Best Australian Fast Bowlers In T20Is Featured

Top 5 Australian Fast Bowlers in T20Is

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Our Twenty Twenty International (T20I) ratings take into account all matches from the first T20I match on February 17, 2005. They are updated till 2026-03-08. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation) and at the end. So, here are the Top 5 Australian Fast bowlers of all time in T20Is.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PRIMARY CRITERIA
3.1. PROLIFIC
3.2. CONSISTENT
3.2.1. Against All Teams
3.2.2. Against Top Teams
3.3. ECONOMIC
3.3.1. Against All Teams
3.3.2. Against Top Teams
3.4. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
3.4.1. Against All Teams
3.4.2. Against Top Teams
3.5. BEST BOWLING (ECO)
3.5.1. Against All Teams
3.5.2. Against Top Teams
3.6. PRIMARY RATING
4. CONDITIONS CRITERIA
4.1. HOME/AWAY
4.1.1. At Home
4.1.2. Away From Home
4.2. FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS
4.2.1. Favourable Conditions Rating
4.2.1.1. Non Asians Outside Asia
4.2.2. Unfavourable Conditions Rating
4.2.2.1. Non Asians In Asia
4.3. CONDITIONS RATING
5. SECONDARY CRITERIA
5.1. TOP FORM
5.2. WORLD CUP
5.3. IMPACT INNINGS
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. OVERALL RATING
6.1. BRIEF EXPLANATION
6.1.1. Dynamic Nature
6.1.2. Trend Setter (TS)
6.1.3. Top Teams (TT)
6.1.4. Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification
6.1.5. Abbreviations
Nations Filter

The Nations Rating filters the OVERALL Rating to show players only from Australia.

  • The Rating of the players from Australia remains the same as in the original OVERALL Rating.
  • Thus the Trend Setter can be from any nation and is not necessarily from Australia.

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Wickets, Average, Economy Rate, Top Inns
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary Top Form, World Cup, Impact Inns

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 25
Min Career Wkts 25

PRIMARY CRITERIA

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Economic Economy Rate 300.00
Best Bowling (Wkts) BBI by Wickets 100.00
Best Bowling (Eco) BBI by Economy 150.00

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 2005 to present is divided into eras for this section. Players are compared with players of the same period. A few points are deducted if the top wicket taker of that era is not the overall top wicket taker. Know More About Eras.

Era 1 MP before 2021
Era 2 MP greater than 2020

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS TG Southee NZ 2008 2024 2016 123 164 200.00
1 MA Starc AUS 2012 2024 2018 65 79 96.34
1 JR Hazlewood AUS 2013 2025 2019 59 79 96.34
3 PJ Cummins AUS 2011 2024 2017.5 57 66 80.49
4 MG Johnson AUS 2007 2013 2010 30 38 46.34
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS MR Adair IRE 2019 2026 2022.5 100 142 190.00
1 NT Ellis AUS 2021 2026 2023.5 36 55 73.59

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 player has played.
  • Time Period in which a bowler has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 50
Min Wickets (TT) 30

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS NT Ellis 36 978 55 17.78 17.13 100.00
1 NT Ellis 36 978 55 17.78 17.13 100.00
2 JR Hazlewood 59 1680 79 21.27 21.64 79.17
3 MG Johnson 30 797 38 20.97 22.45 76.30
4 PJ Cummins 57 1555 66 23.56 23.45 73.07
5 MA Starc 65 1882 79 23.82 23.96 71.50

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS NT Ellis 29 812 46 17.65 16.31 150.00
1 NT Ellis 29 812 46 17.65 16.31 150.00
2 MG Johnson 28 743 36 20.64 21.93 111.52
3 JR Hazlewood 41 1245 51 24.41 23.55 103.84
4 PJ Cummins 40 1083 41 26.41 24.88 98.32
5 MA Starc 48 1411 52 27.13 26.16 93.51

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 1000
Min Balls (TT) 600

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 92 2014 2188 6.52 6.54 120.00
1 JR Hazlewood 59 1348 1680 7.48 7.40 106.03
2 NT Ellis 36 753 978 7.79 7.45 105.31
3 PJ Cummins 57 1254 1555 7.44 7.55 103.94
4 MG Johnson 30 656 797 7.29 7.69 102.02
5 MA Starc 65 1458 1882 7.74 7.82 100.29

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 65 1416 1665 7.06 6.89 180.00
1 NT Ellis 29 610 812 7.99 7.48 165.83
2 PJ Cummins 40 858 1083 7.57 7.56 164.03
3 MG Johnson 28 608 743 7.33 7.69 161.43
4 JR Hazlewood 41 934 1245 8.00 7.73 160.57
5 MA Starc 48 1056 1411 8.02 8.00 155.15

