Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Players

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
SE Bond (NZ)	2005-2005	4	30.3	8	183	95	11	6/19	8.63	3.11	16.63	1	1	0
Naved-ul-Hasan (PAK)	2005-2005	3	24.2	1	146	91	7	3/48	13.00	3.73	20.85	0	0	0
TM Odoyo (Afr)	2005-2005	3	10.0	0	60	45	3	3/45	15.00	4.50	20.00	0	0	0
TM Dilshan (SL)	2005-2005	8	50.1	5	301	183	12	4/29	15.25	3.64	25.08	1	0	0
M Ntini (SA)	2005-2005	4	38.0	5	228	158	10	4/46	15.80	4.15	22.80	1	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (Asia)	2005-2005	3	25.3	4	153	106	6	2/16	17.66	4.15	25.50	0	0	0
GB Hogg (AUS)	2005-2005	7	46.0	2	276	197	11	3/29	17.90	4.28	25.09	0	0	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	2005-2005	5	42.2	6	254	201	11	4/18	18.27	4.74	23.09	1	0	0
Abdul Razzaq (Asia/PAK)	2005-2005	6	31.3	2	189	168	9	4/29	18.66	5.33	21.00	2	0	0
CK Langeveldt (SA)	2005-2005	5	40.4	2	244	206	11	5/62	18.72	5.06	22.18	0	1	0
PD Collingwood (ENG)	2005-2005	10	54.0	1	324	207	11	6/31	18.81	3.83	29.45	1	1	0
Shahid Afridi (Asia/PAK)	2005-2005	6	37.5	2	227	161	8	4/38	20.12	4.25	28.37	1	0	0
MF Maharoof (SL)	2005-2005	7	59.0	11	354	225	11	3/9	20.45	3.81	32.18	0	0	0
AJ Hall (SA)	2005-2005	2	13.0	0	78	63	3	2/21	21.00	4.84	26.00	0	0	0
DW Steyn (Afr)	2005-2005	2	10.1	2	61	42	2	1/2	21.00	4.13	30.50	0	0	0
PS Jayaprakashdaran (SL)	2005-2005	1	6.0	1	36	21	1	1/21	21.00	3.50	36.00	0	0	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	2005-2005	4	36.0	1	216	148	7	3/29	21.14	4.11	30.85	0	0	0
Z Khan (Asia/IND)	2005-2005	7	66.0	7	396	259	12	3/21	21.58	3.92	33.00	0	0	0
OAC Banks (WI)	2005-2005	2	20.0	1	120	65	3	2/24	21.66	3.25	40.00	0	0	0
RP Singh (IND)	2005-2005	1	8.0	1	48	44	2	2/44	22.00	5.50	24.00	0	0	0
B Lee (AUS)	2005-2005	8	68.0	6	408	309	14	5/41	22.07	4.54	29.14	0	1	0
CT Tremlett (ENG)	2005-2005	3	24.2	1	146	111	5	4/32	22.20	4.56	29.20	1	0	0
IK Pathan (IND)	2005-2005	9	78.0	11	468	364	16	5/27	22.75	4.66	29.25	0	1	0
A Nehra (Asia/IND)	2005-2005	12	94.0	10	564	410	18	6/59	22.77	4.36	31.33	0	1	0
KD Mills (NZ)	2005-2005	4	33.3	5	201	137	6	2/34	22.83	4.08	33.50	0	0	0
JL Ontong (Afr/SA)	2005-2005	3	3.0	0	18	23	1	1/23	23.00	7.66	18.00	0	0	0
A Nel (SA)	2005-2005	5	43.0	6	258	185	8	3/42	23.12	4.30	32.25	0	0	0
SJ Harmison (ENG)	2005-2005	9	86.5	6	521	404	17	5/33	23.76	4.65	30.64	1	1	0
M Muralidaran (Asia/SL)	2005-2005	9	83.0	8	498	294	12	3/33	24.50	3.54	41.50	0	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	2005-2005	3	22.0	3	132	74	3	2/38	24.66	3.36	44.00	0	0	0
JH Kallis (Afr/SA)	2005-2005	7	31.1	2	187	124	5	3/42	24.80	3.97	37.40	0	0	0
AR Adams (NZ)	2005-2005	3	20.3	0	123	126	5	3/37	25.20	6.14	24.60	0	0	0
SK Raina (IND)	2005-2005	3	4.2	0	26	27	1	1/23	27.00	6.23	26.00	0	0	0
IDR Bradshaw (WI)	2005-2005	8	62.0	2	372	301	11	2/16	27.36	4.85	33.81	0	0	0
UDU Chandana (SL)	2005-2005	8	69.1	2	415	306	11	2/15	27.81	4.42	37.72	0	0	0
A Flintoff (ENG)	2005-2005	10	87.0	6	522	392	14	4/29	28.00	4.50	37.28	1	0	0
JDP Oram (NZ)	2005-2005	5	36.5	2	221	196	7	4/58	28.00	5.32	31.57	1	0	0
AJ Ireland (ZIM)	2005-2005	4	37.0	0	222	226	8	3/54	28.25	6.10	27.75	0	0	0
N Deonarine (WI)	2005-2005	4	22.0	0	132	142	5	2/18	28.40	6.45	26.40	0	0	0
Manjural Islam Rana (BAN)	2005-2005	5	28.5	0	173	148	5	3/57	29.60	5.13	34.60	0	0	0
AM Blignaut (ZIM)	2005-2005	4	35.1	1	211	242	8	4/46	30.25	6.88	26.37	1	0	0
