Top 5 Pakistani Fast Bowlers In Tests In South Africa

All Test Ratings on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). They are updated till 2026-02-05. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 5 Fast bowlers from Pakistan in South Africa in Test cricket.

CONTENTS

6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

7. TEAM VEN OPP RATING

8. BRIEF EXPLANATION

8.1. Dynamic Nature

8.2. Trend Setter (TS)

8.3. Abbreviations

TVO RATING

This rating considers performances of players from specific teams in particular nations or against particular oppositions.

Team (T)	PAK
Venue (V)	SA
Oposition (O)	ALL

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 4 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Wickets Taken	300.00
Consistent	Average	250.00
Attacking	Strike Rate	250.00
Best Bowling	Top Bowling Performances	200.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings	5
Min Wkts	10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	Waqar Younis	PAK	8	20	300.00
1	Waqar Younis	PAK	8	20	300.00
2	Mohammad Asif	PAK	6	19	285.00
3	Mohammad Abbas	PAK	8	15	225.00
4	Mohammad Aamer	PAK	6	12	180.00
5	Shoaib Akhtar	PAK	7	10	150.00

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 player has played.
Time Period in which a bowler has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets	10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	Mohammad Asif	6	351	19	18.47	15.45	250.00
1	Mohammad Asif	6	351	19	18.47	15.45	250.00
2	Mohammad Aamer	6	283	12	23.58	21.95	175.97
3	Waqar Younis	8	566	20	28.30	27.28	141.56
4	Shoaib Akhtar	7	293	10	29.30	28.78	134.20
5	Mohammad Abbas	8	477	15	31.80	32.61	118.45

ATTACKING

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with SR.

Criteria: Points For R SR or Balls/Wkt

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets	10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	WKTS	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	Mohammad Asif	6	754	19	39.68	37.76	250.00
1	Mohammad Asif	6	754	19	39.68	37.76	250.00
2	Waqar Younis	8	951	20	47.55	44.82	210.61
3	Shoaib Akhtar	7	534	10	53.40	51.12	184.66
4	Mohammad Aamer	6	634	12	52.83	55.21	170.96
5	Mohammad Abbas	8	864	15	57.60	66.19	142.60

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

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	Waqar Younis	6/78	4/55	3/60	3/80	3/91	3.80	200.00
1	Waqar Younis	6/78	4/55	3/60	3/80	3/91	3.80	200.00
2	Mohammad Asif	5/76	5/89	3/53	2/34	2/43	3.40	178.95
3	Mohammad Abbas	6/54	3/94	2/44	1/14	1/73	2.60	136.84
4	Mohammad Aamer	4/62	4/88	2/36	2/56		2.40	126.32
5	Shoaib Akhtar	5/43	4/36	1/84			2.00	105.26

TEAM VEN OPP RATING

The TEAM VEN OPP (TVO) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK	BOWLER	PRO	CON	ATT	BBW	TVO RAT
1	Mohammad Asif	285.00	250.00	250.00	178.95	963.95
2	Waqar Younis	300.00	141.56	210.61	200.00	852.17
3	Mohammad Aamer	180.00	175.97	170.96	126.32	653.25
4	Mohammad Abbas	225.00	118.45	142.60	136.84	622.89
5	Shoaib Akhtar	150.00	134.20	184.66	105.26	574.12

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

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.

Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
TS Bowling 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.
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