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Mitchell Starc
India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder
Mitchell Starc has appeared in 345 matches across his career, taking 814 wickets at a bowling average of 25.2 and an economy of 4.25. He plays for Australia Cricket, with 187 of his appearances coming under that banner, and has also represented franchises including Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sydney Sixers. His primary competition is the One-Day International format, where he has taken 239 wickets in 126 matches. On recent form, Starc has been in considerable wicket-taking shape: 31 wickets across five Ashes Tests against England between November 2025 and January 2026, followed by 10 wickets in five Big Bash League outings.
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Wickets
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Bat Avg
17.9
Bowl Avg
25.2
2026 Season Context
Current team & role
Royal Challengers Bangalore · All-Rounder
Recent form
Starc took 31 wickets across five Ashes Tests between November 2025 and January 2026, including match figures of 10/113 at Perth Stadium. He has since moved into BBL cricket with Sydney Sixers, pickin
Strongest format
One-Day International — Starc has played 126 ODIs, more than any other format in his record, taking 239 wickets at a bowling average of 23.69. His economy of 5.26 in ODIs ref
Career stats overview
105 Test · 126 ODI · 114 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.
Test
105 matches
2,478
Runs scored
433
Wickets taken
Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.
ODI
126 matches
579
Runs scored
239
Wickets taken
The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.
T20I
114 matches
209
Runs scored
142
Wickets taken
Brief but impactful — quality over volume in the shortest format.
Format-aware deep dive
Where he dominates
Home record
215
wickets
Average 21.4 on Indian soil — better than any active spinner of the era.
Fourth-innings force
112
wickets
A third of his Test wickets come on day five, when bowlers decide outcomes.
Lower-order resilience
38.4
batting avg
At No.7 his average beats every Indian specialist in that slot since 2015.
Elite opposition
198
wkts in 48 M
Combined record vs Australia, England, New Zealand and South Africa.
Consistency
14
five-wicket hauls
Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.
WTC presence
2
finals played
In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.
Career threads
Beyond the numbers
814 wickets across three formats
Mitchell Starc has claimed 814 wickets in 345 matches at a bowling average of 25.2, operating at an economy of 4.25 across his career. His wickets are spread across Test cricket, ODIs and T20 internationals, making him one of the more versatile pace bowlers in the Australian system.
239 ODI wickets at 23.69
Starc's primary competition is the One-Day International format, where he has taken 239 wickets in 126 matches at a bowling average of 23.69 and an economy of 5.26. That volume across the 50-over format sits at the core of his international record.
Exceptional Test returns against England
Against England Cricket across 44 matches, Starc has claimed 177 wickets at an economy of 4.27. His five most recent Tests against England produced 31 wickets in total, including a 10-wicket haul across both innings at Perth Stadium in November 2025.
Gabba his most productive venue
At the Gabba across 15 matches, Starc has taken 81 wickets at an economy of 3.72, with a batting average of 27.38. Those are the strongest combined returns of any ground in his record with a significant sample of appearances.
Active BBL run in January 2026
Starc returned 10 wickets across his last five Big Bash League outings in January 2026, including a 4/35 against Brisbane Heat on 18 January. He is bowling four-over spells throughout and remains in consistent wicket-taking form heading into the next international window.
Head-to-head
Vs opponents
Career totals broken down by the teams MA Starc has faced most often, heat-scaled by output.
England
- Matches
- 44
- Runs
- 856
- Wickets
- 177
India
- Matches
- 34
- Runs
- 743
- Wickets
- 106
Pakistan
- Matches
- 24
- Runs
- 312
- Wickets
- 96
South Africa
- Matches
- 23
- Runs
- 406
- Wickets
- 79
New Zealand
- Matches
- 19
- Runs
- 309
- Wickets
- 67
Sri Lanka
- Matches
- 19
- Runs
- 268
- Wickets
- 101
West Indies
- Matches
- 19
- Runs
- 229
- Wickets
- 90
Chennai Super Kings
- Matches
- 5
- Runs
- 13
- Wickets
- 6
Grounds played at
Home & away grounds
The venues where MA Starc has turned out most often.
Sydney Cricket Ground
- Matches
- 22
- Runs
- 244
- Wickets
- 66
The Gabba, Brisbane
- Matches
- 15
- Runs
- 356
- Wickets
- 81
Adelaide Oval
- Matches
- 14
- Runs
- 330
- Wickets
- 72
Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Matches
- 11
- Runs
- 209
- Wickets
- 57
Optus Stadium, Perth
- Matches
- 9
- Runs
- 149
- Wickets
- 44
Old Trafford, Manchester
- Matches
- 8
- Runs
- 217
- Wickets
- 18
Bellerive Oval
- Matches
- 7
- Runs
- 26
- Wickets
- 24
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
- Matches
- 7
- Runs
- 74
- Wickets
- 16
Official profile
Elsewhere on the web
ESPNcricinfo
MA Starc's profile
Historical aggregates derived from Cricsheet (cricsheet.org) under ODC-BY licence. 2001/02–2026 IPL seasons. Batting average uses dismissals as the denominator; bowler wickets are credited only for bowler-kind dismissals (bowled, caught, lbw, caught-and-bowled, stumped, hit wicket). Venue and opposition splits are rebuilt after every ingest from the Cricsheet archive.
Photo credits (1)
- Mitchell Starc — photo by Dave Morton, Public domain · source