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2005-2005	3	26.2	3	158	121	4	2/19	30.25	4.59	39.50	0	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	2005-2005	9	76.0	15	456	279	9	3/25	31.00	3.67	50.66	0	0	0
JM Kemp (Afr/SA)	2005-2005	8	27.5	1	167	124	4	2/40	31.00	4.45	41.75	0	0	0
J Lewis (ENG)	2005-2005	3	25.0	1	150	124	4	3/32	31.00	4.96	37.50	0	0	0
DK Butler (WI)	2005-2005	3	25.0	3	150	94	3	1/25	31.33	3.76	50.00	0	0	0
GM Ewing (ZIM)	2005-2005	4	30.0	0	180	132	4	3/31	33.00	4.40	45.00	0	0	0
A Symonds (AUS)	2005-2005	8	57.2	4	344	203	6	5/18	33.83	3.54	57.33	0	1	0
MS Kasprowicz (AUS)	2005-2005	5	48.0	3	288	240	7	2/40	34.28	5.00	41.14	0	0	0
CD Collymore (WI)	2005-2005	8	64.3	3	387	310	9	3/40	34.44	4.80	43.00	0	0	0
SM Pollock (Afr/SA)	2005-2005	8	62.0	7	372	277	8	3/32	34.62	4.46	46.50	0	0	0
A Kumble (Asia/IND)	2005-2005	3	30.0	0	180	141	4	3/38	35.25	4.70	45.00	0	0	0
V Sehwag (Asia/IND)	2005-2005	12	41.0	0	246	217	6	3/44	36.16	5.29	41.00	0	0	0
LHD Dilhara (SL)	2005-2005	6	42.0	3	252	192	5	2/30	38.40	4.57	50.40	0	0	0
CRD Fernando (SL)	2005-2005	7	59.0	6	354	271	7	3/19	38.71	4.59	50.57	0	0	0
WW Hinds (WI)	2005-2005	5	21.4	0	130	118	3	1/23	39.33	5.44	43.33	0	0	0
Syed Rasel (BAN)	2005-2005	3	25.0	1	150	120	3	2/42	40.00	4.80	50.00	0	0	0
SR Watson (AUS)	2005-2005	5	34.3	0	207	166	4	3/43	41.50	4.81	51.75	0	0	0
D Gough (ENG)	2005-2005	9	73.3	2	441	416	10	3/70	41.60	5.65	44.10	0	0	0
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2005-2005	3	19.0	1	114	90	2	2/41	45.00	4.73	57.00	0	0	0
NB Mahwire (ZIM)	2005-2005	4	20.1	0	121	137	3	2/40	45.66	6.79	40.33	0	0	0
Jai P Yadav (IND)	2005-2005	5	30.0	3	180	138	3	1/34	46.00	4.60	60.00	0	0	0
L Balaji (IND)	2005-2005	1	10.0	0	60	48	1	1/48	48.00	4.80	60.00	0	0	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	2005-2005	4	14.0	1	84	99	2	2/74	49.50	7.07	42.00	0	0	0
SP Jones (ENG)	2005-2005	6	42.0	5	252	199	4	2/53	49.75	4.73	63.00	0	0	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2005-2005	10	77.2	3	464	403	8	3/44	50.37	5.21	58.00	0	0	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2005-2005	9	80.3	2	483	355	7	2/24	50.71	4.40	69.00	0	0	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2005-2005	8	47.0	0	282	259	5	3/48	51.80	5.51	56.40	0	0	0
HH Streak (Afr/ZIM)	2005-2005	5	38.0	2	228	208	4	2/64	52.00	5.47	57.00	0	0	0
M Kartik (IND)	2005-2005	1	9.0	1	54	52	1	1/52	52.00	5.77	54.00	0	0	0
Tapash Baisya (BAN)	2005-2005	6	53.0	3	318	368	7	3/69	52.57	6.94	45.42	0	0	0
JS Patel (NZ)	2005-2005	2	18.0	0	108	107	2	1/47	53.50	5.94	54.00	0	0	0
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2005-2005	10	9.0	0	54	55	1	1/31	55.00	6.11	54.00	0	0	0
DR Smith (WI)	2005-2005	10	61.0	1	366	295	5	2/41	59.00	4.83	73.20	0	0	0
JJC Lawson (WI)	2005-2005	2	19.0	1	114	121	2	2/58	60.50	6.36	57.00	0	0	0
Yuvraj Singh (IND)	2005-2005	9	13.0	1	78	61	1	1/39	61.00	4.69	78.00	0	0	0
SB Styris (NZ)	2005-2005	5	24.0	0	144	123	2	1/37	61.50	5.12	72.00	0	0	0
N Boje (Afr)	2005-2005	2	14.0	1	84	64	1	1/40	64.00	4.57	84.00	0	0	0
Iftikhar Anjum (PAK)	2005-2005	2	16.0	1	96	65	1	1/35	65.00	4.06	96.00	0	0	0
Nazmul Hossain (BAN)	2005-2005	6	43.1	3	259	328	5	3/83	65.60	7.59	51.80	0	0	0
DBL Powell (WI)	2005-2005	7	57.0	5	342	266	4	2/28	66.50	4.66	85.50	0	0	0
Khaled Mahmud (BAN)	2005-2005	4	23.2	0	140	150	2	1/31	75.00	6.42	70.00	0	0	0
TL Best (WI)	2005-2005	4	31.0	1	186	153	2	1/34	76.50	4.93	93.00	0	0	0
