Top 10 Fast Bowlers In T20I World Cups

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Our T20 International (T20I) ratings take into account all matches from the first T20I match on February 17, 2005 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 10 Fast bowlers in World Cups in T20Is.

*Note: All T20I Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

WC RATING

Points to note about WORLD CUP Rating:-

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

THE CRITERIA


The WORLD CUP Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Economic Strike Rate 300.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 100.00
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) and Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams and non weak teams. Here is some information:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine TT and NWT.
  • They are calculated by decades.
  • A bowlerโ€™s performace is counted in TT or NWT if it comes against that team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out matches of T20 World Cup are also counted in TT.
  • TT & NWT may be found in the last section.

QUALIFICATION


Min Innings (TT) 5

PROLIFIC


Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS SL Malinga SL 2006 2020 2013 31 38 200.00
1 SL Malinga SL 2006 2020 2013 31 38 200.00
2 TG Southee NZ 2008 2024 2016 25 36 189.47
3 Umar Gul PAK 2007 2016 2011.5 24 35 184.21
3 AA Nortje SA 2019 2024 2021.5 19 35 184.21
5 TA Boult NZ 2013 2024 2018.5 18 34 178.95
6 CJ Jordan ENG 2014 2024 2019 23 31 163.16
7 Arshdeep Singh IND 2022 2025 2023.5 14 27 142.11
8 JJ Bumrah IND 2016 2024 2020 18 26 136.84
9 Shaheen Shah Afridi PAK 2018 2024 2021 17 23 121.05
10 RP Singh IND 2007 2009 2008 8 14 73.68

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

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 15
Min Wickets (TT) 10

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS AA Nortje 19 399 35 11.40 13.17 100.00
1 AA Nortje 19 399 35 11.40 13.17 100.00
2 RP Singh 8 185 14 13.21 13.33 98.78
3 TA Boult 18 425 34 12.50 14.02 93.93
4 JJ Bumrah 18 372 26 14.31 15.78 83.49
5 Arshdeep Singh 14 371 27 13.74 15.94 82.65
6 Umar Gul 24 604 35 17.26 17.85 73.79
7 TG Southee 25 645 36 17.92 19.38 67.97
8 CJ Jordan 23 598 31 19.29 19.97 65.95
9 Shaheen Shah Afridi 17 429 23 18.65 20.49 64.28
10 SL Malinga 31 763 38 20.08 21.22 62.06

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS RP Singh 6 144 11 13.09 13.21 150.00
1 RP Singh 6 144 11 13.09 13.21 150.00
2 TA Boult 9 240 16 15.00 16.83 117.75
3 Umar Gul 16 390 22 17.73 18.34 108.06
4 Shaheen Shah Afridi 8 201 12 16.75 18.40 107.69
5 JJ Bumrah 10 235 14 16.79 18.51 107.05
6 Arshdeep Singh 7 177 11 16.09 18.66 106.17
7 AA Nortje 9 227 14 16.21 18.73 105.77
8 CJ Jordan 15 442 22 20.09 20.80 95.26
9 SL Malinga 23 638 27 23.63 24.98 79.33
10 TG Southee 15 471 16 29.44 31.84 62.24

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 100

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 18 410 372 5.44 5.77 100.00
1 JJ Bumrah 18 410 372 5.44 5.77 100.00
2 AA Nortje 19 431 399 5.55 5.99 96.27
3 TA Boult 18 430 425 5.93 6.29 91.71
4 RP Singh 8 174 185 6.38 6.72 85.82
5 Shaheen Shah Afridi 17 391 429 6.58 7.01 82.29
6 TG Southee 25 553 645 7.00 7.28 79.22
7 Umar Gul 24 496 604 7.31 7.63 75.58
8 SL Malinga 31 616 763 7.43 7.90 73.01
9 Arshdeep Singh 14 300 371 7.42 7.99 72.17
10 CJ Jordan 23 445 598 8.06 8.31 69.42

