Top 10 Non-Asian Spin Bowlers In T20Is In Asia

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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 2025-10-12

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 2025 2017 37 37 250.00
1 AU Rashid ENG 2009 2025 2017 37 37 250.00
1 IS Sodhi NZ 2014 2025 2019.5 34 37 250.00
3 A Zampa AUS 2016 2025 2020.5 30 36 243.24
4 Imran Tahir SA 2013 2019 2016 19 29 195.95
4 MJ Santner NZ 2015 2025 2020 29 29 195.95
6 S Badree WI 2012 2018 2015 22 28 189.19
7 T Shamsi SA 2017 2024 2020.5 19 23 155.41
8 GP Swann ENG 2008 2012 2010 11 18 121.62
9 SP Narine WI 2012 2019 2015.5 18 17 114.86
10 KA Maharaj SA 2021 2024 2022.5 16 14 94.59

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 Imran Tahir 19 463 29 15.97 15.97 100.00
3 T Shamsi 19 446 23 19.39 17.99 88.80
4 S Badree 22 529 28 18.89 18.22 87.69
5 A Zampa 30 697 36 19.36 18.41 86.77
6 MJ Santner 29 668 29 23.03 22.27 71.73
7 KA Maharaj 16 372 14 26.57 22.42 71.25
8 IS Sodhi 34 864 37 23.35 22.55 70.85
9 AU Rashid 37 991 37 26.78 24.41 65.45
10 SP Narine 18 380 17 22.35 24.46 65.29

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 Imran Tahir 17 418 23 18.17 18.11 67.56
3 A Zampa 27 640 31 20.65 19.11 64.04
4 T Shamsi 15 362 16 22.63 19.66 62.24
5 MJ Santner 20 469 21 22.33 19.88 61.55
6 KA Maharaj 12 295 11 26.82 20.45 59.86
7 IS Sodhi 28 723 30 24.10 22.19 55.16
8 SP Narine 15 315 15 21.00 22.43 54.56
9 S Badree 20 500 21 23.81 22.71 53.89
10 AU Rashid 35 954 33 28.91 26.18 46.74

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 MJ Santner 29 631 668 6.35 6.33 91.96
4 S Badree 22 510 529 6.22 6.45 90.23
5 KA Maharaj 16 313 372 7.13 6.56 88.67
6 Imran Tahir 19 438 463 6.34 6.60 88.10
7 T Shamsi 19 388 446 6.90 6.63 87.81
8 A Zampa 30 648 697 6.45 6.64 87.68
9 AU Rashid 37 794 991 7.49 7.30 79.66
10 IS Sodhi 34 700 864 7.41 7.40 78.58

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 MJ Santner 20 439 469 6.41 6.21 139.92
4 T Shamsi 15 304 362 7.14 6.64 130.90
5 S Badree 20 462 500 6.49 6.69 129.89
6 Imran Tahir 17 390 418 6.43 6.73 129.20
7 KA Maharaj 12 228 295 7.76 6.78 128.29
8 A Zampa 27 576 640 6.67 6.79 128.02
9 IS Sodhi 28 588 723 7.38 7.25 119.95
10 AU Rashid 35 752 954 7.61 7.40 117.42

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 3/16 3/16 3/23 2/12 3.20 150.00
1 A Zampa 5/19 3/16 3/16 3/23 2/12 3.20 150.00
2 S Badree 4/15 3/10 3/12 3/14 2/16 3.00 140.63
3 MJ Santner 4/11 3/12 3/27 2/11 2/29 2.80 131.25
3 T Shamsi 4/25 3/17 3/20 2/21 2/24 2.80 131.25
5 AU Rashid 4/2 3/11 2/18 2/18 2/19 2.60 121.88
5 SP Narine 3/9 3/16 3/20 2/17 2/19 2.60 121.88
7 GP Swann 3/13 3/14 2/17 2/18 2/22 2.40 112.50
7 IS Sodhi 3/18 3/21 2/17 2/23 2/25 2.40 112.50
9 Imran Tahir 3/26 2/13 2/17 2/21 2/24 2.20 103.13
10 KA Maharaj 2/23 2/24 2/34 1/10 1/12 1.60 75.00

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 MJ Santner 4.0/11 4.0/11 4.0/12 4.0/14 4.0/15 3.14 150.00
1 MJ Santner 4.0/11 4.0/11 4.0/12 4.0/14 4.0/15 3.14 150.00
2 AU Rashid 2.2/2 4.0/11 4.0/14 4.0/15 4.0/18 3.19 147.44
3 S Badree 4.0/10 4.0/12 4.0/14 4.0/15 4.0/16 3.47 135.58
4 GP Swann 4.0/13 4.0/14 4.0/17 4.0/17 4.0/20 4.25 110.85
5 IS Sodhi 4.0/14 3.0/11 4.0/17 4.0/18 4.0/21 4.26 110.41
6 SP Narine 3.4/9 4.0/16 4.0/17 4.0/19 4.0/20 4.35 108.14
7 A Zampa 4.0/12 4.0/16 4.0/19 4.0/19 4.0/20 4.42 106.44
8 KA Maharaj 4.0/14 2.1/10 4.0/19 4.0/23 4.0/23 4.51 104.40
9 T Shamsi 4.0/16 4.0/17 4.0/20 4.0/20 4.0/21 4.52 104.23
10 Imran Tahir 4.0/13 4.0/17 4.0/18 4.0/20 4.0/21 4.63 101.57

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 243.24 150.81 215.69 150.00 106.44 866.19
2 MJ Santner 195.95 133.28 231.89 131.25 150.00 842.36
3 AU Rashid 250.00 112.19 197.07 121.88 147.44 828.57
4 S Badree 189.19 141.58 220.12 140.63 135.58 827.09
5 IS Sodhi 250.00 126.01 198.52 112.50 110.41 797.45
6 GP Swann 121.62 200.00 250.00 112.50 110.85 794.97
7 Imran Tahir 195.95 167.56 217.30 103.13 101.57 785.50
8 T Shamsi 155.41 151.03 218.71 131.25 104.23 760.63
9 SP Narine 114.86 119.85 243.48 121.88 108.14 708.20
10 KA Maharaj 94.59 131.11 216.96 75.00 104.40 622.07

TOP TEAMS


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

NON WEAK TEAMS


DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
2000s PAK SA SL IND WI AUS NZ ENG BAN
2010s IND SA PAK AUS ENG NZ SL WI BAN AFG
2020s IND AUS ENG NZ PAK SA BAN WI SL US AFG

*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.



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