DJ Bravo (WI)	2005-2005	8	51.3	0	309	314	4	2/51	78.50	6.09	77.25	0	0	0
Mohammad Rafique (BAN)	2005-2005	9	76.0	1	456	394	5	2/44	78.80	5.18	91.20	0	0	0
Mashrafe Mortaza (BAN)	2005-2005	6	50.0	3	300	261	3	2/44	87.00	5.22	100.00	0	0	0
Aftab Ahmed (BAN)	2005-2005	9	49.4	0	298	270	3	2/55	90.00	5.43	99.33	0	0	0
AF Giles (ENG)	2005-2005	8	67.0	2	402	300	3	1/28	100.00	4.47	134.00	0	0	0
PT Collins (WI)	2005-2005	2	19.0	0	114	106	1	1/49	106.00	5.57	114.00	0	0	0
P Utseya (ZIM)	2005-2005	4	31.0	0	186	160	1	1/44	160.00	5.16	186.00	0	0	0
RP Arnold (SL)	2005-2005	8	7.0	0	42	29	0	-	-	4.14	0.00	0	0	0
Arshad Khan (PAK)	2005-2005	1	10.0	0	60	44	0	-	-	4.40	0.00	0	0	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	2005-2005	4	13.0	0	78	82	0	-	-	6.30	0.00	0	0	0
MS Atapattu (SL)	2005-2005	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Bazid Khan (PAK)	2005-2005	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MV Boucher (Afr/SA)	2005-2005	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CO Browne (WI)	2005-2005	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SV Carlisle (ZIM)	2005-2005	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
S Chanderpaul (WI)	2005-2005	11	0.2	0	2	0	0	-	-	0.00	0.00	0	0	0
CJ Chibhabha (ZIM)	2005-2005	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2005-2005	8	18.0	1	108	97	0	-	-	5.38	0.00	0	0	0
CK Coventry (ZIM)	2005-2005	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KM Dabengwa (ZIM)	2005-2005	1	4.0	0	24	23	0	-	-	5.75	0.00	0	0	0
AB de Villiers (Afr/SA)	2005-2005	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
MS Dhoni (IND)	2005-2005	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
HH Dippenaar (Afr/SA)	2005-2005	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
R Dravid (IND)	2005-2005	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
FH Edwards (WI)	2005-2005	2	12.1	0	73	70	0	-	-	5.75	0.00	0	0	0
SP Fleming (NZ)	2005-2005	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	2005-2005	8	10.0	1	60	62	0	-	-	6.20	0.00	0	0	0
HH Gibbs (SA)	2005-2005	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	2005-2005	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DA Gunawardene (SL)	2005-2005	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Habibul Bashar (BAN)	2005-2005	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BJ Haddin (AUS)	2005-2005	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ML Hayden (AUS)	2005-2005	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Asia/PAK)	2005-2005	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Javed Omar (BAN)	2005-2005	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	2005-2005	5	0.1	0	1	1	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
DPMD Jayawardene (Asia/SL)	2005-2005	10	1.0	0	6	6	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
GO Jones (ENG)	2005-2005	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SC Joseph (WI)	2005-2005	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
M Kaif (IND)	2005-2005	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Kamran Akmal (PAK)	2005-2005	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SM Katich (AUS)	2005-2005	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Khaled Mashud (BAN)	2005-2005	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BC Lara (WI)	2005-2005	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
