ODI Fast Bowlers With Best BBI by Strike Rate

Top 100 ODI Fast Bowlers With Best BBI By SR

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Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971. They are updated till 2025-09-15. In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Strike Rate of a bowler. Best Bowling By Strike Rate (BBS) is simply the Relative SR of the bowler in the 5 Inns. Only 2+ Wkt performaces are counted in this criteria.

CONTENTS
1. QUALIFICATION
2. TOP 100 PACERS WITH BEST BBS IN ODI CRICKET
3. BRIEF EXPLANATION
3.1. Dynamic Nature
3.2. Top Teams (TT)
3.3. Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification
3.4. Abbreviations

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (Top Teams) 25
Min Career Wkts 50

TOP 100 PACERS WITH BEST BBS IN ODI CRICKET

R SR

Relative Strike Rate (R SR) is a more accurate type of SR. 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
RANK BOWLER NAT 1 2 3 4 5 BBS
1 Mudassar Nazar PAK 4/4.0 2/2.0 2/2.0 5/7.3 2/4.0 6.99
2 A Flintoff ENG 3/2.5 5/5.0 2/2.2 4/7.0 2/3.3 7.52
3 Waqar Younis PAK 5/6.0 6/8.0 5/6.4 3/4.0 7/10.0 7.54
4 Salim Malik PAK 2/1.2 3/4.0 5/7.0 2/3.0 4/6.3 7.70
5 SB Styris NZ 2/2.0 6/7.0 3/4.0 2/3.0 2/4.0 7.72
6 NJ Astle NZ 3/2.2 3/3.0 2/3.0 2/3.0 4/8.0 7.73
7 GD McGrath AUS 7/7.0 5/7.0 5/7.4 3/5.0 5/8.4 8.25
8 AJ Bichel AUS 2/1.0 5/6.3 7/10.0 3/5.0 4/7.0 8.33
9 WPUJC Vaas SL 8/8.0 2/3.0 6/9.1 4/7.0 5/9.3 8.34
10 JH Kallis SA 3/3.0 3/4.1 5/7.3 4/6.2 3/5.0 8.52
11 Shoaib Akhtar PAK 5/6.3 3/4.0 6/9.0 5/8.0 3/4.5 8.63
12 Wasim Akram PAK 5/6.1 5/7.0 5/8.0 4/7.0 5/9.0 8.64
13 ME Waugh AUS 2/2.0 5/6.0 3/5.0 3/6.0 3/6.4 8.88
14 MG Johnson AUS 4/4.0 3/3.0 5/7.5 6/10.0 3/5.0 8.97
15 L Klusener SA 5/7.1 5/7.1 6/10.0 5/8.3 5/8.4 9.24
16 CA Walsh WI 5/4.3 3/5.0 4/7.3 4/9.0 3/7.0 9.44
17 MF Maharoof SL 3/3.0 4/5.0 6/9.0 4/7.0 5/10.0 9.45
18 SL Malinga SL 6/7.4 4/6.0 4/6.1 5/8.2 3/5.0 9.52
19 SE Bond NZ 4/5.0 6/9.0 6/10.0 4/7.0 5/9.2 9.56
20 MA Starc AUS 4/4.4 5/6.5 6/9.0 5/8.0 5/8.0 9.59
21 PD Collingwood ENG 4/2.5 6/10.0 4/8.0 3/6.0 2/4.0 9.61
22 NLTC Perera SL 3/3.0 5/7.4 5/8.0 6/10.0 3/5.0 9.81
23 M Ntini SA 5/6.0 6/9.3 5/8.2 4/7.1 5/10.0 9.83
24 RR Singh IND 5/5.0 3/4.0 5/9.3 2/4.0 3/9.0 9.86
