Bowling Average — 2018
Men's cricket. Runs conceded per wicket, lowest first. · min. 6 wickets Ranked from ball-by-ball data. See the women's list →
| 1 | Khushdil Shah | 7.00 | 7 | 3.97 | 10.57 |
| 2 | Duanne Olivier | 8.73 | 11 | 3.31 | 15.82 |
| 3 | Usman Shinwari | 14.21 | 19 | 4.95 | 17.21 |
| 4 | Mohammad Abbas | 14.48 | 29 | 2.14 | 40.59 |
| 5 | Vernon Philander | 15.19 | 26 | 2.16 | 42.15 |
| 6 | Norman Vanua | 15.90 | 10 | 4.30 | 22.20 |
| 7 | Lasith Malinga | 16.14 | 7 | 6.28 | 15.43 |
| 8 | Shannon Gabriel | 16.22 | 27 | 3.75 | 25.93 |
| 9 | Kuldeep Yadav | 16.63 | 65 | 4.74 | 21.03 |
| 10 | Brad Wheal | 17.33 | 9 | 3.57 | 29.11 |
| 11 | Jomel Warrican | 17.50 | 6 | 2.79 | 37.67 |
| 12 | Tim Murtagh | 17.69 | 16 | 3.33 | 31.88 |
| 13 | Simi Singh | 17.91 | 11 | 5.66 | 19.00 |
| 14 | William Somerville | 18.14 | 7 | 2.27 | 48.00 |
| 15 | Jaydev Unadkat | 18.25 | 8 | 9.32 | 11.75 |
| 16 | Graeme Cremer | 18.43 | 14 | 3.92 | 28.21 |
| 17 | CJA Amini | 18.83 | 6 | 4.19 | 27.00 |
| 18 | Lockie Ferguson | 19.63 | 19 | 5.16 | 22.84 |
| 19 | Todd Astle | 19.67 | 6 | 4.19 | 28.17 |
| 20 | Kesrick Williams | 19.87 | 15 | 8.13 | 14.67 |
| 21 | Ehsan Khan | 20.18 | 11 | 5.05 | 24.00 |
| 22 | Rishad Hossain | 20.48 | 23 | 4.66 | 26.35 |
| 23 | Safyaan Sharif | 20.52 | 21 | 5.30 | 23.24 |
| 24 | Billy Stanlake | 20.62 | 29 | 7.38 | 16.76 |
| 25 | Jasprit Bumrah | 20.68 | 60 | 3.12 | 39.80 |
| 26 | Shakib Al Hasan | 20.83 | 36 | 4.07 | 30.72 |
| 27 | Shaheen Shah Afridi | 21.46 | 28 | 4.66 | 27.61 |
| 28 | Stu Whittingham | 21.50 | 8 | 5.93 | 21.75 |
| 29 | Shadab Khan | 21.76 | 54 | 4.55 | 28.70 |
| 30 | Andrew Tye | 21.79 | 38 | 8.18 | 15.97 |
| 31 | Sheldon Cottrell | 22.11 | 9 | 7.19 | 18.44 |
| 32 | Mohammad Hafeez | 22.14 | 7 | 3.38 | 39.29 |
| 33 | Lungi Ngidi | 22.29 | 42 | 4.50 | 29.69 |
| 34 | Pat Cummins | 22.42 | 38 | 3.05 | 44.11 |
| 35 | Imad Wasim | 22.44 | 9 | 5.46 | 24.67 |
| 36 | James Anderson | 22.53 | 38 | 2.49 | 54.34 |
| 37 | Ishant Sharma | 22.68 | 31 | 2.60 | 52.26 |
| 38 | Kagiso Rabada | 22.97 | 66 | 3.79 | 36.38 |
| 39 | Alasdair Evans | 23.13 | 15 | 6.45 | 21.53 |
| 40 | Taijul Islam | 23.16 | 25 | 2.91 | 47.76 |
| 41 | Junior Dala | 23.17 | 12 | 7.72 | 18.00 |
| 42 | Imran Tahir | 23.56 | 18 | 5.13 | 27.56 |
| 43 | Andrew McBrine | 23.67 | 9 | 3.87 | 36.67 |
| 44 | Sikandar Raza | 23.89 | 18 | 4.34 | 33.00 |
| 45 | Faheem Ashraf | 23.91 | 35 | 4.69 | 30.57 |
| 46 | Jason Holder | 24.00 | 33 | 4.66 | 30.88 |
| 47 | Khaleel Ahmed | 24.15 | 13 | 6.16 | 23.54 |
| 48 | Nathan Coulter-Nile | 24.25 | 8 | 8.82 | 16.50 |
| 49 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 24.56 | 39 | 5.50 | 26.79 |
