Taskin Ahmed has taken 393 wickets in 274 matches across Test, ODI and T20 cricket, the record of a fast bowler his country has leaned on in every format. His T20 record leads it: 226 wickets in 175 matches at an average of 21.71, striking once every 16.5 balls. In ODIs he adds 112 wickets at 30.77, and in Tests 55 at 40.49.
The numbers below run through his August 2026 entry in the database. They describe a bowler built for white-ball cricket, whose average gets better and whose strike rate gets sharper every time the format gets shorter.
Taskin Ahmed career stats by format
| Format | Mat | Runs | Avg | SR | HS | 100s | 50s | Wkts | Bowl Avg | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 20 | 334 | 11.52 | 50.8 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 40.49 | 3.65 |
| ODI | 79 | 253 | 7.91 | 59.8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 30.77 | 5.41 |
| T20 | 175 | 430 | 8.78 | 101.7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 226 | 21.71 | 7.88 |
| Total | 274 | 1,017 | 0 | 1 | 393 |
T20 figures combine T20 internationals and franchise cricket. Source: CricMind global cricket database, built on the Cricsheet ball-by-ball archive.
Where Taskin Ahmed stands in the game
Bangladesh has long produced spinners first and fast bowlers second. Taskin is the exception: a genuine quick who has carried the new ball for Bangladesh in all three formats. Across his career he has bowled 11,223 balls, about 1,870 overs, and conceded 10,580 runs.
His franchise career is unusual in one way. All ten of his T20 teams in the database are Bangladeshi: the national side plus nine Bangladesh Premier League franchises, namely Chittagong Vikings, Sylhet Sixers, Rangpur Rangers, Sylhet Sunrisers, Dhaka Dominators, Durdanto Dhaka, Durbar Rajshahi, Dhaka Capitals and Chittagong Kings. Where many pace bowlers built their T20 numbers by touring the global leagues, Taskin built his at home. That makes the T20 average of 21.71 more striking, because Bangladesh's slow, low pitches usually favour spin.
Test cricket: the hardest yards
Test cricket has asked the most of Taskin. In 20 Tests he has bowled 3,662 balls, 610.2 overs, and taken 55 wickets at 40.49 with a strike rate of 66.6. His economy of 3.65 is respectable for a fast bowler who often had to attack on surfaces offering him little.
His batting produced one memorable return. His highest Test score is 75, a lower-order fifty that stands far above his Test average of 11.52. He has scored 334 Test runs in 35 innings, and faced 658 balls, showing a willingness to hang around at number ten or eleven. His latest Test in the database is from August 2026.
ODI cricket: the strike bowler
In ODIs, Taskin is a wicket-taker first. His 112 wickets in 79 matches give him 1.42 wickets a game, the highest rate of his three formats. He has bowled 3,824 balls, or 637.2 overs, at an economy of 5.41, and his strike rate of a wicket every 34 balls is that of a front-line strike bowler.
An average of 30.77 in 50-over cricket, from a fast bowler playing much of his cricket in Asian conditions, is a solid return. His batting in this format is minimal, 253 runs at 7.91 with a best of 21, which is what you expect from a specialist number ten. For how his ODI wicket tally compares with the format's greats, see CricMind's all-time cricket records and the ODI hub.
T20 cricket: his best format
Taskin's 226 T20 wickets in 175 matches, at 21.71, are the core of his record. He has bowled 3,737 balls, or 622.5 overs, in 174 innings, and takes a wicket every 16.5 balls. In practical terms, he takes a wicket almost every three overs, and he has averaged 1.29 wickets per T20 match.
His economy of 7.88 is the cost of his roles: the new ball in the powerplay and the death overs at the end. A pace bowler who averages under 22 while bowling in those two phases is a valuable piece of any T20 attack. The gap between his T20 average (21.71) and his Test average (40.49) is nearly 19 runs a wicket, a clear sign of where his skills fit best.
The tail-end hitter
With the bat in T20 cricket, Taskin has scored 430 runs at a strike rate of 101.7, with 36 fours and 15 sixes and a best of 31. Those are not an all-rounder's numbers. They are the numbers of a tail-ender who can swing hard when the over count runs out.
What the numbers show
Three patterns run through Taskin Ahmed's career data.
- The shorter the format, the better the bowler. His average falls from 40.49 in Tests to 30.77 in ODIs to 21.71 in T20s, and his strike rate improves from 66.6 to 34.1 to 16.5 balls a wicket.
- A home-built T20 record. Every one of his ten T20 teams is Bangladeshi, so his T20 wickets came largely in conditions that do not usually suit fast bowling.
- Workload across formats. More than 600 overs in each of Tests, ODIs and T20s is a rare balance for a fast bowler, and a sign of a player his country has relied on in every format.
His full profile, including season and team splits, is on his CricMind player page.
FAQ
How many international and T20 wickets has Taskin Ahmed taken?
Taskin Ahmed has 393 wickets in the CricMind database: 55 in Tests, 112 in ODIs and 226 in T20 cricket, which covers T20 internationals and the Bangladesh Premier League.
What is Taskin Ahmed's best bowling format?
T20 cricket. He averages 21.71 there and takes a wicket every 16.5 balls, compared with 30.77 in ODIs and 40.49 in Tests.
What is Taskin Ahmed's highest Test score?
His highest Test score is 75, his only fifty in international or T20 cricket in the database.
Which teams has Taskin Ahmed played for?
He has played for Bangladesh and nine BPL franchises: Chittagong Vikings, Sylhet Sixers, Rangpur Rangers, Sylhet Sunrisers, Dhaka Dominators, Durdanto Dhaka, Durbar Rajshahi, Dhaka Capitals and Chittagong Kings.