Top 10 T20I Fast Bowlers In Top Form Away From Home

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 Fast bowlers in their Top Form Away From Home

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

TOP FORM – AWAY Rating

This rating only includes stats of Fast bowlers in their Top Form Away From Home. 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 Form is calculated by taking the best 15 consecutive innings of a bowler such that his overall points are maximum.

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 10
Min Innings (TT) 10
Min Wickets (TS AVE) 15
Min Balls (TS ECO) 200

PROLIFIC


Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT FP LP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Umar Gul PAK 2007-09-22 2010-07-05 15 31 200.00
1 Umar Gul PAK 2007-09-22 2010-07-05 15 31 200.00
2 TA Boult NZ 2014-03-31 2021-11-17 15 30 193.55
3 LT Ngidi SA 2021-07-03 2022-11-03 15 28 180.65
4 JR Hazlewood AUS 2021-08-03 2022-09-20 15 27 174.19
5 SL Malinga SL 2014-02-14 2019-03-22 15 26 167.74
6 SM Curran ENG 2021-03-20 2022-11-13 15 25 161.29
7 DW Steyn SA 2010-05-10 2014-03-27 15 23 148.39
7 Bhuvneshwar Kumar IND 2022-06-26 2022-10-27 15 23 148.39
9 MG Johnson AUS 2007-09-14 2010-05-11 15 22 141.94
10 KMDN Kulasekara SL 2010-05-07 2014-04-03 15 21 135.48
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 Umar Gul 15 297 31 9.58 26.66 9.52 150.00
1 Umar Gul 15 297 31 9.58 26.66 9.52 150.00
2 DW Steyn 15 280 23 12.17 26.33 12.25 116.60
3 SL Malinga 15 340 26 13.08 27.46 12.62 113.19
4 TA Boult 15 384 30 12.80 25.94 13.07 109.26
5 JR Hazlewood 15 356 27 13.19 26.10 13.39 106.69
6 LT Ngidi 15 384 28 13.71 26.83 13.55 105.46
7 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 15 312 23 13.57 26.22 13.71 104.19
8 KMDN Kulasekara 15 313 21 14.90 26.70 14.79 96.56
9 MG Johnson 15 331 22 15.05 26.37 15.12 94.49
10 SM Curran 15 391 25 15.64 26.96 15.37 92.93

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE C AVE R AVE RAT
TS Umar Gul 11 238 26 9.15 26.66 9.10 150.00
1 Umar Gul 11 238 26 9.15 26.66 9.10 150.00
2 DW Steyn 13 252 20 12.60 26.33 12.68 107.64
3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 11 226 18 12.56 26.22 12.69 107.56
4 LT Ngidi 11 299 23 13.00 26.83 12.84 106.30
5 TA Boult 13 335 26 12.88 25.94 13.16 103.71
6 MG Johnson 14 303 21 14.43 26.37 14.50 94.14
7 SL Malinga 13 309 20 15.45 27.46 14.91 91.53
8 SM Curran 14 360 23 15.65 26.96 15.38 88.72
9 KMDN Kulasekara 14 313 20 15.65 26.70 15.53 87.86
10 JR Hazlewood 10 263 17 15.47 26.10 15.71 86.88
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 DW Steyn 15 324 280 5.19 8.13 5.26 150.00
1 DW Steyn 15 324 280 5.19 8.13 5.26 150.00
2 Umar Gul 15 319 297 5.59 8.11 5.68 138.96
3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 15 300 312 6.24 8.22 6.26 126.00
4 JR Hazlewood 15 334 356 6.40 8.28 6.37 123.83
5 SL Malinga 15 323 340 6.32 8.17 6.38 123.68
6 KMDN Kulasekara 15 296 313 6.34 8.10 6.47 122.06
7 MG Johnson 15 302 331 6.58 8.06 6.73 117.27
8 TA Boult 15 340 384 6.78 8.30 6.73 117.22
9 SM Curran 15 328 391 7.15 8.56 6.90 114.44
10 LT Ngidi 15 292 384 7.89 8.48 7.67 102.87

