Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Cricket Records in World Cup

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Mohammad Yousuf (PAK)	2003-2007	2	0.1	0	1	0	1	1/0	0.00	0.00	1.00	0	0	0
TM Dilshan (SL)	2011-2011	1	3.0	1	18	4	4	4/4	1.00	1.33	4.50	1	0	0
MG Johnson (AUS)	2011-2011	1	9.2	2	56	19	4	4/19	4.75	2.03	14.00	1	0	0
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)	1999-1999	1	6.3	1	39	16	3	3/16	5.33	2.46	13.00	0	0	0
J Garner (WI)	1983-1983	1	7.0	4	42	13	2	2/13	6.50	1.85	21.00	0	0	0
Azhar Mahmood (PAK)	1999-2003	2	8.0	1	48	14	2	2/14	7.00	1.75	24.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Irfan (PAK)	2015-2015	1	10.0	2	60	30	4	4/30	7.50	3.00	15.00	1	0	0
MR Whitney (AUS)	1992-1992	1	10.0	3	60	15	2	2/15	7.50	1.50	30.00	0	0	0
IT Botham (ENG)	1992-1992	1	10.0	2	60	23	3	3/23	7.66	2.30	20.00	0	0	0
AR Cusack (IRE)	2015-2015	1	9.3	2	57	32	4	4/32	8.00	3.36	14.25	1	0	0
GI Allott (NZ)	1999-1999	1	10.0	1	60	24	3	3/24	8.00	2.40	20.00	0	0	0
AD Mullally (ENG)	1999-1999	1	10.0	4	60	16	2	2/16	8.00	1.60	30.00	0	0	0
RW Ali (KENYA)	1996-1996	2	13.0	1	78	36	4	3/22	9.00	2.76	19.50	0	0	0
WKM Benjamin (WI)	1992-1992	1	10.0	2	60	27	3	3/27	9.00	2.70	20.00	0	0	0
Umar Gul (PAK)	2007-2011	2	12.4	2	76	46	5	3/36	9.20	3.63	15.20	0	0	0
CEL Ambrose (WI)	1996-1996	1	10.0	2	60	28	3	3/28	9.33	2.80	20.00	0	0	0
TG Southee (NZ)	2011-2011	1	9.2	3	56	29	3	3/29	9.66	3.10	18.66	0	0	0
BM McMillan (SA)	1992-1992	1	10.0	1	60	30	3	3/30	10.00	3.00	20.00	0	0	0
CRD Fernando (SL)	2003-2003	1	3.0	0	18	10	1	1/10	10.00	3.33	18.00	0	0	0
PN Kirsten (SA)	1992-1992	1	5.0	0	30	31	3	3/31	10.33	6.20	10.00	0	0	0
GR Larsen (NZ)	1992-1999	2	14.0	0	84	43	4	3/16	10.75	3.07	21.00	0	0	0
SC Ganguly (IND)	1999-2003	2	10.0	1	60	44	4	3/22	11.00	4.40	15.00	0	0	0
RK Illingworth (ENG)	1992-1992	1	9.1	0	55	33	3	3/33	11.00	3.60	18.33	0	0	0
EO Odumbe (KENYA)	1996-1996	2	4.5	0	29	22	2	2/8	11.00	4.55	14.50	0	0	0
Shoaib Akhtar (PAK)	1999-2003	2	7.0	1	42	22	2	2/22	11.00	3.14	21.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2011-2011	1	3.0	0	18	11	1	1/11	11.00	3.66	18.00	0	0	0
M Prabhakar (IND)	1987-1992	3	18.0	3	108	45	4	4/19	11.25	2.50	27.00	1	0	0
S Madan Lal (IND)	1983-1983	2	21.4	2	130	69	6	3/27	11.50	3.18	21.66	0	0	0
