ODIs - Best Fast Bowlers In Top Form At Home

Top 20 ODI Fast Bowlers In Top Form At Home

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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 their Top Form At Home in ODIs.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against Top Teams
5. ECONOMIC
5.1. Against Top Teams
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
6.1. Against Top Teams
7. BEST BOWLING (ECO)
7.1. Against Top Teams
8. TOP FORM - HOME 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
THM RATING

Points to note about TOP FORM - HOME Rating:-

  • THM is calculated by taking the best 25 consecutive innings of a bowler.
  • The inns are taken such that his points are maximum.
  • Only innings against Top Teams are considered.

THE CRITERIA

The THM 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 10
Min Career Wkts 50

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP INNS WKTS RAT
TS DK Lillee AUS 1975-12-20 1983-06-18 25 43 290.00
1 DK Lillee AUS 1975-12-20 1983-06-18 25 43 290.00
2 Imran Khan PAK 1982-12-03 1992-03-25 25 40 269.77
3 J Garner WI 1977-03-16 1987-03-29 16 28 188.84
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP INNS WKTS RAT
TS GD McGrath AUS 1997-12-04 2007-04-28 25 55 300.00
1 GD McGrath AUS 1997-12-04 2007-04-28 25 55 300.00
2 M Ntini SA 2001-01-11 2009-04-17 25 49 267.27
2 A Flintoff ENG 2003-06-22 2009-04-03 25 49 267.27
4 Wasim Akram PAK 1987-11-18 2003-03-01 25 47 256.36
5 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 1999-04-07 2011-03-08 25 46 250.91
6 B Lee AUS 2005-02-04 2012-07-07 25 45 245.45
7 JM Anderson ENG 2011-07-06 2015-03-13 25 44 240.00
8 SM Pollock SA 1996-01-17 2008-02-03 25 43 234.55
9 NW Bracken AUS 2003-01-21 2009-09-17 25 42 229.09
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP INNS WKTS RAT
TS TA Boult NZ 2015-02-14 2023-11-15 25 56 300.00
1 TA Boult NZ 2015-02-14 2023-11-15 25 56 300.00
2 Mohammed Shami IND 2013-01-19 2025-03-09 25 52 278.57
3 SL Malinga SL 2009-09-08 2019-07-26 25 50 267.86
3 NLTC Perera SL 2010-08-22 2021-03-14 25 50 267.86
5 CJ McKay AUS 2009-11-05 2014-01-26 23 48 257.14
6 M Morkel SA 2009-11-27 2018-02-16 25 44 235.71
7 MJ Henry NZ 2014-01-31 2025-11-22 18 43 230.36
8 MA Starc AUS 2010-11-07 2025-10-25 25 42 225.00

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 25

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS MJ Henry 18 687 43 15.98 16.08 200.00
1 MJ Henry 18 687 43 15.98 16.08 200.00
2 J Garner 16 396 28 14.14 16.73 192.20
3 GD McGrath 25 897 55 16.31 17.56 183.13
4 NLTC Perera 25 910 50 18.20 17.83 180.39
5 SM Pollock 25 738 43 17.16 18.12 177.46
6 A Flintoff 25 910 49 18.57 18.17 176.97
7 Shoaib Akhtar 25 876 46 19.04 18.17 176.97
8 CJ McKay 23 853 48 17.77 18.56 173.24
9 Wasim Akram 25 862 47 18.34 18.96 169.64
10 Imran Khan 25 752 40 18.80 19.41 165.66
11 JM Anderson 25 927 44 21.07 19.89 161.65
12 TA Boult 25 1170 56 20.89 20.27 158.64
13 M Morkel 25 951 44 21.61 20.89 153.97
14 M Ntini 25 983 49 20.06 20.93 153.65
15 SL Malinga 25 1038 50 20.76 21.09 152.51
16 Mohammed Shami 25 1171 52 22.52 21.21 151.59
17 MA Starc 25 907 42 21.60 21.24 151.39
18 NW Bracken 25 923 42 21.98 22.85 140.73
19 DK Lillee 25 833 43 19.37 22.95 140.11
20 B Lee 25 1032 45 22.93 23.92 134.45

