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Top 15 Fast Bowlers In ODI World Cups

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Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971 till the below mentioned last update date. 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. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). So, here are the Top 15 Fast bowlers in World Cup cricket in ODI cricket.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2023-08-09

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Top Teams
5. ECONOMIC
5.1. Against All Teams
5.2. Against Top Teams
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
7. BEST BOWLING (ECO)
8. WORLD CUP RATING
9. TOP TEAMS

THE CRITERIA

The WORLD CUP Rating is divided into five main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 300.00
Consistent Average 200.00
Economic Strike Rate 200.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 150.00
Economic Bowling Top Inns (Eco) 150.00
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 and Super Six matches of ICC World Cup and Champions Trophy are also counted in TT.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 5
Min Wickets (TS AVE) 20
Min Balls (TS ECO) 500

PROLIFIC

The Eras

ODIs from 1971 to present are divided into eras for this section. This is because less cricket was played earlier. To make it fair for earlier players they are compared with players of the same period with a slight reduction in points. Know More About Eras.

Era 1 MP before 1991
Era 2 MP between 1990 And 2015
Era 3 MP greater than 2014

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Imran Khan PAK 1974 1992 1983 19 34 250.00
1 Imran Khan PAK 1974 1992 1983 19 34 250.00
2 IT Botham ENG 1976 1992 1984 22 30 220.59
3 AME Roberts WI 1975 1983 1979 16 26 191.18
4 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 1981.5 13 22 161.76
5 MA Holding WI 1976 1987 1981.5 11 20 147.06
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 39 71 300.00
1 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 39 71 300.00
2 SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 28 56 236.62
3 Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 36 55 232.39
4 WPUJC Vaas SL 1994 2008 2001 31 49 207.04
5 Zaheer Khan IND 2000 2012 2006 23 44 185.92
5 J Srinath IND 1991 2003 1997 33 44 185.92
7 B Lee AUS 2000 2012 2006 17 35 147.89
8 SE Bond NZ 2002 2010 2006 16 30 126.76
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS MA Starc AUS 2010 2023 2016.5 18 49 270.00
1 MA Starc AUS 2010 2023 2016.5 18 49 270.00
2 TA Boult NZ 2012 2022 2017 19 39 214.90

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 R Ave

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS MA Starc 18 726 49 14.82 14.60 100.00
1 MA Starc 18 726 49 14.82 14.60 100.00
2 SE Bond 16 518 30 17.27 18.05 80.88
3 MA Holding 11 341 20 17.05 18.30 79.81
4 B Lee 17 629 35 17.97 18.49 78.96
5 GD McGrath 39 1292 71 18.20 19.23 75.91
6 Zaheer Khan 23 890 44 20.23 20.94 69.74
7 Imran Khan 19 655 34 19.26 20.95 69.68
8 WPUJC Vaas 31 1040 49 21.22 21.37 68.32
9 TA Boult 19 850 39 21.79 22.01 66.33
10 AME Roberts 16 552 26 21.23 23.14 63.09
11 SL Malinga 28 1281 56 22.88 23.26 62.78
12 RJ Hadlee 13 421 22 19.14 23.60 61.87
13 Wasim Akram 36 1311 55 23.84 24.88 58.68
14 J Srinath 33 1224 44 27.82 28.43 51.37
15 IT Botham 22 762 30 25.40 28.65 50.96

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS MA Starc 14 617 37 16.68 16.43 100.00
1 MA Starc 14 617 37 16.68 16.43 100.00
2 B Lee 13 497 28 17.75 18.27 89.97
3 MA Holding 9 275 14 19.64 21.08 77.97
4 Imran Khan 17 613 30 20.43 22.23 73.94
5 SE Bond 11 404 19 21.26 22.23 73.92
6 RJ Hadlee 9 319 17 18.76 23.14 71.01
7 GD McGrath 29 1055 48 21.98 23.23 70.74
8 TA Boult 15 731 30 24.37 24.61 66.77
9 Zaheer Khan 16 700 29 24.14 24.98 65.78
10 WPUJC Vaas 22 813 32 25.41 25.58 64.24
11 AME Roberts 13 468 19 24.63 26.85 61.20
12 J Srinath 27 1044 37 28.22 28.83 57.00
13 SL Malinga 20 991 33 30.03 30.53 53.83
14 Wasim Akram 29 1125 38 29.61 30.90 53.18
15 IT Botham 20 727 26 27.96 31.54 52.10