25 Abdul Razzaq PAK 3/4.0 4/6.3 6/9.5 5/9.1 4/7.2 9.95
26 DJ Bravo WI 2/1.5 6/10.0 3/5.0 4/7.0 4/7.0 9.96
27 CR Woakes ENG 6/8.0 4/5.4 2/3.0 6/10.0 3/5.0 9.97
28 HK Olonga ZIM 3/4.0 6/8.2 6/9.0 4/8.0 4/10.0 10.00
29 Aaqib Javed PAK 7/10.0 5/9.0 5/10.0 5/10.0 4/8.0 10.06
30 KD Mills NZ 4/4.3 2/2.4 4/7.0 5/10.0 3/6.0 10.13
31 CZ Harris NZ 4/3.1 3/4.0 5/10.0 4/9.3 3/8.0 10.13
32 Mohammed Shami IND 5/5.0 7/9.5 4/6.2 4/7.0 5/10.0 10.16
33 NW Bracken AUS 4/5.5 4/6.0 2/3.0 5/8.3 5/10.0 10.19
34 RJ Hadlee NZ 3/5.0 5/8.3 5/9.0 5/10.0 5/10.0 10.20
35 DR Smith (WI) WI 2/2.1 3/4.0 4/6.0 5/10.0 4/8.0 10.24
36 SR Watson AUS 2/2.2 3/4.3 2/3.0 3/5.0 4/7.5 10.24
37 IJ Harvey AUS 4/4.5 3/4.2 4/6.3 4/9.0 3/7.0 10.25
38 M Prabhakar IND 3/5.0 4/7.4 5/10.0 5/10.0 4/8.0 10.27
39 TG Southee NZ 7/9.0 6/9.2 4/7.0 3/5.3 5/9.3 10.28
40 CEL Ambrose WI 5/8.2 5/9.3 5/10.0 5/10.0 3/6.0 10.35
41 B Lee AUS 2/3.0 2/3.0 4/6.4 5/8.5 5/8.5 10.38
42 Imran Khan PAK 3/4.0 6/10.0 4/8.3 4/9.0 3/7.0 10.40
43 A Nehra IND 6/10.0 6/10.0 3/5.0 4/7.0 2/4.0 10.41
44 SC Ganguly IND 4/4.0 3/5.0 5/10.0 5/10.0 3/7.0 10.44
45 Mohammad Sami PAK 5/7.5 4/6.4 3/5.0 4/7.4 3/6.0 10.48
46 AA Donald SA 6/9.0 5/8.4 4/8.0 4/8.3 4/9.2 10.54
47 C White ENG 4/5.4 2/3.0 3/5.0 5/10.0 3/8.0 10.56
48 TA Boult NZ 7/10.0 5/7.2 6/10.0 3/5.0 5/9.1 10.58
49 J Srinath IND 5/6.4 5/9.0 5/10.0 4/9.0 4/9.1 10.61
50 JM Anderson ENG 4/5.0 3/5.0 5/9.5 5/10.0 2/4.0 10.75
51 JN Gillespie AUS 4/6.0 2/3.0 5/10.0 5/10.0 5/10.0 10.78
52 BM McMillan SA 3/4.0 3/5.0 4/9.4 2/5.0 2/5.0 10.80
53 CL Cairns NZ 5/7.4 4/8.0 2/4.0 3/6.3 3/7.0 10.80
54 M Morkel SA 4/6.0 5/8.0 4/7.0 3/5.2 5/9.3 10.81
55 PV Simmons WI 4/4.5 3/6.0 2/4.0 4/10.0 2/5.0 10.82
56 SM Pollock SA 6/10.0 5/9.0 5/9.2 5/9.5 5/10.0 10.87
57 SR Waugh AUS 2/2.0 2/3.0 3/6.0 4/9.0 4/9.5 10.90
58 CG Rackemann AUS 2/2.1 5/8.2 4/8.1 4/10.0 4/10.0 10.98
59 BKV Prasad IND 4/5.0 5/9.3 4/8.0 3/7.0 4/10.0 10.99
60 Umar Gul PAK 6/10.0 3/5.0 5/9.0 3/5.4 2/3.5 11.00
61 CRD Fernando SL 2/2.0 6/8.0 4/9.0 3/7.0 3/7.0 11.01
62 Haris Rauf PAK 5/6.2 4/6.0 3/4.3 5/8.0 4/9.0 11.01
63 KMDN Kulasekara SL 4/5.0 3/5.0 4/7.3 5/10.0 3/6.0 11.03
64 TT Bresnan ENG 2/2.0 3/4.0 4/7.4 5/10.0 4/9.0 11.03
65 SP O'Donnell AUS 5/6.0 3/6.0 4/9.0 4/9.4 4/10.0 11.13
