Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1987-1988	12	3.0	-	18	5	1	1/5	5.00	1.66	18.00	-	-	-
NGB Cook (ENG)	1987-1987	1	6.0	1	36	18	2	2/18	9.00	3.00	18.00	-	-	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1988-1988	3	28.3	3	171	103	10	4/35	10.30	3.61	17.10	2	-	-
BP Patterson (WI)	1987-1988	17	153.4	9	922	689	42	6/29	16.40	4.48	21.95	1	1	-
AIC Dodemaide (AUS)	1988-1988	11	101.1	11	607	324	19	5/21	17.05	3.20	31.94	-	1	-
K Srikkanth (IND)	1987-1988	18	18.1	1	109	70	4	3/25	17.50	3.85	27.25	-	-	-
AH Gray (WI)	1988-1988	2	20.0	-	120	89	5	3/44	17.80	4.45	24.00	-	-	-
Imran Khan (PAK)	1987-1988	12	88.5	8	533	479	25	4/37	19.16	5.39	21.32	2	-	-
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1987-1988	17	153.5	7	923	662	33	5/44	20.06	4.30	27.96	1	1	-
ND Hirwani (IND)	1988-1988	5	49.0	1	294	203	10	4/43	20.30	4.14	29.40	2	-	-
Zahid Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1987	2	16.0	1	96	61	3	2/24	20.33	3.81	32.00	-	-	-
SP Davis (AUS)	1988-1988	5	48.0	3	288	165	8	3/27	20.62	3.43	36.00	-	-	-
M Azharuddin (IND)	1987-1988	16	27.5	-	167	124	6	3/19	20.66	4.45	27.83	-	-	-
Maninder Singh (IND)	1987-1988	12	114.1	4	685	455	21	3/21	21.66	3.98	32.61	-	-	-
Mansoor Akhtar (PAK)	1987-1987	6	4.0	-	24	23	1	1/7	23.00	5.75	24.00	-	-	-
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1987-1988	13	120.3	5	723	482	20	4/31	24.10	4.00	36.15	1	-	-
EE Hemmings (ENG)	1987-1987	8	77.3	5	465	363	15	4/52	24.20	4.68	31.00	1	-	-
MR Whitney (AUS)	1988-1988	6	60.0	3	360	242	10	4/34	24.20	4.03	36.00	1	-	-
CPH Ramanayake (SL)	1988-1988	9	72.0	7	432	316	13	3/35	24.30	4.38	33.23	-	-	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1987-1988	19	163.2	7	980	711	29	4/33	24.51	4.35	33.79	1	-	-
NA Foster (ENG)	1987-1987	10	93.5	2	563	417	16	3/20	26.06	4.44	35.18	-	-	-
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1987-1988	24	211.2	29	1268	834	31	4/32	26.90	3.94	40.90	1	-	-
AR Border (AUS)	1987-1988	19	32.0	-	192	166	6	2/27	27.66	5.18	32.00	-	-	-
JE Emburey (ENG)	1987-1988	16	145.1	7	871	620	22	4/39	28.18	4.27	39.59	1	-	-
Sir RJ Hadlee (NZ)	1988-1988	13	120.4	11	724	428	15	3/35	28.53	3.54	48.26	-	-	-
M Prabhakar (IND)	1987-1987	8	63.0	4	378	257	9	4/19	28.55	4.07	42.00	1	-	-
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	1987-1987	7	60.4	6	364	261	9	4/39	29.00	4.30	40.44	1	-	-
KR Rutherford (NZ)	1987-1988	17	41.5	-	251	203	7	2/39	29.00	4.85	35.85	-	-	-
MC Snedden (NZ)	1987-1988	19	169.1	14	1015	759	26	4/34	29.19	4.48	39.03	1	-	-
JR Ratnayeke (SL)	1987-1988	17	154.4	4	928	704	24	3/33	29.33	4.55	38.66	-	-	-
W Watson (NZ)	1987-1988	17	143.1	15	859	649	22	3/36	29.50	4.53	39.04	-	-	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1987-1988	17	152.0	17	912	594	20	4/16	29.70	3.90	45.60	2	-	-
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1987-1988	16	141.1	18	847	565	19	3/28	29.73	4.00	44.57	-	-	-
PL Taylor (AUS)	1987-1988	12	102.0	5	612	432	14	4/38	30.85	4.23	43.71	1	-	-
KM Curran (ZIM)	1987-1987	5	26.0	-	156	124	4	2/29	31.00	4.76	39.00	-	-	-
PW Jarvis (ENG)	1988-1988	5	47.5	4	287	187	6	4/33	31.16	3.90	47.83	1	-	-
Haafiz Shahid (PAK)	1988-1988	2	18.1	1	109	95	3	2/56	31.66	5.22	36.33	-	-	-
S Jeganathan (SL)	1987-1988	4	36.0	2	216	159	5	2/45	31.80	4.41	43.20	-	-	-
RJ Shastri (IND)	1987-1988	18	148.2	5	890	622	19	3/30	32.73	4.19	46.84	-	-	-