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler. 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

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS Mustafizur Rahman 6/10 5/22 4/12 4/21 4/36 4.60 30.00
1 JR Hazlewood 4/12 4/16 4/30 4/39 3/12 3.80 24.78
2 NT Ellis 4/12 4/28 3/9 3/20 3/21 3.40 22.17
3 MA Starc 4/20 3/11 3/20 3/23 3/26 3.20 20.87
4 MG Johnson 3/15 3/19 3/22 3/29 2/19 2.80 18.26
4 PJ Cummins 3/15 3/25 3/28 3/29 2/13 2.80 18.26

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS Umar Gul 5/6 5/6 4/8 4/13 4/37 4.40 70.00
1 JR Hazlewood 4/30 3/12 3/13 3/16 3/24 3.20 50.91
1 NT Ellis 4/28 3/9 3/20 3/21 3/25 3.20 50.91
3 MA Starc 3/11 3/20 3/23 3/26 3/35 3.00 47.73
4 MG Johnson 3/15 3/19 3/22 3/29 2/19 2.80 44.55
5 PJ Cummins 3/15 3/25 2/13 2/16 2/23 2.40 38.18

BEST BOWLING (ECO)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler. Best Bowling By Economy (BBE) is the Relative Economy of the bowler in the 5 Inns.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3.0/3 4.0/4 4.0/8 4.0/9 3.0/7 1.72 50.00
1 JR Hazlewood 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/13 4.0/14 3.12 27.57
2 MA Starc 2.2/8 3.1/11 4.0/15 4.0/16 4.0/17 3.87 22.22
3 PJ Cummins 4.0/11 4.0/15 4.0/16 4.0/17 3.0/14 3.90 22.05
4 NT Ellis 3.5/12 3.0/12 4.0/16 2.0/9 4.0/20 3.92 21.93
5 MG Johnson 3.2/15 4.0/18 4.0/19 4.0/20 4.0/21 5.07 16.93

Against Top Teams

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 2.31 100.00
1 JR Hazlewood 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/13 4.0/14 4.0/16 3.24 71.37
2 MA Starc 2.2/8 3.1/11 4.0/15 4.0/16 4.0/17 3.82 60.48
3 PJ Cummins 4.0/11 4.0/15 4.0/16 4.0/17 3.0/14 3.84 60.19
4 NT Ellis 4.0/16 2.0/9 4.0/20 4.0/21 4.0/21 4.53 51.01
5 MG Johnson 3.2/15 4.0/18 4.0/19 4.0/20 4.0/21 5.04 45.81

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 40%.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ATT BBW BBE RAT PRI PTS
1 NT Ellis 73.59 250.00 271.13 73.08 72.94 740.75 296.30
2 JR Hazlewood 96.34 183.01 266.60 75.69 98.94 720.59 288.24
3 MA Starc 96.34 165.01 255.44 68.60 82.71 668.10 267.24
4 PJ Cummins 80.49 171.38 267.97 56.44 82.24 658.53 263.41
5 MG Johnson 46.34 187.82 263.44 62.81 62.74 623.16 249.26

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions

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

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

CRITERIA POINTS
Home 20.00
Away 80.00
Favourable Conditions 20.00
Unfavourable Conditions 80.00

HOME/AWAY

HM/AW RATING

Points to note:-

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

At Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ER RAT WTG
1 NT Ellis 11 19 14.16 7.69 697.04 13.94
2 MA Starc 20 24 23.04 7.34 589.61 11.79
3 JR Hazlewood 22 33 21.03 8.16 584.80 11.70
4 PJ Cummins 21 23 23.70 6.81 566.57 11.33
5 MG Johnson 6 8 18.63 6.48 500.00 10.00

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ER RAT WTG
1 JR Hazlewood 37 46 21.43 7.06 736.32 58.91
2 NT Ellis 25 36 19.69 7.83 718.30 57.46
3 MA Starc 45 55 24.16 7.93 679.49 54.36
4 PJ Cummins 36 43 23.49 7.83 664.78 53.18
5 MG Johnson 24 30 21.60 7.51 628.43 50.27

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

FC/UC 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 Top Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ER RAT WTG
1 NT Ellis 24 34 17.97 7.57 734.66 14.69
2 JR Hazlewood 40 50 24.00 7.69 708.83 14.18
3 PJ Cummins 36 46 20.57 7.11 688.18 13.76
4 MG Johnson 28 36 19.86 7.06 668.99 13.38
5 MA Starc 40 40 28.33 7.77 631.26 12.63

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ER RAT WTG
1 JR Hazlewood 19 29 16.55 6.99 872.69 69.82
2 MA Starc 25 39 19.21 7.71 849.67 67.97
3 PJ Cummins 21 20 30.45 8.01 703.19 56.25
4 MG Johnson 2 2 41.00 10.25 500.00 40.00
4 NT Ellis 12 21 17.48 8.19 500.00 40.00

CONDITIONS RATING

The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 20%.

