T20Is - Spin Bowlers With Best Economy Rates

Top 25 T20I Spin Bowlers With Best Economy

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Our T20 International (T20I) ratings take into account all matches from the first T20I match on February 17, 2005. They are updated till 2026-03-08. The first list simply gives you the bowlers with best economy rates in T20Is. The second list gives you the bowlers with best Relative Economy Rates (R ER).

CONTENTS
1. QUALIFICATION
2. TOP 25 SPINNERS WITH BEST ECONOMY RATES IN T20Is
3. TOP 25 SPINNERS WITH BEST R ER IN T20Is
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 Balls 1000
Min Career Wkts 25

TOP 25 SPINNERS WITH BEST ECONOMY RATES IN T20Is

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS RUNS BALLS WKTS ER
1 SP Narine WI 49 1105 1102 52 6.02
2 Rashid Khan AFG 115 2650 2630 193 6.05
3 S Badree WI 52 1180 1146 56 6.18
4 Imad Wasim PAK 74 1588 1536 73 6.20
5 Saeed Ajmal PAK 63 1516 1430 85 6.36
6 AC Agar AUS 49 1129 1042 49 6.50
7 Mohammad Hafeez PAK 79 1388 1261 61 6.60
8 Shahid Afridi PAK 104 2531 2252 104 6.74
9 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 126 3117 2745 149 6.81
10 NL McCullum NZ 59 1278 1123 58 6.83
11 Sheikh Mahedi Hasan BAN 64 1571 1373 63 6.87
12 Sikandar Raza ZIM 119 2519 2196 107 6.88
13 R Ashwin IND 65 1672 1452 72 6.91
14 Kuldeep Yadav IND 52 1306 1127 95 6.95
15 MS Washington Sundar IND 56 1214 1043 51 6.98
16 W Hasaranga SL 93 2473 2112 154 7.03
17 MM Theekshana SL 83 2212 1872 82 7.09
18 RA Jadeja IND 71 1612 1356 54 7.13
19 Mohammad Nawaz PAK 92 2109 1760 101 7.19
20 MJ Santner NZ 130 3339 2772 137 7.23
21 Mohammad Nabi AFG 138 3028 2482 109 7.32
22 A Zampa AUS 112 3033 2467 147 7.38
23 T Shamsi SA 70 1860 1509 89 7.40
24 Shadab Khan PAK 115 2991 2425 123 7.40
25 AR Patel IND 88 2078 1684 97 7.40

TOP 25 SPINNERS WITH BEST R ER IN T20Is

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 player has played.
  • Time Period in which a bowler has been active
RANK BOWLER NAT INNS RUNS BALLS WKTS ER R ER
1 Imad Wasim PAK 74 1588 1536 73 6.20 6.10
2 Rashid Khan AFG 115 2650 2630 193 6.05 6.21
3 SP Narine WI 49 1105 1102 52 6.02 6.36
4 AC Agar AUS 49 1129 1042 49 6.50 6.41
5 S Badree WI 52 1180 1146 56 6.18 6.49
6 Saeed Ajmal PAK 63 1516 1430 85 6.36 6.70
7 Kuldeep Yadav IND 52 1306 1127 95 6.95 6.84
8 MS Washington Sundar IND 56 1214 1043 51 6.98 6.85
9 W Hasaranga SL 93 2473 2112 154 7.03 6.88
10 MJ Santner NZ 130 3339 2772 137 7.23 6.88
11 Mohammad Hafeez PAK 79 1388 1261 61 6.60 6.91
12 MM Theekshana SL 83 2212 1872 82 7.09 6.96
13 R Ashwin IND 65 1672 1452 72 6.91 6.96
14 Sheikh Mahedi Hasan BAN 64 1571 1373 63 6.87 6.97
15 AJ Hosein WI 92 2430 1964 93 7.42 6.99
16 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 126 3117 2745 149 6.81 7.02
17 T Shamsi SA 70 1860 1509 89 7.40 7.08
18 NL McCullum NZ 59 1278 1123 58 6.83 7.09
19 Sikandar Raza ZIM 119 2519 2196 107 6.88 7.10
20 Shahid Afridi PAK 104 2531 2252 104 6.74 7.11
21 Mohammad Nawaz PAK 92 2109 1760 101 7.19 7.14
22 A Zampa AUS 112 3033 2467 147 7.38 7.14
23 AU Rashid ENG 138 3789 3036 163 7.49 7.16
24 RA Jadeja IND 71 1612 1356 54 7.13 7.17
25 Shadab Khan PAK 115 2991 2425 123 7.40 7.23

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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