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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). So, here are the Top 10 Spin bowlers in T20I cricket in all matches.

*Note: All T20I Ratings are updated till 2024-06-30

CONTENTS
1. THE CRITERIA
2. QUALIFICATION
3. PRIMARY CRITERIA
3.1. PROLIFIC
3.2. CONSISTENT
3.2.1. Against All Teams
3.2.2. Against Top Teams
3.3. ECONOMIC
3.3.1. Against All Teams
3.3.2. Against Top Teams
3.4. BEST BOWLING (WKTS)
3.5. BEST BOWLING (ECO)
3.6. PRIMARY RATING
4. CONDITIONS CRITERIA
4.1. HOME/AWAY
4.1.1. At Home
4.1.2. Away From Home
4.2. FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS
4.2.1. Favourable Conditions Rating
4.2.1.1. Non Asians In Asia
4.2.1.2. Asians In Asia
4.2.2. Unfavourable Conditions Rating
4.2.2.1. Non Asians Outside Asia
4.2.2.2. Asians Outside Asia
4.3. CONDITIONS RATING
5. SECONDARY CRITERIA
5.1. WORLD CUP
5.2. TOP FORM
5.3. IMPACT INNINGS
5.4. SECONDARY RATING
6. OVERALL RATING
7. NON WEAK TEAMS
8. TOP TEAMS

THE CRITERIA

CRITERIA CONSTITUENTS
Primary Wickets, Average, Economy, BBI (Wkts), BBI (Eco)
Conditions Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia
Secondary World Cup, Top Form, Impact Inns
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.
Non Weak Teams (NWT)

Some sections consider performances only against Non Weak Teams. Here is some information about the Non Weak Teams:-

  • Non Weak Teams are calculated in the same way as TT.
  • However, they are more in number.

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (TT) 15

PRIMARY CRITERIA

The OVERALL Rating is divided into 5 main sections:-

CRITERIA STAT POINTS
Prolific Wickets Taken 200.00
Consistent Average 200.00
Economic Strike Rate 300.00
Best Bowling Top Inns (Wkts) 100.00
Economic Bowling Top Inns (Eco) 200.00

PROLIFIC

Criteria: Points For Wickets Taken

RANK BOWLER NAT FP LP MP INNS WKTS RAT
TS Rashid Khan AFG 2015 2024 2019.5 94 153 200.00
1 Rashid Khan AFG 2015 2024 2019.5 94 153 200.00
2 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 2006 2024 2015 126 149 194.77
3 AU Rashid ENG 2009 2024 2016.5 110 120 156.86
4 MJ Santner NZ 2015 2024 2019.5 102 115 150.33
5 W Hasaranga SL 2019 2024 2021.5 64 107 139.87
6 A Zampa AUS 2016 2024 2020 86 105 137.25
7 T Shamsi SA 2017 2024 2020.5 70 89 116.34
8 Saeed Ajmal PAK 2009 2015 2012 63 85 111.11
9 Kuldeep Yadav IND 2017 2024 2020.5 39 69 90.20
10 BAW Mendis SL 2008 2014 2011 39 66 86.27

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

Min Qualification For TS
Min Wickets 50
Min Wickets (TT) 25

Against All Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Imran Tahir 38 948 63 15.05 14.30 100.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 39 971 69 14.07 14.38 99.41
2 W Hasaranga 64 1638 107 15.31 15.79 90.57
3 BAW Mendis 39 952 66 14.42 16.10 88.82
4 Rashid Khan 94 2197 153 14.36 16.71 85.60
5 Saeed Ajmal 63 1516 85 17.84 18.77 76.19
6 T Shamsi 70 1860 89 20.90 18.92 75.60
7 A Zampa 86 2268 105 21.60 21.49 66.54
8 MJ Santner 102 2533 115 22.03 22.15 64.55
9 Shakib Al Hasan 126 3117 149 20.92 23.43 61.03
10 AU Rashid 110 2936 120 24.47 23.43 61.02

