Our One Day International (ODI) ratings take into account all matches from the first ODI match on January 5, 1971. They are updated till 2025-09-15. In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Strike Rate of a bowler. Best Bowling By Strike Rate (BBS) is simply the Relative SR of the bowler in the 5 Inns. Only 2+ Wkt performaces are counted in this criteria.
QUALIFICATION
| Min Innings (Top Teams) | 25 |
| Min Career Wkts | 50 |
TOP 50 SPINNERS WITH BEST BBS IN ODI CRICKET
R SR
Relative Strike Rate (R SR) is a more accurate type of SR. Know How It Is Calculated. Briefly it takes into account:-
- Strength of Opposition.
- Venues at which a player has played.
- Time Period in which a bowler has been active
| RANK | BOWLER | NAT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | BBS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M Muralitharan | SL | 2/0.4 | 2/1.5 | 4/4.0 | 4/5.0 | 2/2.3 | 5.09 |
| 2 | A Symonds | AUS | 2/1.0 | 4/3.3 | 2/2.0 | 2/2.0 | 5/7.2 | 5.33 |
| 3 | Shahid Afridi | PAK | 2/1.3 | 3/3.3 | 5/6.0 | 7/9.0 | 5/6.3 | 6.10 |
| 4 | W Hasaranga | SL | 7/5.5 | 3/2.4 | 6/8.0 | 3/4.2 | 5/7.2 | 6.24 |
| 5 | ST Jayasuriya | SL | 4/4.0 | 4/4.0 | 2/2.3 | 4/5.4 | 5/8.0 | 6.31 |
| 6 | GW Flower | ZIM | 3/3.0 | 2/2.0 | 3/4.0 | 2/3.0 | 2/3.2 | 6.32 |
| 7 | CH Gayle | WI | 2/1.3 | 3/3.1 | 4/4.2 | 3/5.0 | 3/5.3 | 6.35 |
| 8 | CL Hooper | WI | 2/1.0 | 2/2.0 | 2/2.4 | 3/4.3 | 4/7.5 | 6.43 |
| 9 | V Sehwag | IND | 4/2.5 | 3/3.5 | 2/2.5 | 3/5.0 | 3/5.0 | 6.52 |
| 10 | SR Tendulkar | IND | 2/1.0 | 2/1.3 | 3/4.0 | 3/5.0 | 5/10.0 | 6.91 |
| 11 | A Zampa | AUS | 4/3.0 | 3/3.5 | 4/5.4 | 5/9.0 | 3/5.3 | 6.98 |
| 12 | BAW Mendis | SL | 4/4.3 | 5/6.3 | 6/8.0 | 6/9.0 | 4/6.0 | 7.30 |
| 13 | DS Lehmann | AUS | 2/0.3 | 4/4.3 | 3/4.1 | 2/4.0 | 3/7.2 | 7.32 |
| 14 | AR Border | AUS | 2/2.0 | 2/2.4 | 3/5.0 | 3/6.0 | 2/4.0 | 7.34 |
| 15 | Imran Tahir | SA | 6/6.0 | 7/9.0 | 4/7.0 | 4/7.4 | 5/10.0 | 7.52 |
| 16 | Kuldeep Yadav | IND | 4/3.0 | 4/4.1 | 5/8.0 | 6/10.0 | 3/6.0 | 7.60 |
| 17 | AU Rashid | ENG | 4/5.0 | 3/3.5 | 3/3.5 | 5/8.0 | 5/10.0 | 7.91 |
| 18 | DL Vettori | NZ | 5/6.0 | 3/3.5 | 2/3.3 | 5/9.2 | 4/8.0 | 7.92 |
| 19 | YS Chahal | IND | 4/4.0 | 6/10.0 | 5/8.2 | 3/5.0 | 3/6.0 | 8.21 |
| 20 | Rashid Khan | AFG | 2/2.0 | 7/8.4 | 4/5.4 | 6/9.3 | 5/8.3 | 8.44 |
| 21 | A Kumble | IND | 6/6.1 | 4/7.0 | 5/10.0 | 4/8.2 | 3/7.0 | 8.48 |
| 22 | MJ Santner | NZ | 2/0.2 | 3/5.0 | 5/10.0 | 5/10.0 | 3/6.0 | 8.50 |
| 23 | RJ Shastri | IND | 5/6.5 | 3/5.0 | 3/5.1 | 4/10.0 | 4/10.0 | 8.59 |
| 24 | GP Swann | ENG | 2/2.0 | 3/5.0 | 3/5.0 | 5/10.0 | 2/4.0 | 8.62 |
| 25 | UDU Chandana | SL | 3/3.1 | 4/6.0 | 5/9.1 | 4/7.4 | 3/6.0 | 8.64 |
| 26 | Mahmudullah | BAN | 3/1.1 | 2/1.5 | 3/4.0 | 2/5.0 | 3/9.0 | 8.69 |
| 27 | Saqlain Mushtaq | PAK | 4/6.1 | 5/8.0 | 5/8.5 | 4/7.3 | 5/9.3 | 8.71 |
| 28 | Yuvraj Singh | IND | 2/2.0 | 4/4.3 | 5/10.0 | 2/4.0 | 3/7.0 | 8.74 |
