Full name Mohammad Imran Tahir
Born March 27, 1979, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 39 years 330 days
Major teams South Africa, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Derbyshire, Dolphins, Durham, Durham 2nd XI, Easterns, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Hampshire, Hampshire 2nd XI, Lahore City, Lahore Lions, Lahore Ravi, Lahore Whites, Lions, Middlesex, Middlesex 2nd XI, Multan Sultans, Nottinghamshire, Pakistan A, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan Under-19s, Redco Pakistan Ltd, Rising Pune Supergiants, Sialkot, South Africa A, Staffordshire, Sui Gas Corporation of Pakistan, Sussex 2nd XI, Titans, Warriors, Warwickshire, Warwickshire 2nd XI, Water and Power Development Authority, World-XI, Yorkshire
Playing role Bowler
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak googly
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 20 | 23 | 9 | 130 | 29* | 9.28 | 235 | 55.31 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
ODIs | 94 | 31 | 13 | 145 | 29 | 8.05 | 206 | 70.38 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 18 | 0 |
T20Is | 37 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9* | 18.00 | 17 | 105.88 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
First-class | 194 | 246 | 62 | 2617 | 77* | 14.22 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 0 | ||||
List A | 221 | 71 | 23 | 462 | 41* | 9.62 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 231 | 43 | 23 | 199 | 23 | 9.95 | 185 | 107.56 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 52 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 20 | 37 | 3925 | 2294 | 57 | 5/32 | 8/130 | 40.24 | 3.50 | 68.8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
ODIs | 94 | 92 | 4881 | 3806 | 153 | 7/45 | 7/45 | 24.87 | 4.67 | 31.9 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
T20Is | 37 | 37 | 821 | 927 | 62 | 5/23 | 5/23 | 14.95 | 6.77 | 13.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 194 | 38291 | 20882 | 784 | 8/42 | 26.63 | 3.27 | 48.8 | 53 | 11 | |||
List A | 221 | 10504 | 8151 | 341 | 7/45 | 7/45 | 23.90 | 4.65 | 30.8 | 13 | 7 | 0 | |
T20s | 231 | 218 | 4905 | 5784 | 276 | 5/23 | 5/23 | 20.95 | 7.07 | 17.7 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
Test debut | South Africa v Australia at Cape Town, Nov 9-11, 2011 scorecard |
Last Test | India v South Africa at Delhi, Dec 3-7, 2015 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | South Africa v West Indies at Delhi, Feb 24, 2011 scorecard |
Last ODI | South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, Jan 30, 2019 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (RPS), Aug 2, 2013 scorecard |
Last T20I | South Africa v Zimbabwe at East London, Oct 9, 2018 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1996/97 |
Last First-class | Gloucestershire v Derbyshire at Bristol, Sep 25-28, 2017 scorecard |
List A debut | 1997/98 |
Last List A | Titans v Dolphins at Centurion, Feb 17, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Lahore Lions v Karachi Dolphins at Karachi, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Nelson Mandela Bay Giants v Tshwane Spartans at Port Elizabeth, Dec 8, 2018 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2/64 | Dolphins | v Titans | Centurion | 17 Feb 2019 | LA |
3/71 | Dolphins | v Lions | Pietermaritzburg | 9 Feb 2019 | LA |
0/36 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 30 Jan 2019 | ODI # 4090 |
5, 1/51 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Johannesburg | 27 Jan 2019 | ODI # 4087 |
1/44 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Port Elizabeth | 19 Jan 2019 | ODI # 4080 |
1/30, 4* | Giants | v Spartans | Port Elizabeth | 8 Dec 2018 | T20 |
- | Giants | v Durban Heat | Durban | 5 Dec 2018 | T20 |
0/24, 9* | Giants | v Jozi Stars | Port Elizabeth | 2 Dec 2018 | T20 |
1/29 | Giants | v Paarl Rocks | Port Elizabeth | 30 Nov 2018 | T20 |
0 | Giants | v Spartans | Centurion | 25 Nov 2018 | T20 |
Imran Tahir moved from Pakistan to South Africa via the UK for the love of a woman. In the process, he played for more than 25 teams, including four English counties, three South African franchises and an IPL team while carving a reputation as one of the best limited-overs' legspinners of his time. A feisty character with a celebration longer than most fast-bowlers' run-ups and a range of variations, Tahir made the googly his biggest weapon in the limited-overs formats.