ODIs - Best Fast Bowlers In Chase Busters

Top 20 ODI Fast Bowlers In Chase Busters Rating

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Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971 till the below mentioned last update date. 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. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). So, here are the Top 20 Fast bowlers while successfully defending a total in ODIs.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-09-15

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 BY WKTS (NWT)
7. BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)
8. CHASE BUSTERS RATING
9. TOP TEAMS
10. NON WEAK TEAMS

THE CRITERIA

The CHASE BUSTERS Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 300.00
Economic Strike Rate 300.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 100.00
Economic Bowling Top Inns (Eco) 100.00
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.
TT and NWT

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams (TT) and non weak teams (NWT). 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) 10
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 44 53 130.00
1 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 1986 44 53 130.00
2 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 1981.5 28 51 125.09
3 MA Holding WI 1976 1987 1981.5 30 45 110.38
4 BP Patterson WI 1986 1993 1989.5 19 40 98.11
5 J Garner WI 1977 1987 1982 28 37 90.75
6 DK Lillee AUS 1972 1983 1977.5 15 29 71.13
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 111 189 200.00
1 Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 111 189 200.00
2 Waqar Younis PAK 1989 2003 1996 89 172 182.01
3 B Lee AUS 2000 2012 2006 83 168 177.78
4 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 93 166 175.66
5 SM Pollock SA 1996 2008 2002 85 139 147.09
6 WPUJC Vaas SL 1994 2008 2001 91 114 120.63
7 MG Johnson AUS 2005 2015 2010 56 102 107.94
8 CJ McDermott AUS 1985 1996 1990.5 54 95 100.53
9 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 1998 2011 2004.5 49 91 96.30
10 Aaqib Javed PAK 1988 1998 1993 49 84 88.89
11 M Ntini SA 1998 2009 2003.5 42 83 87.83
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 58 119 160.00
1 SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 58 119 160.00
2 TA Boult NZ 2012 2023 2017.5 32 79 106.22
3 M Morkel SA 2007 2018 2012.5 40 77 103.53

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 R Ave

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 25
Min Wickets (TT) 15

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS RJ Hadlee 28 651 51 12.76 14.62 150.00
1 RJ Hadlee 28 651 51 12.76 14.62 150.00
2 BP Patterson 19 584 40 14.60 15.04 145.77
3 TA Boult 32 1270 79 16.08 16.70 131.29
4 DK Lillee 15 426 29 14.69 17.01 128.88
5 Wasim Akram 111 3220 189 17.04 18.07 121.35
6 GD McGrath 93 2884 166 17.37 18.31 119.74
7 Shoaib Akhtar 49 1560 91 17.14 18.39 119.18
8 SM Pollock 85 2395 139 17.23 18.61 117.78
9 SL Malinga 58 2165 119 18.19 18.77 116.82
10 J Garner 28 616 37 16.65 18.80 116.58
11 Waqar Younis 89 3057 172 17.77 18.86 116.23
12 M Ntini 42 1451 83 17.48 19.07 114.94
13 CJ McDermott 54 1710 95 18.00 19.16 114.44
14 M Morkel 40 1445 77 18.77 19.25 113.90
15 Aaqib Javed 49 1586 84 18.88 19.79 110.75
16 MA Holding 30 807 45 17.93 20.20 108.53
17 B Lee 83 3305 168 19.67 20.58 106.55
18 MG Johnson 56 2045 102 20.05 20.82 105.30
19 WPUJC Vaas 91 2647 114 23.22 24.07 91.10
20 N Kapil Dev 44 1273 53 24.02 24.98 87.77

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS RJ Hadlee 20 490 38 12.89 14.09 150.00
1 RJ Hadlee 20 490 38 12.89 14.09 150.00
2 DK Lillee 13 361 29 12.45 14.29 147.86
3 BP Patterson 16 496 35 14.17 14.33 147.51
4 M Ntini 25 876 56 15.64 16.48 128.23
5 Shoaib Akhtar 33 1060 62 17.10 17.16 123.14
6 M Morkel 23 809 44 18.39 17.47 121.02
7 SL Malinga 38 1471 80 18.39 17.72 119.25
8 GD McGrath 62 2031 116 17.51 17.80 118.71
9 Wasim Akram 76 2280 130 17.54 17.87 118.25
10 Aaqib Javed 37 1182 67 17.64 18.06 117.03
11 TA Boult 22 967 54 17.91 18.29 115.59
12 Waqar Younis 62 2289 128 17.88 18.44 114.59
13 J Garner 26 596 36 16.56 18.54 113.97
14 MG Johnson 33 1238 64 19.34 18.64 113.38
15 CJ McDermott 43 1381 77 17.94 18.77 112.59
16 B Lee 59 2421 125 19.37 19.47 108.53
17 SM Pollock 51 1581 81 19.52 20.39 103.67
18 MA Holding 28 737 40 18.43 20.60 102.59
19 N Kapil Dev 34 979 43 22.77 23.06 91.65
20 WPUJC Vaas 64 2042 84 24.31 23.90 88.42

