Bowling Best Career Bowling Average - vs South Africa

Players - vs South Africa

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Waqar Younis (PAK)	2002-2002	2	20.0	0	120	86	7	5/38	12.28	4.30	17.14	0	1	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	2002-2002	2	18.0	1	108	47	3	2/35	15.66	2.61	36.00	0	0	0
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	2002-2002	1	9.0	0	54	33	2	2/33	16.50	3.66	27.00	0	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2002-2002	3	15.0	0	90	67	4	3/24	16.75	4.46	22.50	0	0	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	2002-2002	3	29.0	0	174	115	6	3/32	19.16	3.96	29.00	0	0	0
CRD Fernando (SL)	2002-2002	2	13.0	0	78	62	3	2/24	20.66	4.76	26.00	0	0	0
TCB Fernando (SL)	2002-2002	1	9.0	2	54	43	2	2/43	21.50	4.77	27.00	0	0	0
PW Gunaratne (SL)	2002-2002	2	15.3	2	93	73	3	2/38	24.33	4.70	31.00	0	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	2002-2002	2	20.0	2	120	81	3	3/31	27.00	4.05	40.00	0	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2002-2002	2	17.0	1	102	61	2	2/33	30.50	3.58	51.00	0	0	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2002-2002	2	20.0	0	120	82	1	1/54	82.00	4.10	120.00	0	0	0
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	2002-2002	2	20.0	0	120	93	1	1/54	93.00	4.65	120.00	0	0	0
RP Arnold (SL)	2002-2002	3	1.0	0	6	3	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	2002-2002	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	2002-2002	3	15.0	0	90	71	0	-	-	4.73	0.00	0	0	0
TM Dilshan (SL)	2002-2002	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KHRK Fernando (SL)	2002-2002	1	5.0	0	30	26	0	-	-	5.20	0.00	0	0	0
Imran Nazir (PAK)	2002-2002	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2002-2002	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2002-2002	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MKGCP Lakshitha (SL)	2002-2002	1	6.0	0	36	23	0	-	-	3.83	0.00	0	0	0
Rashid Latif (PAK)	2002-2002	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	2002-2002	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KC Sangakkara (SL)	2002-2002	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	2002-2002	1	10.0	0	60	80	0	-	-	8.00	0.00	0	0	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2002-2002	1	1.0	0	6	15	0	-	-	15.00	0.00	0	0	0
Younis Khan (PAK)	2002-2002	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2002-2002	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	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:

England vs Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 3rd ODI, Jan 27, 2026 [ODI # 4942]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 2nd ODI, Jan 24, 2026 [ODI # 4941]

Sri Lanka vs England at Colombo (RPS), England in Sri Lanka 1st ODI, Jan 22, 2026 [ODI # 4940]