Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Best averages for Pakistan in Tests

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
NAT Adcock (SA)	1953-1962	26	-	218	6391	2195	104	6/43	21.10	2.06	61.45	5	5	-
K Rabada (SA)	2015-2025	71	2183.2	433	13100	7306	336	7/112	21.74	3.34	38.98	15	17	4
M Jansen (SA)	2021-2025	18	488.1	86	2929	1696	77	7/13	22.02	3.47	38.03	5	3	1
AE Hall (SA)	1923-1931	7	393.3	107	2361	886	40	7/63	22.15	2.25	59.02	3	3	1
AA Donald (SA)	1992-2002	72	2586.3	661	15519	7344	330	8/71	22.25	2.83	47.02	11	20	3
VD Philander (SA)	2011-2020	64	1898.3	507	11391	5000	224	6/21	22.32	2.63	50.85	8	13	2
KJ Abbott (SA)	2013-2017	11	346.5	95	2081	886	39	7/29	22.71	2.55	53.35	-	3	-
AEE Vogler (SA)	1906-1911	15	460.4	96	2764	1455	64	7/94	22.73	3.15	43.18	3	5	1
Imran Khan (PAK)	1971-1992	88	-	727	19458	8258	362	8/58	22.81	2.54	53.75	17	23	6
DW Steyn (SA)	2004-2019	93	3101.2	660	18608	10077	439	7/51	22.95	3.24	42.38	27	26	5
Shabbir Ahmed (PAK)	2003-2005	10	429.2	97	2576	1175	51	5/48	23.03	2.73	50.50	5	2	-
SM Pollock (SA)	1995-2008	108	4058.5	1222	24353	9733	421	7/87	23.11	2.39	57.84	23	16	1
Mohammad Abbas (PAK)	2017-2025	27	925.4	272	5554	2318	100	6/54	23.18	2.50	55.54	6	5	1
L Ngidi (SA)	2018-2025	20	429.4	100	2578	1356	58	6/39	23.37	3.15	44.44	1	3	-
Waqar Younis (PAK)	1989-2003	87	2704.0	516	16224	8788	373	7/76	23.56	3.25	43.49	28	22	5
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1985-2002	104	3771.1	871	22627	9779	414	7/119	23.62	2.59	54.65	20	25	5
Pervez Sajjad (PAK)	1964-1973	19	-	217	4145	1410	59	7/74	23.89	2.04	70.25	4	3	-
Khan Mohammad (PAK)	1952-1958	13	526.1	153	3157	1292	54	6/21	23.92	2.45	58.46	4	4	-
PM Pollock (SA)	1961-1970	28	-	270	6522	2806	116	6/38	24.18	2.58	56.22	1	9	1
PS de Villiers (SA)	1993-1998	18	800.5	221	4805	2063	85	6/23	24.27	2.57	56.52	6	5	2
D Olivier (SA)	2017-2024	16	382.0	64	2292	1432	59	6/37	24.27	3.74	38.84	1	3	1
Mohammad Asif (PAK)	2005-2010	23	861.5	200	5171	2583	106	6/41	24.36	2.99	48.78	6	7	1
Fazal Mahmood (PAK)	1952-1962	34	1639.0	560	9834	3434	139	7/42	24.70	2.09	70.74	6	13	4
Noman Ali (PAK)	2021-2025	19	682.4	117	4096	2055	83	8/46	24.75	3.01	49.34	2	8	2
PS Heine (SA)	1955-1962	14	-	106	3890	1455	58	6/58	25.08	2.24	67.06	2	4	-
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1997-2007	46	1357.1	237	8143	4574	178	6/11	25.69	3.37	45.74	10	12	2
RO Schwarz (SA)	1906-1912	20	439.5	66	2639	1417	55	6/47	25.76	3.22	47.98	4	2	-
HJ Tayfield (SA)	1949-1960	37	-	602	13568	4405	170	9/113	25.91	1.94	79.81	5	14	2
TL Goddard (SA)	1955-1970	41	-	706	11736	3226	123	6/53	26.22	1.64	95.41	2	5	-
GA Faulkner (SA)	1906-1924	25	704.3	124	4227	2180	82	7/84	26.58	3.09	51.54	4	4	-
