List of current fast bowlers in international cricket
Fast bowling (also called pace bowling) is one of The Two main approaches to bowling in the sport of cricket (the other being spin bowling). The following are lists of the top ten current fast bowlers using different criteria. They have all played at least one international game in the past year in the form listed.
Best average
Top ten current international fast bowlers by Test average
Average |
Player |
Bowling style |
Age |
Matches |
Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
22.30 |
Dale Steyn |
Right Arm |
85 |
417 |
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22.45 |
Vernon Philander |
Right Arm |
46 |
171 |
|
22.71 |
Kagiso Rabada |
Right Arm |
22 |
102 |
|
22.71 |
Kyle Abbott |
Left Arm |
11 |
39 |
|
25.39 |
Josh Hazlewood |
Right Arm |
30 |
118 |
|
27.47 |
Jackson Bird |
Right Arm |
8 |
34 |
|
28.20 |
James Anderson |
Right Arm |
125 |
480 |
|
28.35 |
Mitchell Starc |
Left Arm |
36 |
148 |
|
28.75 |
Trent Boult |
Left Arm |
50 |
190 |
|
28.76 |
Stuart Broad |
Right Arm |
102 |
375 |
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Qualification: At least one Test appearance in last year and 1000 career Test deliveries |
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Top ten current international fast bowlers by ODI average
Average |
Player |
Bowling style |
Age |
Matches |
Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
19.79 |
Mustafizur Rahman |
Left Arm |
22 |
44 |
|
20.13 |
Mitchell Starc |
Left Arm |
68 |
134 |
|
21.57 |
Josh Davey |
Right Arm |
29 |
47 |
|
22.66 |
Hasan Ali |
Right Arm |
21 |
42 |
|
23.85 |
Josh Hazlewood |
Right Arm |
38 |
64 |
|
24.48 |
Morné Morkel |
Right Arm |
112 |
186 |
|
24.69 |
Mohammed Shami |
Right Arm |
49 |
91 |
|
25.03 |
Corey Anderson |
Left Arm |
49 |
60 |
|
25.26 |
Matt Henry |
Right Arm |
32 |
61 |
|
25.48 |
Trent Boult |
Left Arm |
51 |
90 |
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Qualification: At least one ODI appearance in last year and 1000 career ODI deliveries |
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Top ten current international fast bowlers by T20I average
Average |
Player |
Bowling style |
Age |
Matches |
Wickets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14.92 |
Mustafizur Rahman |
Left Arm |
17 |
27 |
|
16.59 |
Ahsan Malik |
Right Arm |
31 |
44 |
|
16.96 |
Amjad Javed |
Right Arm |
22 |
33 |
|
17.27 |
Mohammad Naveed |
Right Arm |
22 |
29 |
|
17.78 |
Jasprit Bumrah |
Right Arm |
24 |
33 |
|
18.33 |
Paul van Meekeren |
Right Arm |
18 |
18 |
|
18.48 |
Kevin O'Brien |
Right Arm |
59 |
54 |
|
18.86 |
Mitchell Starc |
Left Arm |
22 |
30 |
|
18.92 |
Aizaz Khan |
Right Arm |
23 |
28 |
|
19.00 |
James Faulkner |
Left Arm |
24 |
36 |
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Qualification: At least one T20I appearance in last year and 300 career T20I deliveries |
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Most wickets
Top ten current international fast bowlers by Test wickets
Wickets |
Player |
Bowling style |
Age |
Matches |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
480 |
James Anderson |
Right Arm |
125 |
28.20 |
|
417 |
Dale Steyn |
Right Arm |
85 |
22.30 |
|
375 |
Stuart Broad |
Right Arm |
105 |
28.76 |
|
266 |
Morné Morkel |
Right Arm |
77 |
29.17 |
|
218 |
Ishant Sharma |
Right Arm |
77 |
36.93 |
|
211 |
Peter Siddle |
Right Arm |
62 |
29.92 |
|
204 |
Tim Southee |
Right Arm |
57 |
31.55 |
|
190 |
Trent Boult |
Left Arm |
50 |
28.75 |
|
171 |
Vernon Philander |
Right Arm |
46 |
22.45 |
|
148 |
Mitchell Starc |
Left Arm |
36 |
28.35 |
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Qualification: At least one Test appearance in last year |
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Top Ten current international fast bowlers by ODI wickets
Wickets |
Player |
Bowling style |
Age |
Matches |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
298 |
Lasith Malinga |
Right Arm |
199 |
28.39 |
|
228 |
Mashrafe Mortaza |
Right Arm |
176 |
30.57 |
|
199 |
Nuwan Kulasekara |
Right Arm |
184 |
33.92 |
|
186 |
Morné Morkel |
Right Arm |
112 |
24.48 |
|
180 |
Dale Steyn |
Right Arm |
116 |
26.62 |
|
179 |
Umar Gul |
Right Arm |
130 |
29.34 |
|
160 |
Tim Southee |
Right Arm |
119 |
33.22 |
|
134 |
Mitchell Starc |
Left Arm |
68 |
20.13 |
|
129 |
Thisara Perera |
Right Arm |
119 |
32.27 |
|
111 |
Angelo Mathews |
Right Arm |
187 |
34.04 |
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Qualification: At least one ODI appearance in last year |
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Top ten current international fast bowlers by T20I wickets
Wickets |
Player |
Bowling style |
Age |
Matches |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
89 |
Lasith Malinga |
Right Arm |
67 |
19.65 |
|
66 |
Nuwan Kulasekara |
Right Arm |
58 |
23.18 |
|
54 |
Kevin O'Brien |
Right Arm |
59 |
18.48 |
|
54 |
Sohail Tanvir |
Left Arm |
57 |
26.92 |
|
52 |
Dwayne Bravo |
Right Arm |
66 |
28.26 |
|
46 |
Morné Morkel |
Right Arm |
41 |
23.84 |
|
46 |
Tim Southee |
Right Arm |
39 |
26.71 |
|
44 |
Ahsan Malik |
Right Arm |
31 |
16.59 |
|
42 |
Mashrafe Mortaza |
Right Arm |
54 |
36.35 |
|
41 |
Wayne Parnell |
Left Arm |
40 |
25.31 |
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Qualification: At least one T20I appearance in last year |
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Fastest
These lists are based on the most recent international game played by each bowler, but in some circumstances the necessary data is unavailable. In these situations, the data used is from the most recent game where this data is available, and is listed in italics. The main source of information on bowling speeds is Hawkeye data as published on the ICC website. However this is not universally used and depends on which system the host broadcaster / board use for ball-tracking. Matches in Australia and New Zealand currently use the rival Virtual Eye system, and though some speed data is available it is not comprehensive.
