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Top 15 ODI Spin Bowlers In ICC Tournaments

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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 ICC Tournaments 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. ICC TOURNAMENTS RATING
9. TOP TEAMS
10. NON WEAK TEAMS

THE CRITERIA

The ICC TOURNAMENTS Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 250.00
Consistent Average 200.00
Economic Strike Rate 200.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 200.00
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.
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) 5
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 Abdul Qadir PAK 1983 1993 1988 13 24 180.00
1 Abdul Qadir PAK 1983 1993 1988 13 24 180.00
2 RA Harper WI 1983 1996 1989.5 14 18 135.00
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS M Muralitharan SL 1993 2011 2002 54 92 250.00
1 M Muralitharan SL 1993 2011 2002 54 92 250.00
2 DL Vettori NZ 1997 2015 2006 48 54 146.74
3 SK Warne AUS 1993 2005 1999 20 35 95.11
3 GB Hogg AUS 1996 2008 2002 22 35 95.11
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS RA Jadeja IND 2009 2025 2017 36 48 200.00
1 RA Jadeja IND 2009 2025 2017 36 48 200.00
2 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 42 46 191.67
3 Imran Tahir SA 2011 2019 2015 24 45 187.50
4 AU Rashid ENG 2009 2025 2017 26 36 150.00
4 A Zampa AUS 2016 2025 2020.5 20 36 150.00
6 MJ Santner NZ 2015 2025 2020 26 32 133.33
7 Mohammad Nabi AFG 2009 2025 2017 27 25 104.17
8 KA Maharaj SA 2017 2025 2021 13 18 75.00
9 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2008 2015 2011.5 10 17 70.83

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) 12

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Imran Tahir 24 927 45 20.60 19.63 100.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 10 319 17 18.76 18.18 100.00
2 Imran Tahir 24 927 45 20.60 19.63 100.00
3 GB Hogg 22 682 35 19.49 19.76 99.34
4 M Muralitharan 54 1819 92 19.77 21.11 93.00
5 Abdul Qadir 13 506 24 21.08 21.65 90.68
6 SK Warne 20 684 35 19.54 21.92 89.56
7 A Zampa 20 988 36 27.44 25.37 77.37
8 RA Harper 14 488 18 27.11 26.01 75.49
9 KA Maharaj 13 516 18 28.67 26.77 73.33
10 RA Jadeja 36 1415 48 29.48 27.92 70.31
11 MJ Santner 26 1113 32 34.78 31.14 63.05
12 DL Vettori 48 1690 54 31.30 31.60 62.12
13 AU Rashid 26 1225 36 34.03 31.99 61.38
14 Mohammad Nabi 27 971 25 38.84 34.42 57.04
15 Shakib Al Hasan 42 1772 46 38.52 36.24 54.17

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Saeed Ajmal 7 234 12 19.50 17.49 100.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 7 234 12 19.50 17.49 100.00
2 GB Hogg 16 537 26 20.65 20.44 85.54
3 M Muralitharan 34 1295 59 21.95 21.68 80.66
4 SK Warne 15 535 25 21.40 22.52 77.66
5 Imran Tahir 15 590 22 26.82 23.24 75.25
6 Abdul Qadir 10 392 14 28.00 26.71 65.47
7 KA Maharaj 8 345 11 31.36 27.63 63.29
8 RA Harper 9 369 12 30.75 27.85 62.78
9 RA Jadeja 28 1110 35 31.71 28.63 61.09
10 A Zampa 11 590 17 34.71 29.68 58.91
11 AU Rashid 20 878 25 35.12 31.93 54.77
12 MJ Santner 20 829 21 39.48 33.73 51.85
13 Mohammad Nabi 20 674 14 48.14 40.96 42.69
14 DL Vettori 32 1218 26 46.85 44.43 39.36
15 Shakib Al Hasan 27 1290 21 61.43 52.43 33.35

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 RW Price 8 378 234 3.71 3.57 100.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 10 491 319 3.90 3.60 98.94
2 KA Maharaj 13 714 516 4.34 3.69 96.61
3 RA Harper 14 792 488 3.70 3.70 96.42
4 M Muralitharan 54 2866 1819 3.81 3.80 93.78
5 SK Warne 20 1099 684 3.73 3.82 93.39
6 DL Vettori 48 2545 1690 3.98 3.88 92.00
7 Imran Tahir 24 1262 927 4.41 3.97 89.80
8 Abdul Qadir 13 814 506 3.73 3.99 89.38
9 Mohammad Nabi 27 1205 971 4.83 3.99 89.38
10 GB Hogg 22 993 682 4.12 4.05 88.02
11 RA Jadeja 36 1831 1415 4.64 4.14 86.21
12 MJ Santner 26 1366 1113 4.89 4.20 84.90
13 Shakib Al Hasan 42 2072 1772 5.13 4.66 76.50
14 AU Rashid 26 1372 1225 5.36 4.67 76.34
15 A Zampa 20 1016 988 5.83 4.99 71.45