RANK BOWLER AWAY HOME UC FC CON PTS
1 JR Hazlewood 736.32 146.20 872.69 177.21 154.59
2 MA Starc 679.49 147.40 849.67 157.82 146.75
3 PJ Cummins 664.78 141.64 703.19 172.05 134.53
4 NT Ellis 718.30 174.26 500.00 183.67 126.10
5 MG Johnson 628.43 125.00 500.00 167.25 113.65

SECONDARY CRITERIA

The Secondary Rating consists of three 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 three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
Top Form 100.00
World Cup 150.00
Impact Innings 150.00

TOP FORM

TF RATING

Points to note about TF Rating:-

  • TF is calculated by taking the best 40 consecutive innings of a bowler.
  • The inns are taken such that his points are maximum.
  • Only innings against Top Teams are considered.

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ER RAT WTG
1 NT Ellis 29 46 17.65 7.99 804.01 80.40
2 JR Hazlewood 40 50 24.18 7.97 790.36 79.04
3 MA Starc 40 48 23.46 7.56 774.45 77.44
4 PJ Cummins 40 41 26.41 7.57 714.78 71.48
5 MG Johnson 28 36 20.64 7.33 709.97 71.00

WORLD CUP

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ER RAT WTG
1 MG Johnson 14 20 17.55 6.73 675.44 101.32
2 MA Starc 25 32 25.47 8.40 641.78 96.27
3 JR Hazlewood 19 21 24.19 7.15 640.76 96.11
4 PJ Cummins 22 23 28.26 7.83 579.79 86.97
5 NT Ellis 7 9 18.44 6.97 500.00 75.00

IMPACT INNINGS

II RATING

Impact Innings (II) are those innings in which the bowler has 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 equal to or more wickets than 3.
  • A Bowler bowls with good economy rate (ER).
  • The required ER increases as the number of wickets taken increases.

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 25

RANK BOWLER INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 JR Hazlewood 59 33 55.93 726.03 108.90
2 NT Ellis 36 21 58.33 680.05 102.01
3 MG Johnson 30 16 53.33 672.34 100.85
4 PJ Cummins 57 24 42.11 565.32 84.80
5 MA Starc 65 28 43.08 538.96 80.84

SECONDARY RATING

The Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 40%.

RANK BOWLER TF WC II SEC RAT
1 JR Hazlewood 316.14 96.11 72.60 284.05
2 MG Johnson 283.99 101.32 67.23 273.16
3 NT Ellis 321.60 75.00 68.01 257.41
4 MA Starc 309.78 96.27 53.90 254.56
5 PJ Cummins 285.91 86.97 56.53 243.24

OVERALL RATING

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

RANK OV RANK BOWLER NAT PRI RAT CON RAT SEC RAT FIN RAT
1 12 JR Hazlewood AUS 288.24 154.59 284.05 726.88
2 19 NT Ellis AUS 296.30 126.10 257.41 679.81
3 22 MA Starc AUS 267.24 146.75 254.56 668.55
4 32 PJ Cummins AUS 263.41 134.53 243.24 641.19
5 34 MG Johnson AUS 249.26 113.65 273.16 636.08

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier bowlers may change if current bowlers set new benchmarks.

Trend Setter (TS)

  1. TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
  2. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
  3. TS Bowling Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
  4. TS Points: 300.00 (Max)
  5. Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00.
  6. Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
  7. Know All About the Trend Setter
    8. .

Top Teams (TT)

  1. An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 5 years.
  2. Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
  3. The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific conditions.

Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification

  1. Overs bowled in the innings must be more than 50% of the allotted overs for a bowler in the match.
  2. This is generally 12 balls for a 20 over match.
  3. However it may be less if the match is shortened for some reason.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER, ECO - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. TF, 3WH - Four Fors or 4 Wkt Hauls
  5. FP - First Played by Year
  6. INF - Infinite
  7. INNS - Innings
  8. LP - Last Played by Year
  9. MDNS - Maidens
  10. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  11. NA - Not Applicable
  12. NI - Not In Top
  13. NK - Not Known
  14. NO, * - Not Out
  15. NQ - Not Qualified
  16. OPP - Opposition
  17. OVRS - Overs
  18. RAT - Rating
  19. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  20. TS - Trend Setter
  21. TT - Top Teams
  22. WKTS - Wickets Taken
  23. WTG - Weightage

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