Top 25 T20I Spin Bowlers With Best Strike Rates

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 strike rates in T20Is. The second list gives you the bowlers with best Relative Strike Rates (R SR).

CONTENTS

1. QUALIFICATION

2. TOP 25 SPINNERS WITH BEST STRIKE RATES IN T20Is

3. TOP 25 SPINNERS WITH BEST R SR 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 Wickets	50

TOP 25 SPINNERS WITH BEST STRIKE RATES IN T20Is

RANK	BOWLER	NAT	INNS	RUNS	BALLS	WKTS	SR
1	Kuldeep Yadav	IND	52	1306	1127	95	11.86
2	VV Chakravarthy	IND	43	1213	963	73	13.19
3	BAW Mendis	SL	39	952	885	66	13.41
4	Imran Tahir	SA	38	948	845	63	13.41
5	Rashid Khan	AFG	115	2650	2630	193	13.63
6	W Hasaranga	SL	93	2473	2112	154	13.71
7	GP Swann	ENG	38	859	810	51	15.88
8	A Zampa	AUS	112	3033	2467	147	16.78
9	Saeed Ajmal	PAK	63	1516	1430	85	16.82
10	T Shamsi	SA	70	1860	1509	89	16.96
11	IS Sodhi	NZ	133	3736	2750	162	16.98
12	AR Patel	IND	88	2078	1684	97	17.36
13	Mohammad Nawaz	PAK	92	2109	1760	101	17.43
14	YS Chahal	IND	79	2409	1764	96	18.38
15	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	126	3117	2745	149	18.42
16	AU Rashid	ENG	138	3789	3036	163	18.63
17	NL McCullum	NZ	59	1278	1123	58	19.36
18	MM Ali	ENG	71	1384	999	51	19.59
19	Shadab Khan	PAK	115	2991	2425	123	19.72
20	R Ashwin	IND	65	1672	1452	72	20.17
21	MJ Santner	NZ	130	3339	2772	137	20.23
22	MS Washington Sundar	IND	56	1214	1043	51	20.45
23	S Badree	WI	52	1180	1146	56	20.46
24	Sikandar Raza	ZIM	119	2519	2196	107	20.52
25	Mohammad Hafeez	PAK	79	1388	1261	61	20.67

TOP 25 SPINNERS WITH BEST R SR IN T20Is

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	Kuldeep Yadav	IND	52	1306	1127	95	11.86	11.63
2	Imran Tahir	SA	38	948	845	63	13.41	12.06
3	W Hasaranga	SL	93	2473	2112	154	13.71	12.91
4	VV Chakravarthy	IND	43	1213	963	73	13.19	13.37
5	BAW Mendis	SL	39	952	885	66	13.41	13.43
6	Rashid Khan	AFG	115	2650	2630	193	13.63	13.93
7	GP Swann	ENG	38	859	810	51	15.88	15.05
8	T Shamsi	SA	70	1860	1509	89	16.96	15.35
9	Saeed Ajmal	PAK	63	1516	1430	85	16.82	15.59
10	A Zampa	AUS	112	3033	2467	147	16.78	15.61
11	IS Sodhi	NZ	133	3736	2750	162	16.98	15.87
12	Mohammad Nawaz	PAK	92	2109	1760	101	17.43	16.63
13	AR Patel	IND	88	2078	1684	97	17.36	17.07
14	AU Rashid	ENG	138	3789	3036	163	18.63	17.11
15	MM Ali	ENG	71	1384	999	51	19.59	17.76
16	Shakib Al Hasan	BAN	126	3117	2745	149	18.42	17.86
17	YS Chahal	IND	79	2409	1764	96	18.38	18.16
18	S Badree	WI	52	1180	1146	56	20.46	18.41
19	SP Narine	WI	49	1105	1102	52	21.19	18.46
20	NL McCullum	NZ	59	1278	1123	58	19.36	18.50
21	R Ashwin	IND	65	1672	1452	72	20.17	18.59
22	Shadab Khan	PAK	115	2991	2425	123	19.72	18.60
23	Imad Wasim	PAK	74	1588	1536	73	21.04	18.96
24	MJ Santner	NZ	130	3339	2772	137	20.23	19.14
25	Mohammad Hafeez	PAK	79	1388	1261	61	20.67	19.37

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)

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

Top Inns by ER (BBE) Qualification

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