AU Rashid
AU Rashid is an international cricketer who has represented England Cricket across Tests, One-Day Internationals and T20 Internationals, as well as a range of domestic and franchise sides including Yorkshire, Northern Superchargers and Pretoria Capitals. Over 396 career matches he has accumulated 561 wickets at a bowling average of 28.09 and an economy of 5.73, while contributing 1,875 runs with the bat at 16.30. His primary competition is the ODI format, where he has played 153 times and taken 233 wickets at 5.61 runs per over. Recent form covers ten straight T20I appearances, in all of which he completed at least 3.7 overs and took wickets in eight. England won seven of those matches.
2026 Season Context
Current team & role
Sunrisers Hyderabad · All-Rounder
Recent form
In his last ten appearances, all in T20I cricket between 1 February and 5 March 2026, Rashid took wickets in eight of those matches, finishing with 15 wickets at economies ranging from 3.25 to 10.25 p
Strongest format
One-Day International — Rashid's ODI economy of 5.61 is his lowest across any format, and his 233 wickets in 153 matches represent his highest volume in a single competition.
Career stats overview
18 Test · 153 ODI · 225 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.
Test
18 matches
Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.
ODI
153 matches
The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.
T20I
225 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
561 career wickets at 28.09
Across 396 matches in all formats, Rashid has claimed 561 wickets at a bowling average of 28.09. His economy of 5.73 across that workload reflects a spinner capable of controlling spells as much as taking them.
ODIs are his primary stage
In 153 One-Day Internationals, Rashid has 233 wickets at an economy of 5.61, his most controlled figure across any format. His ODI bowling average of 31.46 sits alongside a batting strike rate of 93.08, making him a useful contributor in both disciplines.
T20 Internationals: 158 wickets at 22.64
Rashid's T20I record is his sharpest in terms of bowling average. Over 131 matches he averages 22.64 per wicket, conceding at 7.45 an over. His recent run of ten appearances has all been in T20I cricket.
West Indies his most productive opponent
Against West Indies across 17 matches, Rashid has taken 74 wickets at an economy of 5.99. That haul is his largest against any single opponent and points to a consistent record in that fixture.
Old Trafford his most productive home venue with the bat
In 12 appearances at Old Trafford, Rashid has averaged 37 with the bat alongside 34 wickets. That batting average is his highest at any ground in our data and stands well clear of his career figure of 16.30.
What’s next
Upcoming matches
- Indian Premier League · Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad18 Apr19:30 IST
- Indian Premier League · Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Uppal, Hyderabad21 Apr19:30 IST
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.