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. To qualify for the rating, a player must have played at least 50 innings against the Top Teams (TT). TT may be found in the last section of the rating. 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). Only bowlers who have bowled more than 2500 balls are considered for both lists.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2023-08-09

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 GF Lawson AUS 1980 1989 79 2592 4259 3.65
12 TM Alderman AUS 1981 1991 65 2056 3371 3.66
13 SM Pollock SA 1996 2008 297 9631 15712 3.68
14 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 221 6945 11202 3.72
15 GR Larsen NZ 1990 1999 119 4000 6368 3.77
16 CA Walsh WI 1985 2000 204 6915 10822 3.83
17 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 248 8391 12970 3.88
18 Imran Khan PAK 1974 1992 153 4845 7462 3.90
19 Wasim Akram PAK 1984 2003 351 11812 18186 3.90
20 PR Reiffel AUS 1992 1999 92 3096 4732 3.93

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 MA Holding WI 1976 1987 102 3034 5473 3.33 3.76
6 JJ Bumrah IND 2016 2022 72 2941 3807 4.64 3.77
7 GD McGrath AUS 1993 2007 248 8391 12970 3.88 3.77
8 JR Hazlewood AUS 2010 2022 68 2766 3626 4.58 3.77
9 RJ Hadlee NZ 1973 1990 112 3407 6182 3.31 3.79
10 RGD Willis ENG 1973 1984 64 1968 3595 3.28 3.82
11 MD Marshall WI 1980 1992 134 4233 7175 3.54 3.85
12 AD Mathews SL 2008 2020 158 4003 5191 4.63 3.86
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 7 8
1970s WI ENG AUS NZ PAK
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
2010s IND SA AUS ENG NZ PAK SL BAN
2020s BAN IND PAK AUS NZ SA ENG SL


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