Top 10 Non-Asian Spin 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. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). So, here are the Top 10 Non Asian Spin bowlers in matches In Asia in T20Is.

*Note: All T20I Ratings are updated till 2026-03-08

CONTENTS

4.1. Against All Teams

4.2. Against Top Teams

5. ECONOMIC

5.1. Against All Teams

5.2. Against Top Teams

6. BEST BOWLING BY WKTS (NWT)

7. BEST BOWLING BY ECO (NWT)

8. NON ASIANS IN ASIA RATING

9. TOP TEAMS

10. NON WEAK TEAMS

FC RATING

Points to note about NON ASIANS IN ASIA Rating:-

Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinnrs and In Asia for Pacers.
Favourable Conditions (FC) are the opposite.
This categorization has been done as there are more points for UC in our Overall Rating.

THE CRITERIA

The NON ASIANS IN ASIA Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA	STAT	POINTS
Prolific	Wickets Taken	250.00
Consistent	Average	200.00
Economic	Strike Rate	250.00
Best Bowling	Top Inns (Wkts)	150.00
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.

TT and NWT

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

Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine TT and NWT.
They are calculated by decades.
A bowler'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)	10
Min Career Wkts	25

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	AU Rashid	ENG	2009	2026	2017.5	48	55	250.00
1	AU Rashid	ENG	2009	2026	2017.5	48	55	250.00
2	A Zampa	AUS	2016	2026	2021	37	49	222.73
3	IS Sodhi	NZ	2014	2026	2020	41	42	190.91
4	MJ Santner	NZ	2015	2026	2020.5	41	36	163.64
5	Imran Tahir	SA	2013	2019	2016	19	29	131.82
6	S Badree	WI	2012	2018	2015	22	28	127.27
7	T Shamsi	SA	2017	2024	2020.5	19	23	104.55
8	R Ravindra	NZ	2021	2026	2023.5	17	21	95.45
9	GP Swann	ENG	2008	2012	2010	11	18	81.82
10	SP Narine	WI	2012	2019	2015.5	18	17	77.27

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	25
Min Wickets (TT)	15

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	Imran Tahir	19	463	29	15.97	15.97	100.00
1	GP Swann	11	222	18	12.33	12.31	100.00
2	R Ravindra	17	328	21	15.62	15.91	100.00
3	Imran Tahir	19	463	29	15.97	15.97	100.00
4	A Zampa	37	884	49	18.04	17.52	91.16
5	S Badree	22	529	28	18.89	18.22	87.69
6	T Shamsi	19	446	23	19.39	18.33	87.15
7	AU Rashid	48	1310	55	23.82	22.49	71.02
8	IS Sodhi	41	1092	42	26.00	23.76	67.22
9	SP Narine	18	380	17	22.35	24.46	65.29
10	MJ Santner	41	1031	36	28.64	25.67	62.22

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	GP Swann	10	200	16	12.50	12.24	100.00
1	GP Swann	10	200	16	12.50	12.24	100.00
2	R Ravindra	13	260	16	16.25	16.51	74.13
3	A Zampa	30	711	36	19.75	18.10	67.62
4	Imran Tahir	17	418	23	18.17	18.11	67.56
5	T Shamsi	15	362	16	22.63	20.21	60.57
6	SP Narine	15	315	15	21.00	22.43	54.56
7	S Badree	20	500	21	23.81	22.71	53.89
8	IS Sodhi	34	938	35	26.80	23.26	52.62
9	MJ Santner	29	767	26	29.50	24.28	50.41
10	AU Rashid	39	1070	40	26.75	24.29	50.39

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	200

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	RUNS	ER	R ER	RAT
TS	GP Swann	11	240	222	5.55	5.82	100.00
1	GP Swann	11	240	222	5.55	5.82	100.00
2	SP Narine	18	400	380	5.70	6.02	96.60
3	S Badree	22	510	529	6.22	6.45	90.23
4	MJ Santner	41	889	1031	6.96	6.55	88.88
5	T Shamsi	19	388	446	6.90	6.55	88.86
6	Imran Tahir	19	438	463	6.34	6.60	88.10
7	A Zampa	37	800	884	6.63	6.67	87.24
8	R Ravindra	17	294	328	6.69	6.70	86.86
9	AU Rashid	48	1050	1310	7.49	7.17	81.17
10	IS Sodhi	41	814	1092	8.05	7.70	75.61

