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). It is to be noted that U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and Afghanistan. All stats of Pakistani and Afghani bowlers are calculated accordingly. So, here are the Top 15 Spin bowlers in matches Away From Home in ODI cricket.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2023-08-09

THE CRITERIA


The AWAY Rating is divided into five 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.
Top Teams (TT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams. Here is some information about the Top Teams:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine top teams.
  • The top teams are calculated by decades.
  • A bowler’s performace is counted in TT if it comes against the team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out and Super Six matches of ICC World Cup and Champions Trophy are also counted in TT.

QUALIFICATION


Min Innings (TT) 20
Min Wickets (TS AVE) 50
Min Balls (TS ECO) 2000

PROLIFIC


The Eras

ODIs from 1971 to present are 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 2015
Era 3 MP greater than 2014

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 IVA Richards WI 1975 1991 1983 112 101 130.00
2 RJ Shastri IND 1981 1992 1986.5 86 77 99.11
3 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 A Kumble IND 1990 2007 1998.5 176 211 111.05
3 DL Vettori NZ 1997 2015 2006 157 176 92.63
4 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 1995 2003 1999 102 173 91.05
5 SK Warne AUS 1993 2005 1999 108 159 83.68
5 Harbhajan Singh IND 1998 2015 2006.5 133 159 83.68
7 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2008 2015 2011.5 73 117 61.58
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 111 122 130.00
1 Imran Tahir SA 2011 2019 2015 64 105 111.89
2 YS Chahal IND 2016 2023 2019.5 52 91 96.97
3 A Zampa AUS 2016 2023 2019.5 56 90 95.90
4 AU Rashid ENG 2009 2023 2016 51 84 89.51
5 Kuldeep Yadav IND 2017 2023 2020 47 82 87.38

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

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS BAW Mendis 44 1709 85 20.11 20.61 150.00
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 102 3829 173 22.13 22.56 137.01
2 M Muralitharan 236 8533 380 22.46 22.89 135.04
3 Imran Tahir 64 2635 105 25.10 23.23 133.08
4 Saeed Ajmal 73 2710 117 23.16 23.28 132.78
5 Kuldeep Yadav 47 1975 82 24.09 23.44 131.91
6 YS Chahal 52 2436 91 26.77 24.32 127.15
7 Abdul Qadir 51 1842 74 24.89 25.69 120.33
8 AU Rashid 51 2526 84 30.07 26.42 117.03
9 SK Warne 108 4271 159 26.86 26.46 116.83
10 A Zampa 56 2631 90 29.23 27.04 114.33
11 DL Vettori 157 5601 176 31.82 31.32 98.72
12 A Kumble 176 6766 211 32.07 32.82 94.21
13 Harbhajan Singh 133 5070 159 31.89 33.54 92.17
14 IVA Richards 112 3638 101 36.02 35.91 86.10
15 RJ Shastri 86 2874 77 37.32 37.26 82.97

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Saqlain Mushtaq 87 3361 143 23.50 23.96 150.00
1 Saqlain Mushtaq 87 3361 143 23.50 23.96 150.00
2 Saeed Ajmal 51 1958 81 24.17 24.30 147.92
3 Kuldeep Yadav 31 1417 56 25.30 24.62 145.97
4 M Muralitharan 195 7410 296 25.03 25.52 140.82
5 YS Chahal 42 2062 70 29.46 26.76 134.33
6 Abdul Qadir 49 1800 69 26.09 26.93 133.48
7 AU Rashid 39 1973 64 30.83 27.08 132.72
8 SK Warne 96 3863 138 27.99 27.58 130.34
9 Imran Tahir 51 2147 70 30.67 28.39 126.59
10 A Zampa 47 2239 72 31.10 28.77 124.95
11 Harbhajan Singh 106 4157 127 32.73 34.43 104.39
12 DL Vettori 133 4852 138 35.16 34.60 103.88
13 A Kumble 149 5813 166 35.02 35.84 100.29
14 IVA Richards 110 3584 98 36.57 36.46 98.59
15 RJ Shastri 83 2807 76 36.93 36.87 97.47

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

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS RW Price 58 3173 2051 3.88 3.83 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 236 12922 8533 3.96 3.88 148.33
2 Saeed Ajmal 73 3825 2710 4.25 3.97 145.02
3 DL Vettori 157 8043 5601 4.18 4.03 142.86
4 Harbhajan Singh 133 7227 5070 4.21 4.11 139.80
5 Imran Tahir 64 3398 2635 4.65 4.18 137.56
6 A Kumble 176 9582 6766 4.24 4.22 136.22
7 RJ Shastri 86 4281 2874 4.03 4.22 136.17
8 SK Warne 108 5933 4271 4.32 4.24 135.74
9 Saqlain Mushtaq 102 5364 3829 4.28 4.24 135.72
10 Kuldeep Yadav 47 2524 1975 4.69 4.24 135.50
11 Abdul Qadir 51 2603 1842 4.25 4.39 131.16
12 YS Chahal 52 2790 2436 5.24 4.60 125.06
13 IVA Richards 112 4798 3638 4.55 4.68 123.02
14 A Zampa 56 2896 2631 5.45 4.72 121.87
15 AU Rashid 51 2662 2526 5.69 4.95 116.10

