T20Is - Best Spin Bowlers At Home

Top 10 Spin Bowlers At Home In T20I Cricket

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Our Twenty Twenty International (T20I) ratings take into account all matches from the first T20I match on February 17, 2005. They are updated till 2026-03-08. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section and at the end (Detailed Explanation). Here are the Top 10 Spin bowlers in matches At Home in T20Is.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
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 (WKTS)
6.1. Against All Teams
6.2. Against Top Teams
7. BEST BOWLING (ECO)
7.1. Against All Teams
7.2. Against Top Teams
8. HOME RATING
9. BRIEF EXPLANATION
9.1. Dynamic Nature
9.2. Trend Setter (TS)
9.3. Top Teams (TT)
9.4. Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification
9.5. Abbreviations
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 HM Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 250.00
Economic Economy Rate 300.00
Best Bowling (Wkts) Top Bowling By Wkts 100.00
Best Bowling (Eco) Top Bowling By Economy 150.00

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 10
Min Career Wkts 25

PROLIFIC

The Eras

The time period from 2005 to present is divided into eras for this section. Players are compared with players of the same period. A few points are deducted if the top wicket taker of that era is not the overall top wicket taker. Know More About Eras.

Era 1 MP before 2021
Era 2 MP greater than 2020

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK ERA 1 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS IS Sodhi NZ 2014 2026 2020 65 77 180.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2024 2015 52 69 161.30
2 Imad Wasim PAK 2015 2024 2019.5 38 40 93.51
3 Imran Tahir SA 2013 2019 2016 14 27 63.12
4 BAW Mendis SL 2008 2014 2011 13 26 60.78
4 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2009 2015 2012 18 26 60.78
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Rashid Khan AFG 2015 2026 2020.5 64 114 200.00
1 Rashid Khan AFG 2015 2026 2020.5 64 114 200.00
2 Mohammad Nawaz PAK 2016 2026 2021 47 57 100.00
3 W Hasaranga SL 2019 2026 2022.5 32 54 94.74
4 Mujeeb Zadran AFG 2018 2026 2022 35 47 82.46
5 Nasum Ahmed BAN 2021 2025 2023 27 30 52.63

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 player has played.
  • Time Period in which a bowler has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 20
Min Wickets (TT) 12

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Imran Tahir 14 337 27 12.48 13.66 100.00
1 Imran Tahir 14 337 27 12.48 13.66 100.00
2 BAW Mendis 13 331 26 12.73 13.95 97.94
3 Rashid Khan 64 1455 114 12.76 14.01 97.47
4 Saeed Ajmal 18 389 26 14.96 14.67 93.12
5 W Hasaranga 32 866 54 16.04 16.80 81.31
6 Mohammad Nawaz 47 999 57 17.53 17.50 78.04
7 Mujeeb Zadran 35 848 47 18.04 19.28 70.83
8 Imad Wasim 38 771 40 19.28 19.77 69.08
9 Shakib Al Hasan 52 1253 69 18.16 20.16 67.74
10 Nasum Ahmed 27 554 30 18.47 20.29 67.32

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Nasum Ahmed 14 245 19 12.89 14.09 150.00
1 Nasum Ahmed 14 245 19 12.89 14.09 150.00
2 Saeed Ajmal 18 389 26 14.96 14.67 144.07
3 Imran Tahir 12 293 21 13.95 14.97 141.18
4 Imad Wasim 22 451 29 15.55 16.58 127.44
5 W Hasaranga 24 659 39 16.90 17.01 124.20
6 BAW Mendis 12 323 20 16.15 17.08 123.71
7 Mohammad Nawaz 26 597 30 19.90 18.74 112.79
8 Rashid Khan 20 565 25 22.60 21.26 99.41
9 Shakib Al Hasan 30 728 35 20.80 22.20 95.17
10 Mujeeb Zadran 13 271 11 24.64 22.83 92.58

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 Bowled 250
Min Balls (TT) 150

