ODIs - Best Fast Bowlers Away From Home

Top 20 ODI Fast Bowlers Away From Home

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Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971. They are updated till 2025-09-15. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 20 Fast bowlers in matches Away From Home in ODIs.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against All Teams
4.2. Against Top Teams
5. ECONOMIC
5.1. Against All Teams
5.2. Against Top Teams
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
6.1. Against All Teams
6.2. Against Top Teams
7. BEST BOWLING (ECO)
7.1. Against All Teams
7.2. Against Top Teams
8. AWAY RATING
9. BRIEF EXPLANATION
9.1. Dynamic Nature
9.2. Trend Setter (TS)
9.3. Top Teams (TT)
9.4. Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification
9.5. Abbreviations
AW RATING

Points to note about AWAY Rating:-

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

THE CRITERIA

The AW Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 250.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Economic Economy Rate 250.00
Best Bowling (Wkts) Top Bowling By Wkts 150.00
Best Bowling (Eco) Top Bowling By Economy 100.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 15
Min Career Wkts 50

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 1971 to present is divided into eras for this section. This is because less cricket was played earlier. To make it fair for earlier players they are compared with players of the same period with a slight reduction in points. Know More About Eras.

Era 1 MP before 1991
Era 2 MP between 1990 And 2011
Era 3 MP greater than 2010

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 1986 138 153 220.00
1 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 1986 138 153 220.00
2 MD Marshall WI 1980 1992 1986 117 134 192.68
3 MA Holding WI 1976 1987 1981.5 88 129 185.49
4 J Garner WI 1977 1987 1982 79 114 163.92
5 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 1981.5 77 109 156.73
6 AME Roberts WI 1975 1983 1979 49 79 113.59
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS WPUJC Vaas SL 1994 2008 2001 243 319 250.00
1 WPUJC Vaas SL 1994 2008 2001 243 319 250.00
2 Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 210 311 243.73
3 Waqar Younis PAK 1989 2003 1996 155 235 184.17
4 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 153 221 173.20
5 J Srinath IND 1991 2003 1997 147 212 166.14
6 B Lee AUS 2000 2012 2006 123 211 165.36
7 SM Pollock SA 1996 2008 2002 172 200 156.74
8 AA Donald SA 1991 2003 1997 100 184 144.20
9 CA Walsh WI 1985 2000 1992.5 155 181 141.85
10 CEL Ambrose WI 1988 2000 1994 123 160 125.39
11 MG Johnson AUS 2005 2015 2010 93 156 122.26
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 132 211 230.00
1 SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 132 211 230.00
2 MA Starc AUS 2010 2025 2017.5 72 142 154.79
3 JJ Bumrah IND 2016 2023 2019.5 47 85 92.65

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 50
Min Wickets (TT) 30

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 47 1800 85 21.18 19.40 100.00
1 JJ Bumrah 47 1800 85 21.18 19.40 100.00
2 AA Donald 100 3607 184 19.60 19.64 98.82
3 J Garner 79 2260 114 19.82 22.96 84.52
4 MA Starc 72 3530 142 24.86 23.00 84.38
5 AME Roberts 49 1550 79 19.62 23.08 84.08
6 MA Holding 88 2662 129 20.64 23.36 83.07
7 MG Johnson 93 3809 156 24.42 23.42 82.85
8 GD McGrath 153 5171 221 23.40 23.78 81.61
9 Wasim Akram 210 7210 311 23.18 23.83 81.44
10 B Lee 123 4932 211 23.37 23.90 81.18
11 CEL Ambrose 123 3788 160 23.68 24.43 79.42
12 RJ Hadlee 77 2394 109 21.96 25.35 76.54
13 Waqar Younis 155 6068 235 25.82 26.29 73.81
14 WPUJC Vaas 243 8785 319 27.54 26.98 71.92
15 J Srinath 147 5704 212 26.91 27.30 71.08
16 SL Malinga 132 6172 211 29.25 27.83 69.73
17 N Kapil Dev 138 4230 153 27.65 28.10 69.05
18 SM Pollock 172 5725 200 28.63 28.26 68.67
19 CA Walsh 155 5076 181 28.04 28.61 67.82
20 MD Marshall 117 3641 134 27.17 29.17 66.53

