Men's First-⁠class bowlers, last 3 years

1. 1Jasprit BumrahIndia · Right-arm fastLast 3 years 22 mat · 106 wkts · 17.1 avg · 2.90 econ+43.9runs a matchICC 4
2. 2Scott BolandAustralia · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 24 mat · 130 wkts · 16.4 avg · 2.79 econ+40.6runs a matchICC 8
3. 3Matt HenryNew Zealand · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 19 mat · 97 wkts · 18.6 avg · 3.13 econ+37.5runs a matchICC 2
4. 4Ollie RobinsonEngland · Right-arm medium-fastLast 3 years 33 mat · 124 wkts · 22.2 avg · 2.90 econ+33.2runs a matchICC 3
5. 5Mitchell StarcAustralia · Left-arm fastLast 3 years 29 mat · 130 wkts · 22.1 avg · 3.58 econ+28.7runs a matchICC 1
6. 6Marco JansenSouth Africa · Left-arm fastLast 3 years 14 mat · 67 wkts · 19.7 avg · 3.19 econ+25.7runs a matchICC 6
7. 7Nathan SmithNew Zealand · Right-arm medium-fastLast 3 years 29 mat · 118 wkts · 22.6 avg · 3.39 econ+25.2runs a matchICC 38
8. 8Mohammad AbbasPakistan · Right-arm medium-fastLast 3 years 48 mat · 199 wkts · 20.8 avg · 2.57 econ+24.6runs a matchICC 16
9. 9Josh HazlewoodAustralia · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 19 mat · 74 wkts · 17.7 avg · 2.64 econ+23.7runs a matchICC 9
10. 10Pat CumminsAustralia · Right-arm fastLast 3 years 21 mat · 87 wkts · 20.2 avg · 2.92 econ+22.3runs a matchICC 5
11. 11Kagiso RabadaSouth Africa · Right-arm fastLast 3 years 14 mat · 66 wkts · 20.4 avg · 3.19 econ+20.0runs a matchICC 7
12. 12William O’RourkeNew Zealand · Right-arm fastLast 3 years 18 mat · 65 wkts · 24.3 avg · 3.36 econ+18.4runs a matchICC 29
13. 13Ben StokesEngland · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 35 mat · 98 wkts · 23.9 avg · 3.36 econ+14.3runs a matchICC –
14. 14Nauman AliPakistan · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 3 years 24 mat · 118 wkts · 21.0 avg · 3.21 econ+14.3runs a matchICC 10
15. 15Wiaan MulderSouth Africa · Right-arm mediumLast 3 years 30 mat · 78 wkts · 21.6 avg · 3.04 econ+14.1runs a matchICC 59
16. 16Manav SutharIndia · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 3 years 16 mat · 67 wkts · 25.7 avg · 2.91 econ+13.7runs a matchICC 43
17. 17Hasan MahmudBangladesh · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 22 mat · 82 wkts · 24.2 avg · 3.42 econ+10.9runs a matchICC 48
18. 18Jayden SealesWest Indies · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 43 mat · 155 wkts · 25.5 avg · 3.40 econ+10.6runs a matchICC 27
19. 19Matthew PottsEngland · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 35 mat · 135 wkts · 27.2 avg · 3.19 econ+9.4runs a matchICC 69
20. 20Nathan LyonAustralia · Right-arm off-spinLast 3 years 39 mat · 133 wkts · 27.5 avg · 2.79 econ+8.5runs a matchICC 13
21. 21Ravindra JadejaIndia · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 3 years 26 mat · 84 wkts · 29.8 avg · 3.15 econ+8.1runs a matchICC 19
22. 22Simon HarmerSouth Africa · Right-arm off-spinLast 3 years 49 mat · 166 wkts · 30.1 avg · 2.77 econ+7.3runs a matchICC 14
23. 23Josh TongueEngland · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 23 mat · 110 wkts · 25.8 avg · 3.99 econ+6.9runs a matchICC 11
24. 24Kuldeep YadavIndia · Left-arm wrist-spinLast 3 years 15 mat · 57 wkts · 24.6 avg · 3.64 econ+4.7runs a matchICC 25
25. 25Ali UsmanPakistan · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 3 years 19 mat · 92 wkts · 22.5 avg · 3.02 econ+4.5runs a matchICC 75
