Mohammad Nabi has played 237 franchise T20 matches in the CricMind global cricket database, with 3,017 runs and 210 wickets. Plenty of T20 cricketers have 3,000 runs and plenty have 200 wickets, but very few have both, and Nabi reached the double on the franchise circuit alone. He bowled in 232 of those 237 matches and batted in 191. He was picked for both skills, every time.
One point matters for reading these figures. The archive that feeds the CricMind database does not include Afghanistan's international matches, so Nabi's file here is his franchise career only: the IPL, the Big Bash, the PSL, The Hundred and the Caribbean Premier League. The full breakdown sits on his CricMind player page.
Mohammad Nabi T20 career stats
| Format | Mat | Runs | Bat Avg | SR | HS | 50s | 4s | 6s | Wkts | Bowl Avg | Econ | Balls/Wkt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T20 (franchise) | 237 | 3,017 | 19.72 | 133.0 | 87 | 8 | 208 | 148 | 210 | 23.96 | 6.81 | 21.1 |
Balls per wicket is calculated from the database totals: 4,435 balls bowled for 210 wickets.
Where Mohammad Nabi stands as a T20 all-rounder
The headline is the economy rate of 6.81. In franchise T20 cricket, where batting line-ups are deep and boundaries are short, conceding under seven an over across more than 4,400 deliveries, about 739 overs, is exceptional control. His off-spin has done the job captains most want from a spinner in the format: keep the run rate down through the middle overs, and take wickets as batters try to break free.
The wickets came steadily. A strike rate of one wicket every 21.1 balls and an average of 23.96 mean Nabi took a wicket roughly every three and a half overs while giving almost nothing away. Bowling averages and economy rates often pull against each other in T20 cricket, as a bowler who attacks for wickets leaks runs. Nabi kept both low.
Mohammad Nabi the batter
The batting adds a second career. Nabi has 3,017 runs at a strike rate of 133.0, with 8 fifties and a highest score of 87. His 148 sixes and 208 fours tell the story of how he scores. Boundaries account for 1,720 of his 3,017 runs, about 57 per cent. He has hit a six every 15.3 balls faced.
The batting average of 19.72 needs context. Nabi has mostly batted in the lower middle order, where a batter arrives with few overs left and has to attack at once. In that role, 191 innings with 38 not-outs and a strike rate above 130 is exactly the job. An average of about 20 at that tempo from the finishing positions is worth more to a T20 side than a slower 30 from the top.
What an average Nabi match looks like
Dividing the totals by the number of matches gives a picture of what Nabi typically brings to a side. In each of his 232 bowling innings he has sent down about 19 balls, a little over three overs, and conceded around 22 runs. Across all 237 matches he has averaged roughly 0.9 wickets and 12.7 runs per game.
Those per-match figures look modest on their own, but a T20 side is built from exactly such contributions. Three tight overs for about 22 runs, a wicket most games and a quick dozen runs at the end of an innings add up to a significant share of a winning margin. A team that picks Nabi gets that from one player, which frees a place for another specialist batter or bowler. That spare place is the hidden value of a genuine all-rounder in franchise cricket, and it explains why so many teams in so many leagues have chosen him.
Mohammad Nabi's franchise teams
Nabi's T20 file covers ten franchises in five leagues:
- Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians in the IPL
- Melbourne Renegades in the Big Bash League
- Karachi Kings and Quetta Gladiators in the Pakistan Super League
- London Spirit in The Hundred
- St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, St Lucia Zouks, Jamaica Tallawahs and Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League
Four CPL franchises in one career shows how much demand there has been for him in the Caribbean, where slow pitches suit an off-spinner who bats. The spread across five leagues is the clearest sign of his value: franchises kept signing a player who filled two places in one.
What the numbers show
Control is the core skill. An economy of 6.81 across 232 bowling innings is the strongest number in the file. It is the reason Nabi's place in a side never depended on his batting form.
The double is rare. 3,017 runs and 210 wickets in franchise cricket alone puts Nabi among a small group of genuine two-skill T20 players. Each half of the record would be a solid career for a specialist.
Power over volume. A 133.0 strike rate, 148 sixes and only eight fifties show a batter who did his job in short, fast innings rather than long ones. That is what T20 finishing asks for.
To compare these numbers with the rest of the game, the all-time cricket records pages rank every player in the archive by runs, wickets and strike rate.
FAQ
How many T20 runs and wickets does Mohammad Nabi have?
In the CricMind database, which covers his franchise T20 cricket, Mohammad Nabi has 3,017 runs and 210 wickets in 237 matches.
What is Mohammad Nabi's highest T20 score?
His highest score in the database is 87. He has made 8 fifties at a strike rate of 133.0.
Which IPL teams has Mohammad Nabi played for?
The database records Nabi in the IPL for Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians.
Why are Mohammad Nabi's Afghanistan matches not included?
The ball-by-ball archive behind the CricMind database does not cover Afghanistan's international matches, so his file here reflects his franchise T20 career only.