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS TM Alderman 19 598 33 18.12 19.38 150.00
1 AA Donald 79 2923 140 20.88 20.12 144.49
2 JJ Bumrah 35 1404 61 23.02 20.27 143.42
3 AME Roberts 34 1032 58 17.79 21.26 136.72
4 B Lee 82 3441 145 23.73 23.25 125.06
5 J Garner 60 1821 88 20.69 23.43 124.09
6 MG Johnson 72 3061 120 25.51 23.57 123.37
7 MA Holding 64 1957 92 21.27 24.06 120.82
8 CEL Ambrose 105 3341 138 24.21 24.52 118.56
9 GD McGrath 111 3980 158 25.19 24.56 118.36
10 Wasim Akram 166 5828 237 24.59 24.67 117.85
11 Waqar Younis 128 5183 198 26.18 25.92 112.18
12 MA Starc 57 2944 100 29.44 26.37 110.27
13 RJ Hadlee 58 1903 80 23.79 26.39 110.18
14 N Kapil Dev 116 3515 127 27.68 27.75 104.75
15 J Srinath 124 4959 174 28.50 28.09 103.50
16 SM Pollock 120 4186 138 30.33 28.50 102.00
17 WPUJC Vaas 173 6510 213 30.56 28.61 101.61
18 MD Marshall 83 2766 100 27.66 29.25 99.40
19 SL Malinga 105 5132 157 32.69 30.05 96.76
20 CA Walsh 126 4201 137 30.66 30.41 95.60

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 Bowled 1000
Min Balls (TT) 600

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 47 2435 1800 4.44 3.56 100.00
1 JJ Bumrah 47 2435 1800 4.44 3.56 100.00
2 J Garner 79 4366 2260 3.11 3.67 96.93
3 SM Pollock 172 9035 5725 3.80 3.68 96.67
4 CEL Ambrose 123 6602 3788 3.44 3.70 96.20
5 MA Holding 88 4825 2662 3.31 3.89 91.32
6 RJ Hadlee 77 4366 2394 3.29 3.89 91.31
7 MD Marshall 117 6323 3641 3.46 3.90 91.25
8 CA Walsh 155 8281 5076 3.68 3.91 91.00
9 GD McGrath 153 7841 5171 3.96 3.93 90.55
10 N Kapil Dev 138 7137 4230 3.56 3.94 90.36
11 Wasim Akram 210 11145 7210 3.88 4.06 87.54
12 AME Roberts 49 2775 1550 3.35 4.08 87.07
13 WPUJC Vaas 243 12331 8785 4.27 4.16 85.48
14 AA Donald 100 5280 3607 4.10 4.23 84.14
15 MG Johnson 93 4691 3809 4.87 4.27 83.38
16 MA Starc 72 3823 3530 5.54 4.43 80.35
17 J Srinath 147 7823 5704 4.37 4.48 79.33
18 B Lee 123 6139 4932 4.82 4.54 78.30
19 SL Malinga 132 6821 6172 5.43 4.69 75.86
20 Waqar Younis 155 7693 6068 4.73 4.88 72.85

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 35 1823 1404 4.62 3.60 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 35 1823 1404 4.62 3.60 150.00
2 SM Pollock 120 6366 4186 3.95 3.75 144.04
3 CEL Ambrose 105 5653 3341 3.55 3.79 142.28
4 J Garner 60 3334 1821 3.28 3.81 141.81
5 N Kapil Dev 116 5986 3515 3.52 3.87 139.45
6 MA Holding 64 3501 1957 3.35 3.91 138.06
7 CA Walsh 126 6751 4201 3.73 3.93 137.37
8 MD Marshall 83 4601 2766 3.61 4.01 134.61
9 AME Roberts 34 1874 1032 3.30 4.03 134.00
10 GD McGrath 111 5792 3980 4.12 4.06 133.11
11 RJ Hadlee 58 3231 1903 3.53 4.10 131.60
12 Wasim Akram 166 8846 5828 3.95 4.11 131.39
13 WPUJC Vaas 173 8843 6510 4.42 4.24 127.29
14 MG Johnson 72 3659 3061 5.02 4.29 125.93
15 AA Donald 79 4138 2923 4.24 4.32 124.86
16 MA Starc 57 3069 2944 5.76 4.52 119.33
17 J Srinath 124 6591 4959 4.51 4.59 117.64
18 B Lee 82 4137 3441 4.99 4.62 116.89
19 SL Malinga 105 5479 5132 5.62 4.77 113.11
20 Waqar Younis 128 6470 5183 4.81 4.92 109.77