26. 26Jofra ArcherEngland · Right-arm fastLast 3 years 11 mat · 42 wkts · 26.3 avg · 3.27 econ+1.0runs a matchICC 37
27. 27Keshav MaharajSouth Africa · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 3 years 17 mat · 67 wkts · 25.9 avg · 2.93 econ+1.0runs a matchICC 21
28. 28Gus AtkinsonEngland · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 33 mat · 118 wkts · 27.0 avg · 3.41 econ+0.9runs a matchICC 28
29. 29Mohammed SirajIndia · Right-arm fastLast 3 years 30 mat · 89 wkts · 31.0 avg · 3.66 econ+0.8runs a matchICC 17
30. 30Jomel WarricanWest Indies · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 3 years 27 mat · 118 wkts · 20.5 avg · 2.76 econ+0.8runs a matchICC 36
31. 31Shamar JosephWest Indies · Right-arm fastLast 3 years 19 mat · 78 wkts · 25.8 avg · 4.01 econ+0.5runs a matchICC 20
32. 32Asitha FernandoSri Lanka · Right-arm medium-fastLast 3 years 32 mat · 98 wkts · 27.3 avg · 3.39 econ+0.1runs a matchICC 12
33. 33Mitchell SantnerNew Zealand · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 3 years 10 mat · 40 wkts · 22.2 avg · 3.03 econ−0.5runs a matchICC 40
34. 34Blessing MuzarabaniZimbabwe · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 13 mat · 54 wkts · 25.3 avg · 3.51 econ−0.9runs a matchICC 18
35. 35Jacob DuffyNew Zealand · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 19 mat · 78 wkts · 25.3 avg · 3.11 econ−1.0runs a matchICC 41
36. 36Mehedi HasanBangladesh · Right-arm off-spinLast 3 years 22 mat · 78 wkts · 28.2 avg · 2.92 econ−1.5runs a matchICC 23
37. 37Prasidh KrishnaIndia · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 13 mat · 41 wkts · 33.6 avg · 4.03 econ−1.6runs a matchICC 45
38. 38Kemar RoachWest Indies · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 29 mat · 81 wkts · 26.8 avg · 3.32 econ−2.3runs a matchICC 24
39. 39Sajid KhanPakistan · Right-arm off-spinLast 3 years 22 mat · 116 wkts · 24.7 avg · 3.20 econ−2.5runs a matchICC 32
40. 40Taijul IslamBangladesh · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 3 years 23 mat · 109 wkts · 27.3 avg · 3.12 econ−2.6runs a matchICC 15
41. 41Beau WebsterAustralia · Right-arm medium · Right-arm off-spinLast 3 years 51 mat · 123 wkts · 26.9 avg · 3.11 econ−2.9runs a matchICC 87
42. 42Milan PriyanathSri Lanka · Right-arm medium-fastLast 3 years 22 mat · 59 wkts · 27.7 avg · 3.33 econ−4.0runs a matchICC –
43. 43Kyle JamiesonNew Zealand · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 7 mat · 28 wkts · 20.4 avg · 2.93 econ−4.1runs a matchICC 26
44. 44Zakary FoulkesNew Zealand · Right-arm mediumLast 3 years 17 mat · 57 wkts · 28.2 avg · 3.09 econ−4.4runs a matchICC 60
45. 45Washington SundarIndia · Right-arm off-spinLast 3 years 20 mat · 45 wkts · 29.7 avg · 3.16 econ−4.6runs a matchICC 53
46. 46Nayeem HasanBangladesh · Right-arm off-spinLast 3 years 14 mat · 56 wkts · 21.2 avg · 2.74 econ−4.6runs a matchICC 47
47. 47Ajaz PatelNew Zealand · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 3 years 34 mat · 119 wkts · 32.1 avg · 3.08 econ−5.5runs a matchICC 30
48. 48Khurram ShehzadPakistan · Right-arm medium-fastLast 3 years 25 mat · 103 wkts · 26.8 avg · 3.94 econ−7.4runs a matchICC 55
49. 49Senuran MuthusamySouth Africa · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 3 years 20 mat · 55 wkts · 31.4 avg · 2.95 econ−7.6runs a matchICC 67
