ODI Decades Rating - Best Fast Bowlers In 2010s Featured

Top ODI Fast Bowler of the Decade (2010 – 2019)

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This Rating takes into account only the matches played in the 2010s. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). It is to be noted that 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. So, here are the Top 10 Fast bowlers in ODI cricket in the 2010s.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2023-08-09

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 (WKTS)
3.5. BEST BOWLING (ECO)
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. TOP FORM AT HOME
5.2. TOP FORM AWAY
5.3. WORLD CUP
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. DECADES RATING
7. TOP TEAMS

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Wickets, Average, Economy, BBI (Wkts), BBI (Eco)
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary Top Form Home, Top Form Away, World Cup
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 bowler’s performace is counted in TT if it comes against the team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out and Super Six matches of ICC World Cup and Champions Trophy are also counted in TT.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 25
Min Wickets (TS AVE) 50
Min Balls (TS ECO) 2000

PRIMARY CRITERIA

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS SL Malinga SL 158 248 200.00
1 SL Malinga SL 158 248 200.00
2 MA Starc AUS 85 172 138.71
3 TA Boult NZ 89 164 132.26
4 M Morkel SA 92 154 124.19
5 DW Steyn SA 90 145 116.94
6 MG Johnson AUS 79 128 103.23
7 K Rabada SA 73 117 94.35
8 JJ Bumrah IND 58 103 83.06
9 PJ Cummins AUS 58 96 77.42
10 LL Tsotsobe SA 57 88 70.97

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

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 58 2254 103 21.88 20.61 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 58 2254 103 21.88 20.61 150.00
2 MA Starc 85 3611 172 20.99 20.88 148.05
3 M Morkel 92 3768 154 24.47 23.57 131.18
4 DW Steyn 90 3596 145 24.80 23.89 129.41
5 MG Johnson 79 3131 128 24.46 24.06 128.47
6 TA Boult 89 4111 164 25.07 24.25 127.48
7 LL Tsotsobe 57 2233 88 25.38 24.96 123.86
8 PJ Cummins 58 2604 96 27.13 25.36 121.90
9 K Rabada 73 3199 117 27.34 26.29 117.57
10 SL Malinga 158 7129 248 28.75 27.85 110.98

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 50 2058 84 24.50 23.07 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 50 2058 84 24.50 23.07 150.00
2 MA Starc 71 3135 134 23.40 23.27 148.74
3 LL Tsotsobe 49 1935 81 23.89 23.50 147.29
4 M Morkel 75 3106 125 24.85 23.93 144.62
5 MG Johnson 63 2600 101 25.74 25.32 136.67
6 DW Steyn 72 3033 115 26.37 25.40 136.24
7 TA Boult 79 3771 142 26.56 25.69 134.72
8 K Rabada 66 2964 107 27.70 26.64 129.92
9 PJ Cummins 53 2451 85 28.84 26.96 128.38
10 SL Malinga 137 6293 209 30.11 29.18 118.62

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

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 58 3009 2254 4.49 3.70 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 58 3009 2254 4.49 3.70 150.00
2 DW Steyn 90 4562 3596 4.73 3.90 142.39
3 MG Johnson 79 3981 3131 4.72 3.92 141.63
4 LL Tsotsobe 57 2820 2233 4.75 3.99 139.07
5 M Morkel 92 4556 3768 4.96 4.11 135.14
6 K Rabada 73 3842 3199 5.00 4.11 134.83
7 TA Boult 89 4884 4111 5.05 4.13 134.34
8 MA Starc 85 4315 3611 5.02 4.18 132.63
9 PJ Cummins 58 3033 2604 5.15 4.19 132.45
10 SL Malinga 158 7822 7129 5.47 4.53 122.59

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS AD Mathews 122 3979 3005 4.53 3.73 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 50 2614 2058 4.72 3.89 144.01
2 LL Tsotsobe 49 2471 1935 4.70 3.95 141.89
3 DW Steyn 72 3753 3033 4.85 3.99 140.14
4 MG Johnson 63 3191 2600 4.89 4.06 137.94
5 M Morkel 75 3770 3106 4.94 4.09 136.88
6 K Rabada 66 3506 2964 5.07 4.18 133.99
7 PJ Cummins 53 2833 2451 5.19 4.22 132.62
8 TA Boult 79 4359 3771 5.19 4.24 131.88
9 MA Starc 71 3676 3135 5.12 4.26 131.32
10 SL Malinga 137 6824 6293 5.53 4.58 122.25

