Top 15 ODI Spin Bowlers Away From 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 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 Away From Home in ODIs.

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

AW RATING

Points to note about AWAY Rating:-

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

THE CRITERIA


The AWAY Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Economic Strike Rate 250.00
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 bowlerโ€™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 MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS IVA Richards WI 1975 1991 1983 112 101 130.00
1 Abdul Qadir PAK 1983 1993 1988 51 74 95.25
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS M Muralitharan SL 1993 2011 2002 236 380 200.00
1 M Muralitharan SL 1993 2011 2002 236 380 200.00
2 Shahid Afridi PAK 1996 2015 2005.5 229 228 120.00
3 A Kumble IND 1990 2007 1998.5 176 211 111.05
4 DL Vettori NZ 1997 2015 2006 157 176 92.63
5 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 1995 2003 1999 102 173 91.05
6 SK Warne AUS 1993 2005 1999 108 159 83.68
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Rashid Khan AFG 2015 2025 2020 82 141 140.00
1 Rashid Khan AFG 2015 2025 2020 82 141 140.00
2 A Zampa AUS 2016 2025 2020.5 82 139 138.01
3 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2008 2015 2011.5 73 117 116.17
4 AU Rashid ENG 2009 2025 2017 69 112 111.21
5 Imran Tahir SA 2011 2019 2015 64 105 104.26
6 Kuldeep Yadav IND 2017 2025 2021 61 103 102.27
7 YS Chahal IND 2016 2023 2019.5 52 91 90.35
8 BAW Mendis SL 2008 2015 2011.5 44 85 84.40

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
Min Wickets (NWT) 40

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS BAW Mendis 44 1709 85 20.11 20.61 100.00
1 BAW Mendis 44 1709 85 20.11 20.61 100.00
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 102 3829 173 22.13 22.56 91.34
3 M Muralitharan 236 8533 380 22.46 22.89 90.03
4 Imran Tahir 64 2635 105 25.10 23.23 88.72
5 Saeed Ajmal 73 2710 117 23.16 23.28 88.52
6 Kuldeep Yadav 61 2454 103 23.83 23.88 86.32
7 YS Chahal 52 2436 91 26.77 25.50 80.84
8 Abdul Qadir 51 1842 74 24.89 25.69 80.22
9 Rashid Khan 82 3255 141 23.09 26.03 79.17
10 SK Warne 108 4271 159 26.86 26.46 77.89
11 A Zampa 82 4025 139 28.96 27.16 75.88
12 AU Rashid 69 3437 112 30.69 28.38 72.62
13 DL Vettori 157 5601 176 31.82 31.32 65.81
14 A Kumble 176 6766 211 32.07 32.82 62.81
15 Shahid Afridi 229 8259 228 36.22 36.26 56.84

Against Non Weak Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Kuldeep Yadav 54 2178 96 22.69 22.74 150.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 54 2178 96 22.69 22.74 150.00
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 90 3451 148 23.32 23.77 143.48
3 Saeed Ajmal 62 2327 97 23.99 24.12 141.44
4 Imran Tahir 56 2359 88 26.81 24.82 137.44
5 M Muralitharan 209 7908 319 24.79 25.27 134.95
6 Abdul Qadir 49 1800 69 26.09 26.93 126.67
7 SK Warne 102 4111 150 27.41 27.00 126.33
8 YS Chahal 47 2277 80 28.46 27.11 125.81
9 AU Rashid 62 3118 102 30.57 28.27 120.64
10 BAW Mendis 32 1416 51 27.76 28.46 119.83
11 A Zampa 79 3920 129 30.39 28.51 119.65
12 DL Vettori 145 5182 152 34.09 33.55 101.66
13 A Kumble 161 6274 186 33.73 34.52 98.80
14 Rashid Khan 41 1794 58 30.93 34.88 97.78
15 Shahid Afridi 198 7299 186 39.24 39.29 86.82

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 All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS Akram Raza 28 1491 838 3.37 3.43 100.00
1 M Muralitharan 236 12922 8533 3.96 3.88 88.51
2 Saeed Ajmal 73 3825 2710 4.25 3.97 86.54
3 DL Vettori 157 8043 5601 4.18 4.03 85.25
4 Rashid Khan 82 4447 3255 4.39 4.11 83.47
5 Kuldeep Yadav 61 3217 2454 4.58 4.15 82.78
6 Imran Tahir 64 3398 2635 4.65 4.18 82.09
7 A Kumble 176 9582 6766 4.24 4.22 81.29
8 SK Warne 108 5933 4271 4.32 4.24 81.00
9 Saqlain Mushtaq 102 5364 3829 4.28 4.24 80.99
10 Abdul Qadir 51 2603 1842 4.25 4.39 78.26
11 Shahid Afridi 229 10600 8259 4.67 4.47 76.83
12 BAW Mendis 44 2131 1709 4.81 4.55 75.44
13 YS Chahal 52 2790 2436 5.24 4.59 74.82
14 A Zampa 82 4294 4025 5.62 4.79 71.66
15 AU Rashid 69 3644 3437 5.66 4.93 69.59