| 29 | GB Hogg | AUS | 4/4.5 | 4/6.5 | 5/9.3 | 5/10.0 | 3/6.0 | 8.97 |
| 30 | Abdul Qadir | PAK | 4/5.2 | 3/5.0 | 5/10.0 | 3/6.0 | 5/12.0 | 9.07 |
| 31 | TM Dilshan | SL | 4/3.0 | 2/4.0 | 3/7.0 | 3/7.0 | 2/4.4 | 9.26 |
| 32 | MN Samuels | WI | 3/3.4 | 2/3.0 | 3/5.0 | 3/7.3 | 2/5.0 | 9.26 |
| 33 | N Boje | SA | 2/2.2 | 5/6.3 | 3/6.3 | 3/7.0 | 4/10.0 | 9.27 |
| 34 | JC Tredwell | ENG | 4/4.0 | 2/3.0 | 3/6.0 | 3/7.0 | 4/10.0 | 9.28 |
| 35 | PA de Silva | SL | 4/6.2 | 4/7.5 | 2/4.0 | 2/4.0 | 3/7.0 | 9.30 |
| 36 | Saeed Ajmal | PAK | 3/3.0 | 5/9.4 | 5/10.0 | 2/4.0 | 3/6.4 | 9.32 |
| 37 | AG Cremer | ZIM | 4/5.1 | 2/2.5 | 6/10.0 | 5/9.5 | 5/10.0 | 9.38 |
| 38 | Aamer Sohail | PAK | 2/1.4 | 4/8.0 | 2/5.0 | 2/5.0 | 2/5.0 | 9.43 |
| 39 | Shakib Al Hasan | BAN | 4/5.0 | 2/3.0 | 4/7.2 | 5/9.5 | 5/10.0 | 9.48 |
| 40 | RJ Peterson | SA | 4/6.1 | 2/3.1 | 4/7.0 | 4/9.0 | 2/5.0 | 9.53 |
| 41 | Shoaib Malik | PAK | 3/4.0 | 3/4.0 | 3/6.0 | 4/9.1 | 3/7.0 | 9.58 |
| 42 | RA Jadeja | IND | 4/7.0 | 3/5.2 | 5/9.0 | 4/7.5 | 5/10.0 | 9.65 |
| 43 | Harbhajan Singh | IND | 3/4.0 | 5/9.4 | 5/10.0 | 5/10.0 | 4/9.1 | 9.74 |
| 44 | GJ Maxwell | AUS | 2/3.0 | 2/4.0 | 2/4.0 | 4/8.1 | 4/9.0 | 9.75 |
| 45 | SK Warne | AUS | 3/5.0 | 5/9.3 | 3/5.5 | 4/8.3 | 4/9.0 | 9.77 |
| 46 | Abdur Razzak | BAN | 3/4.0 | 3/5.0 | 5/9.2 | 5/9.2 | 5/10.0 | 9.78 |
| 47 | SP Narine | WI | 6/9.5 | 5/10.0 | 4/8.0 | 3/6.0 | 3/7.0 | 9.86 |
| 48 | MJ Clarke | AUS | 5/7.5 | 3/6.0 | 3/6.0 | 2/4.0 | 4/10.0 | 9.96 |
| 49 | IVA Richards | WI | 6/9.4 | 5/10.0 | 3/7.0 | 4/10.0 | 3/8.0 | 9.96 |
| 50 | Mushtaq Ahmed | PAK | 5/10.0 | 4/8.0 | 3/6.0 | 2/4.1 | 4/9.2 | 10.04 |
BRIEF EXPLANATION
Dynamic Nature
Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier bowlers may change if current bowlers set new benchmarks.
Top Teams (TT)
- An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 5 years.
- Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
- The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific condition.
Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification
- Overs bowled in the innings must be more than 50% of the allotted overs for a bowler in the match.
- This is generally 30 balls for a 50 over match and 36 balls for a 60 over match.
- However it may be less if the match is shortened for some reason.
Abbreviations
- AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
- BLS - Balls
- ER, ECO - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
- FF, 4WH - Four Fors or 4 Wkt Hauls
- FP - First Played by Year
- INF - Infinite
- INNS - Innings
- LP - Last Played by Year
- MDNS - Maidens
- MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
- NA - Not Applicable
- NI - Not In Top
- NK - Not Known
- NO, * - Not Out
- NQ - Not Qualified
- OPP - Opposition
- OVRS - Overs
- RAT - Rating
- SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
- TS - Trend Setter
- TT - Top Teams
- WKTS - Wickets Taken
- WTG - Weightage