Top 3 New Zealand Spinners Vs South Africa In ODIs

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 3 Spin bowlers from New Zealand against South Africa in ODIs.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-09-15

CONTENTS

6. BEST BOWLING BY WKTS

7. BEST BOWLING BY ECO

8. TEAM VEN OPP RATING

TVO RATING

This rating considers performances of players from specific teams in particular nations or against particular oppositions.

Team (T)	NZ
Venue (V)	ALL
Oposition (O)	SA

THE CRITERIA

The TEAM VEN OPP Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Wickets Taken	250.00
Consistent	Average	200.00
Economic	Strike Rate	200.00
Best Bowling	Top Inns (Wkts)	200.00
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.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	DL Vettori	NZ	36	25	250.00
1	DL Vettori	NZ	36	25	250.00
2	JS Patel	NZ	7	10	100.00
3	MJ Santner	NZ	9	9	90.00

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	10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	JS Patel	7	271	10	27.10	27.86	200.00
1	JS Patel	7	271	10	27.10	27.86	200.00
2	MJ Santner	9	381	9	42.33	34.36	162.19
3	DL Vettori	36	1256	25	50.24	44.76	124.48

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	400

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	RUNS	ER	R ER	RAT
TS	NL McCullum	9	444	310	4.19	3.63	200.00
1	MJ Santner	9	468	381	4.88	4.05	179.38
2	DL Vettori	36	1723	1256	4.37	4.23	171.64
3	JS Patel	7	321	271	5.07	4.83	150.32

BEST BOWLING BY 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

RANK	BOWLER	1	2	3	4	5	BBW	RAT
TS	DL Vettori	3/33	2/18	2/37	2/37	2/41	2.20	200.00
1	DL Vettori	3/33	2/18	2/37	2/37	2/41	2.20	200.00
2	JS Patel	3/11	2/26	2/48	2/57	1/39	2.00	181.82
3	MJ Santner	3/43	2/46	1/33	1/40	1/45	1.60	145.45

BEST BOWLING BY 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. 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	DL Vettori	7.0/15	10.0/25	5.0/14	6.0/17	10.0/29	2.55	150.00
1	DL Vettori	7.0/15	10.0/25	5.0/14	6.0/17	10.0/29	2.55	150.00
2	MJ Santner	10.0/40	10.0/43	10.0/45	10.0/46	7.0/33	3.65	104.60
3	JS Patel	10.0/36	10.0/39	5.0/26	10.0/57	8.0/48	4.57	83.57