Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
A Jadeja (IND)	1998-1999	27	5.0	-	30	24	5	3/3	4.80	4.80	6.00	-	-	-
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1998-1999	21	6.4	2	40	20	2	2/9	10.00	3.00	20.00	-	-	-
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	1999-1999	1	6.0	-	36	27	2	2/27	13.50	4.50	18.00	-	-	-
Wajahatullah Wasti (PAK)	1999-1999	6	6.1	-	37	48	3	3/36	16.00	7.78	12.33	-	-	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1998-1999	21	414.3	106	2487	1033	64	6/35	16.14	2.49	38.85	3	5	-
FA Rose (WI)	1998-1998	1	37.0	6	222	115	7	7/84	16.42	3.10	31.71	-	1	-
GW Flower (ZIM)	1998-1999	16	30.2	-	182	153	9	4/32	17.00	5.04	20.22	1	-	-
M Sheikh (KENYA)	1999-1999	4	25.0	-	150	119	7	4/36	17.00	4.76	21.42	1	-	-
AA Donald (SA)	1998-1999	12	211.1	49	1267	657	36	5/49	18.25	3.11	35.19	-	2	-
GD McGrath (AUS)	1998-1999	27	647.3	154	3885	1894	99	6/85	19.13	2.92	39.24	4	7	1
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1998-1999	21	100.4	5	604	403	21	4/38	19.19	4.00	28.76	1	-	-
MW Alleyne (ENG)	1999-1999	4	15.0	1	90	58	3	3/27	19.33	3.86	30.00	-	-	-
JN Gillespie (AUS)	1998-1999	4	130.4	38	784	352	18	5/88	19.55	2.69	43.55	1	1	-
WJ Cronje (SA)	1998-1999	25	121.5	25	731	461	22	3/10	20.95	3.78	33.22	-	-	-
CA Walsh (WI)	1998-1999	11	391.0	75	2346	1065	50	6/80	21.30	2.72	46.92	5	2	-
Ijaz Ahmed (PAK)	1998-1999	25	15.5	1	95	43	2	1/10	21.50	2.71	47.50	-	-	-
HK Olonga (ZIM)	1998-1999	7	115.0	21	690	438	20	5/70	21.90	3.80	34.50	2	1	-
SCG MacGill (AUS)	1998-1999	11	432.3	86	2595	1242	54	7/50	23.00	2.87	48.05	3	3	1
S Elworthy (SA)	1998-1999	11	116.1	21	697	460	20	4/66	23.00	3.95	34.85	2	-	-
AR Tait (NZ)	1998-1998	2	9.0	-	54	46	2	2/37	23.00	5.11	27.00	-	-	-
ADR Campbell (ZIM)	1998-1999	20	27.0	2	162	117	5	2/25	23.40	4.33	32.40	-	-	-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1998-1999	23	489.5	102	2939	1476	63	5/32	23.42	3.01	46.65	2	5	2
JH Kallis (SA)	1998-1999	25	314.4	60	1888	1059	45	5/30	23.53	3.36	41.95	-	2	-
VJ Wells (ENG)	1999-1999	9	36.4	3	220	189	8	3/30	23.62	5.15	27.50	-	-	-
TM Odoyo (KENYA)	1999-1999	5	47.0	4	282	213	9	2/26	23.66	4.53	31.33	-	-	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1998-1999	20	283.3	43	1701	1010	42	4/37	24.04	3.56	40.50	3	-	-
GA Hick (ENG)	1998-1999	21	18.0	-	108	73	3	1/13	24.33	4.05	36.00	-	-	-
S Lee (AUS)	1999-1999	15	80.3	2	483	415	17	5/33	24.41	5.15	28.41	-	1	-
PV Mpitsang (SA)	1999-1999	1	7.0	-	42	49	2	2/49	24.50	7.00	21.00	-	-	-
HP Tillakaratne (SL)	1998-1999	17	10.2	1	62	49	2	1/8	24.50	4.74	31.00	-	-	-
KLT Arthurton (WI)	1998-1999	16	88.5	1	533	454	18	4/31	25.22	5.11	29.61	3	-	-
DW Headley (ENG)	1998-1999	7	147.3	21	885	558	22	6/60	25.36	3.78	40.22	3	1	-
AC Dale (AUS)	1999-1999	11	124.0	24	744	408	16	2/25	25.50	3.29	46.50	-	-	-