66 J Garner WI 4/6.0 5/10.0 5/10.0 5/11.0 4/9.0 11.14
67 JDP Oram NZ 3/2.5 5/9.4 5/10.0 3/6.0 4/8.3 11.17
68 Mustafizur Rahman BAN 4/5.2 5/8.0 6/10.0 5/9.0 5/9.2 11.26
69 AD Mathews SL 6/6.0 4/8.0 2/4.0 3/6.5 3/7.0 11.27
70 AC Cummins CAN 3/4.0 2/3.0 5/9.3 4/10.0 4/10.0 11.28
71 DNT Zoysa SL 5/8.0 3/5.0 4/9.0 4/9.0 3/7.0 11.32
72 S Sreesanth IND 6/10.0 2/3.2 3/5.2 4/9.0 3/6.5 11.33
73 CJ McKay AUS 4/4.4 5/9.0 5/9.5 4/8.0 2/4.0 11.38
74 AB Agarkar IND 6/9.3 5/9.5 3/6.0 4/9.0 4/9.0 11.47
75 KAJ Roach WI 6/8.3 5/9.0 5/10.0 4/8.0 3/6.0 11.53
76 DW Steyn SA 6/9.0 3/5.2 5/9.4 4/7.5 5/10.0 11.56
77 Naved-ul-Hasan PAK 6/8.4 4/8.0 3/6.2 4/9.0 4/9.1 11.58
78 M Dillon WI 5/10.0 5/10.0 5/10.0 3/6.0 4/9.1 11.66
79 D Gough ENG 5/9.3 5/10.0 4/8.0 4/8.5 4/9.0 11.67
80 HH Streak ZIM 5/8.5 4/8.0 2/4.0 4/9.0 3/7.1 11.70
81 MA Holding WI 4/7.3 4/7.5 5/10.0 4/9.3 4/10.0 11.71
82 Rubel Hossain BAN 6/5.5 4/5.3 4/9.0 4/9.3 4/9.3 11.74
83 GS Chappell AUS 3/5.1 5/9.5 2/4.0 5/11.0 3/8.0 11.75
84 FH Edwards WI 6/7.0 5/10.0 3/6.0 2/5.0 3/8.3 11.77
85 JR Ratnayeke SL 3/3.1 4/8.0 3/6.0 3/9.0 3/9.0 11.78
86 WJ Cronje SA 5/10.0 3/6.0 3/6.0 4/10.0 2/5.0 11.79
87 C Pringle NZ 2/4.1 4/8.4 5/11.0 4/9.3 2/5.0 11.81
88 IK Pathan IND 5/10.0 5/10.0 4/8.0 3/6.0 4/8.1 11.84
89 PR Reiffel AUS 4/8.0 3/6.0 4/8.2 4/9.0 4/10.0 11.85
90 RMH Binny IND 4/8.0 4/8.2 3/7.0 4/9.5 3/7.3 11.89
91 LL Tsotsobe SA 3/5.0 4/7.0 4/7.1 3/6.0 4/8.4 11.89
92 IR Bishop WI 5/8.4 5/10.0 4/9.5 4/9.5 4/9.5 11.91
93 Azhar Mahmood PAK 6/10.0 5/10.0 5/10.0 4/10.0 4/10.0 11.95
94 EJ Chatfield NZ 4/7.0 5/10.0 4/9.2 4/10.0 2/5.0 11.96
95 DK Morrison NZ 5/10.0 5/10.0 3/6.5 4/10.0 2/5.1 11.99
96 RAS Lakmal SL 3/5.0 3/5.0 3/5.5 4/8.0 2/4.0 12.00
97 MC Snedden NZ 3/6.0 2/4.0 4/8.3 3/7.0 2/5.0 12.00
98 M Siraj IND 6/7.0 2/3.0 3/5.4 3/5.4 3/7.0 12.01
99 MJ McClenaghan NZ 2/2.0 3/5.0 5/9.3 4/8.5 2/4.3 12.03
100 Zaheer Khan IND 4/7.3 5/10.0 4/8.0 3/6.0 3/6.4 12.04

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.

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 30 balls for a 50 over match and 36 balls for a 60 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. FF, 4WH - Four Fors or 4 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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