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

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS Waqar Younis 7/36 6/30 6/59 5/25 5/38 5.80 50.00
1 Waqar Younis 7/36 6/30 6/59 5/25 5/38 5.80 50.00
2 GD McGrath 7/15 5/14 5/37 5/52 4/16 5.20 44.83
2 MA Starc 6/28 5/26 5/42 5/46 5/48 5.20 44.83
4 Wasim Akram 5/16 5/19 5/21 5/28 4/18 4.80 41.38
4 CEL Ambrose 5/17 5/26 5/32 5/53 4/29 4.80 41.38
4 WPUJC Vaas 6/25 5/14 5/39 4/11 4/20 4.80 41.38
4 B Lee 5/38 5/41 5/42 5/49 4/15 4.80 41.38
4 SL Malinga 5/30 5/52 5/54 5/56 4/23 4.80 41.38
4 MG Johnson 6/31 5/26 5/29 4/11 4/19 4.80 41.38
10 AA Donald 6/23 5/29 4/17 4/29 4/31 4.60 39.66
10 JJ Bumrah 6/19 5/27 4/22 4/28 4/43 4.60 39.66
12 J Garner 5/31 5/38 5/47 4/45 3/17 4.40 37.93
13 RJ Hadlee 5/25 5/26 5/32 3/14 3/15 4.20 36.21
13 MA Holding 5/26 4/17 4/17 4/26 4/32 4.20 36.21
13 CA Walsh 5/1 4/16 4/16 4/25 4/25 4.20 36.21
13 J Srinath 5/23 4/23 4/30 4/30 4/35 4.20 36.21
17 SM Pollock 5/36 4/36 4/45 4/49 3/10 4.00 34.48
18 AME Roberts 5/22 4/27 4/32 3/15 3/26 3.80 32.76
18 N Kapil Dev 5/43 4/30 4/54 3/17 3/23 3.80 32.76
20 MD Marshall 4/18 4/33 4/34 3/28 3/28 3.60 31.03

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS Waqar Younis 7/36 6/30 6/59 5/25 5/38 5.80 100.00
1 Waqar Younis 7/36 6/30 6/59 5/25 5/38 5.80 100.00
2 MA Starc 6/28 5/26 5/42 5/53 4/43 5.00 86.21
3 CEL Ambrose 5/17 5/26 5/32 5/53 4/29 4.80 82.76
4 Wasim Akram 5/16 5/19 5/21 4/18 4/23 4.60 79.31
4 B Lee 5/38 5/42 5/49 4/15 4/28 4.60 79.31
4 SL Malinga 5/52 5/54 5/56 4/23 4/34 4.60 79.31
4 MG Johnson 6/31 5/26 4/11 4/33 4/34 4.60 79.31
8 J Garner 5/31 5/38 5/47 4/45 3/17 4.40 75.86
9 AA Donald 5/29 4/17 4/29 4/31 4/32 4.20 72.41
9 GD McGrath 5/14 5/52 4/16 4/31 3/15 4.20 72.41
9 JJ Bumrah 6/19 5/27 4/43 3/37 3/61 4.20 72.41
12 MA Holding 5/26 4/17 4/17 4/32 3/28 4.00 68.97
12 J Srinath 4/23 4/30 4/35 4/35 4/49 4.00 68.97
12 WPUJC Vaas 5/39 4/26 4/48 4/56 3/10 4.00 68.97
15 AME Roberts 5/22 4/27 4/32 3/15 3/26 3.80 65.52
15 N Kapil Dev 5/43 4/30 4/54 3/17 3/23 3.80 65.52
15 CA Walsh 4/16 4/25 4/31 4/40 3/24 3.80 65.52
15 SM Pollock 5/36 4/45 4/49 3/23 3/25 3.80 65.52
19 RJ Hadlee 5/26 3/14 3/15 3/19 3/22 3.40 58.62
19 MD Marshall 4/18 4/33 3/28 3/28 3/30 3.40 58.62

