Mashrafe Mortaza Career Stats: 372 Wickets Across Three Formats
372 wickets. That is the combined haul Mashrafe Mortaza collects across Test, ODI and T20 cricket in the CricMind global database, built from the Cricsheet ball-by-ball archive. Add 2,686 runs, most of them struck at a lower-order tempo that rarely let a bowler settle, and the outline of Bangladesh's most influential fast bowler comes into focus.
The numbers below cover every match in which Cricsheet holds ball-by-ball data for him. That archive does not reach back to the very start of his international career, so the match counts here sit below his complete official totals. What the archive does capture is the heart of the record: 175 ODIs, 144 T20 matches and 20 Tests, enough to show exactly what kind of cricketer he was.
Career at a Glance
| Format | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | HS | 50s | 100s | Wkts | Bowl Avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 20 | 513 | 14.66 | 70.2 | 79 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 42.90 | 3.31 |
| ODI | 175 | 1,304 | 13.31 | 83.2 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 34.61 | 5.08 |
| T20 | 144 | 869 | 12.97 | 126.7 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 122 | 31.01 | 7.53 |
The T20 line combines T20 internationals with franchise cricket, which in his case spans the Kolkata Knight Riders and a long list of Bangladesh Premier League sides: Comilla Victorians, Rangpur Riders, Dhaka Gladiators, Dhaka Platoon, Minister Group Dhaka and Sylhet Strikers.
Mashrafe's Standing in Bangladesh Cricket
Few players have carried a national team the way Mashrafe carried Bangladesh's white-ball side. He was the spearhead of the attack long before Bangladesh had a settled pace battery, and he later led the ODI team through the most successful stretch in its history, including a run to the quarter-finals of the 2015 World Cup.
The ODI column tells that story better than any other. 209 wickets in 175 ODIs works out to roughly 1.2 wickets per match, delivered across 8,539 balls. He bowled in all 175 of those matches; there was no game in which he was carried as a batter or a passenger. For a seamer whose body was repeatedly rebuilt after knee operations, that workload is the defining statistic of his career.
He also appeared for the Asia XI in ODI cricket, a recognition that his skills travelled beyond the Bangladesh dressing room.
ODI Cricket: The Core of the Record
Mashrafe's ODI bowling average of 34.61 and economy rate of 5.08 need context. He spent much of his career bowling on flat, low subcontinental surfaces, often opening the attack and returning at the death because there was nobody else trusted to do it. A seamer who takes the new ball and the last overs absorbs the two most expensive phases of an innings; keeping the overall economy near five an over under that brief is a sign of control rather than a weakness.
With the bat, the ODI strike rate of 83.2 and highest score of 44 sum up his role. He was never asked to build innings. He was asked to swing hard at the end, and 42 sixes from 1,567 balls faced show he did that with conviction. His 1,304 ODI runs, at 13.31, came almost entirely from positions eight and below.
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Test Cricket: A Shorter Story
The Test record in the archive ends in July 2009, and it is the format where the injuries cost him most. In 20 Tests he took 41 wickets at 42.90 with an economy of 3.31. That economy figure is the telling one: he conceded runs slowly, but on unhelpful pitches and with modest support, wickets were harder to buy.
His Test batting is the surprise. 513 runs with three fifties and a top score of 79 came at a strike rate of 70.2, with 57 fours and 17 sixes. For a number-eight or number-nine, three Test half-centuries in 20 matches is a genuine contribution, and those counter-attacks gave Bangladesh rare moments of momentum in long-format cricket.
T20 Cricket: Longevity in the Short Format
The T20 record runs to January 2024 in the archive, which makes it the longest span of his three formats. In 144 T20 matches he took 122 wickets at an average of 31.01, with an economy of 7.53. He bowled in 143 of those 144 games.
The batting strike rate climbs to 126.7 in T20 cricket, and the 50 sixes he struck from just 686 balls means a six roughly every 14 deliveries. His one T20 fifty, a top score of 56, sits alongside a career of quick cameos that often decided low-scoring games in the Bangladesh Premier League.
His spell with the Kolkata Knight Riders made him one of the early Bangladesh players to feature in the Indian Premier League, and his long BPL career, captaining and winning with several franchises, turned him into one of the most decorated players in that competition.
What the Numbers Show
Put the three formats side by side and a clear pattern emerges:
- Volume over flash. His bowling averages are solid rather than spectacular, but the totals (209 ODI wickets, 122 T20 wickets) reflect a bowler who was always available and always used.
- Control first. A Test economy of 3.31 and an ODI economy of 5.08 point to a seamer who relied on accuracy, seam position and cutters rather than raw pace once his knees changed what was possible.
- Batting as a weapon. 109 career sixes across the three formats from fewer than 3,000 balls faced is the record of a lower-order hitter who could change the arithmetic of a chase or a defence in an over.
- Leadership woven into the data. The ODI matches pile up in the years he led the side, and the record of those campaigns is the clearest measure of his influence.
For comparison with the leading wicket-takers and run-scorers of every era, see the all-time cricket records.
FAQ
How many international ODI wickets does Mashrafe Mortaza have in the CricMind database?
The Cricsheet ball-by-ball archive records 209 ODI wickets for Mashrafe Mortaza in 175 matches, at an average of 34.61 and an economy of 5.08. His complete official ODI tally is higher, because the archive does not cover his earliest matches.
What is Mashrafe Mortaza's highest Test score?
His highest Test score in the archive is 79. He made three Test fifties in 20 matches, scoring 513 runs at a strike rate of 70.2.
Did Mashrafe Mortaza play in the IPL?
Yes. His T20 record includes matches for the Kolkata Knight Riders, alongside Bangladesh and a series of Bangladesh Premier League franchises.
How many total wickets did Mashrafe Mortaza take across formats?
Across Test, ODI and T20 cricket the database records 372 wickets: 41 in Tests, 209 in ODIs and 122 in T20 matches.