ODIs - Best Fast Bowlers In ICC Champions Trophy

Top 10 Fast Bowlers In ICC Champions Trophy

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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 10 Fast bowlers in Champions Trophy 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. CHAMPIONS TROPHY 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

THE CRITERIA

The CT Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 300.00
Consistent Average 200.00
Economic Economy Rate 200.00
Best Bowling (Wkts) Top Bowling By Wkts 150.00
Best Bowling (Eco) Top Bowling By Economy 150.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 5
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 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS KD Mills NZ 2001 2015 2008 15 28 300.00
1 KD Mills NZ 2001 2015 2008 15 28 300.00
2 B Lee AUS 2000 2012 2006 15 22 235.71
3 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 12 21 225.00
3 JM Anderson ENG 2002 2015 2008.5 12 21 225.00
5 JH Kallis SA 1996 2013 2004.5 15 20 214.29
6 M Dillon WI 1997 2005 2001 7 19 203.57
7 SM Pollock SA 1996 2008 2002 11 16 171.43
8 IDR Bradshaw WI 2004 2007 2005.5 10 14 150.00
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 16 25 290.00
1 SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 16 25 290.00
2 SCJ Broad ENG 2006 2016 2011 8 16 185.60

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 10
Min Wickets (TT) 6

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS KD Mills 15 483 28 17.25 16.58 80.00
1 KD Mills 15 483 28 17.25 16.58 80.00
2 M Dillon 7 317 19 16.68 17.69 74.98
3 JM Anderson 12 457 21 21.76 19.75 67.17
4 SCJ Broad 8 358 16 22.38 21.01 63.14
5 SM Pollock 11 321 16 20.06 21.40 61.97
6 GD McGrath 12 412 21 19.62 21.63 61.34
7 IDR Bradshaw 10 334 14 23.86 24.51 54.12
8 JH Kallis 15 525 20 26.25 26.82 49.46
9 B Lee 15 591 22 26.86 28.85 45.98
10 SL Malinga 16 766 25 30.64 29.89 44.38

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JM Anderson 11 385 21 18.33 16.62 120.00
1 JM Anderson 11 385 21 18.33 16.62 120.00
2 KD Mills 14 470 26 18.08 16.94 117.74
3 M Dillon 5 243 12 20.25 19.33 103.15
4 SM Pollock 8 240 12 20.00 20.26 98.42
5 IDR Bradshaw 7 264 12 22.00 20.70 96.32
6 SCJ Broad 8 358 16 22.38 21.01 94.93
7 GD McGrath 7 267 12 22.25 22.39 89.05
8 JH Kallis 13 476 20 23.80 23.98 83.17
9 B Lee 9 398 14 28.43 28.27 70.53
10 SL Malinga 12 628 19 33.05 30.73 64.88

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 200
Min Balls (TT) 120

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS SM Pollock 11 529 321 3.64 3.57 80.00
1 SM Pollock 11 529 321 3.64 3.57 80.00
2 IDR Bradshaw 10 534 334 3.75 3.61 79.18
3 KD Mills 15 675 483 4.29 3.83 74.58
4 JM Anderson 12 608 457 4.51 3.86 74.10
5 GD McGrath 12 612 412 4.04 3.96 72.23
6 B Lee 15 739 591 4.80 4.60 62.10
7 M Dillon 7 408 317 4.66 4.62 61.87
8 JH Kallis 15 639 525 4.93 4.69 60.93
9 SL Malinga 16 864 766 5.32 4.75 60.21
10 SCJ Broad 8 384 358 5.59 4.77 59.86

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS SM Pollock 8 397 240 3.63 3.46 120.00
1 SM Pollock 8 397 240 3.63 3.46 120.00
2 JM Anderson 11 548 385 4.22 3.59 115.72
3 IDR Bradshaw 7 384 264 4.13 3.79 109.38
4 KD Mills 14 645 470 4.37 3.84 108.02
5 GD McGrath 7 384 267 4.17 3.93 105.58
6 B Lee 9 481 398 4.96 4.60 90.24
7 JH Kallis 13 567 476 5.04 4.74 87.49
8 SCJ Broad 8 384 358 5.59 4.77 86.94
9 M Dillon 5 288 243 5.06 4.78 86.92
10 SL Malinga 12 654 628 5.76 5.01 82.88

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 KD Mills 4/30 4/38 3/18 3/27 3/69 3.40 50.00
1 KD Mills 4/30 4/38 3/18 3/27 3/69 3.40 50.00
2 M Dillon 5/29 4/60 3/38 2/45 2/46 3.20 47.06
3 GD McGrath 5/37 3/22 3/39 2/24 2/34 3.00 44.12
3 JH Kallis 5/30 3/28 3/48 2/26 2/41 3.00 44.12
3 SL Malinga 4/34 4/53 3/25 2/22 2/26 3.00 44.12
6 JM Anderson 3/20 3/30 3/32 3/42 2/14 2.80 41.18
6 SCJ Broad 4/39 3/49 3/50 3/67 1/25 2.80 41.18
8 SM Pollock 3/27 3/43 2/20 2/21 2/56 2.40 35.29
9 B Lee 3/38 2/23 2/31 2/39 2/45 2.20 32.35
10 IDR Bradshaw 3/30 2/38 2/40 2/54 1/20 2.00 29.41