AJ Tudor (ENG)	1998-1999	2	42.2	8	254	180	7	4/89	25.71	4.25	36.28	1	-	-
A Flintoff (ENG)	1999-1999	4	22.2	-	134	132	5	2/3	26.40	5.91	26.80	-	-	-
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1998-1999	17	180.0	17	1080	717	27	6/103	26.55	3.98	40.00	1	1	-
HH Streak (ZIM)	1998-1999	18	224.0	32	1344	799	30	4/93	26.63	3.56	44.80	1	-	-
M Dillon (WI)	1998-1999	12	224.5	28	1349	800	30	4/20	26.66	3.55	44.96	1	-	-
M Muralidaran (SL)	1998-1999	11	96.4	4	580	428	16	3/31	26.75	4.42	36.25	-	-	-
J Srinath (IND)	1998-1999	27	446.0	58	2676	1688	63	8/86	26.79	3.78	42.47	-	3	1
PA Strang (ZIM)	1998-1999	13	105.0	7	630	431	16	5/22	26.93	4.10	39.37	1	1	-
L Klusener (SA)	1999-1999	18	217.0	46	1302	675	25	3/31	27.00	3.11	52.08	-	-	-
DNT Zoysa (SL)	1998-1999	6	42.0	1	252	189	7	2/22	27.00	4.50	36.00	-	-	-
DW Fleming (AUS)	1998-1999	21	339.1	52	2035	1178	43	5/46	27.39	3.47	47.32	1	1	-
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1998-1999	18	398.1	93	2389	1128	41	6/51	27.51	2.83	58.26	-	2	-
A Kumble (IND)	1998-1999	28	585.3	107	3513	1849	67	10/74	27.59	3.15	52.43	5	2	1
Hasibul Hossain (BAN)	1999-1999	5	42.5	1	257	249	9	4/56	27.66	5.81	28.55	1	-	-
Shafiuddin Ahmed (BAN)	1999-1999	3	23.3	1	141	111	4	2/38	27.75	4.72	35.25	-	-	-
DJ Terbrugge (SA)	1998-1999	4	100.0	33	600	253	9	3/27	28.11	2.53	66.66	-	-	-
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1998-1999	27	451.5	61	2711	1467	52	5/52	28.21	3.24	52.13	1	1	-
BKV Prasad (IND)	1998-1999	19	331.2	68	1988	1001	35	6/33	28.60	3.02	56.80	-	1	-
MJ Nicholson (AUS)	1998-1998	1	25.0	4	150	115	4	3/56	28.75	4.60	37.50	-	-	-
D Gough (ENG)	1998-1999	21	345.3	55	2073	1363	47	5/96	29.00	3.94	44.10	1	1	-
PM Such (ENG)	1998-1999	2	116.5	24	701	323	11	5/81	29.36	2.76	63.72	-	1	-
DN Crookes (SA)	1998-1998	3	8.4	-	52	60	2	1/7	30.00	6.92	26.00	-	-	-
NO Perry (WI)	1999-1999	8	136.2	20	818	462	15	5/70	30.80	3.38	54.53	-	1	-
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1998-1999	21	194.0	18	1164	720	23	5/38	31.30	3.71	50.60	1	1	-
AY Karim (KENYA)	1999-1999	5	41.0	6	246	189	6	2/24	31.50	4.60	41.00	-	-	-
AB Agarkar (IND)	1998-1999	17	171.5	12	1031	822	26	3/14	31.61	4.78	39.65	-	-	-
CR Miller (AUS)	1998-1999	7	258.0	64	1548	633	20	3/57	31.65	2.45	77.40	-	-	-
PR Adams (SA)	1999-1999	5	186.3	52	1119	540	17	4/63	31.76	2.89	65.82	2	-	-
ML Nkala (ZIM)	1998-1998	1	5.0	-	30	32	1	1/32	32.00	6.40	30.00	-	-	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1998-1999	5	106.3	21	639	385	12	4/54	32.08	3.61	53.25	2	-	-
MG Bevan (AUS)	1998-1999	20	31.2	-	188	161	5	2/9	32.20	5.13	37.60	-	-	-
SK Warne (AUS)	1999-1999	23	298.4	37	1792	1164	36	3/16	32.33	3.89	49.77	-	-	-
RT Ponting (AUS)	1998-1999	24	27.0	3	162	97	3	1/12	32.33	3.59	54.00	-	-	-
CN Evans (ZIM)	1998-1998	9	26.0	-	156	130	4	3/11	32.50	5.00	39.00	-	-	-
