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Worst career bowling average

Worst career bowling average in T20s

Worst career bowling average
Player
Span
Mat
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
4
5
TH David
2018-2025284645961151/064.068.9343.000
(Australia, Gulf Giants, Hobart Hurricanes, Lahore Qalandars, Lancashire, MI Cape Town, MI Emirates, MI New York, Multan Sultans, Mumbai Indians, Perth Scorchers, Rangpur Riders, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Singapore, Southern Brave (Men), St Lucia Kings, Surrey, Trinbago Knight Riders)
Rizwan Haider
2009-201534532737132/2356.698.3140.900
(Multan Region, Multan Tigers, State Bank of Pakistan)
PHKD Mendis
2018-2025997981086203/2554.308.1639.900
(B-Love Kandy, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Colombo, Colombo Cricket Club, Kandy Falcons, Kandy Tuskers, Kandy Warriors, SLC Greens, SLC Reds, Sri Lanka, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club)
L McCarthy
2021-202535549984192/1251.7810.7528.800
(Ireland, Ireland A, Munster Reds)
LM Ralte
2019-202433504818163/2551.129.7331.500
(Mizoram)
CA Rose
2012-2020589651353282/1448.328.4134.400
(Cricket Australia XI, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Stars)
T Mupariwa
2007-201642744958202/1147.907.7237.200
(Matabeleland Tuskers, Southern Rocks, Westerns, Zimbabwe)
R Powell
2016-20252886471171262/2145.0310.8524.800
(Barbados Royals, Delhi Capitals, Dubai Capitals, Jamaica Tallawahs, Kandy Warriors, Kolkata Knight Riders, Los Angeles Knight Riders, Peshawar Zalmi, Rajasthan Royals, Trent Rockets (Men), West Indies)
KAJ Roach
2008-2018469121229283/1843.898.0832.500
(Antigua Hawksbills, Barbados, Brisbane Heat, Deccan Chargers, Jamaica Tallawahs, St Lucia Zouks, West Indians, West Indies)
DJ Hooda
2013-20252209241173274/1043.447.6134.210
(Baroda, Chennai Super Kings, India, Kings XI Punjab, Lucknow Super Giants, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, West Zone)
T Muzarabani
2008-201631625908212/1543.238.7129.700
(Centrals, Mashonaland Eagles, Mid West Rhinos, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe President's XI)
AK Kitchen
2009-202213712241572374/1142.487.7033.010
(Auckland, New Zealand, Otago)
TS Chisoro
2008-20247011721500363/1741.667.6732.500
(Centrals, Mid West Rhinos, Southern Rocks, Southerns, Speen Ghar Tigers, Zimbabwe)
BJ Webster
2017-2025968281034254/2941.367.4933.110
(Gloucestershire, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars)
Arun Lal
2005-201533510696172/840.948.1830.000
(Quetta Bears, Quetta Region)
BV Vitori
2008-201628599730183/2240.557.3133.200
(Matabeleland Tuskers, Southern Rocks, Southerns, Zimbabwe)
Farmanullah
2019-202534586845212/2040.238.6527.900
(Amo Sharks, Band-e-Amir Dragons, Dhaka Capital, Kabul Eagles, Mah-e-Par Stars, Mis Ainak Knights)
MJ North
2004-201494619763192/1940.157.3932.500
(Australia, Australia A, Derbyshire, Durham, Glamorgan, Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Perth Scorchers, Sydney Sixers, Western Australia)
Kartik Tyagi
2020-2024336451003252/2340.129.3325.800
(Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Uttar Pradesh)
SM Solia
2016-2025747131114282/839.789.3725.400
(Auckland)
Tanvir Ahmed
2006-2014386971073272/1939.749.2325.800
(Karachi Dolphins, Karachi Zebras, Pakistan, Pakistan A)
WJ Weighell
2017-2022446991111283/2839.679.5324.900
(Durham, Glamorgan)
EC Rainsford
2006-201327530793203/4839.658.9726.500
(Centrals, Mid West Rhinos, Zimbabwe, Zimbabweans)
OP Rayner
2006-20167113231620415/1839.517.3432.201
(Mid West Rhinos, Middlesex, Sussex)
AK Das
2010-202131598789203/2039.457.9129.900
(Assam)
EG Barnard
2015-202513117202590663/2939.249.0326.000
(Birmingham Bears, Worcestershire)
BAD Manenti
2018-202541681863222/1339.227.6030.900
(Adelaide Strikers, Italy, Sydney Sixers)
C de Grandhomme
2007-202325320243170813/439.139.3924.900