A Nortje (SA)	2019-2023	19	509.3	81	3057	1870	70	6/56	26.71	3.67	43.67	1	4	-
Sajid Khan (PAK)	2021-2025	12	470.3	71	2823	1610	59	8/42	27.28	3.42	47.84	4	4	2
Hasan Ali (PAK)	2017-2024	24	715.5	164	4295	2185	80	5/27	27.31	3.05	53.68	2	6	1
SR Harmer (SA)	2015-2023	10	350.5	68	2105	1075	39	4/61	27.56	3.06	53.97	4	-	-
M Morkel (SA)	2006-2018	86	2749.4	605	16498	8550	309	6/23	27.66	3.10	53.39	18	8	-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)	2018-2024	31	1027.0	206	6162	3235	116	6/51	27.88	3.14	53.12	12	4	1
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)	2009-2014	35	1932.0	386	11592	5003	178	7/55	28.10	2.58	65.12	9	10	4
Iqbal Qasim (PAK)	1976-1988	50	-	649	13019	4807	171	7/49	28.11	2.21	76.13	13	8	2
JC Watkins (SA)	1949-1957	15	-	134	2805	816	29	4/22	28.13	1.74	96.72	3	-	-
Asif Iqbal (PAK)	1964-1980	58	-	181	3864	1502	53	5/48	28.33	2.33	72.90	1	2	-
M Ntini (SA)	1998-2009	101	3472.2	759	20834	11242	390	7/37	28.82	3.23	53.42	19	18	4
CR Matthews (SA)	1992-1995	18	663.2	231	3980	1502	52	5/42	28.88	2.26	76.53	1	2	-
Mushtaq Mohammad (PAK)	1959-1979	57	-	177	5260	2309	79	5/28	29.22	2.63	66.58	6	3	-
Abdur Rehman (PAK)	2007-2014	22	1148.4	256	6892	2910	99	6/25	29.39	2.53	69.61	8	2	-
CB Llewellyn (SA)	1896-1912	15	-	55	2292	1421	48	6/92	29.60	3.71	47.75	2	4	1
M Hayward (SA)	1999-2004	16	470.1	90	2821	1609	54	5/56	29.79	3.42	52.24	1	1	-
KA Maharaj (SA)	2016-2025	59	1944.2	367	11666	6055	203	9/129	29.82	3.11	57.46	6	11	1
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1995-2004	49	2345.0	541	14070	6206	208	8/164	29.83	2.64	67.64	12	13	3
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-2000	68	633.2	243	3800	1288	43	3/14	29.95	2.03	88.37	-	-	-
Arshad Khan (PAK)	1997-2005	9	423.0	119	2538	960	32	5/38	30.00	2.26	79.31	1	1	-
JM Blanckenberg (SA)	1913-1924	18	648.0	132	3888	1817	60	6/76	30.28	2.80	64.80	1	4	-
Mohammad Amir (PAK)	2009-2019	36	1269.5	292	7619	3627	119	6/44	30.47	2.85	64.02	6	4	-
JT Partridge (SA)	1963-1965	11	-	136	3684	1373	44	7/91	31.20	2.23	83.72	3	3	-
CL Vincent (SA)	1927-1935	25	975.1	194	5851	2631	84	6/51	31.32	2.69	69.65	5	3	-
Yasir Shah (PAK)	2014-2022	48	2375.5	359	14255	7657	244	8/41	31.38	3.22	58.42	15	16	3
Saleem Jaffar (PAK)	1986-1992	14	421.5	93	2531	1139	36	5/40	31.63	2.70	70.30	-	1	-
JH Sinclair (SA)	1896-1911	25	-	110	3598	1996	63	6/26	31.68	3.32	57.11	4	1	-
Tauseef Ahmed (PAK)	1980-1993	34	1296.2	359	7778	2950	93	6/45	31.72	2.27	83.63	3	3	-
Junaid Khan (PAK)	2011-2015	22	767.3	157	4605	2253	71	5/38	31.73	2.93	64.85	1	5	-
A Nel (SA)	2001-2008	36	1271.4	280	7630	3919	123	6/32	31.86	3.08	62.03	4	3	1