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1987-1988	18	144.2	16	866	553	16	2/20	34.56	3.83	54.12	-	-	-
M Amarnath (IND)	1987-1988	9	57.0	2	342	213	6	2/21	35.50	3.73	57.00	-	-	-
C Sharma (IND)	1987-1988	9	68.1	5	409	322	9	3/51	35.77	4.72	45.44	-	-	-
AH Omarshah (ZIM)	1987-1987	6	40.0	-	240	179	5	2/34	35.80	4.47	48.00	-	-	-
IVA Richards (WI)	1987-1988	15	105.0	4	630	470	13	3/42	36.15	4.47	48.46	-	-	-
AJ Traicos (ZIM)	1987-1987	6	58.0	2	348	218	6	2/27	36.33	3.75	58.00	-	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1987-1988	11	92.2	3	554	413	11	3/25	37.54	4.47	50.36	-	-	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-1988	19	96.0	1	576	497	13	3/42	38.23	5.17	44.30	-	-	-
CM Kuggeleijn (NZ)	1988-1988	8	61.0	2	366	270	7	2/32	38.57	4.42	52.28	-	-	-
SL Boock (NZ)	1987-1987	4	32.4	2	196	156	4	2/42	39.00	4.77	49.00	-	-	-
AD Gaekwad (IND)	1987-1987	2	8.0	-	48	39	1	1/39	39.00	4.87	48.00	-	-	-
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1987-1988	18	157.0	9	942	708	18	3/27	39.33	4.50	52.33	-	-	-
SR Gillespie (NZ)	1988-1988	7	56.2	1	338	281	7	3/40	40.14	4.98	48.28	-	-	-
RJ Ratnayake (SL)	1987-1987	3	25.0	-	150	163	4	2/64	40.75	6.52	37.50	-	-	-
DK Morrison (NZ)	1987-1988	9	69.2	4	416	372	9	2/39	41.33	5.36	46.22	-	-	-
DN Patel (NZ)	1987-1988	17	82.5	1	497	414	10	3/22	41.40	4.99	49.70	-	-	-
MD Marshall (WI)	1988-1988	1	10.0	2	60	42	1	1/42	42.00	4.20	60.00	-	-	-
EAR de Silva (SL)	1988-1988	6	47.0	4	282	180	4	3/38	45.00	3.82	70.50	-	-	-
WV Raman (IND)	1988-1988	8	10.0	-	60	91	2	1/23	45.50	9.10	30.00	-	-	-
DJ Capel (ENG)	1987-1988	8	72.0	6	432	322	7	1/27	46.00	4.47	61.71	-	-	-
RMH Binny (IND)	1987-1987	1	7.0	-	42	46	1	1/46	46.00	6.57	42.00	-	-	-
PA de Silva (SL)	1987-1988	17	125.0	4	750	602	13	3/58	46.30	4.81	57.69	-	-	-
PWE Rawson (ZIM)	1987-1987	4	33.0	-	198	188	4	2/46	47.00	5.69	49.50	-	-	-
SK Sharma (IND)	1988-1988	6	35.4	1	214	194	4	1/21	48.50	5.43	53.50	-	-	-
Shakeel Khan (PAK)	1987-1987	1	9.0	-	54	50	1	1/50	50.00	5.55	54.00	-	-	-
Arshad Ayub (IND)	1987-1988	9	83.0	4	498	353	7	2/36	50.42	4.25	71.14	-	-	-
BA Reid (AUS)	1987-1987	8	68.0	7	408	303	6	2/38	50.50	4.45	68.00	-	-	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1988	8	74.0	4	444	317	6	1/35	52.83	4.28	74.00	-	-	-
WW Davis (WI)	1988-1988	3	29.0	2	174	163	3	1/35	54.33	5.62	58.00	-	-	-
EAE Baptiste (WI)	1987-1988	7	56.0	4	336	274	5	2/41	54.80	4.89	67.20	-	-	-
GC Small (ENG)	1987-1987	8	68.0	2	408	331	6	2/47	55.16	4.86	68.00	-	-	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1987-1988	6	48.0	2	288	224	4	2/30	56.00	4.66	72.00	-	-	-
RA Harper (WI)	1987-1987	8	69.0	4	414	227	4	1/28	56.75	3.28	103.50	-	-	-
GF Labrooy (SL)	1988-1988	11	102.3	6	615	462	8	4/39	57.75	4.50	76.87	1	-	-
Saleem Jaffar (PAK)	1987-1988	10	74.5	2	449	408	7	3/30	58.28	5.45	64.14	-	-	-
Manzoor Elahi (PAK)	1987-1987	4	14.4	-	88	63	1	1/32	63.00	4.29	88.00	-	-	-
A Ranatunga (SL)	1987-1988	16	90.0	1	540	447	7	2/34	63.85	4.96	77.14	-	-	-
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1987-1988	15	7.0	-	42	66	1	1/43	66.00	9.42	42.00	-	-	-
TBA May (AUS)	1987-1988	9	74.0	4	444	332	5	2/29	66.40	4.48	88.80	-	-	-
L Sivaramakrishnan (IND)	1987-1987	2	17.0	-	102	70	1	1/36	70.00	4.11	102.00	-	-	-
IP Butchart (ZIM)	1987-1987	6	35.0	1	210	222	3	2/59	74.00	6.34	70.00	-	-	-
AK Zesers (AUS)	1987-1987	2	15.0	1	90	74	1	1/37	74.00	4.93	90.00	-	-	-