(Adelaide Strikers, Auckland, Birmingham Bears, Hampshire, Jamaica Tallawahs, Kolkata Knight Riders, Lancashire, Nagenahira Nagas, New Zealand, North Island, Northern Districts, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Southern Brave (Men), St Lucia Zouks, Warwickshire)
P Tamang
2019-202441574821212/939.098.5827.300
(Sikkim)
EP Gulbis
2011-201952564779203/2938.958.2828.200
(Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Stars, Victoria, Wellington)
GVJ Koopman
2011-202135546584154/2238.936.4136.410
(Border, Easterns, Northerns)
L Klusener
2004-2010537801123292/838.728.6326.800
(Dolphins, Middlesex, Mountaineers, Northamptonshire)
RR Singh
2019-202433579729193/1938.367.5530.400
(Manipur)
RV Gomez
2007-201962588765202/838.257.8029.400
(Kerala, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Puducherry, Pune Warriors)
P Suyal
2012-202124503650172/1238.237.7529.500
(Delhi, Mumbai Indians, Nagaland)
Soumya Sarkar
2012-202524210831680442/1238.189.3024.600
(Abahani Limited, Bangladesh, Bangladesh A, Chittagong Vikings, Cumilla Warriors, Dhaka Dominators, Dhaka Gladiators, Duronto Rajshahi, Fortune Barishal, Gazi Group Chattogram, Gazi Group Cricketers, Khulna Tigers, Rajshahi Kings, Rangpur Riders)
Taj Wali
2014-202129572799213/2938.048.3827.200
(Balochistan, Faisalabad, Peshawar, Peshawar Panthers, Peshawar Region)
AT Thomson
2018-202539678985264/3537.888.7126.010
(Birmingham Bears, Derbyshire)
A Nel
2003-20115612401394372/1337.676.7433.500
(Lions, Mumbai Indians, Northamptonshire, South Africa, Southern Rocks, Surrey, Titans)
WA White
2009-2015618561350363/2137.509.4623.700
(Derbyshire, Lancashire, Leicestershire)
GM Thomson
2011-202472697893242/937.207.6829.000
(Easterns, Gauteng, Nelson Mandela Bay Giants, Northern Cape, Northerns, Paarl Rocks, Titans)
AV Lalcheta
2012-201926501590162/1336.877.0631.300
(Oman)
WL Madsen
2010-2025215593810222/2036.818.1926.900
(Derbyshire, Italy, Joburg Super Kings, Manchester Originals (Men), Multan Sultans, Peshawar Zalmi, Rangpur Riders)
T Thyagarajan
2018-202431690735203/1536.756.3934.500
(Hyderabad (India))
MA Liyanapathiranage
2010-202039678845233/436.737.4729.400
(Burgher Recreation Club, Chilaw Marians Cricket Club, Colombo Cricket Club, Kurunegala Warriors, Sri Lanka Cricket Combined XI, Sri Lanka Ports Authority Cricket Club, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club, Western Troopers)
W Sutherland
2018-20257511121687463/1436.679.1024.100
(Melbourne Renegades, Yorkshire)
B Pondani
2021-202534507586162/1236.626.9331.600
(Malawi)
RD Pringle
2013-2018707441061293/3036.588.5525.600
(Durham)
BA Carse
2014-20258513292006553/2336.479.0524.100
(Durham, Eastern Province, England, Northern Superchargers (Men), Sunrisers Eastern Cape)
T Bokako
2014-2024488641201333/4036.398.3426.100
(Border, Cape Cobras, Durban Heat, Eastern Province, Lions, South Western Districts)
AL Hughes
2011-202210015952182604/4236.368.2026.510
(Derbyshire)
JD Ryder
2006-20181489151200335/2736.367.8627.701
(Central Districts, Essex, New Zealand, Otago, Pune Warriors, Royal Challengers Bangalore, St Lucia Stars, Wellington)
LM Daggett
2007-2013568051005282/1735.897.4928.700
(Northamptonshire, Warwickshire)
Amar Sharma
2020-2025428071107313/2335.708.2326.000
(Malta)
A Gqamane
2011-20248911341749493/2035.699.2523.100
(Boland, Border, Cape Town Blitz, South Africa Emerging Players, Sunrisers Eastern Cape, Titans, Warriors)
CD Barnwell
2008-201994660891252/435.648.1026.400
(Barbados Tridents, Guyana, Guyana Amazon Warriors, St Lucia Zouks, West Indies, West Indies A)
K Noema-Barnett
2007-202113612911924543/1035.628.9423.900
(Central Districts, Gloucestershire, Otago)
ASS Nijjar
2018-2023377411033293/2235.628.3625.500
(Essex)
SA Jacobs
2010-201946847997282/1235.607.0630.200
(Guyana, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs)
LWP Wells
2011-20258611111459412/1935.587.8727.000
(Lahore Qalandars, Lancashire, Sharjah Warriors, Sharjah Warriorz, Sussex, Welsh Fire (Men))