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	RUNS	ER	R ER	RAT
TS	GP Swann	10	216	200	5.56	5.80	150.00
1	GP Swann	10	216	200	5.56	5.80	150.00
2	SP Narine	15	334	315	5.66	5.92	146.88
3	R Ravindra	13	240	260	6.50	6.48	134.26
4	T Shamsi	15	304	362	7.14	6.60	131.69
5	A Zampa	30	636	711	6.71	6.65	130.72
6	MJ Santner	29	625	767	7.36	6.66	130.59
7	S Badree	20	462	500	6.49	6.69	129.89
8	Imran Tahir	17	390	418	6.43	6.73	129.20
9	AU Rashid	39	848	1070	7.57	7.19	120.93
10	IS Sodhi	34	690	938	8.16	7.63	113.92

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	A Zampa	5/19	4/24	3/16	3/16	3/23	3.60	150.00
1	A Zampa	5/19	4/24	3/16	3/16	3/23	3.60	150.00
2	S Badree	4/15	3/10	3/12	3/14	2/16	3.00	125.00
2	MJ Santner	4/11	3/12	3/26	3/27	2/11	3.00	125.00
4	AU Rashid	4/2	3/11	3/19	2/13	2/16	2.80	116.67
4	T Shamsi	4/25	3/17	3/20	2/21	2/24	2.80	116.67
4	R Ravindra	4/27	3/19	3/22	2/28	2/29	2.80	116.67
7	SP Narine	3/9	3/16	3/20	2/17	2/19	2.60	108.33
8	GP Swann	3/13	3/14	2/17	2/18	2/22	2.40	100.00
8	IS Sodhi	3/18	3/21	2/17	2/23	2/25	2.40	100.00
10	Imran Tahir	3/26	2/13	2/17	2/21	2/24	2.20	91.67

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	AU Rashid	2.2/2	4.0/11	4.0/14	3.4/13	4.0/15	2.93	150.00
1	AU Rashid	2.2/2	4.0/11	4.0/14	3.4/13	4.0/15	2.93	150.00
2	MJ Santner	4.0/11	4.0/11	4.0/12	4.0/14	4.0/15	2.96	148.11
3	S Badree	4.0/10	4.0/12	4.0/14	4.0/15	4.0/16	3.47	126.44
4	IS Sodhi	4.0/14	3.0/11	4.0/17	4.0/18	4.0/21	4.08	107.68
5	R Ravindra	4.0/8	4.0/13	4.0/19	4.0/21	4.0/22	4.15	105.69
6	GP Swann	4.0/13	4.0/14	4.0/17	4.0/17	4.0/20	4.25	103.37
7	A Zampa	4.0/12	4.0/16	4.0/19	4.0/19	4.0/20	4.33	101.47
8	SP Narine	3.4/9	4.0/16	4.0/17	4.0/19	4.0/20	4.35	100.84
9	T Shamsi	4.0/16	4.0/17	4.0/20	4.0/20	4.0/21	4.46	98.36
10	Imran Tahir	4.0/13	4.0/17	4.0/18	4.0/20	4.0/21	4.63	94.72

NON ASIANS IN ASIA RATING

The NON ASIANS IN ASIA (FC) 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	FC RAT
1	A Zampa	222.73	158.78	217.96	150.00	101.47	850.93
2	AU Rashid	250.00	121.41	202.10	116.67	150.00	840.17
3	MJ Santner	163.64	112.62	219.47	125.00	148.11	768.84
4	S Badree	127.27	141.58	220.12	125.00	126.44	740.41
5	GP Swann	81.82	200.00	250.00	100.00	103.37	735.19
6	R Ravindra	95.45	174.13	221.12	116.67	105.69	713.06
7	IS Sodhi	190.91	119.84	189.52	100.00	107.68	707.96
8	Imran Tahir	131.82	167.56	217.30	91.67	94.72	703.06
9	T Shamsi	104.55	147.72	220.55	116.67	98.36	687.84
10	SP Narine	77.27	119.85	243.48	108.33	100.84	649.78