Shadab Khan

India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder

Shadab Khan is a Pakistan international who has become one of the most used all-round cricketers in global T20 cricket, with 302 career appearances across T20 Internationals, ODIs, Tests, the Pakistan Super League, the T20 Blast and a string of other franchise competitions. His primary format is the T20 International, where he has taken 116 wickets at 24.06 across 110 matches, batting at a strike rate of 146.75. Career-wide, he has 343 wickets at 27.51 and 3,778 runs at a strike rate of 115.89. On recent form, he produced one of his better all-round displays on 2 April 2026, scoring 69 not out from 39 balls and taking 3/23 for Islamabad United against Quetta Gladiators in the PSL.

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Runs

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Bat Avg

22.5

Bowl Avg

27.5

2026 Season Context

Recent form

In his last 10 appearances across the PSL and T20 Internationals, Shadab has contributed with the ball in seven of those matches, including figures of 3/23 and an unbeaten 69 from 39 balls against Que

Strongest format

T20 International — T20 Internationals represent both his primary format and his sharpest bowling record, with 116 wickets at an average of 24.06 in 110 matches. His batt

Career stats overview

6 Test · 64 ODI · 232 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.

Test

6 matches

300

Runs scored

Wickets taken

Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.

ODI

64 matches

714

Runs scored

Wickets taken

The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.

T20I

232 matches

2,764

Runs scored

249

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

five-wicket hauls

Third-most by any Indian bowler since his Test debut.

WTC presence

finals played

In the conversation every cycle. Central to this India red-ball side.

Career threads

Beyond the numbers

343 career wickets across 302 matches

Shadab Khan has been one of the busiest all-format cricketers in the game, amassing 343 wickets at a bowling average of 27.51 across 302 appearances. His 3,778 career runs at a strike rate of 115.89 underline his value with the bat as well.

116 T20I wickets at an average of 24.06

In T20 Internationals, Shadab has appeared in 110 matches and taken 116 wickets at 24.06, with an economy of 7.46. His batting strike rate in the format sits at 146.75, making him a genuinely dangerous lower-order option.

Outstanding Rawalpindi numbers with bat and ball

At Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Shadab averages 41.92 with the bat and strikes at 163.66 across 15 matches, whilst also picking up 23 wickets. It is comfortably his most productive venue in both departments.

32 wickets in 24 matches against New Zealand

New Zealand are his most familiar international opponents, and Shadab has taken 32 wickets against them across 24 matches at an economy of 6.21. He has also scored 414 runs against them at a strike rate of 102.22.

Strong PSL record: 112 wickets and 1,486 runs

Across 98 Pakistan Super League appearances, Shadab has taken 112 wickets at a bowling average of 23.56 and scored 1,486 runs at a batting strike rate of 142.20. No competition has produced more runs from him.

Head-to-head

Vs opponents

Career totals broken down by the teams Shadab Khan has faced most often, heat-scaled by output.

New Zealand

Matches: 24
Runs: 414
Wickets: 32

England

Matches: 16
Runs: 343
Wickets: 25

Lahore Qalandars

Matches: 16
Runs: 352
Wickets: 27

Peshawar Zalmi

Matches: 16
Runs: 284
Wickets: 25

Quetta Gladiators

Matches: 16
Runs: 257
Wickets: 20

Karachi Kings

Matches: 14
Runs: 297
Wickets: 19

Multan Sultans

Matches: 14
Runs: 296
Wickets: 21

South Africa

Matches: 11
Runs: 278
Wickets: 16

Grounds played at

Home & away grounds

The venues where Shadab Khan has turned out most often.

Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore

Matches: 29
Runs: 582
Wickets: 45

Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium

Matches: 15
Runs: 545
Wickets: 23

Dubai International Cricket Stadium

Matches: 14
Runs: 122
Wickets: 33

National Stadium, Karachi

Matches: 14
Runs: 348
Wickets: 30

Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi

Matches: 13
Runs: 163
Wickets: 23

County Ground

Matches: 9
Runs: 59
Wickets: 9

Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Matches: 9
Runs: 91
Wickets: 20

National Stadium

Matches: 8
Runs: 53
Wickets: 18

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.