VVS Laxman (IND)	2005-2005	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BB McCullum (NZ)	2005-2005	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
CD McMillan (NZ)	2005-2005	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
HJH Marshall (NZ)	2005-2005	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
XM Marshall (WI)	2005-2005	9	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
DR Martyn (AUS)	2005-2005	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
H Masakadza (ZIM)	2005-2005	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Ashraful (Asia/BAN)	2005-2005	11	0.1	0	1	4	0	-	-	24.00	0.00	0	0	0
RS Morton (WI)	2005-2005	5	1.0	0	6	2	0	-	-	2.00	0.00	0	0	0
Nafees Iqbal (BAN)	2005-2005	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KP Pietersen (ENG)	2005-2005	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RT Ponting (AUS)	2005-2005	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RL Powell (WI)	2005-2005	4	1.0	0	6	10	0	-	-	10.00	0.00	0	0	0
AG Prince (Afr/SA)	2005-2005	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RR Ramdass (WI)	2005-2005	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
D Ramdin (WI)	2005-2005	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
JA Rudolph (Afr)	2005-2005	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Salman Butt (PAK)	2005-2005	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
TT Samaraweera (SL)	2005-2005	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
KC Sangakkara (Asia/SL)	2005-2005	11	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
RR Sarwan (WI)	2005-2005	8	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Shahriar Nafees (BAN)	2005-2005	7	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
V Sibanda (ZIM)	2005-2005	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
GC Smith (Afr/SA)	2005-2005	4	9.0	0	54	54	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
VS Solanki (ENG)	2005-2005	6	2.0	0	12	14	0	-	-	7.00	0.00	0	0	0
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2005-2005	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
T Taibu (Afr/ZIM)	2005-2005	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
BRM Taylor (ZIM)	2005-2005	4	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
WU Tharanga (SL)	2005-2005	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SO Tikolo (Afr)	2005-2005	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2005-2005	10	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Tushar Imran (BAN)	2005-2005	9	3.0	0	18	26	0	-	-	8.66	0.00	0	0	0
MP Vaughan (ENG)	2005-2005	8	7.0	0	42	46	0	-	-	6.57	0.00	0	0	0
Y Venugopal Rao (IND)	2005-2005	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
L Vincent (NZ)	2005-2005	5	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
SC Williams (ZIM)	2005-2005	1	5.0	0	30	30	0	-	-	6.00	0.00	0	0	0
CB Wishart (ZIM)	2005-2005	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Yasir Hameed (PAK)	2005-2005	1	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Younis Khan (PAK)	2005-2005	3	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Yousuf (Asia/PAK)	2005-2005	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	0.00	0	0	0
M Zondeki (Afr)	2005-2005	2	9.0	1	54	64	0	-	-	7.11	0.00	0	0	0
DNT Zoysa (SL)	2005-2005	1	8.0	0	48	47	0	-	-	5.87	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]