Top 10 Spin 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 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 115 140 200.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 115 140 200.00
2 Rashid Khan AFG 2015 2024 2019.5 83 131 187.14
3 MJ Santner NZ 2015 2024 2019.5 98 111 158.57
4 AU Rashid ENG 2009 2023 2016 100 107 152.86
5 Shadab Khan PAK 2017 2023 2020 88 104 148.57
6 W Hasaranga SL 2019 2024 2021.5 61 101 144.29
7 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2009 2015 2012 63 85 121.43
8 BAW Mendis SL 2008 2014 2011 39 66 94.29
9 Imran Tahir SA 2013 2019 2016 38 63 90.00
10 Kuldeep Yadav IND 2017 2024 2020.5 34 59 84.29

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 Kuldeep Yadav 34 832 59 14.10 14.13 100.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 34 832 59 14.10 14.13 100.00
2 Imran Tahir 38 948 63 15.05 14.30 98.85
3 W Hasaranga 61 1559 101 15.44 15.75 89.72
4 BAW Mendis 39 952 66 14.42 16.10 87.79
5 Rashid Khan 83 1973 131 15.06 17.42 81.15
6 Saeed Ajmal 63 1516 85 17.84 18.77 75.31
7 MJ Santner 98 2457 111 22.14 21.95 64.39
8 Shadab Khan 88 2301 104 22.13 22.20 63.66
9 Shakib Al Hasan 115 2869 140 20.49 22.86 61.83
10 AU Rashid 100 2698 107 25.21 23.95 59.02

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Kuldeep Yadav 18 430 30 14.33 14.37 100.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 18 430 30 14.33 14.37 100.00
2 Imran Tahir 32 810 47 17.23 16.38 87.72
3 Saeed Ajmal 48 1159 67 17.30 18.20 78.93
4 W Hasaranga 42 1188 63 18.86 19.25 74.65
5 MJ Santner 71 1821 83 21.94 21.76 66.03
6 BAW Mendis 29 783 40 19.58 21.85 65.75
7 Shadab Khan 58 1627 60 27.12 27.21 52.79
8 Rashid Khan 18 460 19 24.21 28.00 51.31
9 Shakib Al Hasan 59 1491 58 25.71 28.68 50.10
10 AU Rashid 75 2172 68 31.94 30.34 47.36

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 DL Vettori 34 787 748 5.70 5.77 150.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 63 1430 1516 6.36 6.57 131.58
2 Rashid Khan 83 1892 1973 6.26 6.59 131.22
3 Kuldeep Yadav 34 740 832 6.75 6.62 130.69
4 Imran Tahir 38 845 948 6.73 6.67 129.59
5 BAW Mendis 39 885 952 6.45 6.78 127.50
6 W Hasaranga 61 1372 1559 6.82 6.81 127.04
7 MJ Santner 98 2072 2457 7.11 6.81 126.96
8 Shadab Khan 88 1951 2301 7.08 7.00 123.45
9 Shakib Al Hasan 115 2535 2869 6.79 7.01 123.35
10 AU Rashid 100 2192 2698 7.39 7.10 121.81

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS DL Vettori 28 648 636 5.89 5.95 150.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 48 1098 1159 6.33 6.54 136.47
2 Kuldeep Yadav 18 383 430 6.74 6.61 135.15
3 Rashid Khan 18 432 460 6.39 6.73 132.71
4 Imran Tahir 32 701 810 6.93 6.87 129.93
5 MJ Santner 71 1514 1821 7.22 6.91 129.25
6 Shakib Al Hasan 59 1288 1491 6.95 7.17 124.54
7 BAW Mendis 29 666 783 7.05 7.41 120.47
8 Shadab Khan 58 1282 1627 7.61 7.54 118.47
9 AU Rashid 75 1656 2172 7.87 7.57 118.05
10 W Hasaranga 42 928 1188 7.68 7.67 116.44

