T20I Decades Rating - Best Fast Bowler In 2010s Featured

Top T20I Fast Bowler of the Decade (2010 – 2019)

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This Rating takes into account only the matches played in the 2010s. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). It is to be noted that U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and Afghanistan. All home and away stats of Pakistani and Afghani bowlers are calculated accordingly. So, here are the Top 10 Fast bowlers in T20I cricket in the 2010s.

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

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PRIMARY CRITERIA
3.1. PROLIFIC
3.2. CONSISTENT
3.2.1. Against All Teams
3.2.2. Against Top Teams
3.3. ECONOMIC
3.3.1. Against All Teams
3.3.2. Against Top Teams
3.4. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
3.5. BEST BOWLING (ECO)
3.6. PRIMARY RATING
4. CONDITIONS CRITERIA
4.1. HOME/AWAY
4.1.1. At Home
4.1.2. Away From Home
4.2. FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS
4.2.1. Favourable Conditions Rating
4.2.1.1. Non Asians Outside Asia
4.2.1.2. Asians Outside Asia
4.2.2. Unfavourable Conditions Rating
4.2.2.1. Non Asians In Asia
4.2.2.2. Asians In Asia
4.3. CONDITIONS RATING
5. SECONDARY CRITERIA
5.1. TOP FORM AT HOME
5.2. TOP FORM AWAY
5.3. WORLD CUP
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. DECADES RATING
7. TOP TEAMS

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Wickets, Average, Economy, BBI (Wkts), BBI (Eco)
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary Top Form Home, Top Form Away, World Cup
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)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams. Here is some information about the Top Teams:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine top teams.
  • The top teams are calculated by decades.
  • A bowler’s performace is counted in TT if it comes against the team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out matches of T20 World Cup are also counted in TT.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 20
Min Wickets (TS AVE) 25
Min Balls (TS ECO) 500

PRIMARY CRITERIA

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS WKTS RAT
TS SL Malinga SL 59 82 200.00
1 SL Malinga SL 59 82 200.00
2 TG Southee NZ 55 64 156.10
3 KMDN Kulasekara SL 49 60 146.34
4 Mustafizur Rahman BAN 37 52 126.83
5 JJ Bumrah IND 42 51 124.39
6 Mohammad Aamer PAK 38 50 121.95
7 SCJ Broad ENG 37 43 104.88
8 MA Starc AUS 28 39 95.12
9 DW Steyn SA 30 38 92.68
10 PJ Cummins AUS 25 32 78.05

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 Relative Average

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JP Faulkner 24 684 36 19.00 18.16 150.00
1 MA Starc 28 718 39 18.41 18.49 147.31
2 Mohammad Aamer 38 973 50 19.46 19.53 139.49
3 SL Malinga 59 1561 82 19.04 19.60 139.01
4 DW Steyn 30 709 38 18.66 19.82 137.41
5 PJ Cummins 25 643 32 20.09 19.97 136.39
6 JJ Bumrah 42 1029 51 20.18 20.61 132.19
7 KMDN Kulasekara 49 1210 60 20.17 20.95 130.05
8 Mustafizur Rahman 37 1065 52 20.48 21.09 129.19
9 SCJ Broad 37 973 43 22.63 23.47 116.06
10 TG Southee 55 1643 64 25.67 25.91 105.13

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS JP Faulkner 23 658 36 18.28 17.47 150.00
1 MA Starc 26 673 36 18.69 18.78 139.56
2 PJ Cummins 24 614 32 19.19 19.07 137.40
3 KMDN Kulasekara 40 962 49 19.63 20.39 128.51
4 Mohammad Aamer 32 828 40 20.70 20.77 126.15
5 SL Malinga 50 1351 65 20.78 21.40 122.48
6 JJ Bumrah 34 861 41 21.00 21.45 122.18
7 DW Steyn 27 675 33 20.45 21.73 120.58
8 Mustafizur Rahman 28 862 39 22.10 22.76 115.16
9 SCJ Broad 35 939 38 24.71 25.63 102.24
10 TG Southee 50 1521 57 26.68 26.93 97.30

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

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS AD Mathews 47 800 877 6.58 6.81 150.00
1 Mohammad Aamer 38 850 973 6.87 6.89 148.28
2 JJ Bumrah 42 919 1029 6.72 6.95 147.15
3 DW Steyn 30 637 709 6.68 6.95 146.95
4 MA Starc 28 639 718 6.74 6.97 146.63
5 PJ Cummins 25 570 643 6.77 6.98 146.41
6 KMDN Kulasekara 49 1022 1210 7.10 7.33 139.45
7 SL Malinga 59 1309 1561 7.16 7.36 138.85
8 SCJ Broad 37 783 973 7.46 7.66 133.48
9 Mustafizur Rahman 37 811 1065 7.88 8.15 125.37
10 TG Southee 55 1185 1643 8.32 8.30 123.15

