ODIs - Best Fast Bowlers In Victories

Top 20 ODI Fast Bowlers In Victories

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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 in victories 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. VICTORIES RATING
9. TOP TEAMS
10. NON WEAK TEAMS

THE CRITERIA

The VICTORIES 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) 15
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 103 129 140.00
1 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 1986 103 129 140.00
2 J Garner WI 1977 1987 1982 72 113 122.64
3 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 1981.5 51 83 90.08
4 DK Lillee AUS 1972 1983 1977.5 30 59 64.03
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 198 326 200.00
1 Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 198 326 200.00
2 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 171 301 184.66
3 B Lee AUS 2000 2012 2006 153 297 182.21
4 SM Pollock SA 1996 2008 2002 191 290 177.91
5 Waqar Younis PAK 1989 2003 1996 148 278 170.55
6 WPUJC Vaas SL 1994 2008 2001 168 228 139.88
7 M Ntini SA 1998 2009 2003.5 104 190 116.56
8 MG Johnson AUS 2005 2015 2010 99 187 114.72
9 JM Anderson ENG 2002 2015 2008.5 93 177 108.59
10 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 1998 2011 2004.5 85 154 94.48
11 SE Bond NZ 2002 2010 2006 43 90 55.21
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 107 215 170.00
1 SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 107 215 170.00
2 MA Starc AUS 2010 2024 2017 84 185 146.28
3 Mohammed Shami IND 2013 2025 2019 69 150 118.60
4 TA Boult NZ 2012 2023 2017.5 62 138 109.12
5 JJ Bumrah IND 2016 2023 2019.5 63 119 94.09

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 50
Min Wickets (TT) 30

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS DK Lillee 30 864 59 14.64 17.11 150.00
1 DK Lillee 30 864 59 14.64 17.11 150.00
2 SE Bond 43 1500 90 16.67 17.27 148.62
3 JJ Bumrah 63 2225 119 18.70 18.42 139.30
4 JM Anderson 93 3270 177 18.47 18.68 137.38
5 J Garner 72 1885 113 16.68 18.72 137.06
6 GD McGrath 171 5401 301 17.94 19.07 134.59
7 RJ Hadlee 51 1354 83 16.31 19.08 134.46
8 Shoaib Akhtar 85 2813 154 18.27 19.18 133.81
9 TA Boult 62 2611 138 18.92 19.40 132.27
10 Mohammed Shami 69 2943 150 19.62 19.51 131.51
11 MA Starc 84 3617 185 19.55 19.58 131.03
12 Wasim Akram 198 6149 326 18.86 19.89 129.02
13 Waqar Younis 148 5216 278 18.76 19.96 128.56
14 SL Malinga 107 4328 215 20.13 20.44 125.53
15 MG Johnson 99 3707 187 19.82 20.60 124.59
16 M Ntini 104 3714 190 19.55 20.73 123.78
17 SM Pollock 191 5706 290 19.68 20.94 122.55
18 B Lee 153 6103 297 20.55 21.81 117.66
19 WPUJC Vaas 168 5053 228 22.16 22.63 113.41
20 N Kapil Dev 103 3084 129 23.91 25.26 101.60

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JM Anderson 62 2106 131 16.08 15.39 150.00
1 JM Anderson 62 2106 131 16.08 15.39 150.00
2 DK Lillee 28 799 59 13.54 15.77 146.35
3 SE Bond 28 1063 61 17.43 16.98 135.89
4 Shoaib Akhtar 58 2054 113 18.18 17.87 129.13
5 Mohammed Shami 39 1639 88 18.63 18.15 127.18
6 J Garner 65 1748 106 16.49 18.27 126.35
7 RJ Hadlee 33 908 55 16.51 18.30 126.09
8 GD McGrath 119 3942 215 18.33 18.78 122.88
9 MG Johnson 66 2584 133 19.43 19.09 120.86
10 M Ntini 65 2436 126 19.33 19.45 118.65
11 TA Boult 42 1881 96 19.59 19.58 117.89
12 Wasim Akram 135 4325 220 19.66 19.86 116.20
13 Waqar Younis 97 3626 184 19.71 20.17 114.44
14 MA Starc 57 2517 120 20.98 20.38 113.25
15 SL Malinga 75 3208 151 21.25 20.41 113.08
16 SM Pollock 115 3630 179 20.28 20.73 111.33
17 B Lee 113 4672 227 20.58 20.98 110.01
18 JJ Bumrah 49 1810 81 22.35 21.30 108.35
19 N Kapil Dev 72 2065 92 22.45 22.80 101.22
20 WPUJC Vaas 116 3692 150 24.61 23.69 97.42

