Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
IR Bell (ENG)	2004-2005	8	3.4	0	22	9	3	3/9	3.00	2.45	7.33	0	0	0
T Mupariwa (ZIM)	2005-2005	1	7.0	0	42	25	2	2/25	12.50	3.57	21.00	0	0	0
SK Warne (ICC)	2005-2005	1	7.0	0	42	27	2	2/27	13.50	3.85	21.00	0	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS/ICC)	2004-2005	12	105.2	15	632	393	26	5/27	15.11	3.73	24.30	1	1	0
Arshad Khan (PAK)	2005-2005	4	30.0	2	180	149	9	4/33	16.55	4.96	20.00	1	0	0
AG Wharf (ENG)	2004-2005	6	49.0	9	294	205	12	4/24	17.08	4.18	24.50	1	0	0
SB Styris (NZ)	2004-2005	7	57.4	6	346	190	11	4/40	17.27	3.29	31.45	1	0	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	2004-2005	4	35.0	1	210	172	9	3/58	19.11	4.91	23.33	0	0	0
M Muralidaran (Asia)	2005-2005	1	10.0	0	60	59	3	3/59	19.66	5.90	20.00	0	0	0
AJ Hall (SA)	2005-2005	5	36.1	4	217	158	8	3/29	19.75	4.36	27.12	0	0	0
B Lee (AUS)	2004-2005	15	134.2	8	806	598	30	4/38	19.93	4.45	26.86	1	0	0
PT Collins (WI)	2005-2005	5	38.0	3	228	160	8	5/43	20.00	4.21	28.50	0	1	0
S Sriram (IND)	2004-2004	2	19.0	1	114	80	4	3/43	20.00	4.21	28.50	0	0	0
D Gough (ENG/ICC)	2004-2005	10	89.4	7	538	388	19	4/34	20.42	4.32	28.31	1	0	0
JA Morkel (SA)	2005-2005	3	21.0	1	126	104	5	2/23	20.80	4.95	25.20	0	0	0
JEC Franklin (NZ)	2004-2004	2	13.0	2	78	63	3	2/34	21.00	4.84	26.00	0	0	0
AM Bacher (SA)	2005-2005	5	18.0	0	108	64	3	2/36	21.33	3.55	36.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2004-2005	8	80.0	5	480	343	16	4/33	21.43	4.28	30.00	2	0	0
DL Vettori (ICC/NZ)	2004-2005	11	98.5	2	593	348	16	3/8	21.75	3.52	37.06	0	0	0
Manjural Islam Rana (BAN)	2004-2005	7	66.4	4	400	242	11	4/34	22.00	3.63	36.36	2	0	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	2004-2004	5	37.0	2	222	176	8	3/15	22.00	4.75	27.75	0	0	0
M Ntini (SA)	2005-2005	8	66.4	3	400	321	14	3/29	22.92	4.81	28.57	0	0	0
M Zondeki (SA)	2005-2005	1	10.0	1	60	46	2	2/46	23.00	4.60	30.00	0	0	0
Aftab Ahmed (BAN)	2004-2005	11	33.0	0	198	141	6	5/31	23.50	4.27	33.00	0	1	0
Nazmul Hossain (BAN)	2004-2005	8	61.2	4	368	283	12	4/40	23.58	4.61	30.66	1	0	0
M Kartik (IND)	2004-2005	2	20.0	0	120	97	4	2/43	24.25	4.85	30.00	0	0	0
CL Cairns (ICC/NZ)	2004-2005	12	86.0	5	516	413	17	4/33	24.29	4.80	30.35	1	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	2004-2005	9	45.0	3	270	268	11	5/50	24.36	5.95	24.54	1	1	0
SP Jones (ENG)	2004-2004	2	16.0	4	96	76	3	2/43	25.33	4.75	32.00	0	0	0
Naved-ul-Hasan (PAK)	2004-2005	20	168.5	5	1013	943	37	6/27	25.48	5.58	27.37	1	1	0
BRM Taylor (ZIM)	2004-2005	15	30.0	0	180	182	7	3/54	26.00	6.06	25.71	0	0	0
Kabir Ali (ENG)	2005-2005	7	62.3	3	375	340	13	3/44	26.15	5.44	28.84	0	0	0
IDR Bradshaw (WI)	2005-2005	6	50.0	4	300	237	9	3/47	26.33	4.74	33.33	0	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL)	2004-2005	6	25.0	2	150	132	5	5/17	26.40	5.28	30.00	0	1	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2004-2005	10	89.3	4	537	379	14	3/62	27.07	4.23	38.35	0	0	0
SM Pollock (SA)	2005-2005	7	60.0	7	360	223	8	2/35	27.87	3.71	45.00	0	0	0
DT Hondo (ZIM)	2004-2005	8	64.0	1	384	335	12	3/36	27.91	5.23	32.00	0	0	0
