Top 20 Spin Bowlers With Best Averages In ODIs

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 averages in ODI Cricket. The second list gives you the bowlers with best Relative Averages (R Ave). Only bowlers with more than 100 wickets are considered for both lists.

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

CONTENTS

1. TOP 20 ODI Spinners WITH BEST AVERAGES

2. TOP 20 ODI Spinners WITH BEST R AVE

3. TOP TEAMS

TOP 20 ODI Spinners WITH BEST AVERAGES

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	FP	LP	INNS	RUNS	WKTS	AVE
1	Saqlain Mushtaq	PAK	1995	2003	165	6275	288	21.79
2	BAW Mendis	SL	2008	2015	84	3324	152	21.87
3	Saeed Ajmal	PAK	2008	2015	112	4182	184	22.73
4	M Muralitharan	SL	1993	2011	341	12326	534	23.08
5	Imran Tahir	SA	2011	2019	104	4297	173	24.84
6	SK Warne	AUS	1993	2005	191	7541	293	25.74
7	Abdul Qadir	PAK	1983	1993	100	3442	132	26.08
8	Kuldeep Yadav	IND	2017	2023	82	3744	141	26.55
9	GB Hogg	AUS	1996	2008	113	4188	156	26.85
10	YS Chahal	IND	2016	2023	69	3283	121	27.13
11	GP Swann	ENG	2000	2013	76	2888	104	27.77
12	A Zampa	AUS	2016	2023	79	3729	131	28.47
13	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	2006	2023	229	8840	305	28.98
14	Abdur Razzak	BAN	2004	2014	152	6065	207	29.30
15	A Kumble	IND	1990	2007	265	10412	337	30.90
16	DL Vettori	NZ	1997	2015	277	9674	305	31.72
17	UDU Chandana	SL	1994	2007	136	4810	151	31.85
18	AU Rashid	ENG	2009	2023	119	5894	183	32.21
19	Mushtaq Ahmed	PAK	1989	2003	142	5361	161	33.30
20	Harbhajan Singh	IND	1998	2015	227	8973	269	33.36

TOP 20 ODI Spinners 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	Saqlain Mushtaq	PAK	1995	2003	165	6275	288	21.79	22.39
2	Imran Tahir	SA	2011	2019	104	4297	173	24.84	22.87
3	BAW Mendis	SL	2008	2015	84	3324	152	21.87	23.07
4	Saeed Ajmal	PAK	2008	2015	112	4182	184	22.73	23.56
5	M Muralitharan	SL	1993	2011	341	12326	534	23.08	24.21
6	YS Chahal	IND	2016	2023	69	3283	121	27.13	25.08
7	Kuldeep Yadav	IND	2017	2023	82	3744	141	26.55	25.77
8	SK Warne	AUS	1993	2005	191	7541	293	25.74	26.36
9	A Zampa	AUS	2016	2023	79	3729	131	28.47	26.44
10	GP Swann	ENG	2000	2013	76	2888	104	27.77	26.81
11	GB Hogg	AUS	1996	2008	113	4188	156	26.85	27.18
12	Abdul Qadir	PAK	1983	1993	100	3442	132	26.08	27.62
13	AU Rashid	ENG	2009	2023	119	5894	183	32.21	29.15
14	DL Vettori	NZ	1997	2015	277	9674	305	31.72	31.38
15	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	2006	2023	229	8840	305	28.98	31.55
16	A Kumble	IND	1990	2007	265	10412	337	30.90	31.73
17	R Ashwin	IND	2010	2022	111	5058	151	33.50	31.95
18	UDU Chandana	SL	1994	2007	136	4810	151	31.85	33.21
19	Harbhajan Singh	IND	1998	2015	227	8973	269	33.36	33.55
20	Abdur Razzak	BAN	2004	2014	152	6065	207	29.30	33.63