Top 5 Pakistani Spinners Vs South Africa In Tests

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 Spin bowlers from Pakistan against 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)	ALL
Oposition (O)	SA

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	7
Min Wkts	10

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	Danish Kaneria	PAK	14	36	300.00
1	Danish Kaneria	PAK	14	36	300.00
2	Mushtaq Ahmed	PAK	12	29	241.67
3	Saeed Ajmal	PAK	10	26	216.67
4	Nauman Ali	PAK	8	22	183.33
5	Abdur Rehman	PAK	8	20	166.67

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	15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	Nauman Ali	8	495	22	22.50	22.91	250.00
1	Nauman Ali	8	495	22	22.50	22.91	250.00
2	Saeed Ajmal	10	846	26	32.54	28.36	201.90
3	Danish Kaneria	14	1096	36	30.44	28.72	199.42
4	Mushtaq Ahmed	12	865	29	29.83	30.85	185.62
5	Abdur Rehman	8	789	20	39.45	34.46	166.17

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	15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	WKTS	SR	R SR	RAT
TS	Nauman Ali	8	1059	22	48.14	55.06	250.00
1	Nauman Ali	8	1059	22	48.14	55.06	250.00
2	Mushtaq Ahmed	12	1823	29	62.86	63.43	216.98
3	Saeed Ajmal	10	1859	26	71.50	68.60	200.63
4	Abdur Rehman	8	1590	20	79.50	73.83	186.42
5	Danish Kaneria	14	2703	36	75.08	75.07	183.36

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	Saeed Ajmal	6/96	6/151	4/51	4/74	2/59	4.40	200.00
1	Saeed Ajmal	6/96	6/151	4/51	4/74	2/59	4.40	200.00
2	Mushtaq Ahmed	6/78	4/57	4/122	3/66	3/71	4.00	181.82
3	Danish Kaneria	5/46	4/105	4/114	3/36	3/44	3.80	172.73
3	Nauman Ali	6/112	5/35	4/79	2/38	2/40	3.80	172.73
5	Abdur Rehman	4/105	4/105	3/81	3/101	2/112	3.20	145.45

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	Nauman Ali	183.33	250.00	250.00	172.73	856.06
2	Danish Kaneria	300.00	199.42	183.36	172.73	855.51
3	Mushtaq Ahmed	241.67	185.62	216.98	181.82	826.09
4	Saeed Ajmal	216.67	201.90	200.63	200.00	819.20
5	Abdur Rehman	166.67	166.17	186.42	145.45	664.72

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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