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. 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 victories 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. VICTORIES 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 VC Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 250.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Economic Economy Rate 250.00
Best Bowling (Wkts) Top Bowling By Wkts 150.00
Best Bowling (Eco) Top Bowling By Economy 100.00

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 103 129 220.00
1 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 1986 103 129 220.00
2 J Garner WI 1977 1987 1982 72 113 192.71
3 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 1981.5 51 83 141.55
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 198 326 250.00
1 Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 198 326 250.00
2 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 171 301 230.83
3 B Lee AUS 2000 2012 2006 153 297 227.76
4 SM Pollock SA 1996 2008 2002 191 290 222.39
5 Waqar Younis PAK 1989 2003 1996 148 278 213.19
6 WPUJC Vaas SL 1994 2008 2001 168 228 174.85
7 AA Donald SA 1991 2003 1997 108 195 149.54
8 M Ntini SA 1998 2009 2003.5 104 190 145.71
9 MG Johnson AUS 2005 2015 2010 99 187 143.40
10 JM Anderson ENG 2002 2015 2008.5 93 177 135.74
11 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 1998 2011 2004.5 85 154 118.10
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 107 215 230.00
1 SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 107 215 230.00
2 MA Starc AUS 2010 2025 2017.5 86 188 201.12
3 Mohammed Shami IND 2013 2025 2019 69 150 160.47
4 TA Boult NZ 2012 2023 2017.5 62 138 147.63
5 Mustafizur Rahman BAN 2015 2026 2020.5 60 123 131.58
6 JJ Bumrah IND 2016 2023 2019.5 63 119 127.30

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 50
Min Wickets (TT) 30

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS SE Bond 43 1500 90 16.67 16.83 100.00
1 JJ Bumrah 63 2225 119 18.70 17.62 95.49
2 Mustafizur Rahman 60 2169 123 17.63 17.90 93.99
3 JM Anderson 93 3270 177 18.47 18.37 91.63
4 Shoaib Akhtar 85 2813 154 18.27 18.96 88.75
5 GD McGrath 171 5401 301 17.94 18.98 88.68
6 Mohammed Shami 69 2943 150 19.62 18.98 88.65
7 TA Boult 62 2611 138 18.92 19.00 88.59
8 MA Starc 86 3701 188 19.69 19.12 88.00
9 J Garner 72 1885 113 16.68 19.53 86.17
10 AA Donald 108 3715 195 19.05 19.86 84.73
11 RJ Hadlee 51 1354 83 16.31 20.00 84.12
12 Wasim Akram 198 6149 326 18.86 20.00 84.12
13 Waqar Younis 148 5216 278 18.76 20.08 83.81
14 MG Johnson 99 3707 187 19.82 20.27 83.01
15 SL Malinga 107 4328 215 20.13 20.55 81.87
16 M Ntini 104 3714 190 19.55 20.62 81.61
17 SM Pollock 191 5706 290 19.68 20.62 81.60
18 B Lee 153 6103 297 20.55 21.62 77.83
19 WPUJC Vaas 168 5053 228 22.16 22.33 75.36
20 N Kapil Dev 103 3084 129 23.91 25.46 66.09

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JM Anderson 63 2148 132 16.27 15.25 150.00
1 JM Anderson 63 2148 132 16.27 15.25 150.00
2 Shoaib Akhtar 39 1346 77 17.48 16.53 138.45
3 RJ Hadlee 26 746 51 14.63 16.92 135.25
4 Mohammed Shami 37 1542 82 18.80 17.33 132.01
5 TA Boult 27 1189 64 18.58 17.35 131.84
6 GD McGrath 111 3697 210 17.60 17.94 127.54
7 Mustafizur Rahman 22 896 45 19.91 18.13 126.20
8 M Ntini 52 1937 103 18.81 18.58 123.15
9 JJ Bumrah 46 1724 84 20.52 18.64 122.73
10 AA Donald 69 2391 127 18.83 18.69 122.45
11 SM Pollock 106 3191 170 18.77 18.72 122.21
12 MG Johnson 62 2433 124 19.62 18.96 120.66
13 J Garner 54 1471 87 16.91 19.41 117.89
14 Wasim Akram 120 3853 200 19.27 19.55 117.03
15 SL Malinga 63 2726 130 20.97 20.09 113.90
16 Waqar Younis 87 3271 165 19.82 20.20 113.29
17 B Lee 95 4014 191 21.02 21.25 107.66
18 MA Starc 64 2908 127 22.90 21.33 107.24
19 N Kapil Dev 63 1886 82 23.00 23.73 96.44
20 WPUJC Vaas 95 3072 118 26.03 24.27 94.28

