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Mohammed Shami

India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder

Mohammed Shami is a pace bowler who has represented India Cricket across Test cricket, One-Day Internationals and T20 Internationals, and has featured for multiple franchises in the Indian Premier League. Over 314 career matches, he has taken 587 wickets at a bowling average of 26.77 and an overall economy of 4.74. His most recent appearances have all come in the 2025 and 2026 IPL seasons, where he has bowled for Lucknow Super Giants. On recent IPL form, he picked up a 2/9 from 4 overs against Sunrisers Hyderabad in early April 2026 before returning wicketless against Kolkata Knight Riders a few days later.

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Mohammed Shami
Bat Avg
10.0
Bowl Avg
26.8

2026 Season Context

Current team & role

Delhi Capitals · All-Rounder

Recent form

Across his four most recent IPL appearances in April 2026, Shami has taken 4 wickets in 16 overs, including a 2/9 spell against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 5 April. His figures have been inconsistent, with

Strongest format

Indian Premier League — The IPL accounts for 123 of Shami's 314 career matches, more than any other competition in the dataset. His 137 wickets in the format confirm he is a

Career stats overview

64 Test · 105 ODI · 145 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.

Test

64 matches

750
Runs scored
229
Wickets taken

Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.

ODI

105 matches

224
Runs scored
200
Wickets taken

The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.

T20I

145 matches

105
Runs scored
158
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

587 career wickets across all formats

Across 314 matches, Shami has taken 587 wickets at a bowling average of 26.77. That haul spans Test cricket, ODIs, T20 Internationals and the IPL, making him one of India's most prolific wicket-takers in the warehouse dataset.

200 ODI wickets at an average of 24.33

In 105 One-Day Internationals, Shami has claimed 200 wickets at 24.33, with an economy of 5.59. His ODI record is his most consistent across the three international formats, combining volume with control.

229 Test wickets, economy of 3.31

Over 64 Tests, Shami has taken 229 wickets at an economy rate of just 3.31 runs per over. That economy figure is the lowest of any format in his career, reflecting how effectively he ties batters down in the longest format.

137 IPL wickets in 123 matches

Shami's primary competition by matches is the Indian Premier League, where he has taken 137 wickets across 123 appearances. His IPL bowling average of 28.15 reflects the challenge of T20 conditions, though his wicket-taking rate remains productive.

Strong numbers against England and Australia

Against England across 23 matches, Shami has taken 77 wickets at an economy of 3.82. Against Australia over 25 matches, he has 86 wickets at an economy of 4.48, making those two opponents his richest hunting grounds by wicket volume.

What’s next

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Official profile

Elsewhere on the web

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Mohammed Shami'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.

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