T20Is - Best Spin Bowlers In Victories

Top 10 T20I Spin Bowlers In Victories

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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 victories 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. VICTORIES 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

THE CRITERIA

The VC 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) 15
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 76 116 200.00
1 IS Sodhi NZ 2014 2026 2020 76 116 200.00
2 AU Rashid ENG 2009 2026 2017.5 83 112 193.10
3 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2024 2015 52 84 144.83
4 BAW Mendis SL 2008 2014 2011 26 54 93.10
5 AC Agar AUS 2016 2024 2020 27 38 65.52
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS A Zampa AUS 2016 2026 2021 67 111 200.00
1 A Zampa AUS 2016 2026 2021 67 111 200.00
2 Shadab Khan PAK 2017 2026 2021.5 72 99 178.38
3 MJ Santner NZ 2015 2026 2020.5 73 94 169.37
4 W Hasaranga SL 2019 2026 2022.5 41 82 147.75
5 Kuldeep Yadav IND 2017 2026 2021.5 38 80 144.14

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 25
Min Wickets (TT) 15

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Imran Tahir 21 483 42 11.50 10.95 100.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 38 905 80 11.31 11.99 91.34
2 BAW Mendis 26 575 54 10.65 12.52 87.48
3 W Hasaranga 41 993 82 12.11 12.57 87.09
4 A Zampa 67 1671 111 15.05 14.80 73.99
5 AC Agar 27 609 38 16.03 15.82 69.21
6 Shakib Al Hasan 52 1221 84 14.54 17.11 63.99
7 IS Sodhi 76 2079 116 17.92 18.18 60.24
8 Shadab Khan 72 1773 99 17.91 18.39 59.55
9 MJ Santner 73 1748 94 18.60 19.11 57.31
10 AU Rashid 83 2225 112 19.87 19.29 56.78

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS AC Agar 15 353 29 12.17 11.02 150.00
1 AC Agar 15 353 29 12.17 11.02 150.00
2 W Hasaranga 20 546 42 13.00 12.10 136.62
3 Kuldeep Yadav 26 635 53 11.98 12.25 134.91
4 Shakib Al Hasan 20 428 34 12.59 14.40 114.79
5 BAW Mendis 18 442 33 13.39 14.41 114.72
6 MJ Santner 40 966 60 16.10 15.13 109.24
7 A Zampa 43 1120 64 17.50 16.04 103.05
8 Shadab Khan 42 1039 58 17.91 17.77 93.03
9 IS Sodhi 46 1316 68 19.35 18.13 91.16
10 AU Rashid 62 1732 78 22.21 20.30 81.40

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 500
Min Balls (TT) 300

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS Imad Wasim 44 906 878 5.81 5.87 120.00
1 AC Agar 27 612 609 5.97 5.89 119.48
2 W Hasaranga 41 948 993 6.28 6.35 110.88
3 MJ Santner 73 1603 1748 6.54 6.37 110.51
4 A Zampa 67 1517 1671 6.61 6.39 110.17
5 BAW Mendis 26 579 575 5.96 6.45 109.20
6 Shakib Al Hasan 52 1167 1221 6.28 6.62 106.32
7 Kuldeep Yadav 38 813 905 6.68 6.62 106.26
8 Shadab Khan 72 1569 1773 6.78 6.78 103.87
9 AU Rashid 83 1848 2225 7.22 7.02 100.22
10 IS Sodhi 76 1655 2079 7.54 7.33 96.06

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS J Botha 19 390 364 5.60 5.79 180.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan 20 460 428 5.58 5.82 179.03
2 AC Agar 15 336 353 6.30 5.89 176.93
3 MJ Santner 40 879 966 6.59 6.21 167.90
4 Shadab Khan 42 923 1039 6.75 6.61 157.56
5 Kuldeep Yadav 26 557 635 6.84 6.65 156.60
6 A Zampa 43 945 1120 7.11 6.66 156.34
7 BAW Mendis 18 408 442 6.50 6.77 153.79
8 W Hasaranga 20 456 546 7.18 7.03 148.28
9 AU Rashid 62 1398 1732 7.43 7.08 147.06
10 IS Sodhi 46 1010 1316 7.82 7.41 140.61

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 BAW Mendis 6/8 6/16 4/15 4/17 3/9 4.60 30.00
1 BAW Mendis 6/8 6/16 4/15 4/17 3/9 4.60 30.00
2 Shakib Al Hasan 5/21 5/22 4/9 4/9 4/15 4.40 28.70
2 Kuldeep Yadav 5/17 5/24 4/7 4/21 4/30 4.40 28.70
4 A Zampa 5/19 4/12 4/21 4/23 4/34 4.20 27.39
5 AU Rashid 4/2 4/11 4/32 4/35 3/11 3.80 24.78
5 IS Sodhi 4/12 4/28 4/28 4/28 3/18 3.80 24.78
5 AC Agar 6/30 5/24 3/16 3/27 2/11 3.80 24.78
8 MJ Santner 4/11 4/16 4/31 3/15 3/19 3.60 23.48
8 W Hasaranga 4/9 4/15 4/35 3/8 3/9 3.60 23.48
10 Shadab Khan 4/8 4/14 3/7 3/13 3/17 3.40 22.17

