Top 10 Asian Fast Bowlers In T20Is In Asia

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. The Ratings are divided into 5 sections which take into account the number of wickets taken; the average of bowlers; their economy rate; their best performances by wickets and their top most economic spells. How the rating works is explained in highlighted sections. So, here are the Top 10 Asian Fast bowlers in matches In Asia

*Note: All T20I Ratings are updated till 2023-01-08

A IN A Rating

This rating only includes stats of Asian Fast bowlers in matches In Asia. The rating is divided into sections to make it easy to understand how it is calculated. Before each section, its criteria is highlighted in bold. Our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier bowlers may change if current bowlers set new benchmarks.

Top Teams (TT)

Top Teams play an integral part in our T20I Rating. The Average (Con) and Economy (Eco) sections are divided into overall stats as well as stats against the top teams. Moreover, the best (BBW) and most economic (BBE) performances only include performances against the top teams. Here is how the Top Teams are calculated:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine top teams.
  • The top teams are calculated by decades.
  • To be a top team, the team should be among the top teams of the decade overall.
  • A team is also included in top teams if it is a World Cup winner in that decade.
  • A bowler’s performace is counted in TT if he played against that team in that decade.
  • Knock Out matches of ICC World Cup are also included in TT.
  • The Top Teams may be found in the last section of the rating.
The Trend Setter

The Trend Setter (TS) is the player which does the best in a criteria. The rating of all other players are calculated as percentage points of TS. Let’s taken an example to understand it:-

  • Let’s assume that Trent Boult has taken 100 wkts, which is the highest. This makes him the TS.
  • Another player, say Dale Steyn, has taken 50 wkts.
  • If the rating is out of 200, Boult will get the full points (pts), that is 200.
  • The points of Steyn are calculated as His Wkts/Boult’s Wkts*200. This comes out to be 100.
  • Thus the formula is (Wkts Taken/Wkts Taken By TS)*Max Points.
  • All ratings are calculated similarly with Wkts being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
  • Obviously, for average the formula is reverased as lower average is better for a bowler.
  • For Average, a bowler is eligible to be TS only if he has taken a minimum number of wickets.
  • For Economy, a bowler is eligible to be TS only if he has bowled a minimum number of balls.
  • If a bowler doesn’t fulfill the criteria of TS but has done better, he gets the max points but his stat is not taken as benchmark.
  • Lastly, it is to be noted that it is not necessary for a TS to be part of the rating as he might have topped in a criteria but not done well in others.

QUALIFICATION


Min Innings 15
Min Innings (TT) 15
Min Wickets (TS AVE) 20
Min Balls (TS ECO) 250

PROLIFIC


Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT FP LP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Mustafizur Rahman BAN 2015 2022 59 78 200.00
1 Mustafizur Rahman BAN 2015 2022 59 78 200.00
2 SL Malinga SL 2006 2020 46 59 151.28
3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar IND 2012 2022 50 57 146.15
4 Al-Amin Hossain BAN 2013 2020 29 43 110.26
5 JJ Bumrah IND 2016 2022 39 42 107.69
6 Haris Rauf PAK 2020 2022 31 40 102.56
7 Sohail Tanvir PAK 2007 2017 33 38 97.44
7 Umar Gul PAK 2007 2016 31 38 97.44
9 Shaheen Shah Afridi PAK 2018 2022 20 26 66.67
10 Mohammad Aamer PAK 2009 2020 18 25 64.10
C Ave

The Comparative Average (C Ave) for bowlers is calculated by taken into account two factors:-

  • First is the average of batsmen in the decades the bowler played.
  • Second is the average of the opposition batsmen at Home, in Asia or outside Asia; whichever is applicable.
  • The average of the opposing team’s batsmen is also calculated by decades.
  • Higher C Ave suggest that more runs were scored by the batsmen in the above mentioned factors.
  • Thus it was difficult to get Wkts and the bowler will benefit from this.
  • Lower C Ave means the opposite.
R Ave

The Relative Average (R Ave) is calculated using the C Ave. Its formula is (Bowler Ave/C Ave)*A Constant Factor. This constant doesn’t affect the rating as it is the same for everone. If your C Ave is comparatively high, your R Ave will be low; which is better for bowlers. Broadly speaking, the following bowlers will benefit from this system:-

  • Bowlers who have played more in unfavourable conditions.
  • Bowlers who have played more against top opposition than weaker teams.