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS WB Rankin 5 120 119 5.95 6.23 200.00
1 JJ Bumrah 10 226 235 6.24 6.61 188.57
2 RP Singh 6 132 144 6.55 6.90 180.74
3 AA Nortje 9 210 227 6.49 6.99 178.18
4 TA Boult 9 214 240 6.73 7.14 174.67
5 Shaheen Shah Afridi 8 175 201 6.89 7.34 169.88
6 Umar Gul 16 333 390 7.03 7.34 169.83
7 Arshdeep Singh 7 144 177 7.38 7.94 156.92
8 SL Malinga 23 481 638 7.96 8.46 147.34
9 TG Southee 15 325 471 8.70 9.05 137.79
10 CJ Jordan 15 302 442 8.78 9.05 137.74

BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)


BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler against Non Weak 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 SL Malinga 5/31 3/17 3/28 3/36 3/43 3.40 100.00
1 AA Nortje 4/7 4/10 4/41 3/8 2/7 3.40 100.00
1 SL Malinga 5/31 3/17 3/28 3/36 3/43 3.40 100.00
3 TA Boult 4/13 3/16 3/17 3/20 3/20 3.20 94.12
3 Umar Gul 5/6 3/15 3/28 3/30 2/14 3.20 94.12
5 CJ Jordan 4/28 3/17 3/37 3/43 2/24 3.00 88.24
6 TG Southee 3/6 3/16 3/21 2/21 2/24 2.60 76.47
6 Arshdeep Singh 3/32 3/36 3/37 2/20 2/25 2.60 76.47
6 Shaheen Shah Afridi 4/22 3/14 3/31 2/24 1/13 2.60 76.47
9 RP Singh 4/13 3/26 2/28 2/29 1/13 2.40 70.59
9 JJ Bumrah 3/7 3/14 2/12 2/13 2/18 2.40 70.59

BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)


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 AA Nortje 4.0/7 3.0/7 3.2/8 3.3/10 4.0/14 2.78 150.00
1 AA Nortje 4.0/7 3.0/7 3.2/8 3.3/10 4.0/14 2.78 150.00
2 JJ Bumrah 4.0/7 4.0/13 4.0/14 4.0/15 2.4/12 3.46 120.53
3 Umar Gul 3.0/6 4.0/14 4.0/15 2.0/11 3.0/19 4.24 98.35
4 TG Southee 2.1/6 4.0/12 4.0/16 4.0/21 4.0/21 4.35 95.89
5 TA Boult 4.0/13 4.0/16 4.0/17 4.0/18 4.0/20 4.45 93.69
6 SL Malinga 2.0/5 3.4/14 4.0/17 4.0/19 4.0/25 4.81 86.70
7 CJ Jordan 2.0/7 4.0/17 4.0/24 4.0/24 4.0/24 5.50 75.93
8 RP Singh 4.0/13 3.0/13 4.0/22 4.0/26 4.0/28 5.66 73.78
9 Shaheen Shah Afridi 3.0/14 4.0/21 4.0/22 4.0/22 2.1/13 5.71 73.14
10 Arshdeep Singh 4.0/20 4.0/25 2.0/15 4.0/30 4.0/31 7.24 57.64

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 AA Nortje 184.21 205.77 274.45 100.00 150.00 914.43
2 TA Boult 178.95 211.68 266.38 94.12 93.69 844.82
3 JJ Bumrah 136.84 190.54 288.57 70.59 120.53 807.07
4 Umar Gul 184.21 181.86 245.41 94.12 98.35 803.94
5 SL Malinga 200.00 141.38 220.35 100.00 86.70 748.44
6 RP Singh 73.68 248.78 266.56 70.59 73.78 733.40
7 TG Southee 189.47 130.21 217.01 76.47 95.89 709.06
8 CJ Jordan 163.16 161.21 207.16 88.24 75.93 695.70
9 Shaheen Shah Afridi 121.05 171.97 252.17 76.47 73.14 694.80
10 Arshdeep Singh 142.11 188.83 229.10 76.47 57.64 694.14

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 AUS ENG NZ PAK SA WI BAN 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 AUS ENG NZ PAK SA WI


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