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 7 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler against top teams in the 2010s. Best Bowling By Wickets (BBW) is simply the total wickets taken in the 7 innings divided by 7.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 7 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 BBW RAT
TS SL Malinga 5/28 5/34 5/44 5/52 5/54 5/56 4/23 6.80 100.00
1 SL Malinga 5/28 5/34 5/44 5/52 5/54 5/56 4/23 6.80 100.00
1 MA Starc 6/28 6/43 5/26 5/42 4/27 4/29 4/32 6.80 100.00
3 TA Boult 6/33 5/17 5/21 5/27 4/35 4/40 4/44 6.60 97.06
4 M Morkel 5/21 5/38 4/10 4/22 4/39 4/47 4/52 6.00 88.24
4 K Rabada 6/16 4/39 4/41 4/41 4/43 4/45 4/54 6.00 88.24
6 DW Steyn 6/39 5/25 5/50 4/34 3/17 3/25 3/30 5.80 85.29
7 PJ Cummins 5/70 4/24 4/29 4/41 4/49 4/56 3/23 5.60 82.35
8 MG Johnson 6/31 4/33 4/46 4/51 3/11 3/18 3/20 5.40 79.41
8 LL Tsotsobe 4/22 4/22 4/25 4/27 4/31 4/45 3/14 5.40 79.41
10 JJ Bumrah 5/27 4/43 4/55 3/35 3/37 3/37 3/47 5.00 73.53

BEST BOWLING (ECO)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler against top 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 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 6.0/8 6.1/9 8.0/14 9.0/18 7.0/15 1.45 100.00
1 M Morkel 6.0/10 6.0/13 10.0/22 7.0/16 5.0/12 1.78 81.41
2 SL Malinga 7.0/14 10.0/23 9.0/21 7.0/17 7.0/18 1.92 75.15
3 TA Boult 10.0/21 7.2/17 10.0/25 10.0/27 9.0/25 2.03 71.25
4 DW Steyn 7.0/17 10.0/25 7.0/18 7.0/18 10.0/26 2.09 69.20
5 PJ Cummins 6.0/14 10.0/24 10.0/27 8.0/22 8.0/23 2.13 67.90
6 LL Tsotsobe 10.0/22 9.0/23 10.0/27 5.0/14 10.0/28 2.18 66.47
7 K Rabada 7.0/13 8.0/16 6.0/18 10.0/33 7.1/25 2.27 63.82
8 JJ Bumrah 5.0/12 10.0/27 10.0/29 10.0/29 8.0/24 2.32 62.45
9 MG Johnson 10.0/21 7.0/18 8.0/23 10.0/31 9.0/30 2.32 62.32
10 MA Starc 8.0/20 9.4/26 9.0/27 9.0/28 8.5/28 2.41 59.88

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 DECADES Rating, i.e. 500 pts.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ECO BBW BBE RAT PRI PTS
1 MA Starc 138.71 296.80 263.95 100.00 59.88 859.33 429.67
2 SL Malinga 200.00 229.60 244.84 100.00 75.15 849.59 424.79
3 M Morkel 124.19 275.80 272.02 88.24 81.41 841.65 420.83
4 TA Boult 132.26 262.20 266.22 97.06 71.25 828.99 414.49
5 DW Steyn 116.94 265.65 282.53 85.29 69.20 819.61 409.80
6 JJ Bumrah 83.06 300.00 294.01 73.53 62.45 813.04 406.52
7 MG Johnson 103.23 265.14 279.58 79.41 62.32 789.66 394.83
8 LL Tsotsobe 70.97 271.15 280.96 79.41 66.47 768.96 384.48
9 K Rabada 94.35 247.48 268.82 88.24 63.82 762.71 381.35
10 PJ Cummins 77.42 250.29 265.07 82.35 67.90 743.03 371.51

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions

The Conditions Ratings are calculated by applying the five criteria of the Primary Rating to diffirent conditions. Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for spin bowlers and In Asia for pacers. Favourable Conditions (FC) is the opposite. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Here are those conditions and their weightage:-