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS RUNS WKTS AVE R AVE RAT
TS Kuldeep Yadav 26 622 44 14.14 14.45 100.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 26 622 44 14.14 14.45 100.00
2 W Hasaranga 45 1202 72 16.69 17.22 83.92
3 Saeed Ajmal 48 1159 67 17.30 18.20 79.38
4 BAW Mendis 29 783 40 19.58 21.85 66.13
5 T Shamsi 56 1477 61 24.21 21.92 65.93
6 MJ Santner 76 1956 87 22.48 22.61 63.90
7 AU Rashid 88 2461 93 26.46 25.34 57.01
8 Rashid Khan 18 469 21 22.33 25.98 55.62
9 A Zampa 67 1830 70 26.14 26.01 55.56
10 Shakib Al Hasan 64 1610 61 26.39 29.56 48.88

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

Min Qualification For TS
Min Balls 500

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 Rashid Khan 94 2138 2197 6.17 6.49 133.28
2 Saeed Ajmal 63 1430 1516 6.36 6.57 131.58
3 Kuldeep Yadav 39 860 971 6.77 6.68 129.45
4 BAW Mendis 39 885 952 6.45 6.78 127.50
5 MJ Santner 102 2154 2533 7.06 6.80 127.24
6 W Hasaranga 64 1440 1638 6.83 6.82 126.79
7 T Shamsi 70 1509 1860 7.40 6.90 125.25
8 AU Rashid 110 2402 2936 7.33 7.06 122.47
9 Shakib Al Hasan 126 2745 3117 6.81 7.06 122.42
10 A Zampa 86 1883 2268 7.23 7.07 122.24

Against Top Teams

RANK BOWLER INNS BLS RUNS ER R ER RAT
TS DL Vettori 28 648 636 5.89 5.95 150.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 26 575 622 6.49 6.40 139.53
2 Saeed Ajmal 48 1098 1159 6.33 6.54 136.47
3 T Shamsi 56 1185 1477 7.48 6.98 127.90
4 MJ Santner 76 1586 1956 7.40 7.13 125.28
5 Rashid Khan 18 414 469 6.80 7.15 124.85
6 W Hasaranga 45 1002 1202 7.20 7.19 124.15
7 AU Rashid 88 1958 2461 7.54 7.26 122.99
8 Shakib Al Hasan 64 1372 1610 7.04 7.30 122.33
9 BAW Mendis 29 666 783 7.05 7.41 120.47
10 A Zampa 67 1427 1830 7.69 7.53 118.56

BEST BOWLING (WKTS)

BBW

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Wkts of a bowler against Non Weak 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 3/18 3/20 4.00 100.00
1 BAW Mendis 6/16 4/12 3/9 3/20 3/23 3.80 95.00
1 Kuldeep Yadav 5/17 5/24 3/12 3/13 3/19 3.80 95.00
1 Shakib Al Hasan 5/21 4/9 4/34 3/24 3/27 3.80 95.00
4 Saeed Ajmal 4/23 4/26 4/30 3/17 3/18 3.60 90.00
4 MJ Santner 4/11 4/16 4/31 3/12 3/15 3.60 90.00
4 Rashid Khan 4/12 4/17 4/23 3/13 3/22 3.60 90.00
4 A Zampa 5/19 4/34 3/14 3/16 3/16 3.60 90.00
4 T Shamsi 5/24 4/25 3/6 3/17 3/19 3.60 90.00
9 AU Rashid 4/2 4/35 3/11 3/21 3/25 3.40 85.00
9 W Hasaranga 4/9 4/33 3/12 3/13 3/17 3.40 85.00

BEST BOWLING (ECO)

