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Top 20 ODI Fast Bowlers Against Top Teams

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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 against Top Teams 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 Top Teams
5. ECONOMIC
5.1. Against Top Teams
6. BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (TT)
7. BEST BOWLING BY ECO (TT)
8. TOP TEAMS RATING
9. TOP TEAMS
TT RATING

Points to note about TOP TEAMS Rating:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine Top Teams.
  • The Top Teams are calculated by decades.
  • A batsman’s performace is counted in TT if it comes against that team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out and Super Six matches of ODI World Cup are also counted in TT.
  • Top Teams may be found in the last section.

THE CRITERIA

The TOP TEAMS 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.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 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 MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 1986 177 200 250.00
1 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 1986 177 200 250.00
2 Imran Khan PAK 1974 1992 1983 132 159 198.75
3 MD Marshall WI 1980 1992 1986 118 148 185.00
4 J Garner WI 1977 1987 1982 91 139 173.75
5 MA Holding WI 1976 1987 1981.5 95 127 158.75
6 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 1981.5 91 125 156.25
7 DK Lillee AUS 1972 1983 1977.5 59 101 126.25
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 259 367 300.00
1 Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 1993.5 259 367 300.00
2 Waqar Younis PAK 1989 2003 1996 186 278 227.25
3 WPUJC Vaas SL 1994 2008 2001 224 271 221.53
4 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 2000 164 252 205.99
5 SM Pollock SA 1996 2008 2002 189 247 201.91
6 B Lee AUS 2000 2012 2006 131 227 185.56
7 CEL Ambrose WI 1988 2000 1994 142 190 155.31
8 AA Donald SA 1991 2003 1997 117 184 150.41
9 M Ntini SA 1998 2009 2003.5 112 176 143.87
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 167 239 270.00
1 SL Malinga SL 2004 2019 2011.5 167 239 270.00
2 MA Starc AUS 2010 2024 2017 79 138 155.90
3 DW Steyn SA 2005 2019 2012 80 136 153.64
4 TA Boult NZ 2012 2023 2017.5 68 131 147.99

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 Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS AH Gray 23 820 44 18.64 19.24 200.00
1 J Garner 91 2615 139 18.81 20.55 187.33
2 DK Lillee 59 2020 101 20.00 22.70 169.53
3 GD McGrath 164 5759 252 22.85 22.94 167.76
4 AA Donald 117 4322 184 23.49 23.25 165.52
5 DW Steyn 80 3441 136 25.30 23.54 163.51
6 CEL Ambrose 142 4483 190 23.59 23.70 162.38
7 MA Holding 95 2801 127 22.06 23.89 161.12
8 TA Boult 68 3367 131 25.70 24.07 159.94
9 B Lee 131 5504 227 24.25 24.18 159.18
10 Wasim Akram 259 9026 367 24.59 24.50 157.09
11 M Ntini 112 4497 176 25.55 25.20 152.72
12 RJ Hadlee 91 2886 125 23.09 25.55 150.67
13 MA Starc 79 3801 138 27.54 26.14 147.23
14 SM Pollock 189 6537 247 26.47 26.30 146.36
15 MD Marshall 118 3754 148 25.36 26.35 146.08
16 Waqar Younis 186 7429 278 26.72 26.78 143.71
17 N Kapil Dev 177 5529 200 27.65 27.07 142.21
18 Imran Khan 132 4299 159 27.04 27.75 138.68
19 WPUJC Vaas 224 8057 271 29.73 28.43 135.40
20 SL Malinga 167 7782 239 32.56 31.02 124.07

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 Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS J Garner 91 4970 2615 3.16 3.56 200.00
1 J Garner 91 4970 2615 3.16 3.56 200.00
2 CEL Ambrose 142 7635 4483 3.52 3.65 194.86
3 SM Pollock 189 10071 6537 3.89 3.67 193.86
4 MA Holding 95 5035 2801 3.34 3.76 189.46
5 GD McGrath 164 8697 5759 3.97 3.83 185.69
6 MD Marshall 118 6353 3754 3.55 3.85 184.72
7 N Kapil Dev 177 8964 5529 3.70 3.88 183.28
8 RJ Hadlee 91 5000 2886 3.46 3.94 180.55
9 Wasim Akram 259 13653 9026 3.97 3.98 178.75
10 DW Steyn 80 4236 3441 4.87 4.03 176.81
11 WPUJC Vaas 224 11023 8057 4.39 4.14 171.94
12 DK Lillee 59 3359 2020 3.61 4.17 170.76
13 Imran Khan 132 6527 4299 3.95 4.21 168.99
14 TA Boult 68 3827 3367 5.28 4.23 168.27
15 AA Donald 117 6118 4322 4.24 4.24 168.01
16 M Ntini 112 5724 4497 4.71 4.32 164.65
17 B Lee 131 6831 5504 4.83 4.38 162.57
18 MA Starc 79 4158 3801 5.48 4.41 161.50
19 SL Malinga 167 8343 7782 5.60 4.70 151.60
20 Waqar Younis 186 9161 7429 4.87 4.79 148.74

BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (TT)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler against Top 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 Waqar Younis 6/26 6/59 5/25 5/31 5/38 5.40 150.00
1 MA Starc 6/28 6/43 5/26 5/42 5/53 5.40 150.00
1 Waqar Younis 6/26 6/59 5/25 5/31 5/38 5.40 150.00
3 B Lee 5/22 5/27 5/27 5/38 5/42 5.00 138.89
3 TA Boult 6/33 5/17 5/21 5/27 4/35 5.00 138.89
3 SM Pollock 6/35 5/23 5/36 5/37 4/18 5.00 138.89
3 GD McGrath 5/14 5/27 5/37 5/40 5/49 5.00 138.89
3 SL Malinga 5/28 5/34 5/44 5/52 5/54 5.00 138.89
3 M Ntini 6/22 5/21 5/31 5/37 4/33 5.00 138.89
9 DW Steyn 6/39 5/25 5/50 4/27 4/34 4.80 133.33
9 CEL Ambrose 5/17 5/26 5/32 5/53 4/29 4.80 133.33
9 RJ Hadlee 5/26 5/32 5/32 5/38 4/15 4.80 133.33
12 J Garner 5/31 5/38 5/47 4/10 4/45 4.60 127.78
12 Wasim Akram 5/16 5/21 5/38 4/18 4/24 4.60 127.78
14 WPUJC Vaas 5/14 5/39 4/33 4/48 4/56 4.40 122.22
15 Imran Khan 6/14 4/27 4/37 4/37 3/13 4.20 116.67
15 AA Donald 5/29 4/29 4/31 4/32 4/40 4.20 116.67
15 MA Holding 5/26 4/17 4/17 4/26 4/32 4.20 116.67
15 DK Lillee 5/34 4/12 4/28 4/32 4/35 4.20 116.67
19 MD Marshall 4/18 4/23 4/33 4/34 4/34 4.00 111.11
19 N Kapil Dev 5/43 4/30 4/31 4/54 3/17 4.00 111.11

BEST BOWLING BY ECO (TT)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler against Top 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 CEL Ambrose 10.0/5 5.0/4 8.4/9 6.0/8 8.5/13 1.05 150.00
1 CEL Ambrose 10.0/5 5.0/4 8.4/9 6.0/8 8.5/13 1.05 150.00
2 SM Pollock 10.0/9 9.5/12 8.0/10 7.0/9 10.0/13 1.11 141.36
3 Wasim Akram 7.2/4 6.0/7 8.0/11 7.0/10 7.0/10 1.19 132.03
4 N Kapil Dev 7.0/4 6.0/5 6.0/7 6.0/9 9.0/15 1.23 127.61
5 WPUJC Vaas 7.0/8 8.0/10 10.0/13 8.0/11 9.3/14 1.24 126.67
6 J Garner 6.0/6 6.0/6 7.5/9 6.0/7 9.0/11 1.26 124.82
7 GD McGrath 10.0/8 10.0/13 9.0/13 8.4/14 9.4/16 1.30 120.77
8 DK Lillee 5.0/3 10.0/12 10.0/14 6.0/10 10.0/17 1.58 99.85
9 Imran Khan 9.5/13 10.0/14 7.0/11 8.0/13 8.0/14 1.62 97.41
10 MD Marshall 6.0/5 5.0/7 5.0/8 7.2/13 10.0/18 1.66 94.74
11 MA Holding 5.3/5 10.0/15 5.0/8 6.0/10 8.4/15 1.70 92.87
12 RJ Hadlee 6.0/6 5.0/7 8.0/13 9.1/15 9.0/15 1.72 91.85
13 B Lee 6.0/5 8.0/14 8.2/18 10.0/22 10.0/22 1.73 90.92
14 Waqar Younis 5.0/7 8.0/13 7.0/13 7.0/15 7.0/15 1.82 86.45
15 SL Malinga 8.0/14 7.0/14 9.0/21 9.2/22 7.0/17 1.83 86.07
16 M Ntini 7.0/12 7.0/13 10.0/20 10.0/22 10.0/23 1.88 83.99
17 AA Donald 10.0/18 6.0/11 6.4/13 6.0/12 9.0/18 1.91 82.46
18 TA Boult 10.0/21 7.2/17 10.0/25 10.0/25 10.0/27 1.95 80.92
19 DW Steyn 7.0/17 10.0/25 7.0/18 7.0/18 10.0/26 2.10 75.20
20 MA Starc 7.0/12 8.0/20 9.4/26 9.0/28 8.5/28 2.16 73.09

TOP TEAMS RATING

The TOP TEAMS (TT) 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 TT RAT
1 Wasim Akram 300.00 157.09 178.75 127.78 132.03 895.64
2 SM Pollock 201.91 146.36 193.86 138.89 141.36 822.38
3 GD McGrath 205.99 167.76 185.69 138.89 120.77 819.11
4 N Kapil Dev 250.00 142.21 183.28 111.11 127.61 814.21
5 J Garner 173.75 187.33 200.00 127.78 124.82 813.68
6 CEL Ambrose 155.31 162.38 194.86 133.33 150.00 795.88
7 WPUJC Vaas 221.53 135.40 171.94 122.22 126.67 777.76
8 SL Malinga 270.00 124.07 151.60 138.89 86.07 770.63
9 Waqar Younis 227.25 143.71 148.74 150.00 86.45 756.15
10 B Lee 185.56 159.18 162.57 138.89 90.92 737.11
11 MD Marshall 185.00 146.08 184.72 111.11 94.74 721.65
12 Imran Khan 198.75 138.68 168.99 116.67 97.41 720.50
13 MA Holding 158.75 161.12 189.46 116.67 92.87 718.87
14 RJ Hadlee 156.25 150.67 180.55 133.33 91.85 712.66
15 DW Steyn 153.64 163.51 176.81 133.33 75.20 702.50
16 TA Boult 147.99 159.94 168.27 138.89 80.92 696.01
17 MA Starc 155.90 147.23 161.50 150.00 73.09 687.72
18 M Ntini 143.87 152.72 164.65 138.89 83.99 684.11
19 AA Donald 150.41 165.52 168.01 116.67 82.46 683.07
20 DK Lillee 126.25 169.53 170.76 116.67 99.85 683.05

TOP TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK SL
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK
2020s IND PAK NZ AUS SL SA

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