Best averages in 2020s in Tests
Best averages
Player | Span | Mat | Overs | Mdns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 2021-2025 | 14 | 372.0 | 95 | 2232 | 1025 | 62 | 6/7 | 16.53 | 2.75 | 36.00 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021-2024 | 14 | 423.2 | 96 | 2540 | 1064 | 55 | 6/38 | 19.34 | 2.51 | 46.18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2020-2024 | 19 | 593.0 | 187 | 3558 | 1579 | 80 | 6/48 | 19.73 | 2.66 | 44.47 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2020-2025 | 36 | 1106.1 | 256 | 6637 | 3148 | 157 | 6/45 | 20.05 | 2.84 | 42.27 | 7 | 10 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 25 | 734.0 | 191 | 4404 | 2035 | 100 | 5/8 | 20.35 | 2.77 | 44.04 | 4 | 6 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 30 | 916.0 | 175 | 5496 | 3017 | 146 | 6/46 | 20.66 | 3.29 | 37.64 | 6 | 8 | - | |
| 2020-2024 | 36 | 1305.4 | 236 | 7834 | 3708 | 175 | 7/71 | 21.18 | 2.83 | 44.76 | 8 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2024-2025 | 13 | 376.4 | 67 | 2260 | 1387 | 63 | 7/45 | 22.01 | 3.68 | 35.87 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2021-2025 | 18 | 488.1 | 86 | 2929 | 1696 | 77 | 7/13 | 22.02 | 3.47 | 38.03 | 5 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2020-2025 | 21* | 760.2 | 167 | 4562 | 2354 | 106 | 7/23 | 22.20 | 3.09 | 43.03 | 4 | 6 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 42 | 1270.4 | 256 | 7624 | 3781 | 170 | 6/28 | 22.24 | 2.97 | 44.84 | 8 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2021-2025 | 21 | 577.2 | 117 | 3464 | 1965 | 88 | 6/61 | 22.32 | 3.40 | 39.36 | 4 | 3 | - | |
| 2021-2024 | 20 | 632.4 | 159 | 3796 | 1742 | 76 | 5/49 | 22.92 | 2.75 | 49.94 | 4 | 3 | - | |
| 2021-2025 | 13 | 421.4 | 68 | 2530 | 1191 | 51 | 7/32 | 23.35 | 2.82 | 49.60 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2020-2024 | 38 | 1246.4 | 357 | 7480 | 3020 | 127 | 6/40 | 23.77 | 2.42 | 58.89 | 5 | 5 | - | |
| 2020-2023 | 32 | 1025.1 | 237 | 6151 | 3064 | 128 | 6/31 | 23.93 | 2.98 | 48.05 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2021-2025 | 19 | 682.4 | 117 | 4096 | 2055 | 83 | 8/46 | 24.75 | 3.01 | 49.34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2020-2023 | 16 | 431.0 | 65 | 2586 | 1588 | 64 | 6/56 | 24.81 | 3.68 | 40.40 | 1 | 4 | - | |
| 2020-2022 | 13 | 494.5 | 111 | 2969 | 1546 | 61 | 5/43 | 25.34 | 3.12 | 48.67 | 5 | 2 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 44 | 1703.1 | 335 | 10219 | 4740 | 182 | 8/64 | 26.04 | 2.78 | 56.14 | 10 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2020-2025 | 37 | 1084.0 | 200 | 6504 | 3105 | 119 | 7/42 | 26.09 | 2.86 | 54.65 | 6 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2021-2025 | 16* | 479.5 | 92 | 2879 | 1566 | 60 | 7/58 | 26.10 | 3.26 | 47.98 | 3 | 3 | - | |
| 2021-2024 | 15 | 426.2 | 92 | 2558 | 1289 | 49 | 5/27 | 26.30 | 3.02 | 52.20 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2020-2025 | 44 | 1253.3 | 224 | 7521 | 4362 | 162 | 6/9 | 26.92 | 3.47 | 46.42 | 8 | 3 | - | |
| 2021-2025 | 12 | 470.3 | 71 | 2823 | 1610 | 59 | 8/42 | 27.28 | 3.42 | 47.84 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2021-2025 | 24 | 620.1 | 82 | 3721 | 2187 | 80 | 6/51 | 27.33 | 3.52 | 46.51 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2020-2024 | 24 | 797.0 | 163 | 4782 | 2488 | 91 | 6/51 | 27.34 | 3.12 | 52.54 | 10 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2020-2025 | 29 | 820.4 | 170 | 4924 | 2491 | 91 | 5/47 | 27.37 | 3.03 | 54.10 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| 2020-2024 | 24 | 689.2 | 101 | 4136 | 2276 | 83 | 6/37 | 27.42 | 3.30 | 49.83 | 3 | 4 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 31 | 959.2 | 193 | 5756 | 2812 | 101 | 7/32 | 27.84 | 2.93 | 56.99 | 2 | 6 | - | |