BBE

In this criteria, we have taken the top 5 bowling performances by Economy of a bowler against Non Weak 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 4.0/11 3.0/10 2.43 200.00
1 AU Rashid 2.2/2 4.0/11 4.0/11 4.0/15 3.0/12 2.83 171.51
2 W Hasaranga 4.0/9 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/13 4.0/13 2.95 164.80
3 MJ Santner 4.0/11 4.0/11 4.0/12 4.0/14 4.0/15 3.03 160.12
4 Shakib Al Hasan 3.4/9 4.0/10 4.0/13 4.0/13 2.0/8 3.11 156.20
5 BAW Mendis 4.0/9 3.0/9 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/16 3.21 151.46
6 T Shamsi 4.0/11 4.0/13 4.0/13 4.0/16 4.0/16 3.22 150.85
7 A Zampa 4.0/12 3.0/10 4.0/14 2.3/9 4.0/16 3.41 142.39
8 Rashid Khan 4.0/12 4.0/12 4.0/14 4.0/15 4.0/15 3.58 135.79
9 Kuldeep Yadav 4.0/12 4.0/13 4.0/16 4.0/17 4.0/18 3.75 129.66
10 Saeed Ajmal 4.0/12 4.0/13 4.0/17 3.0/13 3.1/14 3.92 123.81

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 Rashid Khan 200.00 141.21 258.13 90.00 135.79 825.13 412.57
2 W Hasaranga 139.87 174.50 250.93 85.00 164.80 815.10 407.55
3 Shakib Al Hasan 194.77 109.91 244.75 95.00 156.20 800.63 400.32
4 Kuldeep Yadav 90.20 199.41 268.98 95.00 129.66 783.24 391.62
5 MJ Santner 150.33 128.45 252.52 90.00 160.12 781.42 390.71
6 AU Rashid 156.86 118.04 245.46 85.00 171.51 776.87 388.43
7 T Shamsi 116.34 141.53 253.15 90.00 150.85 751.87 375.93
8 Saeed Ajmal 111.11 155.58 268.05 90.00 123.81 748.55 374.27
9 BAW Mendis 86.27 154.95 247.96 95.00 151.46 735.64 367.82
10 A Zampa 137.25 122.10 240.80 90.00 142.39 732.55 366.27

CONDITIONS CRITERIA

The Conditions Rating is calculated by applying the five criteria of Primary Rating to various conditions. 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 four conditions criteria and thier weightage is as follows:-

CRITERIA POINTS
Home 200.00
Away 800.00
Favourable Conditions 200.00
Unfavourable Conditions 800.00

HOME/AWAY

HOME/AWAY RATING

Points to note:-

  • 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.

At Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Shakib Al Hasan 52 69 18.16 6.56 798.80 159.76
2 MJ Santner 50 56 23.04 7.58 755.22 151.04
3 Saeed Ajmal 18 26 14.96 5.57 704.35 140.87
4 BAW Mendis 13 26 12.73 6.49 694.10 138.82
5 W Hasaranga 17 28 15.25 6.71 677.35 135.47
6 Rashid Khan 26 41 13.68 5.71 670.80 134.16
7 A Zampa 27 35 20.83 7.15 661.91 132.38
8 AU Rashid 33 39 23.23 7.68 653.50 130.70
9 Kuldeep Yadav 15 21 18.95 7.51 632.73 126.55
10 T Shamsi 29 25 35.28 8.24 590.13 118.03

Away From Home

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Rashid Khan 68 112 14.61 6.34 841.57 673.26
2 T Shamsi 41 64 15.28 6.77 817.74 654.19
3 W Hasaranga 47 79 15.33 6.87 790.09 632.07
4 Kuldeep Yadav 24 48 11.94 6.34 789.37 631.49
5 AU Rashid 77 81 25.06 7.19 752.38 601.90
6 MJ Santner 52 59 21.07 6.58 745.51 596.41
7 A Zampa 59 70 21.99 7.27 725.03 580.02
8 Saeed Ajmal 45 59 19.10 6.69 702.30 561.84
9 Shakib Al Hasan 74 80 23.30 6.99 685.73 548.58
10 BAW Mendis 26 40 15.53 6.44 655.66 524.53

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS

FAVOURABLE/UNFAVOURABLE CONDITIONS RATING

Points to note:-

  • Unfavourable Conditions (UC) is Outside Asia for Spinners and In Asia for Pacers.
  • Favourable Conditions (FC) are the opposite.

Favourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 A Zampa 30 36 19.36 6.45 847.01 169.40
2 MJ Santner 27 27 23.11 6.42 817.32 163.46
3 AU Rashid 32 32 26.84 7.45 781.91 156.38
4 T Shamsi 19 23 19.39 6.90 771.99 154.40

Asians In Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Rashid Khan 67 115 13.30 5.97 877.22 175.44
2 Shakib Al Hasan 76 99 18.62 6.56 824.55 164.91
3 W Hasaranga 40 69 14.78 6.73 808.03 161.61
4 Saeed Ajmal 35 47 17.72 6.12 756.29 151.26
5 BAW Mendis 20 34 15.82 7.03 673.91 134.78
6 Kuldeep Yadav 18 25 18.56 7.37 660.53 132.11

Unfavourable Conditions Rating

Non Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 MJ Santner 75 88 21.69 7.29 795.41 636.33
2 T Shamsi 51 66 21.42 7.57 789.86 631.88
3 AU Rashid 78 88 23.60 7.29 783.14 626.51
4 A Zampa 56 69 22.77 7.63 721.57 577.26

Asians Outside Asia

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 Kuldeep Yadav 21 44 11.52 6.31 909.05 727.24
2 W Hasaranga 24 38 16.26 7.00 803.70 642.96
3 BAW Mendis 19 32 12.94 5.83 789.77 631.82
4 Rashid Khan 27 38 17.55 6.67 763.75 611.00
5 Saeed Ajmal 28 38 17.97 6.69 742.62 594.10
6 Shakib Al Hasan 50 50 25.48 7.22 735.05 588.04

CONDITIONS RATING

The total of the above four criteria comes out to be 2,000.00 points. The Conditions Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the four criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 200 pts.

RANK BOWLER AW HM UC FC TOT CON PTS
1 Kuldeep Yadav 631.49 126.55 727.24 132.11 1,617.38 161.74
2 Rashid Khan 673.26 134.16 611.00 175.44 1,593.86 159.39
3 W Hasaranga 632.07 135.47 642.96 161.61 1,572.11 157.21
4 T Shamsi 654.19 118.03 631.88 154.40 1,558.50 155.85
5 MJ Santner 596.41 151.04 636.33 163.46 1,547.25 154.72
6 AU Rashid 601.90 130.70 626.51 156.38 1,515.49 151.55
7 Shakib Al Hasan 548.58 159.76 588.04 164.91 1,461.29 146.13
8 A Zampa 580.02 132.38 577.26 169.40 1,459.07 145.91
9 Saeed Ajmal 561.84 140.87 594.10 151.26 1,448.06 144.81
10 BAW Mendis 524.53 138.82 631.82 134.78 1,429.94 142.99

SECONDARY CRITERIA

The Secondary Rating consists of three parts. 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:-

CRITERIA POINTS
World Cup 1,000.00
Top Form 1,000.00
Impact Innings 1,000.00
WORLD CUP RATING

Points to note:-

  • Qualifying round is the round in some editions of World Cup in which the main teams don’t play.
  • Matches in qualifying round are not considered in our rating.

WORLD CUP

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 5

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 BAW Mendis 21 35 15.03 6.70 819.94 819.94
2 A Zampa 21 36 13.69 6.32 812.40 812.40
3 Saeed Ajmal 23 36 16.86 6.79 758.55 758.55
4 Rashid Khan 20 31 15.77 6.49 745.76 745.76
5 W Hasaranga 13 24 13.58 6.61 742.85 742.85
6 T Shamsi 12 23 13.26 6.96 713.03 713.03
7 AU Rashid 30 31 23.68 6.90 697.30 697.30
8 MJ Santner 21 25 18.72 6.34 690.36 690.36
9 Shakib Al Hasan 33 29 29.97 7.47 635.37 635.37
10 Kuldeep Yadav 5 10 13.90 6.95 596.28 596.28
TOP FORM RATING

Points to note:-

  • Top Form is calculated by taking the best 25 consecutive innings of a bowler.
  • Only Inns against Non Weak Teams are considered in the rating.
  • Non Weak Teams may be found in the last section.