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 500

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS SM Pollock 25 1282 738 3.45 3.41 200.00
1 SM Pollock 25 1282 738 3.45 3.41 200.00
2 J Garner 16 796 396 2.98 3.48 196.28
3 MJ Henry 18 950 687 4.34 3.59 189.99
4 MA Starc 25 1183 907 4.60 3.87 176.48
5 GD McGrath 25 1394 897 3.86 3.91 174.28
6 CJ McKay 23 1138 853 4.50 3.98 171.38
7 JM Anderson 25 1234 927 4.51 4.00 170.46
8 A Flintoff 25 1298 910 4.21 4.02 169.70
9 Imran Khan 25 1183 752 3.81 4.07 167.68
10 M Morkel 25 1209 951 4.72 4.09 166.68
11 NW Bracken 25 1256 923 4.41 4.11 165.85
12 M Ntini 25 1376 983 4.29 4.12 165.76
13 Shoaib Akhtar 25 1176 876 4.47 4.17 163.41
14 Wasim Akram 25 1270 862 4.07 4.21 162.14
15 TA Boult 25 1373 1170 5.11 4.22 161.56
16 B Lee 25 1342 1032 4.61 4.37 156.03
17 DK Lillee 25 1365 833 3.66 4.38 155.71
18 SL Malinga 25 1260 1038 4.94 4.38 155.64
19 NLTC Perera 25 1026 910 5.32 4.50 151.54
20 Mohammed Shami 25 1222 1171 5.75 4.57 149.13

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 Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS Mohammed Shami 7/57 5/51 5/54 4/22 4/63 5.00 150.00
1 Mohammed Shami 7/57 5/51 5/54 4/22 4/63 5.00 150.00
2 TA Boult 6/33 5/21 5/27 4/44 3/38 4.60 138.00
3 GD McGrath 5/40 5/49 4/30 4/45 4/54 4.40 132.00
3 B Lee 5/22 5/27 5/58 4/30 3/23 4.40 132.00
3 CJ McKay 5/28 5/33 4/20 4/33 4/35 4.40 132.00
3 NLTC Perera 6/44 5/28 4/34 4/42 3/19 4.40 132.00
7 Imran Khan 6/14 4/27 4/37 4/37 3/36 4.20 126.00
7 SM Pollock 6/35 4/33 4/36 4/37 3/21 4.20 126.00
7 M Ntini 6/22 5/37 4/33 3/22 3/24 4.20 126.00
7 MJ Henry 5/40 4/19 4/33 4/35 4/38 4.20 126.00
11 SL Malinga 5/28 5/34 4/28 3/35 3/35 4.00 120.00
11 MA Starc 6/43 4/27 4/32 4/42 2/20 4.00 120.00
13 NW Bracken 5/47 4/29 4/30 3/21 3/31 3.80 114.00
14 DK Lillee 4/12 4/28 4/56 3/17 3/27 3.60 108.00
14 Wasim Akram 5/38 4/40 3/25 3/27 3/30 3.60 108.00
14 Shoaib Akhtar 4/37 4/43 4/49 3/9 3/11 3.60 108.00
14 A Flintoff 5/56 4/32 3/21 3/23 3/29 3.60 108.00
14 M Morkel 4/10 4/22 4/52 3/28 3/39 3.60 108.00
19 J Garner 4/10 3/22 3/29 3/33 3/47 3.20 96.00
19 JM Anderson 4/44 3/24 3/30 3/31 3/32 3.20 96.00

