Top 10 Spin Bowlers At Home In T20I Cricket

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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 Spin bowlers in matches At Home in T20Is.

*Note: All T20I Ratings are updated till 2025-10-12

HM RATING

Points to note about HOME Rating:-

  • U.A.E. and India are considered as Home for Afghanistan.
  • U.A.E. is also considered as a second home for Pakistan.
  • All Home and Away stats of Pakistani and Afghani bowlers are calculated accordingly.

THE CRITERIA


The HOME Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Economic Strike Rate 300.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 100.00
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 Rashid Khan AFG 2015 2025 2020 57 103 200.00
1 Rashid Khan AFG 2015 2025 2020 57 103 200.00
2 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2024 2015 52 69 133.98
3 MJ Santner NZ 2015 2025 2020 53 59 114.56
4 W Hasaranga SL 2019 2025 2022 27 46 89.32
5 Imad Wasim PAK 2015 2024 2019.5 38 40 77.67
6 Mujeeb Zadran AFG 2018 2025 2021.5 28 36 69.90
7 Imran Tahir SA 2013 2019 2016 14 27 52.43
7 Nasum Ahmed BAN 2021 2025 2023 22 27 52.43
9 BAW Mendis SL 2008 2014 2011 13 26 50.49
9 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2009 2015 2012 18 26 50.49

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 14 337 27 12.48 12.23 100.00
1 Imran Tahir 14 337 27 12.48 12.23 100.00
2 BAW Mendis 13 331 26 12.73 12.60 97.08
3 Rashid Khan 57 1297 103 12.59 14.76 82.92
4 Saeed Ajmal 18 389 26 14.96 16.29 75.10
5 W Hasaranga 27 709 46 15.41 16.78 72.91
6 Nasum Ahmed 22 407 27 15.07 17.76 68.91
7 Imad Wasim 38 771 40 19.28 20.21 60.54
8 Mujeeb Zadran 28 661 36 18.36 20.93 58.47
9 Shakib Al Hasan 52 1253 69 18.16 21.00 58.26
10 MJ Santner 53 1374 59 23.29 22.11 55.34

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Imran Tahir 13 314 22 14.27 13.75 150.00
1 Imran Tahir 13 314 22 14.27 13.75 150.00
2 Nasum Ahmed 14 245 19 12.89 15.41 133.87
3 BAW Mendis 12 323 20 16.15 15.60 132.22
4 Saeed Ajmal 18 389 26 14.96 16.29 126.62
5 W Hasaranga 21 560 35 16.00 16.36 126.13
6 Imad Wasim 27 551 31 17.77 18.83 109.55
7 Mujeeb Zadran 14 270 15 18.00 19.13 107.82
8 Rashid Khan 23 609 33 18.45 19.31 106.85
9 MJ Santner 47 1219 53 23.00 21.73 94.95
10 Shakib Al Hasan 30 728 35 20.80 23.00 89.70

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 16 336 358 6.39 5.87 100.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 18 419 389 5.57 5.90 99.53
2 Imad Wasim 38 780 771 5.93 6.14 95.60
3 Nasum Ahmed 22 412 407 5.93 6.16 95.27
4 Rashid Khan 57 1316 1297 5.91 6.22 94.45
5 Mujeeb Zadran 28 646 661 6.14 6.36 92.38
6 Imran Tahir 14 306 337 6.61 6.40 91.80
7 BAW Mendis 13 306 331 6.49 6.59 89.09
8 Shakib Al Hasan 52 1146 1253 6.56 6.84 85.90
9 W Hasaranga 27 604 709 7.04 7.07 83.07
10 MJ Santner 53 1087 1374 7.58 7.10 82.68

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS Mujeeb Zadran 14 312 270 5.19 5.29 200.00
1 Mujeeb Zadran 14 312 270 5.19 5.29 200.00
2 Nasum Ahmed 14 270 245 5.44 5.81 181.83
3 Saeed Ajmal 18 419 389 5.57 5.90 179.20
4 Imad Wasim 27 558 551 5.92 6.13 172.42
5 Imran Tahir 13 282 314 6.68 6.48 163.07
6 Rashid Khan 23 552 609 6.62 6.73 157.01
7 Shakib Al Hasan 30 669 728 6.53 6.79 155.73
8 BAW Mendis 12 282 323 6.87 6.95 152.16
9 MJ Santner 47 955 1219 7.66 7.14 148.06
10 W Hasaranga 21 460 560 7.30 7.16 147.62

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 YS Chahal 6/25 4/23 4/52 3/20 2/21 3.80 100.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan 5/21 4/9 3/8 3/37 2/10 3.40 89.47
1 Rashid Khan 4/12 4/18 3/13 3/22 3/38 3.40 89.47
3 Imad Wasim 5/14 3/19 3/20 3/21 2/2 3.20 84.21
3 MJ Santner 4/16 4/31 3/23 3/25 2/14 3.20 84.21
3 W Hasaranga 4/9 4/17 4/33 2/19 2/20 3.20 84.21
3 Nasum Ahmed 4/10 4/10 4/19 2/5 2/8 3.20 84.21
7 BAW Mendis 6/16 4/12 2/12 2/27 1/20 3.00 78.95
7 Imran Tahir 4/21 3/18 3/21 3/28 2/21 3.00 78.95
9 Saeed Ajmal 4/23 3/25 2/13 2/18 2/19 2.60 68.42
10 Mujeeb Zadran 3/16 2/9 2/24 2/26 2/28 2.20 57.89

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 R Ashwin 4.0/8 4.0/8 4.0/14 3.0/12 3.0/13 3.09 150.00
1 Mujeeb Zadran 4.0/9 3.0/9 4.0/12 3.0/10 4.0/14 3.11 149.23
2 Nasum Ahmed 2.0/5 4.0/10 4.0/10 4.0/15 2.0/8 3.12 148.58
3 Shakib Al Hasan 3.4/9 4.0/10 3.1/8 2.0/8 4.0/17 3.22 144.01
4 Imad Wasim 4.0/8 4.0/11 4.0/14 4.0/18 4.0/18 3.57 129.73
5 Rashid Khan 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/13 4.0/15 4.0/16 3.57 129.66
6 MJ Santner 4.0/14 4.0/15 4.0/16 4.0/16 4.0/16 3.61 128.57
7 W Hasaranga 4.0/9 3.0/12 4.0/17 4.0/19 4.0/20 4.07 113.96
8 Saeed Ajmal 4.0/12 4.0/13 4.0/18 4.0/18 4.0/19 4.24 109.41
9 BAW Mendis 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/16 4.0/21 4.0/25 4.37 106.14
10 Imran Tahir 4.0/14 4.0/18 4.0/21 4.0/21 4.0/21 4.60 100.81

HOME RATING


The HOME (HM) 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 HM RAT
1 Rashid Khan 200.00 189.76 251.45 89.47 129.66 860.36
2 Nasum Ahmed 52.43 202.78 277.10 84.21 148.58 765.10
3 Shakib Al Hasan 133.98 147.96 241.64 89.47 144.01 757.06
4 Imran Tahir 52.43 250.00 254.87 78.95 100.81 737.05
5 Mujeeb Zadran 69.90 166.29 292.38 57.89 149.23 735.70
6 Imad Wasim 77.67 170.09 268.03 84.21 129.73 729.73
7 W Hasaranga 89.32 199.03 230.69 84.21 113.96 717.22
8 Saeed Ajmal 50.49 201.72 278.73 68.42 109.41 708.76
9 MJ Santner 114.56 150.30 230.74 84.21 128.57 708.38
10 BAW Mendis 50.49 229.30 241.25 78.95 106.14 706.12

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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