Top 10 Spin Bowlers of All Time In T20Is

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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. Our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier bowlers may change if current bowlers set new benchmarks. Brief explanation of the ratings is given before each section (Detailed Explanation). It is to be noted that U.A.E. is considered as a second Home for Pakistan and Afghanistan. All home and away stats of Pakistani and Afghani bowlers are calculated accordingly. So, here are the Top 10 Spin bowlers in T20I cricket in all matches.

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

THE CRITERIA


CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Wickets, Average, Economy, BBI (Wkts), BBI (Eco)
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary Top Form Home, Top Form Away, World Cup
The Trend Setter (TS)

TS is the player which does the best in a criteria. The rating of all other players are calculated taking the TS as the benchmark. Know All About TS. Here is an example:-

  • TS Ave: 25.00; Player X Ave: 30.00; Section Points: 300.00
  • TS Points: 300.00(Max); Player X Points: TS Ave/Ave X 300 = 25.00/30.00 X 300 = 250.00
  • Ratings of all sections are calculated similarly with Ave being replaced by the Criteria Stat.
Top Teams (TT)

Some sections consider performances only against the top teams. Here is some information about the Top Teams:-

  • Win/Loss Ratio is used to determine top teams.
  • The top teams are calculated by decades.
  • A bowler’s performace is counted in TT if it comes against the team in the specific decade.
  • Knock Out matches of T20 World Cup are also counted in TT.

QUALIFICATION


Min Innings (TT) 20
Min Wickets (TS AVE) 25
Min Balls (TS ECO) 500

PRIMARY CRITERIA

PROLIFIC


Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2022 2014 107 128 200.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2022 2014 107 128 200.00
2 Shadab Khan PAK 2017 2022 2019.5 80 98 153.13
3 AU Rashid ENG 2009 2022 2015.5 88 93 145.31
4 W Hasaranga SL 2019 2023 2021 53 89 139.06
4 MJ Santner NZ 2015 2022 2018.5 79 89 139.06
6 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2009 2015 2012 63 85 132.81
7 T Shamsi SA 2017 2022 2019.5 59 73 114.06
8 Ajantha Mendis SL 2008 2014 2011 39 66 103.13
9 Imran Tahir SA 2013 2019 2016 38 63 98.44
10 GP Swann ENG 2008 2012 2010 38 51 79.69

CONSISTENT


R Ave

Relative Average (R Ave) is a more accurate type of average. Know How It Is Calculated. Briefly it takes into account:-

  • Strength of Opposition.
  • Venues at which a bowler has played.
  • Time Period in which he has been active

Criteria: Points For Relative Average

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Kuldeep Yadav 24 617 44 14.02 13.98 150.00
1 Imran Tahir 38 948 63 15.05 14.30 146.61
2 W Hasaranga 53 1345 89 15.11 15.79 132.78
3 Ajantha Mendis 39 952 66 14.42 16.10 130.19
4 GP Swann 38 859 51 16.84 16.34 128.28
5 T Shamsi 59 1534 73 21.01 18.29 114.61
6 Saeed Ajmal 63 1516 85 17.84 18.77 111.68
7 Shadab Khan 80 2105 98 21.48 20.80 100.78
8 MJ Santner 79 1953 89 21.94 21.58 97.13
9 AU Rashid 88 2378 93 25.57 23.63 88.73
10 Shakib Al Hasan 107 2716 128 21.22 23.78 88.16

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Kuldeep Yadav 22 580 37 15.68 15.62 150.00
1 Imran Tahir 35 880 52 16.92 16.08 145.72
2 GP Swann 37 837 49 17.08 16.57 141.40
3 W Hasaranga 41 1087 68 15.99 16.70 140.33
4 Saeed Ajmal 53 1302 73 17.84 18.77 124.84
5 T Shamsi 51 1304 57 22.88 19.92 117.68
6 Ajantha Mendis 31 819 45 18.20 20.32 115.34
7 MJ Santner 64 1584 76 20.84 20.50 114.32
8 Shadab Khan 59 1567 68 23.04 22.32 105.01
9 AU Rashid 83 2233 90 24.81 22.93 102.22
10 Shakib Al Hasan 69 1750 73 23.97 26.87 87.23

ECONOMIC


R ER

Relative Economy Rate (R ER) for bowlers is calculated using the same method as R Ave with average being replaced with ER.

