Full name Yusuf Adam Abdulla
Born January 17, 1983, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age 34 years 186 days
Major teams South Africa, Dolphins, Kings XI Punjab, KwaZulu-Natal, KwaZulu-Natal Inland
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Left-arm fast-medium
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T20Is 
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2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 26 | 30 | 8 | 236 | 54 | 10.72 | 495 | 47.67 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| List A | 74 | 23 | 14 | 104 | 31* | 11.55 | 174 | 59.77 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
|
T20s
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55 | 8 | 5 | 26 | 16* | 8.66 | 37 | 70.27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
T20Is
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2 | 2 | 42 | 44 | 2 | 1/16 | 1/16 | 22.00 | 6.28 | 21.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First-class | 26 | 42 | 3635 | 2152 | 61 | 5/62 | 6/107 | 35.27 | 3.55 | 59.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| List A | 74 | 70 | 3062 | 2439 | 89 | 5/33 | 5/33 | 27.40 | 4.77 | 34.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
|
T20s
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55 | 54 | 1187 | 1248 | 63 | 4/31 | 4/31 | 19.80 | 6.30 | 18.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I debut | South Africa v Australia at Centurion, Mar 29, 2009 scorecard |
| Last T20I | South Africa v England at Centurion, Nov 15, 2009 scorecard |
| T20I statistics | |
| First-class debut | KwaZulu-Natal v Border at Durban, Feb 16-18, 2006 scorecard |
| Last First-class | KwaZulu-Natal v Easterns at Durban, Jan 27-29, 2011 scorecard |
| List A debut | Eastern Province v KwaZulu-Natal at Port Elizabeth, Nov 6, 2005 scorecard |
| Last List A | Northern Cape v KwaZulu-Natal Inland at Kimberley, Dec 17, 2016 scorecard |
| T20s debut | Dolphins v Titans at Durban, Jan 18, 2006 scorecard |
| Last T20s | KwaZulu-Natal Inland v South Western Districts at Pietermaritzburg, Nov 16, 2014 scorecard |
| Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0, 0/18 | KZN-Inland | v Northern Cpe | Kimberley | 17 Dec 2016 | LA |
| - | KZN-Inland | v Easterns | Pietermaritzburg | 11 Dec 2016 | LA |
| 3/72, 1* | KZN-Inland | v Namibia | Walvis Bay | 27 Nov 2016 | LA |
| - | KZN-Inland | v S West D | Pietermaritzburg | 6 Nov 2016 | LA |
| 3/17 | KZN-Inland | v Boland | Pietermaritzburg | 23 Oct 2016 | LA |
| 1/32 | KZN-Inland | v Namibia | Windhoek | 7 Dec 2014 | LA |
| 0/13 | KZN-Inland | v S West D | Pietermaritzburg | 16 Nov 2014 | T20 |
| 4/26 | KZN-Inland | v Free State | Pietermaritzburg | 26 Oct 2014 | LA |
| 1/20 | KZN-Inland | v Gauteng | Johannesburg | 5 Apr 2014 | T20 |
| 1/18 | KZN-Inland | v E. Province | Pietermaritzburg | 16 Mar 2014 | T20 |
Yusuf Abdulla, a skiddy left-arm fast bowler, made his first-class debut for KwaZulu-Natal in February 2006 and was included in a Rest of South Africa squad to take on Pakistan despite playing only three first-class games. He made the South Africa A squad for the tour of India in 2007 and impressive performances on the domestic circuit led to his Twenty20 debut against Australia in 2009, where he took 1 for 16. A stroke of misfortune to West Indian fast bowler Jerome Taylor - a vehicle accident - gave Abdulla a break in the IPL. He was signed up as a replacement by the Kings XI Punjab franchise for the 2009 season. It turned out to be a really smart move as he topped the wicket charts midway through the tournament and his feats earned a call-up to the ICC World Twenty20 squad. Punjab handed him a contract the following season for $50,000.
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- Summertime, when the livin' was easy (Mar 13, 2017)
- Crashing down from cloud nine (Apr 21, 2011)
- Kent, Abdulla not retained by Dolphins (Apr 5, 2011)
- Teams gear up for season's top draw (Feb 3, 2010)
- Abdulla credits IPL for career boost (May 11, 2009)
May 5, 2009
Simon Katich's offstump goes for a walk
© Associated Press
May 5, 2009
Yusuf Abdulla gets a word of encouragement from captain Yuvraj Singh
© Associated Press
May 3, 2009
Yusuf Abdulla sends Chris Gayle on his way to England for an altogether new format
© AFP
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