One-Day Internationals Cricket – Best career bowling average (without qualification)
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Averages, strike rates and economy
Best career bowling average (without qualification)
| Rank | Player | Player | Span | Mat | Balls | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
🥇 1 | Mohammad Yousuf | Mohammad Yousuf (Asia/PAK) | 1998-2010 | 288 | 2 | 0.2 | - | 1 | 1 | 1/0 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 2.00 | - | - | - |
🥈 2 | K Sonavale | K Sonavale (OMA) | 2024-2024 | 3 | 15 | 2.3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1/1 | 1.50 | 1.20 | 7.50 | - | - | - |
🥉 3 | TN de Grooth | TN de Grooth (NED) | 2006-2013 | 34 | 6 | 1.0 | - | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 6.00 | - | - | - |
🥉 3 | DW Randall | DW Randall (ENG) | 1976-1985 | 49 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 2.00 | 6.00 | 2.00 | - | - | - |
🥉 3 | RK Singh | RK Singh (IND) | 2023-2023 | 2 | 6 | 1.0 | - | 2 | 1 | 1/2 | 2.00 | 2.00 | 6.00 | - | - | - |
6 | D Lloyd | D Lloyd (ENG) | 1973-1980 | 8 | 12 | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1/3 | 3.00 | 1.50 | 12.00 | - | - | - |
6 | HE van der Dussen | HE van der Dussen (SA) | 2019-2025 | 71 | 6 | 1.0 | - | 3 | 1 | 1/3 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 6.00 | - | - | - |
8 | XC Bartlett | XC Bartlett (AUS) | 2024-2024 | 2 | 97 | 16.1 | 1 | 38 | 8 | 4/17 | 4.75 | 2.35 | 12.12 | 2 | - | - |
9 | RC Fredericks | RC Fredericks (WI) | 1973-1977 | 12 | 10 | - | - | 10 | 2 | 2/10 | 5.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | - | - | - |
9 | GN Edwards | GN Edwards (NZ) | 1976-1981 | 6 | 6 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1/5 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 6.00 | - | - | - |
9 | Mohsin Khan | Mohsin Khan (PAK) | 1977-1986 | 75 | 12 | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1/2 | 5.00 | 2.50 | 12.00 | - | - | - |
9 | MA Vermeulen | MA Vermeulen (ZIM) | 2000-2009 | 43 | 5 | 0.5 | - | 5 | 1 | 1/5 | 5.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 | - | - | - |
13 | DC Thomas | DC Thomas (WI) | 2009-2013 | 21 | 7 | 1.1 | - | 11 | 2 | 2/11 | 5.50 | 9.42 | 3.50 | - | - | - |
14 | Mujahid Jamshed | Mujahid Jamshed (PAK) | 1997-1997 | 4 | 24 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1/6 | 6.00 | 1.50 | 24.00 | - | - | - |
15 | KADM Fernando | KADM Fernando (SL) | 2003-2003 | 1 | 42 | 7.0 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 2/13 | 6.50 | 1.85 | 21.00 | - | - | - |
