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JDS Neesham
India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder
JDS Neesham is a New Zealand Cricket all-rounder who has played 300 matches across Tests, ODIs, T20 Internationals and franchise cricket around the world. In 91 T20 Internationals. His primary format by cap count. He has scored 1,105 runs at a strike rate of 145.01 and taken 62 wickets at 24.73. Across his full 300-match career he has accumulated 5,331 runs and 279 wickets, giving him a bowling average of 28.67. On recent form, his last ten appearances have all been T20Is against South Africa, India, Canada and UAE, with New Zealand winning four of them. Batting returns have been modest across that stretch, though he took 3/46 in four overs against India on 8 March 2026.
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JDSNEESHAM
Bat Avg
25.3
Bowl Avg
28.7
2026 Season Context
Current team & role
Delhi Capitals · All-Rounder
Recent form
Across his last 10 T20I appearances (February to March 2026), Neesham's best batting contribution was 26 off 21 balls against South Africa, whilst with the ball his standout return was 3/46 in four ov
Strongest format
T20 International — Neesham's 91 T20I caps are his primary competition, and his batting strike rate of 145.01 in that format is comfortably his highest across internation
Career stats overview
12 Test · 75 ODI · 213 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.
Test
12 matches
709
Runs scored
14
Wickets taken
Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.
ODI
75 matches
1,508
Runs scored
66
Wickets taken
The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.
T20I
213 matches
3,114
Runs scored
199
Wickets taken
Brief but impactful — quality over volume in the shortest format.
Format-aware deep dive
Where he dominates
Home record
215
wickets
Average 21.4 on Indian soil — better than any active spinner of the era.
Fourth-innings force
112
wickets
A third of his Test wickets come on day five, when bowlers decide outcomes.
Lower-order resilience
38.4
batting avg
At No.7 his average beats every Indian specialist in that slot since 2015.
Elite opposition
198
wkts in 48 M
Combined record vs Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa.
Consistency
14
five-wicket hauls
Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.
WTC presence
2
finals played
In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.
Career threads
Beyond the numbers
300 matches, 279 wickets, 5,331 runs
Neesham is one of the more productive all-rounders in modern limited-overs cricket, spanning Tests, ODIs, T20Is and franchise competitions across the globe. His 300-match career spans New Zealand Cricket, several English county sides and franchise teams in four continents.
T20I strike rate of 145.01 across 91 caps
In 91 T20 Internationals, Neesham averages 20.09 with the bat but scores at 145.01, making him a genuine lower-order accelerator. His 62 T20I wickets at an average of 24.73 add considerable bowling value to that package.
Blast record: 1,215 runs and 70 wickets in 67 matches
Across stints with Durham, Essex, Kent, Derbyshire, Northamptonshire and others, Neesham has been one of the more consistent overseas performers in the Vitality T20 Blast. A strike rate of 145.68 and 70 wickets at 28.30 reflect a player who contributes meaningfully in both departments.
Strong numbers at the County Ground and Basin Reserve
At the County Ground, Neesham averages 29.76 with a strike rate of 147.52 and has taken 30 wickets across 24 appearances. At Basin Reserve he averages 31.46 with the bat and has picked up 24 wickets, with a tidy economy of 5.33.
Recent form: busy T20I schedule, mixed returns
Neesham has played all 10 of his last appearances in T20 Internationals, split across series against South Africa, India, Canada and UAE. Batting returns have been modest, with a top score of 26, though he claimed 3/46 against India on 8 March 2026.
Head-to-head
Vs opponents
Career totals broken down by the teams JDS Neesham has faced most often, heat-scaled by output.
Pakistan
- Matches
- 26
- Runs
- 352
- Wickets
- 23
South Africa
- Matches
- 23
- Runs
- 408
- Wickets
- 14
Australia
- Matches
- 19
- Runs
- 436
- Wickets
- 12
Bangladesh
- Matches
- 17
- Runs
- 355
- Wickets
- 24
India
- Matches
- 17
- Runs
- 452
- Wickets
- 14
West Indies
- Matches
- 17
- Runs
- 502
- Wickets
- 16
Sri Lanka
- Matches
- 11
- Runs
- 313
- Wickets
- 21
England
- Matches
- 9
- Runs
- 182
- Wickets
- 9
Grounds played at
Home & away grounds
The venues where JDS Neesham has turned out most often.
County Ground
- Matches
- 24
- Runs
- 506
- Wickets
- 30
Basin Reserve, Wellington
- Matches
- 13
- Runs
- 409
- Wickets
- 24
Bay Oval
- Matches
- 13
- Runs
- 274
- Wickets
- 16
Dubai International Cricket Stadium
- Matches
- 13
- Runs
- 164
- Wickets
- 9
Eden Park, Auckland
- Matches
- 13
- Runs
- 221
- Wickets
- 20
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
- Matches
- 13
- Runs
- 356
- Wickets
- 13
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
- Matches
- 13
- Runs
- 346
- Wickets
- 12
SuperSport Park, Centurion
- Matches
- 11
- Runs
- 197
- Wickets
- 17
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.