Top 5 New Zealand Spinners Vs Sri Lanka In Tests

All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). They are updated till 2026-02-05. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 5 Spin bowlers from New Zealand against Sri Lanka in Test cricket.

CONTENTS

6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

7. TEAM VEN OPP RATING

8. BRIEF EXPLANATION

8.1. Dynamic Nature

8.2. Trend Setter (TS)

8.3. Abbreviations

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)	SL

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Wickets Taken	300.00
Consistent	Average	250.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	250.00
Best Bowling	Top Bowling Performances	200.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings	7
Min Wkts	10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	DL Vettori	NZ	18	51	300.00
1	DL Vettori	NZ	18	51	300.00
2	PJ Wiseman	NZ	11	17	100.00
2	AY Patel	NZ	10	17	100.00
4	DN Patel	NZ	10	14	82.35
5	JS Patel	NZ	8	11	64.71

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	15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	DL Vettori	18	1205	51	23.63	22.46	250.00
1	DL Vettori	18	1205	51	23.63	22.46	250.00
2	AY Patel	10	608	17	35.76	35.37	158.72
3	PJ Wiseman	11	754	17	44.35	37.79	148.56
4	JS Patel	8	533	11	48.45	42.02	133.60
5	DN Patel	10	558	14	39.86	44.45	126.32

ATTACKING

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with SR.

Criteria: Points For R SR or Balls/Wkt

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets	15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	WKTS	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	DL Vettori	18	2760	51	54.12	54.52	250.00
1	DL Vettori	18	2760	51	54.12	54.52	250.00
2	PJ Wiseman	11	1568	17	92.24	84.71	160.91
3	JS Patel	8	936	11	85.09	88.57	153.89
4	AY Patel	10	1320	17	77.65	89.40	152.47
5	DN Patel	10	1290	14	92.14	93.63	145.58

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

RANK	BOWLER	1	2	3	4	5	BBW	RAT
TS	DL Vettori	7/130	6/64	5/84	4/46	4/78	5.20	200.00
1	DL Vettori	7/130	6/64	5/84	4/46	4/78	5.20	200.00
2	AY Patel	6/90	5/89	2/31	2/60	1/48	3.20	123.08
3	PJ Wiseman	5/82	4/104	2/61	2/95	2/127	3.00	115.38
4	DN Patel	4/96	3/62	2/67	2/90	1/33	2.40	92.31
5	JS Patel	4/78	3/55	2/122	1/47	1/69	2.20	84.62

TEAM VEN OPP RATING

The TEAM VEN OPP (TVO) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK	BOWLER	PRO	CON	ATT	BBW	TVO RAT
1	DL Vettori	300.00	250.00	250.00	200.00	1,000.00
2	AY Patel	100.00	158.72	152.47	123.08	534.26
3	PJ Wiseman	100.00	148.56	160.91	115.38	524.86
4	DN Patel	82.35	126.32	145.58	92.31	446.56
5	JS Patel	64.71	133.60	153.89	84.62	436.82

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)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
TS Bowling 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.
Know All About the Trend Setter