Best Pakistani Spin Bowlers In Tests Against Sri Lanka Featured

Top 10 Pakistani Spinners Vs Sri Lanka In Tests

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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 10 Spin bowlers from Pakistan against Sri Lanka in Test cricket.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
5. ATTACKING
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) SL

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 Saeed Ajmal PAK 28 66 300.00
1 Saeed Ajmal PAK 28 66 300.00
2 Yasir Shah PAK 16 51 231.82
3 Danish Kaneria PAK 12 35 159.09
4 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 14 34 154.55
5 Tauseef Ahmed PAK 11 26 118.18
6 Arshad Khan PAK 9 22 100.00
7 Abdur Rehman PAK 13 20 90.91
8 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 10 17 77.27
9 Abdul Qadir PAK 8 14 63.64
10 Shahid Afridi PAK 9 10 45.45

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 Tauseef Ahmed 11 485 26 18.65 23.08 250.00
1 Tauseef Ahmed 11 485 26 18.65 23.08 250.00
2 Yasir Shah 16 1344 51 26.35 25.97 222.14
3 Arshad Khan 9 547 22 24.86 27.02 213.53
4 Saeed Ajmal 28 2170 66 32.88 27.54 209.47
5 Danish Kaneria 12 1159 35 33.11 30.21 190.95
6 Shahid Afridi 9 327 10 32.70 35.26 163.64
7 Saqlain Mushtaq 14 1186 34 34.88 36.14 159.64
8 Mushtaq Ahmed 10 689 17 40.53 38.13 151.33
9 Abdur Rehman 13 924 20 46.20 38.53 149.74
10 Abdul Qadir 8 453 14 32.36 40.79 141.43

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 Tauseef Ahmed 11 1086 26 41.77 50.69 250.00
1 Tauseef Ahmed 11 1086 26 41.77 50.69 250.00
2 Shahid Afridi 9 492 10 49.20 54.37 233.07
3 Yasir Shah 16 2726 51 53.45 61.30 206.75
4 Danish Kaneria 12 2252 35 64.34 66.81 189.68
5 Arshad Khan 9 1416 22 64.36 71.15 178.12
6 Mushtaq Ahmed 10 1240 17 72.94 73.27 172.96
7 Saeed Ajmal 28 5068 66 76.79 75.05 168.85
8 Saqlain Mushtaq 14 2797 34 82.26 83.91 151.02
9 Abdul Qadir 8 1007 14 71.93 88.15 143.77
10 Abdur Rehman 13 2203 20 110.15 106.86 118.60

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 Yasir Shah 7/76 6/96 6/184 5/51 5/78 5.80 200.00
1 Yasir Shah 7/76 6/96 6/184 5/51 5/78 5.80 200.00
2 Danish Kaneria 7/118 5/62 4/53 4/117 3/44 4.60 158.62
2 Saeed Ajmal 5/68 5/146 5/166 4/87 4/132 4.60 158.62
4 Tauseef Ahmed 6/45 5/54 4/58 3/18 3/32 4.20 144.83
5 Saqlain Mushtaq 5/89 4/82 4/115 4/137 3/46 4.00 137.93
6 Arshad Khan 5/38 4/62 3/30 3/81 3/137 3.60 124.14
7 Abdul Qadir 5/44 3/29 3/132 2/56 1/102 2.80 96.55
7 Mushtaq Ahmed 3/34 3/57 3/94 3/123 2/90 2.80 96.55
7 Abdur Rehman 4/56 4/78 2/40 2/65 2/97 2.80 96.55
10 Shahid Afridi 3/50 2/31 2/40 1/6 1/57 1.80 62.07

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 Yasir Shah 231.82 222.14 206.75 200.00 860.71
2 Saeed Ajmal 300.00 209.47 168.85 158.62 836.94
3 Tauseef Ahmed 118.18 250.00 250.00 144.83 763.01
4 Danish Kaneria 159.09 190.95 189.68 158.62 698.35
5 Arshad Khan 100.00 213.53 178.12 124.14 615.79
6 Saqlain Mushtaq 154.55 159.64 151.02 137.93 603.14
7 Shahid Afridi 45.45 163.64 233.07 62.07 504.23
8 Mushtaq Ahmed 77.27 151.33 172.96 96.55 498.11
9 Abdur Rehman 90.91 149.74 118.60 96.55 455.79
10 Abdul Qadir 63.64 141.43 143.77 96.55 445.38

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)

  1. TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
  2. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
  3. TS Bowling Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
  4. TS Points: 300.00 (Max)
  5. Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00.
  6. Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
  7. Know All About the Trend Setter
    8. .

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 5WH - Five Fors or 5 Wkt Hauls
  5. FP - First Played by Year
  6. INF - Infinite
  7. INNS - Innings
  8. LP - Last Played by Year
  9. MDNS - Maidens
  10. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  11. NA - Not Applicable
  12. NI - Not In Top
  13. NK - Not Known
  14. NO, * - Not Out
  15. NQ - Not Qualified
  16. OPP - Opposition
  17. OVRS - Overs
  18. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  19. TS - Trend Setter
  20. TT - Top Teams
  21. WKTS - Wickets Taken

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