CAREER RECORD

Men ODI: Lowest bowling average

Minimum 20 wickets. Official career snapshot 2026-09-30.

Lowest bowling average · Men ODI

1 Jayden Lennox

17.86

2 Dayle Hadlee

18.20

3 Ottis Gibson

18.26

4 Usman Shinwari

18.61

5 Joel Garner

18.84

6 RJ Harris

18.90

7 Tony Gray

18.97

8 Rashid Khan

19.43

9 Mike Hendrick

19.45

10 Len Pascoe

20.11

Men ODI: Lowest bowling average
Rank	Lowest bowling average	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	SR	5w
1	17.86	Jayden Lennox	New Zealand	2026-2026	10	10	558	393	22	5/19	17.86	4.22	25.36	1
2	18.20	Dayle Hadlee	New Zealand	1973-1976	11	11	628	364	20	4/34	18.20	3.47	31.40	0
3	18.26	Ottis Gibson	West Indies	1995-1997	15	15	739	621	34	5/40	18.26	5.04	21.73	2
4	18.61	Usman Shinwari	Pakistan	2017-2019	17	17	768	633	34	5/34	18.61	4.94	22.58	2
5	18.84	Joel Garner	West Indies	1977-1987	98	98	5,330	2,752	146	5/31	18.84	3.09	36.50	3
6	18.90	RJ Harris	Australia	2009-2012	21	20	1,031	832	44	5/19	18.90	4.84	23.43	3
7	18.97	Tony Gray	West Indies	1985-1991	25	24	1,270	835	44	6/50	18.97	3.94	28.86	1
8	19.43	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan	2015-2026	123	115	6,174	4,392	226	7/18	19.43	4.26	27.31	7
9	19.45	Mike Hendrick	England	1973-1981	22	22	1,248	681	35	5/31	19.45	3.27	35.65	1
10	20.11	Len Pascoe	Australia	1977-1982	29	28	1,568	1,066	53	5/30	20.11	4.07	29.58	1
11	20.35	Andy Roberts	West Indies	1975-1983	56	56	3,123	1,771	87	5/22	20.35	3.40	35.89	1
12	20.59	Nahid Rana	Bangladesh	2024-2026	15	15	840	659	32	6/21	20.59	4.70	26.25	3
13	20.66	Colin Croft	West Indies	1977-1981	19	19	1,070	620	30	6/15	20.66	3.47	35.66	1
14	20.82	Dennis Lillee	Australia	1972-1983	63	63	3,593	2,145	103	5/34	20.82	3.58	34.88	1
15	20.88	Shane Bond	New Zealand	2002-2010	82	80	4,295	3,070	147	6/19	20.88	4.28	29.21	4
16	20.91	Tony Dodemaide	Australia	1988-1993	24	24	1,327	753	36	5/21	20.91	3.40	36.86	1
17	21.00	AM Ghazanfar	Afghanistan	2024-2026	21	21	835	630	30	6/26	21.00	4.52	27.83	2
18	21.36	Michael Holding	West Indies	1976-1987	102	102	5,473	3,034	142	5/26	21.36	3.32	38.54	1
19	21.51	Abrar Ahmed	Pakistan	2024-2026	19	19	1,044	753	35	4/27	21.51	4.32	29.82	0
19	21.51	J Theron	South Africa	2010-2022	18	17	780	667	31	5/44	21.51	5.13	25.16	1
21	21.56	Richard Hadlee	New Zealand	1973-1990	115	112	6,182	3,407	158	5/25	21.56	3.30	39.12	5
22	21.78	Allan Donald	South Africa	1991-2003	164	162	8,561	5,926	272	6/23	21.78	4.15	31.47	2
22	21.78	Saqlain Mushtaq	Pakistan	1995-2003	169	165	8,770	6,275	288	5/20	21.78	4.29	30.45	6
24	21.86	Ajantha Mendis	Sri Lanka	2008-2015	87	84	4,154	3,324	152	6/13	21.86	4.80	27.32	3
25	21.91	Xavier Bartlett	Australia	2024-2026	12	12	583	504	23	4/17	21.91	5.18	25.34	0
26	21.95	Stuart Binny	India	2014-2015	14	12	490	439	20	6/4	21.95	5.37	24.50	1
27	22.02	Glenn McGrath	Australia	1993-2007	250	248	12,970	8,391	381	7/15	22.02	3.88	34.04	7
28	22.20	Chris Old	England	1973-1981	32	31	1,755	999	45	4/8	22.20	3.41	39.00	0
29	22.35	Carl Rackemann	Australia	1983-1991	52	52	2,791	1,833	82	5/16	22.35	3.94	34.03	1
30	22.54	Hamid Hassan	Afghanistan	2009-2019	38	37	1,734	1,330	59	5/45	22.54	4.60	29.38	1