CONSISTENT


Criteria: Points For R Ave

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE C AVE R AVE RAT
TS Al-Amin Hossain 29 730 43 16.98 25.24 17.83 150.00
1 Al-Amin Hossain 29 730 43 16.98 25.24 17.83 150.00
2 Mohammad Aamer 18 425 25 17.00 25.23 17.85 149.76
3 Shaheen Shah Afridi 20 528 26 20.31 25.67 20.97 127.54
4 Mustafizur Rahman 59 1574 78 20.18 25.45 21.01 127.28
5 SL Malinga 46 1310 59 22.20 27.40 21.47 124.54
6 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 50 1224 57 21.47 26.25 21.68 123.36
7 Umar Gul 31 826 38 21.74 26.21 21.98 121.67
8 JJ Bumrah 39 874 42 20.81 24.76 22.27 120.08
9 Sohail Tanvir 33 821 38 21.61 25.62 22.35 119.66
10 Haris Rauf 31 907 40 22.68 26.40 22.76 117.50

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE C AVE R AVE RAT
TS Mohammad Aamer 17 419 23 18.22 25.23 19.13 150.00
1 Mohammad Aamer 17 419 23 18.22 25.23 19.13 150.00
2 Shaheen Shah Afridi 15 408 21 19.43 25.67 20.06 143.09
3 Al-Amin Hossain 20 560 28 20.00 25.24 21.00 136.66
4 Haris Rauf 23 712 34 20.94 26.40 21.02 136.56
5 Umar Gul 30 807 38 21.24 26.21 21.47 133.66
6 Sohail Tanvir 32 798 37 21.57 25.62 22.31 128.66
7 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 48 1201 54 22.24 26.25 22.45 127.84
8 Mustafizur Rahman 48 1294 58 22.31 25.45 23.23 123.56
9 SL Malinga 43 1259 52 24.21 27.40 23.41 122.58
10 JJ Bumrah 36 822 37 22.22 24.76 23.77 120.73
C ER And R ER

The Comparative Economy Rate (C ER) and Relative Economy Rate (R ER) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as in C Ave and R Ave with average replaced with ER.

ECONOMIC


Criteria: Points For R ER

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER C ER R ER RAT
TS Mohammad Aamer 18 402 425 6.34 7.91 6.62 150.00
1 Mohammad Aamer 18 402 425 6.34 7.91 6.62 150.00
2 JJ Bumrah 39 818 874 6.41 7.96 6.64 149.48
3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 50 1051 1224 6.99 8.11 7.11 139.68
4 Shaheen Shah Afridi 20 462 528 6.86 7.94 7.12 139.39
5 Sohail Tanvir 33 698 821 7.06 7.99 7.29 136.16
6 Al-Amin Hossain 29 614 730 7.13 7.74 7.60 130.63
7 Mustafizur Rahman 59 1269 1574 7.44 7.95 7.73 128.48
8 SL Malinga 46 1015 1310 7.74 8.03 7.96 124.73
9 Haris Rauf 31 685 907 7.94 8.04 8.15 121.82
10 Umar Gul 31 621 826 7.98 8.05 8.18 121.37

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER C ER R ER RAT
TS JJ Bumrah 36 748 822 6.59 7.96 6.83 150.00
1 JJ Bumrah 36 748 822 6.59 7.96 6.83 150.00
2 Mohammad Aamer 17 378 419 6.65 7.91 6.94 147.66
3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 48 1009 1201 7.14 8.11 7.26 141.05
4 Sohail Tanvir 32 680 798 7.04 7.99 7.27 140.85
5 Shaheen Shah Afridi 15 342 408 7.16 7.94 7.43 137.82
6 Mustafizur Rahman 48 1009 1294 7.69 7.95 7.99 128.25
7 SL Malinga 43 964 1259 7.84 8.03 8.05 127.21
8 Umar Gul 30 603 807 8.03 8.05 8.23 124.49
9 Al-Amin Hossain 20 434 560 7.74 7.74 8.25 124.22
10 Haris Rauf 23 517 712 8.26 8.04 8.48 120.88
BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler against top teams. Best Bowling By Wickets (BBW) is simply the total wickets taken in the 5 innings divided by 5.