Against Non Weak Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS Akram Raza 27 1431 817 3.43 3.49 150.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 62 3281 2327 4.26 3.97 131.72
2 M Muralitharan 209 11685 7908 4.06 3.97 131.60
3 DL Vettori 145 7389 5182 4.21 4.05 128.98
4 Kuldeep Yadav 54 2809 2178 4.65 4.21 124.09
5 Saqlain Mushtaq 90 4800 3451 4.31 4.27 122.53
6 Imran Tahir 56 2972 2359 4.76 4.28 122.20
7 SK Warne 102 5639 4111 4.37 4.29 121.87
8 A Kumble 161 8729 6274 4.31 4.30 121.68
9 Rashid Khan 41 2316 1794 4.65 4.35 120.18
10 Abdul Qadir 49 2504 1800 4.31 4.45 117.39
11 Shahid Afridi 198 9209 7299 4.76 4.54 115.08
12 YS Chahal 47 2526 2277 5.41 4.74 110.43
13 A Zampa 79 4168 3920 5.64 4.81 108.83
14 AU Rashid 62 3284 3118 5.70 4.96 105.33
15 BAW Mendis 32 1598 1416 5.32 5.03 104.03

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 M Muralitharan 7/30 5/9 5/23 5/30 5/31 5.40 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 7/30 5/9 5/23 5/30 5/31 5.40 150.00
2 Imran Tahir 7/45 5/45 4/26 4/27 4/38 4.80 133.33
2 Shahid Afridi 7/12 5/23 4/20 4/30 4/34 4.80 133.33
4 YS Chahal 6/42 5/22 4/17 4/46 4/47 4.60 127.78
4 Kuldeep Yadav 6/25 5/25 4/6 4/23 4/39 4.60 127.78
6 Saqlain Mushtaq 5/29 5/45 4/17 4/33 4/41 4.40 122.22
7 AU Rashid 5/85 4/36 4/43 4/45 4/49 4.20 116.67
7 BAW Mendis 6/13 4/47 4/60 4/73 3/24 4.20 116.67
7 A Kumble 5/33 4/12 4/33 4/40 4/40 4.20 116.67
10 DL Vettori 5/30 4/14 4/24 4/33 3/8 4.00 111.11
10 SK Warne 4/29 4/33 4/34 4/34 4/36 4.00 111.11
10 Rashid Khan 7/18 4/37 3/26 3/35 3/37 4.00 111.11
10 A Zampa 4/38 4/43 4/45 4/47 4/48 4.00 111.11
10 Abdul Qadir 5/44 5/53 4/21 3/23 3/24 4.00 111.11
15 Saeed Ajmal 5/24 4/58 3/20 3/26 3/27 3.60 100.00

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 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 10.0/9 6.0/6 8.0/12 9.0/15 1.16 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 10.0/9 6.0/6 8.0/12 9.0/15 1.16 150.00
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 7.0/9 8.0/12 8.0/13 9.0/17 7.0/14 1.65 105.58
3 Shahid Afridi 9.0/12 7.0/11 7.2/15 10.0/21 8.0/19 1.80 96.55
4 DL Vettori 10.0/14 10.0/19 9.0/18 10.0/20 9.0/19 1.81 96.37
5 SK Warne 10.0/11 10.0/18 10.0/21 10.0/21 7.0/16 1.82 95.88
6 Saeed Ajmal 7.0/6 10.0/20 6.0/13 8.0/18 10.0/23 1.82 95.64
7 A Kumble 9.0/11 7.0/12 7.0/15 10.0/22 10.0/22 1.90 91.61
8 Abdul Qadir 12.0/21 10.0/19 6.0/13 7.0/16 10.0/26 2.18 79.85
9 Rashid Khan 8.4/18 7.5/17 9.0/21 10.0/26 10.0/30 2.30 75.55
10 Imran Tahir 10.0/14 10.0/28 10.0/29 8.2/26 8.3/27 2.38 73.18
11 A Zampa 10.0/21 10.0/29 5.3/16 10.0/32 10.0/36 2.51 69.43
12 Kuldeep Yadav 10.0/25 9.0/23 10.0/31 8.0/25 8.0/25 2.60 67.05
13 BAW Mendis 8.0/13 9.4/24 10.0/34 7.3/29 9.0/35 2.89 60.24
14 AU Rashid 10.0/32 10.0/32 10.0/34 10.0/35 10.0/36 2.95 59.11
15 YS Chahal 8.2/22 10.0/36 10.0/38 8.0/31 10.0/40 3.16 55.17

AWAY RATING


The AWAY (AW) 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 AW RAT
1 M Muralitharan 200.00 224.98 220.11 150.00 150.00 945.08
2 Saeed Ajmal 116.17 229.96 218.26 100.00 95.64 760.04
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 91.05 234.82 203.51 122.22 105.58 757.19
4 Imran Tahir 104.26 226.17 204.28 133.33 73.18 741.22
5 Kuldeep Yadav 102.27 236.32 206.86 127.78 67.05 740.27
6 Rashid Khan 140.00 176.95 203.65 111.11 75.55 707.26
7 SK Warne 83.68 204.22 202.87 111.11 95.88 697.77
8 A Zampa 138.01 195.52 180.49 111.11 69.43 694.57
9 Abdul Qadir 95.25 206.89 195.66 111.11 79.85 688.75
10 Shahid Afridi 120.00 143.66 191.91 133.33 96.55 685.45
11 A Kumble 111.05 161.61 202.96 116.67 91.61 683.91
12 DL Vettori 92.63 167.48 214.23 111.11 96.37 681.82
13 YS Chahal 90.35 206.65 185.25 127.78 55.17 665.20
14 BAW Mendis 84.40 219.83 179.47 116.67 60.24 660.61
15 AU Rashid 111.21 193.26 174.92 116.67 59.11 655.16

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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