Top T20I Fast Bowler of the Decade (2010 – 2019)

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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 DECADES 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 INNS WKTS RAT
TS SL Malinga SL 59 82 200.00
1 SL Malinga SL 59 82 200.00
2 TG Southee NZ 55 64 156.10
3 KMDN Kulasekara SL 49 60 146.34
4 JJ Bumrah IND 42 51 124.39
5 Mohammad Aamer PAK 38 50 121.95
6 SCJ Broad ENG 37 43 104.88
7 Bhuvneshwar Kumar IND 43 41 100.00
8 MA Starc AUS 28 39 95.12
9 DW Steyn SA 30 38 92.68
10 PJ Cummins AUS 25 32 78.05

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 Al-Amin Hossain 26 673 40 16.83 17.18 100.00
1 MA Starc 28 718 39 18.41 18.50 92.89
2 Mohammad Aamer 38 973 50 19.46 19.55 87.89
3 SL Malinga 59 1561 82 19.04 19.60 87.68
4 DW Steyn 30 709 38 18.66 19.83 86.64
5 PJ Cummins 25 643 32 20.09 19.98 86.01
6 JJ Bumrah 42 1029 51 20.18 20.61 83.36
7 KMDN Kulasekara 49 1210 60 20.17 20.95 82.03
8 SCJ Broad 37 973 43 22.63 23.48 73.18
9 TG Southee 55 1643 64 25.67 25.91 66.31
10 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 43 1088 41 26.54 26.19 65.61

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JEC Franklin 16 256 15 17.07 16.52 100.00
1 KMDN Kulasekara 35 831 47 17.68 18.37 89.95
2 PJ Cummins 23 573 31 18.48 18.38 89.89
3 MA Starc 24 588 31 18.97 19.06 86.68
4 DW Steyn 25 634 32 19.81 21.06 78.44
5 JJ Bumrah 30 741 34 21.79 22.27 74.19
6 SL Malinga 46 1262 58 21.76 22.40 73.75
7 Mohammad Aamer 29 783 35 22.37 22.48 73.49
8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 26 677 28 24.18 23.86 69.22
9 SCJ Broad 31 846 35 24.17 25.08 65.86
10 TG Southee 42 1275 44 28.98 29.25 56.47

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 AD Mathews 47 800 877 6.58 6.81 150.00
1 Mohammad Aamer 38 850 973 6.87 6.89 148.26
2 JJ Bumrah 42 919 1029 6.72 6.94 147.22
3 DW Steyn 30 637 709 6.68 6.96 146.95
4 MA Starc 28 639 718 6.74 6.97 146.63
5 PJ Cummins 25 570 643 6.77 6.98 146.41
6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 43 926 1088 7.05 7.16 142.79
7 KMDN Kulasekara 49 1022 1210 7.10 7.33 139.45
8 SL Malinga 59 1309 1561 7.16 7.36 138.85
9 SCJ Broad 37 783 973 7.46 7.66 133.48
10 TG Southee 55 1185 1643 8.32 8.30 123.17

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS MA Starc 24 543 588 6.50 6.72 150.00
1 MA Starc 24 543 588 6.50 6.72 150.00
2 PJ Cummins 23 522 573 6.59 6.79 148.34
3 KMDN Kulasekara 35 716 831 6.96 7.19 140.24
4 JJ Bumrah 30 637 741 6.98 7.21 139.70
5 Mohammad Aamer 29 646 783 7.27 7.30 138.04
6 SL Malinga 46 1037 1262 7.30 7.51 134.14
7 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 26 548 677 7.41 7.53 133.88
8 DW Steyn 25 523 634 7.27 7.58 133.02
9 SCJ Broad 31 676 846 7.51 7.71 130.66
10 TG Southee 42 906 1275 8.44 8.42 119.63