BEST BOWLING (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.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS CEL Ambrose 10.0/5 5.0/4 10.0/8 8.4/9 8.5/13 0.99 30.00
1 CEL Ambrose 10.0/5 5.0/4 10.0/8 8.4/9 8.5/13 0.99 30.00
2 SM Pollock 6.0/4 10.0/9 8.1/10 8.0/10 5.5/8 1.04 28.31
3 CA Walsh 4.3/1 7.0/7 11.0/11 5.0/7 7.0/10 1.11 26.66
4 WPUJC Vaas 6.0/6 7.0/8 9.0/11 8.0/10 7.0/9 1.16 25.54
5 N Kapil Dev 7.0/4 6.0/5 6.0/7 4.0/6 6.0/9 1.18 24.99
6 GD McGrath 6.0/6 8.0/8 10.0/13 9.0/13 8.0/12 1.26 23.48
7 J Garner 6.0/6 7.5/9 6.0/7 9.0/11 9.0/12 1.41 21.04
8 RJ Hadlee 12.0/10 9.0/12 12.0/16 5.0/7 8.0/13 1.49 19.80
9 J Srinath 10.0/13 7.0/11 7.0/12 8.0/14 7.1/13 1.65 17.94
10 MD Marshall 6.0/5 5.0/7 12.0/19 5.0/8 7.2/13 1.66 17.81
11 Wasim Akram 7.0/10 8.0/13 6.0/10 7.2/13 6.0/11 1.74 17.01
12 SL Malinga 8.0/14 5.0/10 7.0/14 10.0/23 3.0/7 1.78 16.61
13 Waqar Younis 5.0/7 6.0/10 8.0/14 7.0/13 7.0/14 1.81 16.30
14 B Lee 6.0/5 8.0/14 7.0/15 6.4/15 8.0/20 1.82 16.22
15 JJ Bumrah 6.0/9 10.0/22 5.0/12 7.2/19 10.0/27 1.86 15.88
16 MG Johnson 6.0/7 9.2/19 10.0/21 10.0/26 4.0/11 1.87 15.81
17 MA Holding 5.3/5 10.0/15 9.0/16 9.3/17 8.0/15 1.90 15.52
18 AME Roberts 12.0/16 10.0/15 11.0/18 5.0/9 10.0/19 1.96 15.12
19 AA Donald 10.0/17 8.2/15 6.4/13 10.0/21 8.0/17 1.99 14.85
20 MA Starc 10.0/26 9.4/26 9.0/28 10.0/32 10.0/33 2.38 12.42

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS SM Pollock 10.0/9 8.0/10 5.5/8 9.0/13 10.0/16 1.24 70.00
1 SM Pollock 10.0/9 8.0/10 5.5/8 9.0/13 10.0/16 1.24 70.00
2 CEL Ambrose 10.0/5 5.0/4 8.4/9 9.4/16 10.0/17 1.26 69.04
3 N Kapil Dev 7.0/4 6.0/5 6.0/7 6.0/9 9.0/15 1.29 67.25
4 WPUJC Vaas 8.0/10 10.0/13 10.0/16 7.0/12 6.0/12 1.48 58.92
5 GD McGrath 10.0/13 9.0/13 8.4/14 9.4/16 7.1/12 1.50 57.84
6 CA Walsh 11.0/11 5.0/7 10.0/16 10.0/17 8.0/14 1.55 55.91
7 J Garner 7.5/9 6.0/7 9.0/11 11.0/17 6.0/10 1.57 55.21
8 J Srinath 10.0/13 7.0/11 7.0/12 9.0/18 7.4/17 1.77 48.99
9 SL Malinga 8.0/14 7.0/14 10.0/23 3.0/7 9.2/22 1.82 47.77
10 Wasim Akram 8.0/13 7.2/13 6.0/11 9.4/18 10.0/19 1.88 46.34
11 Waqar Younis 5.0/7 8.0/14 7.0/13 10.0/20 7.0/15 1.91 45.56
12 RJ Hadlee 5.0/7 8.0/13 10.0/17 8.0/15 8.0/16 2.02 42.95
13 MD Marshall 5.0/7 10.0/18 8.0/16 10.0/21 6.0/13 2.14 40.66
14 MA Holding 10.0/15 9.0/16 9.3/17 8.0/16 12.0/25 2.14 40.64
15 B Lee 6.0/5 6.4/15 8.0/20 8.1/22 7.0/21 2.14 40.56
16 JJ Bumrah 5.0/12 7.2/19 10.0/27 8.0/24 7.0/22 2.17 40.07
17 AME Roberts 10.0/15 11.0/18 5.0/9 7.0/14 12.0/25 2.19 39.61
18 AA Donald 8.2/15 6.4/13 8.0/17 8.0/20 7.0/18 2.23 39.02
19 MG Johnson 10.0/21 10.0/26 4.0/11 10.0/31 9.0/30 2.36 36.78
20 MA Starc 9.4/26 9.0/28 10.0/32 10.0/33 10.0/34 2.47 35.18

