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 (Detailed Explanation) and at the end. So, here are the Top 3 Kiwi Spin bowlers of all time in T20Is.

CONTENTS

3. PRIMARY CRITERIA

3.1. PROLIFIC

3.2. CONSISTENT

3.2.1. Against All Teams

3.2.2. Against Top Teams

3.3. ECONOMIC

3.3.1. Against All Teams

3.3.2. Against Top Teams

3.4. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

3.4.1. Against All Teams

3.4.2. Against Top Teams

3.5. BEST BOWLING (ECO)

3.5.1. Against All Teams

3.5.2. Against Top Teams

3.6. PRIMARY RATING

4. CONDITIONS CRITERIA

4.1. HOME/AWAY

4.1.1. At Home

4.1.2. Away From Home

4.2. FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

4.2.1. Favourable Conditions Rating

4.2.1.1. Non Asians In Asia

4.2.2. Unfavourable Conditions Rating

4.2.2.1. Non Asians Outside Asia

4.3. CONDITIONS RATING

5. SECONDARY CRITERIA

5.1. TOP FORM

5.2. WORLD CUP

5.3. IMPACT INNINGS

5.4. SECONDARY RATING

6. OVERALL RATING

6.1. BRIEF EXPLANATION

6.1.1. Dynamic Nature

6.1.2. Trend Setter (TS)

6.1.3. Top Teams (TT)

6.1.4. Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification

6.1.5. Abbreviations

Nations Filter

The Nations Rating filters the OVERALL Rating to show players only from New Zealand.

The Rating of the players from New Zealand remains the same as in the original OVERALL Rating.
Thus the Trend Setter can be from any nation and is not necessarily from New Zealand.

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA	CONSTITUENTS
Primary	Wickets, Average, Economy Rate, Top Inns
Conditions	Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary	Top Form, World Cup, Impact Inns

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT)	25
Min Career Wkts	25

PRIMARY CRITERIA

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

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	138	163	190.00
1	IS Sodhi	NZ	2014	2026	2020	133	162	188.83
2	DL Vettori	NZ	2007	2014	2010.5	34	38	44.29

RANK	ERA 2	NAT	FP	LP	MP	INNS	WKTS	RAT
TS	Rashid Khan	AFG	2015	2026	2020.5	115	193	200.00
1	MJ Santner	NZ	2015	2026	2020.5	130	137	141.97

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	50
Min Wickets (TT)	30

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	Kuldeep Yadav	52	1306	95	13.75	14.21	100.00
1	DL Vettori	34	748	38	19.68	20.22	70.27
2	IS Sodhi	133	3736	162	23.06	22.11	64.27
3	MJ Santner	130	3339	137	24.37	23.56	60.32

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE	R AVE	RAT
TS	Kuldeep Yadav	38	990	66	15.00	14.82	150.00
1	DL Vettori	30	683	31	22.03	21.67	102.57
2	MJ Santner	91	2431	97	25.06	22.66	98.08
3	IS Sodhi	101	2920	114	25.61	23.29	95.43

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	1000
Min Balls (TT)	600

Against All Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	RUNS	ER	R ER	RAT
TS	Imad Wasim	74	1536	1588	6.20	6.10	120.00
1	DL Vettori	34	787	748	5.70	5.66	120.00
2	MJ Santner	130	2772	3339	7.23	6.88	106.38
3	IS Sodhi	133	2750	3736	8.15	7.78	94.04

Against Top Teams

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	BLS	RUNS	ER	R ER	RAT
TS	DL Vettori	30	696	683	5.89	5.73	180.00
1	DL Vettori	30	696	683	5.89	5.73	180.00
2	MJ Santner	91	1934	2431	7.54	7.00	147.31
3	IS Sodhi	101	2069	2920	8.47	7.95	129.67

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	4/12	4/15	4/17	4.80	30.00
1	IS Sodhi	4/12	4/28	4/28	4/28	3/18	3.80	23.75
2	MJ Santner	4/11	4/16	4/31	3/12	3/15	3.60	22.50
3	DL Vettori	4/20	3/6	3/16	2/10	2/11	2.80	17.50

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	MJ Santner	4/11	4/31	3/15	3/19	3/23	3.40	59.50
2	IS Sodhi	4/28	3/18	3/24	3/26	3/32	3.20	56.00
3	DL Vettori	4/20	3/16	2/11	2/19	2/20	2.60	45.50

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	Imad Wasim	4.0/8	4.0/8	4.0/9	4.0/11	4.0/11	2.31	50.00
1	DL Vettori	4.0/6	4.0/11	4.0/11	3.1/10	4.0/13	2.64	43.78
2	MJ Santner	3.4/8	4.0/11	4.0/11	4.0/12	4.0/14	2.71	42.62
3	IS Sodhi	4.0/12	4.0/14	3.0/11	4.0/15	4.0/16	3.42	33.81

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	100.00
1	MJ Santner	4.0/11	4.0/11	4.0/14	4.0/14	4.0/15	3.01	80.85
2	DL Vettori	4.0/11	4.0/11	4.0/13	4.0/16	4.0/18	3.35	72.66
3	IS Sodhi	4.0/14	3.0/11	4.0/17	4.0/18	4.0/21	4.00	60.92

PRIMARY RATING

The total of the above five criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the five criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 40%.

