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Top ODI Fast Bowlers of The Present Era

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This Rating takes into account only the matches played in the last 25 years. Only bowlers active till at least 2023 are considered in this rating. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). So, here are the Top 10 Fast bowlers in ODI cricket in the last 25 years.

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

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 BY WKTS (NWT)
3.5. BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)
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
4.2.1.2. Asians Outside Asia
4.2.2. Unfavourable Conditions Rating
4.2.2.1. Non Asians In Asia
4.2.2.2. Asians In Asia
4.3. CONDITIONS RATING
5. SECONDARY CRITERIA
5.1. WORLD CUP
5.2. TOP FORM
5.3. IMPACT INNINGS
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. PRESENT ERA RATING
7. NON WEAK TEAMS
8. TOP TEAMS

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Wickets, Average, Economy, BBI (Wkts & Eco)
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary World Cup, Top Form, Impact Inns
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 bowler’s performace is counted in TT or NWT if it comes against that team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out and Super Six matches of ODI World Cup are also counted.
  • TT & NWT may be found in the last section.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 40

PRIMARY CRITERIA

The Primary Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Economic Strike Rate 250.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 150.00
Economic Bowling Top Inns (Eco) 150.00

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS MA Starc AUS 127 244 200.00
1 MA Starc AUS 127 244 200.00
2 TA Boult NZ 113 211 172.95
3 Mohammed Shami IND 107 206 168.85
4 Mustafizur Rahman BAN 108 174 142.62
5 CR Woakes ENG 118 173 141.80
6 K Rabada SA 104 168 137.70
7 MJ Henry NZ 89 165 135.25
8 JJ Bumrah IND 88 149 122.13
9 PJ Cummins AUS 90 143 117.21
10 JR Hazlewood AUS 90 138 113.11

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 Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 100
Min Wickets (TT) 50

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 88 3509 149 23.55 22.38 100.00
1 JJ Bumrah 88 3509 149 23.55 22.38 100.00
2 MA Starc 127 5711 244 23.41 23.10 96.87
3 Mohammed Shami 107 4955 206 24.05 23.18 96.54
4 TA Boult 113 5146 211 24.39 23.85 93.82
5 MJ Henry 89 4094 165 24.81 24.13 92.74
6 K Rabada 104 4613 168 27.46 26.39 84.81
7 JR Hazlewood 90 3763 138 27.27 26.49 84.49
8 Mustafizur Rahman 108 4555 174 26.18 26.50 84.45
9 PJ Cummins 90 4117 143 28.79 26.78 83.58
10 CR Woakes 118 5193 173 30.02 29.07 76.98

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Mohammed Shami 66 3094 125 24.75 23.85 150.00
1 Mohammed Shami 66 3094 125 24.75 23.85 150.00
2 MJ Henry 53 2449 98 24.99 24.30 147.22
3 TA Boult 68 3367 131 25.70 25.14 142.34
4 CR Woakes 77 3426 124 27.63 26.76 133.73
5 PJ Cummins 73 3403 118 28.84 26.82 133.41
6 JR Hazlewood 63 2807 101 27.79 27.00 132.55
7 MA Starc 79 3801 138 27.54 27.19 131.62
8 K Rabada 62 2899 102 28.42 27.31 131.00
9 JJ Bumrah 61 2597 81 32.06 30.47 117.44
10 Mustafizur Rahman 52 2385 77 30.97 31.36 114.12

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 2000

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 88 4580 3509 4.60 3.68 100.00
1 JJ Bumrah 88 4580 3509 4.60 3.68 100.00
2 JR Hazlewood 90 4737 3763 4.77 3.83 96.23
3 TA Boult 113 6180 5146 5.00 4.07 90.55
4 K Rabada 104 5444 4613 5.08 4.10 89.75
5 PJ Cummins 90 4683 4117 5.27 4.18 88.02
6 MJ Henry 89 4734 4094 5.19 4.22 87.32
7 MA Starc 127 6512 5711 5.26 4.29 85.75
8 Mustafizur Rahman 108 5278 4555 5.18 4.30 85.54
9 CR Woakes 118 5737 5193 5.43 4.42 83.27
10 Mohammed Shami 107 5326 4955 5.58 4.50 81.90