Mohammad Abbas
2013-2023387981137323/2235.538.5424.900
(Islamabad, Leicestershire, Multan Sultans, Pakistan Television, Rawalpindi, Sialkot Region, Southern Punjab (Pakistan))
H Davids
2004-2021185564746212/1535.527.9326.800
(Cape Cobras, Northerns, Paarl Rocks, South Africa, South Africa A, St Lucia Zouks, Titans, Western Province Boland)
Sohag Gazi
2011-202511421182668763/1735.107.5527.800
(Bangladesh, Bangladesh A, Barisal Bulls, Barisal Burners, Barisal Division, Durbar Rajshahi, Legends of Rupganj, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Prime Bank Cricket Club, Rangpur Riders, Sylhet Royals, Sylhet Sunrisers, Sylhet Thunder)
JD Wildermuth
2016-20225610451467423/1634.928.4224.800
(Australia, Brisbane Heat, Melbourne Renegades, Quetta Gladiators)
RR Beaton
2013-20255310851567454/934.828.6624.110
(Boost Defenders, Dhaka Capital, Dhaka Dynamites, Guyana, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Trinbago Knight Riders, West Indies A)
JD Middlebrook
2004-201510615321942563/1334.677.6027.300
(Essex, Northamptonshire, Yorkshire)
SK Raina
2006-202133615631872544/2634.667.1828.910
(Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions, India, Indians, Uttar Pradesh)
Nihaduzzaman
2017-2025468851109324/1734.657.5127.610
(Chattogram Challengers, Mohammedan Sporting Club, Partex Sporting Club, Rajshahi Division, Rajshahi Kings, Sylhet Strikers)
SR Thompson
2014-2020678001108324/1834.628.3125.010
(Ireland, Ireland A, North-West Warriors)
CJC Wright
2004-20196212221834534/2434.609.0023.020
(Essex, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Tamil Union Cricket and Athletic Club, Warwickshire)
T Lungameni
2016-2025569721314383/1334.578.1125.500
(Namibia, Namibia A)
Pankaj Singh
2007-20215711671486433/2934.557.6427.100
(Puducherry, Rajasthan, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore)
B Arora
2019-2024567471001293/2034.518.0425.700
(Malta)
J Allenby
2005-201713715642070605/2134.507.9426.002
(Glamorgan, Leicestershire, Peshawar Zalmi, Somerset, Western Australia)
KR Sen
2019-2024397411104324/2034.508.9323.110
(Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan Royals, Tamil Nadu)
AS Sarkar
2015-2024428401137333/1034.458.1225.400
(Tripura)
ML Revis
2020-202549606999292/1034.449.8920.800
(Yorkshire)
WL Coetsee
2005-20178114931791524/1034.447.1928.710
(Griqualand West, Knights, Lions, Northern Cape)
C Green
2019-202560639964283/3534.429.0522.800
(Australia, Mumbai Indians, Perth Scorchers, Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
JAR Harris
2008-20226010601652484/2334.419.3522.010
(Glamorgan, Middlesex)
Mohammad Mohsin
2018-202533590826244/1334.418.4024.520
(Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar, Peshawar Zalmi, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Texas Super Kings)
T Gwandu
2022-202533519757223/1034.408.7523.500
(Lions (Zimbabwe), Mid West Rhinos, Southern Rocks, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe A)
WJ Lubbe
2013-2025121804962283/2034.357.1728.700
(Durban Heat, Joburg Super Kings, Jozi Stars, Lions, Nelson Mandela Bay Giants, North West, Paarl Royals, South Africa, South Africa A, Warriors)
AM Nayar
2007-201795679927273/1334.338.1925.100
(Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai, Mumbai Indians, Pune Warriors, Rajasthan Royals, West Zone)
AB Agarkar
2006-20136211721608473/2534.218.2324.900
(Delhi Daredevils, India, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai)
CJ Anderson
2009-202519010681567462/1034.068.8023.200
(Auckland, Barbados Tridents, Canterbury, Delhi Daredevils, Hobart Hurricanes, Lahore Qalandars, MI Emirates, Mumbai Indians, New Zealand, New Zealand A, New Zealanders, Northern Districts, Royal Challengers Bangalore, San Francisco Unicorns, Somerset, United States of America, Victoria)
J Nyumbu
2008-202237648817243/3834.047.5627.000
(Matabeleland Tuskers, Westerns, Zimbabwe)
C Bosch