RANK	BOWLER	PRO	CON	ATT	BBW	BBE	RAT	PRI PTS
1	MJ Santner	141.97	158.40	253.69	82.00	123.47	759.53	303.81
2	IS Sodhi	188.83	159.70	223.70	79.75	94.73	746.71	298.69
3	DL Vettori	44.29	172.84	300.00	63.00	116.44	696.57	278.63

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions

The Conditions Ratings are calculated by applying the five criteria of the Primary Rating to diffirent conditions. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Ratings to see how they were calculated.

The four conditions criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA	POINTS
Home	20.00
Away	80.00
Favourable Conditions	20.00
Unfavourable Conditions	80.00

HOME/AWAY

HM/AW RATING

Points to note:-

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.

At Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	IS Sodhi	65	77	24.82	8.51	708.62	14.17
2	MJ Santner	59	65	23.86	7.60	702.08	14.04
3	DL Vettori	7	11	12.18	4.79	500.00	10.00

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	MJ Santner	71	72	24.83	6.93	732.94	58.64
2	IS Sodhi	68	85	21.47	7.81	676.81	54.15
3	DL Vettori	27	27	22.74	5.95	636.96	50.96

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

Favourable/Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Points to note:-

Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinners and In Asia for Pacers.
Favourable Conditions (FC) are the opposite.

Favourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	MJ Santner	41	36	28.64	6.96	784.88	15.70
2	IS Sodhi	41	42	26.00	8.05	728.49	14.57
3	DL Vettori	8	5	41.20	6.87	500.00	10.00

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	MJ Santner	89	101	22.85	7.35	803.40	64.27
2	IS Sodhi	92	120	22.03	8.19	750.45	60.04
3	DL Vettori	26	33	16.42	5.36	745.83	59.67

CONDITIONS RATING

The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 20%.

RANK	BOWLER	AWAY	HOME	UC	FC	CON PTS
1	MJ Santner	732.94	175.52	803.40	196.22	152.65
2	IS Sodhi	676.81	177.16	750.45	182.12	142.92
3	DL Vettori	636.96	125.00	745.83	125.00	130.62

SECONDARY CRITERIA

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated.

The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA	POINTS
Top Form	100.00
World Cup	150.00
Impact Innings	150.00

TOP FORM

TF RATING

Points to note about TF Rating:-

TF is calculated by taking the best 40 consecutive innings of a bowler.
The inns are taken such that his points are maximum.
Only innings against Top Teams are considered.

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	MJ Santner	40	49	20.49	7.06	803.44	80.34
2	DL Vettori	30	31	22.03	5.89	761.33	76.13
3	IS Sodhi	40	51	22.71	8.14	746.71	74.67

WORLD CUP

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 5

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	WKTS	AVE	ER	RAT	WTG
1	MJ Santner	28	27	24.19	6.41	689.14	103.37
2	IS Sodhi	20	27	18.78	7.17	671.78	100.77
3	DL Vettori	17	20	19.60	5.84	664.59	99.69

IMPACT INNINGS

II RATING

Impact Innings (II) are those innings in which the bowler has an impact either in terms of wickets or economy rate. Know All About II. These are the criteria for an inning to be included in II:-

A Bowler equal to or more wickets than 3 at a good ER.
A Bowler bowls with good economy rate (ER).
The required ER is increases as the number of wickets taken increases.

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 25

RANK	BOWLER	INNS	II	II Perc	RAT	WTG
1	DL Vettori	34	23	67.65	728.79	109.32
2	MJ Santner	130	66	50.77	665.28	99.79
3	IS Sodhi	133	51	38.35	513.54	77.03

SECONDARY RATING

The Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 40%.

RANK	BOWLER	TF	WC	II	SEC RAT
1	DL Vettori	304.53	99.69	72.88	285.14
2	MJ Santner	321.38	103.37	66.53	283.51
3	IS Sodhi	298.68	100.77	51.35	252.47

OVERALL RATING

OVERALL Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts.

RANK	OV RANK	BOWLER	NAT	PRI RAT	CON RAT	SEC RAT	FIN RAT
1	8	MJ Santner	NZ	303.81	152.65	283.51	739.97
2	16	DL Vettori	NZ	278.63	130.62	285.14	694.39
3	17	IS Sodhi	NZ	298.69	142.92	252.47	694.08

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)

TS is the player who does the best in a criteria.
The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Example:-
TS Bowling 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.
Know All About the Trend Setter

Top Teams (TT)

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 conditions.

Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification

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