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS AD Mathews 131 4297 3278 4.58 3.80 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 61 3170 2597 4.92 3.94 144.76
2 JR Hazlewood 63 3400 2807 4.95 3.98 143.33
3 PJ Cummins 73 3872 3403 5.27 4.18 136.29
4 MJ Henry 53 2832 2449 5.19 4.22 135.17
5 K Rabada 62 3300 2899 5.27 4.25 134.01
6 TA Boult 68 3827 3367 5.28 4.30 132.66
7 CR Woakes 77 3831 3426 5.37 4.37 130.46
8 MA Starc 79 4158 3801 5.48 4.48 127.34
9 Mustafizur Rahman 52 2596 2385 5.51 4.58 124.38
10 Mohammed Shami 66 3253 3094 5.71 4.60 124.01

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 in the last 25 years. 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 TA Boult 7/34 6/33 5/17 5/21 5/27 5.60 150.00
1 TA Boult 7/34 6/33 5/17 5/21 5/27 5.60 150.00
2 Mohammed Shami 7/57 5/18 5/51 5/53 5/54 5.40 144.64
2 MA Starc 6/28 6/43 5/20 5/26 5/32 5.40 144.64
4 CR Woakes 6/45 6/47 5/54 4/18 4/33 5.00 133.93
4 Mustafizur Rahman 6/43 5/50 5/59 5/75 4/43 5.00 133.93
6 JJ Bumrah 6/19 5/27 4/35 4/39 4/43 4.60 123.21
6 K Rabada 6/16 5/39 4/39 4/41 4/41 4.60 123.21
6 MJ Henry 5/30 5/40 5/42 4/19 4/27 4.60 123.21
6 JR Hazlewood 6/52 5/31 5/50 4/35 3/11 4.60 123.21
10 PJ Cummins 5/70 4/24 4/29 4/35 4/41 4.20 112.50

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 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 JR Hazlewood 8.0/12 6.0/11 6.0/11 10.0/20 6.1/13 1.49 150.00
1 JR Hazlewood 8.0/12 6.0/11 6.0/11 10.0/20 6.1/13 1.49 150.00
2 JJ Bumrah 6.0/9 5.0/8 6.0/11 5.0/12 7.2/19 1.61 138.47
3 MJ Henry 10.0/14 10.0/19 6.0/12 10.0/27 9.0/26 1.77 126.05
4 K Rabada 7.0/13 8.0/16 6.0/16 6.0/16 6.0/18 1.93 115.48
5 TA Boult 10.0/21 7.2/17 10.0/25 10.0/25 7.0/18 1.95 114.64
6 CR Woakes 10.0/18 8.0/16 8.0/20 10.0/28 5.0/16 1.95 114.62
7 MA Starc 7.0/12 8.0/20 10.0/26 9.4/26 6.5/20 2.05 109.08
8 Mustafizur Rahman 7.5/15 6.0/15 6.0/16 9.0/24 7.0/19 2.06 108.05
9 PJ Cummins 6.0/14 10.0/24 10.0/27 8.0/22 8.0/23 2.08 107.40
10 Mohammed Shami 6.2/16 9.0/23 6.0/17 8.0/23 6.0/18 2.21 100.90

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 half of the PRESENT ERA Rating, i.e. 500 pts.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ECO BBW BBE RAT PRI PTS
1 TA Boult 172.95 236.16 223.21 150.00 114.64 896.96 448.48
2 MA Starc 200.00 228.48 213.09 144.64 109.08 895.30 447.65
3 Mohammed Shami 168.85 246.54 205.91 144.64 100.90 866.84 433.42
4 MJ Henry 135.25 239.96 222.49 123.21 126.05 846.96 423.48
5 JJ Bumrah 122.13 217.44 244.76 123.21 138.47 846.02 423.01
6 JR Hazlewood 113.11 217.04 239.56 123.21 150.00 842.93 421.46
7 K Rabada 137.70 215.81 223.76 123.21 115.48 815.97 407.99
8 CR Woakes 141.80 210.71 213.73 133.93 114.62 814.80 407.40
9 Mustafizur Rahman 142.62 198.56 209.92 133.93 108.05 793.09 396.54
10 PJ Cummins 117.21 216.99 224.31 112.50 107.40 778.41 389.20

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions Rating is calculated by applying the five criteria of Primary Rating to various conditions. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points.