2014-20259315172105624/1933.958.3224.410
(Barbados Royals, Cape Cobras, MI Cape Town, Mumbai Indians, Northerns, Paarl Royals, Pretoria Capitals, South Africa, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Titans, Tshwane Spartans)
AS Jamwal
2019-202426539577172/1133.946.4231.700
(Himachal Pradesh)
DL Piedt
2011-2025529921120333/2433.936.7730.000
(Cape Cobras, Cape Town Blitz, Knights, MI Cape Town, South Africa Emerging Players, South Western Districts, Titans, Western Province)
BNJ Lockrose
2017-202533620814242/2333.917.8725.800
(Otago)
RSC Martin-Jenkins
2003-2010479191153344/2033.917.5227.010
(Sussex)
JR Hopes
2005-20169317022255673/2333.657.9425.400
(Australia, Australia A, Brisbane Heat, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab, Queensland)
Aamer Jamal
2021-2025478651446435/2333.6210.0320.101
(B-Love Kandy, Birmingham Bears, Comilla Victorians, Karachi Kings, Khulna Tigers, Northern (Pakistan), Pakistan, Peshawar Zalmi)
CB Keegan
2003-201033639840253/1133.607.8825.500
(Middlesex, Sussex)
S Sreesanth
2006-20216513001813543/2933.578.3624.000
(India, Kerala, Kings XI Punjab, Kochi Tuskers Kerala, Rajasthan Royals)
KR Mayers
2012-202519816342148644/433.567.8825.510
(Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Barbados, Barbados Royals, Barbados Tridents, Birmingham Bears, Combined Campuses and Colleges, Durban's Super Giants, Fortune Barishal, Islamabad United, Lucknow Super Giants, Rangpur Riders, Seattle Orcas, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, St Lucia Stars, St Lucia Zouks, West Indies, West Indies A, West Indies Cricket Board President's XI)
DD Masters
2003-201612725103084923/733.527.3727.200
(Essex, Leicestershire)
Adil Amin
2010-202583630771234/2733.527.3427.310
(Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Islamabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan A, Peshawar Panthers, Peshawar Region, Peshawar Zalmi, Sebastianites Cricket and Athletic Club, Water and Power Development Authority)
JMR Taylor
2011-20251577721039314/1633.518.0724.910
(Gloucestershire)
Tariq Haroon
2005-201636502636193/1433.477.6026.400
(Karachi Dolphins, Karachi Region Whites, Karachi Whites, Karachi Zebras, United Bank Limited)
J de Klerk
2017-202437683866264/1233.307.6026.210
(Border, Eastern Province, Warriors)
G Snyman
2011-2017538271031314/3033.257.4826.610
(Namibia)
AS Roy
2019-20255910591258384/1733.107.1227.810
(Jharkhand, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians)
AW Finch
2020-2025326681025313/2833.069.2021.500
(Worcestershire)
V Shankar
2013-20251528721189363/1233.028.1824.200
(Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Gujarat Titans, India, South Zone, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Tamil Nadu)
Yudhvir Singh
2019-202537654957293/1333.008.7722.500
(Hyderabad (India), Jammu & Kashmir, Lucknow Super Giants, Rajasthan Royals)
CA Ingram
2007-202537710011319404/3232.977.9025.010
(Adelaide Strikers, Boost Defenders, Delhi Capitals, Delhi Daredevils, Glamorgan, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Hobart Hurricanes, Islamabad United, Kabul Zwanan, Karachi Kings, MI Cape Town, Oval Invincibles (Men), Pretoria Capitals, Somerset, South Africa, South Africa XI, South Africans, St Lucia Zouks, Sylhet Sunrisers, Trinbago Knight Riders, Warriors)
DJM Short
2016-202518015982239685/2132.928.4023.511
(Adelaide Strikers, Australia, Durham, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Hobart Hurricanes, Prime Minister's XI, Rajasthan Royals, Trent Rockets (Men))
H Lakov
2019-2025408211086333/2132.907.9324.800
(Bulgaria)
SP Udeshi
2019-202327612624192/1532.846.1132.200
(Puducherry)
C Munro
2010-20254416621017314/1532.809.2121.310
(Auckland, Balkh Legends, Brisbane Heat, Delhi Capitals, Delhi Daredevils, Desert Vipers, Hampshire, Islamabad United, Karachi Kings, Kolkata Knight Riders, Manchester Originals (Men), New Zealand, New Zealand XI, New Zealanders, North Island, Nottinghamshire, Perth Scorchers, St Lucia Kings, Sydney Sixers, Trent Rockets (Men), Trinbago Knight Riders, Worcestershire)