50. 50Khaled AhmedBangladesh · Right-arm medium-fastLast 3 years 15 mat · 47 wkts · 26.5 avg · 3.41 econ−9.8runs a matchICC 79
51. 51Alzarri JosephWest Indies · Right-arm fastLast 3 years 15 mat · 56 wkts · 28.6 avg · 4.02 econ−10.0runs a matchICC 34
52. 52Prabath JayasuriyaSri Lanka · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 3 years 24 mat · 99 wkts · 37.2 avg · 3.28 econ−10.5runs a matchICC 21
53. 53Taskin AhmedBangladesh · Right-arm fastLast 3 years 8 mat · 29 wkts · 26.5 avg · 3.55 econ−11.4runs a matchICC 52
54. 54Lahiru KumaraSri Lanka · Right-arm fastLast 3 years 18 mat · 51 wkts · 27.1 avg · 3.61 econ−12.1runs a matchICC 42
55. 55Keshara NuwanthaSri Lanka · Right-arm off-spinLast 3 years 11 mat · 48 wkts · 27.9 avg · 3.79 econ−14.4runs a matchICC –
56. 56Justin GreavesWest Indies · Right-arm mediumLast 3 years 29 mat · 46 wkts · 34.2 avg · 3.28 econ−14.7runs a matchICC 54
57. 57Glenn PhillipsNew Zealand · Right-arm off-spinLast 3 years 20 mat · 42 wkts · 31.6 avg · 3.54 econ−14.9runs a matchICC 72
58. 58Anderson PhillipWest Indies · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 29 mat · 98 wkts · 27.7 avg · 3.98 econ−15.9runs a matchICC –
59. 59Ziaurrahman AkbarAfghanistan · Left-arm orthodox spinLast 3 years 16 mat · 48 wkts · 27.4 avg · 2.81 econ−16.2runs a matchICC 94
60. 60Brydon CarseEngland · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 23 mat · 83 wkts · 33.1 avg · 4.00 econ−16.5runs a matchICC 33
61. 61Hasan AliPakistan · Right-arm medium-fastLast 3 years 14 mat · 32 wkts · 37.5 avg · 3.10 econ−16.7runs a matchICC 44
62. 62Barry McCarthyIreland · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 4 mat · 16 wkts · 20.0 avg · 2.98 econ−17.0runs a matchICC 63
63. 63Mohammad AliPakistan · Right-arm medium-fastLast 3 years 26 mat · 82 wkts · 30.1 avg · 3.21 econ−18.8runs a matchICC 81
64. 64Dhananjaya de SilvaSri Lanka · Right-arm off-spinLast 3 years 33 mat · 27 wkts · 33.2 avg · 3.31 econ−21.6runs a matchICC 86
65. 65Shaheen AfridiPakistan · Left-arm fastLast 3 years 8 mat · 25 wkts · 38.9 avg · 3.64 econ−24.4runs a matchICC 31
66. 66Ebadat HossainBangladesh · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 8 mat · 14 wkts · 41.1 avg · 3.46 econ−26.4runs a matchICC 84
67. 67Shoaib BashirEngland · Right-arm off-spinLast 3 years 42 mat · 103 wkts · 46.5 avg · 3.53 econ−26.9runs a matchICC 49
68. 68Aamer JamalPakistan · Right-arm medium-fastLast 3 years 23 mat · 57 wkts · 31.3 avg · 3.89 econ−28.9runs a matchICC 83
69. 69Roston ChaseWest Indies · Right-arm off-spinLast 3 years 18 mat · 41 wkts · 34.3 avg · 3.50 econ−30.3runs a matchICC 71
70. 70Cameron GreenAustralia · Right-arm fast-mediumLast 3 years 26 mat · 13 wkts · 48.5 avg · 3.75 econ−31.8runs a matchICC 77
71. 71Andrew McBrineIreland · Right-arm off-spinLast 3 years 6 mat · 20 wkts · 34.7 avg · 3.09 econ−32.2runs a matchICC 74
72. 72Nahid RanaBangladesh · Right-arm fastLast 3 years 14 mat · 42 wkts · 37.4 avg · 4.46 econ−32.5runs a matchICC 62
73. 73Joe RootEngland · Right-arm off-spinLast 3 years 43 mat · 27 wkts · 47.7 avg · 3.52 econ−34.0runs a matchICC 82
74. 74Salman Ali AghaPakistan · Right-arm off-spinLast 3 years 24 mat · 13 wkts · 75.1 avg · 3.64 econ−39.3runs 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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