Z Khan (IND)	2003-2003	1	7.4	0	46	23	2	2/23	11.50	3.00	23.00	0	0	0
Imran Tahir (SA)	2015-2015	1	10.0	0	60	36	3	3/36	12.00	3.60	20.00	0	0	0
AME Roberts (WI)	1983-1983	1	12.0	4	72	36	3	3/36	12.00	3.00	24.00	0	0	0
D Gough (ENG)	1999-1999	1	10.0	2	60	24	2	2/24	12.00	2.40	30.00	0	0	0
DJ Hussey (AUS)	2011-2011	1	4.0	1	24	12	1	1/12	12.00	3.00	24.00	0	0	0
Abdul Razzaq (PAK)	1999-2011	2	16.0	2	96	49	4	3/25	12.25	3.06	24.00	0	0	0
Aamer Sohail (PAK)	1992-1992	1	6.0	1	36	26	2	2/26	13.00	4.33	18.00	0	0	0
SB Styris (NZ)	2003-2011	2	4.0	0	24	13	1	1/13	13.00	3.25	24.00	0	0	0
Wahab Riaz (PAK)	2011-2015	2	15.4	1	94	66	5	4/45	13.20	4.21	18.80	1	0	0
SR Waugh (AUS)	1987-1999	5	24.0	5	144	66	5	2/22	13.20	2.75	28.80	0	0	0
Maninder Singh (IND)	1987-1987	2	20.0	1	120	53	4	3/21	13.25	2.65	30.00	0	0	0
CL Cairns (NZ)	1992-2003	3	12.3	2	75	67	5	3/24	13.40	5.36	15.00	0	0	0
JJ Krejza (AUS)	2011-2011	1	8.0	0	48	28	2	2/28	14.00	3.50	24.00	0	0	0
GN Yallop (AUS)	1983-1983	2	9.0	0	54	28	2	2/28	14.00	3.11	27.00	0	0	0
PAJ DeFreitas (ENG)	1992-1992	1	8.0	1	48	14	1	1/14	14.00	1.75	48.00	0	0	0
DK Morrison (NZ)	1992-1992	1	4.0	0	24	14	1	1/14	14.00	3.50	24.00	0	0	0
V Sehwag (IND)	2003-2003	1	3.0	0	18	14	1	1/14	14.00	4.66	18.00	0	0	0
WD Balaji Rao (CAN)	2011-2011	1	10.0	0	60	57	4	4/57	14.25	5.70	15.00	1	0	0
UT Yadav (IND)	2015-2015	1	9.5	1	59	43	3	3/43	14.33	4.37	19.66	0	0	0
CZ Harris (NZ)	1992-2003	3	18.0	0	108	72	5	3/15	14.40	4.00	21.60	0	0	0
AD Mathews (SL)	2011-2011	1	5.0	0	30	29	2	2/29	14.50	5.80	15.00	0	0	0
KD Mills (NZ)	2011-2011	1	10.0	0	60	29	2	2/29	14.50	2.90	30.00	0	0	0
Wasim Akram (PAK)	1992-2003	3	16.0	3	96	44	3	3/21	14.66	2.75	32.00	0	0	0
TBA May (AUS)	1987-1987	2	18.0	1	108	59	4	2/29	14.75	3.27	27.00	0	0	0
SP O'Donnell (AUS)	1987-1987	2	16.4	2	100	60	4	4/39	15.00	3.60	25.00	1	0	0
VD Philander (SA)	2015-2015	1	8.0	0	48	30	2	2/30	15.00	3.75	24.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Sami (PAK)	2003-2007	2	5.0	0	30	15	1	1/15	15.00	3.00	30.00	0	0	0
DBL Powell (WI)	2007-2007	1	6.0	1	36	15	1	1/15	15.00	2.50	36.00	0	0	0
AR White (IRE)	2007-2007	1	3.0	1	18	15	1	1/15	15.00	5.00	18.00	0	0	0
GB Hogg (AUS)	2003-2003	1	8.0	0	48	46	3	3/46	15.33	5.75	16.00	0	0	0