JH Kallis (SA)	1995-2013	165	3362.0	846	20172	9497	291	6/54	32.63	2.82	69.31	7	5	-
AJ Bell (SA)	1929-1935	16	557.0	89	3342	1567	48	6/99	32.64	2.81	69.62	1	4	-
NA Quinn (SA)	1929-1932	12	487.0	103	2922	1145	35	6/92	32.71	2.35	83.48	2	1	-
Sarfraz Nawaz (PAK)	1969-1984	55	-	486	13951	5798	177	9/86	32.75	2.49	78.81	14	4	1
Abdul Qadir (PAK)	1977-1990	67	-	608	17126	7742	236	9/56	32.80	2.71	72.56	12	15	5
PR Adams (SA)	1995-2004	45	1475.0	339	8850	4405	134	7/128	32.87	2.98	66.04	5	4	1
Mushtaq Ahmed (PAK)	1990-2003	52	2088.4	405	12532	6100	185	7/56	32.97	2.92	67.74	6	10	3
Mohammad Nazir (PAK)	1969-1983	14	543.4	162	3262	1124	34	7/99	33.05	2.06	95.94	-	3	-
NBF Mann (SA)	1947-1951	19	-	260	5796	1920	58	6/59	33.10	1.98	99.93	5	1	-
SJ Pegler (SA)	1910-1924	16	498.1	84	2989	1572	47	7/65	33.44	3.15	63.59	3	2	-
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1998	38	1008.0	255	6048	2537	75	4/65	33.82	2.51	80.64	2	-	-
EJ Barlow (SA)	1961-1970	30	-	115	3021	1362	40	5/85	34.05	2.70	75.52	-	1	-
Umar Gul (PAK)	2003-2013	47	1599.5	256	9599	5553	163	6/135	34.06	3.47	58.88	12	4	-
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2003-2018	55	677.5	118	4067	1808	53	4/16	34.11	2.66	76.73	2	-	-
Abrar Ahmed (PAK)	2022-2025	10	438.3	59	2631	1580	46	7/114	34.34	3.60	57.19	5	2	1
Wahab Riaz (PAK)	2010-2018	27	836.2	118	5018	2864	83	5/63	34.50	3.42	60.45	3	2	-
Q McMillan (SA)	1929-1932	13	336.5	38	2021	1243	36	5/66	34.52	3.69	56.13	2	2	-
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1989-1998	22	653.0	136	3918	1874	54	5/84	34.70	2.86	72.55	2	1	-
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2000-2010	61	2949.3	517	17697	9082	261	7/77	34.79	3.07	67.80	8	15	2
Azeem Hafeez (PAK)	1983-1985	18	725.1	172	4351	2204	63	6/46	34.98	3.03	69.06	3	4	-
Naseem Shah (PAK)	2019-2024	20	568.3	85	3411	2108	60	5/31	35.13	3.70	56.85	2	1	-
Shahid Nazir (PAK)	1996-2007	15	372.2	71	2234	1272	36	5/53	35.33	3.41	62.05	-	1	-
AH McKinnon (SA)	1960-1967	8	424.2	153	2546	925	26	4/128	35.57	2.17	97.92	1	-	-
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1998-2010	27	532.2	69	3194	1709	48	5/52	35.60	3.21	66.54	1	1	-
EP Nupen (SA)	1921-1936	17	693.1	133	4159	1788	50	6/46	35.76	2.57	83.18	1	5	1
Wasim Raja (PAK)	1973-1985	57	-	134	4082	1826	51	4/50	35.80	2.68	80.03	2	-	-
AJ Hall (SA)	2002-2007	21	500.1	95	3001	1617	45	3/1	35.93	3.23	66.68	-	-	-
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1997-2001	21	502.3	111	3015	1402	39	4/50	35.94	2.79	77.30	2	-	-
Intikhab Alam (PAK)	1959-1977	47	-	383	10474	4494	125	7/52	35.95	2.57	83.79	8	5	2
Sikander Bakht (PAK)	1976-1983	26	-	147	4870	2412	67	8/69	36.00	2.97	72.68	2	3	1
