Full name Mohammad Imran Tahir
Born March 27, 1979, Lahore, Punjab
Current age 41 years 338 days
Major teams South Africa, Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Daredevils, Derbyshire, Dolphins, Durham, Durham 2nd XI, Duronto Rajshahi, Eastern Transvaal, Easterns, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Hampshire, Hampshire 2nd XI, Hampshire 2nd XI, ICC World XI, Lahore City, Lahore Lions, Lahore Ravi, Lahore Whites, Lions, Melbourne Renegades, Middlesex, Middlesex 2nd XI, Multan Sultans, Nelson Mandela Bay Giants, North Eastern Transvaal, North of Pakistan, Nottinghamshire, Pakistan A, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan International Airlines, Pakistan Under-19s, Pakistan XI, Patron's XI, Redco Pakistan Ltd, Rising Pune Supergiants, Sialkot, South Africa A, South African Board President's XI, South African Invitation XI, Staffordshire, Sui Gas Corporation of Pakistan, Surrey, Sussex 2nd XI, Sylhet Thunder, Titans, Warriors, Warwickshire, Warwickshire 2nd XI, Water and Power Development Authority, World Masters, World XI, 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 | 107 | 36 | 16 | 157 | 29 | 7.85 | 225 | 69.77 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 25 | 0 |
T20Is | 38 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 9* | 19.00 | 18 | 105.55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
First-class | 194 | 246 | 62 | 2617 | 77* | 14.22 | 0 | 4 | 82 | 0 | ||||
List A | 239 | 79 | 27 | 494 | 41* | 9.50 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 306 | 60 | 35 | 255 | 23 | 10.20 | 239 | 106.69 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 68 | 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 | 107 | 104 | 5541 | 4297 | 173 | 7/45 | 7/45 | 24.83 | 4.65 | 32.0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
T20Is | 38 | 38 | 845 | 948 | 63 | 5/23 | 5/23 | 15.04 | 6.73 | 13.4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
First-class | 194 | 38291 | 20882 | 784 | 8/42 | 26.63 | 3.27 | 48.8 | 53 | 11 | |||
List A | 239 | 11434 | 8860 | 369 | 7/45 | 7/45 | 24.01 | 4.64 | 30.9 | 15 | 7 | 0 | |
T20s | 306 | 292 | 6563 | 7613 | 382 | 5/23 | 5/23 | 19.92 | 6.95 | 17.1 | 10 | 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 | Australia v South Africa at Manchester, Jul 6, 2019 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (RPS), Aug 2, 2013 scorecard |
Last T20I | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Cape Town, Mar 19, 2019 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 | Dolphins v Cape Cobras at Pietermaritzburg, Feb 9, 2020 scorecard |
T20s debut | Lahore Lions v Karachi Dolphins at Karachi, Feb 24, 2006 scorecard |
Last T20s | Lahore Qalandars v Multan Sultans at Karachi, Nov 15, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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1/20 | Gladiators | v Arabians | Abu Dhabi | 4 Feb 2021 | Other OD |
2/30 | Gladiators | v Delhi Bulls | Abu Dhabi | 1 Feb 2021 | Other OD |
0/26, 9* | Gladiators | v Qalandars | Abu Dhabi | 31 Jan 2021 | Other OD |
0/22 | Gladiators | v Abu Dhabi | Abu Dhabi | 29 Jan 2021 | Other OD |
0/16 | Gladiators | v Pune Devils | Abu Dhabi | 28 Jan 2021 | Other OD |
0/30, 1 | Sultans | v Qalandars | Karachi | 15 Nov 2020 | T20 |
1/22 | Sultans | v Kings | Karachi | 14 Nov 2020 | T20 |
1/24 | Super Kings | v Kings XI | Abu Dhabi | 1 Nov 2020 | T20 |
0/30 | Super Kings | v RCB | Dubai (DSC) | 25 Oct 2020 | T20 |
13*, 0/22 | Super Kings | v Mum Indians | Sharjah | 23 Oct 2020 | 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.