You know T20 cricket betting is getting popular day-by-day, etching fans’ attention alongside the amazing performances in the World Cup 2024, where bowlers with the best averages have made a notable impact. Moving forward, we will discuss the best bowling average in World Cup 2024.
Top 15 Best Bowling Average in World Cup 2024
The 2024 World Cup had amazing bowling performances; the averages of the fifteen best bowlers were so high. Among them one Name is Rachin Ravindra a New Zealand player who is good at economy and averagely picks wickets. Two other New Zealand players, Tim Southee and Trent Boult, held the other two positions of New Zealand’s fast bowlers and they proved their worth by consistently delivering wicket taking spells and good economical spells.
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Besides, Afghanistan players Gulbadin Naib and Fazalhaq Farooqi are great players who played a very good role in their team’s victory with disciplined bowling. Nuwan Thushara of Sri Lanka and Jasprit Bumrah of India are also included here because of their yields in pressure games. Readily, FIG 2 established that the best bowler was that who better combined precision or mastery in taking wickets to the advantage of each team in the competition.
Here is the list of players with best bowling average in T20 World Cup 2024:
| Player | Team | 3 W | 5 W | M | O | M | R | W | AVG | ECO | Best Performance |
| Rachin Ravindra | New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | 3 | 9-Feb |
| Tim Southee | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 36 | 7 | 5.14 | 3 | 4-Mar |
| Trent Boult | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 59 | 9 | 6.55 | 3.68 | 16-Mar |
| Gulbadin Naib | Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 47 | 7 | 6.71 | 5.22 | 20-Apr |
| Nuwan Thushara | Sri Lanka | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10.4 | 0 | 60 | 8 | 7.5 | 5.62 | 18-Apr |
| Bradley Currie | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 16-Feb |
| Dipendra Singh Airee | Nepal | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9.3 | 0 | 49 | 6 | 8.16 | 5.15 | 21-Mar |
| Jasprit Bumrah | India | 2 | 0 | 8 | 29.4 | 2 | 124 | 15 | 8.26 | 4.17 | 7-Mar |
| Ben White | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 8.5 | 5.66 | 6-Jan |
| Lockie Ferguson | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 64 | 7 | 9.14 | 4 | Mar-00 |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | Afghanistan | 3 | 1 | 8 | 25.2 | 0 | 160 | 17 | 9.41 | 6.31 | 9-May |
| Rohit Paudel | Nepal | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 20-Feb |
| Mehran Khan | Oman | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 61 | 6 | 10.16 | 7.62 | 7-Mar |
| Kushal Bhurtel | Nepal | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 10.25 | 5.12 | 19-Apr |
| Md Amir | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 72 | 7 | 10.28 | 4.5 | 11-Feb |
World Cup 2023 Best Bowling Average
India will be hosting the World Cup for the fourth time in 2023, as it is the thirteenth session of cricket’s premier competition, the ODI World Cup 2023. However, the Men in Blue have won the championship on the last two occasions.
There have been some amazing bowling displays over the last 12 sessions in the cricket tournament. Out of which the 2003 World Cup match in Potchefstroom, Australia’s player Glenn McGrath tore through the batters helping Namibia.
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Thus, with an average of 17.41, Matheesha Pathirana currently holds the record for Best Bowling Average 2023 World Cup. Matheesha Pathirana has taken 34 wickets in 20 IPL games and made up 592 runs.
However, Pakistani player, Mohammed Yousuf, took a wicket in his first delivery of bowling during the World Cup and put his average to 0.0 and tops the list of bowling averages.
The speedster made only 15 runs in seven overs while taking seven wickets at an economy rate of 2.14.
Likewise, 2011 World Cup saw an outstanding performance from Thilan Samaraweera of Sri Lanka, which contributed to his 4.00 average and secured a third place in the list of the best averages at the Cricket World Cup which belongs to Lonwabo Lopsy Tsotsobe of South Africa, with an average of 4.66.
