ODIs - Best Fast Bowlers In ICC Tournaments

Top 20 ODI Fast Bowlers In ICC Tournaments

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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 ICC Tournaments 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. ICC TOURNAMENTS 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 ICCT 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 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Imran Khan PAK 1974 1992 1983 19 34 270.00
1 Imran Khan PAK 1974 1992 1983 19 34 270.00
2 IT Botham ENG 1976 1992 1984 22 30 238.24
3 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 1986 25 28 222.35
4 AME Roberts WI 1975 1983 1979 16 26 206.47
5 RGD Willis ENG 1973 1984 1978.5 11 18 142.94
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 51 92 300.00
1 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 51 92 300.00
2 WPUJC Vaas SL 1994 2008 2001 47 67 218.48
3 Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 40 62 202.17
4 Zaheer Khan IND 2000 2012 2006 32 59 192.39
5 B Lee AUS 2000 2012 2006 32 57 185.87
6 JM Anderson ENG 2002 2015 2008.5 37 48 156.52
7 SM Pollock SA 1996 2008 2002 42 47 153.26
7 SE Bond NZ 2002 2010 2006 26 47 153.26
9 KD Mills NZ 2001 2015 2008 19 34 110.87
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 44 81 290.00
1 SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 44 81 290.00
2 MA Starc AUS 2010 2025 2017.5 32 71 254.20
3 Mohammed Shami IND 2013 2025 2019 23 64 229.14
4 TA Boult NZ 2012 2023 2017.5 32 56 200.49
5 JJ Bumrah IND 2016 2023 2019.5 25 42 150.37
6 JR Hazlewood AUS 2010 2025 2017.5 19 32 114.57

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 20
Min Wickets (TT) 12

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Mohammed Shami 23 977 64 15.27 15.53 80.00
1 Mohammed Shami 23 977 64 15.27 15.53 80.00
2 KD Mills 19 589 34 17.32 17.34 71.64
3 MA Starc 32 1462 71 20.59 19.79 62.79
4 GD McGrath 51 1704 92 18.52 20.14 61.69
5 Imran Khan 19 655 34 19.26 20.88 59.50
6 SE Bond 26 990 47 21.06 21.66 57.37
7 RGD Willis 11 315 18 17.50 21.70 57.26
8 Zaheer Khan 32 1258 59 21.32 22.10 56.23
9 JJ Bumrah 25 954 42 22.71 22.15 56.09
10 JR Hazlewood 19 767 32 23.97 23.25 53.43
11 B Lee 32 1220 57 21.40 23.45 52.99
12 WPUJC Vaas 47 1534 67 22.90 23.54 52.79
13 Wasim Akram 40 1495 62 24.11 25.27 49.16
14 SL Malinga 44 2047 81 25.27 25.37 48.98
15 TA Boult 32 1486 56 26.54 25.63 48.48
16 AME Roberts 16 552 26 21.23 25.78 48.20
17 SM Pollock 42 1291 47 27.47 29.10 42.70
18 IT Botham 22 762 30 25.40 29.45 42.18
19 JM Anderson 37 1538 48 32.04 31.93 38.91
20 N Kapil Dev 25 892 28 31.86 34.51 36.01

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS NW Bracken 8 249 15 16.60 16.20 120.00
1 KD Mills 15 513 28 18.32 17.28 112.50
2 Mohammed Shami 13 582 32 18.19 17.58 110.59
3 Imran Khan 13 497 26 19.12 19.15 101.51
4 RGD Willis 5 154 9 17.11 20.15 96.51
5 B Lee 19 760 38 20.00 20.52 94.73
6 JR Hazlewood 14 618 28 22.07 20.64 94.20
7 GD McGrath 29 1056 49 21.55 21.70 89.60
8 MA Starc 22 1106 44 25.14 23.24 83.66
9 JJ Bumrah 14 566 22 25.73 24.03 80.91
10 Zaheer Khan 18 790 31 25.48 24.04 80.86
11 AME Roberts 10 341 16 21.31 24.70 78.72
12 SE Bond 16 725 27 26.85 25.28 76.90
13 Wasim Akram 26 1065 40 26.63 25.71 75.61
14 TA Boult 20 1011 35 28.89 26.25 74.07
15 JM Anderson 23 958 31 30.90 28.50 68.23
16 N Kapil Dev 17 644 23 28.00 29.00 67.05
17 SM Pollock 23 803 26 30.88 30.06 64.68
18 IT Botham 13 470 17 27.65 30.09 64.61
19 WPUJC Vaas 28 978 30 32.60 30.39 63.98
20 SL Malinga 29 1500 45 33.33 30.94 62.84