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS Saeed Ajmal 18 419 389 5.57 5.98 120.00
1 Saeed Ajmal 18 419 389 5.57 5.98 120.00
2 Rashid Khan 64 1484 1455 5.88 6.01 119.30
3 Imad Wasim 38 780 771 5.93 6.09 117.77
4 Mujeeb Zadran 35 808 848 6.30 6.38 112.41
5 Imran Tahir 14 306 337 6.61 6.46 111.00
6 Nasum Ahmed 27 526 554 6.32 6.50 110.29
7 Mohammad Nawaz 47 910 999 6.59 6.56 109.33
8 BAW Mendis 13 306 331 6.49 6.82 105.14
9 Shakib Al Hasan 52 1146 1253 6.56 6.86 104.49
10 W Hasaranga 32 718 866 7.24 7.20 99.64

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS Nasum Ahmed 14 270 245 5.44 5.75 180.00
1 Nasum Ahmed 14 270 245 5.44 5.75 180.00
2 Mujeeb Zadran 13 282 271 5.77 5.79 178.62
3 Saeed Ajmal 18 419 389 5.57 5.98 173.11
4 Imad Wasim 22 456 451 5.93 6.10 169.60
5 Mohammad Nawaz 26 526 597 6.81 6.50 159.20
6 Imran Tahir 12 258 293 6.81 6.60 156.84
7 Shakib Al Hasan 30 669 728 6.53 6.84 151.17
8 Rashid Khan 20 480 565 7.06 7.13 145.11
9 BAW Mendis 12 282 323 6.87 7.14 144.99
10 W Hasaranga 24 526 659 7.52 7.40 139.85

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler. 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

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS Rashid Khan 5/3 5/27 4/9 4/12 4/14 4.40 30.00
1 Rashid Khan 5/3 5/27 4/9 4/12 4/14 4.40 30.00
2 Shakib Al Hasan 5/21 5/22 4/9 4/35 3/8 4.20 28.64
3 BAW Mendis 6/8 6/16 4/12 2/12 2/27 4.00 27.27
3 W Hasaranga 4/9 4/15 4/17 4/33 4/35 4.00 27.27
5 Mohammad Nawaz 5/18 5/19 3/5 3/16 3/17 3.80 25.91
6 Imran Tahir 5/23 4/21 3/18 3/21 3/28 3.60 24.55
7 Mujeeb Zadran 5/20 4/21 3/16 3/38 2/9 3.40 23.18
7 Nasum Ahmed 4/10 4/10 4/19 3/21 2/5 3.40 23.18
9 Imad Wasim 5/14 3/19 3/20 3/21 2/2 3.20 21.82
10 Saeed Ajmal 4/23 3/25 2/13 2/18 2/19 2.60 17.73

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS YS Chahal 6/25 4/23 4/52 3/20 2/21 3.80 70.00
1 W Hasaranga 4/9 4/17 4/33 4/35 2/20 3.60 66.32
2 Shakib Al Hasan 5/21 4/9 3/37 2/10 2/21 3.20 58.95
2 Imad Wasim 5/14 3/19 3/20 3/21 2/2 3.20 58.95
2 Mohammad Nawaz 5/18 3/26 3/33 3/35 2/13 3.20 58.95
5 BAW Mendis 6/16 4/12 2/12 2/27 1/20 3.00 55.26
5 Imran Tahir 4/21 3/18 3/21 3/28 2/21 3.00 55.26
7 Nasum Ahmed 4/10 4/19 2/5 2/8 2/22 2.80 51.58
8 Saeed Ajmal 4/23 3/25 2/13 2/18 2/19 2.60 47.89
9 Rashid Khan 3/38 2/17 2/25 2/26 2/26 2.20 40.53
10 Mujeeb Zadran 2/9 2/28 2/31 1/9 1/14 1.60 29.47

