Mustafizur Rahman

India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder

Mustafizur Rahman is a Bangladesh international bowler who has played 383 matches across T20 Internationals, ODIs, Tests, the Bangladesh Premier League, the IPL and the Pakistan Super League. His primary competition is T20 International cricket, where he has taken 146 wickets across 113 matches at a bowling average of 20.58. Career-wide, he has 527 wickets at 24.28, with an economy of 5.87. On recent form, he took 3/54 against Pakistan Cricket in an ODI on 15 March 2026 and has picked up wickets in eight of his last ten appearances across formats.

Matches

Runs

Wickets

Bat Avg

6.1

Bowl Avg

24.3

2026 Season Context

Current team & role

Delhi Capitals · All-Rounder

Recent form

In his last 10 appearances, Mustafizur Rahman took wickets in eight of them, including 3/54 against Pakistan Cricket on 15 March 2026 and back-to-back two-wicket hauls in the PSL. His bowling workload

Strongest format

T20 International — Rahman's T20 International record of 146 wickets from 113 matches at a bowling average of 20.58 is his best average across all formats. His economy of

Career stats overview

14 Test · 105 ODI · 264 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.

Test

14 matches

Runs scored

Wickets taken

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

ODI

105 matches

157

Runs scored

164

Wickets taken

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

T20I

264 matches

187

Runs scored

332

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

five-wicket hauls

Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.

WTC presence

finals played

In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.

Career threads

Beyond the numbers

527 career wickets at 24.28

Across 383 matches spanning T20 Internationals, ODIs, the Bangladesh Premier League and the IPL, Mustafizur Rahman has claimed 527 wickets at a bowling average of 24.28. His career economy of 5.87 across all formats underlines consistent control over a long stretch of professional cricket.

146 T20I wickets in 113 matches

Mustafizur's primary format is T20 International cricket, where he has taken 146 wickets at an average of 20.58 across 113 matches. That average is markedly better than in any other format he plays, confirming this as the competition where his bowling is most potent.

Sher-e-Bangla is his fortress: 180 wickets

At Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka, Rahman has taken 180 wickets from 40 matches at an economy of 5.05. That is his highest wicket tally at any ground and his most economical return at any venue with more than ten appearances.

Outstanding record against Sri Lanka: 61 wickets

Against Sri Lanka Cricket across 18 matches, Rahman has taken 61 wickets at an economy of just 4.78. No other opponent he has faced regularly comes close to that economy rate, making Sri Lanka the opposition against whom he has historically been at his most threatening.

Active in PSL 2026 with 6 wickets in five matches

In his five most recent PSL appearances between 26 March and 11 April 2026, Rahman picked up 6 wickets. He has delivered in each match he bowled a full allocation, suggesting his rhythm is intact even as his side has struggled for wins.

Head-to-head

Vs opponents

Career totals broken down by the teams Mustafizur Rahman has faced most often, heat-scaled by output.

Sri Lanka

Matches: 18
Runs: 64
Wickets: 61

India

Matches: 14
Runs: 48
Wickets: 35

New Zealand

Matches: 14
Runs: 44
Wickets: 40

South Africa

Matches: 9
Runs: 44
Wickets: 16

West Indies

Matches: 8
Runs: 34
Wickets: 52

Zimbabwe

Matches: 7
Runs: 29
Wickets: 52

Australia

Matches: 6
Runs: 5
Wickets: 16

England

Matches: 6
Runs: 3
Wickets: 5

Grounds played at

Home & away grounds

The venues where Mustafizur Rahman has turned out most often.

Shere Bangla National Stadium, Dhaka

Matches: 40
Runs: 136
Wickets: 180

Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram

Matches: 14
Runs: 37
Wickets: 47

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Matches: 11
Runs: 33
Wickets: 30

Sylhet International Cricket Stadium

Matches: 8
Runs: 28
Wickets: 38

R.Premadasa Stadium

Matches: 5
Runs: 21
Wickets: 11

Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

Matches: 4
Runs: 12
Wickets: 13

Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Matches: 3
Runs: 29
Wickets: 8

Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Matches: 3
Runs: 8
Wickets: 6

Official profile

Elsewhere on the web

ESPNcricinfo

Mustafizur Rahman'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.

Photo credits (1)

Mustafizur Rahman — photo by Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive), CC BY-SA 4.0 · source