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	1998-1999	8	197.0	38	1182	591	18	3/30	32.83	3.00	65.66	-	-	-
Mohammad Hussain (PAK)	1998-1998	1	20.0	3	120	66	2	2/66	33.00	3.30	60.00	-	-	-
Aminul Islam (BAN)	1999-1999	1	5.0	1	30	33	1	1/33	33.00	6.60	30.00	-	-	-
M Mbangwa (ZIM)	1998-1999	8	116.2	26	698	333	10	3/23	33.30	2.86	69.80	-	-	-
AD Mullally (ENG)	1998-1999	17	279.0	54	1674	866	26	5/105	33.30	3.10	64.38	1	1	-
EA Brandes (ZIM)	1998-1999	10	72.2	7	434	334	10	3/19	33.40	4.61	43.40	-	-	-
SB Doull (NZ)	1998-1999	12	219.5	58	1319	635	19	7/65	33.42	2.88	69.42	-	1	-
GI Allott (NZ)	1998-1999	12	156.0	21	936	637	19	4/35	33.52	4.08	49.26	2	-	-
Arshad Khan (PAK)	1998-1999	13	223.1	38	1339	705	21	5/38	33.57	3.15	63.76	-	1	-
Naimur Rahman (BAN)	1999-1999	3	20.0	-	120	104	3	2/51	34.66	5.20	40.00	-	-	-
Shakeel Ahmed (PAK)	1998-1998	1	54.1	12	325	139	4	4/91	34.75	2.56	81.25	1	-	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1998-1999	22	203.5	24	1223	811	23	5/52	35.26	3.97	53.17	-	1	-
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1998-1999	4	89.0	13	534	285	8	3/32	35.62	3.20	66.75	-	-	-
JC Adams (WI)	1999-1999	11	37.2	6	224	107	3	2/29	35.66	2.86	74.66	-	-	-
MA Ealham (ENG)	1998-1999	17	147.2	7	884	656	18	5/32	36.44	4.45	49.11	1	1	-
DP Viljoen (ZIM)	1999-1999	3	15.0	-	90	73	2	2/42	36.50	4.86	45.00	-	-	-
AF Giles (ENG)	1998-1999	3	20.0	1	120	112	3	1/31	37.33	5.60	40.00	-	-	-
NAM McLean (WI)	1998-1999	12	196.1	18	1177	825	22	3/41	37.50	4.20	53.50	-	-	-
KEA Upashantha (SL)	1999-1999	3	63.0	7	378	227	6	2/41	37.83	3.60	63.00	-	-	-
SB Joshi (IND)	1998-1999	12	131.0	14	786	530	14	3/17	37.85	4.04	56.14	-	-	-
DS Mohanty (IND)	1998-1998	1	10.0	-	60	38	1	1/38	38.00	3.80	60.00	-	-	-
RD King (WI)	1998-1999	13	139.0	9	834	612	16	3/40	38.25	4.40	52.12	-	-	-
GS Blewett (AUS)	1999-1999	9	34.1	4	205	153	4	2/6	38.25	4.47	51.25	-	-	-
AR Whittall (ZIM)	1998-1999	17	141.5	5	851	581	15	3/29	38.73	4.09	56.73	-	-	-
AJ Hollioake (ENG)	1998-1999	13	78.4	1	472	392	10	3/32	39.20	4.98	47.20	-	-	-
N Boje (SA)	1998-1999	11	69.4	3	418	314	8	3/33	39.25	4.50	52.25	-	-	-
CL Cairns (NZ)	1998-1999	8	113.4	10	682	516	13	4/107	39.69	4.53	52.46	1	-	-
SO Tikolo (KENYA)	1999-1999	5	29.4	-	178	159	4	3/28	39.75	5.35	44.50	-	-	-
SC Ganguly (IND)	1998-1999	31	75.0	10	450	320	8	4/21	40.00	4.26	56.25	1	-	-
KF Semple (WI)	1999-1999	7	22.0	-	132	121	3	2/35	40.33	5.50	44.00	-	-	-
AG Huckle (ZIM)	1998-1999	7	70.0	2	420	284	7	2/40	40.57	4.05	60.00	-	-	-
CL Hooper (WI)	1998-1999	22	322.4	40	1936	1139	28	4/52	40.67	3.52	69.14	1	-	-
DG Cork (ENG)	1998-1998	2	57.0	11	342	165	4	2/98	41.25	2.89	85.50	-	-	-
GR Larsen (NZ)	1999-1999	12	94.0	3	564	415	10	2/34	41.50	4.41	56.40	-	-	-
UDU Chandana (SL)	1998-1999	15	161.1	8	967	751	18	6/179	41.72	4.65	53.72	-	1	-