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 1000

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS SM Pollock 191 10185 5706 3.36 3.30 150.00
1 SM Pollock 191 10185 5706 3.36 3.30 150.00
2 J Garner 72 3871 1885 2.92 3.34 148.36
3 JJ Bumrah 63 3171 2225 4.21 3.42 144.75
4 RJ Hadlee 51 2752 1354 2.95 3.47 142.78
5 GD McGrath 171 8863 5401 3.66 3.57 138.61
6 DK Lillee 30 1661 864 3.12 3.62 136.75
7 SE Bond 43 2297 1500 3.92 3.68 134.61
8 WPUJC Vaas 168 8005 5053 3.79 3.70 133.56
9 N Kapil Dev 103 5307 3084 3.49 3.74 132.22
10 Wasim Akram 198 9958 6149 3.70 3.77 131.27
11 JM Anderson 93 4640 3270 4.23 3.79 130.40
12 TA Boult 62 3409 2611 4.60 3.84 128.73
13 M Ntini 104 5467 3714 4.08 3.89 127.12
14 MG Johnson 99 5018 3707 4.43 3.92 126.33
15 Shoaib Akhtar 85 3966 2813 4.26 4.07 121.62
16 MA Starc 84 4360 3617 4.98 4.09 120.92
17 Mohammed Shami 69 3364 2943 5.25 4.28 115.71
18 SL Malinga 107 5299 4328 4.90 4.28 115.48
19 B Lee 153 7948 6103 4.61 4.28 115.48
20 Waqar Younis 148 7225 5216 4.33 4.37 113.22

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS AD Mathews 61 2058 1375 4.01 3.33 150.00
1 SM Pollock 115 6202 3630 3.51 3.36 148.92
2 J Garner 65 3511 1748 2.99 3.39 147.62
3 JJ Bumrah 49 2471 1810 4.39 3.50 142.87
4 JM Anderson 62 3094 2106 4.08 3.55 140.68
5 DK Lillee 28 1547 799 3.10 3.56 140.36
6 N Kapil Dev 72 3675 2065 3.37 3.56 140.31
7 RJ Hadlee 33 1744 908 3.12 3.58 139.67
8 GD McGrath 119 6311 3942 3.75 3.58 139.59
9 SE Bond 28 1555 1063 4.10 3.73 133.90
10 Wasim Akram 135 6911 4325 3.75 3.79 132.01
11 WPUJC Vaas 116 5515 3692 4.02 3.83 130.58
12 MG Johnson 66 3472 2584 4.47 3.83 130.46
13 M Ntini 65 3420 2436 4.27 3.94 126.78
14 TA Boult 42 2347 1881 4.81 3.99 125.20
15 MA Starc 57 3061 2517 4.93 4.02 124.27
16 Shoaib Akhtar 58 2808 2054 4.39 4.05 123.41
17 Mohammed Shami 39 1867 1639 5.27 4.18 119.65
18 B Lee 113 5989 4672 4.68 4.26 117.24
19 SL Malinga 75 3778 3208 5.09 4.34 115.24
20 Waqar Younis 97 4809 3626 4.52 4.48 111.63

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 7/36 6/26 6/44 6/59 5/11 6.00 100.00
1 Waqar Younis 7/36 6/26 6/44 6/59 5/11 6.00 100.00
2 TA Boult 7/34 6/33 5/17 5/21 5/27 5.60 93.33
3 Mohammed Shami 7/57 5/18 5/51 5/53 5/54 5.40 90.00
4 MA Starc 6/43 5/20 5/26 5/32 5/42 5.20 86.67
5 Wasim Akram 5/15 5/16 5/19 5/21 5/38 5.00 83.33
5 GD McGrath 5/14 5/27 5/37 5/40 5/49 5.00 83.33
5 M Ntini 6/22 5/21 5/31 5/37 4/24 5.00 83.33
5 Shoaib Akhtar 6/16 5/19 5/25 5/54 4/28 5.00 83.33
5 B Lee 5/22 5/27 5/30 5/38 5/41 5.00 83.33
10 SE Bond 6/19 5/23 5/25 4/21 4/26 4.80 80.00
10 SL Malinga 5/28 5/34 5/52 5/56 4/24 4.80 80.00
10 MG Johnson 6/31 5/26 5/29 4/33 4/45 4.80 80.00
13 WPUJC Vaas 6/25 5/14 4/20 4/22 4/33 4.60 76.67
13 JJ Bumrah 6/19 5/27 4/39 4/43 4/55 4.60 76.67
15 RJ Hadlee 5/25 5/26 5/38 4/15 3/9 4.40 73.33
15 SM Pollock 5/20 5/23 4/18 4/24 4/26 4.40 73.33
15 JM Anderson 5/23 5/34 4/18 4/18 4/23 4.40 73.33
18 J Garner 5/31 5/38 4/10 4/45 3/17 4.20 70.00
19 DK Lillee 5/34 4/28 4/32 3/14 3/17 3.80 63.33
20 N Kapil Dev 4/30 4/31 4/54 3/17 3/23 3.60 60.00

