Best career bowling average (without qualification) in ODIs
Best career bowling average (without qualification)
Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 1998-2010 | 288 | 2 | 0.2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2024-2024 | 3 | 15 | 2.3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1/1 | 1.50 | 1.20 | 7.50 | - | - | - | |
| 2006-2013 | 34 | 6 | 1.0 | - | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 6.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1976-1985 | 49 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 2.00 | 6.00 | 2.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2023-2023 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 | - | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 6.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1973-1980 | 8 | 12 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1/3 | 3.00 | 1.50 | 12.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2019-2025 | 71 | 6 | 1.0 | - | 3 | 1 | 1/3 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 6.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1973-1977 | 12 | 10 | - | - | 10 | 2 | 2/10 | 5.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1976-1981 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1/5 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1977-1986 | 75 | 12 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1/2 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 12.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2000-2009 | 43 | 5 | 0.5 | - | 5 | 1 | 1/5 | 5.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2009-2013 | 21 | 7 | 1.1 | - | 11 | 2 | 2/11 | 5.50 | 9.42 | 3.50 | - | - | - | |
| 1997-1997 | 4 | 24 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1/6 | 6.00 | 1.50 | 24.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2003-2003 | 1 | 42 | 7.0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2/13 | 6.50 | 1.85 | 21.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2019-2019 | 2 | 30 | 5.0 | - | 14 | 2 | 2/6 | 7.00 | 2.80 | 15.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1991-2000 | 104 | 4 | 0.4 | - | 7 | 1 | 1/7 | 7.00 | 10.50 | 4.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2014-2014 | 1 | 36 | 6.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1/8 | 8.00 | 1.33 | 36.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2018-2018 | 1 | 37 | 6.1 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 3/26 | 8.66 | 4.21 | 12.33 | - | - | - | |
| 2002-2004 | 11 | 31 | 5.1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1/0 | 9.00 | 3.48 | 15.50 | - | - | - | |
| 1988-1996 | 74 | 8 | 1.2 | - | 10 | 1 | 1/2 | 10.00 | 7.50 | 8.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1974-1981 | 24 | 16 | - | - | 10 | 1 | 1/10 | 10.00 | 3.75 | 16.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1974-1975 | 5 | 320 | - | 9 | 165 | 16 | 6/14 | 10.31 | 3.09 | 20.00 | - | 2 | - | |
| 2009-2009 | 1 | 49 | 8.1 | - | 31 | 3 | 3/31 | 10.33 | 3.79 | 16.33 | - | - | - | |
| 2018-2021 | 4 | 36 | 6.0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2/21 | 10.50 | 3.50 | 18.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1998-2002 | 23 | 65 | 10.5 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 3/5 | 11.00 | 4.06 | 16.25 | - | - | - | |
| 1979-1979 | 2 | 108 | 18.0 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 2/13 | 11.00 | 1.83 | 36.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1973-1973 | 2 | 30 | 5.0 | - | 22 | 2 | 2/22 | 11.00 | 4.40 | 15.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1993-1993 | 1 | 48 | 8.0 | - | 22 | 2 | 2/22 | 11.00 | 2.75 | 24.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1971-1971 | 1 | 60 | 7.4 | - | 22 | 2 | 2/22 | 11.00 | 2.20 | 30.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2024-2025 | 5 | 247 | 41.1 | 3 | 167 | 15 | 4/17 | 11.13 | 4.05 | 16.46 | 2 | - | - | |