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1998-1999	21	250.3	21	1503	1103	26	3/27	42.42	4.40	57.80	-	-	-
Aminul Islam (BAN)	1999-1999	5	14.0	-	84	86	2	1/17	43.00	6.14	42.00	-	-	-
Manjural Islam (BAN)	1999-1999	1	6.0	-	36	43	1	1/43	43.00	7.16	36.00	-	-	-
PV Simmons (WI)	1998-1999	8	46.3	-	279	261	6	2/25	43.50	5.61	46.50	-	-	-
BP Julian (AUS)	1998-1999	20	145.0	7	870	748	17	3/40	44.00	5.15	51.17	-	-	-
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	1998-1999	4	62.0	10	372	265	6	3/71	44.16	4.27	62.00	-	-	-
TT Samaraweera (SL)	1998-1999	6	56.0	-	336	265	6	3/34	44.16	4.73	56.00	-	-	-
DS Lehmann (AUS)	1998-1999	25	38.0	3	228	177	4	1/6	44.25	4.65	57.00	-	-	-
N Chopra (IND)	1998-1999	13	100.0	5	600	401	9	2/21	44.55	4.01	66.66	-	-	-
PT Collins (WI)	1999-1999	3	113.0	19	678	362	8	3/79	45.25	3.20	84.75	-	-	-
SR Waugh (AUS)	1998-1999	25	74.5	9	449	274	6	2/8	45.66	3.66	74.83	-	-	-
NC Johnson (ZIM)	1998-1999	17	173.1	20	1039	731	16	3/41	45.68	4.22	64.93	-	-	-
Neeyamur Rashid (BAN)	1999-1999	1	8.0	1	48	46	1	1/46	46.00	5.75	48.00	-	-	-
NJ Astle (NZ)	1998-1999	13	90.1	16	541	323	7	2/33	46.14	3.58	77.28	-	-	-
HR Bryan (WI)	1999-1999	6	50.0	3	300	236	5	4/24	47.20	4.72	60.00	1	-	-
MRCN Bandaratilleke (SL)	1999-1999	1	56.0	20	336	144	3	2/54	48.00	2.57	112.00	-	-	-
HDPK Dharmasena (SL)	1998-1998	6	56.0	1	336	245	5	3/31	49.00	4.37	67.20	-	-	-
RDB Croft (ENG)	1998-1999	14	136.0	12	816	541	11	2/24	49.18	3.97	74.18	-	-	-
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1998-1998	11	115.2	12	692	403	8	2/26	50.37	3.49	86.50	-	-	-
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1999-1999	3	20.0	1	120	101	2	1/34	50.50	5.05	60.00	-	-	-
MA Suji (KENYA)	1999-1999	4	33.0	3	198	152	3	2/31	50.66	4.60	66.00	-	-	-
RP Arnold (SL)	1999-1999	4	89.5	13	539	255	5	2/80	51.00	2.83	107.80	-	-	-
AC Dawson (SA)	1998-1998	1	9.0	-	54	51	1	1/51	51.00	5.66	54.00	-	-	-
GB Brent (ZIM)	1998-1998	1	9.2	-	56	53	1	1/53	53.00	5.67	56.00	-	-	-
Khaled Mahmud (BAN)	1999-1999	5	49.0	2	294	220	4	1/30	55.00	4.48	73.50	-	-	-
DJ Nash (NZ)	1998-1999	17	218.2	38	1310	772	14	3/20	55.14	3.53	93.57	-	-	-
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1998-1999	4	168.0	22	1008	512	9	2/59	56.88	3.04	112.00	-	-	-
R Dravid (IND)	1998-1999	28	10.0	-	60	57	1	1/21	57.00	5.70	60.00	-	-	-
CZ Harris (NZ)	1998-1999	17	188.0	24	1128	643	11	4/40	58.45	3.42	102.54	1	-	-
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1999-1999	2	29.0	1	174	117	2	1/27	58.50	4.03	87.00	-	-	-
R Singh (IND)	1999-1999	1	40.0	8	240	176	3	2/74	58.66	4.40	80.00	-	-	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1998-1999	13	131.1	23	787	473	8	3/27	59.12	3.60	98.37	-	-	-
PJ Wiseman (NZ)	1998-1999	3	48.0	3	288	237	4	2/90	59.25	4.93	72.00	-	-	-
RS Kalpage (SL)	1999-1999	5	70.5	5	425	362	6	2/61	60.33	5.11	70.83	-	-	-
