Top 20 ODI Fast Bowlers With Best Economy

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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 Economy Rates in ODI Cricket. The second list gives you the bowlers with best Relative Economy Rates (R ER).

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2024-11-28

Qualification
Min Inns Against Top Teams 40
Min Balls 2000

TOP 20 ODI PACERS WITH BEST ECONOMY RATES


RANK BOWLER NAT FP LP INNS RUNS BALLS ER
1 J Garner WI 1977 1987 98 2752 5330 3.10
2 RGD Willis ENG 1973 1984 64 1968 3595 3.28
3 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 112 3407 6182 3.31
4 MA Holding WI 1976 1987 102 3034 5473 3.33
5 AME Roberts WI 1975 1983 56 1771 3123 3.40
6 CEL Ambrose WI 1988 2000 175 5429 9353 3.48
7 MD Marshall WI 1980 1992 134 4233 7175 3.54
8 PS de Villiers SA 1992 1997 82 2636 4422 3.58
9 EJ Chatfield NZ 1979 1989 112 3620 6065 3.58
10 DK Lillee AUS 1972 1983 63 2145 3593 3.58
11 Sarfraz Nawaz PAK 1973 1984 45 1463 2412 3.64
12 GF Lawson AUS 1980 1989 79 2592 4259 3.65
13 TM Alderman AUS 1981 1991 65 2056 3371 3.66
14 SM Pollock SA 1996 2008 297 9631 15712 3.68
15 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 221 6945 11202 3.72
16 GR Larsen NZ 1990 1999 119 4000 6368 3.77
17 CA Walsh WI 1985 2000 204 6915 10822 3.83
18 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 248 8391 12970 3.88
19 Imran Khan PAK 1974 1992 153 4845 7462 3.90
20 Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 351 11812 18186 3.90

TOP 20 ODI PACERS WITH BEST R ER


R ER

Relative Economy Rate (R ER) is a more accurate type of ER. 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 BALLS ER R ER
1 J Garner WI 1977 1987 98 2752 5330 3.10 3.51
2 SM Pollock SA 1996 2008 297 9631 15712 3.68 3.53
3 CEL Ambrose WI 1988 2000 175 5429 9353 3.48 3.61
4 PS de Villiers SA 1992 1997 82 2636 4422 3.58 3.64
5 JJ Bumrah IND 2016 2023 88 3509 4580 4.60 3.69
6 MA Holding WI 1976 1987 102 3034 5473 3.33 3.76
7 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 248 8391 12970 3.88 3.77
8 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 112 3407 6182 3.31 3.79
9 RGD Willis ENG 1973 1984 64 1968 3595 3.28 3.82
10 JR Hazlewood AUS 2010 2024 90 3763 4737 4.77 3.83
11 AD Mathews SL 2008 2023 163 4110 5324 4.63 3.85
12 MD Marshall WI 1980 1992 134 4233 7175 3.54 3.85
13 GR Larsen NZ 1990 1999 119 4000 6368 3.77 3.90
14 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 221 6945 11202 3.72 3.92
15 SE Bond NZ 2002 2010 80 3069 4295 4.29 3.93
16 AME Roberts WI 1975 1983 56 1771 3123 3.40 3.94
17 Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 351 11812 18186 3.90 3.94
18 CA Walsh WI 1985 2000 204 6915 10822 3.83 3.98
19 TM Alderman AUS 1981 1991 65 2056 3371 3.66 4.00
20 JDP Oram NZ 2001 2012 154 5047 6911 4.38 4.00

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 PAK AUS SA NZ SL


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