Top ten current international fast bowlers by top speed
Fastest Delivery (kph) |
Player |
Bowling style |
Age |
Average speed (kph) |
Last International match |
Match Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
149.6 |
Wahab Riaz |
Left Arm |
138.7 |
Champions Trophy: Pakistan v India at Edgbaston |
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149.2 |
Pat Cummins |
Right Arm |
143.3 |
Champions Trophy: England v Australia at Edgbaston |
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149.0 |
Tymal Mills |
Left Arm |
131.5 |
3rd T20I: India v England at Bangalore |
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148.5 |
Mitchell Starc |
Left Arm |
143.2 |
Champions Trophy: England v Australia at Edgbaston |
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148.2 |
Shannon Gabriel |
Right Arm |
137.9 |
3rd Test:West Indies v Pakistan |
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148.1 |
Jasprit Bumrah |
Right Arm |
138.3 |
Champions Trophy Final - The Oval |
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147.7 |
Adam Milne |
Right Arm |
138.4 |
Champions Trophy : New Zealand v Bangladesh |
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147.3 |
Liam Plunkett |
Right Arm |
137.0 |
3rd T20I: England v SA |
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147.0 |
Kagiso Rabada |
Right Arm |
138.3 |
3rd Test: England v SA at The Oval |
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146.6 |
Umesh Yadav |
Right Arm |
138.7 |
1st Test: Sri Lanka v India |
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145.2 |
Mohammed Shami |
Right Arm |
138.0 |
1st Test: Sri Lanka v India |
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145.1 |
Mohammad Amir |
Left Arm |
140.9 |
Champions Trophy Final - The Oval |
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145.0 |
Mark Wood |
Right Arm |
138.5 |
2nd Test: England v SA at Trent Bridge |
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144.7 |
Ben Stokes |
Right Arm |
137.1 |
3rd Test: England v SA at The Oval |
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143.8 |
Morne Morkel |
Right Arm |
136.1 |
3rd Test: England v SA at The Oval |
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145.0 (90.1) |
Dale Steyn |
Right Arm |
135.0 (83.9) |
5th ODI: South Africa v Australia at Cape Town |
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Qualification: Last international match for a player (in any format) in last year, sorted by maximum speed. |
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Top ten current international fast bowlers by average speed
Average speed(kph) |
Player |
Bowling style |
Age |
Fastest Delivery (kph) |
Last recorded International |
Last recorded Match Start Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
143.3 |
Pat Cummins |
Right Arm |
149.2 |
Champions Trophy: Australia v England |
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143.2 |
Mitchell Starc |
Left Arm |
148.5 |
Champions Trophy: Australia v England |
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140.9 |
Mohammad Amir |
Left Arm |
145.1 |
Champions Trophy Final - The Oval |
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138.7 |
Wahab Riaz |
Left Arm |
149.6 |
Champions Trophy: Pakistan v India at Edgbaston |
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138.7 |
Umesh Yadav |
Right Arm |
146.6 |
1st Test: Sri Lanka v India |
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138.5 |
Mark Wood |
Right Arm |
145.0 |
2nd Test: England v SA at Trent Bridge |
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138.4 |
Adam Milne |
Right Arm |
147.7 |
Champions Trophy : New Zealand v Bangladesh |
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138.3 |
Jasprit Bumrah |
Right Arm |
148.1 |
Champions Trophy Final - The Oval |
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138.3 |
Kagiso Rabada |
Right Arm |
147.0 |
3rd Test: England v SA at The Oval |
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138.0 |
Mohammed Shami |
Right Arm |
145.2 |
1st Test: Sri Lanka v India |
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134.5 |
Jerome Taylor |
Right Arm |
142.9 (88.8) |
Only T20I: West Indies v India |
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138.1 (85.8) |
Hameed Hassan |
Right Arm |
145.8 (90.6) |
ICC World Twenty20 2016, Match 30 – Afghanistan v West Indies |
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137.9 (85.7) |
Taskin Ahmed |
Right Arm |
141.8 (88.1) |
Only Test: India v Bangladesh at Hyderabad |
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Qualification: Last international match for a player (in any format) in last year, sorted by Last Innings Average Speed |
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Last Innings Average 140+ kmph. Last Innings Average 135+ kmph. Last Innings Average 130+ kmph.
Last Innings Average 120+ kmph. Last Innings Average 110+ kmph. Last Innings Average Not Available (figures in italics are last recorded speed).