ODIs - Best Spin Bowlers At Home

Top 15 Spin Bowlers At Home In ODI Cricket

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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 15 Spin bowlers in matches At Home 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. HOME RATING
9. TOP TEAMS
10. NON WEAK TEAMS
HM RATING

Points to note about HOME Rating:-

  • U.A.E. and India are considered as Home for Afghanistan.
  • U.A.E. is also considered as a second home for Pakistan.
  • All Home and Away stats of Pakistani and Afghani bowlers are calculated accordingly.

THE CRITERIA

The HOME 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) 7
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 PL Taylor AUS 1987 1992 1989.5 60 77 140.00
1 PL Taylor AUS 1987 1992 1989.5 60 77 140.00
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Shahid Afridi PAK 1996 2015 2005.5 143 167 190.00
1 Shahid Afridi PAK 1996 2015 2005.5 143 167 190.00
2 M Muralitharan SL 1993 2011 2002 105 154 175.21
3 SK Warne AUS 1993 2005 1999 83 134 152.46
4 DL Vettori NZ 1997 2015 2006 120 129 146.77
5 A Kumble IND 1990 2007 1998.5 89 126 143.35
6 ST Jayasuriya SL 1990 2011 2000.5 109 119 135.39
7 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 1995 2003 1999 63 115 130.84
8 UDU Chandana SL 1994 2007 2000.5 55 82 93.29
9 GP Swann ENG 2000 2013 2006.5 39 62 70.54
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 118 183 200.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 118 183 200.00
2 RA Jadeja IND 2009 2026 2017.5 85 118 128.96
3 Rashid Khan AFG 2015 2025 2020 47 101 110.38
4 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2008 2015 2011.5 39 67 73.22
5 SP Narine WI 2011 2016 2013.5 34 57 62.30

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 bowler has played.
  • Time Period in which he has been active

Criteria: Points For R Ave

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 25
Min Wickets (TT) 15

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Rashid Khan 47 1688 101 16.71 21.09 150.00
1 Rashid Khan 47 1688 101 16.71 21.09 150.00
2 SP Narine 34 1215 57 21.32 21.13 149.72
3 GP Swann 39 1419 62 22.89 21.69 145.82
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 63 2446 115 21.27 22.19 142.56
5 Saeed Ajmal 39 1472 67 21.97 23.35 135.46
6 UDU Chandana 55 1904 82 23.22 26.16 120.90
7 SK Warne 83 3270 134 24.40 26.41 119.78
8 M Muralitharan 105 3793 154 24.63 27.04 116.97
9 Shakib Al Hasan 118 4153 183 22.69 27.18 116.38
10 PL Taylor 60 2024 77 26.29 28.70 110.21
11 DL Vettori 120 4073 129 31.57 29.68 106.58
12 A Kumble 89 3646 126 28.94 30.27 104.50
13 ST Jayasuriya 109 3369 119 28.31 30.86 102.51
14 RA Jadeja 85 3752 118 31.80 31.48 100.49
15 Shahid Afridi 143 5374 167 32.18 34.32 92.16

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Rashid Khan 17 592 36 16.44 17.61 150.00
1 Rashid Khan 17 592 36 16.44 17.61 150.00
2 SP Narine 28 1018 48 21.21 20.71 127.53
3 GP Swann 35 1285 57 22.54 21.13 124.99
4 Saeed Ajmal 35 1348 64 21.06 22.29 118.48
5 UDU Chandana 35 1198 52 23.04 24.12 109.52
6 Saqlain Mushtaq 45 1815 71 25.56 25.34 104.24
7 M Muralitharan 76 2821 105 26.87 28.00 94.34
8 A Kumble 56 2368 85 27.86 28.56 92.48
9 PL Taylor 48 1638 60 27.30 29.11 90.72
10 SK Warne 55 2233 80 27.91 29.30 90.15
11 Shakib Al Hasan 62 2393 83 28.83 30.27 87.26
12 RA Jadeja 62 2688 79 34.03 31.49 83.87
13 ST Jayasuriya 88 2622 83 31.59 33.34 79.22
14 Shahid Afridi 105 4079 117 34.86 35.55 74.29
15 DL Vettori 94 3228 79 40.86 36.65 72.07

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 500

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS SP Narine 34 1912 1215 3.81 3.52 150.00
1 SP Narine 34 1912 1215 3.81 3.52 150.00
2 Rashid Khan 47 2587 1688 3.91 3.79 139.10
3 M Muralitharan 105 5889 3793 3.86 3.87 136.35
4 Saeed Ajmal 39 2175 1472 4.06 3.90 135.18
5 GP Swann 39 1968 1419 4.33 3.91 135.03
6 DL Vettori 120 6017 4073 4.06 3.93 134.34
7 Shakib Al Hasan 118 6182 4153 4.03 3.95 133.52
8 SK Warne 83 4709 3270 4.17 4.20 125.62
9 PL Taylor 60 3023 2024 4.02 4.22 125.13
10 Saqlain Mushtaq 63 3406 2446 4.31 4.29 123.03
11 RA Jadeja 85 4613 3752 4.88 4.32 122.01
12 A Kumble 89 4914 3646 4.45 4.41 119.52
13 ST Jayasuriya 109 4543 3369 4.45 4.44 118.72
14 UDU Chandana 55 2593 1904 4.41 4.47 117.93
15 Shahid Afridi 143 7070 5374 4.56 4.48 117.76