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

CRITERIA POINTS
Home 200.00
Away 800.00
Favourable Conditions 200.00
Unfavourable Conditions 800.00

HOME/AWAY

HOME/AWAY RATING

Points to note:-

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

At Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 TA Boult 56 116 21.48 4.88 936.85 187.37
2 MJ Henry 36 73 19.27 4.49 885.52 177.10
3 MA Starc 55 102 21.38 4.87 864.76 172.95
4 Mohammed Shami 46 87 24.90 5.86 828.05 165.61
5 Mustafizur Rahman 42 70 20.34 4.27 825.21 165.04
6 JJ Bumrah 41 64 26.70 4.78 783.95 156.79
7 CR Woakes 46 69 27.91 5.21 759.49 151.90
8 JR Hazlewood 39 62 25.06 4.52 750.97 150.19
9 K Rabada 47 74 29.04 5.17 709.08 141.82
10 PJ Cummins 27 46 27.26 5.21 682.02 136.40

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 MA Starc 72 142 24.86 5.54 876.63 701.31
2 JJ Bumrah 47 85 21.18 4.44 864.70 691.76
3 K Rabada 57 94 26.21 5.01 830.05 664.04
4 Mohammed Shami 61 119 23.44 5.38 814.04 651.23
5 JR Hazlewood 51 76 29.07 4.96 806.42 645.14
6 TA Boult 57 95 27.94 5.11 787.74 630.19
7 PJ Cummins 63 97 29.52 5.30 774.78 619.82
8 CR Woakes 72 104 31.41 5.57 756.75 605.40
9 MJ Henry 53 92 29.21 5.65 737.77 590.22
10 Mustafizur Rahman 66 104 30.11 5.74 722.27 577.82

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS 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 Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 TA Boult 87 178 21.91 4.86 950.52 190.10
2 MA Starc 99 190 22.51 5.15 925.60 185.12
3 JR Hazlewood 69 113 25.17 4.70 860.39 172.08
4 MJ Henry 64 114 25.07 5.03 829.97 165.99
5 CR Woakes 86 125 30.33 5.39 789.43 157.89
6 K Rabada 75 118 28.52 5.06 766.98 153.40
7 PJ Cummins 59 95 28.77 5.34 733.34 146.67

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Mohammed Shami 50 98 23.11 5.33 916.32 183.26
2 JJ Bumrah 35 58 24.69 4.61 822.70 164.54
3 Mustafizur Rahman 41 66 29.41 5.76 741.41 148.28

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 K Rabada 29 50 24.96 5.15 892.24 713.79
2 MA Starc 28 54 26.57 5.62 859.87 687.90
3 PJ Cummins 31 48 28.83 5.15 858.93 687.14
4 MJ Henry 25 51 24.24 5.61 854.44 683.55
5 CR Woakes 32 48 29.21 5.55 810.01 648.01
6 TA Boult 26 33 37.76 5.47 693.80 555.04
7 JR Hazlewood 21 25 36.76 4.99 672.53 538.03

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 JJ Bumrah 53 91 22.82 4.59 913.51 730.81
2 Mohammed Shami 57 108 24.91 5.81 895.35 716.28
3 Mustafizur Rahman 67 108 24.20 4.82 875.30 700.24

CONDITIONS RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,000.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 200 pts.

RANK BOWLER AW HM UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 MA Starc 701.31 172.95 687.90 185.12 1,747.28 174.73
2 JJ Bumrah 691.76 156.79 730.81 164.54 1,743.90 174.39
3 Mohammed Shami 651.23 165.61 716.28 183.26 1,716.38 171.64
4 K Rabada 664.04 141.82 713.79 153.40 1,673.04 167.30
5 MJ Henry 590.22 177.10 683.55 165.99 1,616.87 161.69
6 Mustafizur Rahman 577.82 165.04 700.24 148.28 1,591.38 159.14
7 PJ Cummins 619.82 136.40 687.14 146.67 1,590.03 159.00
8 CR Woakes 605.40 151.90 648.01 157.89 1,563.19 156.32
9 TA Boult 630.19 187.37 555.04 190.10 1,562.71 156.27
10 JR Hazlewood 645.14 150.19 538.03 172.08 1,505.43 150.54

SECONDARY CRITERIA

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points.