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 1000
Min Balls (TT) 600

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS SM Pollock 191 10185 5706 3.36 3.34 100.00
1 SM Pollock 191 10185 5706 3.36 3.34 100.00
2 JJ Bumrah 63 3171 2225 4.21 3.38 98.58
3 J Garner 72 3871 1885 2.92 3.45 96.57
4 RJ Hadlee 51 2752 1354 2.95 3.56 93.55
5 GD McGrath 171 8863 5401 3.66 3.66 91.20
6 WPUJC Vaas 168 8005 5053 3.79 3.75 88.98
7 Mustafizur Rahman 60 2888 2169 4.51 3.79 87.91
8 TA Boult 62 3409 2611 4.60 3.82 87.22
9 N Kapil Dev 103 5307 3084 3.49 3.86 86.44
10 JM Anderson 93 4640 3270 4.23 3.87 86.20
11 Wasim Akram 198 9958 6149 3.70 3.90 85.61
12 M Ntini 104 5467 3714 4.08 3.98 83.89
13 MG Johnson 99 5018 3707 4.43 3.98 83.79
14 MA Starc 86 4456 3701 4.98 4.11 81.18
15 AA Donald 108 5625 3715 3.96 4.11 81.05
16 Shoaib Akhtar 85 3966 2813 4.26 4.15 80.31
17 Mohammed Shami 69 3364 2943 5.25 4.28 77.95
18 B Lee 153 7948 6103 4.61 4.38 76.07
19 SL Malinga 107 5299 4328 4.90 4.38 76.06
20 Waqar Younis 148 7225 5216 4.33 4.51 73.92

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS SM Pollock 106 5690 3191 3.36 3.27 150.00
1 SM Pollock 106 5690 3191 3.36 3.27 150.00
2 JJ Bumrah 46 2331 1724 4.44 3.48 140.90
3 J Garner 54 2911 1471 3.03 3.52 139.22
4 JM Anderson 63 3142 2148 4.10 3.64 134.75
5 N Kapil Dev 63 3326 1886 3.40 3.73 131.50
6 GD McGrath 111 5881 3697 3.77 3.73 131.40
7 RJ Hadlee 26 1391 746 3.22 3.75 130.82
8 TA Boult 27 1511 1189 4.72 3.81 128.69
9 Mustafizur Rahman 22 1116 896 4.82 3.84 127.63
10 MG Johnson 62 3244 2433 4.50 3.91 125.47
11 WPUJC Vaas 95 4538 3072 4.06 3.93 124.68
12 Wasim Akram 120 6078 3853 3.80 3.96 124.03
13 M Ntini 52 2717 1937 4.28 4.00 122.50
14 MA Starc 64 3434 2908 5.08 4.10 119.61
15 Shoaib Akhtar 39 1842 1346 4.38 4.10 119.51
16 Mohammed Shami 37 1777 1542 5.21 4.13 118.77
17 AA Donald 69 3533 2391 4.06 4.14 118.36
18 SL Malinga 63 3209 2726 5.10 4.44 110.57
19 B Lee 95 4985 4014 4.83 4.49 109.14
20 Waqar Younis 87 4367 3271 4.49 4.64 105.83

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 Waqar Younis 7/36 6/26 6/44 6/59 5/11 6.00 50.00
1 Waqar Younis 7/36 6/26 6/44 6/59 5/11 6.00 50.00
2 TA Boult 7/34 6/33 5/17 5/21 5/27 5.60 46.67
3 GD McGrath 7/15 5/14 5/27 5/37 5/40 5.40 45.00
3 WPUJC Vaas 8/19 6/25 5/14 4/11 4/20 5.40 45.00
3 Mohammed Shami 7/57 5/18 5/51 5/53 5/54 5.40 45.00
6 SL Malinga 6/38 5/28 5/30 5/34 5/52 5.20 43.33
6 MA Starc 6/43 5/20 5/26 5/32 5/42 5.20 43.33
8 Wasim Akram 5/15 5/16 5/19 5/21 5/28 5.00 41.67
8 M Ntini 6/22 5/21 5/31 5/37 4/24 5.00 41.67
8 Shoaib Akhtar 6/16 5/19 5/25 5/54 4/28 5.00 41.67
8 B Lee 5/22 5/27 5/30 5/38 5/41 5.00 41.67
8 Mustafizur Rahman 6/43 5/34 5/43 5/50 4/17 5.00 41.67
13 MG Johnson 6/31 5/26 5/29 4/19 4/22 4.80 40.00
14 JJ Bumrah 6/19 5/27 4/22 4/28 4/39 4.60 38.33
15 RJ Hadlee 5/25 5/26 5/38 4/15 3/9 4.40 36.67
15 AA Donald 6/23 4/17 4/29 4/31 4/37 4.40 36.67
15 SM Pollock 5/20 5/23 4/18 4/24 4/26 4.40 36.67
15 JM Anderson 5/23 5/34 4/18 4/18 4/23 4.40 36.67
19 J Garner 5/31 5/38 4/10 4/45 3/17 4.20 35.00
20 N Kapil Dev 4/30 4/31 4/54 3/17 3/23 3.60 30.00

