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Morne Morkel Career Stats, Records & Bowling Analysis

309 Test wickets at 27.67 — Morne Morkel's career numbers across all formats, his place in South Africa's fast bowling lineage, and the records he leaves behind.

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Test career86 MATCHES

Wickets
309
Bowl avg
27.67
Economy
3.11
Runs
944
Bat avg
11.65
Strike rate
50.8
High score
40
Last played 2018-03-30 · all Test cricket in the archive

ODI career113 MATCHES

Wickets
187
Bowl avg
25.13
Economy
4.95
Runs
268
Bat avg
9.24
Strike rate
75.7
High score
32
Last played 2018-02-16 · all ODI cricket in the archive

T20 career133 MATCHES

Wickets
140
Bowl avg
27.85
Economy
7.81
Runs
159
Bat avg
8.83
Strike rate
118.7
High score
23
Last played 2021-02-04 · 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

Neil Wagner
260 wkts · avg 27.6
Trent Boult
317 wkts · avg 27.5
Makhaya Ntini
225 wkts · avg 29.1
Keshav Maharaj
218 wkts · avg 29.2
Zaheer Khan
218 wkts · avg 31.7
Mohammed Shami
229 wkts · avg 27.7

ODISIMILARITY / 100

Dale Steyn
193 wkts · econ 4.9
Makhaya Ntini
141 wkts · econ 4.8
Ajantha Mendis
136 wkts · econ 4.9
Kagiso Rabada
164 wkts · econ 5.1
Kuldeep Yadav
198 wkts · econ 5.1
Imran Tahir
169 wkts · econ 4.7

T20SIMILARITY / 100

Naseem Shah
122 wkts · econ 8.1
Zaheer Khan
118 wkts · econ 7.6
Mark Watt
110 wkts · econ 7.5
Sandeep Sharma
152 wkts · econ 8.2
Rahul Chahar
82 wkts · econ 7.8
Ravi Bishnoi
147 wkts · econ 8.0

South Africa team-mates

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