DL Vettori (NZ)	1998-1999	19	249.0	42	1494	929	15	4/153	61.93	3.73	99.60	1	-	-
MO Odumbe (KENYA)	1999-1999	5	28.0	-	168	129	2	2/47	64.50	4.60	84.00	-	-	-
PA de Silva (SL)	1998-1999	15	75.0	2	450	327	5	2/26	65.40	4.36	90.00	-	-	-
ME Waugh (AUS)	1998-1999	35	83.0	3	498	337	5	2/55	67.40	4.06	99.60	-	-	-
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1998-1999	14	114.1	1	685	547	8	3/47	68.37	4.79	85.62	-	-	-
DJ Cullinan (SA)	1998-1999	23	18.0	3	108	70	1	1/32	70.00	3.88	108.00	-	-	-
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1998-1999	13	51.0	1	306	223	3	2/49	74.33	4.37	102.00	-	-	-
AO Suji (KENYA)	1999-1999	5	28.0	2	168	154	2	1/51	77.00	5.50	84.00	-	-	-
PDRL Perera (SL)	1999-1999	3	64.0	6	384	311	4	3/55	77.75	4.85	96.00	-	-	-
NC McGarrell (WI)	1999-1999	4	24.0	-	144	165	2	2/43	82.50	6.87	72.00	-	-	-
RR Singh (IND)	1998-1999	24	111.0	6	666	586	7	2/45	83.71	5.27	95.14	-	-	-
KSC de Silva (SL)	1999-1999	2	68.4	8	412	253	3	2/90	84.33	3.68	137.33	-	-	-
Enamul Haque (BAN)	1999-1999	4	39.0	-	234	181	2	1/42	90.50	4.64	117.00	-	-	-
A Nehra (IND)	1999-1999	1	28.0	5	168	94	1	1/94	94.00	3.35	168.00	-	-	-
SB O'Connor (NZ)	1999-1999	1	28.1	4	169	98	1	1/89	98.00	3.47	169.00	-	-	-
CD McMillan (NZ)	1998-1999	13	49.2	7	296	200	2	1/0	100.00	4.05	148.00	-	-	-
GR Robertson (AUS)	1998-1998	1	38.0	6	228	102	1	1/46	102.00	2.68	228.00	-	-	-
MW Goodwin (ZIM)	1998-1999	20	22.4	1	136	104	1	1/12	104.00	4.58	136.00	-	-	-
CD Collymore (WI)	1999-1999	1	41.0	7	246	109	1	1/49	109.00	2.65	246.00	-	-	-
MJR Rindel (SA)	1998-1999	6	14.0	-	84	110	1	1/37	110.00	7.85	84.00	-	-	-
Fazl-e-Akbar (PAK)	1999-1999	1	27.0	5	162	119	1	1/92	119.00	4.40	162.00	-	-	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1998-1998	2	36.2	6	218	135	1	1/47	135.00	3.71	218.00	-	-	-
MR Ramprakash (ENG)	1998-1999	5	44.0	3	264	136	1	1/12	136.00	3.09	264.00	-	-	-
OD Gibson (WI)	1999-1999	1	44.4	6	268	143	1	1/92	143.00	3.20	268.00	-	-	-
RN Lewis (WI)	1998-1999	8	109.3	10	657	439	3	1/53	146.33	4.00	219.00	-	-	-
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1999-1999	16	72.0	5	432	316	2	1/24	158.00	4.38	216.00	-	-	-
UC Hathurusingha (SL)	1999-1999	3	53.0	8	318	160	1	1/51	160.00	3.01	318.00	-	-	-
TM Moody (AUS)	1999-1999	5	32.0	2	192	161	1	1/49	161.00	5.03	192.00	-	-	-
BE Young (AUS)	1998-1999	5	32.0	-	192	202	1	1/26	202.00	6.31	192.00	-	-	-

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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:

Pakistan vs South Africa at Rawalpindi, South Africa in Pakistan 2nd Test, Oct 20-23, 2025 [Test # 2603]

India vs Australia at Adelaide, India in Australia 2nd ODI, Oct 23, 2025 [ODI # 4913]

Bangladesh vs West Indies at Mirpur, West Indies in Bangladesh 3rd ODI, Oct 23, 2025 [ODI # 4914]