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 averages in ODIs. The second list gives you the bowlers with best
Relative Averages (R Ave).
*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-02-15
| Qualification |
| Min Inns Against Top Teams |
40 |
| Min Wickets |
100 |
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 |
2025 | 110 |
4786 | 181 | 26.44 |
| 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 |
2025 | 111 |
5342 | 187 | 28.57 |
| 13 |
Abdur Razzak |
BAN | 2004 |
2014 | 152 |
6065 | 207 | 29.30 |
| 14 |
Shakib Al Hasan |
BAN | 2006 |
2023 | 241 |
9360 | 317 | 29.53 |
| 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 |
2025 | 143 |
7058 | 215 | 32.83 |
| 19 |
R Ashwin |
IND | 2010 |
2023 | 114 |
5180 | 156 | 33.21 |
| 20 |
Mushtaq Ahmed |
PAK | 1989 |
2003 | 142 |
5361 | 161 | 33.30 |
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 |
26.02 |
| 7 |
Kuldeep Yadav |
IND | 2017 |
2025 | 110 |
4786 | 181 | 26.44 |
26.32 |
| 8 |
SK Warne |
AUS | 1993 |
2005 | 191 |
7541 | 293 | 25.74 |
26.36 |
| 9 |
GP Swann |
ENG | 2000 |
2013 | 76 |
2888 | 104 | 27.77 |
26.81 |
| 10 |
A Zampa |
AUS | 2016 |
2025 | 111 |
5342 | 187 | 28.57 |
26.97 |
| 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 |
2025 | 143 |
7058 | 215 | 32.83 |
31.06 |
| 14 |
DL Vettori |
NZ | 1997 |
2015 | 277 |
9674 | 305 | 31.72 |
31.38 |
| 15 |
MJ Santner |
NZ | 2015 |
2025 | 112 |
4505 | 126 | 35.75 |
31.70 |
| 16 |
A Kumble |
IND | 1990 |
2007 | 265 |
10412 | 337 | 30.90 |
31.73 |
| 17 |
R Ashwin |
IND | 2010 |
2023 | 114 |
5180 | 156 | 33.21 |
31.85 |
| 18 |
Shakib Al Hasan |
BAN | 2006 |
2023 | 241 |
9360 | 317 | 29.53 |
31.97 |
| 19 |
UDU Chandana |
SL | 1994 |
2007 | 136 |
4810 | 151 | 31.85 |
33.21 |
| 20 |
Harbhajan Singh |
IND | 1998 |
2015 | 227 |
8973 | 269 | 33.36 |
33.55 |
TOP TEAMS
| DECADE OF MAT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1970s | WI | ENG | AUS | NZ | PAK | SL |
| 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 | NZ | AUS | SL | SA |