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 YS Chahal 6/25 4/23 4/52 3/18 3/20 4.00 100.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 5/17 5/24 3/12 3/13 3/28 3.80 95.00
1 BAW Mendis 6/16 4/12 3/9 3/20 3/23 3.80 95.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan 5/21 4/9 4/34 3/24 3/27 3.80 95.00
4 Imran Tahir 5/24 4/21 3/18 3/21 3/26 3.60 90.00
4 MJ Santner 4/11 4/16 4/31 3/12 3/15 3.60 90.00
4 Saeed Ajmal 4/23 4/26 4/30 3/17 3/18 3.60 90.00
7 Shadab Khan 4/14 4/26 3/7 3/13 3/17 3.40 85.00
7 AU Rashid 4/2 4/35 3/11 3/21 3/25 3.40 85.00
7 W Hasaranga 4/9 4/33 3/12 3/13 3/17 3.40 85.00
10 Rashid Khan 4/12 3/13 3/22 2/17 2/23 2.80 70.00

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 Mohammad Hafeez 4.0/6 2.0/4 4.0/9 4.0/11 3.0/10 2.42 200.00
1 AU Rashid 2.2/2 4.0/11 4.0/11 4.0/15 3.0/12 2.83 171.44
2 W Hasaranga 4.0/9 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/13 4.0/13 2.95 164.63
3 MJ Santner 4.0/11 4.0/11 4.0/12 4.0/14 4.0/15 3.02 160.79
4 Shakib Al Hasan 3.4/9 4.0/10 4.0/13 4.0/13 2.0/8 3.10 156.56
5 Shadab Khan 4.0/7 4.0/13 4.0/14 4.0/14 4.0/16 3.17 153.08
6 BAW Mendis 4.0/9 3.0/9 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/16 3.21 151.15
7 Rashid Khan 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/14 4.0/15 4.0/15 3.58 135.40
8 Kuldeep Yadav 4.0/12 4.0/13 4.0/16 4.0/17 4.0/18 3.73 130.09
9 Saeed Ajmal 4.0/12 4.0/13 4.0/17 3.0/13 3.1/14 3.92 123.56
10 Imran Tahir 4.0/13 4.0/14 4.0/17 4.0/18 4.0/18 3.97 122.28

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 Shakib Al Hasan 200.00 111.93 247.89 95.00 156.56 811.38 405.69
2 W Hasaranga 144.29 164.38 243.48 85.00 164.63 801.77 400.89
3 MJ Santner 158.57 130.42 256.21 90.00 160.79 795.99 398.00
4 Rashid Khan 187.14 132.46 263.93 70.00 135.40 788.93 394.47
5 Kuldeep Yadav 84.29 200.00 265.84 95.00 130.09 775.22 387.61
6 Saeed Ajmal 121.43 154.24 268.05 90.00 123.56 757.28 378.64
7 AU Rashid 152.86 106.38 239.86 85.00 171.44 755.53 377.76
8 Imran Tahir 90.00 186.57 259.52 90.00 122.28 748.38 374.19
9 Shadab Khan 148.57 116.45 241.93 85.00 153.08 745.03 372.51
10 BAW Mendis 94.29 153.54 247.96 95.00 151.15 741.95 370.97

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 Shakib Al Hasan 50 64 18.89 6.59 798.00 159.60
2 MJ Santner 50 56 23.04 7.58 768.61 153.72
3 Imran Tahir 14 27 12.48 6.61 751.11 150.22
4 Shadab Khan 45 52 22.02 6.96 741.75 148.35
5 Saeed Ajmal 18 26 14.96 5.57 710.74 142.15
6 BAW Mendis 13 26 12.73 6.49 700.43 140.09
7 W Hasaranga 17 28 15.25 6.71 684.18 136.84
8 AU Rashid 31 36 23.72 7.69 652.23 130.45
9 Rashid Khan 23 33 15.64 5.98 640.14 128.03
10 Kuldeep Yadav 15 21 18.95 7.51 637.62 127.52

