Naseem Shah

Bowler, Pakistan, 20 Tests, 2019-2024. Debut v Australia, 2019

32.5Adjusted bowling average, 94th of 137 bowlers: runs per wicket once the batters he bowled at, the grounds and the conditions are allowed for, so lower is better. Raw 35.1. It could reasonably be anywhere from 28.3 to 40.8.

His T20 ratings

Where his adjusted bowling average could be. The shaded part is the 89% range; the taller the curve, the likelier.

Where he sits

91CAK RajithaSri Lanka32.2 92PL HarrisSouth Africa32.2 93UWMBCA WelegedaraSri Lanka32.3

94Naseem ShahPakistan32.5

95ST GabrielWest Indies32.6 96DJG SammyWest Indies32.7 97MJ SantnerNew Zealand32.7

Every bowler on one chart

Season by seasonBowling, as recorded

Year	Wkts	Runs	Avg	Econ
2019	8	262	32.75	3.45
2020	12	446	37.17	3.63
2022	18	555	30.83	3.73
2023	13	321	24.69	3.13
2024	9	383	42.56	4.14
Career	60	2108	35.13	3.71

Percentile rankingsvs all Test players (2001–)

PoorAverageGreat

Bowling

Value

Adjusted avg

32.7

Volume

Wickets

5 wkts

Quality

Average

35.13

Strike rate

56.9

Economy

3.71

Conditions

Away average

38.57

Batting

Value

Adjusted avg

7.5

Value / inns

0.9

Volume

Runs

144

Average

7.58

Hundreds

Quality

Strike rate

31.5

Consistency

Conditions

Away average

5.8

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg
England	8	65	9.29
Sri Lanka	5	34	17.00
New Zealand	6	32	10.67
Australia	4	8	2.67
Bangladesh	2	5	2.50
South Africa	2	0	0.00

Bowling by opposition

Opp	Wkts	Avg	Best	5w
Sri Lanka	23	25.22	5/31	1
England	10	57.10	3/140	0
Bangladesh	8	23.38	4/26	0
New Zealand	8	50.75	3/55	0
Australia	7	34.00	4/58	0
South Africa	4	31.50	3/92	0

Home & away

Home

9.56bat avg

32.12bowl avg

Away

5.8bat avg

38.57bowl avg

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	7	54	10.80
2nd	9	36	6.00
3rd	6	13	3.25
4th	5	41	10.25

Recent formLast 10 Tests

v South Africa0 & 04/126SuperSport Park, Centurion2024-12-26 v England33 & 62/157Multan Cricket Stadium2024-10-07 v Bangladesh33/100Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium2024-08-21 v Sri Lanka—6/85Sinhalese Sports Club Ground2023-07-24 v Sri Lanka63/122Galle International Stadium2023-07-16 v New Zealand4 & 154/114National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi2023-01-02 v England15 & 65/206Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium2022-12-01 v Sri Lanka4 & 185/102Galle International Stadium2022-07-24 v Sri Lanka52/77Galle International Stadium2022-07-16 v Australia0 & 15/81Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore2022-03-21

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 27
Not outs: 8
Runs: 144
Average: 7.58
Strike rate: 31.5
Highest: 33
Hundreds: 0
Fifties: 0
Ducks: 5

Wickets: 60
Average: 35.13
Economy: 3.71
Strike rate: 56.9
Best: 5/31
5 wickets: 1
10 wkt match: 0
Balls: 3411