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 gives you the bowlers with best best bowling performaces by wickets overall while the second only includes
innings against the Non Weak Teams.
*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2024-10-02
Qualification |
Min Inns Against Top Teams |
40 |
TOP 20 ODI PACERS WITH BEST BBW
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.
Against All Teams
RANK |
BOWLER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | BBW |
1 |
Waqar Younis |
7/36 | 6/26 | 6/30 | 6/44 | 6/59 | 6.20 |
2 |
WPUJC Vaas |
8/19 | 6/25 | 5/14 | 5/39 | 4/11 | 5.60 |
2 |
TA Boult |
7/34 | 6/33 | 5/17 | 5/21 | 5/27 | 5.60 |
4 |
Mohammed Shami |
7/57 | 5/18 | 5/51 | 5/54 | 5/69 | 5.40 |
4 |
MA Starc |
6/28 | 6/43 | 5/20 | 5/26 | 5/32 | 5.40 |
4 |
GD McGrath |
7/15 | 5/14 | 5/27 | 5/37 | 5/40 | 5.40 |
7 |
SE Bond |
6/19 | 6/23 | 5/23 | 5/25 | 4/17 | 5.20 |
7 |
SL Malinga |
6/38 | 5/28 | 5/30 | 5/34 | 5/44 | 5.20 |
7 |
TG Southee |
7/33 | 6/65 | 5/33 | 4/22 | 4/36 | 5.20 |
7 |
SM Pollock |
6/35 | 5/20 | 5/23 | 5/36 | 5/37 | 5.20 |
7 |
L Klusener |
6/49 | 5/21 | 5/24 | 5/25 | 5/42 | 5.20 |
7 |
Mustafizur Rahman |
6/43 | 5/34 | 5/50 | 5/59 | 5/75 | 5.20 |
7 |
Aaqib Javed |
7/37 | 5/19 | 5/35 | 5/61 | 4/29 | 5.20 |
14 |
B Lee |
5/22 | 5/27 | 5/27 | 5/30 | 5/38 | 5.00 |
14 |
M Ntini |
6/22 | 5/21 | 5/31 | 5/37 | 4/24 | 5.00 |
14 |
NLTC Perera |
6/44 | 5/28 | 5/46 | 5/55 | 4/33 | 5.00 |
14 |
Wasim Akram |
5/15 | 5/16 | 5/19 | 5/21 | 5/28 | 5.00 |
14 |
Shoaib Akhtar |
6/16 | 5/19 | 5/25 | 5/54 | 4/28 | 5.00 |
14 |
CR Woakes |
6/45 | 6/47 | 5/54 | 4/18 | 4/33 | 5.00 |
14 |
RJ Hadlee |
5/25 | 5/26 | 5/32 | 5/32 | 5/38 | 5.00 |
Against Non Weak Teams
RANK |
BOWLER | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | BBW |
1 |
Waqar Younis |
7/36 | 6/26 | 6/30 | 6/44 | 6/59 | 6.20 |
2 |
TA Boult |
7/34 | 6/33 | 5/17 | 5/21 | 5/27 | 5.60 |
3 |
MA Starc |
6/28 | 6/43 | 5/20 | 5/26 | 5/32 | 5.40 |
3 |
Mohammed Shami |
7/57 | 5/18 | 5/51 | 5/54 | 5/69 | 5.40 |
5 |
Aaqib Javed |
7/37 | 5/19 | 5/35 | 5/61 | 4/29 | 5.20 |
5 |
SE Bond |
6/19 | 6/23 | 5/23 | 5/25 | 4/21 | 5.20 |
5 |
SM Pollock |
6/35 | 5/20 | 5/23 | 5/36 | 5/37 | 5.20 |
5 |
TG Southee |
7/33 | 6/65 | 5/33 | 4/22 | 4/36 | 5.20 |
5 |
L Klusener |
6/49 | 5/24 | 5/25 | 5/42 | 5/47 | 5.20 |
10 |
CR Woakes |
6/45 | 6/47 | 5/54 | 4/18 | 4/33 | 5.00 |
10 |
Mustafizur Rahman |
6/43 | 5/50 | 5/59 | 5/75 | 4/43 | 5.00 |
10 |
M Ntini |
6/22 | 5/21 | 5/31 | 5/37 | 4/24 | 5.00 |
10 |
Shoaib Akhtar |
6/16 | 5/19 | 5/25 | 5/54 | 4/28 | 5.00 |
10 |
SL Malinga |
5/28 | 5/34 | 5/44 | 5/52 | 5/54 | 5.00 |
10 |
RJ Hadlee |
5/25 | 5/26 | 5/32 | 5/32 | 5/38 | 5.00 |
10 |
GD McGrath |
5/14 | 5/27 | 5/37 | 5/40 | 5/49 | 5.00 |
10 |
B Lee |
5/22 | 5/27 | 5/27 | 5/30 | 5/38 | 5.00 |
18 |
CEL Ambrose |
5/17 | 5/26 | 5/32 | 5/53 | 4/18 | 4.80 |
18 |
Wasim Akram |
5/16 | 5/19 | 5/21 | 5/38 | 4/18 | 4.80 |
18 |
A Nehra |
6/23 | 6/59 | 4/35 | 4/40 | 4/47 | 4.80 |
18 |
NLTC Perera |
6/44 | 5/28 | 5/46 | 4/34 | 4/37 | 4.80 |
18 |
Azhar Mahmood |
6/18 | 5/28 | 5/38 | 4/40 | 4/65 | 4.80 |
18 |
DW Steyn |
6/39 | 5/25 | 5/50 | 4/16 | 4/27 | 4.80 |
18 |
Abdul Razzaq |
6/35 | 5/31 | 5/48 | 4/23 | 4/29 | 4.80 |
18 |
WPUJC Vaas |
6/25 | 5/14 | 5/39 | 4/22 | 4/22 | 4.80 |
18 |
MG Johnson |
6/31 | 5/26 | 5/29 | 4/11 | 4/33 | 4.80 |
TOP TEAMS
DECADE OF MAT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
1970s | WI | ENG | AUS | NZ | PAK | IND |
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 | AUS | PAK | NZ | SA | BAN |
NON WEAK TEAMS
DECADE OF MAT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
1970s | WI | ENG | AUS | NZ | PAK | IND | | | | |
1980s | WI | ENG | AUS | PAK | IND | NZ | SL | | | |
1990s | SA | AUS | PAK | WI | IND | SL | ENG | NZ | | |
2000s | AUS | SA | SL | PAK | IND | NZ | ENG | WI | BAN | |
2010s | IND | SA | AUS | ENG | NZ | PAK | SL | BAN | WI | |
2020s | IND | AUS | PAK | NZ | SA | BAN | SL | ENG | WI | AFG |