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. 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).

*Note: All ODI Ratings are updated till 2025-09-15

CONTENTS

1. TOP 20 ODI SPINNERS WITH BEST ECONOMY RATES

2. TOP 20 ODI SPINNERS WITH BEST R ER

3. TOP TEAMS

Qualification
Min Inns Against Top Teams	25
Min Balls	1500

TOP 20 ODI SPINNERS WITH BEST ECONOMY RATES

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	RUNS	BALLS	ER
1	VJ Marks	ENG	32	1135	1838	3.71
2	Akram Raza	PAK	48	1611	2601	3.72
3	PH Edmonds	ENG	27	965	1534	3.77
4	M Muralitharan	SL	341	12326	18811	3.93
5	Maninder Singh	IND	57	2067	3133	3.96
6	RA Harper	WI	99	3431	5175	3.98
7	RW Price	ZIM	99	3575	5374	3.99
8	Abdul Qadir	PAK	100	3442	5100	4.05
9	JE Emburey	ENG	61	2346	3425	4.11
10	Arshad Ayub	IND	32	1216	1769	4.12
11	SP Narine	WI	65	2435	3540	4.13
12	DL Vettori	NZ	277	9674	14060	4.13
13	Arshad Khan	PAK	56	1948	2823	4.14
14	Tauseef Ahmed	PAK	67	2247	3250	4.15
15	PL Symcox	SA	80	2762	3991	4.15
16	DN Patel	NZ	69	2259	3251	4.17
17	PL Taylor	AUS	80	2740	3937	4.18
18	SD Anurasiri	SL	43	1463	2100	4.18
19	Saeed Ajmal	PAK	112	4182	6000	4.18
20	Mohammad Hafeez	PAK	177	5400	7733	4.19

TOP 20 ODI SPINNERS 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	INNS	RUNS	BALLS	ER	R ER
1	SP Narine	WI	65	2435	3540	4.13	3.71
2	Akram Raza	PAK	48	1611	2601	3.72	3.75
3	M Muralitharan	SL	341	12326	18811	3.93	3.85
4	HMRKB Herath	SL	67	2362	3242	4.37	3.92
5	Mohammad Hafeez	PAK	177	5400	7733	4.19	3.93
6	Saeed Ajmal	PAK	112	4182	6000	4.18	3.93
7	VJ Marks	ENG	32	1135	1838	3.71	3.93
8	RW Price	ZIM	99	3575	5374	3.99	3.94
9	KA Maharaj	SA	53	2158	2765	4.68	3.95
10	DL Vettori	NZ	277	9674	14060	4.13	3.96
11	RA Harper	WI	99	3431	5175	3.98	3.97
12	AR Patel	IND	63	2372	3167	4.49	4.03
13	Rashid Khan	AFG	106	4060	5741	4.24	4.05
14	Arshad Khan	PAK	56	1948	2823	4.14	4.08
15	Mujeeb Zadran	AFG	74	2863	3968	4.33	4.09
16	MJ Santner	NZ	112	4505	5607	4.82	4.10
17	Mohammad Nabi	AFG	164	5706	7960	4.30	4.12
18	MM Theekshana	SL	56	2114	2771	4.58	4.12
19	PH Edmonds	ENG	27	965	1534	3.77	4.13
20	GP Swann	ENG	76	2888	3809	4.55	4.14