  • HOME – 250 PTS
  • AWAY – 1,000 PTS
  • FC – 250 PTS
  • UC – 1,000 PTS

HOME/AWAY

At Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 TA Boult 53 111 21.43 4.94 918.00 229.50
2 MA Starc 42 82 20.11 4.84 843.31 210.83
3 SL Malinga 67 103 27.08 5.40 810.78 202.70
4 M Morkel 30 46 26.02 4.90 766.83 191.71
5 DW Steyn 37 58 24.24 4.54 764.77 191.19
6 LL Tsotsobe 27 47 23.28 4.84 759.00 189.75
7 MG Johnson 31 48 25.58 4.85 683.99 171.00
8 JJ Bumrah 25 39 28.00 4.97 674.03 168.51
9 K Rabada 35 52 30.21 5.12 668.21 167.05
10 PJ Cummins 20 33 28.76 5.22 648.93 162.23

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 JJ Bumrah 33 64 18.16 4.12 835.14 835.14
2 M Morkel 62 108 23.81 4.99 806.31 806.31
3 SL Malinga 91 145 29.93 5.51 785.61 785.61
4 MA Starc 43 90 21.80 5.19 778.34 778.34
5 MG Johnson 48 80 23.79 4.64 776.83 776.83
6 DW Steyn 53 87 25.17 4.86 771.22 771.22
7 K Rabada 38 65 25.05 4.88 753.34 753.34
8 PJ Cummins 38 63 26.27 5.11 718.10 718.10
9 LL Tsotsobe 30 41 27.78 4.66 681.85 681.85
10 TA Boult 36 53 32.68 5.21 626.51 626.51

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

Favourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 TA Boult 75 147 23.39 4.97 883.94 220.99
2 MA Starc 74 146 21.41 5.09 875.86 218.96
3 M Morkel 64 111 23.52 5.01 846.03 211.51
4 DW Steyn 69 109 24.50 4.56 818.28 204.57
5 K Rabada 61 93 28.88 5.00 731.33 182.83
6 MG Johnson 53 81 26.06 4.81 726.35 181.59
7 LL Tsotsobe 43 64 26.88 4.95 725.57 181.39
8 PJ Cummins 47 75 28.55 5.31 706.94 176.74

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 SL Malinga 69 110 30.37 5.60 853.04 213.26
2 JJ Bumrah 24 41 21.10 4.24 706.01 176.50

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 MG Johnson 26 47 21.70 4.54 935.75 935.75
2 M Morkel 28 43 26.91 4.86 859.06 859.06
3 DW Steyn 21 36 25.69 5.32 807.87 807.87
4 PJ Cummins 11 21 22.05 4.52 788.98 788.98
5 LL Tsotsobe 14 24 21.38 4.19 783.01 783.01
6 MA Starc 11 26 18.65 4.64 776.87 776.87
7 K Rabada 12 24 21.38 4.98 773.75 773.75
8 TA Boult 14 17 39.53 5.48 590.65 590.65

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 SL Malinga 89 138 27.45 5.36 838.46 838.46
2 JJ Bumrah 34 62 22.40 4.67 786.56 786.56

CONDITIONS RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the DECADES Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BOWLER AWAY HOME UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 M Morkel 806.31 191.71 859.06 211.51 2,068.58 206.86
2 MG Johnson 776.83 171.00 935.75 181.59 2,065.17 206.52
3 SL Malinga 785.61 202.70 838.46 213.26 2,040.03 204.00
4 MA Starc 778.34 210.83 776.87 218.96 1,985.00 198.50
5 DW Steyn 771.22 191.19 807.87 204.57 1,974.85 197.49
6 JJ Bumrah 835.14 168.51 786.56 176.50 1,966.71 196.67
7 K Rabada 753.34 167.05 773.75 182.83 1,876.97 187.70
8 PJ Cummins 718.10 162.23 788.98 176.74 1,846.05 184.61
9 LL Tsotsobe 681.85 189.75 783.01 181.39 1,836.00 183.60
10 TA Boult 626.51 229.50 590.65 220.99 1,667.65 166.76

SECONDARY CRITERIA

Top Form And World Cup

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. Top Form is calculated by taking the best 25 consecutive innings of a bowlers against Top Teams such that his Rating Points are Maximum. Top Form is calculated seperately for Home and Away innings. World Cup Rating gives points for performances in World Cups. 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:-