16 | C Viljoen | C Viljoen (NAM) | 2019-2019 | 2 | 30 | 5.0 | - | 14 | 2 | 2/6 | 7.00 | 2.80 | 15.00 | - | - | - |
16 | VG Kambli | VG Kambli (IND) | 1991-2000 | 104 | 4 | 0.4 | - | 7 | 1 | 1/7 | 7.00 | 10.50 | 4.00 | - | - | - |
18 | M Shezi | M Shezi (SA) | 2014-2014 | 1 | 36 | 6.0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1/8 | 8.00 | 1.33 | 36.00 | - | - | - |
19 | DSK Madushanka | DSK Madushanka (SL) | 2018-2018 | 1 | 37 | 6.1 | 1 | 26 | 3 | 3/26 | 8.66 | 4.21 | 12.33 | - | - | - |
20 | M van Jaarsveld | M van Jaarsveld (SA) | 2002-2004 | 11 | 31 | 5.1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 1/0 | 9.00 | 3.48 | 15.50 | - | - | - |
21 | SV Manjrekar | SV Manjrekar (IND) | 1988-1996 | 74 | 8 | 1.2 | - | 10 | 1 | 1/2 | 10.00 | 7.50 | 8.00 | - | - | - |
21 | JM Parker | JM Parker (NZ) | 1974-1981 | 24 | 16 | - | - | 10 | 1 | 1/10 | 10.00 | 3.75 | 16.00 | - | - | - |
23 | GJ Gilmour | GJ Gilmour (AUS) | 1974-1975 | 5 | 320 | - | 9 | 165 | 16 | 6/14 | 10.31 | 3.09 | 20.00 | - | 2 | - |
24 | RG Nijman | RG Nijman (NED) | 2009-2009 | 1 | 49 | 8.1 | - | 31 | 3 | 3/31 | 10.33 | 3.79 | 16.33 | - | - | - |
25 | S Vesawkar | S Vesawkar (NEP) | 2018-2021 | 4 | 36 | 6.0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 2/21 | 10.50 | 3.50 | 18.00 | - | - | - |
26 | DM Benkenstein | DM Benkenstein (SA) | 1998-2002 | 23 | 65 | 10.5 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 3/5 | 11.00 | 4.06 | 16.25 | - | - | - |
26 | GD Porter | GD Porter (AUS) | 1979-1979 | 2 | 108 | 18.0 | 5 | 33 | 3 | 2/13 | 11.00 | 1.83 | 36.00 | - | - | - |
26 | MLC Foster | MLC Foster (WI) | 1973-1973 | 2 | 30 | 5.0 | - | 22 | 2 | 2/22 | 11.00 | 4.40 | 15.00 | - | - | - |
26 | Irfan Bhatti | Irfan Bhatti (PAK) | 1993-1993 | 1 | 48 | 8.0 | - | 22 | 2 | 2/22 | 11.00 | 2.75 | 24.00 | - | - | - |
26 | GD McKenzie | GD McKenzie (AUS) | 1971-1971 | 1 | 60 | 7.4 | - | 22 | 2 | 2/22 | 11.00 | 2.20 | 30.00 | - | - | - |
31 | Shakeel Ahmed | Shakeel Ahmed (OMA) | 2024-2025 | 15 | 850 | 141.4 | 25 | 435 | 39 | 5/23 | 11.15 | 3.07 | 21.79 | 3 | 1 | - |
32 | KD Shah | KD Shah (HKG) | 2014-2018 | 10 | 110 | 18.2 | - | 79 | 7 | 4/10 | 11.28 | 4.30 | 15.71 | 1 | - | - |
33 | IM Chappell | IM Chappell (AUS) | 1971-1980 | 16 | 42 | - | 1 | 23 | 2 | 2/14 | 11.50 | 3.28 | 21.00 | - | - | - |
34 | SC Kuggeleijn | SC Kuggeleijn (NZ) | 2017-2017 | 2 | 84 | 14.0 | 2 | 58 | 5 | 3/41 | 11.60 | 4.14 | 16.80 | - | - | - |
35 | K Kamyuka | K Kamyuka (CAN) | 2013-2013 | 2 | 47 | 7.5 | - | 47 | 4 | 4/38 | 11.75 | 6.00 | 11.75 | 1 | - | - |