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 300
Min Balls (TT) 180

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS CEL Ambrose 17 987 499 3.03 3.27 80.00
1 RGD Willis 11 709 315 2.67 3.39 77.08
2 JJ Bumrah 25 1307 954 4.38 3.52 74.34
3 SM Pollock 42 2143 1291 3.61 3.58 73.02
4 JR Hazlewood 19 984 767 4.68 3.75 69.63
5 KD Mills 19 835 589 4.23 3.85 67.84
6 WPUJC Vaas 47 2324 1534 3.96 3.89 67.22
7 SE Bond 26 1432 990 4.15 3.89 67.19
8 GD McGrath 51 2567 1704 3.98 3.96 65.97
9 TA Boult 32 1794 1486 4.97 3.99 65.54
10 AME Roberts 16 1021 552 3.24 4.05 64.52
11 IT Botham 22 1332 762 3.43 4.11 63.59
12 MA Starc 32 1684 1462 5.21 4.19 62.38
13 Zaheer Khan 32 1673 1258 4.51 4.27 61.20
14 N Kapil Dev 25 1422 892 3.76 4.27 61.16
15 Mohammed Shami 23 1116 977 5.25 4.28 61.09
16 Wasim Akram 40 2161 1495 4.15 4.32 60.43
17 Imran Khan 19 1017 655 3.86 4.36 59.98
18 JM Anderson 37 1862 1538 4.96 4.44 58.87
19 B Lee 32 1564 1220 4.68 4.50 58.11
20 SL Malinga 44 2258 2047 5.44 4.80 54.49

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS JN Gillespie 6 306 186 3.65 3.50 120.00
1 RGD Willis 5 316 154 2.92 3.51 119.94
2 JJ Bumrah 14 749 566 4.53 3.54 118.89
3 SM Pollock 23 1195 803 4.03 3.84 109.39
4 JR Hazlewood 14 756 618 4.90 3.85 109.18
5 KD Mills 15 693 513 4.44 3.91 107.65
6 AME Roberts 10 624 341 3.28 4.00 105.15
7 GD McGrath 29 1512 1056 4.19 4.05 103.96
8 WPUJC Vaas 28 1366 978 4.30 4.07 103.45
9 TA Boult 20 1116 1011 5.44 4.22 99.77
10 N Kapil Dev 17 1002 644 3.86 4.26 98.61
11 SE Bond 16 912 725 4.77 4.28 98.35
12 IT Botham 13 756 470 3.73 4.29 98.03
13 JM Anderson 23 1153 958 4.99 4.30 97.90
14 MA Starc 22 1209 1106 5.49 4.33 97.23
15 Mohammed Shami 13 629 582 5.55 4.36 96.54
16 B Lee 19 960 760 4.75 4.42 95.06
17 Imran Khan 13 732 497 4.07 4.43 94.89
18 Wasim Akram 26 1419 1065 4.50 4.55 92.38
19 Zaheer Khan 18 931 790 5.09 4.64 90.60
20 SL Malinga 29 1532 1500 5.87 4.98 84.49

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 Mohammed Shami 7/57 5/18 5/53 5/54 5/69 5.40 50.00
1 Mohammed Shami 7/57 5/18 5/53 5/54 5/69 5.40 50.00
2 MA Starc 6/28 5/26 5/46 4/14 4/29 4.80 44.44
3 GD McGrath 7/15 5/14 5/37 3/14 3/16 4.60 42.59
4 SL Malinga 6/38 4/34 4/43 4/53 4/54 4.40 40.74
5 TA Boult 5/27 4/30 4/44 4/51 3/34 4.00 37.04
6 Wasim Akram 5/28 4/32 4/40 3/21 3/23 3.80 35.19
6 WPUJC Vaas 6/25 4/22 3/15 3/33 3/34 3.80 35.19
6 B Lee 5/42 4/28 4/46 3/14 3/35 3.80 35.19
6 SE Bond 6/23 4/21 3/21 3/29 3/31 3.80 35.19
10 Imran Khan 4/37 4/37 3/15 3/36 3/57 3.40 31.48
10 Zaheer Khan 4/42 4/45 3/14 3/20 3/26 3.40 31.48
10 KD Mills 4/30 4/38 3/18 3/27 3/69 3.40 31.48
10 JM Anderson 4/25 4/29 3/20 3/30 3/32 3.40 31.48
10 JR Hazlewood 6/52 4/35 3/38 2/12 2/25 3.40 31.48
10 JJ Bumrah 4/39 4/55 3/32 3/37 3/61 3.40 31.48
16 N Kapil Dev 5/43 3/35 3/41 2/30 2/38 3.00 27.78
16 SM Pollock 5/36 3/27 3/43 2/8 2/10 3.00 27.78
18 AME Roberts 3/32 3/36 3/39 3/43 2/16 2.80 25.93
19 RGD Willis 4/11 4/42 2/9 2/24 1/9 2.60 24.07
19 IT Botham 4/31 3/23 2/12 2/12 2/27 2.60 24.07