| 2020-2024 | 14 | 498.5 | 80 | 2993 | 1779 | 63 | 10/119 | 28.23 | 3.56 | 47.50 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2020-2025 | 30 | 948.3 | 216 | 5691 | 2837 | 100 | 5/50 | 28.37 | 2.99 | 56.91 | 3 | 2 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 55 | 815.5 | 131 | 4895 | 2672 | 91 | 5/72 | 29.36 | 3.27 | 53.79 | 4 | 1 | - | |
| 2022-2024 | 10 | 340.1 | 78 | 2041 | 1060 | 36 | 4/13 | 29.44 | 3.11 | 56.69 | 2 | - | - | |
| 2021-2024 | 12 | 374.2 | 70 | 2246 | 1242 | 42 | 6/64 | 29.57 | 3.31 | 53.47 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| 2020-2023 | 17 | 485.3 | 99 | 2913 | 1604 | 54 | 5/44 | 29.70 | 3.30 | 53.94 | 4 | 1 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 10 | 374.4 | 66 | 2248 | 1134 | 38 | 6/105 | 29.84 | 3.02 | 59.15 | 1 | 3 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 28 | 1349.1 | 266 | 8095 | 3948 | 131 | 7/116 | 30.13 | 2.92 | 61.79 | 8 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2020-2025 | 41 | 1069.5 | 190 | 6419 | 3820 | 123 | 6/15 | 31.05 | 3.57 | 52.18 | 7 | 5 | - | |
| 2021-2025 | 16 | 695.3 | 84 | 4173 | 2212 | 71 | 6/70 | 31.15 | 3.18 | 58.77 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2020-2024 | 18 | 557.1 | 112 | 3343 | 1839 | 59 | 4/62 | 31.16 | 3.30 | 56.66 | 4 | - | - | |
| 2020-2024 | 36 | 1248.0 | 289 | 7488 | 3779 | 121 | 6/43 | 31.23 | 3.02 | 61.88 | 4 | 6 | - | |
| 2022-2025 | 22 | 1193.5 | 184 | 7163 | 3828 | 122 | 7/52 | 31.37 | 3.20 | 58.71 | 3 | 12 | 2 | |
| 2021-2025 | 32 | 1231.4 | 221 | 7390 | 3654 | 115 | 5/32 | 31.77 | 2.96 | 64.26 | 8 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2020-2025 | 21 | 555.3 | 83 | 3333 | 1911 | 60 | 5/101 | 31.85 | 3.44 | 55.55 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| 2020-2021 | 12 | 385.2 | 81 | 2312 | 1102 | 33 | 5/30 | 33.39 | 2.85 | 70.06 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 31 | 869.3 | 113 | 5217 | 3329 | 99 | 5/27 | 33.62 | 3.82 | 52.69 | 3 | 2 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 15 | 397.3 | 66 | 2385 | 1510 | 44 | 4/21 | 34.31 | 3.79 | 54.20 | 3 | - | - | |
| 2022-2025 | 10 | 438.3 | 59 | 2631 | 1580 | 46 | 7/114 | 34.34 | 3.60 | 57.19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2020-2022 | 12 | 599.3 | 121 | 3597 | 1868 | 54 | 7/137 | 34.59 | 3.11 | 66.61 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2021-2024 | 15 | 442.3 | 93 | 2655 | 1267 | 36 | 5/96 | 35.19 | 2.86 | 73.75 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 32 | 365.0 | 63 | 2190 | 1236 | 35 | 5/27 | 35.31 | 3.38 | 62.57 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2020-2024 | 17 | 492.4 | 74 | 2956 | 1846 | 52 | 4/26 | 35.50 | 3.74 | 56.84 | 2 | - | - | |
| 2021-2024 | 29 | 1221.4 | 247 | 7330 | 3851 | 108 | 5/66 | 35.65 | 3.15 | 67.87 | 9 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2020-2022 | 10 | 380.0 | 49 | 2280 | 1296 | 35 | 4/58 | 37.02 | 3.41 | 65.14 | 4 | - | - | |
| 2020-2024 | 29 | 794.0 | 191 | 4764 | 2128 | 56 | 6/42 | 38.00 | 2.68 | 85.07 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| 2020-2023 | 14 | 357.3 | 53 | 2145 | 1273 | 33 | 5/75 | 38.57 | 3.56 | 65.00 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 2024-2025 | 19 | 699.5 | 53 | 4199 | 2652 | 68 | 6/81 | 39.00 | 3.78 | 61.75 | 2 | 4 | - | |
| 2021-2025 | 14 | 352.0 | 49 | 2112 | 1212 | 29 | 5/106 | 41.79 | 3.44 | 72.82 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 17 | 471.5 | 90 | 2831 | 1638 | 37 | 6/46 | 44.27 | 3.47 | 76.51 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 69 | 648.2 | 91 | 3890 | 2227 | 49 | 5/8 | 45.44 | 3.43 | 79.38 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 2020-2023 | 8 | 352.4 | 59 | 2116 | 1022 | 22 | 5/74 | 46.45 | 2.89 | 96.18 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 20 | 423.5 | 50 | 2543 | 1480 | 27 | 5/83 | 54.81 | 3.49 | 94.18 | - | 2 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 36 | 421.2 | 62 | 2528 | 1375 | 25 | 3/71 | 55.00 | 3.26 | 101.12 | - | - | - |
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Minimum of 2000 ballsPerformances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures