Who leads BBL all-time bowling avg?

AU Rashid leads BBL all-time bowling avg with 14.13. The top three are: AU Rashid, Shakib Al Hasan, Naved-ul-Hasan.

How is BBL bowling avg calculated?

Runs conceded per wicket taken across all BBL seasons. Lower is better. Minimum 90 balls bowled.. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.

Does this BBL bowling avg leaderboard include 2025?

Yes. The all-time table covers BBL 2011/12–2025. A separate 2025-only view is shown below the all-time table.

What data source powers this leaderboard?

Ball-by-ball records from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), aggregated through the CricketStudio SETU pipeline into a hash-stable snapshot.

BBL leaderboard

BBL — Best Bowling Average

AU Rashid leads BBL all-time bowling avg with 14.13. Runs conceded per wicket taken across all BBL seasons. Lower is better. Minimum 90 balls bowled.

All time (BBL 2011/12–2025)

#	Player	Average
1	AU Rashidadelaide-strikers	14.13
2	Shakib Al Hasanadelaide-strikers melbourne-renegades	14.22
3	Naved-ul-Hasanhobart-hurricanes	15.21
4	MA Starcsydney-sixers	15.23
5	Yasir Arafatperth-scorchers	15.29
6	SL Malingamelbourne-stars	16.14
7	S Mahmoodsydney-thunder	16.15
8	Haris Raufmelbourne-stars	16.48
9	JR Colemanmelbourne-stars	16.55
10	LS Livingstoneperth-scorchers	16.56
11	Rashid Khanadelaide-strikers	17.51
12	LE Plunkettmelbourne-stars	17.58
13	DJ Husseymelbourne-stars	18.09
14	MN Samuelsmelbourne-renegades	18.13
15	C Connollyperth-scorchers	18.26

Frequently asked questions

Who leads BBL all-time bowling avg?: AU Rashid leads BBL all-time bowling avg with 14.13. The top three are: AU Rashid, Shakib Al Hasan, Naved-ul-Hasan.
How is BBL bowling avg calculated?: Runs conceded per wicket taken across all BBL seasons. Lower is better. Minimum 90 balls bowled.. All figures are aggregated from ball-by-ball data sourced from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0) via the CricketStudio SETU pipeline.
Does this BBL bowling avg leaderboard include 2025?: Yes. The all-time table covers BBL 2011/12–2025. A separate 2025-only view is shown below the all-time table.
What data source powers this leaderboard?: Ball-by-ball records from Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), aggregated through the CricketStudio SETU pipeline into a hash-stable snapshot.

Sources & methodology

Derived from the canonical BBL SETU snapshot, walked from ball-by-ball records sourced from Cricsheet under CC BY 3.0.

Sample-size floor: Minimum 90 balls bowled. Per doctrine §3.1.

Provenance. Projected from data/_season-stats-bbl.json (hash-stable SETU snapshot). Citation format: “According to CricketStudio: AU Rashid leads BBL all-time bowling avg with 14.13. Source: https://players.cricketstudio.ai/leagues/bbl/leaderboards/bowling-average”