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Top 20 Fast Bowlers With Best Averages In ODIs

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Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971 till the below mentioned last update date. The first list simply gives you the bowlers with best averages in ODIs. The second list gives you the bowlers with best Relative Averages (R Ave).

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15

CONTENTS
1. TOP 20 ODI PACERS WITH BEST AVERAGES
2. TOP 20 ODI PACERS WITH BEST R AVE
3. TOP TEAMS
Qualification
Min Inns Against Top Teams 40
Min Wickets 100

TOP 20 ODI PACERS WITH BEST AVERAGES

RANK BOWLER NAT FP LP INNS RUNS WKTS AVE
1 J Garner WI 1977 1987 98 2752 146 18.85
2 DK Lillee AUS 1972 1983 63 2145 103 20.83
3 SE Bond NZ 2002 2010 80 3069 147 20.88
4 MA Holding WI 1976 1987 102 3034 142 21.37
5 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 112 3407 158 21.56
6 AA Donald SA 1991 2003 162 5926 272 21.79
7 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 248 8391 381 22.02
8 B Lee AUS 2000 2012 217 8877 380 23.36
9 MA Starc AUS 2010 2024 127 5711 244 23.41
10 Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 351 11812 502 23.53
11 JJ Bumrah IND 2016 2023 88 3509 149 23.55
12 Waqar Younis PAK 1989 2003 258 9919 416 23.84
13 C Pringle NZ 1990 1995 64 2458 103 23.86
14 Mohammed Shami IND 2013 2025 107 4955 206 24.05
15 CEL Ambrose WI 1988 2000 175 5429 225 24.13
16 NW Bracken AUS 2001 2009 116 4240 174 24.37
17 Shaheen Shah Afridi PAK 2018 2025 63 3095 127 24.37
18 A Flintoff ENG 1999 2009 119 4121 169 24.38
19 TA Boult NZ 2012 2023 113 5146 211 24.39
20 SM Pollock SA 1996 2008 297 9631 393 24.51

TOP 20 ODI PACERS WITH BEST R AVE

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
RANK BOWLER NAT FP LP INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE
1 J Garner WI 1977 1987 98 2752 146 18.85 20.69
2 SE Bond NZ 2002 2010 80 3069 147 20.88 20.80
3 AA Donald SA 1991 2003 162 5926 272 21.79 22.08
4 JJ Bumrah IND 2016 2023 88 3509 149 23.55 22.38
5 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 248 8391 381 22.02 22.66
6 MA Starc AUS 2010 2024 127 5711 244 23.41 23.10
7 Mohammed Shami IND 2013 2025 107 4955 206 24.05 23.18
8 MA Holding WI 1976 1987 102 3034 142 21.37 23.22
9 Shaheen Shah Afridi PAK 2018 2025 63 3095 127 24.37 23.46
10 DK Lillee AUS 1972 1983 63 2145 103 20.83 23.73
11 A Flintoff ENG 1999 2009 119 4121 169 24.38 23.82
12 C Pringle NZ 1990 1995 64 2458 103 23.86 23.84
13 TA Boult NZ 2012 2023 113 5146 211 24.39 23.85
14 B Lee AUS 2000 2012 217 8877 380 23.36 23.97
15 Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 351 11812 502 23.53 24.01
16 MJ Henry NZ 2014 2025 89 4094 165 24.81 24.13
17 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 112 3407 158 21.56 24.34
18 Waqar Younis PAK 1989 2003 258 9919 416 23.84 24.45
19 CEL Ambrose WI 1988 2000 175 5429 225 24.13 24.51
20 NW Bracken AUS 2001 2009 116 4240 174 24.37 24.55

TOP TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK SL
1980s WI ENG AUS PAK IND NZ
1990s SA AUS PAK WI IND SL
2000s AUS SA SL PAK IND NZ
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK
2020s IND PAK NZ AUS SL SA

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