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Best averages For ICC World Test Championship

Best averages
Player
Span
Mat
Overs
Mdns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
4
5
10
SM Boland (AUS)
2021-202514372.09522321025626/716.532.7536.00221
KR Mayers (WI)
2021-202316243.0731458594345/1817.472.4442.88-1-
KA Jamieson (NZ)
2020-202418552.017333121466776/4819.032.6543.01451
JJ Bumrah (IND)
2019-2025381155.2271693232681706/2719.222.8240.77712-
AR Patel (IND)
2021-202414423.29625401064556/3819.342.5146.18251
JR Hazlewood (AUS)
2019-202532974.4250584826921315/820.542.7644.6477-
Kuldeep Yadav (IND)
2021-20247184.0241104662325/4020.683.5934.5012-
I Sharma (IND)
2019-202115327.2791964923445/2220.972.8144.6313-
R Ashwin (IND)
2019-2024411479.0278887441911957/7121.492.8345.509111
S Joseph (WI)
2024-202511290.03817401105517/6821.663.8134.1144-
K Rabada (SA)
2019-2025341045.0199627034731606/4621.703.3239.1878-
AAP Atkinson (ENG)
2024-202512357.26321441312607/4521.863.6735.73241
M Jansen (SA)
2021-202518488.18629291696777/1322.023.4738.03531
PJ Cummins (AUS)
2019-2025511631.0354978647592156/2822.132.9145.5110101
MP Kuhnemann (AUS)
2023-20255171.0301026555255/1622.203.2441.0422-
JNT Seales (WI)
2021-202521577.211734641965886/6122.323.4039.3643-
OE Robinson (ENG)
2021-202417523.413631421438635/4922.822.7449.8723-
JA Warrican (WI)
2021-202513421.46825301191517/3223.352.8249.60421
JM Anderson (ENG)
2019-2024361141.5329685127631166/4023.812.4159.0645-
SCJ Broad (ENG)
2019-2023331062.0238637232291346/3124.093.0447.55731
MJ Henry (NZ)
2020-202417626.514137611935807/2324.183.0847.0134-
Mohammed Shami (IND)
2019-202324658.514539532092855/3524.613.1746.5052-
L Ngidi (SA)
2019-202516326.37219591063436/7124.723.2545.5512-
W O'Rourke (NZ)
2024-202410237.2521424893365/3424.803.7639.5522-
UT Yadav (IND)
2019-202316386.45923201280515/5325.093.3145.4911-
Noman Ali (PAK)
2021-202517635.410838141910758/4625.463.0050.85272
P Jayawickrama (SL)
2021-20225220.0501320642256/9225.682.9152.80221
MA Starc (AUS)
2019-2025491427.0262856249121916/925.713.4444.82105-
Sajid Khan (PAK)
2021-202510436.56326211495578/4226.223.4245.98442
D Paterson (SA)
2020-20247219.5431319656255/6126.242.9852.76-2-
KAJ Roach (WI)
2019-202530887.419253262640995/4726.662.9753.7932-
A Nortje (SA)
2019-202319509.38130571870706/5626.713.6743.6714-
TA Boult (NZ)
2019-202215561.312533691719645/4326.853.0652.6442-
NM Lyon (AUS)
2019-2025532099.34051259758832198/6426.862.8057.5213103
MA Wood (ENG)
2020-202422629.39037772071776/3726.893.2849.0534-
RA Jadeja (IND)
2019-2025441307.4255784637571387/4227.222.8756.85762
PWA Mulder (SA)
2020-202518272.0651632821304/3227.363.0154.401--
JC Archer (ENG)
2019-202513441.28426481353496/4527.613.0654.04-3-
CAK Rajitha (SL)
2019-202410251.4551510810295/5627.933.2152.0612-
T Murphy (AUS)
2023-20257192.5341157619227/12428.133.2152.5911-
N Wagner (NZ)
2019-202416535.511732151554554/6628.252.9058.454--
RAS Lakmal (SL)
2019-202211265.2771592679245/4728.292.5566.3321-
Washington Sundar (IND)
2021-202513269.4281618911327/5928.463.3750.56311
AM Fernando (SL)
2021-202521542.37032551968696/5128.523.6247.17521
Hasan Mahmud (BAN)
2024-202510257.0391542942335/4328.543.6646.7212-
Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK)
2019-202426863.417551822694946/5128.653.1155.12931
MJ Santner (NZ)
2019-202410336.45120201033367/5328.693.0656.11121
MJ Potts (ENG)
2022-20249306.5711841947334/1328.693.0855.782--
CR Woakes (ENG)
2019-2025341043.3233626131681105/5028.803.0356.9132-
AY Patel (NZ)
2019-202415561.585337119626810/11928.853.4949.57262
JC Tongue (ENG)
2023-20254169.0211014703245/12529.294.1542.2511-
BA Carse (ENG)
2024-20259311.14518671084366/4230.113.4851.86211
BA Stokes (ENG)
2019-202557898.414553922950975/7230.413.2855.5841-
TG Southee (NZ)