| 50 | Yasir Shah | 24.72 | 36 | 2.87 | 51.72 |
| 51 | Ehsan Nawaz | 24.75 | 8 | 5.66 | 26.25 |
| 52 | Dale Steyn | 24.84 | 19 | 3.36 | 44.42 |
| 53 | Kane Richardson | 24.92 | 13 | 7.90 | 18.92 |
| 54 | Akila Dananjaya | 25.16 | 44 | 4.45 | 33.95 |
| 55 | Kyle Jarvis | 25.20 | 20 | 4.59 | 32.95 |
| 56 | Stuart Broad | 25.29 | 34 | 2.91 | 52.12 |
| 57 | Tim Southee | 25.33 | 49 | 3.96 | 38.41 |
| 58 | Adil Rashid | 25.43 | 63 | 4.80 | 31.81 |
| 59 | Trent Boult | 25.43 | 61 | 4.14 | 36.89 |
| 60 | Barry McCarthy | 25.47 | 15 | 6.25 | 24.47 |
| 61 | Thisara Perera | 25.60 | 15 | 6.40 | 24.00 |
| 62 | Chris Woakes | 25.62 | 26 | 4.22 | 36.46 |
| 63 | Kemar Roach | 25.65 | 26 | 4.45 | 34.62 |
| 64 | Bilal Asif | 25.75 | 16 | 2.16 | 71.50 |
| 65 | Andile Phehlukwayo | 25.77 | 26 | 5.81 | 26.62 |
| 66 | Richie Berrington | 26.00 | 6 | 6.50 | 24.00 |
| 67 | Kevin O'Brien | 26.00 | 13 | 5.83 | 26.77 |
| 68 | Ravindra Jadeja | 26.25 | 24 | 3.29 | 47.92 |
| 69 | Mashrafe Mortaza | 26.29 | 21 | 4.56 | 34.57 |
| 70 | Mohammad Amir | 26.45 | 29 | 3.74 | 42.48 |
| 71 | Hasan Ali | 26.58 | 53 | 4.67 | 34.15 |
| 72 | Jack Leach | 26.63 | 16 | 2.58 | 61.88 |
| 73 | Peter Chase | 26.63 | 8 | 6.66 | 24.00 |
| 74 | Glenn Maxwell | 26.71 | 7 | 6.93 | 23.14 |
| 75 | Mustafizur Rahman | 27.11 | 28 | 4.52 | 36.00 |
| 76 | Boyd Rankin | 27.18 | 17 | 4.68 | 34.82 |
| 77 | Tendai Chatara | 27.40 | 20 | 5.33 | 30.85 |
| 78 | Mohammed Shami | 27.71 | 41 | 3.37 | 49.37 |
| 79 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 27.80 | 30 | 2.51 | 66.50 |
| 80 | Nuwan Pradeep | 27.83 | 6 | 5.57 | 30.00 |
| 81 | Mahmudullah | 28.40 | 10 | 4.14 | 41.20 |
| 82 | HMRKB Herath | 28.70 | 20 | 3.06 | 56.35 |
| 83 | Carlos Brathwaite | 29.07 | 14 | 6.67 | 26.14 |
| 84 | David Willey | 29.29 | 21 | 6.06 | 29.00 |
| 85 | Abu Jayed | 29.50 | 8 | 2.93 | 60.38 |
| 86 | Kushal Janith Perera | 29.51 | 39 | 3.22 | 55.08 |
| 87 | Liam Plunkett | 29.67 | 21 | 6.78 | 26.24 |
| 88 | Sam Curran | 29.93 | 14 | 3.81 | 47.07 |
| 89 | Jhye Richardson | 30.08 | 13 | 7.38 | 24.46 |
| 90 | Moeen Ali | 30.22 | 55 | 4.28 | 42.35 |
| 91 | Rumman Raees | 31.17 | 12 | 6.82 | 27.42 |
| 92 | Mitchell Starc | 31.50 | 34 | 3.61 | 52.38 |
| 93 | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 31.58 | 26 | 5.02 | 37.77 |
| 94 | Mohammad Nawaz (3) | 31.80 | 10 | 5.58 | 34.20 |
| 95 | Umesh Yadav | 32.25 | 24 | 4.85 | 39.88 |
| 96 | Miguel Cummins | 32.33 | 6 | 3.38 | 57.33 |
| 97 | PADLR Sandakan | 32.53 | 17 | 5.08 | 38.41 |
| 98 | Morné Morkel | 32.55 | 20 | 3.41 | 57.35 |
| 99 | Nathan Lyon | 32.80 | 41 | 2.69 | 73.10 |
| 100 | Mohammad Naveed | 32.93 | 14 | 6.23 | 31.71 |