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS M Muralitharan 195 10875 7410 4.09 4.00 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 195 10875 7410 4.09 4.00 150.00
2 Saeed Ajmal 51 2701 1958 4.35 4.06 147.90
3 DL Vettori 133 6840 4852 4.26 4.10 146.34
4 RJ Shastri 83 4173 2807 4.04 4.23 141.81
5 Harbhajan Singh 106 5754 4157 4.33 4.24 141.65
6 A Kumble 149 8099 5813 4.31 4.29 139.84
7 SK Warne 96 5288 3863 4.38 4.30 139.58
8 Saqlain Mushtaq 87 4632 3361 4.35 4.31 139.32
9 Imran Tahir 51 2678 2147 4.81 4.32 138.84
10 Abdul Qadir 49 2504 1800 4.31 4.45 134.72
11 Kuldeep Yadav 31 1702 1417 5.00 4.52 132.89
12 IVA Richards 110 4702 3584 4.57 4.70 127.69
13 YS Chahal 42 2304 2062 5.37 4.71 127.31
14 A Zampa 47 2459 2239 5.46 4.73 126.88
15 AU Rashid 39 2084 1973 5.68 4.94 121.42

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)


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 M Muralitharan 7/30 5/9 5/23 5/30 5/34 5.40 100.00
1 M Muralitharan 7/30 5/9 5/23 5/30 5/34 5.40 100.00
2 YS Chahal 6/42 5/22 4/46 4/47 4/51 4.60 85.19
3 Kuldeep Yadav 6/25 4/23 4/39 4/45 4/57 4.40 81.48
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 5/29 5/45 4/17 4/33 4/41 4.40 81.48
5 A Kumble 5/33 4/12 4/40 4/40 4/50 4.20 77.78
6 SK Warne 4/29 4/33 4/34 4/36 4/36 4.00 74.07
6 Abdul Qadir 5/44 5/53 4/21 3/23 3/24 4.00 74.07
6 DL Vettori 5/30 4/14 4/24 4/33 3/31 4.00 74.07
6 IVA Richards 6/41 5/41 3/27 3/29 3/34 4.00 74.07
10 Imran Tahir 4/26 4/27 4/38 4/53 3/45 3.80 70.37
10 AU Rashid 4/36 4/43 4/45 4/49 3/42 3.80 70.37
10 A Zampa 4/38 4/43 4/45 4/55 3/36 3.80 70.37
13 Saeed Ajmal 5/24 4/58 3/20 3/26 3/27 3.60 66.67
13 Harbhajan Singh 5/56 4/46 3/27 3/27 3/27 3.60 66.67
15 RJ Shastri 5/15 3/26 3/30 3/31 3/40 3.40 62.96

BEST BOWLING (ECO)


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 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 10.0/9 6.0/6 8.0/12 7.1/12 1.14 100.00
1 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 10.0/9 6.0/6 8.0/12 7.1/12 1.14 100.00
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 7.0/9 8.0/12 8.0/13 9.0/17 7.0/14 1.65 69.20
3 RJ Shastri 9.3/14 10.0/17 10.0/17 7.0/13 5.0/10 1.79 63.61
4 SK Warne 10.0/11 10.0/18 10.0/21 10.0/21 7.0/16 1.82 62.84
5 DL Vettori 10.0/14 9.0/18 10.0/20 9.0/19 7.0/15 1.84 61.97
6 Saeed Ajmal 7.0/6 10.0/20 6.0/13 8.0/18 9.4/24 1.86 61.41
7 A Kumble 9.0/11 7.0/12 7.0/15 10.0/22 10.0/22 1.90 60.04
8 Harbhajan Singh 10.0/14 8.0/14 8.0/19 10.0/24 10.0/24 2.02 56.53
9 Abdul Qadir 12.0/21 10.0/19 6.0/13 7.0/16 10.0/26 2.18 52.33
10 Imran Tahir 10.0/14 10.0/28 10.0/29 8.2/26 8.3/27 2.38 47.96
11 Kuldeep Yadav 10.0/25 9.0/23 6.0/20 10.0/34 10.0/34 2.73 41.76
12 IVA Richards 6.3/16 9.0/24 10.0/27 8.0/22 10.0/28 2.76 41.28
13 AU Rashid 10.0/32 10.0/32 10.0/34 10.0/36 5.0/21 3.00 38.07
14 YS Chahal 8.2/22 10.0/36 10.0/38 8.0/31 10.0/40 3.16 36.06
15 A Zampa 10.0/36 8.0/30 10.0/38 10.0/38 10.0/42 3.32 34.38

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 200.00 275.86 298.33 100.00 100.00 974.20
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 91.05 287.01 275.05 81.48 69.20 803.80
3 Imran Tahir 111.89 259.67 276.40 70.37 47.96 766.29
4 Saeed Ajmal 61.58 280.70 292.92 66.67 61.41 763.28
5 Kuldeep Yadav 87.38 277.87 268.39 81.48 41.76 756.89
6 SK Warne 83.68 247.17 275.32 74.07 62.84 743.09
7 Abdul Qadir 95.25 253.81 265.88 74.07 52.33 741.35
8 YS Chahal 96.97 261.48 252.37 85.19 36.06 732.07
9 DL Vettori 92.63 202.60 289.21 74.07 61.97 720.48
10 A Kumble 111.05 194.50 276.06 77.78 60.04 719.43
11 A Zampa 95.90 239.27 248.75 70.37 34.38 688.67
12 AU Rashid 89.51 249.75 237.52 70.37 38.07 685.22
13 Harbhajan Singh 83.68 196.56 281.44 66.67 56.53 684.88
14 RJ Shastri 99.11 180.44 277.97 62.96 63.61 684.09
15 IVA Richards 130.00 184.69 250.70 74.07 41.28 680.75

TOP TEAMS


DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ SL
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL ENG NZ
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ ENG WI
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL BAN
2020s BAN IND PAK AUS NZ SA ENG SL


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