Top ODI Fast Bowlers of The Present Era

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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)

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 bowlerโ€™s performace is counted in TT if it comes against the team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out matches of T20 World Cup are also counted in TT.
Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against Non Weak Teams. Here is some information about the Non Weak Teams:-

  • Non Weak Teams are calculated in the same way as TT.
  • However, they are more in number.

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 Mustafizur Rahman BAN 106 172 140.98
3 PJ Cummins AUS 90 143 117.21
4 JR Hazlewood AUS 90 138 113.11
5 AS Joseph WI 72 119 97.54
6 Taskin Ahmed BAN 73 108 88.52
7 AL Phehlukwayo SA 77 96 78.69
8 MR Marsh AUS 70 57 46.72
9 MP Stoinis AUS 64 48 39.34

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) 100

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS MA Starc 127 5711 244 23.41 23.16 100.00
1 MA Starc 127 5711 244 23.41 23.16 100.00
2 Mustafizur Rahman 106 4451 172 25.88 26.31 88.03
3 JR Hazlewood 90 3763 138 27.27 26.52 87.31
4 PJ Cummins 90 4117 143 28.79 26.80 86.41
5 AS Joseph 72 3359 119 28.23 28.03 82.62
6 Taskin Ahmed 73 3170 108 29.35 29.57 78.31
7 AL Phehlukwayo 77 2971 96 30.95 30.03 77.12
8 MR Marsh 70 2036 57 35.72 34.64 66.85
9 MP Stoinis 64 2070 48 43.13 40.40 57.32

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS PJ Cummins 73 3403 118 28.84 26.85 150.00
1 AS Joseph 42 2107 79 26.67 26.48 150.00
2 PJ Cummins 73 3403 118 28.84 26.85 150.00
3 JR Hazlewood 63 2807 101 27.79 27.03 148.96
4 MA Starc 79 3801 138 27.54 27.25 147.76
5 Mustafizur Rahman 50 2281 75 30.41 30.92 130.24
6 Taskin Ahmed 41 1896 58 32.69 32.94 122.26
7 AL Phehlukwayo 43 1773 52 34.10 33.08 121.72
8 MR Marsh 49 1524 43 35.44 34.37 117.16
9 MP Stoinis 52 1778 40 44.45 41.65 96.69

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 2500

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS JR Hazlewood 90 4737 3763 4.77 3.83 100.00
1 JR Hazlewood 90 4737 3763 4.77 3.83 100.00
2 PJ Cummins 90 4683 4117 5.27 4.19 91.47
3 MA Starc 127 6512 5711 5.26 4.30 89.06
4 Mustafizur Rahman 106 5164 4451 5.17 4.31 88.90
5 Taskin Ahmed 73 3518 3170 5.41 4.44 86.24
6 MR Marsh 70 2213 2036 5.52 4.49 85.17
7 AS Joseph 72 3675 3359 5.48 4.56 83.96
8 AL Phehlukwayo 77 3103 2971 5.74 4.67 81.95
9 MP Stoinis 64 2071 2070 6.00 4.81 79.56

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS JR Hazlewood 63 3400 2807 4.95 3.98 150.00
1 JR Hazlewood 63 3400 2807 4.95 3.98 150.00
2 PJ Cummins 73 3872 3403 5.27 4.18 142.64
3 MA Starc 79 4158 3801 5.48 4.48 133.19
4 Mustafizur Rahman 50 2482 2281 5.51 4.59 129.98
5 MR Marsh 49 1607 1524 5.69 4.63 128.81
6 Taskin Ahmed 41 1974 1896 5.76 4.73 126.13
7 MP Stoinis 52 1789 1778 5.96 4.78 124.73
8 AL Phehlukwayo 43 1781 1773 5.97 4.86 122.87
9 AS Joseph 42 2150 2107 5.88 4.89 122.08

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 MA Starc 6/28 6/43 5/20 5/26 5/32 5.40 150.00
1 MA Starc 6/28 6/43 5/20 5/26 5/32 5.40 150.00
2 Mustafizur Rahman 6/43 5/50 5/59 5/75 4/43 5.00 138.89
3 JR Hazlewood 6/52 5/31 5/50 4/35 3/11 4.60 127.78
4 Taskin Ahmed 5/28 5/35 4/44 4/46 4/47 4.40 122.22
5 PJ Cummins 5/70 4/24 4/29 4/35 4/41 4.20 116.67
6 AS Joseph 5/56 4/65 4/76 3/36 3/39 3.80 105.56
7 MR Marsh 5/33 4/27 3/29 3/32 3/34 3.60 100.00
7 AL Phehlukwayo 4/22 4/40 4/44 3/33 3/40 3.60 100.00
9 MP Stoinis 3/16 3/35 3/49 2/20 2/20 2.60 72.22

