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United Arab Emirates (Host) Records
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Bowling Best Career Bowling Average
Best averages Held in United Arab Emirates for Tests
Best averages
Player
Span
Mat
Overs
Mdns
Balls
Runs
Wkts
BBI
Ave
Econ
SR
4
5
10
Mohammad Abbas (PAK)
2017-2018
6
209.3
64
1257
474
27
5/33
17.55
2.26
46.55
1
2
1
JM Anderson (ENG)
2012-2015
6
216.0
63
1296
452
22
4/17
20.54
2.09
58.90
1
-
-
SCJ Broad (ENG)
2012-2015
6
208.4
66
1252
457
20
4/36
22.85
2.19
62.60
2
-
-
Yasir Shah (PAK)
2014-2018
17
990.3
176
5943
2849
116
8/41
24.56
2.87
51.23
8
8
2
Saeed Ajmal (PAK)
2010-2014
12
725.3
157
4353
1773
67
7/55
26.46
2.44
64.97
4
3
1
Bilal Asif (PAK)
2018-2018
5
195.4
40
1174
424
16
6/36
26.50
2.16
73.37
-
2
-
HMRKB Herath (SL)
2011-2017
8
454.0
111
2724
1146
40
6/43
28.65
2.52
68.10
-
3
1
Abdur Rehman (PAK)
2010-2014
8
461.4
102
2770
1158
38
6/25
30.47
2.50
72.89
1
2
-
Umar Gul (PAK)
2010-2012
8
279.3
46
1677
925
29
4/61
31.89
3.30
57.82
3
-
-
Junaid Khan (PAK)
2011-2014
9
339.2
54
2036
968
30
5/38
32.26
2.85
67.86
-
2
-
Wahab Riaz (PAK)
2010-2018
8
267.1
36
1603
838
25
5/88
33.52
3.13
64.12
2
1
-
TA Boult (NZ)
2014-2018
6
200.2
59
1202
522
15
4/38
34.80
2.60
80.13
2
-
-
Saqlain Mushtaq (PAK)
2002-2002
4
166.5
36
1001
460
13
4/83
35.38
2.75
77.00
1
-
-
Zulfiqar Babar (PAK)
2013-2016
12
601.2
119
3608
1686
45
5/74
37.46
2.80
80.17
2
2
-
RAS Lakmal (SL)
2011-2017
7
239.0
51
1434
698
18
4/78
38.77
2.92
79.66
1
-
-
Rahat Ali (PAK)
2013-2016
10
346.3
74
2079
976
25
4/22
39.04
2.81
83.16
2
-
-
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)
2010-2018
22
291.0
55
1746
745
19
3/54
39.21
2.56
91.89
-
-
-
NM Lyon (AUS)
2014-2018
4
257.5
39
1547
807
15
4/78
53.80
3.12
103.13
2
-
-
IS Sodhi (NZ)
2014-2018
5
194.0
25
1164
682
11
2/37
62.00
3.51
105.81
-
-
-
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