VR Brown (NZ)	1988-1988	3	11.0	-	66	75	1	1/24	75.00	6.81	66.00	-	-	-
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1987-1987	4	33.0	4	198	154	2	2/44	77.00	4.66	99.00	-	-	-
MP Jarvis (ZIM)	1987-1987	5	35.4	1	214	155	2	1/21	77.50	4.34	107.00	-	-	-
GA Gooch (ENG)	1987-1987	11	15.0	1	90	79	1	1/42	79.00	5.26	90.00	-	-	-
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1987-1988	15	47.0	1	282	253	3	1/22	84.33	5.38	94.00	-	-	-
Naved Anjum (PAK)	1988-1988	3	19.0	1	114	93	1	1/56	93.00	4.89	114.00	-	-	-
Mohsin Kamal (PAK)	1987-1987	2	18.0	-	108	94	1	1/57	94.00	5.22	108.00	-	-	-
SD Anurasiri (SL)	1987-1988	9	79.0	1	474	393	4	1/44	98.25	4.97	118.50	-	-	-
NV Radford (ENG)	1988-1988	5	47.0	2	282	201	2	1/32	100.50	4.27	141.00	-	-	-
JG Bracewell (NZ)	1987-1988	12	89.2	2	536	454	4	2/27	113.50	5.08	134.00	-	-	-
DR Pringle (ENG)	1987-1987	3	24.0	-	144	148	1	1/11	148.00	6.16	144.00	-	-	-
ALF de Mel (SL)	1987-1987	3	24.2	-	146	184	1	1/97	184.00	7.56	146.00	-	-	-
VB John (SL)	1987-1987	6	49.0	7	294	226	1	1/53	226.00	4.61	294.00	-	-	-
Aamer Malik (PAK)	1988-1988	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
KN Amalean (SL)	1988-1988	2	7.0	1	42	41	-	-	-	5.85	-	-	-	-
KJ Arnott (ZIM)	1987-1987	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
J Arun Lal (IND)	1987-1988	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Asif Mujtaba (PAK)	1987-1987	1	3.0	-	18	25	-	-	-	8.33	-	-	-	-
CWJ Athey (ENG)	1987-1988	11	1.0	-	6	10	-	-	-	10.00	-	-	-	-
CA Best (WI)	1987-1988	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TE Blain (NZ)	1988-1988	12	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DC Boon (AUS)	1987-1988	19	1.0	-	6	17	-	-	-	17.00	-	-	-	-
BC Broad (ENG)	1987-1988	11	1.0	-	6	6	-	-	-	6.00	-	-	-	-
RD Brown (ZIM)	1987-1987	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JJ Crowe (NZ)	1987-1988	14	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MD Crowe (NZ)	1987-1988	18	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RG de Alwis (SL)	1988-1988	9	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RL Dias (SL)	1987-1987	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PR Downton (ENG)	1987-1987	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PJL Dujon (WI)	1987-1988	17	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GC Dyer (AUS)	1987-1988	19	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
NH Fairbrother (ENG)	1987-1988	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
BN French (ENG)	1987-1988	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MW Gatting (ENG)	1987-1988	16	3.0	-	18	14	-	-	-	4.66	-	-	-	-
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1987-1987	7	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MJ Greatbatch (NZ)	1988-1988	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CG Greenidge (WI)	1987-1988	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DL Haynes (WI)	1987-1988	15	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PA Horne (NZ)	1987-1987	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DL Houghton (ZIM)	1987-1987	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1987-1988	15	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ijaz Faqih (PAK)	1988-1988	1	7.0	-	42	28	-	-	-	4.00	-	-	-	-
AH Jones (NZ)	1987-1988	19	1.0	-	6	2	-	-	-	2.00	-	-	-	-
DM Jones (AUS)	1987-1988	19	3.0	-	18	21	-	-	-	7.00	-	-	-	-