  • TOP FORM AT HOME – 500 PTS
  • TOP FORM AWAY – 1,000 PTS
  • WORLD CUP – 1,000 PTS

TOP FORM AT HOME

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 TA Boult 25 56 19.96 4.97 937.50 468.75
2 MA Starc 25 50 19.64 4.67 884.22 442.11
3 SL Malinga 25 49 20.61 4.78 856.59 428.29
4 M Morkel 25 42 23.62 4.81 834.19 417.09
5 LL Tsotsobe 25 46 22.43 4.85 817.30 408.65
6 DW Steyn 25 40 23.50 4.35 797.27 398.63
7 MG Johnson 21 33 26.55 5.04 666.67 333.33
8 JJ Bumrah 22 33 30.94 5.22 663.36 331.68
9 PJ Cummins 19 30 30.23 5.19 660.46 330.23
10 K Rabada 25 36 33.42 5.31 654.69 327.35

TOP FORM AWAY

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 MA Starc 25 56 20.57 5.04 904.56 904.56
2 JJ Bumrah 25 49 18.82 4.29 899.94 899.94
3 DW Steyn 25 43 22.79 4.56 837.67 837.67
4 K Rabada 25 44 23.32 4.88 829.53 829.53
5 PJ Cummins 25 46 24.37 5.00 826.09 826.09
6 MG Johnson 25 44 22.86 4.64 817.80 817.80
7 M Morkel 25 44 23.36 4.86 798.88 798.88
8 SL Malinga 25 48 26.79 5.82 770.21 770.21
9 LL Tsotsobe 24 35 25.80 4.54 746.52 746.52
10 TA Boult 25 42 31.67 5.48 710.81 710.81

WORLD CUP

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 MA Starc 18 49 14.82 4.65 975.08 975.08
2 TA Boult 19 39 21.79 4.62 785.81 785.81
3 SL Malinga 20 38 26.24 5.73 676.41 676.41
4 M Morkel 14 26 19.46 4.66 670.96 670.96
5 MG Johnson 15 25 22.28 4.60 648.33 648.33
6 DW Steyn 14 23 23.39 4.68 647.91 647.91
7 JJ Bumrah 9 18 20.61 4.42 635.67 635.67
8 PJ Cummins 12 19 26.68 5.10 559.27 559.27
9 LL Tsotsobe 1 3 4.67 2.80 500.00 500.00
10 K Rabada 8 11 36.09 5.09 485.52 485.52

SECONDARY RATING

The total of the above three criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the DECADES Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BOWLER TF HM TF AW WC TOT SEC RAT
1 MA Starc 442.11 904.56 975.08 2,321.75 232.18
2 TA Boult 468.75 710.81 785.81 1,965.37 196.54
3 M Morkel 417.09 798.88 670.96 1,886.93 188.69
4 DW Steyn 398.63 837.67 647.91 1,884.22 188.42
5 SL Malinga 428.29 770.21 676.41 1,874.92 187.49
6 JJ Bumrah 331.68 899.94 635.67 1,867.29 186.73
7 MG Johnson 333.33 817.80 648.33 1,799.47 179.95
8 PJ Cummins 330.23 826.09 559.27 1,715.59 171.56
9 LL Tsotsobe 408.65 746.52 500.00 1,655.17 165.52
10 K Rabada 327.35 829.53 485.52 1,642.40 164.24

DECADES RATING

DECADES Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts. Half the points are for Primary Criteria; one-fourth for Conditions; and one-fourth for Secondary Criteria.

RANK BOWLER NAT PRI RAT CON RAT SEC RAT FIN RAT
1 MA Starc AUS 429.67 198.50 232.18 860.34
2 M Morkel SA 420.83 206.86 188.69 816.38
3 SL Malinga SL 424.79 204.00 187.49 816.29
4 DW Steyn SA 409.80 197.49 188.42 795.71
5 JJ Bumrah IND 406.52 196.67 186.73 789.92
6 MG Johnson AUS 394.83 206.52 179.95 781.30
7 TA Boult NZ 414.49 166.76 196.54 777.80
8 LL Tsotsobe SA 384.48 183.60 165.52 733.60
9 K Rabada SA 381.35 187.70 164.24 733.29
10 PJ Cummins AUS 371.51 184.61 171.56 727.68

TOP TEAMS

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

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