Top 10 T20I Spin Bowlers With Best Economy

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 Economy Rates

The first list simply gives you the bowlers with best Economy Rates in T20I 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 500 balls are considered for both lists.

TOP 10 T20I Spinners With Best Economy Rates


RANK BOWLER NAT FP LP INNS RUNS BALLS ER
1 DL Vettori NZ 2007 2014 34 748 787 5.70
2 SP Narine WI 2012 2019 49 1105 1102 6.02
3 S Badree WI 2012 2018 52 1180 1146 6.18
4 Harbhajan Singh IND 2006 2016 27 632 612 6.20
5 Rashid Khan AFG 2015 2022 74 1754 1682 6.26
6 Imad Wasim PAK 2015 2021 57 1292 1224 6.33
7 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2009 2015 63 1516 1430 6.36
8 GP Swann ENG 2008 2012 38 859 810 6.36
9 J Botha SA 2006 2012 39 823 774 6.38
10 Ajantha Mendis SL 2008 2014 39 952 885 6.45
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.
  • Bowlers who have played more against top opposition than weaker teams.

TOP 10 T20I Spinners With Best R ER


RANK BOWLER NAT FP LP INNS RUNS BALLS ER R ER
1 DL Vettori NZ 2007 2014 34 748 787 5.70 5.58
2 SP Narine WI 2012 2019 49 1105 1102 6.02 5.82
3 S Badree WI 2012 2018 52 1180 1146 6.18 6.01
4 Harbhajan Singh IND 2006 2016 27 632 612 6.20 6.02
5 J Botha SA 2006 2012 39 823 774 6.38 6.12
6 GP Swann ENG 2008 2012 38 859 810 6.36 6.15
7 Imad Wasim PAK 2015 2021 57 1292 1224 6.33 6.15
8 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2009 2015 63 1516 1430 6.36 6.25
9 AC Agar AUS 2016 2022 47 1073 994 6.48 6.30
10 Ajantha Mendis SL 2008 2014 39 952 885 6.45 6.31

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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