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS PJ Cummins 24 546 614 6.75 6.96 150.00
1 PJ Cummins 24 546 614 6.75 6.96 150.00
2 Mohammad Aamer 32 706 828 7.04 7.06 147.81
3 MA Starc 26 591 673 6.83 7.06 147.76
4 KMDN Kulasekara 40 824 962 7.00 7.23 144.44
5 JJ Bumrah 34 733 861 7.05 7.29 143.26
6 SL Malinga 50 1133 1351 7.15 7.36 141.82
7 DW Steyn 27 571 675 7.09 7.39 141.31
8 SCJ Broad 35 741 939 7.60 7.81 133.68
9 TG Southee 50 1089 1521 8.38 8.36 124.85
10 Mustafizur Rahman 28 605 862 8.55 8.85 118.01

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler against top teams in the 2010s. 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 SL Malinga 5/6 5/31 3/12 3/26 3/28 3.80 100.00
1 SL Malinga 5/6 5/31 3/12 3/26 3/28 3.80 100.00
2 Mustafizur Rahman 5/22 4/21 3/31 3/33 3/48 3.60 94.74
3 TG Southee 5/18 3/13 3/17 3/21 3/21 3.40 89.47
4 Mohammad Aamer 4/13 3/18 3/22 3/23 3/27 3.20 84.21
5 KMDN Kulasekara 4/31 4/32 3/4 2/10 2/13 3.00 78.95
5 SCJ Broad 4/24 3/15 3/30 3/32 2/12 3.00 78.95
7 MA Starc 3/11 3/20 3/26 3/35 2/16 2.80 73.68
7 DW Steyn 4/17 3/15 3/22 2/10 2/13 2.80 73.68
9 JJ Bumrah 3/14 3/16 3/23 2/9 2/17 2.60 68.42
10 PJ Cummins 3/15 3/25 2/16 2/23 2/25 2.40 63.16

BEST BOWLING (ECO)

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.

Criteria: Points For Economy In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS Bhuvneshwar Kumar 3.0/3 4.0/9 3.0/7 3.0/9 4.0/12 2.39 100.00
1 SL Malinga 4.0/6 2.0/5 4.0/11 4.0/15 3.0/12 2.97 80.60
2 KMDN Kulasekara 3.0/4 4.0/13 3.0/10 3.0/13 3.0/13 3.42 69.93
3 Mohammad Aamer 2.0/3 4.0/13 3.0/11 3.0/13 4.0/18 3.64 65.70
4 JJ Bumrah 3.0/8 3.0/10 4.0/15 4.0/16 2.0/9 3.75 63.77
5 TG Southee 4.0/13 3.0/10 4.0/16 4.0/17 4.0/18 3.89 61.51
6 PJ Cummins 4.0/11 4.0/15 4.0/16 3.0/14 4.0/19 4.07 58.71
7 MA Starc 2.2/8 3.1/11 4.0/16 4.0/17 4.0/17 4.08 58.63
8 DW Steyn 4.0/13 4.0/15 4.0/17 3.0/13 4.0/18 4.17 57.37
9 SCJ Broad 3.2/12 4.0/15 4.0/18 4.0/18 4.0/19 4.36 54.87
10 Mustafizur Rahman 4.0/19 4.0/20 4.0/21 4.0/21 4.0/22 5.33 44.85

PRIMARY RATING

The total of the above five criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the five criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is half of the DECADES Rating, i.e. 500 pts.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ECO BBW BBE RAT PRI PTS
1 SL Malinga 200.00 261.49 280.67 100.00 80.60 922.77 461.38
2 KMDN Kulasekara 146.34 258.56 283.89 78.95 69.93 837.68 418.84
3 Mohammad Aamer 121.95 265.64 296.09 84.21 65.70 833.59 416.79
4 MA Starc 95.12 286.88 294.39 73.68 58.63 808.70 404.35
5 JJ Bumrah 124.39 254.37 290.41 68.42 63.77 801.37 400.68
6 PJ Cummins 78.05 273.79 296.41 63.16 58.71 770.11 385.06
7 DW Steyn 92.68 258.00 288.26 73.68 57.37 769.99 385.00
8 TG Southee 156.10 202.43 248.00 89.47 61.51 757.52 378.76
9 Mustafizur Rahman 126.83 244.34 243.38 94.74 44.85 754.14 377.07
10 SCJ Broad 104.88 218.30 267.15 78.95 54.87 724.15 362.07

