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Imran Tahir

Leg-spin bowler, age 47

CPLIPLPSLBlastT20IsCSA T20SA20MSLLPLILT20His Test ratings
+1.5

Points of win chance he adds per match, at his 3.7 overs, against an average IPL bowler. Ranked 35th of 1,127 rated bowlers, top 5%.

A wicket-taker and hard to score off. Adds most in the powerplay.

89% range
+0.8 to +2.6
Likely rank
20th to 146th
Per 24 balls
+1.6
Next season
+1.7
Whole career
+2.1
Run-outs, per match
+0.06
No-balls (0.09 per 100 balls), per 24
+0.20
Balls
8,275
Last played
2026
Where he sits among 1,127 rated bowlers

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In IPL numbers

The same player run through today's IPL (the 2026 season's scoring) against average opposition.

TahirIPL average
Economy9.39.5
Balls per wicket1820
Dot balls29%29%
Economy, powerplay9.49.6
Economy, middle8.89.0
Economy, death10.210.4

Saves 0.6 runs a match against an average IPL bowler. Runs only; the rating also counts his wickets.

By phase

Points of win chance per 24 balls, from his rating.

Powerplay+1.6
Middle+1.1
Death+1.6

How he plays, against every rated bowler

Takes wicketstop 2%
Hard to score offtop 6%
Stronger at the death than earlierbottom 40%

Bowling the 19th, defending 24 off 12

A real IPL position, played out a thousand times with him in it and a thousand times with an average bowler in his place. Each line is one finish, ball by ball, from 24 to win down to 0.

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Season by season

Win value: points of win chance per 24 balls against the par ball in the same situation, in the games he played (raw: not adjusted for the opposition or the competition). Bar width shows how many balls.

-220+22 2011: −21.4 per 24 over 48 balls 112012: +2.8 per 24 over 180 balls 2013: +1.5 per 24 over 382 balls 132014: +4.6 per 24 over 209 balls 2015: +0.7 per 24 over 465 balls 152016: +1.8 per 24 over 479 balls 2017: +3.0 per 24 over 1,002 balls 172018: +4.8 per 24 over 772 balls 2019: +7.8 per 24 over 1,274 balls 192020: +5.5 per 24 over 384 balls 2021: +3.4 per 24 over 888 balls 212022: −0.8 per 24 over 505 balls 2023: +1.4 per 24 over 526 balls 232024: +2.3 per 24 over 427 balls 2025: −1.1 per 24 over 330 balls 252026: +1.7 per 24 over 264 balls
SeasonMatchesOversWktsAvgEconSRDot %Win value

By competition

Strength: a typical bowler there against a typical IPL bowler, points per 24 balls. The rating already allows for it; the record here does not.

CompetitionStrengthMatchesWktsAvgEconWin value

Last 10 matches

With the win chance his own balls added for his side, in points (each ball against a par ball from the same situation).

  1. 1/34(4.0)v Jamaica Kingsmen, CPL, 2026-09-18 · replay+2.5
  2. 1/20(2.0)v Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, CPL, 2026-09-17 · replay−0.9
  3. 1/32(4.0)v Barbados Tridents, CPL, 2026-09-13 · replay−3.7
  4. 1/21(4.0)v Trinbago Knight Riders, CPL, 2026-09-11 · replay+9.8
  5. 5/17(4.0)v St Lucia Kings, CPL, 2026-09-09 · replay+15.0
  6. 1/21(4.0)v Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, CPL, 2026-09-08 · replay+13.5
  7. 0/26(4.0)v St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, CPL, 2026-09-06 · replay−5.3
  8. 0/38(4.0)v Jamaica Kingsmen, CPL, 2026-09-04 · replay−1.8
  9. 1/38(4.0)v Trinbago Knight Riders, CPL, 2026-08-31 · scorecard−26.1
  10. 2/15(3.0)v Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, CPL, 2026-08-23 · replay+14.1

His biggest spells, by win chance added

Not the most runs or wickets: the most difference to the result. Counted over his own balls only; the other end can give some of it back, so a rescue act can add more than 100.

  1. 2/27(4.0)v Quetta Gladiators, PSL, 2020-02-29+62.0
  2. 4/14(4.0)v Leicestershire, Blast, 2018-07-06+51.7
  3. 4/17(4.0)v Worcestershire, Blast, 2017-08-18+46.5
  4. 0/20(4.0)v Kings XI Punjab, IPL, 2019-04-06+44.9
  5. 4/12(3.2)v Delhi Capitals, IPL, 2019-05-01+43.2

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Head to head with Eshan MalingaSee him in the CPL chart on the globe