718.78
3 TA Boult 15 26 15.85 7.14 874.51 699.61
4 DW Steyn 14 21 16.10 6.74 800.63 640.51
5 AA Nortje 14 16 22.31 7.54 772.38 617.91

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 50 57 21.47 6.99 896.83 717.46
2 Mustafizur Rahman 69 86 21.74 7.56 811.90 649.52
3 SL Malinga 46 59 22.20 7.74 755.23 604.19
4 JJ Bumrah 39 42 20.81 6.41 736.95 589.56
5 Umar Gul 31 38 21.74 7.98 666.05 532.84

CONDITIONS RATING


The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,000.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 200 pts.

RANK BOWLER AW HM UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 718.44 141.30 717.46 152.88 1,730.09 173.01
2 TG Southee 610.61 159.15 718.78 177.76 1,666.30 166.63
3 JR Hazlewood 600.62 116.77 739.98 140.78 1,598.15 159.81
4 TA Boult 630.63 113.20 699.61 140.10 1,583.54 158.35
5 SL Malinga 646.63 134.29 604.19 174.50 1,559.60 155.96
6 Umar Gul 687.16 121.57 532.84 198.41 1,539.98 154.00
7 DW Steyn 585.30 121.31 640.51 149.08 1,496.20 149.62
8 JJ Bumrah 606.66 134.51 589.56 157.09 1,487.82 148.78
9 Mustafizur Rahman 537.94 147.70 649.52 124.41 1,459.57 145.96
10 AA Nortje 622.65 100.00 617.91 100.00 1,440.55 144.06

SECONDARY CRITERIA

The Secondary Rating consists of five parts. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated.

The five secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
World Cup 1,000.00
Top Form 500.00
Wickets Per Inn 500.00
Impact Innings 1,000.00
WORLD CUP RATING

Points to note:-

  • Qualifying round is the round in some editions of World Cup in which the main teams don’t play.
  • Matches in qualifying round are not considered in our rating.

WORLD CUP


Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 AA Nortje 10 20 9.90 5.38 888.38 888.38
2 TA Boult 14 25 14.64 6.57 813.44 813.44
3 Umar Gul 24 35 17.26 7.31 804.47 804.47
4 SL Malinga 31 38 20.08 7.43 777.39 777.39
5 TG Southee 22 29 21.00 7.60 736.50 736.50
6 DW Steyn 23 30 19.30 6.96 717.54 717.54
7 JR Hazlewood 13 17 21.35 7.72 641.68 641.68
8 Mustafizur Rahman 12 14 22.71 7.23 584.93 584.93
9 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 13 8 30.38 5.98 579.66 579.66
10 JJ Bumrah 10 11 22.55 6.41 553.04 553.04
TOP FORM RATING

Points to note:-

  • Top Form is calculated by taking the best 25 consecutive innings of a bowler.
  • Only Inns against Non Weak Teams are considered in the rating.
  • Non Weak Teams may be found in the last section.

TOP FORM


Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 25 36 15.17 6.54 946.67 473.33
2 JR Hazlewood 25 43 14.70 6.89 931.61 465.80
3 SL Malinga 25 41 16.37 7.00 888.00 444.00
4 Umar Gul 25 37 15.62 6.80 884.18 442.09
5 AA Nortje 25 34 18.38 7.20 862.79 431.39
6 DW Steyn 25 35 16.49 6.41 826.37 413.19
7 TG Southee 25 40 18.63 7.90 800.27 400.14
8 Mustafizur Rahman 25 35 20.00 8.12 774.34 387.17
9 JJ Bumrah 25 32 20.19 7.09 764.37 382.19
10 TA Boult 25 37 21.24 8.41 755.95 377.98
WKTS/INN RATING

Points to note:-

  • The rating gives points for wickets taken per inn.
  • It also gives points for wkts/inn of Top 5 batsmen.

