ODI Spin Bowlers With Best Strike Rates

Top 50 ODI Spin Bowlers With Best Strike Rates

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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. The first list simply gives you the bowlers with best strike rates in ODIs. The second list gives you the bowlers with best Relative Strike Rates (R SR).

CONTENTS
1. QUALIFICATION
2. TOP 50 SPINNERS WITH BEST STRIKE RATES IN ODI CRICKET
3. TOP 50 SPINNERS WITH BEST R SR IN ODI CRICKET
4. BRIEF EXPLANATION
4.1. Dynamic Nature
4.2. Top Teams (TT)
4.3. Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification
4.4. Abbreviations

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (Top Teams) 25
Min Wickets 75

TOP 50 SPINNERS WITH BEST STRIKE RATES IN ODI CRICKET

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS RUNS BALLS WKTS SR
1 BAW Mendis SL 84 3324 4154 152 27.33
2 Rashid Khan AFG 109 4127 5888 210 28.04
3 W Hasaranga SL 68 2764 3245 112 28.97
4 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 165 6275 8770 288 30.45
5 A Zampa AUS 116 5604 6046 196 30.85
6 YS Chahal IND 69 3283 3739 121 30.90
7 Kuldeep Yadav IND 117 5205 6144 194 31.67
8 Imran Tahir SA 104 4297 5541 173 32.03
9 Saeed Ajmal PAK 112 4182 6000 184 32.61
10 AU Rashid ENG 155 7571 8079 242 33.38
11 M Muralitharan SL 341 12326 18811 534 35.23
12 GB Hogg AUS 113 4188 5564 156 35.67
13 SK Warne AUS 191 7541 10642 293 36.32
14 MM Theekshana SL 58 2215 2889 79 36.57
15 GP Swann ENG 76 2888 3809 104 36.63
16 Abdur Razzak BAN 152 6065 7965 207 38.48
16 SP Narine WI 65 2435 3540 92 38.48
18 Abdul Qadir PAK 100 3442 5100 132 38.64
19 AG Cremer ZIM 95 3597 4680 119 39.33
20 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 241 9360 12575 317 39.67
21 Shadab Khan PAK 67 2960 3388 85 39.86
22 R Ashwin IND 114 5180 6303 156 40.40
23 PL Taylor AUS 80 2740 3937 97 40.59
24 UDU Chandana SL 136 4810 6136 151 40.64
25 A Kumble IND 265 10412 14496 337 43.01
26 RJ Peterson SA 74 2680 3278 75 43.71
27 AR Patel IND 66 2461 3287 75 43.83
28 MJ Santner NZ 118 4717 5875 133 44.17
29 CH Gayle WI 199 5924 7422 167 44.44
30 A Symonds AUS 158 4955 5935 133 44.62
31 Shahid Afridi PAK 372 13633 17670 395 44.73
32 RA Jadeja IND 202 8478 10404 232 44.84
33 JE Emburey ENG 61 2346 3425 76 45.07
34 PA Strang ZIM 89 3174 4351 96 45.32
35 Mohammad Nabi AFG 165 5733 7996 176 45.43
36 Yuvraj Singh IND 161 4294 5048 111 45.48
37 V Sehwag IND 146 3853 4392 96 45.75
38 Mehedi Hasan Miraz BAN 117 4651 5911 129 45.82
39 ST Jayasuriya SL 368 11863 14868 323 46.03
40 DL Vettori NZ 277 9674 14060 305 46.10
41 Harbhajan Singh IND 227 8973 12479 269 46.39
42 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 142 5361 7543 161 46.85
43 N Boje SA 108 3416 4541 96 47.30
44 IVA Richards WI 131 4231 5644 118 47.83
45 PA de Silva SL 156 4177 5148 106 48.57
46 CL Hooper WI 203 6957 9573 193 49.60
47 Shoaib Malik PAK 217 6193 7958 158 50.37
48 HDPK Dharmasena SL 134 4998 7009 138 50.79
49 RJ Shastri IND 136 4650 6613 129 51.26
50 Mohammad Rafique BAN 124 4740 6414 125 51.31