Top 10 Best Bowling Average in World Cup History
The bowlers’ skills who have performed amazingly on the largest stage of the sport are on display in the top 10 bowling averages in Cricket World Cup history. These averages show their intake, and flexibility in high-pressure situations.
With their accuracy and control, bowlers from the past, like Wasim Akram and Glenn McGrath, to the present, like Trent Boult and Mitchell Starc, have all changed the competition. In addition to helping their team get a victory, their input has left a lasting impression on cricket history and served as a motivation for upcoming bowling generations.
Check the table below to find the top 10 best bowling averages in the World Cup –
| POS | PLAYER | MAT | WKTS | INNS | OVR | ECO | TEAM | 4W | 5W | BBI | AVG |
| 1 | Mohammed Shami | 7 | 24 | 7 | 48.5 | 5.26 | IND | 1 | 3 | 7/57 | 10.71 |
| 2 | Mitchell Santner | 10 | 16 | 10 | 92.4 | 4.85 | NZ | 0 | 1 | 5/59 | 28.06 |
| 3 | Chris Woakes | 8 | 10 | 8 | 55 | 5.42 | ENG | 1 | 0 | 4/54 | 29.80 |
| 4 | Hasan Ali | 6 | 9 | 6 | 51 | 6.29 | PAK | 1 | 0 | 4/71 | 35.67 |
| 5 | Dilshan Madushanka | 9 | 21 | 9 | 78.2 | 6.70 | SL | 1 | 1 | 5/80 | 25.00 |
| 6 | Gerald Coetzee | 8 | 20 | 8 | 63.3 | 6.24 | SA | 1 | 0 | 4/44 | 19.80 |
| 7 | Mahedi Hasan | 3 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 6.21 | BAN | 1 | 0 | 4/71 | 24.83 |
| 8 | Shaheen Afridi | 9 | 18 | 9 | 81 | 5.94 | PAK | 0 | 1 | 5/54 | 26.72 |
| 9 | Tabraiz Shamsi | 4 | 9 | 4 | 37.5 | 5.60 | SA | 1 | 0 | 4/60 | 23.56 |
| 10 | Adam Zampa | 11 | 23 | 11 | 96 | 5.36 | AUS | 3 | 0 | 4/8 | 22.39 |
| 11 | Paul van Meekeren | 9 | 12 | 9 | 74.2 | 6.01 | NED | 1 | 0 | 4/23 | 37.25 |
| 12 | Fazalhaq Farooqi | 6 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 5.70 | AFG | 1 | 0 | 4/34 | 38.00 |
| 13 | Bas de Leede | 9 | 16 | 8 | 67 | 7.27 | NED | 1 | 0 | 4/62 | 30.44 |
| 14 | Jasprit Bumrah | 11 | 20 | 11 | 91.5 | 4.06 | IND | 1 | 0 | 4/39 | 18.65 |
| 15 | Reece Topley | 3 | 8 | 3 | 27.4 | 6.61 | ENG | 1 | 0 | 4/43 | 22.88 |
| 16 | Keshav Maharaj | 10 | 15 | 10 | 89 | 4.16 | SA | 1 | 0 | 4/46 | 24.67 |
| 17 | Mohammed Siraj | 11 | 14 | 11 | 82.3 | 5.68 | IND | 0 | 0 | 3/16 | 33.50 |
| 18 | Ravindra Jadeja | 11 | 16 | 11 | 93.3 | 4.26 | IND | 0 | 1 | 5/33 | 24.88 |
| 19 | Kasun Rajitha | 6 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 6.86 | SL | 1 | 0 | 4/50 | 42.00 |
| 20 | Logan van Beek | 8 | 12 | 8 | 70.5 | 6.72 | NED | 1 | 0 | 4/74 | 39.67 |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Which bowler has the best bowling average?
Ishtiaq Ahmad has the best bowling average.
How to calculate cricket’s average?
The total runs scored by the cricket team divided by the total number of outs is used to determine the team’s average.
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