CO Obuya (KENYA)	2003-2011	2	13.0	0	78	46	3	3/32	15.33	3.53	26.00	0	0	0
TM Chappell (AUS)	1983-1983	1	8.5	0	53	47	3	3/47	15.66	5.32	17.66	0	0	0
SLV Raju (IND)	1992-1996	2	12.1	2	73	47	3	3/30	15.66	3.86	24.33	0	0	0
MO Odumbe (KENYA)	1996-2003	4	17.0	3	102	63	4	2/24	15.75	3.70	25.50	0	0	0
JE Taylor (WI)	2007-2015	2	20.0	0	120	80	5	3/38	16.00	4.00	24.00	0	0	0
JO Holder (WI)	2015-2015	1	7.0	0	42	48	3	3/48	16.00	6.85	14.00	0	0	0
Mohammed Shami (IND)	2015-2015	1	9.0	2	54	48	3	3/48	16.00	5.33	18.00	0	0	0
MM Sharma (IND)	2015-2015	1	10.0	1	60	48	3	3/48	16.00	4.80	20.00	0	0	0
WW Daniel (WI)	1983-1983	2	21.0	6	126	49	3	3/28	16.33	2.33	42.00	0	0	0
AA Donald (SA)	1992-1999	2	19.3	2	117	66	4	3/41	16.50	3.38	29.25	0	0	0
PW Gunaratne (SL)	2003-2003	1	7.0	0	42	33	2	2/33	16.50	4.71	21.00	0	0	0
TG Hogan (AUS)	1983-1983	1	12.0	0	72	33	2	2/33	16.50	2.75	36.00	0	0	0
MA Holding (WI)	1983-1983	1	12.0	2	72	33	2	2/33	16.50	2.75	36.00	0	0	0
SW Tait (AUS)	2011-2011	1	9.0	1	54	34	2	2/34	17.00	3.77	27.00	0	0	0
GD McGrath (AUS)	1996-2003	3	27.0	5	162	69	4	2/24	17.25	2.55	40.50	0	0	0
M Muralidaran (SL)	1996-2011	4	36.0	2	216	122	7	3/34	17.42	3.38	30.85	0	0	0
J Srinath (IND)	1992-2003	4	32.0	3	192	105	6	2/14	17.50	3.28	32.00	0	0	0
RMH Binny (IND)	1983-1983	2	22.0	4	132	70	4	2/25	17.50	3.18	33.00	0	0	0
MA Ealham (ENG)	1999-1999	1	10.0	1	60	35	2	2/35	17.50	3.50	30.00	0	0	0
SK Warne (AUS)	1996-1999	2	18.3	1	111	89	5	4/34	17.80	4.81	22.20	1	0	0
A Jadeja (IND)	1992-1999	3	11.0	0	66	54	3	2/32	18.00	4.90	22.00	0	0	0
IVA Richards (WI)	1983-1983	2	16.0	2	96	54	3	3/41	18.00	3.37	32.00	0	0	0
PCR Tufnell (ENG)	1992-1992	1	10.0	2	60	36	2	2/36	18.00	3.60	30.00	0	0	0
PR Reiffel (AUS)	1999-1999	1	10.0	0	60	55	3	3/55	18.33	5.50	20.00	0	0	0
A Kumble (IND)	1996-1999	2	19.4	1	118	74	4	2/33	18.50	3.76	29.50	0	0	0
RP Lefebvre (NED)	2003-2003	1	8.0	0	48	38	2	2/38	19.00	4.75	24.00	0	0	0
PL Taylor (AUS)	1987-1992	2	8.4	0	52	39	2	2/14	19.50	4.50	26.00	0	0	0
JF Kloppenburg (NED)	2003-2003	1	10.0	0	60	40	2	2/40	20.00	4.00	30.00	0	0	0
GC Small (ENG)	1992-1992	1	9.0	1	54	20	1	1/20	20.00	2.22	54.00	0	0	0
CJ McDermott (AUS)	1987-1992	3	25.0	1	150	82	4	2/43	20.50	3.28	37.50	0	0	0
C Sharma (IND)	1987-1987	1	10.0	0	60	41	2	2/41	20.50	4.10	30.00	0	0	0
