Chris Jordan
CJ Jordan is a T20 specialist who has represented England Cricket and a string of franchise sides across the globe, accumulating 492 wickets and 2,613 runs in 431 career matches. His primary competition is the T20 Blast, where 117 wickets at a bowling average of 24.17 represent his most efficient sustained spell of wicket-taking in any league. Currently playing for Hobart Hurricanes in the Big Bash League, his last ten appearances have spanned December 2025 and January 2026, with a 4/19 return against Melbourne Renegades his headline performance in that run.

2026 Season Context
Current team & role
Punjab Kings · All-Rounder
Recent form
Jordan's last 10 outings have all come in the Big Bash League for Hobart Hurricanes between December 2025 and January 2026, with his most notable return being 4/19 against Melbourne Renegades on 21 De
Strongest format
T20 Blast — Jordan's 117 wickets in 106 T20 Blast matches come at a bowling average of 24.17, which is measurably better than his returns in the Big Bash League (
Career stats overview
8 Test · 34 ODI · 389 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.
Test
8 matches
Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.
ODI
34 matches
The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.
T20I
389 matches
Brief but impactful — quality over volume in the shortest format.
Format-aware deep dive
Where he dominates
Home record
Average 21.4 on Indian soil — better than any active spinner of the era.
Fourth-innings force
A third of his Test wickets come on day five, when bowlers decide outcomes.
Lower-order resilience
At No.7 his average beats every Indian specialist in that slot since 2015.
Elite opposition
Combined record vs Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa.
Consistency
Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.
WTC presence
In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.
Career threads
Beyond the numbers
492 wickets across 431 career matches
Jordan is one of the most experienced T20 specialists in the global circuit. His career bowling average of 27.46 across formats, combined with an economy of 7.42, reflects consistent wicket-taking across domestic and international cricket.
T20 Blast remains his sharpest hunting ground
In 106 T20 Blast appearances, Jordan has taken 117 wickets at a bowling average of 24.17 and contributed 793 runs with the bat at a strike rate of 132.17. No competition has brought more out of him across either discipline.
The Hundred: best batting figures of his career
Jordan's batting average of 29.78 and strike rate of 165.43 in The Hundred across 33 matches represent his most productive figures with the bat in any competition. His bowling average of 21.39 there is equally sharp.
Rose Bowl: extraordinary batting average of 56.50
Across 17 appearances at the Rose Bowl, Jordan has averaged 56.50 with the bat at a strike rate of 145.81, while taking 34 wickets at an economy of 7.13. It is comfortably his most productive ground.
34 wickets against India at economy 6.53
Jordan has taken 34 wickets against India across 13 matches, with an economy rate of 6.53. That combination of volume and control against one of the strongest batting line-ups in world cricket stands out in his head-to-head record.
What’s next
Upcoming matches
- Indian Premier League · Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad18 Apr19:30 IST
- Indian Premier League · Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, New Chandigarh19 Apr19:30 IST
- Indian Premier League · Narendra Modi Stadium, Motera, Ahmedabad20 Apr19:30 IST
- Indian Premier League · Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad21 Apr19:30 IST
Official profile
Elsewhere on the web
ESPNcricinfo
CJ Jordan's profile
Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Batting average uses dismissals as the denominator; bowler wickets are credited only for bowler-kind dismissals (bowled, caught, lbw, caught-and-bowled, stumped, hit wicket). Venue and opposition splits are rebuilt after every ingest from the Cricsheet archive.