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions

The Conditions Ratings are calculated by applying the four criteria of the Primary Rating to diffirent conditions. Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for spin bowlers and In Asia for pacers. Favourable Conditions (FC) is the opposite. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Here are those conditions and their weightage:-

  • HOME – 250 PTS
  • AWAY – 1,000 PTS
  • FC – 250 PTS
  • UC – 1,000 PTS

HOME/AWAY

At Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 SL Malinga 24 35 19.69 7.53 838.85 209.71
2 JJ Bumrah 22 24 20.58 6.44 789.10 197.28
3 TG Southee 28 34 25.44 8.48 783.35 195.84
4 MA Starc 10 12 19.42 6.24 719.79 179.95
5 PJ Cummins 11 12 20.42 5.98 696.83 174.21
6 KMDN Kulasekara 19 18 26.22 7.04 670.06 167.51
7 Mustafizur Rahman 19 23 22.39 7.32 615.49 153.87
8 Mohammad Aamer 7 12 12.50 5.77 500.00 125.00
8 DW Steyn 7 9 19.56 7.33 500.00 125.00
10 SCJ Broad 10 7 40.86 8.33 475.18 118.79

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 SL Malinga 35 47 18.55 6.88 906.29 906.29
2 KMDN Kulasekara 30 42 17.57 7.14 903.72 903.72
3 MA Starc 18 27 17.96 7.01 823.62 823.62
4 Mohammad Aamer 31 38 21.66 7.12 821.44 821.44
5 SCJ Broad 27 36 19.08 7.14 818.89 818.89
6 DW Steyn 23 29 18.38 6.49 809.83 809.83
7 Mustafizur Rahman 18 29 18.97 8.48 794.52 794.52
8 PJ Cummins 14 20 19.90 7.37 759.24 759.24
9 JJ Bumrah 20 27 19.81 6.99 735.30 735.30
10 TG Southee 27 30 25.93 8.15 680.94 680.94

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

Favourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 PJ Cummins 14 19 16.89 6.06 836.06 209.01
2 TG Southee 39 43 27.26 8.52 799.24 199.81
3 MA Starc 13 15 20.33 6.44 747.30 186.83
4 SCJ Broad 23 26 24.15 7.83 723.02 180.76
5 DW Steyn 16 17 21.82 6.63 683.09 170.77

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 SL Malinga 23 29 20.48 6.96 941.08 235.27
2 Mohammad Aamer 23 28 22.29 7.37 893.91 223.48
3 KMDN Kulasekara 14 20 17.40 7.10 886.90 221.72
4 JJ Bumrah 14 20 20.15 7.39 728.86 182.22
5 Mustafizur Rahman 5 9 16.67 8.74 500.00 125.00

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 MA Starc 15 24 17.21 6.98 991.12 991.12
2 DW Steyn 14 21 16.10 6.74 957.09 957.09
3 TG Southee 16 21 22.43 7.85 847.96 847.96
4 SCJ Broad 14 17 20.29 6.85 785.27 785.27
5 PJ Cummins 11 13 24.77 7.67 721.28 721.28

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 SL Malinga 36 53 18.25 7.28 876.53 876.53
2 Mohammad Aamer 15 22 15.86 6.12 831.83 831.83
3 JJ Bumrah 28 31 20.19 6.34 800.96 800.96
4 KMDN Kulasekara 35 40 21.55 7.10 768.52 768.52
5 Mustafizur Rahman 32 43 21.28 7.75 762.39 762.39

CONDITIONS RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the DECADES Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BOWLER AWAY HOME UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 SL Malinga 906.29 209.71 876.53 235.27 2,227.81 222.78
2 MA Starc 823.62 179.95 991.12 186.83 2,181.52 218.15
3 DW Steyn 809.83 125.00 957.09 170.77 2,062.69 206.27
4 KMDN Kulasekara 903.72 167.51 768.52 221.72 2,061.48 206.15
5 Mohammad Aamer 821.44 125.00 831.83 223.48 2,001.74 200.17
6 TG Southee 680.94 195.84 847.96 199.81 1,924.55 192.46
7 JJ Bumrah 735.30 197.28 800.96 182.22 1,915.75 191.58
8 SCJ Broad 818.89 118.79 785.27 180.76 1,903.71 190.37
9 PJ Cummins 759.24 174.21 721.28 209.01 1,863.74 186.37
10 Mustafizur Rahman 794.52 153.87 762.39 125.00 1,835.78 183.58

