CAREER LEADERBOARD

Men T20I: Lowest bowling average

Minimum 20 wickets


Rank	Player	Teams	Lowest bowling average	Matches	Innings	Runs	Wickets
1	Andre Botha	Ireland	8.76	14	11	130	21
2	Rashid Khan	Afghanistan	13.73	115	70	622	193
3	Kuldeep Yadav	India	13.74	54	10	48	95
4	Ajantha Mendis	Sri Lanka	14.42	39	8	8	66
5	Sufyan Moqim	Pakistan	14.74	19	11	26	27
6	Imran Tahir	South Africa	15.04	38	4	19	63
7	Abbas Afridi	Pakistan	15.52	24	15	135	38
8	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	15.90	98	79	831	161
9	Salman Mirza	Pakistan	16.13	17	5	9	23
10	Dirk Nannes	Australia	16.39	17	5	22	28
11	Hamid Hassan	Afghanistan	16.57	25	9	50	35
12	Graeme Swann	England	16.84	39	16	104	51
13	Al-Amin Hossain	Bangladesh	16.97	31	6	7	43
13	Umar Gul	Pakistan	16.97	60	27	165	85
15	Abrar Ahmed	Pakistan	17.36	38	9	4	52
15	Varun Chakravarthy	India	17.36	48	11	8	74
17	D Jakiel	Zimbabwe	17.44	55	35	237	75
18	Rachin Ravindra	New Zealand	17.46	52	46	759	26
19	Lockie Ferguson	New Zealand	17.82	54	17	38	76
19	Yuvraj Singh	India	17.82	58	51	1,177	28
21	Saeed Ajmal	Pakistan	17.83	64	23	91	85
22	Corbin Bosch	South Africa	17.93	22	14	115	33
23	Nathan Ellis	Australia	18.06	39	11	39	58
24	Jasprit Bumrah	India	18.08	95	12	12	121
25	Mujeeb Ur Rahman	Afghanistan	18.10	65	18	85	87
26	Max Sorensen	Ireland	18.11	26	11	92	26
27	Matthew Humphreys	Ireland	18.27	20	7	14	29
28	Jamie Overton	England	18.30	24	15	88	26
28	Matheesha Pathirana	Sri Lanka	18.30	28	11	19	40
30	Dale Steyn	South Africa	18.35	47	12	21	64
31	Mohammad Sami	Pakistan	18.42	13	4	21	21
32	Usman Qadir	Pakistan	18.48	25	9	36	31
33	Naveen-ul-Haq	Afghanistan	18.73	48	14	44	67
34	Robin Peterson	South Africa	18.79	21	12	124	24
35	James Faulkner	Australia	19.00	24	18	159	36
35	Ryan Sidebottom	England	19.00	18	1	5	23
37	Abdur Razzak	Bangladesh	19.04	34	20	41	44
38	Brad Evans	Zimbabwe	19.20	42	27	317	63
39	Kesrick Williams	West Indies	19.63	26	7	19	41
40	Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	19.68	34	22	205	38
41	Roelof van der Merwe	South Africa	19.74	71	46	575	75
42	Abdul Razzaq	Pakistan	19.75	32	29	393	20
43	Mark Adair	Ireland	19.80	100	70	844	142
44	Kevin O'Brien	Ireland	19.81	110	103	1,973	58
45	J Theron	South Africa	19.87	18	7	41	24
45	Trent Johnston	Ireland	19.87	30	19	249	32
47	Dwaine Pretorius	South Africa	19.88	30	17	261	35
48	Tinashe Panyangara	Zimbabwe	19.90	14	5	23	20
49	Arshdeep Singh	India	20.11	91	33	103	135
50	Billy Stanlake	Australia	20.14	19	2	9	27
51	Fazalhaq Farooqi	Afghanistan	20.16	54	16	17	66
52	Mark Wood	England	20.24	38	7	27	54
53	Jacob Duffy	New Zealand	20.25	48	12	40	62
54	Adam Zampa	Australia	20.34	118	30	80	153
55	Ottneil Baartman	South Africa	20.37	21	6	14	29
56	Alex Cusack	Ireland	20.40	37	21	229	35
57	Chris Morris	South Africa	20.50	23	13	133	34
58	Ravi Bishnoi	India	20.55	49	14	65	67
59	Brydon Carse	England	20.60	14	8	46	20
60	Lungi Ngidi	South Africa	20.73	64	18	59	90
61	Lasith Malinga	Sri Lanka	20.79	84	33	136	107
61	Richard Ngarava	Zimbabwe	20.79	98	39	124	124
63	James Franklin	New Zealand	20.85	38	31	463	20
64	Mohammad Nawaz	Pakistan	20.88	98	69	911	101
65	Tabraiz Shamsi	South Africa	20.89	70	14	10	89
66	Ian Butler	New Zealand	20.91	19	6	5	23
66	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	20.91	129	127	2,551	149
68	Mitchell Johnson	Australia	20.97	30	17	109	38
69	Mustafizur Rahman	Bangladesh	21.01	128	38	119	160
70	SW Tait	Australia	21.03	21	6	11	28
71	Samuel Badree	West Indies	21.07	52	16	43	56
72	Haris Rauf	Pakistan	21.10	94	31	143	133
73	Ben Sears	New Zealand	21.12	28	9	23	33
74	Andy McBrine	Ireland	21.17	32	18	155	23
75	Anrich Nortje	South Africa	21.19	47	14	30	56
76	Andrew Tye	Australia	21.21	32	15	83	47
77	Rishad Hossain	Bangladesh	21.25	62	36	237	80
77	Sunil Narine	West Indies	21.25	51	23	155	52
79	Josh Hazlewood	Australia	21.26	60	12	29	79
80	Shaheen Shah Afridi	Pakistan	21.35	103	42	345	136
81	Fareed Ahmad	Afghanistan	21.40	38	6	33	47
82	Trent Boult	New Zealand	21.43	61	15	58	83
83	Mohammad Wasim	Pakistan	21.50	34	13	53	42
84	Graeme Cremer	Zimbabwe	21.52	36	21	71	40
85	Shamar Joseph	West Indies	21.54	25	8	43	37
86	Steven Finn	England	21.59	21	3	14	27
87	Shane Bond	New Zealand	21.72	20	8	21	25
88	Imad Wasim	Pakistan	21.75	75	50	554	73
89	Blessing Muzarabani	Zimbabwe	21.83	99	34	65	117
90	Michael Bracewell	New Zealand	21.91	47	31	434	35
91	Mohammad Amir	Pakistan	21.94	62	17	65	71
92	Sachithra Senanayake	Sri Lanka	21.96	24	12	56	25
93	Chris Gayle	West Indies	22.00	79	75	1,899	20
94	David Wiese	South Africa	22.01	54	40	624	59
95	Nathan McCullum	New Zealand	22.03	63	41	299	58
96	Irfan Pathan	India	22.07	24	14	172	28
97	George Dockrell	Ireland	22.10	159	109	1,426	91
98	Aaron Phangiso	South Africa	22.15	16	3	19	20
99	Boyd Rankin	England / Ireland	22.16	50	15	64	55
100	Andile Phehlukwayo	South Africa	22.24	42	25	166	50

Tied figures share a competition rank. The initial table lists up to 100 qualifying records; filters browse all careers in this format. Snapshot 2026-09-07.

What this table shows

Andre Botha leads this snapshot. Lowest bowling average: 8.76. Minimum 20 wickets. Changing the qualification can change the leader.

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