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 with most Wickets Per Inning in ODIs.
*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2024-06-09
WPI RATING
Points to note about WICKETS PER INNING Rating:-
- The first part gives points for wickets taken per inn.
- The second part gives points for wkts/inn of Top 7 batsmen.
THE CRITERIA
The WICKETS PER INNING Rating is divided into 2 main sections:-
CRITERIA |
STAT |
POINTS |
Consistent |
Wkts/Inn |
500.00 |
Top 7 Victims |
Top 7 Wkts/Inn |
500.00 |
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.
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 matches of T20 World Cup are also counted in TT.
QUALIFICATION
CONSISTENT
Criteria: Points For Wickets Per Inns
Min Qualification For TS |
Min Wickets |
50 |
Min Wickets (TT) |
25 |
Against All Teams
RANK |
BOWLER |
INNS | WKTS |
WKTS/INN | RAT |
TS |
BAW Mendis |
84 | 152 |
1.81 | 250.00 |
1 |
BAW Mendis |
84 | 152 |
1.81 | 250.00 |
2 |
Saqlain Mushtaq |
165 | 288 |
1.75 | 241.15 |
3 |
A Zampa |
99 | 169 |
1.71 | 235.85 |
4 |
Kuldeep Yadav |
100 | 168 |
1.68 | 232.11 |
5 |
Imran Tahir |
104 | 173 |
1.66 | 229.82 |
6 |
Saeed Ajmal |
112 | 184 |
1.64 | 226.97 |
7 |
M Muralitharan |
341 | 534 |
1.57 | 216.35 |
8 |
AU Rashid |
129 | 199 |
1.54 | 213.13 |
9 |
SK Warne |
191 | 293 |
1.53 | 211.94 |
10 |
SP Narine |
65 | 92 |
1.42 | 195.55 |
11 |
R Ashwin |
114 | 156 |
1.37 | 189.06 |
12 |
GP Swann |
76 | 104 |
1.37 | 189.06 |
13 |
Abdul Qadir |
100 | 132 |
1.32 | 182.37 |
14 |
Shakib Al Hasan |
241 | 317 |
1.32 | 181.73 |
15 |
A Kumble |
265 | 337 |
1.27 | 175.70 |
Against Top Teams
RANK |
BOWLER |
INNS | WKTS |
WKTS/INN | RAT |
TS |
Kuldeep Yadav |
57 | 102 |
1.79 | 250.00 |
1 |
Kuldeep Yadav |
57 | 102 |
1.79 | 250.00 |
2 |
BAW Mendis |
55 | 95 |
1.73 | 241.31 |
3 |
Saeed Ajmal |
60 | 101 |
1.68 | 235.17 |
4 |
Saqlain Mushtaq |
120 | 193 |
1.61 | 224.69 |
5 |
M Muralitharan |
239 | 359 |
1.50 | 209.85 |
6 |
AU Rashid |
86 | 126 |
1.47 | 204.69 |
7 |
SK Warne |
136 | 197 |
1.45 | 202.37 |
8 |
A Zampa |
67 | 96 |
1.43 | 200.18 |
9 |
SP Narine |
50 | 66 |
1.32 | 184.41 |
10 |
Imran Tahir |
63 | 80 |
1.27 | 177.40 |
11 |
R Ashwin |
70 | 88 |
1.26 | 175.63 |
12 |
GP Swann |
57 | 70 |
1.23 | 171.57 |
13 |
A Kumble |
170 | 208 |
1.22 | 170.93 |
14 |
Shakib Al Hasan |
108 | 128 |
1.19 | 165.58 |
15 |
Abdul Qadir |
82 | 94 |
1.15 | 160.15 |
AGAINST TOP 7 BATSMAN
Criteria: Points For Top 7 Wkts/Inn
Min Qualification For TS |
Min Wickets |
50 |
Min Wickets (TT) |
25 |
Against All Teams
RANK |
BOWLER |
INNS | T7 WKTS |
T7 WKTS/INN | RAT |
TS |
A Zampa |
99 | 130 |
1.31 |
250.00 |
1 |