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS Mohammed Shami 7/57 5/54 5/69 4/22 3/48 4.80 100.00
1 Mohammed Shami 7/57 5/54 5/69 4/22 3/48 4.80 100.00
2 MA Starc 6/28 5/26 4/43 3/34 3/55 4.20 87.50
3 SL Malinga 4/34 4/43 4/53 4/54 3/55 3.80 79.17
4 B Lee 5/42 4/28 3/35 3/36 3/52 3.60 75.00
4 TA Boult 5/27 4/44 4/51 3/77 2/18 3.60 75.00
6 Wasim Akram 4/32 4/40 3/40 3/45 3/49 3.40 70.83
6 GD McGrath 5/14 3/18 3/22 3/29 3/34 3.40 70.83
6 KD Mills 4/30 4/38 3/18 3/27 3/69 3.40 70.83
6 JR Hazlewood 6/52 4/35 3/38 2/12 2/39 3.40 70.83
10 Imran Khan 4/37 4/37 3/36 3/57 2/29 3.20 66.67
10 SE Bond 6/23 3/21 3/45 2/23 2/26 3.20 66.67
10 JM Anderson 4/29 3/20 3/30 3/32 3/42 3.20 66.67
13 N Kapil Dev 5/43 3/35 3/41 2/30 2/38 3.00 62.50
13 SM Pollock 5/36 3/27 3/43 2/10 2/16 3.00 62.50
13 Zaheer Khan 4/42 3/14 3/44 3/64 2/27 3.00 62.50
16 AME Roberts 3/32 3/39 3/43 2/18 2/25 2.60 54.17
16 WPUJC Vaas 3/33 3/34 3/46 2/16 2/34 2.60 54.17
18 JJ Bumrah 3/32 3/61 2/19 2/28 2/35 2.40 50.00
19 IT Botham 4/31 2/12 2/42 2/44 1/19 2.20 45.83
20 RGD Willis 4/42 2/9 1/20 1/41 1/42 1.80 37.50

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 SM Pollock 6.0/4 8.0/10 6.0/8 9.0/13 8.0/13 1.28 50.00
1 SM Pollock 6.0/4 8.0/10 6.0/8 9.0/13 8.0/13 1.28 50.00
2 WPUJC Vaas 6.0/6 7.0/11 10.0/16 6.0/11 6.0/11 1.54 41.64
3 GD McGrath 9.0/13 8.0/12 8.4/14 8.0/17 7.0/15 1.74 36.99
4 RGD Willis 9.0/9 10.3/11 7.0/9 11.0/20 12.0/24 1.88 34.24
5 SE Bond 10.0/15 10.0/19 10.0/21 10.0/23 8.0/19 1.89 33.90
6 JJ Bumrah 6.0/9 5.0/8 7.0/19 5.0/14 8.0/28 2.02 31.80
7 JM Anderson 8.0/14 9.3/20 10.0/25 7.0/18 6.0/16 2.06 31.23
8 IT Botham 10.0/12 9.0/12 9.0/12 10.0/23 10.0/27 2.15 29.94
9 N Kapil Dev 4.0/6 11.0/21 8.0/16 9.0/18 8.0/17 2.21 29.01
10 KD Mills 10.0/19 6.0/14 5.0/13 10.0/27 10.0/29 2.26 28.36
11 MA Starc 8.0/20 9.4/26 6.0/18 9.0/28 8.5/28 2.33 27.62
12 Zaheer Khan 9.2/14 8.0/17 6.4/20 7.4/23 9.0/27 2.35 27.32
13 SL Malinga 5.0/10 9.2/22 9.3/25 7.0/21 9.0/29 2.37 27.12
14 TA Boult 7.0/18 10.0/27 10.0/30 10.0/32 10.0/34 2.41 26.68
15 JR Hazlewood 8.0/12 7.0/21 8.0/25 10.0/35 10.0/37 2.43 26.47
16 AME Roberts 12.0/16 11.0/18 7.0/14 12.0/25 12.0/36 2.52 25.48
17 B Lee 8.0/14 9.0/25 10.0/30 8.0/26 7.0/23 2.70 23.79
18 Imran Khan 12.0/24 7.1/15 11.0/27 8.0/22 10.1/29 2.73 23.53
19 Mohammed Shami 6.2/16 7.0/22 5.0/18 8.0/30 9.0/35 2.79 23.03
20 Wasim Akram 10.0/21 10.0/27 8.3/24 7.5/23 9.0/27 2.80 22.91

