Top 20 ODI Spin Bowlers With Best Economy

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 25 innings against the Top Teams (TT). TT may be found in the last section of the rating.

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2023-01-08

CONTENTS

1. TOP 20 ODI Spinners With Best Economy Rates

2. TOP 20 ODI Spinners With Best R ER

3. TOP TEAMS

Best Economy Rates

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). How it is calculated is explained in the highlighted sections. Only bowlers who have bowled more than 2500 balls are considered for both lists.

TOP 20 ODI Spinners With Best Economy Rates

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	FP	LP	INNS	RUNS	BALLS	ER
1	Akram Raza	PAK	1989	1995	48	1611	2601	3.72
2	M Muralitharan	SL	1993	2011	341	12326	18811	3.93
3	Maninder Singh	IND	1983	1993	57	2067	3133	3.96
4	RA Harper	WI	1983	1996	99	3431	5175	3.98
5	RW Price	ZIM	2002	2012	99	3575	5374	3.99
6	Abdul Qadir	PAK	1983	1993	100	3442	5100	4.05
7	JE Emburey	ENG	1980	1993	61	2346	3425	4.11
8	SP Narine	WI	2011	2016	65	2435	3540	4.13
9	DL Vettori	NZ	1997	2015	277	9674	14060	4.13
10	Arshad Khan	PAK	1993	2006	56	1948	2823	4.14
11	Tauseef Ahmed	PAK	1982	1990	67	2247	3250	4.15
12	PL Symcox	SA	1993	1999	80	2762	3991	4.15
13	DN Patel	NZ	1987	1997	69	2259	3251	4.17
14	PL Taylor	AUS	1987	1992	80	2740	3937	4.18
15	Saeed Ajmal	PAK	2008	2015	112	4182	6000	4.18
16	Mohammad Hafeez	PAK	2003	2019	177	5400	7733	4.19
17	RJ Shastri	IND	1981	1992	136	4650	6613	4.22
18	TBA May	AUS	1987	1995	46	1772	2504	4.25
19	SK Warne	AUS	1993	2005	191	7541	10642	4.25
20	Mushtaq Ahmed	PAK	1989	2003	142	5361	7543	4.26

C ER

The Comparative Economy Rate (C ER) for bowlers is calculated by taken into account two factors:-

First is the ER of batsmen in the decades the bowler played.
Second is the ER of the opposition batsmen at Home, in Asia or outside Asia; whichever is applicable.
The ER of the opposing team’s batsmen is also calculated by decades.
Higher C ER suggest that more runs per over were scored by the batsmen in the above mentioned factors.
Thus it was difficult to contain runs and the bowler will benefit from this.
Lower C ER means the opposite.

R ER

The Relative Economy Rate (R ER) is calculated using the C ER. Its formula is (Bowler ER/C ER)*A Constant Factor. This constant doesn’t affect the rating as it is the same for everone. If your C ER is comparatively high, your R ER will be low; which is better for bowlers. Broadly speaking, the following bowlers will benefit from this system:-

Bowlers who have played more in unfavourable conditions.
Asian fast bowlers and Non-Asian spin bowlers whereever applicable.
Modern day bowlers benefit from R ER.
This is because scoring rates have increased with time and it has become more difficult to be economic.
Bowlers who have played more against top opposition than weaker teams.

TOP 20 ODI Spinners With Best R ER

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	FP	LP	INNS	RUNS	BALLS	ER	R ER
1	SP Narine	WI	2011	2016	65	2435	3540	4.13	3.65
2	Akram Raza	PAK	1989	1995	48	1611	2601	3.72	3.72
3	M Muralitharan	SL	1993	2011	341	12326	18811	3.93	3.79
4	RW Price	ZIM	2002	2012	99	3575	5374	3.99	3.82
5	Saeed Ajmal	PAK	2008	2015	112	4182	6000	4.18	3.85
6	Mohammad Hafeez	PAK	2003	2019	177	5400	7733	4.19	3.86
7	DL Vettori	NZ	1997	2015	277	9674	14060	4.13	3.92
8	HMRKB Herath	SL	2004	2015	67	2362	3242	4.37	3.93
9	Arshad Khan	PAK	1993	2006	56	1948	2823	4.14	3.99
10	RA Harper	WI	1983	1996	99	3431	5175	3.98	4.00
11	Mohammad Nabi	AFG	2009	2022	131	4628	6477	4.29	4.02
12	Maninder Singh	IND	1983	1993	57	2067	3133	3.96	4.10
13	GP Swann	ENG	2000	2013	76	2888	3809	4.55	4.12
14	Imran Tahir	SA	2011	2019	104	4297	5541	4.65	4.14
15	PL Symcox	SA	1993	1999	80	2762	3991	4.15	4.14
16	AF Giles	ENG	1997	2005	57	2069	2856	4.35	4.14
17	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	2006	2022	221	8544	11531	4.45	4.16
18	Harbhajan Singh	IND	1998	2015	227	8973	12479	4.31	4.16
19	Abdul Qadir	PAK	1983	1993	100	3442	5100	4.05	4.17
20	P Utseya	ZIM	2004	2015	160	6239	8571	4.37	4.18

TOP TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1970s	WI	ENG	AUS	NZ	PAK
1980s	WI	ENG	AUS	PAK	NZ	IND	SL
1990s	SA	AUS	PAK	WI	IND	ENG	SL	NZ
2000s	AUS	SA	PAK	SL	IND	NZ	ENG	WI
2010s	IND	SA	AUS	ENG	NZ	SL	PAK	BAN
2020s	BAN	PAK	AUS	NZ	IND	SA	SL	ENG