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Top 10 Current Spin Bowlers 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 10 Spin bowlers in matches in last 5 years 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 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. CURRENT RATING
9. NON WEAK TEAMS
10. TOP TEAMS
CUR RATING

Points to note about CURRENT Rating:-

  • This rating takes into account only matches played in 5 years.
  • Only bowlers active till at least 2024 are considered in this rating.

THE CRITERIA

The CURRENT 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.
Top Teams (TT) and Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams and non weak teams. 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) 10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS A Zampa AUS 56 112 200.00
1 A Zampa AUS 56 112 200.00
2 W Hasaranga SL 47 82 146.43
3 Kuldeep Yadav IND 52 77 137.50
4 MM Theekshana SL 51 76 135.71
5 Mehedi Hasan Miraz BAN 62 70 125.00
6 Rashid Khan AFG 39 66 117.86
7 MJ Santner NZ 45 55 98.21
8 KA Maharaj SA 40 51 91.07
9 RA Jadeja IND 35 44 78.57
10 G Motie WI 22 33 58.93

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 20
Min Wickets (TT) 10

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JDF Vandersay 15 585 29 20.17 22.18 100.00
1 A Zampa 56 2641 112 23.58 23.89 92.82
2 W Hasaranga 47 1947 82 23.74 24.78 89.51
3 G Motie 22 824 33 24.97 25.25 87.84
4 Rashid Khan 39 1593 66 24.14 26.55 83.54
5 Kuldeep Yadav 52 2065 77 26.82 27.39 80.96
6 MM Theekshana 51 1940 76 25.53 28.31 78.32
7 KA Maharaj 40 1574 51 30.86 29.57 74.98
8 MJ Santner 45 1844 55 33.53 29.73 74.60
9 RA Jadeja 35 1341 44 30.48 30.95 71.65
10 Mehedi Hasan Miraz 62 2436 70 34.80 35.01 63.33

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS KIC Asalanka 15 226 15 15.07 17.43 150.00
1 G Motie 10 336 16 21.00 21.23 123.10
2 Kuldeep Yadav 34 1305 56 23.30 23.80 109.82
3 KA Maharaj 24 955 34 28.09 26.92 97.11
4 MM Theekshana 20 789 30 26.30 29.17 89.60
5 A Zampa 31 1584 54 29.33 29.72 87.95
6 Rashid Khan 16 678 25 27.12 29.83 87.63
7 RA Jadeja 21 881 25 35.24 35.79 73.04
8 MJ Santner 30 1268 30 42.27 37.48 69.75
9 W Hasaranga 18 795 21 37.86 39.50 66.17
10 Mehedi Hasan Miraz 30 1230 31 39.68 39.92 65.48

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 300

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS G Motie 22 1147 824 4.31 3.78 100.00
1 G Motie 22 1147 824 4.31 3.78 100.00
2 KA Maharaj 40 2089 1574 4.52 3.82 98.77
3 Rashid Khan 39 2183 1593 4.38 3.98 94.82
4 RA Jadeja 35 1739 1341 4.63 4.02 93.91
5 MJ Santner 45 2348 1844 4.71 4.03 93.66
6 MM Theekshana 51 2519 1940 4.62 4.12 91.75
7 Kuldeep Yadav 52 2562 2065 4.84 4.24 88.99
8 Mehedi Hasan Miraz 62 2942 2436 4.97 4.45 84.77
9 W Hasaranga 47 2324 1947 5.03 4.48 84.35
10 A Zampa 56 2889 2641 5.48 4.57 82.64

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS KIC Asalanka 15 338 226 4.01 3.57 150.00
1 G Motie 10 478 336 4.22 3.69 144.94
2 KA Maharaj 24 1297 955 4.42 3.74 143.34
3 MJ Santner 30 1567 1268 4.86 4.15 128.92
4 Rashid Khan 16 885 678 4.60 4.18 128.08
5 RA Jadeja 21 1091 881 4.85 4.21 127.18
6 Kuldeep Yadav 34 1604 1305 4.88 4.28 125.02
7 MM Theekshana 20 983 789 4.82 4.29 124.84
8 Mehedi Hasan Miraz 30 1429 1230 5.16 4.63 115.64
9 W Hasaranga 18 894 795 5.34 4.75 112.70
10 A Zampa 31 1622 1584 5.86 4.88 109.71

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 A Zampa 5/35 4/31 4/38 4/45 4/45 4.20 150.00
1 A Zampa 5/35 4/31 4/38 4/45 4/45 4.20 150.00
2 Kuldeep Yadav 5/25 4/6 4/18 4/43 3/40 4.00 142.86
3 Mehedi Hasan Miraz 4/25 4/29 4/30 4/61 3/25 3.80 135.71
3 MM Theekshana 4/34 4/37 4/40 4/44 3/25 3.80 135.71
3 W Hasaranga 4/27 4/40 4/45 4/58 3/7 3.80 135.71
6 Rashid Khan 5/19 4/37 3/37 3/37 2/21 3.40 121.43
6 G Motie 4/23 4/41 3/28 3/36 3/47 3.40 121.43
6 RA Jadeja 5/33 3/26 3/28 3/35 3/37 3.40 121.43
9 KA Maharaj 4/33 4/46 3/38 3/45 2/25 3.20 114.29
10 MJ Santner 3/39 3/41 3/43 3/66 2/20 2.80 100.00

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 G Motie 9.0/18 9.0/18 10.0/23 10.0/28 8.0/23 2.09 150.00
1 G Motie 9.0/18 9.0/18 10.0/23 10.0/28 8.0/23 2.09 150.00
2 MJ Santner 10.0/20 10.0/22 5.0/14 7.3/21 8.0/23 2.11 148.75
3 Mehedi Hasan Miraz 10.0/18 9.4/25 9.0/25 10.0/28 10.0/28 2.28 137.54
4 KA Maharaj 10.0/24 10.0/25 8.0/23 10.0/30 10.0/30 2.33 135.13
5 A Zampa 10.0/21 5.0/14 10.0/29 10.0/32 9.3/31 2.38 132.17
6 MM Theekshana 8.0/19 8.2/21 10.0/26 9.0/25 9.1/31 2.44 128.68
7 Kuldeep Yadav 5.1/7 8.0/24 8.0/25 8.0/25 5.0/16 2.49 126.15
8 RA Jadeja 7.0/16 10.0/28 9.0/26 10.0/30 10.0/33 2.51 125.06
9 Rashid Khan 9.0/19 9.0/21 10.0/30 9.0/28 10.0/32 2.52 124.90
10 W Hasaranga 10.0/26 10.0/28 6.0/18 7.0/23 10.0/33 2.65 118.54

CURRENT RATING

The CURRENT (CUR) 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 CUR RAT
1 A Zampa 200.00 180.77 192.35 150.00 132.17 855.29
2 Kuldeep Yadav 137.50 190.78 214.01 142.86 126.15 811.30
3 G Motie 58.93 210.94 244.94 121.43 150.00 786.23
4 MM Theekshana 135.71 167.93 216.59 135.71 128.68 784.63
5 Rashid Khan 117.86 171.17 222.90 121.43 124.90 758.26
6 KA Maharaj 91.07 172.09 242.11 114.29 135.13 754.69
7 W Hasaranga 146.43 155.68 197.05 135.71 118.54 753.41
8 Mehedi Hasan Miraz 125.00 128.81 200.40 135.71 137.54 727.47
9 MJ Santner 98.21 144.35 222.58 100.00 148.75 713.89
10 RA Jadeja 78.57 144.70 221.09 121.43 125.06 690.85

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

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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