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS RA Harper 13 693 420 3.64 3.41 150.00
1 Rashid Khan 17 937 592 3.79 3.53 144.70
2 SP Narine 28 1570 1018 3.89 3.57 143.31
3 M Muralitharan 76 4278 2821 3.96 3.87 131.99
4 GP Swann 35 1788 1285 4.31 3.88 131.66
5 Saeed Ajmal 35 1951 1348 4.15 3.96 128.98
6 DL Vettori 94 4545 3228 4.26 4.07 125.57
7 Shakib Al Hasan 62 3276 2393 4.38 4.12 124.17
8 PL Taylor 48 2443 1638 4.02 4.21 121.48
9 RA Jadeja 62 3294 2688 4.90 4.27 119.75
10 SK Warne 55 3125 2233 4.29 4.29 119.18
11 Saqlain Mushtaq 45 2462 1815 4.42 4.37 117.07
12 ST Jayasuriya 88 3561 2622 4.42 4.38 116.78
13 UDU Chandana 35 1624 1198 4.43 4.38 116.76
14 A Kumble 56 3148 2368 4.51 4.43 115.39
15 Shahid Afridi 105 5246 4079 4.67 4.51 113.31

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 ST Jayasuriya 6/29 5/28 4/14 4/18 4/31 4.60 100.00
1 ST Jayasuriya 6/29 5/28 4/14 4/18 4/31 4.60 100.00
1 SP Narine 6/27 5/27 4/26 4/27 4/40 4.60 100.00
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 5/20 5/44 4/17 4/26 4/28 4.40 95.65
3 Shahid Afridi 6/38 5/35 5/40 3/26 3/27 4.40 95.65
5 SK Warne 5/33 4/19 4/25 4/37 4/48 4.20 91.30
5 Shakib Al Hasan 5/36 4/8 4/16 4/35 4/41 4.20 91.30
5 Saeed Ajmal 5/43 4/30 4/32 4/33 4/39 4.20 91.30
8 A Kumble 6/12 4/25 4/53 3/17 3/24 4.00 86.96
8 M Muralitharan 5/23 5/44 4/29 3/11 3/16 4.00 86.96
8 UDU Chandana 5/61 4/31 4/35 4/44 3/2 4.00 86.96
8 DL Vettori 5/7 4/20 4/24 4/49 3/17 4.00 86.96
8 RA Jadeja 5/33 4/32 4/33 4/34 3/19 4.00 86.96
13 GP Swann 5/28 4/37 4/37 3/18 3/26 3.80 82.61
13 Rashid Khan 5/17 5/19 3/12 3/37 3/38 3.80 82.61
15 PL Taylor 4/38 3/22 3/24 3/27 3/29 3.20 69.57

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 Shakib Al Hasan 7.2/8 10.0/13 5.0/9 10.0/20 10.0/21 1.64 100.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan 7.2/8 10.0/13 5.0/9 10.0/20 10.0/21 1.64 100.00
2 M Muralitharan 9.0/11 10.0/15 8.0/14 8.1/16 9.0/19 1.70 96.70
3 DL Vettori 6.0/7 5.2/7 10.0/20 10.0/21 10.0/21 1.78 92.47
4 Saeed Ajmal 8.0/15 10.0/19 10.0/20 8.2/19 7.2/18 2.00 82.09
5 SP Narine 7.0/13 10.0/20 10.0/21 10.0/24 10.0/25 2.02 81.33
6 RA Jadeja 7.0/12 10.0/19 7.0/16 10.0/28 9.0/26 2.08 79.00
7 Rashid Khan 9.0/13 6.0/12 8.3/17 9.0/19 10.0/32 2.12 77.56
8 ST Jayasuriya 5.0/9 6.2/13 10.0/23 6.0/14 8.0/19 2.20 74.57
9 SK Warne 10.0/19 10.0/19 6.0/13 10.0/25 10.0/25 2.21 74.28
10 Saqlain Mushtaq 9.0/13 7.3/17 8.0/20 10.0/26 10.0/26 2.28 72.07
11 A Kumble 6.1/12 8.0/17 10.0/24 6.0/16 10.0/28 2.39 68.66
12 Shahid Afridi 6.4/11 8.0/21 9.0/25 9.3/27 5.0/15 2.55 64.52
13 UDU Chandana 10.0/20 7.2/15 10.0/23 7.0/22 10.0/33 2.59 63.52
14 PL Taylor 10.0/22 10.0/24 9.0/23 10.0/27 8.0/22 2.63 62.39
15 GP Swann 10.0/28 9.0/26 10.0/31 10.0/31 10.0/32 2.73 60.27

HOME RATING

The HOME (HM) 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 HM RAT
1 Rashid Khan 110.38 300.00 283.80 82.61 77.56 854.34
2 Shakib Al Hasan 200.00 203.64 257.69 91.30 100.00 852.64
3 M Muralitharan 175.21 211.30 268.34 86.96 96.70 838.51
4 SP Narine 62.30 277.25 293.31 100.00 81.33 814.18
5 Saqlain Mushtaq 130.84 246.80 240.10 95.65 72.07 785.47
6 SK Warne 152.46 209.93 244.80 91.30 74.28 772.77
7 DL Vettori 146.77 178.65 259.91 86.96 92.47 764.76
8 Saeed Ajmal 73.22 253.94 264.16 91.30 82.09 764.71
9 GP Swann 70.54 270.80 266.68 82.61 60.27 750.90
10 Shahid Afridi 190.00 166.45 231.06 95.65 64.52 747.69
11 A Kumble 143.35 196.98 234.91 86.96 68.66 730.86
12 ST Jayasuriya 135.39 181.73 235.50 100.00 74.57 727.18
13 RA Jadeja 128.96 184.36 241.76 86.96 79.00 721.04
14 PL Taylor 140.00 200.93 246.61 69.57 62.39 719.50
15 UDU Chandana 93.29 230.41 234.69 86.96 63.52 708.87

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 AUS PAK SL 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 AUS PAK SL SA BAN ENG AFG WI

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