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS KD Mills 4/30 4/38 3/18 3/27 3/69 3.40 100.00
1 KD Mills 4/30 4/38 3/18 3/27 3/69 3.40 100.00
2 JH Kallis 5/30 3/28 3/48 2/26 2/41 3.00 88.24
3 JM Anderson 3/20 3/30 3/32 3/42 2/14 2.80 82.35
3 SL Malinga 4/34 4/53 2/22 2/43 2/58 2.80 82.35
3 SCJ Broad 4/39 3/49 3/50 3/67 1/25 2.80 82.35
6 GD McGrath 3/22 3/39 2/24 2/34 2/41 2.40 70.59
6 M Dillon 4/60 3/38 2/46 2/46 1/53 2.40 70.59
8 SM Pollock 3/27 3/43 2/20 2/21 1/18 2.20 64.71
9 B Lee 2/31 2/39 2/45 2/46 2/54 2.00 58.82
9 IDR Bradshaw 3/30 2/38 2/40 2/54 1/21 2.00 58.82

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 WPUJC Vaas 6.0/6 10.0/16 6.0/11 10.0/27 7.0/27 2.17 50.00
1 KD Mills 10.0/19 6.0/14 5.0/13 10.0/27 6.0/18 2.20 49.50
2 SM Pollock 6.0/10 10.0/21 6.0/15 7.0/20 9.1/27 2.39 45.45
3 JM Anderson 8.0/14 9.3/20 10.0/30 9.0/31 10.0/42 2.52 43.13
4 GD McGrath 8.0/17 6.0/13 10.0/22 10.0/34 7.0/24 2.63 41.35
5 IDR Bradshaw 8.0/20 10.0/25 8.0/23 10.0/30 6.0/21 2.72 39.88
6 SL Malinga 9.2/22 9.3/25 10.0/34 10.0/35 5.4/26 2.85 38.16
7 B Lee 9.0/25 10.0/30 7.0/23 8.0/31 10.0/39 3.23 33.69
8 JH Kallis 6.0/17 8.0/24 8.0/26 7.0/28 7.3/30 3.26 33.35
9 SCJ Broad 10.0/35 8.1/39 10.0/49 5.0/25 8.4/50 4.04 26.90
10 M Dillon 10.0/29 10.0/45 10.0/46 10.0/46 8.0/38 4.21 25.80

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS KD Mills 10.0/19 6.0/14 10.0/27 6.0/18 6.0/19 2.24 100.00
1 KD Mills 10.0/19 6.0/14 10.0/27 6.0/18 6.0/19 2.24 100.00
2 JM Anderson 8.0/14 9.3/20 10.0/30 9.0/31 10.0/42 2.51 89.48
3 SM Pollock 10.0/21 7.0/20 9.1/27 6.0/18 10.0/34 2.71 82.66
4 IDR Bradshaw 8.0/23 10.0/30 6.0/21 10.0/38 10.0/40 3.18 70.59
5 GD McGrath 10.0/22 10.0/34 7.0/24 10.0/39 10.0/41 3.21 69.93
6 JH Kallis 8.0/24 8.0/26 7.0/28 7.3/30 8.0/34 3.47 64.58
7 SL Malinga 9.2/22 10.0/34 9.0/43 7.4/43 10.0/57 3.76 59.66
8 B Lee 10.0/30 8.0/31 10.0/39 10.0/45 9.0/46 3.76 59.58
9 SCJ Broad 10.0/35 8.1/39 10.0/49 5.0/25 8.4/50 4.04 55.53
10 M Dillon 10.0/46 10.0/46 8.0/38 10.0/53 10.0/60 4.78 46.98

CHAMPIONS TROPHY RATING

The CHAMPIONS TROPHY (CT) 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 CT RAT
1 KD Mills 300.00 197.74 182.60 150.00 149.50 979.84
2 JM Anderson 225.00 187.17 189.82 123.53 132.61 858.13
3 GD McGrath 225.00 150.39 177.82 114.71 111.28 779.19
4 SL Malinga 290.00 109.27 143.09 126.47 97.82 766.64
5 SM Pollock 171.43 160.40 200.00 100.00 128.11 759.94
6 JH Kallis 214.29 132.63 148.42 132.35 97.92 725.61
7 M Dillon 203.57 178.13 148.79 117.65 72.78 720.92
8 SCJ Broad 185.60 158.07 146.80 123.53 82.43 696.43
9 B Lee 235.71 116.52 152.34 91.18 93.27 689.02
10 IDR Bradshaw 150.00 150.44 188.56 88.24 110.47 687.70

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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