SMS Kaluperuma (SL)	1988-1988	2	1.0	-	6	3	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
DSBP Kuruppu (SL)	1987-1988	14	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AJ Lamb (ENG)	1987-1987	8	1.0	-	6	3	-	-	-	3.00	-	-	-	-
R Lamba (IND)	1988-1988	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AL Logie (WI)	1987-1988	19	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RS Madugalle (SL)	1987-1988	16	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RS Mahanama (SL)	1987-1988	16	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
SV Manjrekar (IND)	1988-1988	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GR Marsh (AUS)	1987-1988	19	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MA Meman (ZIM)	1987-1987	1	6.5	-	41	34	-	-	-	4.97	-	-	-	-
LRD Mendis (SL)	1987-1987	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Moin-ul-Atiq (PAK)	1988-1988	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TM Moody (AUS)	1987-1987	3	2.0	-	12	15	-	-	-	7.50	-	-	-	-
KS More (IND)	1987-1988	15	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MD Moxon (ENG)	1988-1988	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CS Pandit (IND)	1987-1987	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
GA Paterson (ZIM)	1987-1987	4	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AJ Pycroft (ZIM)	1987-1987	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ramiz Raja (PAK)	1987-1988	15	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RB Reid (NZ)	1988-1988	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
CJ Richards (ENG)	1988-1988	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RB Richardson (WI)	1987-1988	19	4.0	-	24	24	-	-	-	6.00	-	-	-	-
RT Robinson (ENG)	1987-1988	12	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RC Russell (ENG)	1987-1987	1	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Saleem Yousuf (PAK)	1987-1988	12	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MAR Samarasekera (SL)	1988-1988	2	7.0	-	42	44	-	-	-	6.28	-	-	-	-
AK Sharma (IND)	1988-1988	2	5.0	-	30	27	-	-	-	5.40	-	-	-	-
Shoaib Mohammad (PAK)	1987-1988	7	15.0	-	90	89	-	-	-	5.93	-	-	-	-
NS Sidhu (IND)	1987-1988	10	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
PV Simmons (WI)	1987-1988	14	1.0	-	6	9	-	-	-	9.00	-	-	-	-
IDS Smith (NZ)	1987-1988	13	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1988-1988	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
RH Vance (NZ)	1988-1988	5	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
MRJ Veletta (AUS)	1987-1988	15	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	1987-1987	8	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
S Viswanath (IND)	1988-1988	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
AC Waller (ZIM)	1987-1987	6	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
D Williams (WI)	1988-1988	3	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
JG Wright (NZ)	1987-1988	22	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Zakir Khan (PAK)	1988-1988	2	16.0	-	96	103	-	-	-	6.43	-	-	-	-
Zulqarnain (PAK)	1987-1987	2	0.0	-	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Performances 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
Performances in matches that overlap years 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:

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]