RM Hogg (AUS)	1983-1983	2	24.0	3	144	83	4	3/40	20.75	3.45	36.00	0	0	0
Harbhajan Singh (IND)	2003-2003	1	10.0	0	60	42	2	2/42	21.00	4.20	30.00	0	0	0
MD Marshall (WI)	1983-1992	2	18.0	3	108	42	2	2/19	21.00	2.33	54.00	0	0	0
SL Boock (NZ)	1987-1987	2	18.4	1	112	85	4	2/42	21.25	4.55	28.00	0	0	0
E Schiferli (NED)	2003-2003	1	10.0	2	60	43	2	2/43	21.50	4.30	30.00	0	0	0
Khurram Chohan (CAN)	2011-2011	1	10.0	0	60	44	2	2/44	22.00	4.40	30.00	0	0	0
AJ Burger (NAM)	2003-2003	1	3.0	0	18	23	1	1/23	23.00	7.66	18.00	0	0	0
GP Wickramasinghe (SL)	1992-1999	3	28.0	2	168	116	5	3/30	23.20	4.14	33.60	0	0	0
HS Baidwan (CAN)	2011-2011	1	9.0	0	54	47	2	2/47	23.50	5.22	27.00	0	0	0
CL Hooper (WI)	1992-1992	1	10.0	0	60	47	2	2/47	23.50	4.70	30.00	0	0	0
ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1992-2003	4	26.0	0	156	120	5	3/30	24.00	4.61	31.20	0	0	0
Danish Kaneria (PAK)	2007-2007	1	4.0	0	24	48	2	2/48	24.00	12.00	12.00	0	0	0
M Morkel (SA)	2015-2015	1	8.2	1	50	49	2	2/49	24.50	5.88	25.00	0	0	0
WJ Cronje (SA)	1992-1999	2	14.0	0	84	50	2	2/17	25.00	3.57	42.00	0	0	0
JN Gillespie (AUS)	2003-2003	1	9.0	1	54	50	2	2/50	25.00	5.55	27.00	0	0	0
BP Patterson (WI)	1992-1992	1	10.0	0	60	25	1	1/25	25.00	2.50	60.00	0	0	0
MW Pringle (SA)	1992-1992	1	9.0	0	54	25	1	1/25	25.00	2.77	54.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Tauqir (UAE)	2015-2015	1	9.0	0	54	51	2	2/51	25.50	5.66	27.00	0	0	0
MG Bevan (AUS)	1996-2003	3	5.0	1	30	26	1	1/26	26.00	5.20	30.00	0	0	0
W Watson (NZ)	1987-1987	2	20.0	3	120	81	3	2/36	27.00	4.05	40.00	0	0	0
ARC Fraser (ENG)	1999-1999	1	10.0	0	60	27	1	1/27	27.00	2.70	60.00	0	0	0
OD Gibson (WI)	1996-1996	1	9.0	1	54	27	1	1/27	27.00	3.00	54.00	0	0	0
CA Walsh (WI)	1996-1996	1	10.0	3	60	27	1	1/27	27.00	2.70	60.00	0	0	0
WK McCallan (IRE)	2007-2007	1	9.0	1	54	56	2	2/56	28.00	6.22	27.00	0	0	0
SO Tikolo (KENYA)	1996-2011	5	10.1	0	61	56	2	2/2	28.00	5.50	30.50	0	0	0
JDP Oram (NZ)	2003-2003	1	10.0	4	60	28	1	1/28	28.00	2.80	60.00	0	0	0
DR Smith (WI)	2007-2015	2	5.0	0	30	28	1	1/28	28.00	5.60	30.00	0	0	0
JF Mooney (IRE)	2015-2015	1	10.0	0	60	58	2	2/58	29.00	5.80	30.00	0	0	0
N Kapil Dev (IND)	1983-1992	5	42.0	7	252	117	4	2/44	29.25	2.78	63.00	0	0	0
RA Harper (WI)	1996-1996	1	10.0	1	60	30	1	1/30	30.00	3.00	60.00	0	0	0
