Men's First-⁠class bowlers, last 2 years

1. 1Scott BolandAustralia · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 18 mat · 100 wkts · 16.3 avg · 2.87 econ+40.7runs a matchICC 8
2. 2Jasprit BumrahIndia · Right-arm fastLast 2 years 12 mat · 61 wkts · 17.6 avg · 2.79 econ+38.2runs a matchICC 4
3. 3Ollie RobinsonEngland · Right-arm medium-fastLast 2 years 20 mat · 85 wkts · 20.0 avg · 2.87 econ+37.8runs a matchICC 3
4. 4Mitchell StarcAustralia · Left-arm fastLast 2 years 21 mat · 98 wkts · 20.6 avg · 3.54 econ+31.5runs a matchICC 1
5. 5Matt HenryNew Zealand · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 14 mat · 66 wkts · 19.7 avg · 3.23 econ+28.6runs a matchICC 2
6. 6Marco JansenSouth Africa · Left-arm fastLast 2 years 11 mat · 57 wkts · 18.3 avg · 3.15 econ+27.0runs a matchICC 6
7. 7Mohammad AbbasPakistan · Right-arm medium-fastLast 2 years 37 mat · 163 wkts · 20.0 avg · 2.60 econ+23.8runs a matchICC 16
8. 8Manav SutharIndia · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 2 years 12 mat · 55 wkts · 21.8 avg · 2.77 econ+20.2runs a matchICC 43
9. 9Pat CumminsAustralia · Right-arm fastLast 2 years 14 mat · 57 wkts · 20.7 avg · 2.96 econ+18.2runs a matchICC 5
10. 10Wiaan MulderSouth Africa · Right-arm mediumLast 2 years 20 mat · 49 wkts · 19.5 avg · 2.77 econ+14.8runs a matchICC 59
11. 11Nathan SmithNew Zealand · Right-arm medium-fastLast 2 years 16 mat · 64 wkts · 24.9 avg · 3.63 econ+13.8runs a matchICC 38
12. 12Ben StokesEngland · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 22 mat · 74 wkts · 24.0 avg · 3.28 econ+11.6runs a matchICC –
13. 13Josh HazlewoodAustralia · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 12 mat · 39 wkts · 19.8 avg · 2.69 econ+11.0runs a matchICC 9
14. 14Kagiso RabadaSouth Africa · Right-arm fastLast 2 years 9 mat · 38 wkts · 24.4 avg · 3.30 econ+8.9runs a matchICC 7
15. 15Nauman AliPakistan · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 2 years 22 mat · 98 wkts · 22.4 avg · 3.23 econ+8.7runs a matchICC 10
16. 16Simon HarmerSouth Africa · Right-arm off-spinLast 2 years 35 mat · 121 wkts · 28.9 avg · 2.67 econ+8.2runs a matchICC 14
17. 17Matthew PottsEngland · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 24 mat · 94 wkts · 27.6 avg · 3.20 econ+7.1runs a matchICC 69
18. 18Josh TongueEngland · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 23 mat · 110 wkts · 25.8 avg · 3.99 econ+6.9runs a matchICC 11
19. 19Hasan MahmudBangladesh · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 15 mat · 54 wkts · 23.7 avg · 3.22 econ+5.1runs a matchICC 48
20. 20Jayden SealesWest Indies · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 27 mat · 95 wkts · 26.6 avg · 3.32 econ+4.5runs a matchICC 27
21. 21Ali UsmanPakistan · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 2 years 19 mat · 92 wkts · 22.5 avg · 3.02 econ+4.5runs a matchICC 75
22. 22Ravindra JadejaIndia · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 2 years 17 mat · 50 wkts · 33.3 avg · 3.08 econ+4.1runs a matchICC 19
23. 23William O’RourkeNew Zealand · Right-arm fastLast 2 years 10 mat · 30 wkts · 30.4 avg · 3.76 econ+3.9runs a matchICC 29
24. 24Prasidh KrishnaIndia · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 8 mat · 33 wkts · 28.7 avg · 4.16 econ+3.7runs a matchICC 45
25. 25Nathan LyonAustralia · Right-arm off-spinLast 2 years 19 mat · 55 wkts · 30.8 avg · 2.90 econ+2.0runs a matchICC 13
