T20Is - Best Spin Bowlers Against Top Teams

Top 10 T20I Spin Bowlers Against Top Teams

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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 against Top Teams in T20Is.

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PROLIFIC
4. CONSISTENT
4.1. Against Top Teams
5. ECONOMIC
5.1. Against Top Teams
6. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
6.1. Against Top Teams
7. BEST BOWLING (ECO)
7.1. Against Top Teams
8. TOP TEAMS RATING
9. BRIEF EXPLANATION
9.1. Dynamic Nature
9.2. Trend Setter (TS)
9.3. Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification
9.4. Abbreviations
TT RATING

Points to note about TOP TEAMS Rating:-

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

THE CRITERIA

The TT Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 200.00
Economic Economy Rate 300.00
Best Bowling (Wkts) Top Bowling By Wkts 150.00
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 AU Rashid ENG 2009 2026 2017.5 113 126 200.00
1 AU Rashid ENG 2009 2026 2017.5 113 126 200.00
2 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2009 2015 2012 54 73 115.87
3 Imran Tahir SA 2013 2019 2016 34 51 80.95
3 Imad Wasim PAK 2015 2024 2019.5 50 51 80.95
RANK ERA 2 NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS W Hasaranga SL 2019 2026 2022.5 64 102 190.00
1 W Hasaranga SL 2019 2026 2022.5 64 102 190.00
2 A Zampa AUS 2016 2026 2021 84 98 182.55
3 MJ Santner NZ 2015 2026 2020.5 91 97 180.69
4 Shadab Khan PAK 2017 2026 2021.5 74 76 141.57
5 Kuldeep Yadav IND 2017 2026 2021.5 38 66 122.94
6 T Shamsi SA 2017 2024 2020.5 53 59 109.90

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

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Kuldeep Yadav 38 990 66 15.00 14.82 200.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 38 990 66 15.00 14.82 200.00
2 Imran Tahir 34 859 51 16.84 15.72 188.55
3 W Hasaranga 64 1785 102 17.50 16.16 183.35
4 Saeed Ajmal 54 1321 73 18.10 18.21 162.74
5 T Shamsi 53 1404 59 23.80 20.20 146.69
6 Imad Wasim 50 1131 51 22.18 20.38 145.40
7 A Zampa 84 2349 98 23.97 22.08 134.23
8 MJ Santner 91 2431 97 25.06 22.66 130.77
9 AU Rashid 113 3194 126 25.35 23.04 128.63
10 Shadab Khan 74 1930 76 25.39 24.19 122.50

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

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS DL Vettori 30 696 683 5.89 5.73 300.00
1 Imad Wasim 50 1044 1131 6.50 6.29 273.27
2 Saeed Ajmal 54 1242 1321 6.38 6.66 258.04
3 Imran Tahir 34 749 859 6.88 6.84 251.22
4 Kuldeep Yadav 38 835 990 7.11 6.84 251.02
5 MJ Santner 91 1934 2431 7.54 7.00 245.52
6 T Shamsi 53 1119 1404 7.53 7.03 244.28
7 W Hasaranga 64 1434 1785 7.47 7.12 241.23
8 Shadab Khan 74 1539 1930 7.52 7.16 239.94
9 AU Rashid 113 2502 3194 7.66 7.22 237.93
10 A Zampa 84 1799 2349 7.83 7.43 231.05

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 Top Teams

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS YS Chahal 6/25 4/23 4/52 3/20 3/25 4.00 150.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 5/17 5/24 4/30 3/13 3/18 4.00 150.00
2 W Hasaranga 4/9 4/17 4/33 4/35 3/12 3.80 142.50
3 Saeed Ajmal 4/23 4/26 4/30 3/17 3/18 3.60 135.00
3 Imran Tahir 5/24 4/21 3/18 3/21 3/26 3.60 135.00
3 T Shamsi 5/24 4/25 3/6 3/19 3/27 3.60 135.00
6 AU Rashid 4/32 4/35 3/11 3/21 3/25 3.40 127.50
6 MJ Santner 4/11 4/31 3/15 3/19 3/23 3.40 127.50
6 A Zampa 4/24 4/34 3/16 3/16 3/25 3.40 127.50
6 Shadab Khan 4/14 4/26 3/7 3/19 3/26 3.40 127.50
10 Imad Wasim 5/14 3/19 3/20 3/21 2/2 3.20 120.00

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 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 3.0/10 2.44 150.00
1 W Hasaranga 4.0/9 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/13 3.0/12 2.91 125.64
2 MJ Santner 4.0/11 4.0/11 4.0/14 4.0/14 4.0/15 3.01 121.28
3 Imad Wasim 4.0/8 4.0/9 4.0/14 3.0/12 4.0/17 3.05 119.74
4 AU Rashid 4.0/11 4.0/11 4.0/14 4.0/15 4.0/15 3.11 117.56
5 Shadab Khan 4.0/7 4.0/14 4.0/14 4.0/16 3.5/16 3.21 113.76
6 T Shamsi 4.0/11 4.0/13 4.0/13 4.0/16 4.0/16 3.22 113.47
7 A Zampa 4.0/11 3.0/10 2.3/9 4.0/16 4.0/19 3.52 103.74
8 Kuldeep Yadav 4.0/13 4.0/16 4.0/17 4.0/18 4.0/18 3.94 92.71
9 Saeed Ajmal 4.0/12 4.0/13 4.0/17 3.0/13 3.1/14 3.96 92.29
10 Imran Tahir 4.0/13 4.0/14 4.0/17 4.0/18 4.0/18 3.97 92.00

TOP TEAMS RATING

The TOP TEAMS (TT) 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 TT RAT
1 W Hasaranga 190.00 183.35 241.23 142.50 125.64 882.72
2 Kuldeep Yadav 122.94 200.00 251.02 150.00 92.71 816.68
3 AU Rashid 200.00 128.63 237.93 127.50 117.56 811.62
4 MJ Santner 180.69 130.77 245.52 127.50 121.28 805.76
5 A Zampa 182.55 134.23 231.05 127.50 103.74 779.07
6 Saeed Ajmal 115.87 162.74 258.04 135.00 92.29 763.95
7 T Shamsi 109.90 146.69 244.28 135.00 113.47 749.34
8 Imran Tahir 80.95 188.55 251.22 135.00 92.00 747.72
9 Shadab Khan 141.57 122.50 239.94 127.50 113.76 745.28
10 Imad Wasim 80.95 145.40 273.27 120.00 119.74 739.36

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
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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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