ODIs - Best Fast Bowlers Four Wicket Hauls

Top 20 ODI Fast Bowlers In 4 Wkt Hauls 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 with most 4 Fors and least inns per 4 Wkt hauls 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
4.3. In ICC Tournaments
5. 4 WKT HAULS RATING
6. TOP TEAMS

THE CRITERIA

The 4 WKT HAULS Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Total 4W Hauls 300.00
Consistent Inns/FF 250.00
Top Teams Inns/FF (TT) 250.00
In ICC Tournaments Inns/FF (ICC) 200.00
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.
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 ODI World Cup are also counted in TT.
  • Top Teams may be found in the last section.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 25
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 INNS 4 FORS RAT
TS DK Lillee AUS 63 6 220.00
1 DK Lillee AUS 63 6 220.00
2 Sarfraz Nawaz PAK 45 4 146.67
RANK ERA 2 NAT INNS 4 FORS RAT
TS Waqar Younis PAK 258 27 300.00
1 Waqar Younis PAK 258 27 300.00
2 Wasim Akram PAK 351 23 255.56
2 B Lee AUS 217 23 255.56
4 SE Bond NZ 80 11 122.22
5 R Rampaul WI 88 10 111.11
RANK ERA 3 NAT INNS 4 FORS RAT
TS MA Starc AUS 127 21 280.00
1 MA Starc AUS 127 21 280.00
2 SL Malinga SL 220 19 253.33
3 TA Boult NZ 113 16 213.33
3 Mohammed Shami IND 107 16 213.33
5 MJ Henry NZ 89 15 200.00
6 CR Woakes ENG 118 14 186.67
7 Mustafizur Rahman BAN 111 11 146.67
7 Shaheen Shah Afridi PAK 65 11 146.67
9 SCJ Broad ENG 121 10 133.33
10 MJ McClenaghan NZ 45 7 93.33
11 ST Finn ENG 67 6 80.00
12 R McLaren SA 51 5 66.67
12 Fazal Haque AFG 42 5 66.67

CONSISTENT

Criteria: Points For Inns Per 4 For

Min Qualification For TS
Min 4 Fors 7
Min FF (TT) 4
Min FF (ICC) 2

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS FF Inns/FF RAT
TS Shaheen Shah Afridi 65 11 5.91 250.00
1 Shaheen Shah Afridi 65 11 5.91 250.00
2 MJ Henry 89 15 5.93 248.98
3 MA Starc 127 21 6.05 244.27
4 MJ McClenaghan 45 7 6.43 229.80
5 Mohammed Shami 107 16 6.69 220.90
6 TA Boult 113 16 7.06 209.17
7 SE Bond 80 11 7.27 203.13
8 Fazal Haque 42 5 8.40 175.87
9 CR Woakes 118 14 8.43 175.27
10 R Rampaul 88 10 8.80 167.87
11 B Lee 217 23 9.43 156.58
12 Waqar Younis 258 27 9.56 154.60
13 Mustafizur Rahman 111 11 10.09 146.40
14 R McLaren 51 5 10.20 144.83
15 DK Lillee 63 6 10.50 140.69
16 ST Finn 67 6 11.17 132.29
17 Sarfraz Nawaz 45 4 11.25 131.31
18 SL Malinga 220 19 11.58 127.58
19 SCJ Broad 121 10 12.10 122.09
20 Wasim Akram 351 23 15.26 96.80

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS FF Inns/FF RAT
TS MJ Henry 66 12 5.50 250.00
1 MJ Henry 66 12 5.50 250.00
2 MJ McClenaghan 35 6 5.83 235.71
3 Shaheen Shah Afridi 44 7 6.29 218.75
4 TA Boult 87 13 6.69 205.46
5 SE Bond 62 9 6.89 199.60
6 MA Starc 93 13 7.15 192.20
7 CR Woakes 97 13 7.46 184.28
8 R McLaren 38 5 7.60 180.92
9 Fazal Haque 31 4 7.75 177.42
10 Mohammed Shami 70 9 7.78 176.79
11 R Rampaul 63 8 7.88 174.60
12 Sarfraz Nawaz 38 4 9.50 144.74
13 DK Lillee 58 6 9.67 142.24
14 ST Finn 58 6 9.67 142.24
15 B Lee 167 17 9.82 139.97
16 SCJ Broad 93 9 10.33 133.06
17 Waqar Younis 191 18 10.61 129.58
18 SL Malinga 179 16 11.19 122.91
19 Mustafizur Rahman 64 5 12.80 107.42
20 Wasim Akram 264 15 17.60 78.13

In ICC Tournaments

RANK BOWLER INNS FF Inns/FF RAT
TS MJ McClenaghan 4 2 2.00 200.00
1 MJ McClenaghan 4 2 2.00 200.00
2 Mohammed Shami 23 9 2.56 156.52
3 R McLaren 4 1 4.00 100.00
4 MA Starc 32 7 4.57 87.50
5 R Rampaul 5 1 5.00 80.00
6 ST Finn 5 1 5.00 80.00
7 Shaheen Shah Afridi 16 3 5.33 75.00
8 TA Boult 32 4 8.00 50.00
9 SL Malinga 44 5 8.80 45.45
10 DK Lillee 9 1 9.00 44.44
11 SCJ Broad 18 2 9.00 44.44
12 Fazal Haque 9 1 9.00 44.44
13 B Lee 32 3 10.67 37.50
14 Sarfraz Nawaz 11 1 11.00 36.36
15 MJ Henry 22 2 11.00 36.36
16 Mustafizur Rahman 22 2 11.00 36.36
17 Waqar Younis 13 1 13.00 30.77
18 SE Bond 26 2 13.00 30.77
19 Wasim Akram 40 3 13.33 30.00
20 CR Woakes 25 1 25.00 16.00

4 WKT HAULS RATING

The 4 WKT HAULS (FF) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON C TT C ICC FF RAT
1 MA Starc 280.00 244.27 192.20 87.50 803.98
2 Mohammed Shami 213.33 220.90 176.79 156.52 767.54
3 MJ McClenaghan 93.33 229.80 235.71 200.00 758.85
4 MJ Henry 200.00 248.98 250.00 36.36 735.34
5 Shaheen Shah Afridi 146.67 250.00 218.75 75.00 690.42
6 TA Boult 213.33 209.17 205.46 50.00 677.96
7 Waqar Younis 300.00 154.60 129.58 30.77 614.95
8 B Lee 255.56 156.58 139.97 37.50 589.60
9 CR Woakes 186.67 175.27 184.28 16.00 562.21
10 SE Bond 122.22 203.13 199.60 30.77 555.71
11 SL Malinga 253.33 127.58 122.91 45.45 549.28
12 DK Lillee 220.00 140.69 142.24 44.44 547.38
13 R Rampaul 111.11 167.87 174.60 80.00 533.59
14 R McLaren 66.67 144.83 180.92 100.00 492.42
15 Fazal Haque 66.67 175.87 177.42 44.44 464.40
16 Wasim Akram 255.56 96.80 78.13 30.00 460.48
17 Sarfraz Nawaz 146.67 131.31 144.74 36.36 459.08
18 Mustafizur Rahman 146.67 146.40 107.42 36.36 436.85
19 ST Finn 80.00 132.29 142.24 80.00 434.53
20 SCJ Broad 133.33 122.09 133.06 44.44 432.93

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 SL AUS PAK SA BAN

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