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)


Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5/4 4/13 4/22 4/26 3/9 4.00 100.00
1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5/4 4/13 4/22 4/26 3/9 4.00 100.00
2 SL Malinga 5/6 5/31 3/20 3/26 3/34 3.80 95.00
2 Mustafizur Rahman 5/22 4/12 4/21 3/13 3/23 3.80 95.00
4 Umar Gul 4/8 4/37 3/18 3/21 3/30 3.40 85.00
5 Haris Rauf 4/22 3/29 3/31 3/32 2/19 3.00 75.00
5 Mohammad Aamer 4/13 3/18 3/22 3/27 2/3 3.00 75.00
7 Sohail Tanvir 3/12 3/13 3/13 3/29 2/11 2.80 70.00
7 Al-Amin Hossain 3/21 3/25 3/34 3/37 2/22 2.80 70.00
9 Shaheen Shah Afridi 3/20 3/26 3/31 2/18 2/21 2.60 65.00
10 JJ Bumrah 3/14 3/16 2/9 2/17 2/17 2.40 60.00
BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler against top 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.

BEST BOWLING (ECO)


Criteria: Points For Economy In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3.0/3 4.0/4 4.0/9 3.0/7 3.0/9 1.91 100.00
1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3.0/3 4.0/4 4.0/9 3.0/7 3.0/9 1.91 100.00
2 Mustafizur Rahman 4.0/9 4.0/9 3.3/12 4.0/16 3.0/13 3.31 57.82
3 Sohail Tanvir 4.0/11 4.0/12 4.0/13 3.0/11 4.0/15 3.37 56.79
4 JJ Bumrah 2.0/5 3.0/8 3.0/10 4.0/15 4.0/16 3.50 54.76
5 SL Malinga 4.0/6 2.0/5 3.0/12 4.0/16 4.0/19 3.51 54.60
6 Umar Gul 4.0/8 2.0/7 4.0/17 4.0/18 3.2/17 3.96 48.33
7 Mohammad Aamer 2.0/3 4.0/13 3.0/11 4.0/18 4.0/20 3.99 47.99
8 Shaheen Shah Afridi 4.0/20 4.0/21 4.0/21 4.0/22 3.0/18 5.58 34.34
9 Al-Amin Hossain 4.0/18 4.0/21 4.0/22 4.0/22 3.0/17 5.61 34.15
10 Haris Rauf 4.0/22 4.0/23 4.0/24 4.0/25 4.0/25 6.10 31.37
UC Rating

The A IN A (UC) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000. Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinners and In Asia for Pacers. Favourable Conditions (FC) is the opposite.

RATING


RANK BOWLER PRO CON C TT ECO E TT BBW BBE UC RAT
1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 146.15 123.36 127.84 139.68 141.05 100.00 100.00 878.08
2 Mustafizur Rahman 200.00 127.28 123.56 128.48 128.25 95.00 57.82 860.39
3 SL Malinga 151.28 124.54 122.58 124.73 127.21 95.00 54.60 799.94
4 Mohammad Aamer 64.10 149.76 150.00 150.00 147.66 75.00 47.99 784.52
5 JJ Bumrah 107.69 120.08 120.73 149.48 150.00 60.00 54.76 762.74
6 Al-Amin Hossain 110.26 150.00 136.66 130.63 124.22 70.00 34.15 755.91
7 Sohail Tanvir 97.44 119.66 128.66 136.16 140.85 70.00 56.79 749.55
8 Umar Gul 97.44 121.67 133.66 121.37 124.49 85.00 48.33 731.95
9 Shaheen Shah Afridi 66.67 127.54 143.09 139.39 137.82 65.00 34.34 713.84
10 Haris Rauf 102.56 117.50 136.56 121.82 120.88 75.00 31.37 705.69

TOP TEAMS


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


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