26. 26Jofra ArcherEngland · Right-arm fastLast 2 years 11 mat · 42 wkts · 26.3 avg · 3.27 econ+1.0runs a matchICC 37
27. 27Kuldeep YadavIndia · Left-arm wrist-spinLast 2 years 9 mat · 34 wkts · 23.1 avg · 3.49 econ−0.9runs a matchICC 25
28. 28Jomel WarricanWest Indies · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 2 years 18 mat · 75 wkts · 21.9 avg · 2.86 econ−1.4runs a matchICC 36
29. 29Mohammed SirajIndia · Right-arm fastLast 2 years 21 mat · 68 wkts · 30.9 avg · 3.64 econ−1.5runs a matchICC 17
30. 30Blessing MuzarabaniZimbabwe · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 12 mat · 49 wkts · 25.8 avg · 3.51 econ−1.8runs a matchICC 18
31. 31Mehedi HasanBangladesh · Right-arm off-spinLast 2 years 13 mat · 44 wkts · 27.6 avg · 2.63 econ−2.0runs a matchICC 23
32. 32Taijul IslamBangladesh · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 2 years 15 mat · 69 wkts · 27.9 avg · 3.04 econ−3.5runs a matchICC 15
33. 33Asitha FernandoSri Lanka · Right-arm medium-fastLast 2 years 25 mat · 69 wkts · 29.3 avg · 3.32 econ−3.8runs a matchICC 12
34. 34Keshav MaharajSouth Africa · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 2 years 13 mat · 48 wkts · 29.0 avg · 3.05 econ−3.9runs a matchICC 21
35. 35Shamar JosephWest Indies · Right-arm fastLast 2 years 13 mat · 56 wkts · 25.8 avg · 3.95 econ−4.8runs a matchICC 20
36. 36Senuran MuthusamySouth Africa · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 2 years 15 mat · 42 wkts · 28.8 avg · 2.83 econ−5.1runs a matchICC 67
37. 37Milan PriyanathSri Lanka · Right-arm medium-fastLast 2 years 18 mat · 49 wkts · 26.6 avg · 3.17 econ−5.3runs a matchICC –
38. 38Ajaz PatelNew Zealand · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 2 years 21 mat · 70 wkts · 32.4 avg · 3.07 econ−5.5runs a matchICC 30
39. 39Gus AtkinsonEngland · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 20 mat · 64 wkts · 29.8 avg · 3.29 econ−5.5runs a matchICC 28
40. 40Jacob DuffyNew Zealand · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 10 mat · 44 wkts · 24.4 avg · 3.14 econ−5.6runs a matchICC 41
41. 41Khaled AhmedBangladesh · Right-arm medium-fastLast 2 years 10 mat · 37 wkts · 21.4 avg · 3.18 econ−6.1runs a matchICC 79
42. 42Kemar RoachWest Indies · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 17 mat · 51 wkts · 25.1 avg · 3.42 econ−6.9runs a matchICC 24
43. 43Alzarri JosephWest Indies · Right-arm fastLast 2 years 10 mat · 39 wkts · 24.0 avg · 3.43 econ−6.9runs a matchICC 34
44. 44Kyle JamiesonNew Zealand · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 3 mat · 15 wkts · 20.5 avg · 3.26 econ−7.2runs a matchICC 26
45. 45Sajid KhanPakistan · Right-arm off-spinLast 2 years 19 mat · 94 wkts · 24.9 avg · 3.05 econ−7.4runs a matchICC 32
46. 46Beau WebsterAustralia · Right-arm medium · Right-arm off-spinLast 2 years 37 mat · 80 wkts · 27.4 avg · 3.14 econ−7.5runs a matchICC 87
47. 47Zakary FoulkesNew Zealand · Right-arm mediumLast 2 years 10 mat · 36 wkts · 28.2 avg · 3.16 econ−8.7runs a matchICC 60
48. 48Nayeem HasanBangladesh · Right-arm off-spinLast 2 years 8 mat · 31 wkts · 23.9 avg · 2.73 econ−9.5runs a matchICC 47
49. 49Justin GreavesWest Indies · Right-arm mediumLast 2 years 23 mat · 41 wkts · 30.9 avg · 3.30 econ−10.0runs a matchICC 54
50. 50Khurram ShehzadPakistan · Right-arm medium-fastLast 2 years 22 mat · 89 wkts · 27.1 avg · 3.99 econ−11.4runs a matchICC 55