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

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS CEL Ambrose 17 987 499 3.03 3.14 100.00
1 SE Bond 16 886 518 3.51 3.33 94.36
2 MA Holding 11 695 341 2.94 3.59 87.45
3 RJ Hadlee 13 877 421 2.88 3.62 86.72
4 WPUJC Vaas 31 1570 1040 3.97 3.84 81.80
5 MA Starc 18 937 726 4.65 3.85 81.61
6 TA Boult 19 1104 850 4.62 3.85 81.59
7 GD McGrath 39 1955 1292 3.97 3.90 80.68
8 IT Botham 22 1332 762 3.43 3.96 79.45
9 AME Roberts 16 1021 552 3.24 3.96 79.26
10 Zaheer Khan 23 1193 890 4.48 4.07 77.21
11 B Lee 17 825 629 4.57 4.13 76.09
12 Wasim Akram 36 1947 1311 4.04 4.16 75.53
13 Imran Khan 19 1017 655 3.86 4.23 74.26
14 J Srinath 33 1700 1224 4.32 4.29 73.17
15 SL Malinga 28 1394 1281 5.51 4.77 65.85

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS CEL Ambrose 14 816 442 3.25 3.37 100.00
1 MA Holding 9 551 275 2.99 3.66 92.11
2 SE Bond 11 628 404 3.86 3.66 91.87
3 MA Starc 14 771 617 4.80 3.98 84.65
4 RJ Hadlee 9 601 319 3.18 4.01 84.03
5 GD McGrath 29 1517 1055 4.17 4.10 82.14
6 TA Boult 15 888 731 4.94 4.12 81.76
7 IT Botham 20 1218 727 3.58 4.13 81.58
8 WPUJC Vaas 22 1139 813 4.28 4.14 81.33
9 AME Roberts 13 822 468 3.42 4.17 80.64
10 B Lee 13 641 497 4.65 4.20 80.16
11 Wasim Akram 29 1573 1125 4.29 4.42 76.19
12 J Srinath 27 1405 1044 4.46 4.43 75.96
13 Imran Khan 17 908 613 4.05 4.44 75.90
14 Zaheer Khan 16 854 700 4.92 4.47 75.29
15 SL Malinga 20 1022 991 5.82 5.04 66.86

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler against top teams. 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 MA Starc 6/28 5/26 4/43 4/55 2/20 4.20 150.00
1 MA Starc 6/28 5/26 4/43 4/55 2/20 4.20 150.00
2 B Lee 5/42 4/28 3/14 3/35 3/36 3.60 128.57
3 Wasim Akram 4/32 4/40 3/45 3/49 3/64 3.40 121.43
3 GD McGrath 5/14 3/18 3/29 3/31 3/34 3.40 121.43
3 TA Boult 5/27 4/44 4/51 2/42 2/44 3.40 121.43
6 WPUJC Vaas 4/22 3/33 3/34 3/41 3/46 3.20 114.29
6 Imran Khan 4/37 4/37 3/36 3/57 2/29 3.20 114.29
6 SL Malinga 4/43 4/54 3/35 3/55 2/34 3.20 114.29
9 SE Bond 6/23 3/31 2/19 2/23 2/26 3.00 107.14
10 Zaheer Khan 4/42 3/14 3/64 2/23 2/29 2.80 100.00
10 J Srinath 4/35 3/34 3/37 2/14 2/22 2.80 100.00
12 RJ Hadlee 5/25 3/20 3/32 1/16 1/26 2.60 92.86
12 AME Roberts 3/32 3/39 3/43 2/18 2/25 2.60 92.86
14 IT Botham 4/31 2/12 2/12 2/27 2/36 2.40 85.71
15 MA Holding 3/40 2/16 2/26 2/32 1/23 2.00 71.43

