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Top 20 ODI Fast Bowlers In Top Form

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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 their Top Form in ODIs.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against Non Weak Teams
5. ECONOMIC
5.1. Against Non Weak Teams
6. BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)
7. BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)
8. TOP FORM RATING
9. NON WEAK TEAMS
TF RATING

Points to note about TOP FORM Rating:-

  • Top Form is calculated by taking the best 50 consecutive innings of a bowler.
  • Only Inns against Non Weak Teams are considered in the rating.
  • Non Weak Teams may be found in the last section.

THE CRITERIA

The TOP FORM Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 300.00
Consistent Average 200.00
Economic Strike Rate 200.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 150.00
Economic Bowling Top Inns (Eco) 150.00
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.
Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against Non Weak Teams. Here is some information about the Non Weak Teams:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine Non Weak Teams.
  • The Non Weak Teams are calculated by decades.
  • A bowler’s performace is counted in NWT if it comes against the team in the specific decade.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (NWT) 20

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 INNS WKTS RAT
TS DK Lillee AUS 1972-08-28 1983-01-23 50 88 280.00
1 DK Lillee AUS 1972-08-28 1983-01-23 50 88 280.00
2 J Garner WI 1982-01-12 1985-11-22 50 84 267.27
3 RJ Hadlee NZ 1980-12-09 1985-03-20 50 79 251.36
4 EJ Chatfield NZ 1983-01-20 1986-01-27 50 75 238.64
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP INNS WKTS RAT
TS B Lee AUS 2000-01-26 2003-03-11 50 105 300.00
1 B Lee AUS 2000-01-26 2003-03-11 50 105 300.00
2 Waqar Younis PAK 1990-04-27 1993-03-02 50 102 291.43
3 AA Donald SA 1996-01-13 1998-08-18 50 99 282.86
4 SE Bond NZ 2002-06-16 2009-09-11 50 97 277.14
5 NW Bracken AUS 2003-01-19 2007-04-16 50 94 268.57
6 GD McGrath AUS 1998-11-06 2001-01-14 50 93 265.71
7 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 1999-03-24 2002-04-21 50 92 262.86
8 Wasim Akram PAK 1992-12-04 1994-10-16 50 86 245.71
9 CEL Ambrose WI 1988-10-21 1991-12-18 50 84 240.00
10 SM Pollock SA 1997-04-02 1999-09-26 50 76 217.14
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP INNS WKTS RAT
TS TA Boult NZ 2017-12-23 2023-10-18 50 108 300.00
1 TA Boult NZ 2017-12-23 2023-10-18 50 108 300.00
2 MA Starc AUS 2015-01-18 2019-06-29 50 107 297.22
3 Shaheen Shah Afridi PAK 2018-11-07 2025-02-08 50 106 294.44
4 Mohammed Shami IND 2018-10-24 2025-02-20 50 104 288.89
5 M Morkel SA 2010-05-22 2014-07-12 50 92 255.56
6 JJ Bumrah IND 2018-02-07 2023-11-02 50 84 233.33

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 40

Against Non Weak Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS J Garner 50 1286 84 15.31 16.81 200.00
1 J Garner 50 1286 84 15.31 16.81 200.00
2 Waqar Younis 50 1748 102 17.14 17.57 191.32
3 Shoaib Akhtar 50 1715 92 18.64 18.48 181.92
4 Wasim Akram 50 1590 86 18.49 18.87 178.18
5 AA Donald 50 1895 99 19.14 19.40 173.31
6 CEL Ambrose 50 1610 84 19.17 19.47 172.68
7 GD McGrath 50 1765 93 18.98 19.52 172.19
8 RJ Hadlee 50 1370 79 17.34 19.57 171.77
9 SE Bond 50 1908 97 19.67 19.60 171.56
10 NW Bracken 50 1854 94 19.72 19.87 169.18
11 TA Boult 50 2207 108 20.44 19.99 168.19
12 B Lee 50 2091 105 19.91 20.44 164.49
13 MA Starc 50 2241 107 20.94 20.67 162.61
14 M Morkel 50 1973 92 21.45 20.89 160.93
15 Mohammed Shami 50 2275 104 21.88 21.08 159.46
16 DK Lillee 50 1636 88 18.59 21.18 158.72
17 SM Pollock 50 1642 76 21.61 22.13 151.90
18 JJ Bumrah 50 1975 84 23.51 22.34 150.46
19 EJ Chatfield 50 1546 75 20.61 22.41 149.98
20 Shaheen Shah Afridi 50 2477 106 23.37 22.50 149.44