E Otieno (KENYA)	2011-2011	1	10.0	0	60	61	2	2/61	30.50	6.10	30.00	0	0	0
WPUJC Vaas (SL)	1996-2003	3	29.5	1	179	123	4	2/30	30.75	4.12	44.75	0	0	0
Shahid Afridi (PAK)	1999-2015	4	26.0	1	156	126	4	3/20	31.50	4.84	39.00	0	0	0
AC Botha (IRE)	2007-2007	1	10.0	2	60	32	1	1/32	32.00	3.20	60.00	0	0	0
S Elworthy (SA)	1999-1999	1	6.0	0	36	32	1	1/32	32.00	5.33	36.00	0	0	0
DT Johnston (IRE)	2007-2007	1	10.0	2	60	32	1	1/32	32.00	3.20	60.00	0	0	0
KJ O'Brien (IRE)	2007-2015	2	12.0	1	72	98	3	2/90	32.66	8.16	24.00	0	0	0
NLTC Perera (SL)	2011-2011	1	6.0	0	36	33	1	1/33	33.00	5.50	36.00	0	0	0
TM Odoyo (KENYA)	1996-2011	5	24.0	0	144	100	3	2/40	33.33	4.16	48.00	0	0	0
CH Gayle (WI)	2007-2015	2	16.0	1	96	67	2	2/35	33.50	4.18	48.00	0	0	0
BA Reid (AUS)	1987-1992	3	25.0	5	150	68	2	1/17	34.00	2.72	75.00	0	0	0
TBM de Leede (NED)	2003-2003	1	7.0	0	42	69	2	2/69	34.50	9.85	21.00	0	0	0
DK Lillee (AUS)	1983-1983	2	21.0	2	126	70	2	2/47	35.00	3.33	63.00	0	0	0
Iqbal Sikander (PAK)	1992-1992	1	10.0	1	60	35	1	1/35	35.00	3.50	60.00	0	0	0
RJ Shastri (IND)	1983-1987	4	31.2	1	188	108	3	1/28	36.00	3.44	62.66	0	0	0
AP Gurusinha (SL)	1992-1996	2	10.0	0	60	72	2	2/72	36.00	7.20	30.00	0	0	0
NJ Astle (NZ)	1999-2003	2	10.0	0	60	36	1	1/25	36.00	3.60	60.00	0	0	0
L Klusener (SA)	1999-1999	1	9.0	0	54	36	1	1/36	36.00	4.00	54.00	0	0	0
L Sivaramakrishnan (IND)	1987-1987	1	9.0	0	54	36	1	1/36	36.00	4.00	54.00	0	0	0
BS Sandhu (IND)	1983-1983	2	20.0	3	120	73	2	1/29	36.50	3.65	60.00	0	0	0
M Amarnath (IND)	1983-1983	2	12.0	1	72	37	1	1/37	37.00	3.08	72.00	0	0	0
Rahat Ali (PAK)	2015-2015	1	10.0	0	60	37	1	1/37	37.00	3.70	60.00	0	0	0
MA Suji (KENYA)	1996-2003	4	29.2	3	176	114	3	3/19	38.00	3.88	58.66	0	0	0
DW Fleming (AUS)	1996-1999	2	19.0	1	114	76	2	2/30	38.00	4.00	57.00	0	0	0
AR Border (AUS)	1983-1992	5	22.0	1	132	77	2	1/11	38.50	3.50	66.00	0	0	0
BKV Prasad (IND)	1996-1999	2	17.0	1	102	77	2	2/37	38.50	4.52	51.00	0	0	0
DL Vettori (NZ)	2003-2011	2	20.0	3	120	77	2	2/25	38.50	3.85	60.00	0	0	0
MC Snedden (NZ)	1987-1987	2	19.0	2	114	85	2	2/53	42.50	4.47	57.00	0	0	0
WB Rankin (IRE)	2007-2007	1	7.0	1	42	43	1	1/43	43.00	6.14	42.00	0	0	0
KEA Upashantha (SL)	1999-1999	1	10.0	1	60	43	1	1/43	43.00	4.30	60.00	0	0	0
PA de Silva (SL)	1992-2003	4	11.0	1	66	45	1	1/36	45.00	4.09	66.00	0	0	0