51. 51Washington SundarIndia · Right-arm off-spinLast 2 years 16 mat · 31 wkts · 35.0 avg · 3.20 econ−12.7runs a matchICC 53
52. 52Prabath JayasuriyaSri Lanka · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 2 years 17 mat · 61 wkts · 41.1 avg · 3.31 econ−13.5runs a matchICC 21
53. 53Brydon CarseEngland · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 17 mat · 70 wkts · 30.1 avg · 4.02 econ−14.0runs a matchICC 33
54. 54Keshara NuwanthaSri Lanka · Right-arm off-spinLast 2 years 11 mat · 48 wkts · 27.9 avg · 3.79 econ−14.4runs a matchICC –
55. 55Hasan AliPakistan · Right-arm medium-fastLast 2 years 9 mat · 27 wkts · 31.6 avg · 3.16 econ−15.4runs a matchICC 44
56. 56Ziaurrahman AkbarAfghanistan · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 2 years 10 mat · 35 wkts · 25.7 avg · 2.88 econ−16.6runs a matchICC 94
57. 57Mitchell SantnerNew Zealand · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 2 years 5 mat · 14 wkts · 23.1 avg · 3.53 econ−18.2runs a matchICC 40
58. 58Mohammad AliPakistan · Right-arm medium-fastLast 2 years 24 mat · 80 wkts · 29.0 avg · 3.25 econ−18.2runs a matchICC 81
59. 59Taskin AhmedBangladesh · Right-arm fastLast 2 years 6 mat · 21 wkts · 28.2 avg · 3.68 econ−18.9runs a matchICC 52
60. 60Lahiru KumaraSri Lanka · Right-arm fastLast 2 years 13 mat · 29 wkts · 32.0 avg · 3.55 econ−20.7runs a matchICC 42
61. 61Dhananjaya de SilvaSri Lanka · Right-arm off-spinLast 2 years 25 mat · 21 wkts · 33.4 avg · 3.32 econ−23.5runs a matchICC 86
62. 62Anderson PhillipWest Indies · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 19 mat · 54 wkts · 33.4 avg · 4.02 econ−24.3runs a matchICC –
63. 63Ebadat HossainBangladesh · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 8 mat · 14 wkts · 41.1 avg · 3.46 econ−26.4runs a matchICC 84
64. 64Shoaib BashirEngland · Right-arm off-spinLast 2 years 25 mat · 56 wkts · 48.1 avg · 3.52 econ−27.3runs a matchICC 49
65. 65Glenn PhillipsNew Zealand · Right-arm off-spinLast 2 years 10 mat · 16 wkts · 39.5 avg · 3.73 econ−28.7runs a matchICC 72
66. 66Barry McCarthyIreland · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 2 mat · 8 wkts · 21.1 avg · 3.60 econ−28.9runs a matchICC 63
67. 67Shaheen AfridiPakistan · Left-arm fastLast 2 years 4 mat · 14 wkts · 30.3 avg · 3.86 econ−29.9runs a matchICC 31
68. 68Nahid RanaBangladesh · Right-arm fastLast 2 years 8 mat · 25 wkts · 33.8 avg · 4.30 econ−29.9runs a matchICC 62
69. 69Cameron GreenAustralia · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 2 years 20 mat · 6 wkts · 60.0 avg · 3.92 econ−31.3runs a matchICC 77
70. 70Aamer JamalPakistan · Right-arm medium-fastLast 2 years 15 mat · 37 wkts · 30.0 avg · 3.62 econ−34.6runs a matchICC 83
71. 71Roston ChaseWest Indies · Right-arm off-spinLast 2 years 17 mat · 31 wkts · 41.7 avg · 3.65 econ−35.5runs a matchICC 71
72. 72Joe RootEngland · Right-arm off-spinLast 2 years 24 mat · 12 wkts · 41.8 avg · 3.97 econ−37.3runs a matchICC 82
73. 73Andrew McBrineIreland · Right-arm off-spinLast 2 years 4 mat · 13 wkts · 43.0 avg · 3.39 econ−37.7runs a matchICC 74
74. 74Salman Ali AghaPakistan · Right-arm off-spinLast 2 years 16 mat · 6 wkts · 74.0 avg · 3.63 econ−38.3runs a matchICC –

Swap in a bowler worth 20 more runs a match and an even Test becomes about 55–45, draws aside.

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