| 2024-2025 | 15 | 850 | 141.4 | 25 | 435 | 39 | 5/23 | 11.15 | 3.07 | 21.79 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| 2014-2018 | 10 | 110 | 18.2 | - | 79 | 7 | 4/10 | 11.28 | 4.30 | 15.71 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2025-2025 | 6 | 73 | 12.1 | 1 | 46 | 4 | 3/6 | 11.50 | 3.78 | 18.25 | - | - | - | |
| 1971-1980 | 16 | 42 | - | 1 | 23 | 2 | 2/14 | 11.50 | 3.28 | 21.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2024-2025 | 2 | 61 | 10.1 | - | 58 | 5 | 5/33 | 11.60 | 5.70 | 12.20 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2017-2017 | 2 | 84 | 14.0 | 2 | 58 | 5 | 3/41 | 11.60 | 4.14 | 16.80 | - | - | - | |
| 2013-2013 | 2 | 47 | 7.5 | - | 47 | 4 | 4/38 | 11.75 | 6.00 | 11.75 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2019-2019 | 4 | 198 | 33.0 | 3 | 130 | 11 | 5/20 | 11.81 | 3.93 | 18.00 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2025-2025 | 3 | 115 | 19.1 | 1 | 83 | 7 | 5/22 | 11.85 | 4.33 | 16.42 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2014-2018 | 18 | 337 | 56.1 | 8 | 167 | 14 | 3/22 | 11.92 | 2.97 | 24.07 | - | - | - | |
| 1976-1976 | 1 | 56 | 7.0 | - | 36 | 3 | 3/36 | 12.00 | 3.85 | 18.66 | - | - | - | |
| 2006-2013 | 42 | 9 | 1.3 | - | 12 | 1 | 1/6 | 12.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1985-1985 | 2 | 120 | 20.0 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 4/23 | 12.50 | 2.50 | 30.00 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2024-2025 | 14 | 641 | 106.5 | 9 | 410 | 32 | 4/26 | 12.81 | 3.83 | 20.03 | 3 | - | - | |
| 1973-1980 | 19 | 38 | - | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2/20 | 13.00 | 4.10 | 19.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2006-2006 | 3 | 30 | 5.0 | - | 13 | 1 | 1/1 | 13.00 | 2.60 | 30.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2021-2024 | 10 | 12 | 2.0 | - | 13 | 1 | 1/13 | 13.00 | 6.50 | 12.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1988-1991 | 9 | 7 | 1.1 | - | 13 | 1 | 1/13 | 13.00 | 11.14 | 7.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1997-1997 | 3 | 180 | 30.0 | 2 | 109 | 8 | 5/26 | 13.62 | 3.63 | 22.50 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1984-1984 | 4 | 36 | 6.0 | - | 28 | 2 | 2/8 | 14.00 | 4.66 | 18.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1972-1972 | 2 | 48 | 8.0 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 2/28 | 14.00 | 3.50 | 24.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2010-2011 | 4 | 42 | 7.0 | - | 28 | 2 | 2/28 | 14.00 | 4.00 | 21.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1984-1984 | 8 | 27 | 4.3 | - | 29 | 2 | 2/24 | 14.50 | 6.44 | 13.50 | - | - | - | |
| 2004-2015 | 161 | 88 | 14.4 | - | 88 | 6 | 3/9 | 14.66 | 6.00 | 14.66 | - | - | - | |
| 2024-2025 | 3 | 114 | 19.0 | 3 | 60 | 4 | 2/23 | 15.00 | 3.15 | 28.50 | - | - | - | |
| 1982-1983 | 8 | 306 | 51.0 | 7 | 211 | 14 | 4/32 | 15.07 | 4.13 | 21.85 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1990-2007 | 299 | 49 | 8.1 | - | 61 | 4 | 2/5 | 15.25 | 7.46 | 12.25 | - | - | - | |
| 1973-1973 | 2 | 114 | 19.0 | 4 | 62 | 4 | 3/25 | 15.50 | 3.26 | 28.50 | - | - | - | |
| 2011-2011 | 2 | 96 | 16.0 | 1 | 79 | 5 | 3/41 | 15.80 | 4.93 | 19.20 | - | - | - | |
| 2017-2018 | 3 | 150 | 25.0 | - | 79 | 5 | 2/22 | 15.80 | 3.16 | 30.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2021-2023 | 32 | 113 | 18.5 | 1 | 95 | 6 | 4/15 | 15.83 | 5.04 | 18.83 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2024-2025 | 6 | 192 | 32.0 | 2 | 144 | 9 | 4/41 | 16.00 | 4.50 | 21.33 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1979-1979 | 1 | 72 | 12.0 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 3/48 | 16.00 | 4.00 | 24.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2014-2014 | 1 | 45 | 7.3 | - | 32 | 2 | 2/32 | 16.00 | 4.26 | 22.50 | - | - | - | |