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	1999-2006	46	1168.0	219	7008	3694	100	5/35	36.94	3.16	70.08	4	1	-
Saleem Altaf (PAK)	1967-1978	21	-	122	4001	1710	46	4/11	37.17	2.56	86.97	2	-	-
RJ Peterson (SA)	2003-2014	15	419.1	85	2515	1416	38	5/33	37.26	3.37	66.18	1	1	-
Nasim-ul-Ghani (PAK)	1958-1973	29	-	204	4406	1959	52	6/67	37.67	2.66	84.73	1	2	-
PL Harris (SA)	2007-2011	37	1468.1	336	8809	3901	103	6/127	37.87	2.65	85.52	3	3	-
AW Nourse (SA)	1902-1924	45	539.0	120	3234	1553	41	4/25	37.87	2.88	78.87	2	-	-
L Klusener (SA)	1996-2004	49	1147.5	318	6887	3033	80	8/64	37.91	2.64	86.08	2	1	-
JP Duminy (SA)	2008-2017	46	450.3	48	2703	1601	42	4/47	38.11	3.55	64.35	2	-	-
Mudassar Nazar (PAK)	1976-1989	76	-	217	5967	2532	66	6/32	38.36	2.54	90.40	1	1	-
AMB Rowan (SA)	1947-1951	15	-	136	5193	2084	54	5/68	38.59	2.40	96.16	2	4	-
Mahmood Hussain (PAK)	1952-1962	27	985.0	225	5910	2628	68	6/67	38.64	2.66	86.91	4	2	-
Rahat Ali (PAK)	2013-2018	21	704.3	127	4227	2264	58	6/127	39.03	3.21	72.87	3	2	-
Zulfiqar Babar (PAK)	2013-2016	15	746.2	143	4478	2129	54	5/74	39.42	2.85	82.92	2	2	-
ARA Murray (SA)	1952-1954	10	-	111	2374	710	18	4/169	39.44	1.79	131.88	1	-	-
Shujauddin (PAK)	1954-1962	19	385.3	121	2313	801	20	3/18	40.05	2.07	115.65	-	-	-
Imran Tahir (SA)	2011-2015	20	654.1	86	3925	2294	57	5/32	40.24	3.50	68.85	1	2	-
DL Piedt (SA)	2014-2024	12	404.3	57	2427	1521	37	5/89	41.10	3.76	65.59	3	2	-
Tahir Naqqash (PAK)	1982-1985	15	466.4	108	2800	1398	34	5/40	41.11	2.99	82.35	1	2	-
Asif Masood (PAK)	1969-1977	16	-	78	3038	1568	38	5/111	41.26	3.09	79.94	1	1	-
CN McCarthy (SA)	1948-1951	15	-	64	3499	1510	36	6/43	41.94	2.58	97.19	2	2	-
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1992-2000	47	397.1	80	2383	1049	25	4/54	41.96	2.64	95.32	1	-	-
N Boje (SA)	2000-2006	43	1436.4	293	8620	4265	100	5/62	42.65	2.96	86.20	9	3	-
PL Symcox (SA)	1993-1998	20	593.3	135	3561	1603	37	4/69	43.32	2.70	96.24	1	-	-
AH Kardar (PAK)	1952-1958	23	452.0	139	2712	954	21	3/35	45.42	2.11	129.14	-	-	-
ACB Langton (SA)	1935-1939	15	-	104	4199	1827	40	5/58	45.67	2.61	104.97	4	1	-
Shoaib Malik (PAK)	2001-2015	35	452.0	61	2712	1519	32	4/33	47.46	3.36	84.75	2	-	-
Haseeb Ahsan (PAK)	1958-1962	12	472.3	100	2835	1330	27	6/202	49.25	2.81	105.00	-	2	-
B Mitchell (SA)	1929-1949	42	-	26	2525	1380	27	5/87	51.11	3.27	93.51	1	1	-
L Tuckett (SA)	1947-1949	9	-	47	2104	980	19	5/68	51.57	2.79	110.73	1	2	-
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2001-2012	36	1249.5	193	7499	4483	85	5/36	52.74	3.58	88.22	3	2	-
Majid Khan (PAK)	1964-1983	63	-	124	3584	1456	27	4/45	53.92	2.43	132.74	1	-	-

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