CJ Haggett
2011-202035588917282/1232.759.3521.000
(Kent, Somerset)
Rizwan Cheema
2008-201959784916283/1632.717.0128.000
(Canada, Duronto Rajshahi)
Ghulam Mudassar
2016-202328555849263/632.659.1721.300
(Karachi Region Whites, Lahore Blues, Lahore Qalandars, Peshawar, Quetta Gladiators, Sindh, Sylhet Sixers)
J Yadav
2013-20238816071697524/2232.636.3330.910
(Delhi Daredevils, Gujarat Titans, Haryana, Mumbai Indians)
V Permaul
2011-20249317852087643/2032.607.0127.800
(Guyana, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, West Indies, West Indies A, West Indies Cricket Board President's XI)
JL Ontong
2004-20171347081009313/2732.548.5522.800
(Boland, Cape Cobras, Lions, South Africa, South Africa A, South Africa XI, South Africans)
MT Coles
2010-201910018762825874/2732.479.0321.520
(Dhaka Dynamites, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, Marylebone Cricket Club, Northamptonshire)
RJ Nicol
2006-201812216772239695/2232.448.0124.321
(Auckland, Canterbury, New Zealand, New Zealand A, Otago)
LJ Wright
2004-202234417992563793/1732.448.5422.700
(Auckland, Dhaka Gladiators, England, England XI, Impi, Melbourne Stars, Pune Warriors, Quetta Gladiators, Rajshahi Kings, Sussex, Wellington)
JJ Cobb
2008-202421019342530785/2532.437.8424.711
(Barisal Bulls, Central Districts, Dhaka Gladiators, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Sylhet Super Stars, Welsh Fire (Men), Worcestershire)
Mohammad Nadeem
2015-2025709571231384/2332.397.7125.110
(Oman)
MA Beer
2011-20197114671618503/1332.366.6129.300
(Melbourne Stars, Perth Scorchers, Western Australia)
MNW Spriegel
2008-2014718791132354/3332.347.7225.110
(Northamptonshire, Surrey)
LM Reece
2016-20241017331067333/3332.338.7322.200
(Chittagong Vikings, Derbyshire, Dhaka Platoon, Lancashire, London Spirit (Men))
CS Martin
2006-20126012521584493/3332.327.5925.500
(Auckland, Canterbury, New Zealand, New Zealand A, Warwickshire)
S Dube
2016-202516911711741543/2732.248.9221.600
(Chennai Super Kings, India, Mumbai, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Abdur Rauf
2005-201432588806253/3432.248.2223.500
(Faisalabad Wolves, Multan Tigers, Pakistan, Port Qasim Authority)
Sunzamul Islam
2010-20259115081869583/2532.227.4326.000
(Chittagong Kings, Chittagong Vikings, Comilla Victorians, Cumilla Warriors, Dhaka Dynamites, Durbar Rajshahi, Fortune Barishal, Khulna Royal Bengals, Legends of Rupganj, Minister Rajshahi, Rajshahi Division, Sylhet Strikers, Sylhet Sunrisers)
P Kumar
2007-2018177369545991433/1832.167.4625.800
(Gujarat Lions, India, Indians, Kings XI Punjab, Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Uttar Pradesh)
XJ Doherty
2006-20177415541991624/1732.117.6825.020
(Australia, Australia A, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Tasmania)
L Kishan Singha
2021-202431557706223/1032.097.6025.300
(Manipur)
BCJ Cutting
2008-2024212292043951375/2832.089.0321.301
(Australia, Brisbane Heat, Karachi Kings, Mumbai Indians, Nangarhar Leopards, Peshawar Zalmi, Queensland, Quetta Gladiators, Rajasthan Royals, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Sydney Thunder, Sylhet Strikers, World-XI)
DJ Lamb
2017-20257712221858585/1532.039.1221.001
(Gloucestershire, Lancashire, Sussex)
AM Lilley
2013-202312712681601503/2632.027.5725.300
(Lancashire, Leicestershire, Marylebone Cricket Club)
MH McKiernan
2018-2023427201024323/932.008.5322.500
(Derbyshire)
Minimum of 500 balls
Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Pakistan v West Indies at Lauderhill, 2nd T20I, Aug 2, 2025 [T20I # 3388]

Estonia v Switzerland at Tallinn, 1st T20I, Aug 2, 2025 [T20I # 3387]

Pakistan v West Indies at Lauderhill, 1st T20I, Jul 31, 2025 [T20I # 3386]

Amo Sharks v Mis Ainak Knights at Kabul, Shpageeza Cricket League final, Jul 31, 2025 [Twenty20]