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS Saeed Ajmal 7 359 234 3.91 3.57 100.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 7 359 234 3.91 3.57 100.00
2 KA Maharaj 8 468 345 4.42 3.72 95.93
3 Imran Tahir 15 789 590 4.49 3.93 90.92
4 M Muralitharan 34 1895 1295 4.10 3.93 90.90
5 Mohammad Nabi 20 830 674 4.87 3.93 90.75
6 Abdul Qadir 10 622 392 3.78 3.98 89.82
7 GB Hogg 16 777 537 4.15 4.02 88.78
8 SK Warne 15 802 535 4.00 4.05 88.15
9 RA Jadeja 28 1445 1110 4.61 4.07 87.75
10 RA Harper 9 528 369 4.19 4.07 87.63
11 DL Vettori 32 1672 1218 4.37 4.08 87.52
12 MJ Santner 20 1020 829 4.88 4.15 86.03
13 AU Rashid 20 1024 878 5.14 4.43 80.56
14 Shakib Al Hasan 27 1369 1290 5.65 4.98 71.68
15 A Zampa 11 584 590 6.06 5.11 69.90

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 Imran Tahir 5/45 4/26 4/27 4/38 4/41 4.20 200.00
1 Imran Tahir 5/45 4/26 4/27 4/38 4/41 4.20 200.00
2 Abdul Qadir 5/44 4/21 4/31 3/31 3/40 3.80 180.95
2 SK Warne 4/29 4/33 4/34 4/36 3/11 3.80 180.95
4 M Muralitharan 4/23 4/25 4/31 3/25 3/25 3.60 171.43
5 RA Jadeja 5/33 5/36 3/28 2/24 2/27 3.40 161.90
6 A Zampa 4/47 4/53 3/21 3/74 2/13 3.20 152.38
7 GB Hogg 4/29 3/54 3/56 3/61 2/30 3.00 142.86
8 AU Rashid 4/41 3/42 3/54 2/35 2/38 2.80 133.33
9 Shakib Al Hasan 4/55 3/30 2/46 2/47 2/49 2.60 123.81
9 MJ Santner 3/39 3/43 3/66 2/22 2/34 2.60 123.81
11 DL Vettori 3/39 3/43 2/10 2/34 2/35 2.40 114.29
11 Mohammad Nabi 4/30 2/16 2/23 2/33 2/35 2.40 114.29
11 KA Maharaj 4/46 2/25 2/30 2/35 2/62 2.40 114.29
14 Saeed Ajmal 2/16 2/18 2/31 2/31 2/38 2.00 95.24
15 RA Harper 4/47 2/34 1/28 1/29 1/30 1.80 85.71

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 9.0/15 10.0/23 10.0/25 10.0/25 1.98 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 9.0/15 10.0/23 10.0/25 10.0/25 1.98 150.00
2 DL Vettori 10.0/19 7.0/15 10.0/23 10.0/25 6.0/16 2.22 133.73
3 Mohammad Nabi 10.0/23 6.0/16 6.0/18 10.0/31 9.0/30 2.38 124.84
4 KA Maharaj 10.0/24 10.0/25 10.0/30 10.0/30 10.0/32 2.40 123.51
5 SK Warne 10.0/11 10.0/25 10.0/28 10.0/29 10.0/30 2.52 117.88
6 RA Jadeja 7.0/16 10.0/28 10.0/30 8.2/27 10.0/33 2.64 112.45
7 RA Harper 10.0/15 10.0/28 10.0/29 10.0/30 10.0/33 2.70 109.77
8 MJ Santner 10.0/22 10.0/31 10.0/34 10.0/37 10.0/37 2.77 107.17
9 Abdul Qadir 12.0/21 10.0/29 10.0/30 10.0/31 10.0/31 2.92 101.50
10 GB Hogg 10.0/24 10.0/28 10.0/30 10.0/35 10.0/36 3.01 98.55
11 Imran Tahir 8.2/26 8.3/27 10.0/33 9.0/32 10.0/36 3.03 97.93
12 Saeed Ajmal 8.0/18 10.0/31 8.5/31 10.0/38 10.0/42 3.16 93.86
13 Shakib Al Hasan 5.0/12 6.0/19 8.0/30 10.0/41 10.0/41 3.33 89.02
14 AU Rashid 10.0/35 10.0/38 10.0/41 10.0/42 10.0/42 3.45 85.87
15 A Zampa 10.0/21 10.0/32 10.0/44 10.0/53 10.0/58 3.56 83.32

ICC TOURNAMENTS RATING

The ICC TOURNAMENTS (ICCT) 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 ICCT RAT
1 M Muralitharan 250.00 173.66 184.68 171.43 150.00 929.77
2 Imran Tahir 187.50 175.25 180.72 200.00 97.93 841.39
3 Abdul Qadir 180.00 156.15 179.20 180.95 101.50 797.80
4 RA Jadeja 200.00 131.40 173.96 161.90 112.45 779.71
5 SK Warne 95.11 167.22 181.54 180.95 117.88 742.70
6 GB Hogg 95.11 184.88 176.80 142.86 98.55 698.20
7 DL Vettori 146.74 101.48 179.52 114.29 133.73 675.75
8 A Zampa 150.00 136.29 141.35 152.38 83.32 663.34
9 Saeed Ajmal 70.83 200.00 198.94 95.24 93.86 658.88
10 RA Harper 135.00 138.27 184.05 85.71 109.77 652.81
11 MJ Santner 133.33 114.90 170.93 123.81 107.17 650.15
12 AU Rashid 150.00 116.15 156.90 133.33 85.87 642.25
13 KA Maharaj 75.00 136.62 192.53 114.29 123.51 641.94
14 Shakib Al Hasan 191.67 87.52 148.18 123.81 89.02 640.20
15 Mohammad Nabi 104.17 99.73 180.13 114.29 124.84 623.15

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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