TOP FORM

Min Innings Vs Non Weak Teams: 10

RANK BOWLER INNS WKTS AVE ECO RAT WTG
1 W Hasaranga 25 44 14.27 6.54 906.70 906.70
2 BAW Mendis 25 41 14.73 6.29 877.43 877.43
3 Kuldeep Yadav 25 42 14.05 6.42 875.24 875.24
4 T Shamsi 25 34 17.21 6.16 871.82 871.82
5 Saeed Ajmal 25 41 14.71 6.34 837.22 837.22
6 AU Rashid 25 35 17.57 6.52 810.49 810.49
7 A Zampa 25 33 16.79 6.19 808.27 808.27
8 MJ Santner 25 32 19.28 6.56 783.61 783.61
9 Rashid Khan 25 35 17.11 6.18 777.58 777.58
10 Shakib Al Hasan 25 36 17.53 6.74 774.21 774.21
IMPACT INNINGS (II)

Impact Innings are those innings which have an impact either in terms of wickets or economy rate. Know All About II. These are the criteria for an inning to be included in II:-

  • A Bowler takes equal to or more wickets than 3.
  • A Bowler bowls more than 12 balls and has a low ER.
  • The ER should be lower than the ER of the better team.

IMPACT INNINGS

Min Innings Vs Top Teams: 15

RANK BOWLER INNS II II Perc RAT WTG
1 Saeed Ajmal 63 47 74.60 900.83 900.83
2 Rashid Khan 94 70 74.47 886.74 886.74
3 Kuldeep Yadav 39 28 71.79 850.31 850.31
4 AU Rashid 110 66 60.00 813.20 813.20
5 W Hasaranga 64 40 62.50 744.80 744.80
6 A Zampa 86 51 59.30 725.08 725.08
7 Shakib Al Hasan 126 68 53.97 720.27 720.27
8 BAW Mendis 39 26 66.67 691.38 691.38
9 T Shamsi 70 39 55.71 681.79 681.79
10 MJ Santner 102 54 52.94 681.49 681.49

SECONDARY RATING

The total of the above three criteria comes out to be 3,000.00 points. Secondary Rating is the addition of the points a bowler scored in the three criteria. The Weightage of the Rating is 300 pts.

RANK BOWLER WC TF II TOT SEC RAT
1 Saeed Ajmal 75.85 83.72 90.08 2,496.59 249.66
2 Rashid Khan 74.58 77.76 88.67 2,410.08 241.01
3 W Hasaranga 74.29 90.67 74.48 2,394.35 239.44
4 BAW Mendis 81.99 87.74 69.14 2,388.75 238.87
5 A Zampa 81.24 80.83 72.51 2,345.75 234.58
6 Kuldeep Yadav 59.63 87.52 85.03 2,321.83 232.18
7 AU Rashid 69.73 81.05 81.32 2,320.98 232.10
8 T Shamsi 71.30 87.18 68.18 2,266.64 226.66
9 MJ Santner 69.04 78.36 68.15 2,155.46 215.55
10 Shakib Al Hasan 63.54 77.42 72.03 2,129.84 212.98

OVERALL RATING

OVERALL Rating is the addition of the points of all the above criteria. The rating is out of 1,000 Pts.

RANK BOWLER NAT PRI PTS CON PTS SEC PTS FIN RAT
1 Rashid Khan AFG 412.57 159.39 241.01 812.96
2 W Hasaranga SL 407.55 157.21 239.44 804.20
3 Kuldeep Yadav IND 391.62 161.74 232.18 785.54
4 AU Rashid ENG 388.43 151.55 232.10 772.08
5 Saeed Ajmal PAK 374.27 144.81 249.66 768.74
6 MJ Santner NZ 390.71 154.72 215.55 760.98
7 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 400.32 146.13 212.98 759.43
8 T Shamsi SA 375.93 155.85 226.66 758.45
9 BAW Mendis SL 367.82 142.99 238.87 749.69
10 A Zampa AUS 366.27 145.91 234.58 746.75

NON WEAK TEAMS

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

TOP TEAMS

DECADE OF MAT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2000s PAK SA SL IND WI AUS NZ
2010s IND SA PAK AUS ENG NZ SL
2020s IND ENG PAK AUS NZ SA WI

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