A Zampa |
99 | 130 |
1.31 |
250.00 |
2 |
Kuldeep Yadav |
100 | 129 |
1.29 |
245.60 |
3 |
AU Rashid |
129 | 161 |
1.25 |
237.61 |
4 |
SK Warne |
191 | 233 |
1.22 |
232.25 |
5 |
Saeed Ajmal |
112 | 136 |
1.21 |
231.18 |
6 |
Imran Tahir |
104 | 126 |
1.21 |
230.66 |
7 |
Saqlain Mushtaq |
165 | 196 |
1.19 |
226.15 |
8 |
M Muralitharan |
341 | 405 |
1.19 |
226.12 |
9 |
GP Swann |
76 | 89 |
1.17 |
222.95 |
10 |
BAW Mendis |
84 | 96 |
1.14 |
217.58 |
11 |
R Ashwin |
114 | 128 |
1.12 |
213.77 |
12 |
Abdul Qadir |
100 | 111 |
1.11 |
211.33 |
13 |
SP Narine |
65 | 71 |
1.09 |
207.96 |
14 |
Shakib Al Hasan |
241 | 262 |
1.09 |
206.97 |
15 |
A Kumble |
265 | 276 |
1.04 |
198.29 |
Against Top Teams
RANK |
BOWLER |
INNS | T7 WKTS |
T7 WKTS/INN | RAT |
TS |
Kuldeep Yadav |
57 | 82 |
1.44 |
250.00 |
1 |
Kuldeep Yadav |
57 | 82 |
1.44 |
250.00 |
2 |
Saeed Ajmal |
60 | 79 |
1.32 |
228.81 |
3 |
AU Rashid |
86 | 104 |
1.21 |
210.15 |
4 |
M Muralitharan |
239 | 287 |
1.20 |
208.68 |
5 |
BAW Mendis |
55 | 65 |
1.18 |
205.38 |
6 |
A Zampa |
67 | 79 |
1.18 |
204.91 |
7 |
SK Warne |
136 | 153 |
1.13 |
195.50 |
8 |
GP Swann |
57 | 63 |
1.11 |
192.07 |
9 |
Saqlain Mushtaq |
120 | 132 |
1.10 |
191.16 |
10 |
Shakib Al Hasan |
108 | 112 |
1.04 |
180.22 |
11 |
A Kumble |
170 | 174 |
1.02 |
177.87 |
12 |
R Ashwin |
70 | 70 |
1.00 |
173.78 |
13 |
SP Narine |
50 | 49 |
0.98 |
170.30 |
14 |
Imran Tahir |
63 | 61 |
0.97 |
168.26 |
15 |
Abdul Qadir |
82 | 79 |
0.96 |
167.42 |
WICKETS PER INNING RATING
The WICKETS PER INNING (WPI) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.
RANK |
BOWLER | CON | CON TT |
CON T7 |
CON T7 TT | WPI RAT |
1 |
Kuldeep Yadav | 232.11 |
250.00 |
245.60 |
250.00 | 977.70 |
2 |
Saeed Ajmal | 226.97 |
235.17 |
231.18 |
228.81 | 922.14 |
3 |
BAW Mendis | 250.00 |
241.31 |
217.58 |
205.38 | 914.27 |
4 |
A Zampa | 235.85 |
200.18 |
250.00 |
204.91 | 890.93 |
5 |
Saqlain Mushtaq | 241.15 |
224.69 |
226.15 |
191.16 | 883.15 |
6 |
AU Rashid | 213.13 |
204.69 |
237.61 |
210.15 | 865.58 |
7 |
M Muralitharan | 216.35 |
209.85 |
226.12 |
208.68 | 861.00 |
8 |
SK Warne | 211.94 |
202.37 |
232.25 |
195.50 | 842.06 |
9 |
Imran Tahir | 229.82 |
177.40 |
230.66 |
168.26 | 806.15 |
10 |
GP Swann | 189.06 |
171.57 |
222.95 |
192.07 | 775.65 |
11 |
SP Narine | 195.55 |
184.41 |
207.96 |
170.30 | 758.22 |
12 |
R Ashwin | 189.06 |
175.63 |
213.77 |
173.78 | 752.23 |
13 |
Shakib Al Hasan | 181.73 |
165.58 |
206.97 |
180.22 | 734.49 |
14 |
A Kumble | 175.70 |
170.93 |
198.29 |
177.87 | 722.79 |
15 |
Abdul Qadir | 182.37 |
160.15 |
211.33 |
167.42 | 721.27 |
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 |