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Imran Tahir Career Stats, Records and T20 Bowling Mastery

647 wickets across formats, 421 in T20 cricket alone at an average of 19.11 — Imran Tahir's numbers make him one of the most prolific leg-spinners in short-format history.

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Test career20 MATCHES

Wickets
57
Bowl avg
40.25
Economy
3.51
Runs
130
Bat avg
9.29
Strike rate
55.3
High score
29
Last played 2015-12-03 · all Test cricket in the archive

ODI career103 MATCHES

Wickets
169
Bowl avg
25.25
Economy
4.66
Runs
157
Bat avg
7.85
Strike rate
69.8
High score
29
Last played 2019-07-06 · all ODI cricket in the archive

T20 career318 MATCHES

Wickets
437
Bowl avg
19.12
Economy
7.1
Runs
270
Bat avg
8.44
Strike rate
94.1
High score
23
Last played 2026-09-18 · all T20 cricket in the archive (internationals and leagues)

Statistically similar players

Closest career profiles in the archive, by format — batting and bowling numbers, weighted by role.

TESTSIMILARITY / 100

UWMBCA Welegedara
55 wkts · avg 41.3
Taskin Ahmed
55 wkts · avg 40.5
S. Sreesanth
82 wkts · avg 38.7
Shaminda Eranga
57 wkts · avg 37.5
Rahat Ali
58 wkts · avg 39.0
Nuwan Pradeep
70 wkts · avg 42.9

ODISIMILARITY / 100

Jasprit Bumrah
145 wkts · econ 4.6
Makhaya Ntini
141 wkts · econ 4.8
Nathan Bracken
154 wkts · econ 4.4
Dale Steyn
193 wkts · econ 4.9
Morné Morkel
187 wkts · econ 4.9
Josh Hazlewood
144 wkts · econ 4.8

T20SIMILARITY / 100

Lasith Malinga
304 wkts · econ 7.2
Jasprit Bumrah
310 wkts · econ 7.1
Mustafizur Rahman
353 wkts · econ 7.5
Adam Zampa
398 wkts · econ 7.5
Sandeep Lamichhane
243 wkts · econ 6.7
Mohammad Amir
355 wkts · econ 7.4

South Africa team-mates

AB de VilliersFaf du PlessisQuinton de KockHashim AmlaDavid MillerGraeme SmithJacques KallisRilee Rossouw
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