WICKETS PER INN


Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS WKTS/INN RAT WTG
1 JR Hazlewood 45 61 1.36 847.69 423.84
2 AA Nortje 30 38 1.27 778.80 389.40
3 DW Steyn 47 64 1.36 771.98 385.99
4 TG Southee 120 157 1.31 748.92 374.46
5 Umar Gul 60 85 1.42 719.77 359.88
6 TA Boult 57 74 1.30 712.86 356.43
7 SL Malinga 83 107 1.29 690.91 345.45
8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 86 90 1.05 641.22 320.61
9 JJ Bumrah 61 74 1.21 629.44 314.72
10 Mustafizur Rahman 90 107 1.19 605.57 302.79
IMPACT INNINGS (II)

Impact Innings are those innings which have an impact either in terms of wickets or economy rate. Know All About II. These are the criteria for an inning to be included in II:-

  • A Bowler takes equal to or more wickets than 3.
  • A Bowler bowls more than 12 balls and has a low ER.
  • The ER should be lower than the ER of the better team.

IMPACT INNINGS


Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 JJ Bumrah 61 44 72.13 926.06 926.06
2 DW Steyn 47 35 74.47 922.81 922.81
3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 86 57 66.28 902.02 902.02
4 AA Nortje 30 21 70.00 797.55 797.55
5 SL Malinga 83 44 53.01 732.65 732.65
6 TG Southee 120 56 46.67 694.65 694.65
7 TA Boult 57 31 54.39 685.52 685.52
8 JR Hazlewood 45 25 55.56 659.36 659.36
9 Mustafizur Rahman 90 43 47.78 656.55 656.55
10 Umar Gul 60 30 50.00 646.08 646.08

SECONDARY RATING


The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 3,000.00 points. Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 300 pts.

RANK BOWLER WC TF WPI II TOT SEC RAT
1 AA Nortje 888.38 431.39 389.40 797.55 2,506.72 250.67
2 DW Steyn 717.54 413.19 385.99 922.81 2,439.52 243.95
3 SL Malinga 777.39 444.00 345.45 732.65 2,299.48 229.95
4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 579.66 473.33 320.61 902.02 2,275.62 227.56
5 Umar Gul 804.47 442.09 359.88 646.08 2,252.52 225.25
6 TA Boult 813.44 377.98 356.43 685.52 2,233.37 223.34
7 TG Southee 736.50 400.14 374.46 694.65 2,205.75 220.57
8 JR Hazlewood 641.68 465.80 423.84 659.36 2,190.69 219.07
9 JJ Bumrah 553.04 382.19 314.72 926.06 2,176.01 217.60
10 Mustafizur Rahman 584.93 387.17 302.79 656.55 1,931.43 193.14

OVERALL RATING

OVERALL Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts.

RANK BOWLER NAT PRI PTS CON PTS SEC PTS FIN RAT
1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar IND 426.50 173.01 227.56 827.07
2 TG Southee NZ 403.44 166.63 220.57 790.64
3 Umar Gul PAK 404.90 154.00 225.25 784.15
4 SL Malinga SL 390.04 155.96 229.95 775.95
5 AA Nortje SA 358.06 144.06 250.67 752.78
6 DW Steyn SA 356.28 149.62 243.95 749.85
7 JJ Bumrah IND 375.20 148.78 217.60 741.58
8 JR Hazlewood AUS 348.05 159.81 219.07 726.94
9 TA Boult NZ 340.91 158.35 223.34 722.61
10 Mustafizur Rahman BAN 373.78 145.96 193.14 712.88

NON WEAK TEAMS


DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2000s PAK SA SL IND WI AUS NZ ENG
2010s IND SA PAK AUS ENG NZ SL WI BAN
2020s IND PAK ENG NZ AUS SA BAN WI SL AFG

TOP TEAMS


DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2000s PAK SA SL IND WI AUS NZ
2010s IND SA PAK AUS ENG NZ SL
2020s IND PAK ENG NZ AUS SA BAN


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