A Nehra (IND)	2004-2005	6	55.0	2	330	363	13	4/72	27.92	6.60	25.38	1	0	0
HH Streak (ZIM)	2005-2005	1	8.0	1	48	28	1	1/28	28.00	3.50	48.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Khalil (PAK)	2005-2005	3	24.0	0	144	144	5	2/55	28.80	6.00	28.80	0	0	0
GB Hogg (AUS)	2004-2005	11	94.5	0	569	496	17	5/32	29.17	5.23	33.47	0	1	0
Khaled Mahmud (BAN)	2004-2005	8	66.5	1	401	321	11	3/62	29.18	4.80	36.45	0	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (Asia/SL)	2004-2005	6	51.5	3	311	238	8	2/20	29.75	4.59	38.87	0	0	0
KD Mills (NZ)	2004-2005	11	92.0	9	552	450	15	4/14	30.00	4.89	36.80	1	0	0
EC Rainsford (ZIM)	2004-2004	2	15.0	1	90	60	2	2/29	30.00	4.00	45.00	0	0	0
RL Powell (WI)	2005-2005	3	4.0	0	24	30	1	1/30	30.00	7.50	24.00	0	0	0
A Nel (SA)	2005-2005	7	51.0	3	306	272	9	3/49	30.22	5.33	34.00	0	0	0
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	2004-2005	9	75.2	8	452	337	11	3/36	30.63	4.47	41.09	0	0	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2004-2005	10	90.0	2	540	371	12	3/18	30.91	4.12	45.00	0	0	0
A Kumble (Asia/IND)	2005-2005	2	20.0	1	120	127	4	2/54	31.75	6.35	30.00	0	0	0
Tapash Baisya (BAN)	2004-2005	7	57.0	4	342	288	9	2/35	32.00	5.05	38.00	0	0	0
Enamul Haque jnr (BAN)	2005-2005	3	30.0	1	180	129	4	2/37	32.25	4.30	45.00	0	0	0
CRD Fernando (SL)	2004-2004	4	28.0	2	168	133	4	2/33	33.25	4.75	42.00	0	0	0
N Boje (SA)	2005-2005	8	66.2	3	398	269	8	2/41	33.62	4.05	49.75	0	0	0
T Panyangara (ZIM)	2004-2005	14	112.0	8	672	577	17	3/28	33.94	5.15	39.52	0	0	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2004-2005	20	76.0	1	456	389	11	3/32	35.36	5.11	41.45	0	0	0
Z Khan (Asia/IND)	2004-2005	10	82.3	6	495	434	12	2/25	36.16	5.26	41.25	0	0	0
RD King (WI)	2005-2005	2	20.0	0	120	111	3	2/51	37.00	5.55	40.00	0	0	0
DS Lehmann (AUS)	2004-2005	9	45.3	0	273	262	7	3/44	37.42	5.75	39.00	0	0	0
JR Hopes (AUS)	2005-2005	1	10.0	1	60	38	1	1/38	38.00	3.80	60.00	0	0	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	2004-2005	20	171.3	0	1029	838	22	3/18	38.09	4.88	46.77	0	0	0
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2004-2005	10	27.4	0	166	161	4	3/55	40.25	5.81	41.50	0	0	0
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2005-2005	2	18.0	0	108	81	2	2/40	40.50	4.50	54.00	0	0	0
S Matsikenyeri (ZIM)	2004-2005	15	68.0	1	408	333	8	2/33	41.62	4.89	51.00	0	0	0
Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK)	2004-2005	20	167.2	6	1004	877	21	4/53	41.76	5.24	47.80	1	0	0
DJ Bravo (WI)	2005-2005	5	38.0	0	228	209	5	2/39	41.80	5.50	45.60	0	0	0
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2004-2005	6	54.5	4	329	256	6	2/36	42.66	4.66	54.83	0	0	0
BG Rogers (ZIM)	2005-2005	8	47.0	0	282	259	6	2/55	43.16	5.51	47.00	0	0	0
MJ Hoggard (ENG)	2005-2005	4	38.0	4	228	217	5	2/35	43.40	5.71	45.60	0	0	0
WW Hinds (WI)	2005-2005	6	25.0	0	150	176	4	2/62	44.00	7.04	37.50	0	0	0
CB Mpofu (ZIM)	2004-2005	11	80.5	1	485	444	10	3/59	44.40	5.49	48.50	0	0	0
A Symonds (AUS)	2004-2005	14	96.0	2	576	500	11	3/41	45.45	5.20	52.36	0	0	0
P Utseya (ZIM)	2004-2005	15	133.0	6	798	506	11	3/40	46.00	3.80	72.54	0	0	0
