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 | 17 | 462.5 | 113 | 2777 | 1334 | 73 | 6/7 | 18.27 | 2.88 | 38.04 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021-2025 | 15 | 443.2 | 98 | 2660 | 1121 | 57 | 6/38 | 19.66 | 2.52 | 46.66 | 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 | 40 | 1220.0 | 286 | 7320 | 3438 | 172 | 6/45 | 19.98 | 2.81 | 42.55 | 7 | 11 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 25 | 734.0 | 191 | 4404 | 2035 | 100 | 5/8 | 20.35 | 2.77 | 44.04 | 4 | 6 | - | |
| 2021-2025 | 21 | 568.0 | 112 | 3408 | 1880 | 89 | 7/13 | 21.12 | 3.30 | 38.29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2020-2024 | 36 | 1305.4 | 236 | 7834 | 3708 | 175 | 7/71 | 21.18 | 2.83 | 44.76 | 8 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2020-2025 | 32 | 972.0 | 182 | 5832 | 3204 | 150 | 6/46 | 21.36 | 3.29 | 38.88 | 6 | 8 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 22 | 800.2 | 181 | 4802 | 2442 | 112 | 7/23 | 21.80 | 3.05 | 42.87 | 4 | 6 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 43 | 1304.4 | 263 | 7828 | 3898 | 176 | 6/28 | 22.14 | 2.98 | 44.47 | 8 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2021-2024 | 20 | 632.4 | 159 | 3796 | 1742 | 76 | 5/49 | 22.92 | 2.75 | 49.94 | 4 | 3 | - | |
| 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 | 21 | 779.4 | 127 | 4678 | 2378 | 97 | 8/46 | 24.51 | 3.05 | 48.22 | 3 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2024-2025 | 15 | 430.4 | 79 | 2584 | 1623 | 66 | 7/45 | 24.59 | 3.76 | 39.15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | |
| 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 | - | |
| 2021-2025 | 17 | 513.5 | 97 | 3083 | 1708 | 67 | 7/58 | 25.49 | 3.32 | 46.01 | 3 | 3 | - | |
| 2021-2025 | 15 | 500.0 | 83 | 3000 | 1430 | 56 | 7/32 | 25.53 | 2.86 | 53.57 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2020-2025 | 47 | 1349.2 | 235 | 8096 | 4737 | 184 | 7/58 | 25.74 | 3.51 | 44.00 | 8 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2020-2025 | 41 | 1236.3 | 228 | 7419 | 3541 | 137 | 7/42 | 25.84 | 2.86 | 54.15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2021-2025 | 26 | 721.3 | 135 | 4329 | 2458 | 95 | 6/61 | 25.87 | 3.40 | 45.56 | 4 | 3 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 46 | 1758.1 | 346 | 10549 | 4897 | 187 | 8/64 | 26.18 | 2.78 | 56.41 | 10 | 8 | 3 | |
| 2021-2025 | 16 | 436.2 | 94 | 2618 | 1317 | 49 | 5/27 | 26.87 | 3.01 | 53.42 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2020-2025 | 34 | 1066.2 | 203 | 6398 | 3127 | 116 | 7/32 | 26.95 | 2.93 | 55.15 | 2 | 7 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 32 | 897.4 | 191 | 5386 | 2730 | 101 | 5/47 | 27.02 | 3.04 | 53.32 | 2 | 3 | - | |
| 2021-2025 | 24 | 620.1 | 82 | 3721 | 2187 | 80 | 6/51 | 27.33 | 3.52 | 46.51 | 5 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2020-2025 | 26 | 836.5 | 168 | 5021 | 2631 | 96 | 6/51 | 27.40 | 3.14 | 52.30 | 11 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2020-2025 | 15 | 571.5 | 106 | 3431 | 1915 | 69 | 10/119 | 27.75 | 3.34 | 49.72 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2020-2025 | 25 | 700.2 | 102 | 4202 | 2320 | 83 | 6/37 | 27.95 | 3.31 | 50.62 | 3 | 4 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 30 | 948.3 | 216 | 5691 | 2837 | 100 | 5/50 | 28.37 | 2.99 | 56.91 | 3 | 2 | - | |
| 2021-2025 | 14 | 549.0 | 77 | 3294 | 1880 | 65 | 8/42 | 28.92 | 3.42 | 50.67 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| 2020-2025 | 58 | 873.5 | 135 | 5243 | 2905 | 100 | 5/23 | 29.05 | 3.32 | 52.43 | 4 | 2 | - | |
| 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 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 45 | 1167.5 | 206 | 7007 | 4124 | 139 | 6/15 | 29.66 | 3.53 | 50.41 | 8 | 5 | - | |
| 2020-2023 | 17 | 485.3 | 99 | 2913 | 1604 | 54 | 5/44 | 29.70 | 3.30 | 53.94 | 4 | 1 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 30 | 1470.0 | 288 | 8820 | 4290 | 144 | 7/116 | 29.79 | 2.91 | 61.25 | 10 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2020-2025 | 10 | 374.4 | 66 | 2248 | 1134 | 38 | 6/105 | 29.84 | 3.02 | 59.15 | 1 | 3 | - | |
| 2024-2025 | 12 | 391.5 | 50 | 2351 | 1494 | 50 | 6/42 | 29.88 | 3.81 | 47.02 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 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 | |
| 2020-2025 | 21 | 555.3 | 83 | 3333 | 1911 | 60 | 5/101 | 31.85 | 3.44 | 55.55 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| 2021-2025 | 34 | 1309.4 | 243 | 7858 | 3839 | 120 | 5/32 | 31.99 | 2.93 | 65.48 | 8 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2021-2025 | 17 | 364.4 | 41 | 2188 | 1187 | 36 | 7/59 | 32.97 | 3.25 | 60.77 | 3 | 1 | 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 | - | |
| 2020-2024 | 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 | - | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 35 | 402.0 | 68 | 2412 | 1394 | 37 | 5/27 | 37.67 | 3.46 | 65.18 | - | 1 | - | |
| 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 | 15 | 372.0 | 49 | 2232 | 1296 | 32 | 5/106 | 40.50 | 3.48 | 69.75 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 2023-2025 | 9 | 354.4 | 44 | 2128 | 1217 | 30 | 6/109 | 40.56 | 3.43 | 70.93 | 1 | 2 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 18 | 494.5 | 94 | 2969 | 1714 | 38 | 6/46 | 45.10 | 3.46 | 78.13 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 72 | 657.2 | 91 | 3944 | 2271 | 49 | 5/8 | 46.34 | 3.45 | 80.48 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 2020-2023 | 8 | 352.4 | 59 | 2116 | 1022 | 22 | 5/74 | 46.45 | 2.89 | 96.18 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 36 | 421.2 | 62 | 2528 | 1375 | 25 | 3/71 | 55.00 | 3.26 | 101.12 | - | - | - | |
| 2020-2025 | 25 | 560.1 | 58 | 3361 | 2046 | 35 | 5/83 | 58.45 | 3.65 | 96.02 | - | 2 | - |
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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
Records includes the following current or recent matches:
New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]
Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]
West Indies vs New Zealand at Wellington, West Indies in New Zealand 2nd Test, Dec 10-12, 2025 [Test # 2612]