Criteria: Points For R ER

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS DL Vettori 34 787 748 5.70 5.77 150.00
1 GP Swann 38 810 859 6.36 6.48 133.43
2 Saeed Ajmal 63 1430 1516 6.36 6.57 131.57
3 Imran Tahir 38 845 948 6.73 6.67 129.59
4 T Shamsi 59 1288 1534 7.15 6.78 127.55
5 Ajantha Mendis 39 885 952 6.45 6.78 127.48
6 MJ Santner 79 1646 1953 7.12 6.86 126.10
7 W Hasaranga 53 1186 1345 6.80 6.88 125.68
8 Shadab Khan 80 1795 2105 7.04 6.92 125.04
9 Shakib Al Hasan 107 2385 2716 6.83 7.11 121.60
10 AU Rashid 88 1922 2378 7.42 7.20 120.15

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS DL Vettori 30 696 683 5.89 5.95 150.00
1 GP Swann 37 786 837 6.39 6.51 137.20
2 Saeed Ajmal 53 1218 1302 6.41 6.63 134.72
3 Imran Tahir 35 773 880 6.83 6.77 131.86
4 T Shamsi 51 1096 1304 7.14 6.77 131.82
5 MJ Santner 64 1322 1584 7.19 6.93 128.93
6 Shadab Khan 59 1317 1567 7.14 7.02 127.25
7 AU Rashid 83 1808 2233 7.41 7.19 124.27
8 W Hasaranga 41 916 1087 7.12 7.20 124.01
9 Ajantha Mendis 31 714 819 6.88 7.23 123.44
10 Shakib Al Hasan 69 1498 1750 7.01 7.30 122.39

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)


BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler against top teams in all matches. Best Bowling By Wickets (BBW) is simply the total wickets taken in the 5 innings divided by 5.

Criteria: Points For Wkts Taken In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBW RAT
TS YS Chahal 6/25 4/23 4/52 3/20 3/25 4.00 100.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan 5/21 4/9 4/34 3/24 3/27 3.80 95.00
1 Ajantha Mendis 6/16 4/12 3/9 3/20 3/23 3.80 95.00
3 Imran Tahir 5/24 4/21 3/18 3/21 3/26 3.60 90.00
3 T Shamsi 5/24 4/25 3/17 3/19 3/20 3.60 90.00
3 Saeed Ajmal 4/23 4/26 4/30 3/17 3/18 3.60 90.00
6 MJ Santner 4/11 4/31 3/12 3/15 3/19 3.40 85.00
6 W Hasaranga 4/9 4/33 3/12 3/17 3/20 3.40 85.00
6 Shadab Khan 4/14 4/26 3/7 3/17 3/19 3.40 85.00
6 AU Rashid 4/2 4/35 3/11 3/21 3/25 3.40 85.00
10 GP Swann 3/13 3/14 3/24 2/14 2/17 2.60 65.00

BEST BOWLING (ECO)


BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler against top teams. Best Bowling By Economy (BBE) is the Relative Economy of the bowler in the 5 Inns. Only 12+ Balls performaces are counted in this criteria.

Criteria: Points For Economy In Top 5 Inns

RANK BOWLER 1 2 3 4 5 BBE RAT
TS Mohammad Hafeez 4.0/6 2.0/4 4.0/9 3.0/10 3.0/11 2.58 100.00
1 W Hasaranga 4.0/9 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/13 3.0/12 3.09 83.65
2 AU Rashid 2.2/2 4.0/11 4.0/15 3.0/12 4.0/16 3.13 82.43
3 Ajantha Mendis 4.0/9 3.0/9 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/16 3.21 80.48
4 MJ Santner 4.0/11 4.0/12 4.0/14 4.0/15 4.0/15 3.23 80.01
5 T Shamsi 4.0/11 4.0/13 4.0/13 4.0/16 4.0/16 3.27 78.88
6 Shadab Khan 4.0/7 4.0/14 4.0/14 4.0/16 3.5/16 3.32 77.76
7 Shakib Al Hasan 3.4/9 4.0/10 4.0/13 2.0/8 4.0/17 3.36 76.89
8 GP Swann 4.0/13 4.0/14 4.0/14 2.0/8 4.0/16 3.68 70.20
9 Saeed Ajmal 4.0/12 4.0/13 4.0/17 3.0/13 3.1/14 3.92 65.79
10 Imran Tahir 4.0/13 4.0/14 4.0/17 4.0/18 4.0/18 3.97 65.11

PRIMARY RATING


The total of the above five criteria comes out to be 1,000.00 points. The Primary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the five criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is half of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 500 pts.