36 | Z Groenewald | Z Groenewald (NAM) | 2019-2019 | 4 | 198 | 33.0 | 3 | 130 | 11 | 5/20 | 11.81 | 3.93 | 18.00 | - | 1 | - |
37 | Anshuman Rath | Anshuman Rath (HKG) | 2014-2018 | 18 | 337 | 56.1 | 8 | 167 | 14 | 3/22 | 11.92 | 2.97 | 24.07 | - | - | - |
38 | BS Chandrasekhar | BS Chandrasekhar (IND) | 1976-1976 | 1 | 56 | 7.0 | - | 36 | 3 | 3/36 | 12.00 | 3.85 | 18.66 | - | - | - |
38 | T Mishra | T Mishra (KENYA) | 2006-2013 | 42 | 9 | 1.3 | - | 12 | 1 | 1/6 | 12.00 | 8.00 | 9.00 | - | - | - |
40 | N Gifford | N Gifford (ENG) | 1985-1985 | 2 | 120 | 20.0 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 4/23 | 12.50 | 2.50 | 30.00 | 1 | - | - |
41 | NK Yadav | NK Yadav (NEP) | 2025-2025 | 1 | 54 | 9.0 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 3/39 | 13.00 | 4.33 | 18.00 | - | - | - |
41 | Sadiq Mohammad | Sadiq Mohammad (PAK) | 1973-1980 | 19 | 38 | - | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2/20 | 13.00 | 4.10 | 19.00 | - | - | - |
41 | MJ Cosgrove | MJ Cosgrove (AUS) | 2006-2006 | 3 | 30 | 5.0 | - | 13 | 1 | 1/1 | 13.00 | 2.60 | 30.00 | - | - | - |
41 | D Myers | D Myers (ZIM) | 2021-2024 | 10 | 12 | 2.0 | - | 13 | 1 | 1/13 | 13.00 | 6.50 | 12.00 | - | - | - |
41 | RB Reid | RB Reid (NZ) | 1988-1991 | 9 | 7 | 1.1 | - | 13 | 1 | 1/13 | 13.00 | 11.14 | 7.00 | - | - | - |
46 | AM Ghazanfar | AM Ghazanfar (AFG) | 2024-2024 | 11 | 422 | 70.2 | 5 | 285 | 21 | 6/26 | 13.57 | 4.05 | 20.09 | - | 2 | - |
47 | AM Stuart | AM Stuart (AUS) | 1997-1997 | 3 | 180 | 30.0 | 2 | 109 | 8 | 5/26 | 13.62 | 3.63 | 22.50 | - | 1 | - |
48 | CL Smith | CL Smith (ENG) | 1984-1984 | 4 | 36 | 6.0 | - | 28 | 2 | 2/8 | 14.00 | 4.66 | 18.00 | - | - | - |
48 | GD Watson | GD Watson (AUS) | 1972-1972 | 2 | 48 | 8.0 | 1 | 28 | 2 | 2/28 | 14.00 | 3.50 | 24.00 | - | - | - |
48 | DS Wesonga | DS Wesonga (KENYA) | 2010-2011 | 4 | 42 | 7.0 | - | 28 | 2 | 2/28 | 14.00 | 4.00 | 21.00 | - | - | - |
51 | BJ Currie | BJ Currie (SCOT) | 2024-2025 | 12 | 563 | 93.5 | 8 | 377 | 26 | 4/32 | 14.50 | 4.01 | 21.65 | 2 | - | - |
51 | Saadat Ali | Saadat Ali (PAK) | 1984-1984 | 8 | 27 | 4.3 | - | 29 | 2 | 2/24 | 14.50 | 6.44 | 13.50 | - | - | - |
53 | IR Bell | IR Bell (ENG) | 2004-2015 | 161 | 88 | 14.4 | - | 88 | 6 | 3/9 | 14.66 | 6.00 | 14.66 | - | - | - |
54 | B Siddharth | B Siddharth (OMA) | 2024-2025 | 3 | 114 | 19.0 | 3 | 60 | 4 | 2/23 | 15.00 | 3.15 | 28.50 | - | - | - |
55 | Jalal-ud-Din | Jalal-ud-Din (PAK) | 1982-1983 | 8 | 306 | 51.0 | 7 | 211 | 14 | 4/32 | 15.07 | 4.13 | 21.85 | 1 | - | - |
