Nauman Ali

Bowler, Pakistan, 22 Tests, 2021-2026. Debut v South Africa, 2021

27.5Adjusted bowling average, 42nd 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 25.1. It could reasonably be anywhere from 24.4 to 33.6.

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

Where he sits

39IE O'BrienNew Zealand27.1 40Mohammed SirajIndia27.2 41B KumarIndia27.3

42Nauman AliPakistan27.5

43TG SoutheeNew Zealand27.5 44CS MartinNew Zealand27.6 45TT BresnanEngland27.6

Every bowler on one chart

Season by seasonBowling, as recorded

Year	Wkts	Runs	Avg	Econ
2021	19	529	27.84	2.44
2022	18	847	47.06	3.33
2023	10	200	20.00	3.13
2024	20	277	13.85	3.05
2025	30	525	17.50	3.41
2026	4	156	39.00	4.11
Career	101	2534	25.09	3.10

Percentile rankingsvs all Test players (2001–)

PoorAverageGreat

Bowling

Value

Adjusted avg

27.6

Volume

Wickets

101

5 wkts

Quality

Average

25.09

Strike rate

48.6

Economy

3.1

Conditions

Away average

30.78

Batting

Value

Adjusted avg

12.4

Value / inns

10.8

Volume

Runs

391

Average

14.48

Hundreds

Quality

Conversion

Strike rate

45.9

Consistency

Conditions

Away average

15.22

Career arc

Batting by opposition

Opp	Inns	Runs	Avg
England	5	113	22.60
Zimbabwe	2	97	48.50
South Africa	7	94	15.67
Sri Lanka	4	26	8.67
Australia	4	21	21.00
West Indies	5	15	3.00
Bangladesh	3	14	4.67
New Zealand	2	11	5.50

Bowling by opposition

Opp	Wkts	Avg	Best	5w
England	24	18.38	8/46	2
South Africa	22	22.50	6/112	2
West Indies	19	13.42	6/41	2
Sri Lanka	12	26.50	7/70	1
Australia	9	42.22	6/107	1
Zimbabwe	8	18.12	5/86	1
Bangladesh	4	78.75	3/76	0
New Zealand	3	61.67	3/185	0

Home & away

Home

14.11bat avg

23.01bowl avg

Away

15.22bat avg

30.78bowl avg

Batting by innings

Inns	Bat	Runs	Avg
1st	9	170	21.25
2nd	10	125	13.89
3rd	7	85	12.14
4th	6	11	3.67

Recent formLast 10 Tests

v Bangladesh2 & 44/156Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur2026-05-08 v South Africa6 & 04/132Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium2025-10-20 v South Africa0 & 1110/191Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore2025-10-12 v West Indies0 & 610/121Multan Cricket Stadium2025-01-25 v West Indies0 & 96/81Multan Cricket Stadium2025-01-17 v England459/130Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium2024-10-24 v England32 & 111/147Multan Cricket Stadium2024-10-15 v Sri Lanka—7/80Sinhalese Sports Club Ground2023-07-24 v Sri Lanka25 & 03/120Galle International Stadium2023-07-16 v New Zealand7 & 43/185National Bank Cricket Arena, Karachi2022-12-26

Full recordAs recorded, 2001 to now

Innings: 32
Not outs: 5
Runs: 391
Average: 14.48
Strike rate: 45.9
Highest: 97
Hundreds: 0
Fifties: 1
Ducks: 8

Wickets: 101
Average: 25.09
Economy: 3.10
Strike rate: 48.6
Best: 8/46
5 wickets: 9
10 wkt match: 3
Balls: 4907