Tests - Spin Bowlers With Best Strike Rates

Top 50 Test Spin Bowlers With Best Strike Rates

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All Test Stats on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). They are updated till 2026-02-05. The first list simply gives you the bowlers with best strike rates in Test Cricket since 1950. The second list gives you the bowlers with best Relative Strike Rates (R SR).

CONTENTS
1. QUALIFICATION
2. TOP 50 SPINNERS WITH BEST STRIKE RATES IN TEST CRICKET
3. TOP 50 SPINNERS WITH BEST R SR IN TEST CRICKET
4. BRIEF EXPLANATION
4.1. Dynamic Nature
4.2. Top Teams (TT)
4.3. Abbreviations

QUALIFICATION

Min Innings (Top Teams) 25
Min Wickets 75

TOP 50 SPINNERS WITH BEST STRIKE RATES IN TEST CRICKET

RANK BOWLER NAT INNS RUNS BALLS WKTS SR
1 R Ashwin IND 200 12891 27241 537 50.73
2 SCG MacGill AUS 85 6038 11237 208 54.02
3 M Muralitharan SL 230 18180 44039 800 55.05
4 AY Patel NZ 39 2623 5020 91 55.16
5 KA Maharaj SA 106 6370 12308 218 56.46
6 SK Warne AUS 273 17995 40704 708 57.49
7 RA Jadeja IND 167 8741 20241 348 58.16
8 Yasir Shah PAK 89 7657 14255 244 58.42
9 NGRP Jayasuriya SL 41 3828 7163 122 58.71
10 HMRKB Herath SL 170 12157 25993 433 60.03
11 GP Swann ENG 109 7642 15349 255 60.19
12 Taijul Islam BAN 102 7765 15310 250 61.24
13 NM Lyon AUS 262 17099 34832 567 61.43
14 MM Ali ENG 119 7612 12610 204 61.81
15 Mehedi Hasan Miraz BAN 98 6820 13164 210 62.69
16 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 121 7804 15675 246 63.72
17 Saeed Ajmal PAK 67 5003 11592 178 65.12
18 BS Chandrasekhar IND 97 7199 15963 242 65.96
19 A Kumble IND 236 18355 40852 619 66.00
20 PR Adams SA 76 4405 8850 134 66.04
21 MJ Leach ENG 67 4838 9402 142 66.21
22 Mushtaq Mohammad PAK 70 2309 5260 79 66.58
23 MDK Perera SL 78 5780 10805 161 67.11
24 A Mishra IND 40 2716 5103 76 67.14
25 PP Ojha IND 48 3420 7633 113 67.55
26 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 86 6206 14070 208 67.64
27 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 89 6100 12532 185 67.74
28 Danish Kaneria PAK 112 9082 17697 261 67.80
29 Harbhajan Singh IND 190 13537 28580 417 68.54
30 D Bishoo WI 59 4350 8067 117 68.95
31 Abdur Rehman PAK 43 2910 6892 99 69.62
32 B Yardley AUS 58 3986 8909 126 70.71
33 MJ Santner NZ 54 2603 5551 78 71.17
34 Abdul Qadir PAK 111 7742 17126 236 72.57
35 DL Underwood ENG 151 7674 21862 297 73.61
36 MS Panesar ENG 85 5797 12475 167 74.70
37 GAR Lock ENG 88 4451 13147 174 75.56
38 AA Mallett AUS 71 3940 9990 132 75.68
39 SP Gupte IND 61 4403 11284 149 75.73
40 EAS Prasanna IND 86 5742 14353 189 75.94
41 Iqbal Qasim PAK 86 4807 13019 171 76.13
42 R Benaud AUS 116 6704 19108 248 77.05
43 DL Vettori NZ 187 12441 28814 362 79.60
44 BS Bedi IND 118 7637 21364 266 80.32
45 SLV Raju IND 51 2857 7602 93 81.74
46 DR Doshi IND 55 3502 9322 114 81.77
47 NS Yadav IND 61 3580 8360 102 81.96
48 RL Chase WI 85 4546 7719 94 82.12
49 JG Bracewell NZ 67 3653 8403 102 82.38
50 ST Jayasuriya SL 140 3366 8188 98 83.55

TOP 50 SPINNERS WITH BEST R SR IN TEST CRICKET

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 SK Warne AUS 273 17995 40704 708 57.49 54.86
2 BS Chandrasekhar IND 97 7199 15963 242 65.96 57.77
3 M Muralitharan SL 230 18180 44039 800 55.05 58.29
4 SCG MacGill AUS 85 6038 11237 208 54.02 58.53
5 Mushtaq Mohammad PAK 70 2309 5260 79 66.58 58.79
6 R Ashwin IND 200 12891 27241 537 50.73 60.83
7 Mushtaq Ahmed PAK 89 6100 12532 185 67.74 61.86
8 KA Maharaj SA 106 6370 12308 218 56.46 62.08
9 B Yardley AUS 58 3986 8909 126 70.71 62.71
10 AA Mallett AUS 71 3940 9990 132 75.68 63.20
11 Abdul Qadir PAK 111 7742 17126 236 72.57 63.65
12 PR Adams SA 76 4405 8850 134 66.04 64.13
13 GP Swann ENG 109 7642 15349 255 60.19 64.50
14 Yasir Shah PAK 89 7657 14255 244 58.42 64.75
15 GAR Lock ENG 88 4451 13147 174 75.56 64.79
16 AY Patel NZ 39 2623 5020 91 55.16 65.24
17 NM Lyon AUS 262 17099 34832 567 61.43 65.46
18 SP Gupte IND 61 4403 11284 149 75.73 65.60
19 DL Underwood ENG 151 7674 21862 297 73.61 65.65
20 HMRKB Herath SL 170 12157 25993 433 60.03 66.70
21 MM Ali ENG 119 7612 12610 204 61.81 66.95
22 R Benaud AUS 116 6704 19108 248 77.05 67.40
23 A Kumble IND 236 18355 40852 619 66.00 67.46
24 JG Bracewell NZ 67 3653 8403 102 82.38 67.72
25 Saeed Ajmal PAK 67 5003 11592 178 65.12 68.61
26 EAS Prasanna IND 86 5742 14353 189 75.94 69.28
27 Iqbal Qasim PAK 86 4807 13019 171 76.13 69.43
28 RA Jadeja IND 167 8741 20241 348 58.16 69.89
29 Saqlain Mushtaq PAK 86 6206 14070 208 67.64 69.98
30 SA Durani IND 46 2657 6446 75 85.95 71.18
31 Danish Kaneria PAK 112 9082 17697 261 67.80 71.99
32 DN Patel NZ 53 3154 6594 75 87.92 72.28
33 BS Bedi IND 118 7637 21364 266 80.32 72.58
34 MJ Leach ENG 67 4838 9402 142 66.21 72.88
35 MS Panesar ENG 85 5797 12475 167 74.70 73.18
36 Harbhajan Singh IND 190 13537 28580 417 68.54 73.19
37 Shakib Al Hasan BAN 121 7804 15675 246 63.72 73.22
38 SLV Raju IND 51 2857 7602 93 81.74 73.72
39 NGRP Jayasuriya SL 41 3828 7163 122 58.71 73.97
40 DR Doshi IND 55 3502 9322 114 81.77 74.35
41 Abdur Rehman PAK 43 2910 6892 99 69.62 74.44
42 LR Gibbs WI 148 8989 27115 309 87.75 75.01
43 D Bishoo WI 59 4350 8067 117 68.95 75.26
44 S Ramadhin WI 76 4579 13939 158 88.22 75.50
45 Intikhab Alam PAK 78 4494 10474 125 83.79 75.52
46 PP Ojha IND 48 3420 7633 113 67.55 76.15
47 TBA May AUS 45 2606 6577 75 87.69 76.41
48 NS Yadav IND 61 3580 8360 102 81.96 76.62
49 A Mishra IND 40 2716 5103 76 67.14 76.65
50 JW Gleeson AUS 53 3367 8857 93 95.24 76.75

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 7 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.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/Wkt
  2. BLS - Balls
  3. ER - Economy Rate or Runs/Over
  4. FF, 5WH - Five Fors or 5 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. SR - Strike Rate or Balls/Wkts
  19. TS - Trend Setter
  20. TT - Top Teams
  21. WKTS - Wickets Taken

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