Full name Saeed Ajmal
Born October 14, 1977, Faisalabad, Punjab
Current age 40 years 187 days
Major teams Pakistan, Antigua Hawksbills, Dhaka Gladiators, Faisalabad, Faisalabad Wolves, Islamabad Cricket Association, Islamabad United, Khan Research Labs, Water and Power Development Authority, Worcestershire, Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm offbreak
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
35 | 53 | 12 | 451 | 50 | 11.00 | 1082 | 41.68 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
ODIs ![]() |
113 | 70 | 24 | 324 | 33 | 7.04 | 535 | 60.56 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
64 | 23 | 12 | 91 | 21* | 8.27 | 86 | 105.81 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
First-class | 148 | 206 | 53 | 2007 | 53* | 13.11 | 0 | 4 | 51 | 0 | ||||
List A | 229 | 130 | 53 | 567 | 33 | 7.36 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
195 | 60 | 30 | 240 | 21* | 8.00 | 224 | 107.14 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 31 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests ![]() |
35 | 67 | 11592 | 5003 | 178 | 7/55 | 11/111 | 28.10 | 2.58 | 65.1 | 9 | 10 | 4 |
ODIs ![]() |
113 | 112 | 6000 | 4182 | 184 | 5/24 | 5/24 | 22.72 | 4.18 | 32.6 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
T20Is ![]() |
64 | 63 | 1430 | 1516 | 85 | 4/19 | 4/19 | 17.83 | 6.36 | 16.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 148 | 34496 | 15534 | 578 | 7/19 | 26.87 | 2.70 | 59.6 | 39 | 7 | |||
List A | 229 | 12082 | 8828 | 349 | 5/18 | 5/18 | 25.29 | 4.38 | 34.6 | 11 | 3 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
195 | 193 | 4338 | 4706 | 271 | 4/14 | 4/14 | 17.36 | 6.50 | 16.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Galle, Jul 4-7, 2009 scorecard |
Last Test | Sri Lanka v Pakistan at Colombo (SSC), Aug 14-18, 2014 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Pakistan v India at Karachi, Jul 2, 2008 scorecard |
Last ODI | Bangladesh v Pakistan at Dhaka, Apr 19, 2015 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Australia v Pakistan at Dubai (DSC), May 7, 2009 scorecard |
Last T20I | Bangladesh v Pakistan at Dhaka, Apr 24, 2015 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1996/97 |
Last First-class | Lahore Blues v Faisalabad at Abbottabad, Oct 27-29, 2017 scorecard |
List A debut | 1995/96 |
Last List A | Balochistan v Islamabad at Faisalabad, Apr 28, 2016 scorecard |
T20s debut | Faisalabad Wolves v Quetta Bears at Lahore, Apr 26, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20s | Lahore Whites v Faisalabad at Rawalpindi, Nov 29, 2017 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/13, 0 | Faisalabad | v Lahore W | Rawalpindi | 29 Nov 2017 | T20 |
2/27 | Faisalabad | v FATA | Rawalpindi | 24 Nov 2017 | T20 |
2/15 | Faisalabad | v Peshawar | Rawalpindi | 23 Nov 2017 | T20 |
0/36 | Faisalabad | v Rawalpindi | Rawalpindi | 21 Nov 2017 | T20 |
0*, 0/26 | Faisalabad | v Islamabad | Rawalpindi | 18 Nov 2017 | T20 |
- | Faisalabad | v Lahore W | Rawalpindi | 15 Nov 2017 | T20 |
3/26 | Faisalabad | v Lahore Blues | Rawalpindi | 13 Nov 2017 | T20 |
0/29 | Faisalabad | v Karachi W | Rawalpindi | 11 Nov 2017 | T20 |
2, 0/29, 26 | Faisalabad | v Lahore Blues | Abbottabad | 27 Oct 2017 | FC |
1/80, 18, 19, 0/6 | Faisalabad | v Islamabad | Islamabad | 21 Oct 2017 | FC |
A modern-day offspinner who relies on the doosra as much as on other variations of flight and speed, Saeed Ajmal made a relatively late entry into international cricket, at the age of 30, but is doing his best to make up for lost time, quickly moving up to be regarded among the best spinners in the game today. Ajmal didn't play his first Test till almost 32, but showed immediately that he belonged, taking five wickets in his debut Test against Sri Lanka in Galle in 2009.