ODIs - Best Fast Bowlers In Impact Innings

Top 20 ODI Fast Bowlers Impact Innings

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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 best Impact Innings Potential 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. IMPACT INNINGS RATING
6. TOP TEAMS
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 4.
  • A Bowler bowls more than 30 balls and has a low ER.
  • The required ER is calculated by the number of wickets taken.

THE CRITERIA

The IMPACT INNINGS Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Total Impact Inns 300.00
Consistent II Percentage 250.00
Top Teams II Percentage (TT) 250.00
In ICC Tournaments II Percentage (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 Total Impact Innings

RANK ERA 1 NAT INNS II RAT
TS N Kapil Dev IND 221 95 260.00
1 N Kapil Dev IND 221 95 260.00
2 MD Marshall WI 134 65 177.89
3 RJ Hadlee NZ 112 59 161.47
4 Imran Khan PAK 153 57 156.00
4 J Garner WI 98 57 156.00
6 MA Holding WI 102 51 139.58
7 DK Lillee AUS 63 33 90.32
8 RGD Willis ENG 64 31 84.84
RANK ERA 2 NAT INNS II RAT
TS SM Pollock SA 297 156 300.00
1 SM Pollock SA 297 156 300.00
2 Wasim Akram PAK 351 137 263.46
3 GD McGrath AUS 248 116 223.08
4 WPUJC Vaas SL 320 113 217.31
5 CEL Ambrose WI 175 87 167.31
6 CA Walsh WI 204 73 140.38
7 A Flintoff ENG 119 51 98.08
8 JN Gillespie AUS 96 41 78.85
9 SE Bond NZ 80 38 73.08
RANK ERA 3 NAT INNS II RAT
TS Mashrafe Mortaza BAN 220 60 240.00
1 JJ Bumrah IND 88 44 176.00
2 CJ McKay AUS 59 25 100.00
3 JC Archer ENG 34 17 68.00

CONSISTENT

Criteria: Points For Impact Innings Percentage

Min Qualification For TS
Min Impact Inns 20
Min II (TT) 10
Min II (ICC) 5

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS II II PERC RAT
TS J Garner 98 57 58.16 250.00
1 J Garner 98 57 58.16 250.00
2 RJ Hadlee 112 59 52.68 226.43
3 SM Pollock 297 156 52.53 225.77
4 DK Lillee 63 33 52.38 225.15
5 MA Holding 102 51 50.00 214.91
6 JJ Bumrah 88 44 50.00 214.91
7 JC Archer 34 17 50.00 214.91
8 CEL Ambrose 175 87 49.71 213.68
9 MD Marshall 134 65 48.51 208.50
10 RGD Willis 64 31 48.44 208.20
11 SE Bond 80 38 47.50 204.17
12 GD McGrath 248 116 46.77 201.05
13 N Kapil Dev 221 95 42.99 184.77
14 A Flintoff 119 51 42.86 184.21
15 JN Gillespie 96 41 42.71 183.57
16 CJ McKay 59 25 42.37 182.13
17 Wasim Akram 351 137 39.03 167.77
18 Imran Khan 153 57 37.25 160.13
19 CA Walsh 204 73 35.78 153.81
20 WPUJC Vaas 320 113 35.31 151.78

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS II II PERC RAT
TS J Garner 91 51 56.04 250.00
1 J Garner 91 51 56.04 250.00
2 DK Lillee 58 30 51.72 230.73
3 MD Marshall 118 60 50.85 226.82
4 MA Holding 95 47 49.47 220.69
5 CEL Ambrose 142 68 47.89 213.62
6 JJ Bumrah 72 34 47.22 210.65
7 RJ Hadlee 90 42 46.67 208.17
8 CJ McKay 45 21 46.67 208.17
9 JC Archer 26 12 46.15 205.88
10 SM Pollock 205 94 45.85 204.54
11 RGD Willis 59 27 45.76 204.14
12 GD McGrath 185 83 44.86 200.13
13 N Kapil Dev 176 77 43.75 195.16
14 JN Gillespie 71 31 43.66 194.77
15 SE Bond 62 26 41.94 187.07
16 A Flintoff 87 36 41.38 184.58
17 CA Walsh 165 63 38.18 170.32
18 Wasim Akram 264 97 36.74 163.90
19 Imran Khan 131 44 33.59 149.83
20 WPUJC Vaas 247 77 31.17 139.06

In ICC Tournaments

RANK BOWLER INNS II II PERC RAT
TS RJ Hadlee 13 9 69.23 200.00
1 RJ Hadlee 13 9 69.23 200.00
2 RGD Willis 11 7 63.64 183.84
3 MA Holding 11 7 63.64 183.84
4 JJ Bumrah 25 15 60.00 173.33
5 JN Gillespie 11 6 54.55 157.58
6 SE Bond 26 14 53.85 155.56
7 CA Walsh 17 9 52.94 152.94
8 SM Pollock 42 22 52.38 151.32
9 JC Archer 14 7 50.00 144.44
10 Imran Khan 19 9 47.37 136.84
11 CEL Ambrose 17 8 47.06 135.95
12 MD Marshall 11 5 45.45 131.31
13 A Flintoff 22 10 45.45 131.31
14 GD McGrath 51 22 43.14 124.62
15 J Garner 8 3 37.50 108.33
16 WPUJC Vaas 47 17 36.17 104.49
17 N Kapil Dev 25 9 36.00 104.00
18 Wasim Akram 40 14 35.00 101.11
19 CJ McKay 3 1 33.33 96.30
20 DK Lillee 9 2 22.22 64.20

IMPACT INNINGS RATING

The IMPACT INNINGS (II) 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 II RAT
1 SM Pollock 300.00 225.77 204.54 151.32 881.63
2 RJ Hadlee 161.47 226.43 208.17 200.00 796.07
3 JJ Bumrah 176.00 214.91 210.65 173.33 774.89
4 J Garner 156.00 250.00 250.00 108.33 764.33
5 MA Holding 139.58 214.91 220.69 183.84 759.02
6 GD McGrath 223.08 201.05 200.13 124.62 748.88
7 MD Marshall 177.89 208.50 226.82 131.31 744.52
8 N Kapil Dev 260.00 184.77 195.16 104.00 743.93
9 CEL Ambrose 167.31 213.68 213.62 135.95 730.55
10 Wasim Akram 263.46 167.77 163.90 101.11 696.24
11 RGD Willis 84.84 208.20 204.14 183.84 681.01
12 JC Archer 68.00 214.91 205.88 144.44 633.24
13 SE Bond 73.08 204.17 187.07 155.56 619.86
14 CA Walsh 140.38 153.81 170.32 152.94 617.46
15 JN Gillespie 78.85 183.57 194.77 157.58 614.76
16 WPUJC Vaas 217.31 151.78 139.06 104.49 612.64
17 DK Lillee 90.32 225.15 230.73 64.20 610.39
18 Imran Khan 156.00 160.13 149.83 136.84 602.80
19 A Flintoff 98.08 184.21 184.58 131.31 598.18
20 CJ McKay 100.00 182.13 208.17 96.30 586.60

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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