ODIs - Best Spin Bowlers Away From Home

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 2025-09-15

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. AWAY RATING
9. TOP TEAMS
10. NON WEAK TEAMS
AW RATING

Points to note about AWAY 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 AWAY 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) 15
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 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 A Zampa AUS 2016 2025 2020.5 82 139 140.00
1 A Zampa AUS 2016 2025 2020.5 82 139 140.00
2 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2008 2015 2011.5 73 117 117.84
3 Rashid Khan AFG 2015 2025 2020 62 109 109.78
4 Imran Tahir SA 2011 2019 2015 64 105 105.76
5 Kuldeep Yadav IND 2017 2025 2021 61 103 103.74
6 YS Chahal IND 2016 2023 2019.5 52 91 91.65
7 BAW Mendis SL 2008 2015 2011.5 44 85 85.61
8 KA Maharaj SA 2017 2025 2021 34 50 50.36

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 50
Min Wickets (TT) 30

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS BAW Mendis 44 1709 85 20.11 20.83 150.00
1 BAW Mendis 44 1709 85 20.11 20.83 150.00
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 102 3829 173 22.13 22.14 141.13
3 Saeed Ajmal 73 2710 117 23.16 22.95 136.15
4 M Muralitharan 236 8533 380 22.46 23.03 135.69
5 Imran Tahir 64 2635 105 25.10 23.07 135.42
6 Kuldeep Yadav 61 2454 103 23.83 23.42 133.39
7 YS Chahal 52 2436 91 26.77 25.34 123.27
8 Rashid Khan 62 2439 109 22.38 25.90 120.63
9 KA Maharaj 34 1386 50 27.72 26.33 118.67
10 A Zampa 82 4025 139 28.96 26.38 118.45
11 Abdul Qadir 51 1842 74 24.89 26.43 118.19
12 SK Warne 108 4271 159 26.86 26.74 116.85
13 DL Vettori 157 5601 176 31.82 31.05 100.63
14 A Kumble 176 6766 211 32.07 32.09 97.37
15 Shahid Afridi 229 8259 228 36.22 35.71 87.49

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Saeed Ajmal 42 1621 68 23.84 21.19 150.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 42 1621 68 23.84 21.19 150.00
2 Kuldeep Yadav 42 1783 74 24.09 22.06 144.06
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 82 3155 135 23.37 22.64 140.40
4 M Muralitharan 172 6583 267 24.66 24.18 131.43
5 KA Maharaj 21 863 30 28.77 25.52 124.54
6 Imran Tahir 46 1955 65 30.08 25.61 124.11
7 BAW Mendis 23 1081 37 29.22 25.62 124.05
8 YS Chahal 36 1824 61 29.90 26.41 120.36
9 SK Warne 87 3515 125 28.12 27.20 116.86
10 A Zampa 59 2980 88 33.86 28.78 110.46
11 Abdul Qadir 41 1512 49 30.86 30.55 104.06
12 DL Vettori 121 4445 121 36.74 34.27 92.75
13 A Kumble 126 4972 135 36.83 35.47 89.60
14 Rashid Khan 21 962 26 37.00 36.29 87.60
15 Shahid Afridi 162 6044 140 43.17 39.90 79.67

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 HMRKB Herath 33 1668 1189 4.28 3.76 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 236 12922 8533 3.96 3.85 146.83
2 KA Maharaj 34 1798 1386 4.63 3.91 144.39
3 Saeed Ajmal 73 3825 2710 4.25 3.95 142.82
4 DL Vettori 157 8043 5601 4.18 3.99 141.44
5 Kuldeep Yadav 61 3217 2454 4.58 4.13 136.85
6 SK Warne 108 5933 4271 4.32 4.13 136.73
7 Rashid Khan 62 3301 2439 4.43 4.19 134.75
8 Imran Tahir 64 3398 2635 4.65 4.19 134.74
9 A Kumble 176 9582 6766 4.24 4.22 133.86
10 Saqlain Mushtaq 102 5364 3829 4.28 4.23 133.63
11 Abdul Qadir 51 2603 1842 4.25 4.32 130.68
12 Shahid Afridi 229 10600 8259 4.67 4.45 126.83
13 BAW Mendis 44 2131 1709 4.81 4.56 123.73
14 YS Chahal 52 2790 2436 5.24 4.57 123.46
15 A Zampa 82 4294 4025 5.62 4.68 120.59

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS HMRKB Herath 28 1392 995 4.29 3.71 150.00
1 KA Maharaj 21 1141 863 4.54 3.86 144.15
2 Saeed Ajmal 42 2244 1621 4.33 3.88 143.33
3 M Muralitharan 172 9580 6583 4.12 3.91 142.40
4 DL Vettori 121 6256 4445 4.26 3.98 139.99
5 SK Warne 87 4754 3515 4.44 4.17 133.59
6 Imran Tahir 46 2451 1955 4.79 4.21 132.23
7 Abdul Qadir 41 2107 1512 4.31 4.23 131.44
8 Saqlain Mushtaq 82 4360 3155 4.34 4.24 131.35
9 Kuldeep Yadav 42 2215 1783 4.83 4.24 131.23
10 A Kumble 126 6809 4972 4.38 4.28 130.10
11 Rashid Khan 21 1139 962 5.07 4.47 124.61
12 Shahid Afridi 162 7509 6044 4.83 4.51 123.44
13 YS Chahal 36 2005 1824 5.46 4.70 118.34
14 A Zampa 59 3137 2980 5.70 4.71 118.17
15 BAW Mendis 23 1148 1081 5.65 4.98 111.68

