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Top 15 ODI Spin Bowlers Against Top Teams

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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 against Top Teams in ODIs.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2024-06-09

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against Top Teams
5. ECONOMIC
5.1. Against Top Teams
6. BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (TT)
7. BEST BOWLING BY ECO (TT)
8. TOP TEAMS RATING
9. TOP TEAMS
TT RATING

Points to note about TOP TEAMS Rating:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine Top Teams.
  • The Top Teams are calculated by decades.
  • A batsman’s performace is counted in TT if it comes against that team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out matches of T20 World Cup are also counted in TT.
  • Top Teams may be found in the last section.

THE CRITERIA

The TOP TEAMS 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.
  • Knock Out matches of T20 World Cup are also counted in TT.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 25

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 1950 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 2015
Era 3 MP greater than 2014

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS RJ Shastri IND 1981 1992 1986.5 117 111 230.00
1 RJ Shastri IND 1981 1992 1986.5 117 111 230.00
2 IVA Richards WI 1975 1991 1983 120 105 217.57
3 Abdul Qadir PAK 1983 1993 1988 82 94 194.77
4 JE Emburey ENG 1980 1993 1986.5 58 74 153.33
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS M Muralitharan SL 1993 2011 2002 239 359 300.00
1 M Muralitharan SL 1993 2011 2002 239 359 300.00
2 ST Jayasuriya SL 1990 2011 2000.5 266 222 185.52
3 A Kumble IND 1990 2007 1998.5 170 208 173.82
4 SK Warne AUS 1993 2005 1999 136 197 164.62
5 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 1995 2003 1999 120 193 161.28
6 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2008 2015 2011.5 60 101 84.40
RANK ERA 3 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 108 128 240.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2023 2014.5 108 128 240.00
2 AU Rashid ENG 2009 2023 2016 86 126 236.25
3 RA Jadeja IND 2009 2023 2016 108 120 225.00
4 Kuldeep Yadav IND 2017 2023 2020 57 102 191.25
5 A Zampa AUS 2016 2024 2020 67 96 180.00

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

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Saeed Ajmal 60 2344 101 23.21 22.43 200.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 60 2344 101 23.21 22.43 200.00
2 Kuldeep Yadav 57 2660 102 26.08 23.65 189.63
3 Saqlain Mushtaq 120 4731 193 24.51 24.32 184.39
4 M Muralitharan 239 9078 359 25.29 25.63 174.98
5 SK Warne 136 5517 197 28.01 27.86 161.00
6 JE Emburey 58 2260 74 30.54 29.82 150.42
7 A Zampa 67 3464 96 36.08 30.30 148.05
8 Abdul Qadir 82 2887 94 30.71 31.07 144.35
9 AU Rashid 86 4421 126 35.09 31.10 144.24
10 A Kumble 170 6788 208 32.63 32.63 137.44
11 Shakib Al Hasan 108 4655 128 36.37 34.80 128.90
12 RA Jadeja 108 4865 120 40.54 35.67 125.75
13 IVA Richards 120 3872 105 36.88 36.06 124.38
14 RJ Shastri 117 4046 111 36.45 36.50 122.90
15 ST Jayasuriya 266 8657 222 39.00 39.12 114.65

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 1500

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS Akram Raza 34 1908 1216 3.82 3.76 200.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 60 3280 2344 4.29 3.95 190.53
2 M Muralitharan 239 13327 9078 4.09 3.96 189.91
3 Abdul Qadir 82 4215 2887 4.11 4.23 177.88
4 A Kumble 170 9301 6788 4.38 4.28 175.59
5 SK Warne 136 7556 5517 4.38 4.31 174.46
6 RJ Shastri 117 5771 4046 4.21 4.32 174.00
7 Saqlain Mushtaq 120 6440 4731 4.41 4.33 173.53
8 JE Emburey 58 3275 2260 4.14 4.34 173.14
9 RA Jadeja 108 5785 4865 5.05 4.38 171.82
10 Shakib Al Hasan 108 5684 4655 4.91 4.48 167.82
11 Kuldeep Yadav 57 2966 2660 5.38 4.59 163.96
12 IVA Richards 120 5098 3872 4.56 4.66 161.23
13 ST Jayasuriya 266 10653 8657 4.88 4.73 158.95
14 A Zampa 67 3641 3464 5.71 4.80 156.59
15 AU Rashid 86 4563 4421 5.81 4.97 151.34

BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (TT)