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 the 2010s. 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 SL Malinga 5/6 5/31 3/12 3/20 3/26 3.80 100.00
1 SL Malinga 5/6 5/31 3/12 3/20 3/26 3.80 100.00
2 TG Southee 5/18 3/13 3/16 3/17 3/21 3.40 89.47
3 Mohammad Aamer 4/13 3/18 3/22 3/23 3/27 3.20 84.21
4 KMDN Kulasekara 4/31 4/32 3/4 2/10 2/13 3.00 78.95
4 SCJ Broad 4/24 3/15 3/30 3/32 2/12 3.00 78.95
4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5/24 3/9 3/35 2/12 2/19 3.00 78.95
7 DW Steyn 4/17 3/15 3/22 2/10 2/13 2.80 73.68
7 MA Starc 3/11 3/20 3/26 3/35 2/16 2.80 73.68
9 JJ Bumrah 3/14 3/16 3/23 2/9 2/17 2.60 68.42
10 PJ Cummins 3/15 3/25 2/16 2/23 2/25 2.40 63.16

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 4.0/9 3.0/7 3.0/9 4.0/12 2.39 200.00
1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3.0/3 4.0/9 3.0/7 3.0/9 4.0/12 2.39 200.00
2 SL Malinga 4.0/6 2.0/5 4.0/11 4.0/15 3.0/12 2.97 161.14
3 KMDN Kulasekara 3.0/4 4.0/13 3.0/10 3.0/13 3.0/13 3.42 139.81
4 Mohammad Aamer 2.0/3 4.0/13 3.0/11 4.0/16 3.0/13 3.51 136.02
5 JJ Bumrah 3.0/8 3.0/10 4.0/15 4.0/16 3.0/13 3.77 126.78
6 TG Southee 4.0/13 3.0/10 4.0/16 4.0/16 4.0/17 3.78 126.41
7 PJ Cummins 4.0/11 4.0/15 4.0/16 3.0/14 4.0/19 4.07 117.37
8 MA Starc 2.2/8 3.1/11 4.0/16 4.0/17 4.0/17 4.08 117.21
9 DW Steyn 4.0/13 4.0/15 4.0/17 3.0/13 4.0/18 4.17 114.70
10 SCJ Broad 3.2/12 4.0/15 4.0/18 4.0/18 4.0/19 4.36 109.69

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 DECADES Rating, i.e. 500 pts.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ECO BBW BBE RAT PRI PTS
1 SL Malinga 200.00 161.43 272.99 100.00 161.14 895.57 447.78
2 KMDN Kulasekara 146.34 171.98 279.69 78.95 139.81 816.77 408.38
3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 100.00 134.83 276.67 78.95 200.00 790.44 395.22
4 Mohammad Aamer 121.95 161.38 286.30 84.21 136.02 789.86 394.93
5 JJ Bumrah 124.39 157.54 286.92 68.42 126.78 764.05 382.03
6 MA Starc 95.12 179.57 296.63 73.68 117.21 762.23 381.11
7 TG Southee 156.10 122.78 242.80 89.47 126.41 737.55 368.78
8 PJ Cummins 78.05 175.89 294.75 63.16 117.37 729.21 364.61
9 DW Steyn 92.68 165.07 279.97 73.68 114.70 726.11 363.05
10 SCJ Broad 104.88 139.04 264.14 78.95 109.69 696.69 348.35

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.

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 SL Malinga 24 35 19.69 7.53 814.90 162.98
2 TG Southee 28 34 25.44 8.48 756.36 151.27
3 JJ Bumrah 22 24 20.58 6.44 744.15 148.83
4 PJ Cummins 11 12 20.42 5.98 665.25 133.05
5 MA Starc 10 12 19.42 6.24 662.45 132.49
6 KMDN Kulasekara 19 18 26.22 7.04 631.60 126.32
7 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 15 15 27.60 7.71 626.73 125.35
8 DW Steyn 7 9 19.56 7.33 500.00 100.00
8 Mohammad Aamer 7 12 12.50 5.77 500.00 100.00
10 SCJ Broad 10 7 40.86 8.33 457.14 91.43