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 500

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS J Garner 28 1417 616 2.61 3.02 150.00
1 J Garner 28 1417 616 2.61 3.02 150.00
2 RJ Hadlee 28 1402 651 2.79 3.27 138.60
3 SM Pollock 85 4283 2395 3.36 3.35 135.24
4 MA Holding 30 1595 807 3.04 3.53 128.22
5 N Kapil Dev 44 2259 1273 3.38 3.60 126.01
6 DK Lillee 15 835 426 3.06 3.60 125.93
7 Wasim Akram 111 5362 3220 3.60 3.64 124.47
8 GD McGrath 93 4596 2884 3.77 3.67 123.38
9 BP Patterson 19 999 584 3.51 3.72 121.97
10 WPUJC Vaas 91 4102 2647 3.87 3.76 120.45
11 TA Boult 32 1689 1270 4.51 3.81 119.07
12 M Ntini 42 2161 1451 4.03 3.93 115.41
13 M Morkel 40 1923 1445 4.51 3.93 115.40
14 MG Johnson 56 2762 2045 4.44 3.95 114.65
15 Aaqib Javed 49 2449 1586 3.89 4.01 113.12
16 CJ McDermott 54 2708 1710 3.79 4.06 111.54
17 Shoaib Akhtar 49 2221 1560 4.21 4.09 110.74
18 SL Malinga 58 2716 2165 4.78 4.26 106.27
19 B Lee 83 4225 3305 4.69 4.35 104.17
20 Waqar Younis 89 4188 3057 4.38 4.41 102.87

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS J Garner 26 1351 596 2.65 3.06 150.00
1 J Garner 26 1351 596 2.65 3.06 150.00
2 RJ Hadlee 20 1001 490 2.94 3.37 136.33
3 DK Lillee 13 721 361 3.00 3.47 132.40
4 MA Holding 28 1475 737 3.00 3.49 131.78
5 N Kapil Dev 34 1767 979 3.32 3.50 131.30
6 SM Pollock 51 2601 1581 3.65 3.55 129.53
7 M Morkel 23 1099 809 4.42 3.70 124.18
8 Wasim Akram 76 3719 2280 3.68 3.71 123.74
9 GD McGrath 62 3138 2031 3.88 3.73 123.21
10 BP Patterson 16 837 496 3.56 3.74 122.85
11 MG Johnson 33 1673 1238 4.44 3.80 120.93
12 M Ntini 25 1267 876 4.15 3.91 117.58
13 Aaqib Javed 37 1842 1182 3.85 3.93 116.94
14 Shoaib Akhtar 33 1518 1060 4.19 3.94 116.56
15 WPUJC Vaas 64 2925 2042 4.19 3.95 116.42
16 TA Boult 22 1202 967 4.83 4.06 113.29
17 CJ McDermott 43 2153 1381 3.85 4.08 112.60
18 SL Malinga 38 1757 1471 5.02 4.35 105.70
19 B Lee 59 3026 2421 4.80 4.38 105.04
20 Waqar Younis 62 2975 2289 4.62 4.58 100.34

BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)

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 Waqar Younis 6/26 6/59 5/16 5/25 5/31 5.40 100.00
1 Waqar Younis 6/26 6/59 5/16 5/25 5/31 5.40 100.00
2 TA Boult 7/34 6/33 5/17 4/30 4/40 5.20 96.30
3 Aaqib Javed 7/37 5/19 5/35 5/61 3/21 5.00 92.59
3 GD McGrath 5/27 5/37 5/40 5/49 5/52 5.00 92.59
3 B Lee 5/22 5/27 5/30 5/38 5/42 5.00 92.59
6 Wasim Akram 5/16 5/19 5/21 5/38 4/18 4.80 88.89
6 M Ntini 6/22 5/21 5/37 4/61 4/69 4.80 88.89
8 SL Malinga 5/28 5/34 5/52 4/24 4/28 4.60 85.19
9 SM Pollock 5/20 4/26 4/26 4/34 4/36 4.20 77.78
9 Shoaib Akhtar 6/16 5/25 4/49 3/9 3/11 4.20 77.78
11 WPUJC Vaas 5/14 4/20 4/22 4/48 3/10 4.00 74.07
11 M Morkel 4/10 4/21 4/22 4/36 4/39 4.00 74.07
13 DK Lillee 5/34 4/28 4/32 3/17 3/36 3.80 70.37
13 CJ McDermott 5/44 4/34 4/56 3/20 3/23 3.80 70.37
13 BP Patterson 6/29 4/29 3/26 3/31 3/34 3.80 70.37
16 RJ Hadlee 5/26 4/15 3/9 3/14 3/19 3.60 66.67
16 MG Johnson 5/29 4/51 3/18 3/20 3/24 3.60 66.67
18 MA Holding 4/17 3/32 3/33 3/35 3/38 3.20 59.26
19 J Garner 5/38 3/18 3/29 2/7 2/10 3.00 55.56
19 N Kapil Dev 4/54 3/17 3/26 3/26 2/17 3.00 55.56

BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)

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. 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 SM Pollock 5.0/6 9.5/12 8.0/10 7.0/9 10.0/13 1.25 100.00
1 SM Pollock 5.0/6 9.5/12 8.0/10 7.0/9 10.0/13 1.25 100.00
2 J Garner 6.0/6 6.0/6 7.5/9 6.0/7 6.0/10 1.38 90.67
3 WPUJC Vaas 7.0/8 8.0/10 9.3/14 7.0/11 7.0/12 1.39 90.30
4 GD McGrath 6.0/6 6.0/7 9.4/16 7.1/12 6.0/11 1.46 86.08
5 Wasim Akram 7.0/10 7.0/11 8.0/13 7.2/13 6.0/11 1.66 75.58
6 N Kapil Dev 6.0/5 8.0/9 10.0/18 7.3/14 11.0/21 1.68 74.77
7 RJ Hadlee 6.0/6 8.0/9 9.1/15 9.0/15 8.0/15 1.75 71.51
8 Shoaib Akhtar 8.0/9 9.0/16 5.0/10 6.0/12 8.0/19 1.78 70.42
9 CJ McDermott 7.0/8 6.0/8 6.0/11 7.0/13 10.0/21 1.82 69.00
10 MG Johnson 6.0/10 5.0/9 10.0/21 7.0/17 7.0/18 1.91 65.75
11 M Morkel 6.0/10 6.0/13 10.0/22 5.0/12 9.3/23 1.91 65.67
12 M Ntini 7.0/12 10.0/18 7.0/13 10.0/23 9.3/22 1.97 63.58
13 Waqar Younis 6.0/10 8.0/14 10.0/20 8.0/18 6.0/14 2.01 62.32
14 B Lee 6.0/5 10.0/22 10.0/23 8.1/22 10.0/27 2.08 60.34
15 MA Holding 5.0/8 6.0/10 9.0/16 6.0/12 8.0/16 2.12 59.05
16 TA Boult 7.2/17 10.0/25 7.0/18 6.0/18 8.4/26 2.25 55.73
17 Aaqib Javed 7.0/11 9.0/19 6.4/15 8.0/21 10.0/27 2.36 53.17
18 SL Malinga 8.0/14 7.0/17 9.0/26 7.0/21 8.2/28 2.40 52.18
19 BP Patterson 10.0/21 9.0/19 7.0/17 6.0/15 8.0/20 2.44 51.45
20 DK Lillee 10.0/17 10.0/18 10.0/23 10.0/24 9.0/23 2.52 49.76

CHASE BUSTERS RATING

The CHASE BUSTERS (CB) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ECO BBW BBE CB RAT
1 Wasim Akram 200.00 239.60 248.21 88.89 75.58 852.28
2 GD McGrath 175.66 238.45 246.59 92.59 86.08 839.37
3 RJ Hadlee 125.09 300.00 274.94 66.67 71.51 838.21
4 SM Pollock 147.09 221.45 264.77 77.78 100.00 811.08
5 Waqar Younis 182.01 230.82 203.21 100.00 62.32 778.37
6 J Garner 90.75 230.56 300.00 55.56 90.67 767.54
7 BP Patterson 98.11 293.29 244.82 70.37 51.45 758.04
8 B Lee 177.78 215.08 209.21 92.59 60.34 755.00
9 SL Malinga 160.00 236.08 211.97 85.19 52.18 745.41
10 TA Boult 106.22 246.88 232.36 96.30 55.73 737.48
11 DK Lillee 71.13 276.74 258.33 70.37 49.76 726.34
12 M Morkel 103.53 234.91 239.58 74.07 65.67 717.77
13 M Ntini 87.83 243.17 232.99 88.89 63.58 716.46
14 Shoaib Akhtar 96.30 242.33 227.30 77.78 70.42 714.12
15 WPUJC Vaas 120.63 179.52 236.87 74.07 90.30 701.40
16 MA Holding 110.38 211.12 260.00 59.26 59.05 699.81
17 N Kapil Dev 130.00 179.42 257.31 55.56 74.77 697.05
18 MG Johnson 107.94 218.68 235.58 66.67 65.75 694.61
19 Aaqib Javed 88.89 227.78 230.06 92.59 53.17 692.49
20 CJ McDermott 100.53 227.03 224.14 70.37 69.00 691.07

TOP TEAMS

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

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 NZ AUS PAK SL SA BAN ENG AFG WI

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