BEST BOWLING (ECO)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler against top teams. Best Bowling By Economy (BBE) is the Relative Economy of the bowler in the 5 Inns. Only 30+ 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 SM Pollock 8.0/10 9.0/13 10.0/17 8.0/16 10.0/29 1.87 150.00
1 GD McGrath 9.0/13 8.4/14 8.0/18 9.4/25 9.0/24 2.08 134.39
2 J Srinath 7.0/11 8.0/14 10.0/22 8.0/20 9.0/23 2.13 131.40
3 SE Bond 10.0/19 10.0/23 10.0/26 8.0/23 8.0/26 2.41 115.92
4 MA Starc 8.0/20 9.4/26 9.0/28 8.5/28 8.2/29 2.48 113.08
5 WPUJC Vaas 10.0/22 8.0/19 10.0/27 10.0/31 8.0/25 2.61 107.43
6 IT Botham 10.0/12 9.0/12 10.0/27 10.0/30 12.0/36 2.64 105.88
7 RJ Hadlee 12.0/16 12.0/26 9.0/20 10.1/25 12.0/32 2.71 103.15
8 MA Holding 8.0/16 12.0/25 12.0/29 12.0/32 9.4/26 2.91 96.15
9 Zaheer Khan 9.2/14 7.4/23 9.3/29 10.0/40 10.0/43 2.91 96.08
10 AME Roberts 11.0/18 7.0/14 12.0/25 10.0/32 9.0/29 2.94 95.11
11 Imran Khan 12.0/24 8.0/22 10.1/29 8.0/25 10.0/32 3.00 93.27
12 TA Boult 10.0/27 10.0/32 10.0/40 10.0/42 10.0/44 3.08 90.74
13 B Lee 8.0/14 8.0/28 8.0/29 9.0/36 8.0/35 3.13 89.52
14 Wasim Akram 10.0/27 9.0/27 9.2/32 9.0/32 10.0/37 3.37 83.01
15 SL Malinga 7.0/21 9.0/35 10.0/43 10.0/46 9.0/42 3.60 77.82

WORLD CUP RATING

The WORLD CUP (WC) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ECO BBW BBE WC RAT
1 MA Starc 270.00 200.00 166.26 150.00 113.08 899.34
2 GD McGrath 300.00 146.65 162.81 121.43 134.39 865.28
3 Imran Khan 250.00 143.62 150.15 114.29 93.27 751.33
4 WPUJC Vaas 207.04 132.57 163.14 114.29 107.43 724.46
5 TA Boult 214.90 133.10 163.35 121.43 90.74 723.51
6 Wasim Akram 232.39 111.86 151.73 121.43 83.01 700.42
7 B Lee 147.89 168.93 156.25 128.57 89.52 691.15
8 SE Bond 126.76 154.79 186.23 107.14 115.92 690.84
9 SL Malinga 236.62 116.61 132.70 114.29 77.82 678.04
10 IT Botham 220.59 103.05 161.03 85.71 105.88 676.26
11 J Srinath 185.92 108.37 149.14 100.00 131.40 674.82
12 Zaheer Khan 185.92 135.52 152.51 100.00 96.08 670.02
13 AME Roberts 191.18 124.29 159.90 92.86 95.11 663.34
14 RJ Hadlee 161.76 132.89 170.76 92.86 103.15 661.41
15 MA Holding 147.06 157.78 179.57 71.43 96.15 651.98

TOP TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ SL
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL ENG NZ
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ ENG WI
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL BAN
2020s BAN IND PAK AUS NZ SA ENG SL

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