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Top 10 Sri Lankan Spinners Vs South Africa 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 10 Spin bowlers from Sri Lanka against South Africa 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) SL
Venue (V) ALL
Oposition (O) SA

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 M Muralitharan SL 32 49 300.00
1 M Muralitharan SL 32 49 300.00
2 ST Jayasuriya SL 40 33 202.04
3 UDU Chandana SL 18 29 177.55
4 BAW Mendis SL 8 21 128.57
5 HDPK Dharmasena SL 12 20 122.45
5 TM Dilshan SL 25 20 122.45
7 MKPAD Perera SL 11 18 110.20
8 PA de Silva SL 16 14 85.71
9 HMRKB Herath SL 12 13 79.59
10 DM de Silva SL 17 9 55.10

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 BAW Mendis 8 333 21 15.86 16.23 200.00
1 BAW Mendis 8 333 21 15.86 16.23 200.00
2 HDPK Dharmasena 12 453 20 22.65 22.94 141.51
3 M Muralitharan 32 1144 49 23.35 23.39 138.79
4 UDU Chandana 18 712 29 24.55 25.06 129.53
5 HMRKB Herath 12 376 13 28.92 27.93 116.22
6 PA de Silva 16 417 14 29.79 29.80 108.94
7 MKPAD Perera 11 545 18 30.28 29.96 108.35
8 ST Jayasuriya 40 1189 33 36.03 36.20 89.68
9 TM Dilshan 25 794 20 39.70 39.39 82.42
10 DM de Silva 17 440 9 48.89 41.47 78.28

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 HMRKB Herath 12 551 376 4.09 3.53 200.00
1 HMRKB Herath 12 551 376 4.09 3.53 200.00
2 M Muralitharan 32 1767 1144 3.88 3.83 184.39
3 HDPK Dharmasena 12 628 453 4.33 4.29 164.32
4 ST Jayasuriya 40 1568 1189 4.55 4.50 156.77
5 TM Dilshan 25 930 794 5.12 4.66 151.54
6 DM de Silva 17 480 440 5.50 4.66 151.44
7 BAW Mendis 8 401 333 4.98 4.66 151.24
8 UDU Chandana 18 901 712 4.74 4.67 151.09
9 MKPAD Perera 11 565 545 5.79 5.00 141.06
10 PA de Silva 16 498 417 5.02 5.00 141.01

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 M Muralitharan 5/44 4/35 3/25 3/34 3/44 3.60 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 5/44 4/35 3/25 3/34 3/44 3.60 150.00
2 UDU Chandana 5/61 4/44 3/32 3/48 2/20 3.40 141.67
3 BAW Mendis 4/51 3/30 3/35 3/36 3/61 3.20 133.33
4 ST Jayasuriya 4/53 3/24 3/30 3/47 2/34 3.00 125.00
4 MKPAD Perera 6/29 3/50 3/60 2/65 1/30 3.00 125.00
6 TM Dilshan 4/52 3/25 3/40 2/11 2/40 2.80 116.67
7 HDPK Dharmasena 4/37 3/41 3/46 2/37 1/18 2.60 108.33
8 HMRKB Herath 3/25 3/28 2/16 2/45 2/48 2.40 100.00
9 PA de Silva 2/23 2/26 2/31 2/36 2/61 2.00 83.33
10 DM de Silva 3/41 2/55 1/21 1/26 1/30 1.60 66.67

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 M Muralitharan 8.0/12 10.0/23 10.0/25 9.0/25 10.0/31 2.43 150.00
1 M Muralitharan 8.0/12 10.0/23 10.0/25 9.0/25 10.0/31 2.43 150.00
2 HMRKB Herath 8.5/25 7.0/21 8.0/28 8.0/29 10.0/38 2.90 125.57
3 ST Jayasuriya 6.2/13 10.0/24 10.0/34 10.0/36 8.0/29 3.03 120.18
4 UDU Chandana 10.0/20 10.0/32 7.0/26 7.0/26 10.0/40 3.22 113.14
5 TM Dilshan 5.0/11 7.0/25 10.0/39 5.0/20 10.0/40 3.32 109.96
6 HDPK Dharmasena 5.0/18 10.0/37 10.0/37 10.0/37 10.0/39 3.70 98.46
7 BAW Mendis 6.1/18 10.0/35 9.0/36 7.0/30 9.4/51 3.80 95.85
8 MKPAD Perera 9.0/29 9.1/38 10.0/50 10.0/52 7.0/38 3.96 92.07
9 DM de Silva 10.0/41 7.0/30 8.0/35 8.0/42 5.0/32 4.01 90.89
10 PA de Silva 6.0/26 8.0/36 5.0/23 5.0/25 6.0/31 4.68 77.91

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 M Muralitharan 300.00 138.79 184.39 150.00 150.00 923.18
2 UDU Chandana 177.55 129.53 151.09 141.67 113.14 712.98
3 BAW Mendis 128.57 200.00 151.24 133.33 95.85 708.99
4 ST Jayasuriya 202.04 89.68 156.77 125.00 120.18 693.67
5 HDPK Dharmasena 122.45 141.51 164.32 108.33 98.46 635.08
6 HMRKB Herath 79.59 116.22 200.00 100.00 125.57 621.39
7 TM Dilshan 122.45 82.42 151.54 116.67 109.96 583.04
8 MKPAD Perera 110.20 108.35 141.06 125.00 92.07 576.68
9 PA de Silva 85.71 108.94 141.01 83.33 77.91 496.90
10 DM de Silva 55.10 78.28 151.44 66.67 90.89 442.38

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. .

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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