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS SM Pollock 8.0/10 9.0/13 8.0/16 10.0/21 7.0/20 1.82 100.00
1 SM Pollock 8.0/10 9.0/13 8.0/16 10.0/21 7.0/20 1.82 100.00
2 GD McGrath 9.0/13 8.4/14 10.0/22 8.0/18 9.4/25 1.96 92.71
3 JM Anderson 8.0/14 9.3/20 6.0/16 10.0/29 10.0/30 2.16 84.12
4 KD Mills 10.0/19 6.0/14 10.0/27 6.0/18 6.0/19 2.25 80.89
5 SE Bond 10.0/21 10.0/23 10.0/26 8.0/23 8.0/26 2.32 78.31
6 MA Starc 8.0/20 9.4/26 9.0/28 8.5/28 10.0/34 2.36 77.11
7 WPUJC Vaas 10.0/16 10.0/27 10.0/27 10.0/31 8.0/25 2.48 73.11
8 JJ Bumrah 7.0/19 5.0/14 8.0/28 10.0/35 10.0/35 2.56 71.08
9 TA Boult 7.0/18 10.0/27 10.0/32 10.0/40 10.0/42 2.62 69.23
10 JR Hazlewood 8.0/12 10.0/35 10.0/37 8.0/30 10.0/41 2.65 68.64
11 N Kapil Dev 11.0/21 8.0/16 10.0/30 11.0/35 10.0/34 3.01 60.38
12 SL Malinga 9.2/22 7.0/21 10.0/34 10.0/43 10.0/46 3.04 59.83
13 Imran Khan 12.0/24 8.0/22 10.1/29 10.0/32 10.0/34 3.06 59.40
14 AME Roberts 11.0/18 7.0/14 12.0/25 10.0/32 12.0/43 3.10 58.66
15 Zaheer Khan 9.2/14 9.0/27 10.0/40 10.0/43 10.0/43 3.15 57.66
16 B Lee 10.0/30 8.0/28 8.0/29 8.0/31 10.0/39 3.32 54.65
17 IT Botham 10.0/12 10.0/30 10.0/31 12.0/42 12.0/42 3.34 54.31
18 Mohammed Shami 7.0/22 8.0/30 8.0/37 10.0/48 8.0/43 3.44 52.72
19 Wasim Akram 10.0/27 9.2/32 9.0/32 10.0/37 10.0/37 3.45 52.63
20 RGD Willis 7.0/9 11.0/20 12.0/41 12.0/42 10.4/42 3.51 51.80

ICC TOURNAMENTS RATING

The ICC TOURNAMENTS (ICCT) 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 ICCT RAT
1 GD McGrath 300.00 151.29 169.93 113.43 129.70 864.35
2 Mohammed Shami 229.14 190.59 157.63 150.00 75.75 803.11
3 MA Starc 254.20 146.45 159.62 131.94 104.73 796.94
4 Imran Khan 270.00 161.01 154.86 98.15 82.93 766.95
5 SL Malinga 290.00 111.81 138.98 119.91 86.95 747.66
6 WPUJC Vaas 218.48 116.78 170.67 89.35 114.75 710.03
7 TA Boult 200.49 122.55 165.30 112.04 95.91 696.30
8 SM Pollock 153.26 107.38 182.41 90.28 150.00 683.33
9 KD Mills 110.87 184.13 175.49 102.31 109.26 682.06
10 B Lee 185.87 147.72 153.18 110.19 78.45 675.40
11 AME Roberts 206.47 126.92 169.67 80.09 84.14 667.30
12 SE Bond 153.26 134.27 165.54 101.85 112.21 667.13
13 JJ Bumrah 150.37 137.00 193.23 81.48 102.88 664.96
14 N Kapil Dev 222.35 103.06 159.76 90.28 89.39 664.84
15 Wasim Akram 202.17 124.78 152.81 106.02 75.54 661.32
16 IT Botham 238.24 106.79 161.61 69.91 84.25 660.80
17 Zaheer Khan 192.39 137.09 151.80 93.98 84.98 660.24
18 RGD Willis 142.94 153.77 197.02 61.57 86.04 641.34
19 JR Hazlewood 114.57 147.63 178.82 102.31 95.11 638.44
20 JM Anderson 156.52 107.13 156.76 98.15 115.34 633.91

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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