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 MA Starc 7.0/12 8.0/20 10.0/26 9.4/26 6.5/20 2.05 109.02
3 Mustafizur Rahman 7.5/15 6.0/15 6.0/16 9.0/24 7.0/19 2.07 107.92
4 PJ Cummins 6.0/14 10.0/24 10.0/27 8.0/22 8.0/23 2.08 107.41
5 Taskin Ahmed 8.0/15 8.2/23 9.0/26 10.0/31 8.0/25 2.27 98.17
6 AS Joseph 8.0/17 10.0/25 10.0/33 10.0/36 10.0/40 2.62 85.34
7 MR Marsh 7.0/18 10.0/32 7.0/24 5.0/18 9.0/33 2.68 83.33
8 AL Phehlukwayo 9.5/22 5.0/12 5.2/21 10.0/40 8.0/34 2.75 81.21
9 MP Stoinis 6.0/20 10.0/35 7.0/27 6.2/25 7.0/29 3.00 74.31

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 MA Starc 200.00 247.76 222.25 150.00 109.02 929.02 464.51
2 JR Hazlewood 113.11 236.27 250.00 127.78 150.00 877.17 438.58
3 Mustafizur Rahman 140.98 218.26 218.87 138.89 107.92 824.93 412.46
4 PJ Cummins 117.21 236.41 234.11 116.67 107.41 811.81 405.91
5 AS Joseph 97.54 232.62 206.04 105.56 85.34 727.09 363.55
6 Taskin Ahmed 88.52 200.56 212.38 122.22 98.17 721.85 360.93
7 AL Phehlukwayo 78.69 198.84 204.82 100.00 81.21 663.56 331.78
8 MR Marsh 46.72 184.01 213.98 100.00 83.33 628.04 314.02
9 MP Stoinis 39.34 154.01 204.29 72.22 74.31 544.17 272.09

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 MA Starc 55 102 21.38 4.87 957.06 191.41
2 Mustafizur Rahman 42 70 20.34 4.27 907.50 181.50
3 JR Hazlewood 39 62 25.06 4.52 825.02 165.00
4 Taskin Ahmed 30 53 21.79 4.94 793.42 158.68
5 PJ Cummins 27 46 27.26 5.21 749.50 149.90
6 AL Phehlukwayo 44 54 31.02 5.61 694.36 138.87
7 AS Joseph 37 58 29.34 5.34 672.66 134.53
8 MR Marsh 24 21 32.10 5.25 626.68 125.34
9 MP Stoinis 18 17 33.47 5.51 539.92 107.98

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 5.54 904.63 723.71
2 JR Hazlewood 51 76 29.07 4.96 834.82 667.86
3 PJ Cummins 63 97 29.52 5.30 802.03 641.63
4 Mustafizur Rahman 64 102 29.68 5.75 744.26 595.40
5 AS Joseph 35 61 27.16 5.64 711.17 568.93
6 Taskin Ahmed 43 55 36.64 5.72 642.41 513.92
7 AL Phehlukwayo 33 42 30.86 5.92 578.24 462.59
8 MR Marsh 46 36 37.83 5.66 575.84 460.67
9 MP Stoinis 46 31 48.42 6.21 506.75 405.40

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 MA Starc 99 190 22.51 5.15 944.44 188.89
2 JR Hazlewood 69 113 25.17 4.70 877.44 175.49
3 PJ Cummins 59 95 28.77 5.34 748.34 149.67
4 AL Phehlukwayo 64 81 31.16 5.66 670.99 134.20
5 AS Joseph 50 83 28.22 5.49 661.95 132.39
6 MR Marsh 63 53 36.00 5.49 629.64 125.93
7 MP Stoinis 38 34 38.76 5.89 539.17 107.83

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Mustafizur Rahman 41 66 29.41 5.76 913.78 182.76
2 Taskin Ahmed 27 30 43.93 5.94 652.10 130.42

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 MA Starc 28 54 26.57 5.62 940.13 752.10
2 PJ Cummins 31 48 28.83 5.15 934.13 747.31
3 AS Joseph 22 36 28.25 5.47 780.17 624.14
4 JR Hazlewood 21 25 36.76 4.99 716.47 573.17
5 AL Phehlukwayo 13 15 29.80 6.30 530.24 424.19
6 MR Marsh 7 4 32.00 6.10 500.00 400.00
7 MP Stoinis 26 14 53.71 6.20 498.60 398.88