JP Duminy (SA)	2015-2015	1	8.0	0	48	45	1	1/45	45.00	5.62	48.00	0	0	0
NO Miller (WI)	2015-2015	1	6.3	0	39	48	1	1/48	48.00	7.38	39.00	0	0	0
B Lee (AUS)	2003-2011	2	18.0	1	108	97	2	1/34	48.50	5.38	54.00	0	0	0
Aaqib Javed (PAK)	1992-1992	1	10.0	1	60	49	1	1/49	49.00	4.90	60.00	0	0	0
Amjad Javed (UAE)	2015-2015	1	9.0	0	54	49	1	1/49	49.00	5.44	54.00	0	0	0
Rizwan Cheema (CAN)	2011-2011	1	9.0	0	54	51	1	1/51	51.00	5.66	54.00	0	0	0
Nasir Aziz (UAE)	2015-2015	1	10.0	0	60	53	1	1/53	53.00	5.30	60.00	0	0	0
AR Adams (NZ)	2003-2003	1	5.0	0	30	54	1	1/54	54.00	10.80	30.00	0	0	0
GH Dockrell (IRE)	2015-2015	1	10.0	0	60	56	1	1/56	56.00	5.60	60.00	0	0	0
AR McBrine (IRE)	2015-2015	1	8.0	0	48	56	1	1/56	56.00	7.00	48.00	0	0	0
NN Odhiambo (KENYA)	2011-2011	1	10.0	1	60	58	1	1/58	58.00	5.80	60.00	0	0	0
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1992-2003	3	12.0	0	72	58	1	1/35	58.00	4.83	72.00	0	0	0
Krishna Chandran (UAE)	2015-2015	1	9.0	0	54	59	1	1/59	59.00	6.55	54.00	0	0	0
JL Louw (NAM)	2003-2003	1	10.0	0	60	60	1	1/60	60.00	6.00	60.00	0	0	0
Mohammad Naveed (UAE)	2015-2015	1	10.0	1	60	60	1	1/60	60.00	6.00	60.00	0	0	0
TM Moody (AUS)	1992-1999	2	10.0	0	60	63	1	1/25	63.00	6.30	60.00	0	0	0
DW Steyn (SA)	2015-2015	1	9.0	0	54	64	1	1/64	64.00	7.11	54.00	0	0	0
HA Gomes (WI)	1983-1983	2	20.0	2	120	68	1	1/42	68.00	3.40	120.00	0	0	0
JO Ngoche (KENYA)	2011-2011	1	10.0	0	60	68	1	1/68	68.00	6.80	60.00	0	0	0
PJ Ongondo (KENYA)	2003-2011	2	15.0	2	90	69	1	1/53	69.00	4.60	90.00	0	0	0
AB Agarkar (IND)	1999-1999	1	9.0	0	54	70	1	1/70	70.00	7.77	54.00	0	0	0
AY Karim (KENYA)	1996-2003	4	22.0	1	132	71	1	1/30	71.00	3.22	132.00	0	0	0
EJ Chatfield (NZ)	1987-1987	2	20.0	4	120	73	1	1/26	73.00	3.65	120.00	0	0	0
R Ashwin (IND)	2015-2015	1	10.0	0	60	75	1	1/75	75.00	7.50	60.00	0	0	0
MN Samuels (WI)	2007-2015	2	19.0	1	114	107	1	1/59	107.00	5.63	114.00	0	0	0

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v Australia at Ahmedabad, ICC Cricket World Cup final, Nov 19, 2023 [ODI # 4705]

Australia v South Africa at Eden Gardens, ICC Cricket World Cup 2nd semi final, Nov 16, 2023 [ODI # 4704]

India v New Zealand at Wankhede, ICC Cricket World Cup 1st semi final, Nov 15, 2023 [ODI # 4703]