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2004-2005	11	88.0	4	528	375	8	3/16	46.87	4.26	66.00	0	0	0
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2005	15	9.0	0	54	48	1	1/13	48.00	5.33	54.00	0	0	0
H Masakadza (ZIM)	2004-2005	11	8.2	0	50	49	1	1/45	49.00	5.88	50.00	0	0	0
JDP Oram (NZ)	2004-2004	3	26.0	0	156	151	3	2/51	50.33	5.80	52.00	0	0	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2004-2005	10	22.0	0	132	102	2	1/22	51.00	4.63	66.00	0	0	0
Abdur Razzak (BAN)	2005-2005	1	8.0	1	48	51	1	1/51	51.00	6.37	48.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2005-2005	8	55.3	1	333	308	6	2/55	51.33	5.54	55.50	0	0	0
MF Maharoof (SL)	2004-2004	4	19.4	3	118	103	2	2/11	51.50	5.23	59.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2004-2005	9	77.0	5	462	425	8	2/41	53.12	5.51	57.75	0	0	0
DR Tuffey (NZ)	2004-2005	4	26.0	2	156	162	3	2/17	54.00	6.23	52.00	0	0	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	2004-2004	4	25.0	2	150	111	2	1/24	55.50	4.44	75.00	0	0	0
L Balaji (IND)	2005-2005	4	25.0	0	150	167	3	2/32	55.66	6.68	50.00	0	0	0
M Dillon (WI)	2005-2005	4	27.0	2	162	167	3	2/46	55.66	6.18	54.00	0	0	0
JM Anderson (ENG)	2004-2004	3	27.0	2	162	113	2	1/24	56.50	4.18	81.00	0	0	0
IG Butler (NZ)	2004-2004	1	8.0	0	48	58	1	1/58	58.00	7.25	48.00	0	0	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	2004-2004	4	19.0	4	114	58	1	1/21	58.00	3.05	114.00	0	0	0
Iftikhar Anjum (PAK)	2004-2005	10	81.0	5	486	407	7	2/67	58.14	5.02	69.42	0	0	0
Rajin Saleh (BAN)	2004-2005	10	37.2	1	224	175	3	1/26	58.33	4.68	74.66	0	0	0
V Sehwag (Asia/IND)	2004-2005	10	28.0	1	168	177	3	1/4	59.00	6.32	56.00	0	0	0
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2005-2005	2	20.0	0	120	120	2	1/55	60.00	6.00	60.00	0	0	0
JH Kallis (SA)	2005-2005	7	29.1	0	175	185	3	2/62	61.66	6.34	58.33	0	0	0
E Chigumbura (ZIM)	2004-2005	13	53.0	2	318	402	6	2/18	67.00	7.58	53.00	0	0	0
SR Watson (AUS)	2004-2005	6	45.3	3	273	210	3	2/52	70.00	4.61	91.00	0	0	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	2004-2005	8	21.2	0	128	141	2	1/31	70.50	6.60	64.00	0	0	0
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2005-2005	2	13.0	0	78	74	1	1/45	74.00	5.69	78.00	0	0	0
TK Canning (NZ)	2005-2005	1	10.0	0	60	80	1	1/80	80.00	8.00	60.00	0	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	2004-2005	7	44.5	2	269	247	3	1/14	82.33	5.50	89.66	0	0	0
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	2005-2005	5	28.4	4	172	168	2	1/33	84.00	5.86	86.00	0	0	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2004-2005	8	74.0	1	444	366	4	1/43	91.50	4.94	111.00	0	0	0
Joginder Sharma (IND)	2004-2004	3	21.0	3	126	99	1	1/28	99.00	4.71	126.00	0	0	0
GM Ewing (ZIM)	2004-2005	3	22.0	0	132	104	1	1/36	104.00	4.72	132.00	0	0	0
Mushfiqur Rahman (BAN)	2004-2004	3	20.0	1	120	109	1	1/29	109.00	5.45	120.00	0	0	0
JW Wilson (NZ)	2005-2005	2	15.0	0	90	125	1	1/68	125.00	8.33	90.00	0	0	0
LJ Hamilton (NZ)	2005-2005	2	18.0	0	108	143	1	1/76	143.00	7.94	108.00	0	0	0
IK Pathan (IND)	2004-2005	3	27.2	1	164	160	1	1/45	160.00	5.85	164.00	0	0	0