2019-2024371293.2307776038781275/3230.532.9961.1066-
SN Thakur (IND)
2021-202512266.53616011015337/6130.753.8048.5111-
KA Maharaj (SA)
2019-2025331065.4205639432401057/3230.853.0460.8926-
Mohammed Siraj (IND)
2020-2025411069.5190641938201236/1531.053.5752.1875-
GD Phillips (NZ)
2020-202415267.0231602963315/4531.063.6051.6711-
Taskin Ahmed (BAN)
2021-202410310.25418621029336/6431.183.3156.4211-
Rehan Ahmed (ENG)
2022-20245173.0191038687225/4831.223.9747.1811-
Mohammad Abbas (PAK)
2019-202513419.412625181073346/5431.552.5574.0511-
RTM Mendis (SL)
2021-202514607.07036421924606/7032.063.1660.70441
Hasan Ali (PAK)
2021-202413376.07722561164355/5133.253.0964.45-31
DM Bess (ENG)
2020-202112385.28123121102335/3033.392.8570.0622-
NGRP Jayasuriya (SL)
2022-202519984.112959053284976/4233.853.3360.87391
AS Joseph (WI)
2020-202529822.310849353183945/2733.863.8652.5032-
Abrar Ahmed (PAK)
2022-202510438.35926311580467/11434.343.6057.19521
Taijul Islam (BAN)
2019-2025251200.4228720435811047/11634.432.9869.26681
MJ Leach (ENG)
2019-2024301181.5241709136901065/6634.813.1266.891031
Nayeem Hasan (BAN)
2019-20259285.4411714906266/10534.843.1765.92-2-
Naseem Shah (PAK)
2019-202420568.38534112108605/3135.133.7056.8521-
C Green (AUS)
2020-202532365.06321901236355/2735.313.3862.57-1-
MVT Fernando (SL)
2019-202519502.37330151772505/10135.443.5260.3021-
Akash Deep (IND)
2024-202510256.04015361002286/9935.783.9154.85111
TW Hartley (ENG)
2024-20245250.4301504795227/6236.133.1768.3611-
CBRLS Kumara (SL)
2019-202517423.35825411715474/2136.484.0454.064--
JO Holder (WI)
2019-202429844.021450642204596/4237.352.6185.8313-
C de Grandhomme (NZ)
2019-202210212.5511277496133/7838.152.3398.23---
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)
2021-202413366.46922001107295/9638.173.0175.8621-
Mehidy Hasan Miraz (BAN)
2019-2025291054.116563253332875/6138.293.1672.7072-
SM Curran (ENG)
2019-202112282.1581693890234/5838.693.1573.601--
L Embuldeniya (SL)
2019-202213635.310938132017527/13738.783.1773.32231
Khaled Ahmed (BAN)
2021-202412318.04019081109285/10639.603.4868.1411-
ST Gabriel (WI)
2019-202315408.36524511460365/7540.553.5768.0811-
Abu Jayed (BAN)
2019-20217170.0291020610154/9840.663.5868.002--
Shoriful Islam (BAN)
2021-202410257.0561542792193/6941.683.0881.15---
MG Bracewell (NZ)
2022-20236207.4341246795194/7541.843.8265.571--
Shoaib Bashir (ENG)
2024-202518665.15039912509595/4142.523.7767.6423-
G Motie (WI)
2022-20259200.4241204687163/4942.933.4275.25---
Mir Hamza (PAK)
2022-20256182.1361093565134/3243.463.1084.071--
Nahid Rana (BAN)
2024-20258199.0131194922215/6143.904.6356.8511-
JE Root (ENG)
2019-202569619.48537182163495/844.143.4975.8721-
Yasir Shah (PAK)
2019-202213493.45429621825414/5844.513.6972.245--
MM Ali (ENG)
2019-20239315.03218901160264/9844.613.6872.692--
RRS Cornwall (WI)
2019-20239416.47625001195255/7447.802.86100.0011-
DM de Silva (SL)
2019-202535375.24322521266253/2550.643.3790.08---
Faheem Ashraf (PAK)
2020-202312211.0561266668132/2951.383.1697.38---
Ebadot Hossain (BAN)
2019-202515425.57325551545306/4651.503.6285.1611-
RL Chase (WI)
2019-202520455.55327351649305/8354.963.6191.1612-
Agha Salman (PAK)
2022-202521296.12717771123193/7559.103.7993.52---
MDK Perera (SL)
2019-20215182.114109358484/10973.003.20136.621--
WER Somerville (NZ)
2019-20215188.224113059783/8374.623.16141.25---
Adjust:Most recentPast weekPast MonthPast year4 years10 years25 years
Minimum of 1000 balls
Records includes the following current or recent matches:

West Indies vs Pakistan at Tarouba, Pakistan tour of West Indies 3rd ODI, Aug 12, 2025 [ODI # 4894]

South Africa vs Australia at Darwin, South Africa in Australia 2nd T20I, Aug 12, 2025 [T20I # 3405]

Pakistan vs West Indies at Tarouba, Pakistan tour of West Indies 2nd ODI, Aug 10, 2025 [ODI # 4893]