AWAY RATING

The AWAY (AW) 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 BBE AW RAT
1 Wasim Akram 243.73 199.29 218.93 120.69 63.35 845.99
2 WPUJC Vaas 250.00 173.53 212.77 110.34 84.47 831.11
3 N Kapil Dev 220.00 173.80 229.81 98.28 92.24 814.12
4 J Garner 163.92 208.60 238.74 113.79 76.25 801.30
5 GD McGrath 173.20 199.97 223.66 117.24 81.32 795.39
6 CEL Ambrose 125.39 197.98 238.49 124.14 99.04 785.03
7 MA Holding 185.49 203.90 229.38 105.17 56.16 780.09
8 SL Malinga 230.00 166.49 188.97 120.69 64.39 770.54
9 SM Pollock 156.74 170.66 240.71 100.00 98.31 766.42
10 Waqar Younis 184.17 185.99 182.61 150.00 61.87 764.63
11 AA Donald 144.20 243.31 209.00 112.07 53.87 762.44
12 JJ Bumrah 92.65 243.42 250.00 112.07 55.95 754.10
13 B Lee 165.36 206.24 195.18 120.69 56.77 744.25
14 MD Marshall 192.68 165.93 225.86 89.66 58.47 732.59
15 MA Starc 154.79 194.65 199.68 131.03 47.60 727.75
16 RJ Hadlee 156.73 186.72 222.91 94.83 62.76 723.95
17 CA Walsh 141.85 163.42 228.36 101.72 82.57 717.93
18 MG Johnson 122.26 206.22 209.31 120.69 52.59 711.07
19 J Srinath 166.14 174.58 196.98 105.17 66.92 709.79
20 AME Roberts 113.59 220.80 221.07 98.28 54.73 708.48

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)

  1. TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
  2. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
  3. TS Bowling Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
  4. TS Points: 300.00 (Max)
  5. Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00.
  6. Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
  7. Know All About the Trend Setter
    8. .

Top Teams (TT)

  1. An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 5 years.
  2. Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
  3. The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific condition.

Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification

  1. Overs bowled in the innings must be more than 50% of the allotted overs for a bowler in the match.
  2. This is generally 30 balls for a 50 over match and 36 balls for a 60 over match.
  3. However it may be less if the match is shortened for some reason.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER, ECO - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 4WH - Four Fors or 4 Wkt Hauls
  5. FP - First Played by Year
  6. INF - Infinite
  7. INNS - Innings
  8. LP - Last Played by Year
  9. MDNS - Maidens
  10. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  11. NA - Not Applicable
  12. NI - Not In Top
  13. NK - Not Known
  14. NO, * - Not Out
  15. NQ - Not Qualified
  16. OPP - Opposition
  17. OVRS - Overs
  18. RAT - Rating
  19. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  20. TS - Trend Setter
  21. TT - Top Teams
  22. WKTS - Wickets Taken
  23. WTG - Weightage

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