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS YS Chahal 6/25 4/23 4/52 3/20 3/25 4.00 70.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 5/17 5/24 4/30 3/13 3/18 4.00 70.00
2 AC Agar 6/30 5/24 3/16 3/27 2/11 3.80 66.50
3 Shakib Al Hasan 5/21 4/9 4/34 3/24 2/10 3.60 63.00
3 BAW Mendis 6/16 3/9 3/20 3/23 3/24 3.60 63.00
5 AU Rashid 4/32 4/35 3/11 3/27 3/32 3.40 59.50
5 MJ Santner 4/11 4/31 3/15 3/19 3/25 3.40 59.50
5 W Hasaranga 4/9 4/35 3/17 3/21 3/21 3.40 59.50
8 IS Sodhi 4/28 3/18 3/24 3/33 3/34 3.20 56.00
8 A Zampa 4/34 3/16 3/25 3/26 3/29 3.20 56.00
8 Shadab Khan 4/14 3/7 3/19 3/26 3/30 3.20 56.00

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 Mohammad Hafeez 4.0/6 2.0/4 4.0/9 4.0/11 4.0/13 2.52 50.00
1 AU Rashid 2.2/2 4.0/11 4.0/11 4.0/13 3.4/13 2.70 46.58
2 W Hasaranga 4.0/8 4.0/9 3.0/9 4.0/12 4.0/13 2.71 46.39
3 Shakib Al Hasan 4.0/9 3.4/9 4.0/10 3.1/8 2.2/9 2.76 45.50
4 MJ Santner 3.4/8 4.0/11 4.0/11 4.0/14 4.0/15 2.92 43.07
5 Shadab Khan 4.0/7 2.4/8 4.0/13 4.0/14 4.0/14 3.00 41.95
6 A Zampa 4.0/11 4.0/12 4.0/12 3.0/10 4.0/14 3.00 41.90
7 BAW Mendis 4.0/8 4.0/9 3.0/9 4.0/12 4.0/15 3.02 41.68
8 AC Agar 4.0/11 4.0/13 3.0/10 4.0/14 4.0/14 3.22 39.07
9 IS Sodhi 4.0/12 4.0/14 3.0/11 4.0/15 4.0/16 3.48 36.15
10 Kuldeep Yadav 4.0/12 2.1/7 4.0/13 4.0/16 4.0/17 3.55 35.44

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS Mohammad Hafeez 4.0/6 2.0/4 4.0/9 4.0/11 4.0/15 2.60 100.00
1 MJ Santner 4.0/11 4.0/11 4.0/14 4.0/15 4.0/15 3.11 83.61
2 Shadab Khan 4.0/7 4.0/14 4.0/14 4.0/16 3.5/16 3.31 78.51
3 A Zampa 4.0/11 3.0/10 2.3/9 4.0/16 4.0/19 3.48 74.60
4 AU Rashid 4.0/11 4.0/15 4.0/15 3.0/12 4.0/18 3.56 72.90
5 BAW Mendis 4.0/9 3.0/9 4.0/12 4.0/16 4.0/19 3.57 72.82
6 Shakib Al Hasan 3.4/9 4.0/10 4.0/17 3.0/13 2.0/9 3.63 71.57
7 Kuldeep Yadav 4.0/13 4.0/16 4.0/17 4.0/18 4.0/18 3.99 65.11
8 W Hasaranga 4.0/9 3.0/12 4.0/17 4.0/20 4.0/20 4.01 64.67
9 IS Sodhi 4.0/14 3.0/11 4.0/17 4.0/18 4.0/21 4.04 64.26
10 AC Agar 4.0/11 4.0/16 3.0/15 4.0/22 4.0/22 4.23 61.41

VICTORIES RATING

The VICTORIES (VC) 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 VC RAT
1 A Zampa 200.00 177.05 266.51 83.39 116.50 843.44
2 Kuldeep Yadav 144.14 226.24 262.86 98.70 100.56 832.50
3 W Hasaranga 147.75 223.71 259.16 82.98 111.06 824.66
4 MJ Santner 169.37 166.56 278.41 82.98 126.68 823.99
5 Shakib Al Hasan 144.83 178.78 285.35 91.70 117.07 817.72
6 Shadab Khan 178.38 152.58 261.43 78.17 120.46 791.01
7 AU Rashid 193.10 138.18 247.28 84.28 119.48 782.32
8 AC Agar 65.52 219.21 296.41 91.28 100.47 772.90
9 IS Sodhi 200.00 151.40 236.68 80.78 100.41 769.27
10 BAW Mendis 93.10 202.20 262.98 93.00 114.50 765.79

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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