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 SL Malinga 35 47 18.55 6.88 918.39 734.72
2 KMDN Kulasekara 30 42 17.57 7.14 886.97 709.57
3 Mohammad Aamer 31 38 21.66 7.12 838.86 671.09
4 MA Starc 18 27 17.96 7.01 810.29 648.23
5 SCJ Broad 27 36 19.08 7.14 808.99 647.19
6 DW Steyn 23 29 18.38 6.49 808.37 646.69
7 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 28 26 25.92 6.70 792.58 634.06
8 PJ Cummins 14 20 19.90 7.37 739.25 591.40
9 JJ Bumrah 20 27 19.81 6.99 738.18 590.54
10 TG Southee 27 30 25.93 8.15 727.46 581.97

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: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 TG Southee 39 43 27.26 8.52 880.02 176.00
2 PJ Cummins 14 19 16.89 6.06 820.71 164.14
3 SCJ Broad 23 26 24.15 7.83 785.17 157.03
4 MA Starc 13 15 20.33 6.44 774.73 154.95
5 DW Steyn 16 17 21.82 6.63 730.88 146.18

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 SL Malinga 23 29 20.48 6.96 940.23 188.05
2 KMDN Kulasekara 14 20 17.40 7.10 917.83 183.57
3 Mohammad Aamer 23 28 22.29 7.37 895.35 179.07
4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 20 19 27.74 7.15 773.84 154.77
5 JJ Bumrah 14 20 20.15 7.39 739.64 147.93

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 MA Starc 15 24 17.21 6.98 983.10 786.48
2 DW Steyn 14 21 16.10 6.74 959.57 767.66
3 TG Southee 16 21 22.43 7.85 899.24 719.39
4 SCJ Broad 14 17 20.29 6.85 811.68 649.35
5 PJ Cummins 11 13 24.77 7.67 763.01 610.41

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 SL Malinga 36 53 18.25 7.28 864.06 691.25
2 Mohammad Aamer 15 22 15.86 6.12 781.85 625.48
3 JJ Bumrah 28 31 20.19 6.34 767.89 614.31
4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 23 22 25.50 6.95 748.97 599.17
5 KMDN Kulasekara 35 40 21.55 7.10 725.81 580.65

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 SL Malinga 734.72 162.98 691.25 188.05 1,776.99 177.70
2 MA Starc 648.23 132.49 786.48 154.95 1,722.15 172.21
3 DW Steyn 646.69 100.00 767.66 146.18 1,660.53 166.05
4 TG Southee 581.97 151.27 719.39 176.00 1,628.64 162.86
5 KMDN Kulasekara 709.57 126.32 580.65 183.57 1,600.11 160.01
6 Mohammad Aamer 671.09 100.00 625.48 179.07 1,575.64 157.56
7 SCJ Broad 647.19 91.43 649.35 157.03 1,545.00 154.50
8 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 634.06 125.35 599.17 154.77 1,513.35 151.33
9 JJ Bumrah 590.54 148.83 614.31 147.93 1,501.61 150.16
10 PJ Cummins 591.40 133.05 610.41 164.14 1,499.01 149.90

SECONDARY CRITERIA

The Secondary Rating consists of five parts. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points.