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Rashid Khan 60 98 14.87 6.36 800.64 640.51
2 W Hasaranga 44 73 15.51 6.86 789.82 631.85
3 Kuldeep Yadav 19 38 11.42 6.17 783.23 626.58
4 MJ Santner 48 55 21.22 6.66 754.64 603.71
5 AU Rashid 69 71 25.97 7.25 744.07 595.26
6 Saeed Ajmal 45 59 19.10 6.69 709.70 567.76
7 Shakib Al Hasan 65 76 21.84 6.94 703.52 562.82
8 Shadab Khan 43 52 22.23 7.20 692.53 554.03
9 Imran Tahir 24 36 16.97 6.80 667.83 534.26
10 BAW Mendis 26 40 15.53 6.44 658.02 526.42

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 In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 MJ Santner 27 27 23.11 6.42 822.28 164.46
2 Imran Tahir 19 29 15.97 6.34 792.92 158.58
3 AU Rashid 32 32 26.84 7.45 785.27 157.05

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Rashid Khan 64 107 13.88 6.08 868.68 173.74
2 Shakib Al Hasan 74 94 19.14 6.58 825.25 165.05
3 W Hasaranga 40 69 14.78 6.73 816.27 163.25
4 Saeed Ajmal 35 47 17.72 6.12 760.10 152.02
5 Shadab Khan 47 55 21.58 6.88 727.53 145.51
6 BAW Mendis 20 34 15.82 7.03 676.17 135.23
7 Kuldeep Yadav 18 25 18.56 7.37 661.39 132.28

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 MJ Santner 71 84 21.82 7.39 793.90 635.12
2 AU Rashid 68 75 24.52 7.36 757.22 605.78
3 Imran Tahir 19 34 14.26 7.15 741.47 593.17

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Kuldeep Yadav 16 34 10.82 6.10 868.34 694.67
2 Shadab Khan 41 49 22.73 7.30 791.65 633.32
3 BAW Mendis 19 32 12.94 5.83 767.97 614.38
4 W Hasaranga 21 32 16.84 7.00 761.35 609.08
5 Saeed Ajmal 28 38 17.97 6.69 724.24 579.39
6 Shakib Al Hasan 41 46 23.26 7.17 717.13 573.70
7 Rashid Khan 19 24 20.33 6.87 500.00 400.00

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 Kuldeep Yadav 626.58 127.52 694.67 132.28 1,581.06 158.11
2 MJ Santner 603.71 153.72 635.12 164.46 1,557.01 155.70
3 W Hasaranga 631.85 136.84 609.08 163.25 1,541.02 154.10
4 AU Rashid 595.26 130.45 605.78 157.05 1,488.54 148.85
5 Shadab Khan 554.03 148.35 633.32 145.51 1,481.20 148.12
6 Shakib Al Hasan 562.82 159.60 573.70 165.05 1,461.17 146.12
7 Saeed Ajmal 567.76 142.15 579.39 152.02 1,441.32 144.13
8 Imran Tahir 534.26 150.22 593.17 158.58 1,436.24 143.62
9 BAW Mendis 526.42 140.09 614.38 135.23 1,416.12 141.61
10 Rashid Khan 640.51 128.03 400.00 173.74 1,342.27 134.23