RANK BOWLER PRO CON ECO BBW BBE RAT PRI PTS
1 W Hasaranga 139.06 273.11 249.70 85.00 83.65 830.52 415.26
2 Imran Tahir 98.44 292.33 261.45 90.00 65.11 807.33 403.66
3 Saeed Ajmal 132.81 236.52 266.29 90.00 65.79 791.41 395.70
4 Shakib Al Hasan 200.00 175.40 243.99 95.00 76.89 791.28 395.64
5 Ajantha Mendis 103.13 245.53 250.92 95.00 80.48 775.05 387.53
6 T Shamsi 114.06 232.29 259.37 90.00 78.88 774.60 387.30
7 Shadab Khan 153.13 205.79 252.29 85.00 77.76 773.96 386.98
8 MJ Santner 139.06 211.45 255.04 85.00 80.01 770.56 385.28
9 GP Swann 79.69 269.68 270.64 65.00 70.20 755.21 377.60
10 AU Rashid 145.31 190.95 244.41 85.00 82.43 748.10 374.05

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions

The Conditions Ratings are calculated by applying the four criteria of the Primary Rating to diffirent conditions. Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for spin bowlers and In Asia for pacers. Favourable Conditions (FC) is the opposite. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated. Here are those conditions and their weightage:-

  • HOME – 250 PTS
  • AWAY – 1,000 PTS
  • FC – 250 PTS
  • UC – 1,000 PTS

HOME/AWAY


At Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Imran Tahir 14 27 12.48 6.61 797.54 199.39
2 Shadab Khan 37 46 20.63 6.85 735.33 183.83
3 Shakib Al Hasan 42 52 20.31 6.67 729.37 182.34
4 Saeed Ajmal 18 26 14.96 5.57 728.93 182.23
5 Ajantha Mendis 13 26 12.73 6.49 728.68 182.17
6 MJ Santner 41 45 23.09 7.63 712.34 178.09
7 AU Rashid 27 33 22.24 7.57 666.65 166.66
8 W Hasaranga 13 20 16.90 7.09 661.47 165.37
9 GP Swann 16 17 21.06 6.39 638.44 159.61
10 T Shamsi 23 20 34.20 7.86 568.26 142.07

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 T Shamsi 36 53 16.04 6.66 822.45 822.45
2 W Hasaranga 40 69 14.59 6.71 806.36 806.36
3 GP Swann 22 34 14.74 6.34 743.02 743.02
4 Saeed Ajmal 45 59 19.10 6.69 739.87 739.87
5 MJ Santner 38 44 20.77 6.62 735.50 735.50
6 Shakib Al Hasan 65 76 21.84 6.94 703.81 703.81
7 Imran Tahir 24 36 16.97 6.80 703.52 703.52
8 Shadab Khan 43 52 22.23 7.20 701.80 701.80
9 AU Rashid 61 60 27.40 7.36 695.08 695.08
10 Ajantha Mendis 26 40 15.53 6.44 676.61 676.61

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS


Favourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 AU Rashid 29 30 26.10 7.50 812.50 203.12
2 Imran Tahir 19 29 15.97 6.34 807.08 201.77
3 GP Swann 11 18 12.33 5.55 805.93 201.48
4 T Shamsi 19 23 19.39 6.90 780.64 195.16
5 MJ Santner 21 21 23.19 6.57 762.27 190.57

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 W Hasaranga 35 59 15.24 6.83 829.90 207.47
2 Saeed Ajmal 35 47 17.72 6.12 777.81 194.45
3 Shakib Al Hasan 66 82 20.07 6.63 761.01 190.25
4 Shadab Khan 39 49 20.22 6.76 719.16 179.79
5 Ajantha Mendis 20 34 15.82 7.03 675.49 168.87

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Imran Tahir 19 34 14.26 7.15 789.98 789.98
2 MJ Santner 58 68 21.56 7.32 764.07 764.07
3 T Shamsi 40 50 21.76 7.25 746.32 746.32
4 AU Rashid 59 63 25.32 7.38 718.54 718.54
5 GP Swann 27 33 19.30 6.71 682.66 682.66

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Shadab Khan 41 49 22.73 7.30 882.79 882.79
2 Ajantha Mendis 19 32 12.94 5.83 829.68 829.68
3 Saeed Ajmal 28 38 17.97 6.69 803.36 803.36
4 Shakib Al Hasan 41 46 23.26 7.17 790.40 790.40
5 W Hasaranga 18 30 14.87 6.76 764.18 764.18

CONDITIONS RATING


The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BOWLER AWAY HOME UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 Shadab Khan 701.80 183.83 882.79 179.79 1,948.22 194.82
2 W Hasaranga 806.36 165.37 764.18 207.47 1,943.39 194.34
3 Saeed Ajmal 739.87 182.23 803.36 194.45 1,919.92 191.99
4 T Shamsi 822.45 142.07 746.32 195.16 1,906.00 190.60
5 Imran Tahir 703.52 199.39 789.98 201.77 1,894.65 189.47
6 MJ Santner 735.50 178.09 764.07 190.57 1,868.23 186.82
7 Shakib Al Hasan 703.81 182.34 790.40 190.25 1,866.81 186.68
8 Ajantha Mendis 676.61 182.17 829.68 168.87 1,857.33 185.73
9 GP Swann 743.02 159.61 682.66 201.48 1,786.77 178.68
10 AU Rashid 695.08 166.66 718.54 203.12 1,783.41 178.34