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS Waqar Younis 7/36 6/59 5/25 5/52 5/52 5.60 100.00
1 Waqar Younis 7/36 6/59 5/25 5/52 5/52 5.60 100.00
2 GD McGrath 5/14 5/27 5/40 5/49 5/52 5.00 89.29
2 B Lee 5/22 5/38 5/42 5/49 5/58 5.00 89.29
2 MA Starc 6/43 5/26 5/42 5/53 4/27 5.00 89.29
2 Mohammed Shami 7/57 5/51 5/54 4/22 4/48 5.00 89.29
6 Wasim Akram 5/16 5/19 5/21 5/38 4/18 4.80 85.71
6 M Ntini 6/22 5/21 5/37 4/56 4/61 4.80 85.71
6 SL Malinga 5/28 5/34 5/52 5/56 4/24 4.80 85.71
6 TA Boult 6/33 5/21 5/27 4/35 4/44 4.80 85.71
10 MG Johnson 6/31 5/26 4/33 4/46 4/51 4.60 82.14
11 JM Anderson 5/23 5/34 4/18 4/18 4/23 4.40 78.57
11 Mustafizur Rahman 6/43 5/43 5/50 3/38 3/50 4.40 78.57
13 J Garner 5/31 5/38 4/10 4/45 3/17 4.20 75.00
13 SM Pollock 5/23 4/18 4/26 4/34 4/36 4.20 75.00
13 Shoaib Akhtar 5/19 5/25 4/36 4/49 3/9 4.20 75.00
13 JJ Bumrah 6/19 5/27 4/43 3/32 3/37 4.20 75.00
17 RJ Hadlee 5/26 5/38 4/15 3/14 3/15 4.00 71.43
17 AA Donald 4/17 4/29 4/31 4/38 4/41 4.00 71.43
19 N Kapil Dev 4/30 4/54 3/17 3/26 3/35 3.40 60.71
19 WPUJC Vaas 4/33 4/48 3/10 3/27 3/30 3.40 60.71

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 8.0/7 10.0/9 5.0/6 9.5/12 0.97 30.00
1 SM Pollock 6.0/4 8.0/7 10.0/9 5.0/6 9.5/12 0.97 30.00
2 GD McGrath 10.0/8 6.0/6 8.0/8 6.0/7 10.0/13 1.05 27.74
3 WPUJC Vaas 6.0/6 7.0/8 9.0/11 8.0/10 7.0/9 1.18 24.75
4 J Garner 6.0/6 6.0/6 6.0/6 7.5/9 6.0/7 1.26 23.07
5 N Kapil Dev 6.0/5 8.0/9 6.0/7 4.0/6 6.0/9 1.33 21.93
6 Wasim Akram 7.2/4 8.0/11 7.0/10 7.0/10 7.0/11 1.33 21.88
7 RJ Hadlee 12.0/10 6.0/6 8.0/9 9.0/12 9.1/15 1.42 20.49
8 B Lee 6.0/5 8.0/8 8.0/14 7.0/15 8.2/18 1.53 19.04
9 JJ Bumrah 6.0/9 5.0/8 6.0/11 10.0/22 5.0/12 1.56 18.71
10 Shoaib Akhtar 8.0/9 8.0/14 9.0/16 10.0/18 6.0/11 1.62 18.00
11 MG Johnson 6.0/7 6.0/10 5.0/9 9.2/19 10.0/21 1.63 17.86
12 JM Anderson 7.0/10 10.0/17 8.0/14 9.3/20 8.3/18 1.68 17.33
13 M Ntini 7.0/12 10.0/18 7.0/13 10.0/19 7.0/14 1.81 16.11
14 Waqar Younis 8.0/13 6.4/11 6.0/10 8.0/14 7.0/14 1.81 16.09
15 SL Malinga 8.0/14 5.0/10 7.0/14 9.0/21 9.2/22 1.89 15.41
16 AA Donald 8.2/15 10.0/18 6.0/11 6.4/13 6.0/12 1.94 15.04
17 TA Boult 10.0/21 7.2/17 10.0/25 7.0/18 10.0/27 2.03 14.37
18 Mustafizur Rahman 7.5/15 6.3/16 9.0/23 6.0/16 9.0/24 2.06 14.11
19 MA Starc 7.0/12 8.0/20 9.4/26 6.5/20 6.0/18 2.11 13.80
20 Mohammed Shami 6.2/16 9.0/23 9.0/25 6.0/17 8.0/23 2.21 13.17

