Mohammad Amir
Mohammad Amir is a bowler with 554 career wickets from 387 matches across Test cricket, ODIs, T20 internationals and a spread of franchise competitions including the Pakistan Super League, Caribbean Premier League, Bangladesh Premier League and T20 Blast. His career bowling average sits at 24.98, with an economy of 4.88 across all formats. He has represented Pakistan Cricket in 80 matches and turned out for franchises including Karachi Kings, Quetta Gladiators, Essex and London Spirit, among others. On recent form in the 2026 PSL season, his side lost five consecutive matches between late March and 10 April, though Amir himself contributed wickets in each game.
2026 Season Context
Recent form
Across his last 10 matches (five PSL outings in April 2026 and five BPL appearances in late December 2025 and early January 2026), Amir picked up 11 wickets in 10 games, though his PSL side lost all f
Strongest format
Pakistan Super League — The PSL is Amir's primary competition by matches played (87), and his 92 wickets there are his highest tally in any single franchise league. His bowli
Career stats overview
36 Test · 59 ODI · 292 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.
Test
36 matches
Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.
ODI
59 matches
The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.
T20I
292 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
554 career wickets across all formats
Across 387 matches spanning Test cricket, T20 internationals, ODIs and multiple franchise leagues, Amir has claimed 554 wickets at a career bowling average of 24.98. His economy of 4.88 across all formats reflects consistent control regardless of conditions.
PSL's primary competition, 92 wickets and counting
The Pakistan Super League is Amir's most-played franchise competition, with 87 appearances and 92 wickets at an average of 27.09. He has represented both Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators in the tournament.
Exceptional returns against England and West Indies
In 14 matches against England Cricket, Amir has taken 45 wickets at a miserly economy of 3.49. Against West Indies Cricket across 7 matches, he has 37 wickets at an economy of just 2.80, his lowest against any major opponent.
Dubai International a happy hunting ground
At Dubai International Stadium, Amir has taken 48 wickets in 12 matches. That volume at one venue underlines how regularly he has been deployed in UAE-based competitions throughout his franchise career.
T20I bowling average of 21.73 in 59 internationals
Among his international formats, Amir's T20I record stands out. In 59 appearances for Pakistan, he has taken 70 wickets at 21.73 with an economy of 7.10, making it his sharpest bowling format by average.
Head-to-head
Vs opponents
Career totals broken down by the teams Mohammad Amir has faced most often, heat-scaled by output.
Australia
- Matches
- 18
- Runs
- 272
- Wickets
- 58
New Zealand
- Matches
- 17
- Runs
- 249
- Wickets
- 37
England
- Matches
- 14
- Runs
- 290
- Wickets
- 45
Sri Lanka
- Matches
- 12
- Runs
- 151
- Wickets
- 33
Peshawar Zalmi
- Matches
- 8
- Runs
- 36
- Wickets
- 25
Islamabad United
- Matches
- 7
- Runs
- 55
- Wickets
- 24
West Indies
- Matches
- 7
- Runs
- 110
- Wickets
- 37
India
- Matches
- 5
- Runs
- 31
- Wickets
- 14
Grounds played at
Home & away grounds
The venues where Mohammad Amir has turned out most often.
Dubai International Cricket Stadium
- Matches
- 12
- Runs
- 70
- Wickets
- 48
Lord's, London
- Matches
- 10
- Runs
- 88
- Wickets
- 28
County Ground
- Matches
- 8
- Runs
- 29
- Wickets
- 27
Edgbaston, Birmingham
- Matches
- 7
- Runs
- 100
- Wickets
- 17
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore
- Matches
- 7
- Runs
- 22
- Wickets
- 23
Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa
- Matches
- 7
- Runs
- 33
- Wickets
- 13
Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
- Matches
- 7
- Runs
- 107
- Wickets
- 10
Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka
- Matches
- 7
- Runs
- 14
- Wickets
- 39
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.