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Tim Southee
India · Left-arm orthodox · All-rounder
TG Southee is a New Zealand international who has represented his country across all three formats as well as a string of franchise sides from the IPL to The Hundred. Across 428 career matches, he has taken 809 wickets at a bowling average of 30.01 and an economy of 4.16, figures that place him among the most prolific wicket-takers in the modern era of the game. His primary competition is the One-Day International, where he has played 151 matches and taken 215 wickets. On recent form, his last 10 appearances in franchise T20 cricket have produced four wicket-taking returns from ten outings, a period where output has been steady if unspectacular.
Runs
0
Wickets
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Bat Avg
14.3
Bowl Avg
30.0
2026 Season Context
Current team & role
Kolkata Knight Riders · All-Rounder
Recent form
Southee's last 10 appearances have come in the ILT20 and The Hundred, where his bowling figures have been modest: 2/36, 1/23 and 1/26 are the only wicket-taking returns across those outings, with thre
Strongest format
One-Day International — With 215 wickets in 151 ODI matches at a bowling average of 33.24 and an economy of 5.58, the ODI arena represents Southee's highest volume format and
Career stats overview
107 Test · 151 ODI · 170 T20I appearances — spanning 2009 to present.
Test
107 matches
2,245
Runs scored
391
Wickets taken
Where his legacy was forged — the format that rewards patience and precision.
ODI
151 matches
715
Runs scored
215
Wickets taken
The middle-overs architect — a decade of white-ball consistency.
T20I
170 matches
382
Runs scored
203
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
809 career wickets across all formats
Across 428 matches, Southee has claimed 809 wickets at a bowling average of 30.01 and an economy of 4.16. That volume of wickets, sustained over Tests, ODIs and T20s, puts him among the most prolific bowlers in international cricket.
391 Test wickets at an economy of 3.02
In 107 Test matches, Southee has taken 391 wickets at a bowling average of 30.26 and an exceptional economy rate of just 3.02 runs per over. His ability to contain in the longest format while still taking wickets at volume is a defining feature of his record.
136 wickets against England across all formats
England is Southee's most productive opponent by wickets, with 136 taken across 46 matches at an economy of 4.09. He has also contributed 818 runs with the bat against them, making England fixtures a consistent hunting ground across his career.
Seddon Park his most productive venue
At Seddon Park, Hamilton, Southee has taken 90 wickets across 22 matches at an economy of 4.18 and holds a batting average of 21. It is the venue where both his bowling returns and his contributions with the bat are at their strongest.
T20I bowling average of 22.8 his sharpest format return
In 116 T20 Internationals, Southee has taken 156 wickets at a bowling average of 22.8, his best across any format. His economy of 8.11 in T20Is reflects the nature of the format rather than any lack of penetration.
Head-to-head
Vs opponents
Career totals broken down by the teams TG Southee has faced most often, heat-scaled by output.
England
- Matches
- 46
- Runs
- 818
- Wickets
- 136
Australia
- Matches
- 36
- Runs
- 442
- Wickets
- 71
India
- Matches
- 35
- Runs
- 549
- Wickets
- 114
Pakistan
- Matches
- 34
- Runs
- 398
- Wickets
- 113
Sri Lanka
- Matches
- 26
- Runs
- 370
- Wickets
- 97
West Indies
- Matches
- 24
- Runs
- 303
- Wickets
- 94
South Africa
- Matches
- 16
- Runs
- 183
- Wickets
- 38
Bangladesh
- Matches
- 15
- Runs
- 148
- Wickets
- 72
Grounds played at
Home & away grounds
The venues where TG Southee has turned out most often.
Seddon Park, Hamilton
- Matches
- 22
- Runs
- 399
- Wickets
- 90
Basin Reserve, Wellington
- Matches
- 19
- Runs
- 344
- Wickets
- 69
Eden Park, Auckland
- Matches
- 18
- Runs
- 205
- Wickets
- 53
Hagley Oval, Christchurch
- Matches
- 17
- Runs
- 289
- Wickets
- 82
McLean Park
- Matches
- 13
- Runs
- 229
- Wickets
- 23
Bay Oval
- Matches
- 11
- Runs
- 56
- Wickets
- 27
Lord's, London
- Matches
- 8
- Runs
- 115
- Wickets
- 36
Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
- Matches
- 8
- Runs
- 89
- Wickets
- 13
Official profile
Elsewhere on the web
ESPNcricinfo
TG Southee'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)
- Tim Southee — photo by YellowMonkey/Blnguyen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source