SECONDARY CRITERIA

Top Form And World Cup

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. Top Form is calculated by taking the best 15 consecutive innings of a bowlers against Top Teams such that his Rating Points are Maximum. Top Form is calculated seperately for Home and Away innings. World Cup Rating gives points for performances in World Cups. If Innings are less than the Qualification than the Player gets 50% of the Points. Click on the Rating Titles to see how they were calculated. The three secondary criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

  • TOP FORM AT HOME – 500 PTS
  • TOP FORM AWAY – 1,000 PTS
  • WORLD CUP – 1,000 PTS

TOP FORM AT HOME


Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Imran Tahir 13 22 14.27 6.68 860.51 430.25
2 Shadab Khan 15 24 16.00 6.53 842.36 421.18
3 Saeed Ajmal 15 21 14.76 5.34 819.29 409.64
4 AU Rashid 15 23 17.70 7.27 801.02 400.51
5 Shakib Al Hasan 15 22 16.73 6.51 790.97 395.48
6 Ajantha Mendis 12 20 16.15 6.87 782.06 391.03
7 MJ Santner 15 23 17.35 8.03 773.85 386.92
8 W Hasaranga 13 20 16.90 7.09 766.90 383.45
9 GP Swann 15 15 22.27 6.30 667.71 333.85
10 T Shamsi 15 15 27.87 7.33 649.46 324.73

TOP FORM AWAY


Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 W Hasaranga 15 31 11.48 6.03 919.61 919.61
2 T Shamsi 15 23 13.39 5.40 876.90 876.90
3 Imran Tahir 15 25 14.36 6.32 801.39 801.39
4 GP Swann 15 24 13.54 5.91 800.21 800.21
5 Saeed Ajmal 15 26 14.96 6.86 797.99 797.99
6 MJ Santner 15 21 16.05 6.02 766.53 766.53
7 Shadab Khan 15 22 18.59 7.09 741.65 741.65
8 Ajantha Mendis 15 22 15.73 6.07 736.15 736.15
9 AU Rashid 15 22 17.68 6.78 729.18 729.18
10 Shakib Al Hasan 15 17 22.06 6.92 593.39 593.39

WORLD CUP


Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Ajantha Mendis 21 35 15.03 6.70 836.17 836.17
2 Saeed Ajmal 23 36 16.86 6.79 799.70 799.70
3 Imran Tahir 9 18 11.89 5.94 684.74 684.74
4 MJ Santner 17 21 18.67 6.52 676.39 676.39
5 W Hasaranga 10 18 13.72 6.50 673.02 673.02
6 GP Swann 15 22 16.27 6.51 672.01 672.01
7 Shakib Al Hasan 27 26 28.42 7.46 638.38 638.38
8 AU Rashid 22 21 26.10 7.00 623.58 623.58
9 Shadab Khan 13 20 15.15 6.18 613.21 613.21
10 T Shamsi 7 12 14.75 6.56 508.45 508.45

SECONDARY RATING


The total of the above three criteria comes out to be 2,500.00 points. Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is one-fourth of the OVERALL Rating, i.e. 250 pts.

RANK BOWLER TF HM TF AW WC TOT SEC RAT
1 Saeed Ajmal 409.64 797.99 799.70 2,007.33 200.73
2 W Hasaranga 383.45 919.61 673.02 1,976.09 197.61
3 Ajantha Mendis 391.03 736.15 836.17 1,963.35 196.33
4 Imran Tahir 430.25 801.39 684.74 1,916.38 191.64
5 MJ Santner 386.92 766.53 676.39 1,829.85 182.98
6 GP Swann 333.85 800.21 672.01 1,806.07 180.61
7 Shadab Khan 421.18 741.65 613.21 1,776.04 177.60
8 AU Rashid 400.51 729.18 623.58 1,753.27 175.33
9 T Shamsi 324.73 876.90 508.45 1,710.08 171.01
10 Shakib Al Hasan 395.48 593.39 638.38 1,627.25 162.72

OVERALL RATING

OVERALL Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts. Half the points are for Primary Criteria; one-fourth for Conditions; and one-fourth for Secondary Criteria.

RANK BOWLER NAT PRI RAT CON RAT SEC RAT FIN RAT
1 W Hasaranga SL 415.26 194.34 197.61 807.21
2 Saeed Ajmal PAK 395.70 191.99 200.73 788.43
3 Imran Tahir SA 403.66 189.47 191.64 784.77
4 Ajantha Mendis SL 387.53 185.73 196.33 769.59
5 Shadab Khan PAK 386.98 194.82 177.60 759.41
6 MJ Santner NZ 385.28 186.82 182.98 755.09
7 T Shamsi SA 387.30 190.60 171.01 748.91
8 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 395.64 186.68 162.72 745.05
9 GP Swann ENG 377.60 178.68 180.61 736.89
10 AU Rashid ENG 374.05 178.34 175.33 727.72

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