ML Nkala (ZIM)	2004-2005	5	19.2	0	116	167	1	1/41	167.00	8.63	116.00	0	0	0
MN Samuels (WI)	2005-2005	4	31.0	0	186	175	1	1/45	175.00	5.64	186.00	0	0	0
AR Adams (NZ)	2004-2004	1	6.0	1	36	24	0	-	-	4.00	0.00	0	0	0
Alok Kapali (BAN)	2004-2005	3	15.0	0	90	70	0	-	-	4.66	0.00	0	0	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	2004-2005	10	18.0	0	108	85	0	-	-	4.72	0.00	0	0	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	2004-2004	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GJ Batty (ENG)	2004-2004	1	10.0	1	60	36	0	-	-	3.60	0.00	0	0	0
Bazid Khan (PAK)	2004-2004	2	2.0	0	12	11	0	-	-	5.50	0.00	0	0	0
MV Boucher (SA)	2005-2005	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CO Browne (WI)	2005-2005	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2005-2005	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CD Cumming (NZ)	2005-2005	2	3.0	0	18	17	0	-	-	5.66	0.00	0	0	0
AB de Villiers (SA)	2005-2005	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MS Dhoni (IND)	2004-2005	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TM Dilshan (SL)	2004-2004	5	11.0	0	66	49	0	-	-	4.45	0.00	0	0	0
R Dravid (Asia/IND)	2004-2005	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DD Ebrahim (ZIM)	2004-2005	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SP Fleming (ICC/NZ)	2004-2005	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
PG Fulton (NZ)	2004-2004	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SC Ganguly (Asia/IND)	2004-2005	9	10.0	0	60	53	0	-	-	5.30	0.00	0	0	0
CH Gayle (ICC/WI)	2005-2005	7	13.5	0	83	123	0	-	-	8.89	0.00	0	0	0
HH Gibbs (SA)	2005-2005	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AC Gilchrist (AUS/ICC)	2004-2005	13	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DA Gunawardene (SL)	2004-2004	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2004-2005	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BJ Haddin (AUS)	2005-2005	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Hasibul Hossain (BAN)	2004-2004	1	6.0	0	36	53	0	-	-	8.83	0.00	0	0	0
ML Hayden (AUS/ICC)	2004-2005	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2005-2005	4	3.0	0	18	22	0	-	-	7.33	0.00	0	0	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	2004-2005	19	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Javed Omar (BAN)	2004-2004	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
WS Jayantha (SL)	2004-2004	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	2004-2004	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GO Jones (ENG)	2004-2005	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
M Kaif (IND)	2004-2005	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Kamran Akmal (PAK)	2004-2005	14	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SHT Kandamby (SL)	2004-2004	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SM Katich (AUS)	2005-2005	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JM Kemp (SA)	2005-2005	10	25.0	3	150	112	0	-	-	4.48	0.00	0	0	0
