India- IPL runs
- 115
- Average
- 6.05
- Strike rate
- 103.6
- Highest
- 21
Career
Mohammed Shami has one of the most repeatable seam positions in modern fast bowling. The ball leaves his hand with the seam upright and stable, which is why he extracts movement off the pitch on surfaces that offer other bowlers nothing, and why he takes wickets in bunches once the ball begins to reverse.
He is at his most dangerous in the second and third spells of an innings, hitting the stumps more often than most bowlers of his pace by attacking a fuller length rather than seeking bounce. That method makes him particularly effective against tail-enders and in the middle overs of ODIs.
He was the leading wicket-taker at the 2023 Cricket World Cup despite not playing the early matches of the tournament, and has been part of India's first-choice Test attack for a decade.
Highlights
- Leading wicket-taker at the 2023 Cricket World Cup
- Took a seven-wicket haul in a World Cup semi-final
- Regarded as having one of the most consistent seam positions in world cricket
- Long-serving member of India's first-choice Test pace attack
Overview
What the figures show
The IPL record for Mohammed Shami is a bowling one — 118 wickets across eleven seasons, at 8.26 an over. He has also made 115 runs at 103.6, with 21 the best of them.
The clubs, in order: Kolkata Knight Riders (2013), Delhi Capitals (2014–2018), Punjab Kings (2019–2021), Gujarat Titans (2023), Sunrisers Hyderabad (2025) and Lucknow Super Giants (2026). There is no IPL cricket on the record in 2015, 2022 and 2024. That is a wicket every 17 balls. An economy rate of 8.26 is all but level with the 8.17 median for the 102 bowlers here with 300 or more IPL balls.
International
Career record
| Format | M | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 64 | 89 | 750 | 56* | 11.90 | 74.6 | 0 | 2 |
| ODI | 106 | 48 | 224 | 25 | 8.00 | 82.7 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 24 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | 132 | 36 | 115 | 21 | 6.05 | 103.6 | 0 | 0 |
Indian Premier League
Season by season
| Season | Team | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | KKR | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5.00 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | DC | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1.50 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | DC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 50.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | DC | 6 | 2 | 36 | 21 | 9.00 | 150.0 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | DC | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 116.7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | PBKS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | PBKS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | PBKS | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 13.00 | 76.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | GT | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2.50 | 83.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | SRH | 4 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 10.00 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | LSG | 7 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 6.20 | 140.9 | 2 | 3 |
| Total | 11 seasons | 34 | 15 | 115 | 21 | 6.05 | 103.6 | 9 | 5 |
IPL bowling
- Wickets
- 118
- Economy
- 8.26
- Average
- 23.76
- Balls bowled
- 2,038
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About Mohammed Shami
How many IPL runs has Mohammed Shami scored?
Mohammed Shami has scored 115 runs in the IPL across 11 seasons, averaging 6.05 at a strike rate of 103.6. The highest score is 21.
How many IPL wickets has Mohammed Shami taken?
Mohammed Shami has taken 118 IPL wickets at an economy rate of 8.26 and an average of 23.76.
Which IPL teams has Mohammed Shami played for?
Mohammed Shami has appeared for Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Capitals, Punjab Kings, Gujarat Titans, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL.
What is Mohammed Shami's playing style?
Mohammed Shami is a right-hand bat who bowls right-arm fast, listed as a bowler.
What makes Mohammed Shami's bowling distinctive?
An exceptionally stable, upright seam position at release, which produces movement off the pitch on surfaces that give other bowlers little assistance.
How did Mohammed Shami perform at the 2023 World Cup?
He finished as the tournament's leading wicket-taker despite missing India's early matches, including a seven-wicket haul in the semi-final.
What is Mohammed Shami's bowling style?
Right-arm fast. He attacks a fuller length and the stumps rather than relying on bounce, which makes him effective with both the new and the reversing ball.
Which IPL teams has Mohammed Shami played for?
Kolkata Knight Riders, Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings), Gujarat Titans and Sunrisers Hyderabad.
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How this page was worked out
Where these figures come from
Sources for this profile
- IPL figures computed from ball-by-ball records of 1,243 IPL matches.
- International figures computed from Cricsheet ball-by-ball data, used under the Open Data Commons Attribution License 1.0.
- Date of birth, playing style and photograph come from a third-party player feed, matched by name.
How the numbers are derived
- A wide is not a ball faced; a no ball is.
- Byes and leg byes are not charged to the bowler; wides and no balls are.
- Six kinds of dismissal are credited to a bowler. A run out is not one of them.
- An average is runs over dismissals, and is left blank rather than shown as infinite.
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What this page does not cover
- Only the competitions named above. A record elsewhere in this player’s career is not counted here and is not implied by these totals.
- Ball-by-ball coverage of Test cricket begins in 2001 and of ODIs in 2002.
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