| 1989-1989 | 1 | 18 | 3.0 | - | 16 | 1 | 1/16 | 16.00 | 5.33 | 18.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2023-2025 | 11 | 24 | 4.0 | - | 16 | 1 | 1/7 | 16.00 | 4.00 | 24.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2008-2008 | 2 | 120 | 20.0 | 1 | 98 | 6 | 3/49 | 16.33 | 4.90 | 20.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2024-2024 | 1 | 48 | 8.0 | - | 49 | 3 | 3/49 | 16.33 | 6.12 | 16.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2019-2023 | 15 | 681 | 113.3 | 9 | 542 | 33 | 7/32 | 16.42 | 4.77 | 20.63 | - | 2 | - | |
| 1986-1990 | 7 | 51 | 8.3 | - | 33 | 2 | 1/7 | 16.50 | 3.88 | 25.50 | - | - | - | |
| 2024-2024 | 2 | 51 | 8.3 | - | 33 | 2 | 2/28 | 16.50 | 3.88 | 25.50 | - | - | - | |
| 1971-1975 | 9 | 538 | - | 11 | 232 | 14 | 4/11 | 16.57 | 2.58 | 38.42 | 2 | - | - | |
| 2009-2010 | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 4 | 150 | 9 | 3/30 | 16.66 | 3.57 | 28.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1991-1991 | 1 | 66 | 11.0 | 1 | 67 | 4 | 4/67 | 16.75 | 6.09 | 16.50 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2024-2025 | 14 | 547 | 91.1 | 6 | 386 | 23 | 6/26 | 16.78 | 4.23 | 23.78 | - | 2 | - | |
| 1975-1979 | 8 | 402 | - | 11 | 203 | 12 | 5/21 | 16.91 | 3.02 | 33.50 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1994-1995 | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 2 | 170 | 10 | 4/26 | 17.00 | 3.86 | 26.40 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2024-2025 | 9 | 30 | 5.0 | - | 51 | 3 | 3/51 | 17.00 | 10.20 | 10.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2021-2021 | 1 | 48 | 8.0 | - | 34 | 2 | 2/34 | 17.00 | 4.25 | 24.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2019-2023 | 30 | 15 | 2.3 | - | 17 | 1 | 1/5 | 17.00 | 6.80 | 15.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2010-2011 | 5 | 102 | 17.0 | - | 86 | 5 | 3/29 | 17.20 | 5.05 | 20.40 | - | - | - | |
| 2024-2025 | 4 | 177 | 29.3 | - | 122 | 7 | 3/24 | 17.42 | 4.13 | 25.28 | - | - | - | |
| 2000-2000 | 3 | 180 | 30.0 | 4 | 105 | 6 | 4/19 | 17.50 | 3.50 | 30.00 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2023-2025 | 17 | 126 | 21.0 | 3 | 70 | 4 | 2/14 | 17.50 | 3.33 | 31.50 | - | - | - | |
| 1981-1981 | 2 | 112 | 18.4 | 3 | 70 | 4 | 2/20 | 17.50 | 3.75 | 28.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1977-1978 | 2 | 112 | 14.0 | - | 35 | 2 | 1/16 | 17.50 | 1.87 | 56.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2009-2009 | 1 | 30 | 5.0 | - | 35 | 2 | 2/35 | 17.50 | 7.00 | 15.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1975-1975 | 2 | 56 | 7.0 | - | 53 | 3 | 3/53 | 17.66 | 5.67 | 18.66 | - | - | - | |
| 1975-1979 | 9 | 409 | - | 9 | 248 | 14 | 5/18 | 17.71 | 3.63 | 29.21 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1972-1975 | 14 | 714 | - | 19 | 339 | 19 | 4/27 | 17.84 | 2.84 | 37.57 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1980-1981 | 4 | 192 | 32.0 | 3 | 125 | 7 | 4/33 | 17.85 | 3.90 | 27.42 | 1 | - | - | |
| 2021-2021 | 1 | 60 | 10.0 | - | 54 | 3 | 3/54 | 18.00 | 5.40 | 20.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2024-2024 | 1 | 54 | 9.0 | - | 54 | 3 | 3/54 | 18.00 | 6.00 | 18.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1971-1974 | 6 | 77 | - | - | 54 | 3 | 3/40 | 18.00 | 4.20 | 25.66 | - | - | - | |
| 1988-1988 | 1 | 60 | 10.0 | - | 36 | 2 | 2/36 | 18.00 | 3.60 | 30.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2018-2023 | 37 | 18 | 3.0 | - | 18 | 1 | 1/6 | 18.00 | 6.00 | 18.00 | - | - | - |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
South Africa vs India at Visakhapatnam, South Africa in India 3rd ODI, Dec 6, 2025 [ODI # 4936]
India vs South Africa at Raipur, South Africa in India 2nd ODI, Dec 3, 2025 [ODI # 4935]
India vs South Africa at Ranchi, South Africa in India 1st ODI, Nov 30, 2025 [ODI # 4934]