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 20

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Mustafizur Rahman 65 106 23.68 4.79 944.11 755.29
2 Taskin Ahmed 46 78 23.74 5.08 862.38 689.91

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 723.71 191.41 752.10 188.89 1,856.11 185.61
2 Mustafizur Rahman 595.40 181.50 755.29 182.76 1,714.95 171.50
3 PJ Cummins 641.63 149.90 747.31 149.67 1,688.50 168.85
4 JR Hazlewood 667.86 165.00 573.17 175.49 1,581.52 158.15
5 Taskin Ahmed 513.92 158.68 689.91 130.42 1,492.94 149.29
6 AS Joseph 568.93 134.53 624.14 132.39 1,459.99 146.00
7 AL Phehlukwayo 462.59 138.87 424.19 134.20 1,159.85 115.99
8 MR Marsh 460.67 125.34 400.00 125.93 1,111.94 111.19
9 MP Stoinis 405.40 107.98 398.88 107.83 1,020.10 102.01

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 Non Weak Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 MA Starc 28 65 19.29 5.16 974.58 974.58
2 JR Hazlewood 16 23 27.17 4.60 675.38 675.38
3 PJ Cummins 23 34 30.06 5.41 655.35 655.35
4 Mustafizur Rahman 16 25 35.28 6.40 555.61 555.61
5 MR Marsh 8 7 23.57 6.35 502.07 502.07
6 AS Joseph 0 0 NA NA 500.00 500.00
7 AL Phehlukwayo 9 12 31.00 5.40 461.60 461.60
8 Taskin Ahmed 13 14 45.00 5.94 421.75 421.75
9 MP Stoinis 14 11 35.18 6.56 412.73 412.73
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 MA Starc 50 107 20.94 4.98 946.58 946.58
2 JR Hazlewood 50 87 25.21 4.77 886.64 886.64
3 Mustafizur Rahman 50 93 24.76 5.50 849.68 849.68
4 PJ Cummins 50 84 27.82 5.17 824.48 824.48
5 AS Joseph 50 85 28.58 5.74 754.18 754.18
6 Taskin Ahmed 50 72 30.74 5.55 745.29 745.29
7 AL Phehlukwayo 50 62 33.03 5.80 664.23 664.23
8 MR Marsh 50 48 33.06 5.44 637.95 637.95
9 MP Stoinis 50 39 42.77 5.93 535.45 535.45
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 3.
  • A Bowler bowls more than 30 balls and has a low ER.
  • The ER should be less than 80% of the ER of the better team.

IMPACT INNINGS


Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 40

RANK BOWLER INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 JR Hazlewood 90 37 41.11 954.17 954.17
2 MA Starc 127 48 37.80 900.02 900.02
3 PJ Cummins 90 31 34.44 823.89 823.89
4 Mustafizur Rahman 106 34 32.08 810.75 810.75
5 Taskin Ahmed 73 25 34.25 770.30 770.30
6 AS Joseph 72 23 31.94 756.64 756.64
7 MR Marsh 70 11 15.71 348.73 348.73
8 AL Phehlukwayo 77 11 14.29 306.92 306.92
9 MP Stoinis 64 5 7.81 197.81 197.81

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 MA Starc 974.58 946.58 900.02 2,821.17 282.12
2 JR Hazlewood 675.38 886.64 954.17 2,516.19 251.62
3 PJ Cummins 655.35 824.48 823.89 2,303.72 230.37
4 Mustafizur Rahman 555.61 849.68 810.75 2,216.04 221.60
5 AS Joseph 500.00 754.18 756.64 2,010.82 201.08
6 Taskin Ahmed 421.75 745.29 770.30 1,937.34 193.73
7 MR Marsh 502.07 637.95 348.73 1,488.75 148.88
8 AL Phehlukwayo 461.60 664.23 306.92 1,432.76 143.28
9 MP Stoinis 412.73 535.45 197.81 1,145.99 114.60

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 464.51 185.61 282.12 932.24
2 JR Hazlewood AUS 438.58 158.15 251.62 848.35
3 Mustafizur Rahman BAN 412.46 171.50 221.60 805.56
4 PJ Cummins AUS 405.91 168.85 230.37 805.13
5 AS Joseph WI 363.55 146.00 201.08 710.63
6 Taskin Ahmed BAN 360.93 149.29 193.73 703.95
7 AL Phehlukwayo SA 331.78 115.99 143.28 591.04
8 MR Marsh AUS 314.02 111.19 148.88 574.09
9 MP Stoinis AUS 272.09 102.01 114.60 488.70

NON WEAK TEAMS


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

TOP TEAMS


DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK IND
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 AUS SA NZ SL


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