31	22.72	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan	2008-2015	113	112	6,000	4,182	184	5/24	22.72	4.18	32.60	2
32	22.90	Ebadot Hossain	Bangladesh	2022-2023	12	11	540	504	22	4/42	22.90	5.60	24.54	0
33	22.93	Derek Underwood	England	1973-1982	26	24	1,278	734	32	4/44	22.93	3.44	39.93	0
34	23.08	Muthiah Muralidaran	Sri Lanka	1993-2011	350	341	18,811	12,326	534	7/30	23.08	3.93	35.22	10
35	23.21	Geoff Allott	New Zealand	1997-2000	31	31	1,528	1,207	52	4/35	23.21	4.73	29.38	0
36	23.22	Sarfraz Nawaz	Pakistan	1973-1984	45	45	2,412	1,463	63	4/27	23.22	3.63	38.28	0
37	23.25	Brad Williams	Australia	2002-2004	25	24	1,203	814	35	5/22	23.25	4.05	34.37	2
38	23.36	Brett Lee	Australia	2000-2012	221	217	11,185	8,877	380	5/22	23.36	4.76	29.43	9
38	23.36	Terry Alderman	Australia	1981-1991	65	65	3,371	2,056	88	5/17	23.36	3.65	38.30	2
40	23.38	Kaushal Lokuarachchi	Sri Lanka	2003-2007	21	21	1,011	725	31	4/44	23.38	4.30	32.61	0
41	23.52	Wasim Akram	Pakistan	1984-2003	356	351	18,186	11,812	502	5/15	23.52	3.89	36.22	6
42	23.56	SW Tait	Australia	2007-2011	35	34	1,688	1,461	62	4/39	23.56	5.19	27.22	0
43	23.60	Amit Mishra	India	2003-2016	36	34	1,917	1,511	64	6/48	23.60	4.72	29.95	2
44	23.74	Jasprit Bumrah	India	2016-2026	91	90	4,694	3,585	151	6/19	23.74	4.58	31.08	2
45	23.77	Reon King	West Indies	1998-2005	50	50	2,603	1,807	76	4/25	23.77	4.16	34.25	0
46	23.80	Lizaad Williams	South Africa	2021-2026	10	10	489	500	21	4/32	23.80	6.13	23.28	0
47	23.81	Dilip Doshi	India	1980-1982	15	15	792	524	22	4/30	23.81	3.96	36.00	0
48	23.84	Waqar Younis	Pakistan	1989-2003	262	258	12,698	9,919	416	7/36	23.84	4.68	30.52	13
49	23.87	Chris Pringle	New Zealand	1990-1995	64	64	3,314	2,459	103	5/45	23.87	4.45	32.17	1
50	23.90	Doug Bollinger	Australia	2009-2011	39	39	1,942	1,482	62	5/35	23.90	4.57	31.32	2
51	23.91	Mitchell Starc	Australia	2010-2026	132	132	6,722	5,907	247	6/28	23.91	5.27	27.21	9
52	23.96	Alex Cusack	Ireland	2007-2015	59	52	1,953	1,510	63	5/20	23.96	4.63	31.00	1
53	24.04	Vernon Philander	South Africa	2007-2015	30	28	1,279	986	41	4/12	24.04	4.62	31.19	0
54	24.05	Mohammed Shami	India	2013-2025	108	107	5,326	4,955	206	7/57	24.05	5.58	25.85	6
55	24.12	Curtly Ambrose	West Indies	1988-2000	176	175	9,353	5,429	225	5/17	24.12	3.48	41.56	4
56	24.14	Gerald Coetzee	South Africa	2023-2026	16	16	768	821	34	4/44	24.14	6.41	22.58	0
57	24.36	Nathan Bracken	Australia	2001-2009	116	116	5,759	4,240	174	5/47	24.36	4.41	33.09	2
58	24.37	Clint McKay	Australia	2009-2014	59	59	2,965	2,364	97	5/28	24.37	4.78	30.56	2
59	24.38	Andrew Flintoff	England	1999-2009	141	119	5,624	4,121	169	5/19	24.38	4.39	33.27	2
59	24.38	Trent Boult	New Zealand	2012-2023	114	113	6,180	5,146	211	7/34	24.38	4.99	29.28	6
61	24.50	Shaheen Shah Afridi	Pakistan	2018-2026	77	76	3,859	3,578	146	6/35	24.50	5.56	26.43	3
61	24.50	Shaun Pollock	South Africa	1996-2008	303	297	15,712	9,631	393	6/35	24.50	3.67	39.97	5
63	24.51	Patrick Patterson	West Indies	1986-1993	59	58	3,050	2,206	90	6/29	24.51	4.33	33.88	1
64	24.54	Eric Simons	South Africa	1994-1995	23	23	1,212	810	33	4/42	24.54	4.00	36.72	0
65	24.60	Bob Willis	England	1973-1984	64	64	3,595	1,968	80	4/11	24.60	3.28	44.93	0