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS SM Pollock 10.0/9 9.5/12 8.0/10 7.0/9 10.0/13 1.15 70.00
1 SM Pollock 10.0/9 9.5/12 8.0/10 7.0/9 10.0/13 1.15 70.00
2 J Garner 6.0/6 6.0/6 7.5/9 6.0/7 9.0/11 1.30 61.81
3 GD McGrath 10.0/13 9.0/13 8.4/14 9.4/16 7.1/12 1.51 53.17
4 WPUJC Vaas 8.0/10 10.0/13 7.0/12 6.0/12 7.0/14 1.55 51.72
5 N Kapil Dev 6.0/5 6.0/7 6.0/9 9.0/16 10.0/18 1.63 49.35
6 Wasim Akram 8.0/11 7.0/10 8.0/13 7.2/13 6.0/11 1.66 48.45
7 JM Anderson 7.0/10 8.0/14 9.3/20 8.3/18 10.0/23 1.75 45.84
8 B Lee 6.0/5 8.2/18 10.0/22 10.0/22 6.4/15 1.86 43.22
9 SL Malinga 8.0/14 7.0/14 9.0/21 9.2/22 7.0/17 1.90 42.35
10 Shoaib Akhtar 10.0/18 5.0/10 5.0/10 6.0/12 8.0/19 1.90 42.33
11 M Ntini 7.0/12 7.0/13 10.0/20 10.0/22 9.3/22 1.92 41.99
12 AA Donald 8.2/15 10.0/18 6.4/13 6.0/12 10.0/20 1.94 41.42
13 MG Johnson 5.0/9 10.0/21 7.0/17 7.0/18 10.0/26 2.03 39.67
14 JJ Bumrah 5.0/12 7.2/19 10.0/27 7.0/19 5.0/14 2.08 38.68
15 TA Boult 10.0/21 10.0/25 7.0/18 10.0/27 10.0/32 2.11 38.06
16 MA Starc 7.0/12 8.0/20 9.4/26 9.0/27 8.5/28 2.15 37.47
17 RJ Hadlee 9.0/15 8.0/15 8.0/15 8.0/16 7.0/15 2.21 36.32
18 Mohammed Shami 9.0/23 6.0/17 8.0/23 6.0/18 7.0/22 2.27 35.44
19 Waqar Younis 8.0/14 10.0/20 8.0/18 10.0/25 6.3/17 2.28 35.26
20 Mustafizur Rahman 7.0/19 8.0/24 7.0/23 10.0/38 7.0/28 2.70 29.78

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 ATT BBW BBE VC RAT
1 SM Pollock 222.39 203.81 250.00 111.67 100.00 887.87
2 GD McGrath 230.83 216.22 222.60 134.29 80.91 884.84
3 Wasim Akram 250.00 201.14 209.63 127.38 70.33 858.49
4 J Garner 192.71 204.06 235.79 110.00 84.88 827.45
5 SL Malinga 230.00 195.77 186.63 129.05 57.75 799.21
6 B Lee 227.76 185.49 185.21 130.95 62.27 791.67
7 Waqar Younis 213.19 197.10 179.76 150.00 51.34 791.39
8 MA Starc 201.12 195.25 200.78 132.62 51.27 781.04
9 JM Anderson 135.74 241.63 220.94 115.24 63.17 776.71
10 TA Boult 147.63 220.43 215.91 132.38 52.43 768.78
11 N Kapil Dev 220.00 162.53 217.94 90.71 71.28 762.46
12 Mohammed Shami 160.47 220.65 196.72 134.29 48.61 760.73
13 JJ Bumrah 127.30 218.22 239.48 113.33 57.39 755.73
14 RJ Hadlee 141.55 219.37 224.37 108.10 56.81 750.19
15 M Ntini 145.71 204.76 206.38 127.38 58.10 742.33
16 WPUJC Vaas 174.85 169.64 213.66 105.71 76.47 740.33
17 MG Johnson 143.40 203.66 209.26 122.14 57.53 735.99
18 Mustafizur Rahman 131.58 220.19 215.54 120.24 43.89 731.44
19 Shoaib Akhtar 118.10 227.19 199.82 116.67 60.33 722.11
20 AA Donald 149.54 207.18 199.41 108.10 56.46 720.68

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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