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Top 7 South African Spinners Vs Australia In ODIs

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Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971. They are updated till 2025-09-15. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 7 Spin bowlers from South Africa against Australia in ODIs.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
5. ECONOMIC
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
7. BEST BOWLING (ECO)
8. TEAM VEN OPP RATING
9. BRIEF EXPLANATION
9.1. Dynamic Nature
9.2. Trend Setter (TS)
9.3. Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification
9.4. Abbreviations
TVO RATING

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

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

THE CRITERIA

The TVO Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 300.00
Consistent Average 200.00
Economic Economy Rate 200.00
Best Bowling (Wkts) Top Bowling By Wkts 150.00
Best Bowling (Eco) Top Bowling By Economy 150.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings 5
Min Wkts 7

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS PL Symcox SA 18 22 300.00
1 PL Symcox SA 18 22 300.00
2 N Boje SA 16 20 272.73
3 Imran Tahir SA 16 18 245.45
3 KA Maharaj SA 12 18 245.45
5 T Shamsi SA 9 17 231.82
6 J Botha SA 15 15 204.55
7 AM Phangiso SA 5 7 95.45

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 10

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS T Shamsi 9 403 17 23.71 23.00 200.00
1 T Shamsi 9 403 17 23.71 23.00 200.00
2 N Boje 16 516 20 25.80 23.92 192.34
3 AM Phangiso 5 170 7 24.29 24.59 187.09
4 KA Maharaj 12 465 18 25.83 24.78 185.65
5 PL Symcox 18 689 22 31.32 30.87 149.01
6 J Botha 15 571 15 38.07 31.36 146.68
7 Imran Tahir 16 709 18 39.39 34.13 134.78

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 Bowled 400

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS KA Maharaj 12 667 465 4.18 3.44 200.00
1 KA Maharaj 12 667 465 4.18 3.44 200.00
2 J Botha 15 810 571 4.23 3.93 174.77
3 AM Phangiso 5 234 170 4.36 4.09 168.10
4 PL Symcox 18 996 689 4.15 4.17 164.82
5 T Shamsi 9 491 403 4.92 4.19 164.12
6 N Boje 16 687 516 4.51 4.29 160.24
7 Imran Tahir 16 864 709 4.92 4.44 154.95

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 KA Maharaj 5/33 4/33 2/30 2/37 1/24 2.80 150.00
1 KA Maharaj 5/33 4/33 2/30 2/37 1/24 2.80 150.00
2 N Boje 5/21 2/29 2/33 2/37 2/38 2.60 139.29
2 T Shamsi 4/61 3/36 2/29 2/38 2/42 2.60 139.29
4 PL Symcox 4/28 2/18 2/33 2/43 2/60 2.40 128.57
5 Imran Tahir 2/39 2/39 2/42 2/45 2/45 2.00 107.14
6 J Botha 3/32 2/28 2/50 1/12 1/21 1.80 96.43
7 AM Phangiso 2/17 2/26 2/39 1/52 1.40 75.00

BEST BOWLING (ECO)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler. Best Bowling By Economy (BBE) is the Relative Economy of the bowler in the 5 Inns.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS PL Symcox 10.0/18 10.0/23 10.0/28 10.0/28 10.0/32 2.59 150.00
1 PL Symcox 10.0/18 10.0/23 10.0/28 10.0/28 10.0/32 2.59 150.00
2 KA Maharaj 10.0/24 10.0/30 10.0/33 9.1/33 10.0/37 2.62 148.21
3 J Botha 10.0/21 10.0/28 10.0/32 9.0/29 10.0/38 2.81 138.45
4 N Boje 10.0/29 6.3/21 10.0/33 10.0/38 10.0/43 3.36 115.83
5 T Shamsi 10.0/36 7.0/29 10.0/42 8.0/36 10.0/45 3.55 109.44
6 Imran Tahir 10.0/38 10.0/40 9.0/37 10.0/42 10.0/42 3.66 106.27
7 AM Phangiso 10.0/36 10.0/39 5.2/26 9.0/52 5.23 74.41

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 BBE TVO RAT
1 KA Maharaj 245.45 185.65 200.00 150.00 148.21 929.31
2 PL Symcox 300.00 149.01 164.82 128.57 150.00 892.40
3 N Boje 272.73 192.34 160.24 139.29 115.83 880.42
4 T Shamsi 231.82 200.00 164.12 139.29 109.44 844.67
5 J Botha 204.55 146.68 174.77 96.43 138.45 760.88
6 Imran Tahir 245.45 134.78 154.95 107.14 106.27 748.60
7 AM Phangiso 95.45 187.09 168.10 75.00 74.41 600.05

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. .

Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification

  1. Overs bowled in the innings must be more than 50% of the allotted overs for a bowler in the match.
  2. This is generally 30 balls for a 50 over match and 36 balls for a 60 over match.
  3. However it may be less if the match is shortened for some reason.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER, ECO - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 4WH - Four Fors or 4 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. RAT - Rating
  19. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  20. TS - Trend Setter
  21. TT - Top Teams
  22. WKTS - Wickets Taken
  23. WTG - Weightage

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