The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
World Cup 1,000.00
Top Form 1,000.00
Impact Innings 1,000.00

WORLD CUP

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 MA Starc 28 65 19.29 5.16 876.39 876.39
2 Mohammed Shami 18 55 13.53 5.13 874.48 874.48
3 TA Boult 29 53 25.55 4.92 757.28 757.28
4 JJ Bumrah 20 38 19.58 4.23 742.10 742.10
5 CR Woakes 24 31 31.55 5.50 601.65 601.65
6 JR Hazlewood 16 23 27.17 4.60 594.67 594.67
7 PJ Cummins 23 34 30.06 5.41 592.59 592.59
8 MJ Henry 18 27 29.37 5.22 565.15 565.15
9 K Rabada 17 24 31.71 5.05 547.96 547.96
10 Mustafizur Rahman 16 25 35.28 6.40 494.82 494.82
TOP FORM RATING

Points to note:-

  • Top Form is calculated by taking the best 50 consecutive innings of a bowler.
  • Only Inns against Non Weak Teams are considered in the rating.
  • Non Weak Teams may be found in the last section.

TOP FORM

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 TA Boult 50 108 20.44 4.82 955.52 955.52
2 MA Starc 50 107 20.94 4.98 918.28 918.28
3 Mohammed Shami 50 104 21.88 5.65 894.58 894.58
4 JJ Bumrah 50 84 23.51 4.51 878.91 878.91
5 JR Hazlewood 50 87 25.21 4.77 858.63 858.63
6 MJ Henry 50 97 24.73 5.26 828.87 828.87
7 Mustafizur Rahman 50 93 24.76 5.50 824.62 824.62
8 CR Woakes 50 87 24.95 5.26 822.75 822.75
9 PJ Cummins 50 84 27.82 5.17 798.48 798.48
10 K Rabada 50 80 27.70 5.09 782.88 782.88
IMPACT INNINGS (II)

Impact Innings are those innings which have 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 takes equal to or more wickets than 4.
  • A Bowler bowls more than 30 balls and has a low ER.
  • The ER should be less than 75% of the ER of the better team.

IMPACT INNINGS

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 30

RANK BOWLER INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 JJ Bumrah 88 49 55.68 993.79 993.79
2 JR Hazlewood 90 44 48.89 927.40 927.40
3 TA Boult 113 47 41.59 828.86 828.86
4 K Rabada 104 40 38.46 788.12 788.12
5 MA Starc 127 50 39.37 779.65 779.65
6 CR Woakes 118 44 37.29 771.06 771.06
7 Mohammed Shami 107 39 36.45 738.29 738.29
8 PJ Cummins 90 35 38.89 731.32 731.32
9 MJ Henry 89 34 38.20 701.24 701.24
10 Mustafizur Rahman 108 39 36.11 678.68 678.68

SECONDARY RATING

The total of the above three criteria comes out to be 3,000.00 points. Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 300 pts.

RANK BOWLER WC TF II TOT SEC RAT
1 JJ Bumrah 742.10 878.91 993.79 2,614.80 261.48
2 MA Starc 876.39 918.28 779.65 2,574.33 257.43
3 TA Boult 757.28 955.52 828.86 2,541.66 254.17
4 Mohammed Shami 874.48 894.58 738.29 2,507.36 250.74
5 JR Hazlewood 594.67 858.63 927.40 2,380.70 238.07
6 CR Woakes 601.65 822.75 771.06 2,195.45 219.55
7 PJ Cummins 592.59 798.48 731.32 2,122.39 212.24
8 K Rabada 547.96 782.88 788.12 2,118.95 211.90
9 MJ Henry 565.15 828.87 701.24 2,095.26 209.53
10 Mustafizur Rahman 494.82 824.62 678.68 1,998.12 199.81

PRESENT ERA RATING

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

RANK BOWLER NAT PRI PTS CON PTS SEC PTS FIN RAT
1 MA Starc AUS 447.65 174.73 257.43 879.81
2 TA Boult NZ 448.48 156.27 254.17 858.91
3 JJ Bumrah IND 423.01 174.39 261.48 858.88
4 Mohammed Shami IND 433.42 171.64 250.74 855.80
5 JR Hazlewood AUS 421.46 150.54 238.07 810.08
6 MJ Henry NZ 423.48 161.69 209.53 794.69
7 K Rabada SA 407.99 167.30 211.90 787.19
8 CR Woakes ENG 407.40 156.32 219.55 783.26
9 PJ Cummins AUS 389.20 159.00 212.24 760.45
10 Mustafizur Rahman BAN 396.54 159.14 199.81 755.49

NON WEAK TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK SL IND
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ SL ZIM
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL ENG NZ ZIM
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ ENG WI BAN
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL BAN WI
2020s IND PAK NZ AUS SL SA BAN ENG WI AFG

TOP TEAMS

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

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