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 DW Steyn 17 21 20.67 7.10 807.13 807.13
2 SL Malinga 19 19 25.37 7.61 759.46 759.46
3 SCJ Broad 15 19 20.16 7.39 747.59 747.59
4 KMDN Kulasekara 16 15 23.53 6.94 718.44 718.44
5 Mohammad Aamer 10 11 24.55 7.11 715.98 715.98
6 MA Starc 10 15 20.67 7.75 704.81 704.81
7 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 6 4 25.75 5.42 676.62 676.62
8 TG Southee 10 14 22.43 8.97 666.46 666.46
9 PJ Cummins 6 6 32.83 8.21 515.47 515.47
10 JJ Bumrah 5 4 38.25 7.65 485.77 485.77
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 SL Malinga 25 41 16.37 7.00 918.88 459.44
2 Mohammad Aamer 25 37 17.49 6.81 889.77 444.89
3 KMDN Kulasekara 25 35 16.34 6.69 862.94 431.47
4 MA Starc 25 35 18.40 6.81 835.61 417.81
5 PJ Cummins 24 32 19.19 6.75 808.25 404.13
6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 25 25 25.04 7.17 788.65 394.32
7 JJ Bumrah 25 32 20.19 7.09 785.23 392.61
8 TG Southee 25 40 20.88 8.84 777.91 388.95
9 DW Steyn 25 30 20.53 6.99 772.97 386.48
10 SCJ Broad 25 29 22.55 7.15 750.33 375.17
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: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS WKTS/INN RAT WTG
1 PJ Cummins 25 32 1.28 664.32 332.16
2 MA Starc 28 39 1.39 656.84 328.42
3 TG Southee 55 64 1.16 636.84 318.42
4 DW Steyn 30 38 1.27 581.22 290.61
5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 43 41 0.95 550.78 275.39
6 KMDN Kulasekara 49 60 1.22 550.63 275.31
7 SL Malinga 59 82 1.39 547.66 273.83
8 SCJ Broad 37 43 1.16 539.39 269.69
9 Mohammad Aamer 38 50 1.32 511.90 255.95
10 JJ Bumrah 42 51 1.21 483.40 241.70
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: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 JJ Bumrah 42 29 69.05 942.12 942.12
2 DW Steyn 30 22 73.33 930.87 930.87
3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 43 27 62.79 843.41 843.41
4 MA Starc 28 18 64.29 825.12 825.12
5 SL Malinga 59 33 55.93 822.81 822.81
6 Mohammad Aamer 38 23 60.53 792.08 792.08
7 KMDN Kulasekara 49 26 53.06 764.36 764.36
8 SCJ Broad 37 21 56.76 757.45 757.45
9 PJ Cummins 25 14 56.00 746.16 746.16
10 TG Southee 55 27 49.09 709.79 709.79

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 DW Steyn 807.13 386.48 290.61 930.87 2,415.10 241.51
2 SL Malinga 759.46 459.44 273.83 822.81 2,315.54 231.55
3 MA Starc 704.81 417.81 328.42 825.12 2,276.16 227.62
4 Mohammad Aamer 715.98 444.89 255.95 792.08 2,208.90 220.89
5 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 676.62 394.32 275.39 843.41 2,189.74 218.97
6 KMDN Kulasekara 718.44 431.47 275.31 764.36 2,189.58 218.96
7 SCJ Broad 747.59 375.17 269.69 757.45 2,149.90 214.99
8 TG Southee 666.46 388.95 318.42 709.79 2,083.62 208.36
9 JJ Bumrah 485.77 392.61 241.70 942.12 2,062.20 206.22
10 PJ Cummins 515.47 404.13 332.16 746.16 1,997.91 199.79

DECADES RATING

DECADES 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 SL Malinga SL 447.78 177.70 231.55 857.04
2 KMDN Kulasekara SL 408.38 160.01 218.96 787.35
3 MA Starc AUS 381.11 172.21 227.62 780.94
4 Mohammad Aamer PAK 394.93 157.56 220.89 773.38
5 DW Steyn SA 363.05 166.05 241.51 770.62
6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar IND 395.22 151.33 218.97 765.53
7 TG Southee NZ 368.78 162.86 208.36 740.00
8 JJ Bumrah IND 382.03 150.16 206.22 738.41
9 SCJ Broad ENG 348.35 154.50 214.99 717.84
10 PJ Cummins AUS 364.61 149.90 199.79 714.30

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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