Best Bowling Average in ODI Cricket History
Shakeel Ahmed boasts a remarkable bowling average of 9.43 across 11 matches, securing the top spot for the best bowling average in ODI history. Chasing behind is Gary Gilmour with a 10.31 bowling average, closely pursued by Zhivago Groenewald with 11.81 bowling average.
Check out the list of players with best bowling average in ODI format.
| Sr. | Player | Team | Mat | Inn | Avg | Overs | Maiden | WK | Runs | SR | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shakeel Ahmed | Oman | 11 | 11 | 9.43 | 102.4 | 21 | 30 | 283 | 20.53 | 2.75 |
| 2 | Gary Gilmour | Australia | 5 | 5 | 10.31 | 53.2 | 9 | 16 | 165 | 20.00 | 3.09 |
| 3 | Zhivago Groenewald | Namibia | 4 | 4 | 11.81 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 130 | 18.00 | 3.93 |
| 4 | Anshy Rath | Hong Kong | 18 | 7 | 11.92 | 56.1 | 8 | 14 | 167 | 24.07 | 2.97 |
| 5 | Allah Mohammad | Afghanistan | 11 | 11 | 13.57 | 70.2 | 5 | 21 | 285 | 20.09 | 4.05 |
| 6 | Jalal-ud-Din | Pakistan | 8 | 7 | 15.07 | 51 | 7 | 14 | 211 | 21.85 | 4.13 |
| 7 | Brad Currie | Scotland | 9 | 9 | 15.12 | 66 | 8 | 16 | 242 | 24.75 | 3.66 |
| 8 | Samay Shrivastava | Oman | 8 | 8 | 16.29 | 55 | 2 | 17 | 277 | 19.41 | 5.03 |
| 9 | Ali Khan | USA | 15 | 15 | 16.42 | 113.3 | 9 | 33 | 542 | 20.63 | 4.77 |
| 10 | Milind Kumar | USA | 14 | 10 | 16.44 | 70.2 | 4 | 18 | 296 | 23.44 | 4.20 |
| 11 | Nangeyalia Kharote | Afghanistan | 7 | 7 | 16.54 | 49.2 | 4 | 11 | 182 | 26.90 | 3.68 |
| 12 | Kyle Klein | Netherlands | 8 | 8 | 16.56 | 56 | 5 | 16 | 265 | 21.00 | 4.73 |
| 13 | John Snow | England | 9 | 8 | 16.57 | 89.4 | 11 | 14 | 232 | 38.42 | 2.58 |
| 14 | Alan Hurst | Australia | 8 | 7 | 16.91 | 67 | 11 | 12 | 203 | 33.50 | 3.02 |
| 15 | Rajindra Dhanraj | West Indies | 6 | 5 | 17.00 | 44 | 2 | 10 | 170 | 26.40 | 3.86 |
