Top 10 Fast Bowlers With Best Averages In T20Is

Our T20 International (T20I) ratings take into account all matches from the first T20I match on February 17, 2005 till the below mentioned last update date. To qualify for the rating, a player must have played at least 20 innings against the Top Teams (TT). TT may be found in the last section of the rating.

*Note: All T20I Ratings are updated till 2023-01-08

Best Averages

The first list simply gives you the bowlers with best averages in T20I Cricket. The second list gives you the bowlers with best Relative Averages (R Ave). How it is calculated is explained in the highlighted sections. Only bowlers with more than 25 wickets are considered for both lists.

TOP 10 T20I Pacers With Best Averages


RANK BOWLER NAT FP LP INNS RUNS WKTS AVE
1 Umar Gul PAK 2007 2016 60 1443 85 16.98
2 Al-Amin Hossain BAN 2013 2020 29 730 43 16.98
3 LH Ferguson NZ 2017 2022 28 732 41 17.85
4 Arshdeep Singh IND 2022 2023 23 655 36 18.19
5 LT Ngidi SA 2017 2022 36 1061 58 18.29
6 MA Wood ENG 2015 2022 26 807 44 18.34
7 DW Steyn SA 2007 2020 47 1175 64 18.36
8 JP Faulkner AUS 2012 2017 24 684 36 19.00
9 KOK Williams WI 2016 2020 26 804 41 19.61
10 AA Nortje SA 2019 2022 28 689 35 19.69
C Ave

The Comparative Average (C Ave) for bowlers is calculated by taken into account two factors:-

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

The Relative Average (R Ave) is calculated using the C Ave. Its formula is (Bowler Ave/C Ave)*A Constant Factor. This constant doesn’t affect the rating as it is the same for everone. If your C Ave is comparatively high, your R Ave 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.
  • Bowlers who have played more against top opposition than weaker teams.

TOP 10 T20I Pacers With Best R Ave


RANK BOWLER NAT FP LP INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE
1 Umar Gul PAK 2007 2016 60 1443 85 16.98 16.88
2 Al-Amin Hossain BAN 2013 2020 29 730 43 16.98 17.60
3 LH Ferguson NZ 2017 2022 28 732 41 17.85 17.92
4 Arshdeep Singh IND 2022 2023 23 655 36 18.19 18.05
5 LT Ngidi SA 2017 2022 36 1061 58 18.29 18.07
6 MA Wood ENG 2015 2022 26 807 44 18.34 18.17
7 DW Steyn SA 2007 2020 47 1175 64 18.36 18.48
8 AA Nortje SA 2019 2022 28 689 35 19.69 18.97
9 JP Faulkner AUS 2012 2017 24 684 36 19.00 19.22
10 Dwaine Pretorius SA 2017 2022 27 696 35 19.89 19.92

TOP TEAMS


DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
2000s PAK SA IND SL AUS WI ENG NZ
2010s IND ENG SA AUS PAK NZ SL WI AFG BAN
2020s IND ENG PAK AUS SA NZ WI SL ZIM AFG


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