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Shaheen Shah Afridi
India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder
Shaheen Shah Afridi is a Pakistan Cricket pace bowler who has played for Lahore Qalandars in the PSL and several county and franchise sides globally. His primary competition is the T20 International format, where he has taken 132 wickets in 99 matches at a bowling average of 21.42. Across all 308 matches in our records, he has 540 wickets at 23.59, with an economy of 5.31 for the full career. On current form, he delivered two four-wicket hauls in his last 10 appearances, against England in February 2026 and Karachi Kings in March 2026.
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Shaheen ShahAFRIDI
Bat Avg
11.8
Bowl Avg
23.6
2026 Season Context
Recent form
In his last 10 matches, Shaheen has delivered two four-wicket hauls, a 4/18 against Karachi Kings on 29 March 2026 and a 4/30 against England Cricket on 24 February 2026, alongside contributions of 3/
Strongest format
T20 International — Shaheen's 132 wickets from 99 T20 Internationals at a bowling average of 21.42 represent his best average across any competition, and his PSL record o
Career stats overview
33 Test · 67 ODI · 208 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.
Test
33 matches
256
Runs scored
121
Wickets taken
Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.
ODI
67 matches
310
Runs scored
126
Wickets taken
The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.
T20I
208 matches
820
Runs scored
293
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
540 wickets across all formats
Across 308 matches, Shaheen has claimed 540 wickets at a bowling average of 23.59 and an economy of 5.31. That workload spans Test cricket, ODIs, T20 Internationals and multiple domestic T20 leagues.
132 T20I wickets at an average of 21.42
In 99 T20 Internationals, Shaheen has taken 132 wickets at 21.42, making the format his most productive per-match bowling environment. His economy of 7.93 in the shortest format reflects the inherent pressures of T20 bowling at international level.
Gaddafi Stadium his most productive venue
In 25 appearances at Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, Shaheen has picked up 96 wickets at an economy of 6.76. No other venue in his record comes close for sheer volume of wickets.
68 wickets against New Zealand in 19 matches
His record against New Zealand Cricket stands out across all opponent splits: 68 wickets in 19 matches at an economy of 5.51. That combination of volume and control against a single opponent is the strongest such return in his career.
Active PSL 2026 campaign with Lahore Qalandars
Shaheen is currently playing in the 2026 Pakistan Super League for Lahore Qalandars. His last five PSL outings include a 4/18 and a 3/22, showing sharp short-spell threat despite his side's mixed results.
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.