56 | BC Lara | BC Lara (ICC/WI) | 1990-2007 | 299 | 49 | 8.1 | - | 61 | 4 | 2/5 | 15.25 | 7.46 | 12.25 | - | - | - |
57 | BR Taylor | BR Taylor (NZ) | 1973-1973 | 2 | 114 | 19.0 | 4 | 62 | 4 | 3/25 | 15.50 | 3.26 | 28.50 | - | - | - |
58 | LN Oluoch | LN Oluoch (KENYA) | 2011-2011 | 2 | 96 | 16.0 | 1 | 79 | 5 | 3/41 | 15.80 | 4.93 | 19.20 | - | - | - |
58 | Sunzamul Islam | Sunzamul Islam (BAN) | 2017-2018 | 3 | 150 | 25.0 | - | 79 | 5 | 2/22 | 15.80 | 3.16 | 30.00 | - | - | - |
60 | G Singh | G Singh (USA) | 2021-2023 | 32 | 113 | 18.5 | 1 | 95 | 6 | 4/15 | 15.83 | 5.04 | 18.83 | 1 | - | - |
61 | Faisal Akram | Faisal Akram (PAK) | 2024-2024 | 3 | 117 | 19.3 | - | 80 | 5 | 3/24 | 16.00 | 4.10 | 23.40 | - | - | - |
61 | LW Stott | LW Stott (NZ) | 1979-1979 | 1 | 72 | 12.0 | 1 | 48 | 3 | 3/48 | 16.00 | 4.00 | 24.00 | - | - | - |
61 | P Raho | P Raho (PNG) | 2014-2014 | 1 | 45 | 7.3 | - | 32 | 2 | 2/32 | 16.00 | 4.26 | 22.50 | - | - | - |
61 | TL Fernando | TL Fernando (SL) | 1989-1989 | 1 | 18 | 3.0 | - | 16 | 1 | 1/16 | 16.00 | 5.33 | 18.00 | - | - | - |
61 | Kamran Ghulam | Kamran Ghulam (PAK) | 2023-2025 | 11 | 24 | 4.0 | - | 16 | 1 | 1/7 | 16.00 | 4.00 | 24.00 | - | - | - |
66 | Zahid Shah | Zahid Shah (UAE) | 2008-2008 | 2 | 120 | 20.0 | 1 | 98 | 6 | 3/49 | 16.33 | 4.90 | 20.00 | - | - | - |
66 | H Dhami | H Dhami (NEP) | 2024-2024 | 1 | 48 | 8.0 | - | 49 | 3 | 3/49 | 16.33 | 6.12 | 16.00 | - | - | - |
68 | Ali Khan | Ali Khan (USA) | 2019-2023 | 15 | 681 | 113.3 | 9 | 542 | 33 | 7/32 | 16.42 | 4.77 | 20.63 | - | 2 | - |
69 | Gazi Ashraf | Gazi Ashraf (BAN) | 1986-1990 | 7 | 51 | 8.3 | - | 33 | 2 | 1/7 | 16.50 | 3.88 | 25.50 | - | - | - |
69 | W Sutherland | W Sutherland (AUS) | 2024-2024 | 2 | 51 | 8.3 | - | 33 | 2 | 2/28 | 16.50 | 3.88 | 25.50 | - | - | - |
71 | Nangeyalia Kharote | Nangeyalia Kharote (AFG) | 2024-2024 | 7 | 296 | 49.2 | 4 | 182 | 11 | 4/26 | 16.54 | 3.68 | 26.90 | 2 | - | - |
72 | JA Snow | JA Snow (ENG) | 1971-1975 | 9 | 538 | - | 11 | 232 | 14 | 4/11 | 16.57 | 2.58 | 38.42 | 2 | - | - |
73 | Khaliq Dad | Khaliq Dad (AFG) | 2009-2010 | 6 | 252 | 42.0 | 4 | 150 | 9 | 3/30 | 16.66 | 3.57 | 28.00 | - | - | - |
74 | DV Lawrence | DV Lawrence (ENG) | 1991-1991 | 1 | 66 | 11.0 | 1 | 67 | 4 | 4/67 | 16.75 | 6.09 | 16.50 | 1 | - | - |
75 | OEG Baartman | OEG Baartman (SA) | 2024-2024 | 4 | 150 | 25.0 | 2 | 101 | 6 | 2/32 | 16.83 | 4.04 | 25.00 | - | - | - |