66	24.65	Makhaya Ntini	South Africa	1998-2009	173	171	8,687	6,559	266	6/22	24.65	4.53	32.65	4
67	24.71	Craig McDermott	Australia	1985-1996	138	138	7,461	5,018	203	5/44	24.71	4.03	36.75	1
67	24.71	Gary Troup	New Zealand	1976-1985	22	22	1,180	791	32	4/19	24.71	4.02	36.87	0
69	24.83	Imran Tahir	South Africa	2011-2019	107	104	5,541	4,297	173	7/45	24.83	4.65	32.02	3
70	24.84	Hamish Bennett	New Zealand	2010-2020	19	18	892	820	33	4/16	24.84	5.51	27.03	0
70	24.84	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	2017-2026	71	69	3,305	2,807	113	7/19	24.84	5.09	29.24	4
72	24.95	Tom Hogan	Australia	1983-1984	16	15	917	574	23	4/33	24.95	3.75	39.86	0
73	24.96	Lonwabo Tsotsobe	South Africa	2009-2013	61	60	2,964	2,347	94	4/22	24.96	4.75	31.53	0
74	24.97	Shoaib Akhtar	Pakistan	1998-2011	163	162	7,764	6,169	247	6/16	24.97	4.76	31.43	4
75	24.98	Matt Henry	New Zealand	2014-2025	95	93	4,946	4,298	172	5/30	24.98	5.21	28.75	3
75	24.98	Michael Kasprowicz	Australia	1995-2005	43	42	2,225	1,674	67	5/45	24.98	4.51	33.20	2
77	25.00	Arafat Sunny	Bangladesh	2014-2015	16	16	830	600	24	4/27	25.00	4.33	34.58	0
77	25.00	Craig Matthews	South Africa	1991-1997	56	55	3,003	1,975	79	4/10	25.00	3.94	38.01	0
79	25.03	Corey Anderson	New Zealand	2013-2017	49	43	1,485	1,502	60	5/63	25.03	6.06	24.75	1
80	25.16	Arshdeep Singh	India	2022-2026	18	17	825	755	30	5/37	25.16	5.49	27.50	1
81	25.19	Aftab Alam	Afghanistan	2010-2019	27	27	1,257	1,033	41	4/25	25.19	4.93	30.65	0
82	25.26	Mitchell Johnson	Australia	2005-2015	153	150	7,489	6,038	239	6/31	25.26	4.83	31.33	3
83	25.30	Jacob Duffy	New Zealand	2022-2026	24	24	1,036	1,012	40	3/35	25.30	5.86	25.90	0
84	25.32	Mohammed Siraj	India	2019-2026	50	49	2,251	1,925	76	6/21	25.32	5.13	29.61	1
84	25.32	Morne Morkel	South Africa	2007-2018	117	114	5,760	4,761	188	5/21	25.32	4.95	30.63	2
86	25.35	Vasbert Drakes	West Indies	1995-2004	34	34	1,640	1,293	51	5/33	25.35	4.73	32.15	2
87	25.37	Harvinder Singh	India	1997-2001	16	16	686	609	24	3/44	25.37	5.32	28.58	0
88	25.38	Damien Fleming	Australia	1994-2001	88	88	4,619	3,402	134	5/36	25.38	4.41	34.47	1
89	25.40	Amir Hamza	Afghanistan	2012-2017	31	31	1,552	1,016	40	4/17	25.40	3.92	38.80	0
90	25.42	Jason Gillespie	Australia	1996-2005	97	96	5,144	3,611	142	5/22	25.42	4.21	36.22	3
91	25.44	Sajeewa de Silva	Sri Lanka	1996-2000	38	37	1,619	1,323	52	3/18	25.44	4.90	31.13	0
92	25.48	Larry Gomes	West Indies	1978-1987	83	36	1,345	1,045	41	4/31	25.48	4.66	32.80	0
93	25.64	Kris Srikkanth	India	1981-1992	146	33	712	641	25	5/27	25.64	5.40	28.48	2
94	25.70	Haris Rauf	Pakistan	2020-2026	59	59	2,850	2,750	107	5/18	25.70	5.78	26.63	2
95	25.73	Shane Warne	Australia	1993-2005	194	191	10,642	7,541	293	5/33	25.73	4.25	36.32	1
96	25.75	Simon Davis	Australia	1986-1988	39	39	2,016	1,133	44	3/10	25.75	3.37	45.81	0
97	25.78	Aizaz Cheema	Pakistan	2011-2012	14	14	658	593	23	4/43	25.78	5.40	28.60	0
98	25.79	Vic Marks	England	1980-1988	34	32	1,838	1,135	44	5/20	25.79	3.70	41.77	2
99	25.84	Ewen Chatfield	New Zealand	1979-1989	114	112	6,065	3,618	140	5/34	25.84	3.57	43.32	1
100	25.85	Craig Young	Ireland	2014-2024	48	45	2,300	2,094	81	5/46	25.85	5.46	28.39	1

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