Top 10 Spin Bowlers In T20I World Cups

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Our T20 International (T20I) ratings take into account all matches from the first T20I match on February 17, 2005 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 10 Spin bowlers in World Cups in T20Is.

*Note: All T20I Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

WC RATING

Points to note about WORLD CUP Rating:-

  • Qualifying round is the round in some editions of World Cup in which the main teams donโ€™t play.
  • Matches in qualifying round are not considered in our rating.

THE CRITERIA


The WORLD CUP Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Economic Strike Rate 300.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 100.00
Economic Bowling Top Inns (Eco) 150.00
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.
Top Teams (TT) and Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams and non weak teams. Here is some information:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine TT and NWT.
  • They are calculated by decades.
  • A bowlerโ€™s performace is counted in TT or NWT if it comes against that team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out matches of T20 World Cup are also counted in TT.
  • TT & NWT may be found in the last section.

QUALIFICATION


Min Innings (TT) 5

PROLIFIC


Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Shahid Afridi PAK 2006 2023 2014.5 34 39 200.00
1 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2009 2015 2012 23 36 184.62
1 A Zampa AUS 2016 2024 2020 21 36 184.62
3 BAW Mendis SL 2008 2014 2011 21 35 179.49
4 R Ashwin IND 2010 2022 2016 24 32 164.10
5 Rashid Khan AFG 2015 2024 2019.5 20 31 158.97
6 S Badree WI 2012 2018 2015 15 24 123.08
6 W Hasaranga SL 2019 2025 2022 13 24 123.08
8 GP Swann ENG 2008 2012 2010 15 22 112.82
9 Imran Tahir SA 2013 2019 2016 9 18 92.31
10 SP Narine WI 2012 2019 2015.5 12 15 76.92

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 bowler has played.
  • Time Period in which he has been active

Criteria: Points For R Ave

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 15
Min Wickets (TT) 10

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Imran Tahir 9 214 18 11.89 11.86 100.00
1 Imran Tahir 9 214 18 11.89 11.86 100.00
2 S Badree 15 326 24 13.58 13.63 87.02
3 A Zampa 21 493 36 13.69 14.61 81.17
4 W Hasaranga 13 326 24 13.58 14.82 80.02
5 Rashid Khan 20 489 31 15.77 16.59 71.48
6 BAW Mendis 21 526 35 15.03 16.60 71.43
7 SP Narine 12 231 15 15.40 16.61 71.39
8 GP Swann 15 358 22 16.27 16.95 69.99
9 Saeed Ajmal 23 607 36 16.86 17.87 66.36
10 R Ashwin 24 552 32 17.25 18.57 63.87

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS HMRKB Herath 7 147 11 13.36 14.04 150.00
1 W Hasaranga 8 202 15 13.47 14.69 143.32
2 Imran Tahir 6 156 10 15.60 15.56 135.31
3 SP Narine 10 193 13 14.85 16.02 131.49
4 GP Swann 12 280 17 16.47 17.15 122.77
5 S Badree 13 297 17 17.47 17.53 120.12
6 Saeed Ajmal 16 434 24 18.08 19.17 109.87
7 Rashid Khan 13 349 16 21.81 22.94 91.78
8 BAW Mendis 15 439 19 23.11 25.53 82.50
9 R Ashwin 14 348 14 24.86 26.76 78.70
10 A Zampa 11 280 11 25.45 27.16 77.53

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 100

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS SMSM Senanayake 5 102 83 4.88 5.04 100.00
1 SP Narine 12 268 231 5.17 5.37 93.85
2 S Badree 15 354 326 5.53 5.69 88.62
3 Imran Tahir 9 216 214 5.94 6.07 83.02
4 A Zampa 21 468 493 6.32 6.41 78.66
5 W Hasaranga 13 296 326 6.61 6.65 75.85
6 Rashid Khan 20 452 489 6.49 6.66 75.67
7 R Ashwin 24 510 552 6.49 6.67 75.64
8 GP Swann 15 330 358 6.51 6.67 75.59
9 BAW Mendis 21 471 526 6.70 6.92 72.85
10 Saeed Ajmal 23 536 607 6.79 7.00 72.01