76 | AG Hurst | AG Hurst (AUS) | 1975-1979 | 8 | 402 | - | 11 | 203 | 12 | 5/21 | 16.91 | 3.02 | 33.50 | - | 1 | - |
77 | R Dhanraj | R Dhanraj (WI) | 1994-1995 | 6 | 264 | 44.0 | 2 | 170 | 10 | 4/26 | 17.00 | 3.86 | 26.40 | 1 | - | - |
77 | Irfan Khan | Irfan Khan (PAK) | 2024-2025 | 9 | 30 | 5.0 | - | 51 | 3 | 3/51 | 17.00 | 10.20 | 10.00 | - | - | - |
77 | C Sakariya | C Sakariya (IND) | 2021-2021 | 1 | 48 | 8.0 | - | 34 | 2 | 2/34 | 17.00 | 4.25 | 24.00 | - | - | - |
77 | DJ Malan | DJ Malan (ENG) | 2019-2023 | 30 | 15 | 2.3 | - | 17 | 1 | 1/5 | 17.00 | 6.80 | 15.00 | - | - | - |
81 | TJ Heggelman | TJ Heggelman (NED) | 2010-2011 | 5 | 102 | 17.0 | - | 86 | 5 | 3/29 | 17.20 | 5.05 | 20.40 | - | - | - |
82 | Milind Kumar | Milind Kumar (USA) | 2024-2025 | 18 | 648 | 108.0 | 4 | 471 | 27 | 5/66 | 17.44 | 4.36 | 24.00 | 1 | 1 | - |
83 | SCG MacGill | SCG MacGill (AUS) | 2000-2000 | 3 | 180 | 30.0 | 4 | 105 | 6 | 4/19 | 17.50 | 3.50 | 30.00 | 1 | - | - |
83 | GR Beard | GR Beard (AUS) | 1981-1981 | 2 | 112 | 18.4 | 3 | 70 | 4 | 2/20 | 17.50 | 3.75 | 28.00 | - | - | - |
83 | SP Krishnamurthi | SP Krishnamurthi (USA) | 2021-2025 | 14 | 94 | 15.4 | - | 70 | 4 | 3/10 | 17.50 | 4.46 | 23.50 | - | - | - |
83 | GA Cope | GA Cope (ENG) | 1977-1978 | 2 | 112 | 14.0 | - | 35 | 2 | 1/16 | 17.50 | 1.87 | 56.00 | - | - | - |
83 | MZ Zahir | MZ Zahir (CAN) | 2009-2009 | 1 | 30 | 5.0 | - | 35 | 2 | 2/35 | 17.50 | 7.00 | 15.00 | - | - | - |
88 | FJ Titmus | FJ Titmus (ENG) | 1975-1975 | 2 | 56 | 7.0 | - | 53 | 3 | 3/53 | 17.66 | 5.67 | 18.66 | - | - | - |
89 | GJ Cosier | GJ Cosier (AUS) | 1975-1979 | 9 | 409 | - | 9 | 248 | 14 | 5/18 | 17.71 | 3.63 | 29.21 | - | 1 | - |
90 | GG Arnold | GG Arnold (ENG) | 1972-1975 | 14 | 714 | - | 19 | 339 | 19 | 4/27 | 17.84 | 2.84 | 37.57 | 1 | - | - |
91 | GB Stevenson | GB Stevenson (ENG) | 1980-1981 | 4 | 192 | 32.0 | 3 | 125 | 7 | 4/33 | 17.85 | 3.90 | 27.42 | 1 | - | - |
92 | RD Chahar | RD Chahar (IND) | 2021-2021 | 1 | 60 | 10.0 | - | 54 | 3 | 3/54 | 18.00 | 5.40 | 20.00 | - | - | - |
92 | R Parag | R Parag (IND) | 2024-2024 | 1 | 54 | 9.0 | - | 54 | 3 | 3/54 | 18.00 | 6.00 | 18.00 | - | - | - |
92 | KR Stackpole | KR Stackpole (AUS) | 1971-1974 | 6 | 77 | - | - | 54 | 3 | 3/40 | 18.00 | 4.20 | 25.66 | - | - | - |
92 | M Venkataramana | M Venkataramana (IND) | 1988-1988 | 1 | 60 | 10.0 | - | 36 | 2 | 2/36 | 18.00 | 3.60 | 30.00 | - | - | - |
92 | G Malla | G Malla (NEP) | 2018-2023 | 37 | 18 | 3.0 | - | 18 | 1 | 1/6 | 18.00 | 6.00 | 18.00 | - | - | - |
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