TOP 50 SPINNERS WITH BEST R SR 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 INNS RUNS BALLS WKTS SR R SR
1 BAW Mendis SL 84 3324 4154 152 27.33 24.45
2 A Zampa AUS 116 5604 6046 196 30.85 25.25
3 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 165 6275 8770 288 30.45 25.42
4 W Hasaranga SL 68 2764 3245 112 28.97 25.67
5 Imran Tahir SA 104 4297 5541 173 32.03 26.33
6 YS Chahal IND 69 3283 3739 121 30.90 26.63
7 Saeed Ajmal PAK 112 4182 6000 184 32.61 27.36
8 Rashid Khan AFG 109 4127 5888 210 28.04 27.57
9 Kuldeep Yadav IND 117 5205 6144 194 31.67 28.31
10 AU Rashid ENG 155 7571 8079 242 33.38 28.69
11 SK Warne AUS 191 7541 10642 293 36.32 29.69
12 M Muralitharan SL 341 12326 18811 534 35.23 29.87
13 GB Hogg AUS 113 4188 5564 156 35.67 30.13
14 GP Swann ENG 76 2888 3809 104 36.63 30.37
15 Abdul Qadir PAK 100 3442 5100 132 38.64 30.48
16 SP Narine WI 65 2435 3540 92 38.48 32.53
17 PL Taylor AUS 80 2740 3937 97 40.59 32.54
18 Shadab Khan PAK 67 2960 3388 85 39.86 33.81
19 JE Emburey ENG 61 2346 3425 76 45.07 33.92
20 A Kumble IND 265 10412 14496 337 43.01 34.74
21 UDU Chandana SL 136 4810 6136 151 40.64 34.75
22 MM Theekshana SL 58 2215 2889 79 36.57 34.81
23 R Ashwin IND 114 5180 6303 156 40.40 34.88
24 Abdur Razzak BAN 152 6065 7965 207 38.48 34.97
25 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 241 9360 12575 317 39.67 35.65
26 AG Cremer ZIM 95 3597 4680 119 39.33 35.75
27 MJ Santner NZ 118 4717 5875 133 44.17 35.96
28 CH Gayle WI 199 5924 7422 167 44.44 36.20
29 RJ Peterson SA 74 2680 3278 75 43.71 36.62
30 PA Strang ZIM 89 3174 4351 96 45.32 36.69
31 IVA Richards WI 131 4231 5644 118 47.83 37.35
32 A Symonds AUS 158 4955 5935 133 44.62 37.53
33 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 142 5361 7543 161 46.85 37.63
34 DL Vettori NZ 277 9674 14060 305 46.10 37.69
35 RJ Shastri IND 136 4650 6613 129 51.26 37.69
36 Shahid Afridi PAK 372 13633 17670 395 44.73 37.74
37 ST Jayasuriya SL 368 11863 14868 323 46.03 38.07
38 V Sehwag IND 146 3853 4392 96 45.75 38.25
39 CL Hooper WI 203 6957 9573 193 49.60 38.42
40 N Boje SA 108 3416 4541 96 47.30 38.44
41 Yuvraj Singh IND 161 4294 5048 111 45.48 38.52
42 RA Jadeja IND 202 8478 10404 232 44.84 38.65
43 Harbhajan Singh IND 227 8973 12479 269 46.39 38.70
44 PA de Silva SL 156 4177 5148 106 48.57 38.72
45 AR Patel IND 66 2461 3287 75 43.83 40.75
46 Mehedi Hasan Miraz BAN 117 4651 5911 129 45.82 41.78
47 GJ Maxwell AUS 119 3644 4002 77 51.97 41.98
48 HDPK Dharmasena SL 134 4998 7009 138 50.79 42.00
49 SR Tendulkar IND 270 6850 8054 154 52.30 42.02
50 RA Harper WI 99 3431 5175 100 51.75 42.03

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)

  1. An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 5 years.
  2. Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
  3. The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific condition.

Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification

  1. Overs bowled in the innings must be more than 50% of the allotted overs for a bowler in the match.
  2. This is generally 30 balls for a 50 over match and 36 balls for a 60 over match.
  3. However it may be less if the match is shortened for some reason.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER, ECO - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 4WH - Four Fors or 4 Wkt Hauls
  5. FP - First Played by Year
  6. INF - Infinite
  7. INNS - Innings
  8. LP - Last Played by Year
  9. MDNS - Maidens
  10. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  11. NA - Not Applicable
  12. NI - Not In Top
  13. NK - Not Known
  14. NO, * - Not Out
  15. NQ - Not Qualified
  16. OPP - Opposition
  17. OVRS - Overs
  18. RAT - Rating
  19. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  20. TS - Trend Setter
  21. TT - Top Teams
  22. WKTS - Wickets Taken
  23. WTG - Weightage

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