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 Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS J Garner 6.0/6 6.0/6 6.0/10 6.0/10 10.0/17 1.68 150.00
1 J Garner 6.0/6 6.0/6 6.0/10 6.0/10 10.0/17 1.68 150.00
2 SM Pollock 10.0/15 8.0/13 6.0/11 6.0/13 8.0/21 1.90 132.68
3 M Morkel 6.0/10 6.0/13 10.0/22 5.0/12 10.0/28 1.99 126.35
4 Imran Khan 10.0/14 7.0/11 8.0/14 8.0/19 9.0/24 2.08 120.86
5 GD McGrath 8.5/16 9.0/17 10.0/21 8.3/19 10.0/24 2.12 118.59
6 DK Lillee 10.0/12 6.0/10 10.0/17 10.0/18 10.0/27 2.19 115.20
7 M Ntini 7.0/12 10.0/22 9.3/22 10.0/24 10.0/29 2.25 111.84
8 NW Bracken 8.0/11 6.0/13 8.0/21 7.2/21 10.0/29 2.25 111.72
9 JM Anderson 7.0/10 8.0/14 8.0/24 10.0/30 10.0/33 2.29 109.82
10 TA Boult 10.0/21 10.0/27 6.0/19 10.0/32 10.0/33 2.37 106.21
11 MJ Henry 10.0/19 10.0/29 9.4/33 10.0/35 9.4/34 2.52 100.04
12 CJ McKay 7.3/15 7.0/16 9.5/28 10.0/36 9.0/33 2.61 96.28
13 A Flintoff 7.0/12 8.0/23 6.1/18 7.0/21 10.0/31 2.63 95.74
14 MA Starc 8.0/20 9.0/27 8.5/28 8.2/29 7.0/25 2.63 95.59
15 Mohammed Shami 6.0/17 8.0/23 6.0/18 7.0/22 10.0/44 2.67 94.40
16 B Lee 10.0/22 10.0/23 9.0/27 10.0/30 8.0/31 2.68 93.87
17 SL Malinga 9.0/21 7.0/18 8.2/28 10.0/34 7.0/24 2.68 93.86
18 Shoaib Akhtar 6.0/12 10.0/30 8.0/26 7.0/23 10.0/37 2.92 86.32
19 Wasim Akram 10.0/21 9.0/25 8.0/26 8.3/28 9.0/30 3.02 83.40
20 NLTC Perera 8.0/19 5.0/17 7.4/28 9.0/36 10.0/42 3.03 83.12

TOP FORM - HOME RATING

The TOP FORM - HOME (THM) 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 THM RAT
1 GD McGrath 300.00 183.13 174.28 132.00 118.59 908.00
2 SM Pollock 234.55 177.46 200.00 126.00 132.68 870.69
3 TA Boult 300.00 158.64 161.56 138.00 106.21 864.41
4 Imran Khan 269.77 165.66 167.68 126.00 120.86 849.97
5 MJ Henry 230.36 200.00 189.99 126.00 100.04 846.39
6 CJ McKay 257.14 173.24 171.38 132.00 96.28 830.04
7 M Ntini 267.27 153.65 165.76 126.00 111.84 824.52
8 Mohammed Shami 278.57 151.59 149.13 150.00 94.40 823.70
9 J Garner 188.84 192.20 196.28 96.00 150.00 823.32
10 A Flintoff 267.27 176.97 169.70 108.00 95.74 817.69
11 NLTC Perera 267.86 180.39 151.54 132.00 83.12 814.90
12 DK Lillee 290.00 140.11 155.71 108.00 115.20 809.02
13 M Morkel 235.71 153.97 166.68 108.00 126.35 790.72
14 SL Malinga 267.86 152.51 155.64 120.00 93.86 789.87
15 Shoaib Akhtar 250.91 176.97 163.41 108.00 86.32 785.60
16 Wasim Akram 256.36 169.64 162.14 108.00 83.40 779.54
17 JM Anderson 240.00 161.65 170.46 96.00 109.82 777.93
18 MA Starc 225.00 151.39 176.48 120.00 95.59 768.46
19 B Lee 245.45 134.45 156.03 132.00 93.87 761.81
20 NW Bracken 229.09 140.73 165.85 114.00 111.72 761.40

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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