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER C ER R ER RAT
TS DW Steyn 13 276 252 5.48 8.13 5.56 150.00
1 DW Steyn 13 276 252 5.48 8.13 5.56 150.00
2 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 11 222 226 6.11 8.22 6.13 135.99
3 Umar Gul 11 232 238 6.16 8.11 6.26 133.24
4 SL Malinga 13 287 309 6.46 8.17 6.53 127.75
5 MG Johnson 14 278 303 6.54 8.06 6.69 124.59
6 SM Curran 14 310 360 6.97 8.56 6.72 124.12
7 KMDN Kulasekara 14 284 313 6.61 8.10 6.74 123.73
8 TA Boult 13 292 335 6.88 8.30 6.84 121.92
9 JR Hazlewood 10 228 263 6.92 8.28 6.90 120.89
10 LT Ngidi 11 205 299 8.75 8.48 8.51 97.99
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 Umar Gul 5/6 4/13 3/15 3/20 3/28 3.60 100.00
1 Umar Gul 5/6 4/13 3/15 3/20 3/28 3.60 100.00
2 LT Ngidi 5/39 4/29 3/32 2/6 2/11 3.20 88.89
3 SM Curran 5/10 3/12 3/25 2/23 2/26 3.00 83.33
3 JR Hazlewood 4/16 4/39 3/16 2/19 2/25 3.00 83.33
3 TA Boult 4/34 3/17 3/20 3/20 2/14 3.00 83.33
3 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 5/4 4/26 3/15 2/35 1/10 3.00 83.33
7 DW Steyn 4/17 3/15 3/22 2/10 2/20 2.80 77.78
8 MG Johnson 3/15 3/19 3/22 2/21 2/22 2.60 72.22
8 KMDN Kulasekara 4/32 3/4 2/23 2/29 2/32 2.60 72.22
10 SL Malinga 3/20 3/28 2/5 2/11 2/24 2.40 66.67
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 LL Tsotsobe 4.0/9 3.0/11 4.0/16 4.0/17 4.0/20 3.85 100.00
1 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4.0/4 3.0/10 3.0/15 2.0/11 4.0/22 3.89 99.10
2 Umar Gul 3.0/6 4.0/15 3.0/13 3.0/13 3.4/20 4.09 94.32
3 DW Steyn 4.0/13 4.0/15 4.0/17 4.0/18 2.0/10 4.12 93.67
4 JR Hazlewood 4.0/16 4.0/16 4.0/16 4.0/19 4.0/25 4.58 84.09
5 KMDN Kulasekara 3.0/4 3.0/15 3.0/15 4.0/21 3.0/18 4.65 82.90
6 TA Boult 4.0/17 4.0/18 3.0/14 4.0/20 4.0/20 4.65 82.83
7 SL Malinga 2.0/5 4.0/11 3.5/20 4.0/24 2.0/13 4.66 82.75
8 SM Curran 3.4/10 4.0/12 4.0/23 4.0/25 4.0/26 4.71 81.91
9 MG Johnson 3.2/15 4.0/18 4.0/19 4.0/20 4.0/21 4.92 78.30
10 LT Ngidi 2.4/11 2.0/10 3.0/20 4.0/29 4.0/32 6.33 60.89
TF AW Rating

The TOP FORM – AWAY (TF AW) Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000.

RATING


RANK BOWLER PRO CON C TT ECO E TT BBW BBE TF AW RAT
1 Umar Gul 200.00 150.00 150.00 138.96 133.24 100.00 94.32 966.52
2 DW Steyn 148.39 116.60 107.64 150.00 150.00 77.78 93.67 844.08
3 TA Boult 193.55 109.26 103.71 117.22 121.92 83.33 82.83 811.81
4 Bhuvneshwar Kumar 148.39 104.19 107.56 126.00 135.99 83.33 99.10 804.56
5 JR Hazlewood 174.19 106.69 86.88 123.83 120.89 83.33 84.09 779.90
6 SL Malinga 167.74 113.19 91.53 123.68 127.75 66.67 82.75 773.31
7 SM Curran 161.29 92.93 88.72 114.44 124.12 83.33 81.91 746.73
8 LT Ngidi 180.65 105.46 106.30 102.87 97.99 88.89 60.89 743.04
9 MG Johnson 141.94 94.49 94.14 117.27 124.59 72.22 78.30 722.95
10 KMDN Kulasekara 135.48 96.56 87.86 122.06 123.73 72.22 82.90 720.81

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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