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS SMSM Senanayake 5 102 83 4.88 5.04 200.00
1 SP Narine 10 220 193 5.26 5.47 184.43
2 S Badree 13 306 297 5.82 6.00 168.17
3 GP Swann 12 276 280 6.09 6.24 161.67
4 Imran Tahir 6 144 156 6.50 6.64 151.85
5 W Hasaranga 8 182 202 6.66 6.70 150.53
6 Saeed Ajmal 16 380 434 6.85 7.06 142.81
7 Rashid Khan 13 294 349 7.12 7.31 137.94
8 A Zampa 11 228 280 7.37 7.47 134.94
9 R Ashwin 14 282 348 7.40 7.60 132.69
10 BAW Mendis 15 348 439 7.57 7.82 128.98

BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)


BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler against Non Weak Teams. 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 4/26 4/30 3/17 3/34 2/18 3.20 100.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 4/26 4/30 3/17 3/34 2/18 3.20 100.00
2 Rashid Khan 4/17 4/23 3/26 2/17 2/26 3.00 93.75
2 BAW Mendis 4/12 3/9 3/20 3/24 2/9 3.00 93.75
4 A Zampa 5/19 3/23 2/12 2/21 2/22 2.80 87.50
4 S Badree 4/15 3/10 3/12 2/16 2/27 2.80 87.50
6 W Hasaranga 3/13 3/20 3/21 2/19 2/22 2.60 81.25
6 SP Narine 3/9 3/16 3/20 2/17 2/19 2.60 81.25
6 R Ashwin 4/11 3/22 2/14 2/15 2/16 2.60 81.25
9 GP Swann 3/24 2/24 2/26 2/28 2/31 2.20 68.75
10 Imran Tahir 3/26 2/13 2/27 2/27 1/18 2.00 62.50

BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)


BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler against Non Weak Teams. Best Bowling By Economy (BBE) is the Relative Economy of the bowler in the 5 Inns. Only 12+ Balls performaces are counted in this criteria.

Criteria: Points For Economy In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS BAW Mendis 4.0/9 3.0/9 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/19 3.32 150.00
1 BAW Mendis 4.0/9 3.0/9 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/19 3.32 150.00
2 S Badree 4.0/10 4.0/12 4.0/15 4.0/16 4.0/18 3.66 136.08
3 R Ashwin 3.2/11 4.0/14 4.0/15 3.0/12 4.0/16 3.81 130.66
4 SP Narine 3.4/9 4.0/16 4.0/17 4.0/19 4.0/20 4.28 116.26
5 A Zampa 4.0/12 4.0/19 4.0/20 4.0/21 2.0/11 4.68 106.37
6 W Hasaranga 4.0/13 4.0/19 4.0/20 4.0/21 4.0/22 4.78 104.10
7 Rashid Khan 4.0/17 4.0/17 4.0/17 4.0/23 4.0/23 4.98 99.92
8 GP Swann 4.0/17 4.0/17 4.0/20 4.0/20 4.0/24 5.02 99.06
9 Saeed Ajmal 4.0/17 4.0/18 3.3/18 4.0/23 4.0/23 5.23 95.08
10 Imran Tahir 4.0/13 4.0/18 4.0/26 4.0/27 4.0/27 5.67 87.73

WORLD CUP RATING


The WORLD CUP (WC) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ECO BBW BBE WC RAT
1 S Badree 123.08 207.14 256.79 87.50 136.08 810.60
2 BAW Mendis 179.49 153.93 201.83 93.75 150.00 779.00
3 Saeed Ajmal 184.62 176.23 214.82 100.00 95.08 770.75
4 W Hasaranga 123.08 223.34 226.38 81.25 104.10 758.16
5 SP Narine 76.92 202.88 278.28 81.25 116.26 755.59
6 A Zampa 184.62 158.70 213.59 87.50 106.37 750.77
7 Rashid Khan 158.97 163.26 213.61 93.75 99.92 729.52
8 R Ashwin 164.10 142.57 208.33 81.25 130.66 726.91
9 Imran Tahir 92.31 235.31 234.87 62.50 87.73 712.72
10 GP Swann 112.82 192.76 237.26 68.75 99.06 710.65

NON WEAK TEAMS


DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2000s PAK SA SL IND WI AUS NZ ENG
2010s IND SA PAK AUS ENG NZ SL WI BAN
2020s IND AUS ENG NZ PAK SA WI BAN SL AFG

TOP TEAMS


DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2000s PAK SA SL IND WI AUS NZ
2010s IND SA PAK AUS ENG NZ SL
2020s IND AUS ENG NZ PAK SA WI


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