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 M Muralitharan 7/30 5/9 5/23 5/30 5/31 5.40 100.00
1 M Muralitharan 7/30 5/9 5/23 5/30 5/31 5.40 100.00
2 Shahid Afridi 7/12 5/23 4/20 4/30 4/34 4.80 88.89
2 Imran Tahir 7/45 5/45 4/26 4/27 4/38 4.80 88.89
4 YS Chahal 6/42 5/22 4/17 4/46 4/47 4.60 85.19
4 Kuldeep Yadav 6/25 5/25 4/6 4/23 4/39 4.60 85.19
6 Saqlain Mushtaq 5/29 5/45 4/17 4/33 4/41 4.40 81.48
7 A Kumble 5/33 4/12 4/33 4/40 4/40 4.20 77.78
7 BAW Mendis 6/13 4/47 4/60 4/73 3/24 4.20 77.78
9 Abdul Qadir 5/44 5/53 4/21 3/23 3/24 4.00 74.07
9 SK Warne 4/29 4/33 4/34 4/34 4/36 4.00 74.07
9 DL Vettori 5/30 4/14 4/24 4/33 3/8 4.00 74.07
9 Rashid Khan 7/18 4/37 3/26 3/35 3/37 4.00 74.07
9 A Zampa 4/38 4/43 4/45 4/47 4/48 4.00 74.07
14 KA Maharaj 5/33 4/22 4/46 3/25 3/38 3.80 70.37
15 Saeed Ajmal 5/24 4/58 3/20 3/26 3/27 3.60 66.67

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 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 10.0/9 6.0/6 8.0/12 9.0/15 1.15 100.00
1 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 10.0/9 6.0/6 8.0/12 9.0/15 1.15 100.00
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 7.0/9 8.0/12 8.0/13 9.0/17 7.0/14 1.64 70.01
3 SK Warne 10.0/11 10.0/18 10.0/21 10.0/21 7.0/16 1.77 65.04
4 DL Vettori 10.0/14 10.0/19 9.0/18 10.0/20 9.0/19 1.79 64.26
5 Shahid Afridi 9.0/12 7.0/11 7.2/15 10.0/21 8.0/19 1.80 64.06
6 Saeed Ajmal 7.0/6 10.0/20 6.0/13 8.0/18 10.0/23 1.81 63.44
7 A Kumble 9.0/11 7.0/12 7.0/15 10.0/22 10.0/22 1.90 60.63
8 Abdul Qadir 12.0/21 10.0/19 6.0/13 7.0/16 10.0/26 2.15 53.58
9 KA Maharaj 10.0/24 10.0/25 8.0/23 10.0/30 10.0/30 2.32 49.51
10 Rashid Khan 8.4/18 7.5/17 9.0/21 10.0/26 10.0/30 2.33 49.48
11 Imran Tahir 10.0/14 10.0/28 10.0/29 8.2/26 8.3/27 2.38 48.27
12 A Zampa 10.0/21 10.0/29 5.3/16 10.0/32 10.0/36 2.45 46.95
13 Kuldeep Yadav 10.0/25 9.0/23 10.0/31 8.0/25 8.0/25 2.58 44.55
14 BAW Mendis 8.0/13 9.4/24 10.0/34 7.3/29 9.0/35 2.90 39.71
15 YS Chahal 8.2/22 10.0/36 10.0/38 8.0/31 10.0/40 3.15 36.58

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 200.00 267.12 289.23 100.00 100.00 956.34
2 Saeed Ajmal 117.84 286.15 286.15 66.67 63.44 820.24
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 91.05 281.53 264.98 81.48 70.01 789.05
4 Kuldeep Yadav 103.74 277.45 268.09 85.19 44.55 779.01
5 Imran Tahir 105.76 259.53 266.97 88.89 48.27 769.42
6 A Zampa 140.00 228.90 238.76 74.07 46.95 728.69
7 SK Warne 83.68 233.71 270.31 74.07 65.04 726.82
8 BAW Mendis 85.61 274.05 235.41 77.78 39.71 712.57
9 Abdul Qadir 95.25 222.25 262.11 74.07 53.58 707.27
10 DL Vettori 92.63 193.38 281.42 74.07 64.26 705.77
11 KA Maharaj 50.36 243.21 288.54 70.37 49.51 701.98
12 Rashid Khan 109.78 208.22 259.36 74.07 49.48 700.92
13 A Kumble 111.05 186.97 263.96 77.78 60.63 700.39
14 YS Chahal 91.65 243.63 241.80 85.19 36.58 698.86
15 Shahid Afridi 120.00 167.16 250.26 88.89 64.06 690.37

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 SL AUS PAK 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 SL AUS PAK SA BAN ENG WI AFG

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