BEST BOWLING (ECO)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler. Best Bowling By Economy (BBE) is the Relative Economy of the bowler in the 5 Inns.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS Shakib Al Hasan 4.0/9 4.0/9 3.4/9 4.0/10 3.1/8 2.50 50.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan 4.0/9 4.0/9 3.4/9 4.0/10 3.1/8 2.50 50.00
2 Rashid Khan 2.0/3 4.0/11 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/12 2.84 44.04
3 Mujeeb Zadran 4.0/9 3.0/9 4.0/12 3.0/10 4.0/14 3.04 41.12
4 Nasum Ahmed 2.0/5 4.0/10 4.0/10 4.0/15 4.0/15 3.14 39.76
5 Imad Wasim 4.0/8 4.0/11 4.0/14 4.0/17 3.0/13 3.40 36.71
6 BAW Mendis 4.0/8 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/16 4.0/21 3.63 34.47
7 W Hasaranga 4.0/9 4.0/15 3.0/12 4.0/17 4.0/17 3.66 34.11
8 Mohammad Nawaz 2.0/5 4.0/16 4.0/16 4.0/16 4.0/17 3.87 32.27
9 Saeed Ajmal 4.0/12 4.0/13 4.0/18 4.0/18 4.0/19 4.29 29.13
10 Imran Tahir 4.0/14 4.0/18 4.0/21 4.0/21 4.0/21 4.64 26.91

Against Top Teams

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 2.92 100.00
1 Mujeeb Zadran 4.0/9 3.0/9 4.0/12 3.0/10 4.0/14 3.01 96.93
2 Shakib Al Hasan 3.4/9 4.0/10 2.0/8 4.0/17 3.0/13 3.58 81.48
3 W Hasaranga 4.0/9 3.0/12 4.0/17 4.0/17 4.0/20 3.88 75.19
4 Nasum Ahmed 2.0/5 4.0/10 2.0/8 4.0/17 4.0/19 3.89 75.03
5 Imad Wasim 4.0/8 4.0/14 4.0/18 4.0/19 2.0/10 3.94 74.13
6 Saeed Ajmal 4.0/12 4.0/13 4.0/18 4.0/18 4.0/19 4.29 68.06
7 Mohammad Nawaz 4.0/16 2.0/9 4.0/18 4.0/19 4.0/19 4.29 68.02
8 BAW Mendis 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/16 4.0/21 4.0/25 4.46 65.43
9 Rashid Khan 4.0/15 4.0/16 4.0/17 4.0/18 4.0/25 4.59 63.60
10 Imran Tahir 4.0/14 4.0/18 4.0/21 4.0/21 4.0/21 4.60 63.52

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 ATT BBW BBE HM RAT
1 Rashid Khan 200.00 196.89 264.42 70.53 107.63 839.46
2 Shakib Al Hasan 161.30 162.91 255.66 87.58 131.48 798.93
3 Imad Wasim 93.51 196.52 287.36 80.77 110.84 768.99
4 Saeed Ajmal 60.78 237.19 293.11 65.62 97.19 753.89
5 Nasum Ahmed 52.63 217.32 290.29 74.76 114.79 749.80
6 Mohammad Nawaz 100.00 190.83 268.53 84.86 100.29 744.51
7 W Hasaranga 94.74 205.51 239.48 93.59 109.30 742.62
8 Imran Tahir 63.12 241.18 267.84 79.81 90.44 742.39
9 Mujeeb Zadran 82.46 163.41 291.03 52.66 138.05 727.61
10 BAW Mendis 60.78 221.64 250.13 82.54 99.90 714.98

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

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.

Trend Setter (TS)

  1. TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
  2. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
  3. TS Bowling Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
  4. TS Points: 300.00 (Max)
  5. Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00.
  6. Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
  7. Know All About the Trend Setter
    8. .

Top Teams (TT)

  1. An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 5 years.
  2. Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
  3. The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific condition.

Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification

  1. Overs bowled in the innings must be more than 50% of the allotted overs for a bowler in the match.
  2. This is generally 12 balls for a 20 over match.
  3. However it may be less if the match is shortened for some reason.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER, ECO - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. TF, 3WH - Three Fors or 3 Wkt Hauls
  5. FP - First Played by Year
  6. INF - Infinite
  7. INNS - Innings
  8. LP - Last Played by Year
  9. MDNS - Maidens
  10. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  11. NA - Not Applicable
  12. NI - Not In Top
  13. NK - Not Known
  14. NO, * - Not Out
  15. NQ - Not Qualified
  16. OPP - Opposition
  17. OVRS - Overs
  18. RAT - Rating
  19. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  20. TS - Trend Setter
  21. TT - Top Teams
  22. WKTS - Wickets Taken
  23. WTG - Weightage

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