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 GD McGrath 10.0/8 6.0/6 6.0/7 10.0/13 9.0/13 1.12 100.00
1 GD McGrath 10.0/8 6.0/6 6.0/7 10.0/13 9.0/13 1.12 100.00
2 SM Pollock 10.0/9 5.0/6 9.5/12 8.0/10 7.0/9 1.13 98.76
3 J Garner 6.0/6 6.0/6 6.0/6 7.5/9 6.0/7 1.22 91.80
4 WPUJC Vaas 6.0/6 7.0/8 8.0/10 10.0/13 9.3/14 1.23 90.86
5 Wasim Akram 7.2/4 8.0/11 7.0/10 7.0/10 7.0/11 1.29 86.89
6 N Kapil Dev 6.0/5 8.0/9 6.0/7 6.0/9 9.0/16 1.41 79.34
7 RJ Hadlee 6.0/6 8.0/9 9.0/12 9.1/15 9.0/15 1.63 68.86
8 Shoaib Akhtar 8.0/9 9.0/16 10.0/18 5.0/10 5.0/10 1.63 68.76
9 JJ Bumrah 6.0/9 5.0/8 6.0/11 5.0/12 7.2/19 1.63 68.53
10 B Lee 6.0/5 8.0/8 8.2/18 10.0/22 10.0/22 1.65 67.93
11 JM Anderson 7.0/10 10.0/17 8.0/14 9.3/20 8.3/18 1.65 67.89
12 SE Bond 5.0/7 10.0/15 10.0/19 10.0/21 9.0/19 1.73 64.80
13 DK Lillee 5.0/3 10.0/14 6.0/10 10.0/17 10.0/18 1.75 63.84
14 Waqar Younis 8.0/13 6.4/11 6.0/10 8.0/14 10.0/20 1.77 63.08
15 M Ntini 7.0/12 10.0/18 7.0/13 10.0/20 9.0/19 1.82 61.46
16 MG Johnson 6.0/10 5.0/9 10.0/21 7.0/17 7.0/18 1.89 59.11
17 SL Malinga 8.0/14 7.0/14 9.0/21 9.2/22 7.0/17 1.91 58.67
18 TA Boult 10.0/21 7.2/17 10.0/25 7.0/18 10.0/27 2.04 54.93
19 MA Starc 7.0/12 8.0/20 9.4/26 6.5/20 9.0/27 2.13 52.51
20 Mohammed Shami 6.2/16 9.0/23 6.0/17 8.0/23 6.0/18 2.24 50.04

VICTORIES RATING

The VICTORIES (VC) 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 VC RAT
1 GD McGrath 184.66 257.47 278.19 83.33 100.00 903.66
2 SM Pollock 177.91 233.88 298.92 73.33 98.76 882.81
3 Wasim Akram 200.00 245.22 263.28 83.33 86.89 878.73
4 J Garner 122.64 263.41 295.98 70.00 91.80 843.82
5 JM Anderson 108.59 287.38 271.08 73.33 67.89 808.27
6 Waqar Younis 170.55 243.00 224.85 100.00 63.08 801.48
7 B Lee 182.21 227.67 232.72 83.33 67.93 793.86
8 WPUJC Vaas 139.88 210.82 264.14 76.67 90.86 782.37
9 SL Malinga 170.00 238.61 230.73 80.00 58.67 778.01
10 RJ Hadlee 90.08 260.55 282.45 73.33 68.86 775.26
11 MA Starc 146.28 244.28 245.19 86.67 52.51 774.94
12 JJ Bumrah 94.09 247.65 287.62 76.67 68.53 774.56
13 DK Lillee 64.03 296.35 277.11 63.33 63.84 764.66
14 TA Boult 109.12 250.16 253.93 93.33 54.93 761.46
15 M Ntini 116.56 242.43 253.91 83.33 61.46 757.69
16 MG Johnson 114.72 245.45 256.79 80.00 59.11 756.08
17 N Kapil Dev 140.00 202.82 272.53 60.00 79.34 754.69
18 Shoaib Akhtar 94.48 262.94 245.03 83.33 68.76 754.53
19 SE Bond 55.21 284.50 268.51 80.00 64.80 753.03
20 Mohammed Shami 118.60 258.68 235.36 90.00 50.04 752.69

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

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 SL AUS PAK SA BAN ENG WI AFG

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