Khaled Mashud (BAN)	2004-2005	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KMDN Kulasekara (SL)	2004-2004	1	8.0	3	48	13	0	-	-	1.62	0.00	0	0	0
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	2005-2005	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
VVS Laxman (IND)	2004-2004	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KS Lokuarachchi (SL)	2004-2004	1	6.0	0	36	36	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
BB McCullum (NZ)	2004-2005	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
A Maregwede (ZIM)	2005-2005	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
HJH Marshall (NZ)	2004-2005	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JAH Marshall (NZ)	2005-2005	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
XM Marshall (WI)	2005-2005	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DR Martyn (AUS)	2004-2005	14	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	2004-2004	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Ashraful (BAN)	2004-2005	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Moin Khan (PAK)	2004-2004	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
D Mongia (IND)	2004-2005	3	14.1	0	85	90	0	-	-	6.35	0.00	0	0	0
Nafees Iqbal (BAN)	2004-2005	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MHW Papps (NZ)	2005-2005	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2004-2005	11	2.0	0	12	22	0	-	-	11.00	0.00	0	0	0
RT Ponting (AUS/ICC)	2004-2005	15	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AG Prince (SA)	2005-2005	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MJ Prior (ENG)	2004-2004	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JA Rudolph (SA)	2005-2005	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Salman Butt (PAK)	2004-2005	18	6.0	0	36	42	0	-	-	7.00	0.00	0	0	0
KC Sangakkara (Asia/SL)	2004-2005	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RR Sarwan (WI)	2005-2005	6	13.0	0	78	80	0	-	-	6.15	0.00	0	0	0
V Sibanda (ZIM)	2004-2005	5	2.0	0	12	14	0	-	-	7.00	0.00	0	0	0
MS Sinclair (NZ)	2004-2005	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GC Smith (SA)	2005-2005	9	6.0	0	36	36	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
VS Solanki (ENG)	2004-2005	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2004-2005	11	1.0	0	6	3	0	-	-	3.00	0.00	0	0	0
T Taibu (ZIM)	2004-2005	15	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Taufeeq Umar (PAK)	2005-2005	1	1.0	0	6	8	0	-	-	8.00	0.00	0	0	0
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2005-2005	7	18.0	0	108	102	0	-	-	5.66	0.00	0	0	0
MA Vermeulen (ZIM)	2004-2004	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SC Williams (ZIM)	2005-2005	3	12.3	0	75	59	0	-	-	4.72	0.00	0	0	0
Yasir Hameed (PAK)	2004-2005	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Younis Khan (PAK)	2004-2005	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Yousuf (Asia/PAK)	2004-2005	21	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0

Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years

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]