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 BAW Mendis 21 35 15.03 6.70 819.24 819.24
2 Saeed Ajmal 23 36 16.86 6.79 757.82 757.82
3 W Hasaranga 10 18 13.72 6.50 720.92 720.92
4 Imran Tahir 9 18 11.89 5.94 717.88 717.88
5 MJ Santner 17 21 18.67 6.52 689.53 689.53
6 Shadab Khan 13 20 15.15 6.18 669.25 669.25
7 AU Rashid 22 21 26.10 7.00 639.62 639.62
8 Shakib Al Hasan 27 26 28.42 7.46 629.95 629.95
9 Rashid Khan 12 17 18.24 6.69 598.19 598.19
10 Kuldeep Yadav 0 0 NA NA 500.00 500.00
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 W Hasaranga 25 44 14.27 6.54 909.05 454.53
2 Kuldeep Yadav 25 43 14.42 6.68 880.74 440.37
3 BAW Mendis 25 41 14.73 6.29 877.43 438.72
4 Imran Tahir 25 43 14.30 6.70 873.96 436.98
5 Saeed Ajmal 25 41 14.71 6.34 837.22 418.61
6 Shadab Khan 25 37 16.70 6.61 831.45 415.73
7 AU Rashid 25 35 17.57 6.52 812.50 406.25
8 MJ Santner 25 32 19.28 6.56 788.19 394.09
9 Rashid Khan 25 35 17.11 6.18 778.02 389.01
10 Shakib Al Hasan 25 36 17.53 6.74 776.42 388.21
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 Kuldeep Yadav 34 59 1.74 998.23 499.11
2 W Hasaranga 61 101 1.66 939.97 469.99
3 Imran Tahir 38 63 1.66 928.62 464.31
4 BAW Mendis 39 66 1.69 900.70 450.35
5 Saeed Ajmal 63 85 1.35 794.06 397.03
6 Rashid Khan 83 131 1.58 749.32 374.66
7 Shadab Khan 88 104 1.18 726.15 363.08
8 MJ Santner 98 111 1.13 712.40 356.20
9 Shakib Al Hasan 115 140 1.22 691.05 345.52
10 AU Rashid 100 107 1.07 652.48 326.24
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 Saeed Ajmal 63 47 74.60 926.43 926.43
2 Rashid Khan 83 62 74.70 921.51 921.51
3 Kuldeep Yadav 34 25 73.53 854.58 854.58
4 AU Rashid 100 61 61.00 806.95 806.95
5 Shadab Khan 88 53 60.23 751.00 751.00
6 Shakib Al Hasan 115 63 54.78 750.05 750.05
7 MJ Santner 98 54 55.10 735.28 735.28
8 W Hasaranga 61 39 63.93 732.36 732.36
9 Imran Tahir 38 25 65.79 720.97 720.97
10 BAW Mendis 39 26 66.67 707.28 707.28

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 Saeed Ajmal 757.82 418.61 397.03 926.43 2,499.88 249.99
2 BAW Mendis 819.24 438.72 450.35 707.28 2,415.59 241.56
3 W Hasaranga 720.92 454.53 469.99 732.36 2,377.79 237.78
4 Imran Tahir 717.88 436.98 464.31 720.97 2,340.15 234.01
5 Kuldeep Yadav 500.00 440.37 499.11 854.58 2,294.06 229.41
6 Rashid Khan 598.19 389.01 374.66 921.51 2,283.38 228.34
7 Shadab Khan 669.25 415.73 363.08 751.00 2,199.05 219.91
8 AU Rashid 639.62 406.25 326.24 806.95 2,179.05 217.91
9 MJ Santner 689.53 394.09 356.20 735.28 2,175.10 217.51
10 Shakib Al Hasan 629.95 388.21 345.52 750.05 2,113.73 211.37

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 W Hasaranga SL 400.89 154.10 237.78 792.77
2 Kuldeep Yadav IND 387.61 158.11 229.41 775.12
3 Saeed Ajmal PAK 378.64 144.13 249.99 772.76
4 MJ Santner NZ 398.00 155.70 217.51 771.21
5 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 405.69 146.12 211.37 763.18
6 Rashid Khan AFG 394.47 134.23 228.34 757.03
7 BAW Mendis SL 370.97 141.61 241.56 754.14
8 Imran Tahir SA 374.19 143.62 234.01 751.83
9 AU Rashid ENG 377.76 148.85 217.91 744.52
10 Shadab Khan PAK 372.51 148.12 219.91 740.54

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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