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 Non Weak Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS J Garner 50 2692 1286 2.87 3.25 200.00
1 J Garner 50 2692 1286 2.87 3.25 200.00
2 RJ Hadlee 50 2681 1370 3.07 3.52 184.64
3 Wasim Akram 50 2676 1590 3.57 3.61 180.03
4 JJ Bumrah 50 2625 1975 4.51 3.62 179.56
5 SM Pollock 50 2605 1642 3.78 3.63 178.96
6 CEL Ambrose 50 2724 1610 3.55 3.67 176.87
7 EJ Chatfield 50 2734 1546 3.39 3.79 171.17
8 GD McGrath 50 2678 1765 3.95 3.84 168.99
9 SE Bond 50 2712 1908 4.22 3.87 167.67
10 TA Boult 50 2748 2207 4.82 3.92 165.55
11 NW Bracken 50 2574 1854 4.32 3.98 163.02
12 M Morkel 50 2499 1973 4.74 3.99 162.57
13 DK Lillee 50 2813 1636 3.49 4.04 160.90
14 MA Starc 50 2700 2241 4.98 4.06 159.76
15 Shoaib Akhtar 50 2322 1715 4.43 4.10 158.49
16 Waqar Younis 50 2533 1748 4.14 4.11 157.90
17 AA Donald 50 2668 1895 4.26 4.30 150.85
18 B Lee 50 2661 2091 4.71 4.32 150.36
19 Shaheen Shah Afridi 50 2598 2477 5.72 4.52 143.78
20 Mohammed Shami 50 2418 2275 5.65 4.55 142.81

BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler against Non Weak Teams. 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 Mohammed Shami 7/57 5/18 5/51 5/53 5/54 5.40 150.00
1 Mohammed Shami 7/57 5/18 5/51 5/53 5/54 5.40 150.00
2 Waqar Younis 6/26 5/11 5/16 5/20 5/25 5.20 144.44
2 TA Boult 7/34 5/17 5/21 5/51 4/27 5.20 144.44
2 MA Starc 6/28 6/43 5/26 5/46 4/29 5.20 144.44
5 SE Bond 6/19 6/23 5/23 4/21 4/46 5.00 138.89
6 Wasim Akram 5/15 5/16 5/19 4/18 4/23 4.60 127.78
6 SM Pollock 6/35 5/36 4/33 4/45 4/49 4.60 127.78
6 RJ Hadlee 5/25 5/26 5/32 5/32 3/9 4.60 127.78
6 B Lee 5/27 5/30 5/42 4/32 4/33 4.60 127.78
6 GD McGrath 5/14 5/40 5/49 4/8 4/45 4.60 127.78
6 Shaheen Shah Afridi 6/35 5/54 4/35 4/38 4/46 4.60 127.78
6 CEL Ambrose 5/17 5/26 5/53 4/18 4/29 4.60 127.78
13 DK Lillee 5/34 4/12 4/28 4/32 4/35 4.20 116.67
13 JJ Bumrah 6/19 4/35 4/39 4/55 3/32 4.20 116.67
13 M Morkel 5/38 4/10 4/21 4/22 4/47 4.20 116.67
13 Shoaib Akhtar 6/16 5/19 4/37 3/9 3/11 4.20 116.67
17 NW Bracken 5/67 4/19 4/29 4/30 3/16 4.00 111.11
17 AA Donald 4/29 4/31 4/37 4/41 4/43 4.00 111.11
19 J Garner 5/31 4/10 4/45 3/17 3/17 3.80 105.56
20 EJ Chatfield 4/20 4/28 3/20 3/27 3/27 3.40 94.44

BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler against Non Weak Teams. 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 6.0/7 10.0/13 9.0/13 8.4/14 1.22 150.00
1 GD McGrath 10.0/8 6.0/7 10.0/13 9.0/13 8.4/14 1.22 150.00
2 EJ Chatfield 10.0/8 9.2/9 7.0/9 10.0/13 9.0/13 1.28 143.15
3 J Garner 6.0/6 6.0/6 6.0/7 9.0/11 9.0/12 1.32 138.92
4 RJ Hadlee 6.0/6 8.0/9 12.0/16 5.0/7 8.0/13 1.50 122.40
5 SM Pollock 8.0/10 9.0/13 8.0/13 6.0/11 6.0/12 1.53 120.00
6 DK Lillee 5.0/3 10.0/12 10.0/14 6.0/10 10.0/17 1.58 116.22
7 Shoaib Akhtar 8.0/9 9.0/16 10.0/18 5.0/10 6.0/12 1.58 116.09
8 Waqar Younis 5.0/7 8.0/13 6.4/11 8.0/14 7.0/13 1.66 110.48
9 JJ Bumrah 6.0/9 5.0/8 6.0/11 7.2/19 7.0/19 1.69 108.80
10 SE Bond 5.0/7 10.0/15 10.0/19 9.0/19 10.0/23 1.73 106.08
11 CEL Ambrose 8.4/9 8.5/13 9.0/18 8.2/17 8.0/17 1.79 102.64
12 M Morkel 6.0/10 6.0/13 10.0/22 7.0/16 5.0/12 1.81 101.41
13 NW Bracken 8.0/11 8.0/15 9.4/19 7.0/16 6.0/16 1.84 100.02
14 TA Boult 10.0/21 7.2/17 10.0/25 7.0/18 6.0/18 2.00 91.89
15 AA Donald 10.0/17 6.0/12 10.0/23 9.0/22 5.0/13 2.20 83.57
16 Wasim Akram 9.0/19 7.0/15 9.1/20 7.3/18 10.0/24 2.28 80.65
17 Shaheen Shah Afridi 9.0/23 10.0/28 8.0/24 9.4/31 8.0/26 2.33 78.69
18 Mohammed Shami 6.2/16 6.0/17 6.0/18 7.0/22 6.0/19 2.36 77.63
19 MA Starc 8.0/20 9.4/26 9.0/28 8.5/28 10.0/32 2.40 76.38
20 B Lee 8.2/18 8.0/20 10.0/28 10.0/29 7.0/21 2.45 74.87

TOP FORM RATING

The TOP FORM (TF) 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 TF RAT
1 J Garner 267.27 200.00 200.00 105.56 138.92 911.75
2 Waqar Younis 291.43 191.32 157.90 144.44 110.48 895.58
3 GD McGrath 265.71 172.19 168.99 127.78 150.00 884.67
4 TA Boult 300.00 168.19 165.55 144.44 91.89 870.07
5 SE Bond 277.14 171.56 167.67 138.89 106.08 861.33
6 RJ Hadlee 251.36 171.77 184.64 127.78 122.40 857.95
7 MA Starc 297.22 162.61 159.76 144.44 76.38 840.42
8 Shoaib Akhtar 262.86 181.92 158.49 116.67 116.09 836.02
9 DK Lillee 280.00 158.72 160.90 116.67 116.22 832.51
10 CEL Ambrose 240.00 172.68 176.87 127.78 102.64 819.96
11 Mohammed Shami 288.89 159.46 142.81 150.00 77.63 818.78
12 B Lee 300.00 164.49 150.36 127.78 74.87 817.51
13 Wasim Akram 245.71 178.18 180.03 127.78 80.65 812.35
14 NW Bracken 268.57 169.18 163.02 111.11 100.02 811.91
15 AA Donald 282.86 173.31 150.85 111.11 83.57 801.69
16 EJ Chatfield 238.64 149.98 171.17 94.44 143.15 797.39
17 M Morkel 255.56 160.93 162.57 116.67 101.41 797.13
18 SM Pollock 217.14 151.90 178.96 127.78 120.00 795.78
19 Shaheen Shah Afridi 294.44 149.44 143.78 127.78 78.69 794.13
20 JJ Bumrah 233.33 150.46 179.56 116.67 108.80 788.82

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 PAK NZ AUS SL SA BAN ENG WI AFG

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