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 5/23 5/30 5.40 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 7/30 5/9 5/23 5/23 5/30 5.40 150.00
2 Kuldeep Yadav 6/25 5/25 4/18 4/23 4/39 4.60 127.78
2 ST Jayasuriya 5/17 5/28 5/58 4/18 4/39 4.60 127.78
4 Saqlain Mushtaq 5/29 5/45 4/17 4/17 4/33 4.40 122.22
4 Saeed Ajmal 5/24 5/43 4/30 4/32 4/33 4.40 122.22
4 A Kumble 6/12 4/12 4/25 4/40 4/40 4.40 122.22
7 IVA Richards 6/41 5/41 4/42 3/29 3/34 4.20 116.67
7 SK Warne 5/33 4/29 4/33 4/36 4/36 4.20 116.67
7 Abdul Qadir 5/53 4/9 4/17 4/21 4/31 4.20 116.67
7 A Zampa 5/35 4/38 4/43 4/45 4/48 4.20 116.67
11 RA Jadeja 5/33 4/28 4/32 4/33 3/19 4.00 111.11
11 AU Rashid 4/41 4/45 4/47 4/55 4/59 4.00 111.11
11 Shakib Al Hasan 5/36 4/33 4/41 4/55 3/27 4.00 111.11
14 RJ Shastri 5/15 4/38 4/40 3/26 3/30 3.80 105.56
15 JE Emburey 4/37 4/39 3/17 3/26 3/31 3.40 94.44

BEST BOWLING BY ECO (TT)

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 6.0/6 8.0/12 7.1/12 8.0/14 1.31 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 10.0/9 6.0/6 8.0/12 7.1/12 8.0/14 1.31 150.00
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 7.0/9 9.0/13 8.0/12 8.0/13 9.0/17 1.53 128.14
3 SK Warne 10.0/11 10.0/18 10.0/19 10.0/21 6.0/13 1.75 112.12
4 Abdul Qadir 10.0/9 12.0/21 10.0/19 6.0/13 7.0/16 1.78 110.29
5 A Kumble 9.0/11 7.0/12 6.1/12 7.0/15 10.0/22 1.80 109.38
6 RJ Shastri 9.3/14 10.0/17 10.0/17 5.0/10 9.0/19 1.82 108.14
7 Saeed Ajmal 8.0/15 10.0/19 10.0/20 10.0/20 8.0/18 1.84 106.82
8 ST Jayasuriya 7.0/12 5.0/9 6.2/13 8.0/17 6.0/14 1.95 100.82
9 JE Emburey 11.0/15 10.0/19 8.3/17 10.0/20 10.0/22 1.97 99.79
10 Shakib Al Hasan 10.0/20 10.0/21 10.0/22 10.0/25 9.0/24 2.08 94.35
11 RA Jadeja 7.0/12 10.0/19 10.0/28 10.0/29 6.2/19 2.14 91.82
12 Kuldeep Yadav 5.1/7 10.0/25 9.0/23 8.0/25 6.0/20 2.23 88.06
13 IVA Richards 10.0/23 6.3/16 8.0/20 10.0/26 9.0/24 2.56 76.68
14 AU Rashid 10.0/32 10.0/32 10.0/34 10.0/35 10.0/36 2.89 68.07
15 A Zampa 10.0/32 10.0/34 10.0/38 10.0/38 9.0/35 3.04 64.71

TOP TEAMS RATING

The TOP TEAMS (TT) 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 TT RAT
1 M Muralitharan 300.00 174.98 189.91 150.00 150.00 964.89
2 Saqlain Mushtaq 161.28 184.39 173.53 122.22 128.14 769.57
3 Kuldeep Yadav 191.25 189.63 163.96 127.78 88.06 760.67
4 Abdul Qadir 194.77 144.35 177.88 116.67 110.29 743.96
5 Shakib Al Hasan 240.00 128.90 167.82 111.11 94.35 742.18
6 RJ Shastri 230.00 122.90 174.00 105.56 108.14 740.59
7 SK Warne 164.62 161.00 174.46 116.67 112.12 728.88
8 RA Jadeja 225.00 125.75 171.82 111.11 91.82 725.50
9 A Kumble 173.82 137.44 175.59 122.22 109.38 718.45
10 AU Rashid 236.25 144.24 151.34 111.11 68.07 711.00
11 Saeed Ajmal 84.40 200.00 190.53 122.22 106.82 703.97
12 IVA Richards 217.57 124.38 161.23 116.67 76.68 696.53
13 ST Jayasuriya 185.52 114.65 158.95 127.78 100.82 687.71
14 JE Emburey 153.33 150.42 173.14 94.44 99.79 671.13
15 A Zampa 180.00 148.05 156.59 116.67 64.71 666.02

TOP TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK IND
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 AUS PAK SA NZ BAN

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