SECONDARY CRITERIA

Top Form And World Cup

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. Top Form is calculated by taking the best 15 consecutive innings of a bowlers against Top Teams such that his Rating Points are Maximum. Top Form is calculated seperately for Home and Away innings. World Cup Rating gives points for performances in World Cups. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

  • TOP FORM AT HOME – 500 PTS
  • TOP FORM AWAY – 1,000 PTS
  • WORLD CUP – 1,000 PTS

TOP FORM AT HOME

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 TG Southee 15 26 18.42 8.19 857.75 428.88
2 SL Malinga 15 24 18.50 7.40 834.08 417.04
3 JJ Bumrah 15 19 17.84 6.69 751.01 375.51
4 KMDN Kulasekara 15 17 21.18 6.92 678.81 339.41
5 MA Starc 10 12 19.42 6.24 651.53 325.76
6 PJ Cummins 11 12 20.42 5.98 643.53 321.76
7 DW Steyn 7 9 19.56 7.33 500.00 250.00
7 Mohammad Aamer 7 12 12.50 5.77 500.00 250.00
9 Mustafizur Rahman 10 10 31.20 8.67 474.62 237.31
10 SCJ Broad 10 7 40.86 8.33 430.04 215.02

TOP FORM AWAY

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Mustafizur Rahman 15 29 15.79 8.30 905.32 905.32
2 DW Steyn 15 21 15.57 6.06 861.37 861.37
3 MA Starc 15 23 17.74 7.14 840.23 840.23
4 KMDN Kulasekara 15 21 16.10 6.58 839.48 839.48
5 SCJ Broad 15 23 17.83 6.91 822.24 822.24
6 SL Malinga 15 19 18.32 6.57 795.89 795.89
7 PJ Cummins 13 20 18.45 7.38 771.65 771.65
8 Mohammad Aamer 15 17 25.06 7.47 708.31 708.31
9 TG Southee 15 18 24.22 7.72 687.21 687.21
10 JJ Bumrah 13 17 23.47 8.06 659.33 659.33

WORLD CUP

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 DW Steyn 17 21 20.67 7.10 861.77 861.77
2 SL Malinga 19 19 25.37 7.61 812.08 812.08
3 SCJ Broad 15 19 20.16 7.39 795.08 795.08
4 KMDN Kulasekara 16 15 23.53 6.94 733.49 733.49
5 MA Starc 10 15 20.67 7.75 723.60 723.60
6 TG Southee 10 14 22.43 8.97 638.94 638.94
7 Mohammad Aamer 10 11 24.55 7.11 625.44 625.44
8 JJ Bumrah 5 4 38.25 7.65 500.00 500.00
8 Mustafizur Rahman 3 9 9.56 7.17 500.00 500.00
10 PJ Cummins 6 6 32.83 8.21 491.59 491.59

SECONDARY RATING

The total of the above three criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the DECADES Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BOWLER TF HM TF AW WC TOT SEC RAT
1 SL Malinga 417.04 795.89 812.08 2,025.01 202.50
2 DW Steyn 250.00 861.37 861.77 1,973.14 197.31
3 KMDN Kulasekara 339.41 839.48 733.49 1,912.38 191.24
4 MA Starc 325.76 840.23 723.60 1,889.59 188.96
5 SCJ Broad 215.02 822.24 795.08 1,832.34 183.23
6 TG Southee 428.88 687.21 638.94 1,755.03 175.50
7 Mustafizur Rahman 237.31 905.32 500.00 1,642.63 164.26
8 PJ Cummins 321.76 771.65 491.59 1,585.01 158.50
9 Mohammad Aamer 250.00 708.31 625.44 1,583.75 158.38
10 JJ Bumrah 375.51 659.33 500.00 1,534.84 153.48

DECADES RATING

DECADES Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts. Half the points are for Primary Criteria; one-fourth for Conditions; and one-fourth for Secondary Criteria.

RANK BOWLER NAT PRI RAT CON RAT SEC RAT FIN RAT
1 SL Malinga SL 461.38 222.78 202.50 886.67
2 KMDN Kulasekara SL 418.84 206.15 191.24 816.22
3 MA Starc AUS 404.35 218.15 188.96 811.46
4 DW Steyn SA 385.00 206.27 197.31 788.58
5 Mohammad Aamer PAK 416.79 200.17 158.38 775.34
6 TG Southee NZ 378.76 192.46 175.50 746.72
7 JJ Bumrah IND 400.68 191.58 153.48 745.74
8 SCJ Broad ENG 362.07 190.37 183.23 735.68
9 PJ Cummins AUS 385.06 186.37 158.50 729.93
10 Mustafizur Rahman BAN 377.07 183.58 164.26 724.91

TOP TEAMS

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

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