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Home  »  Cricket  »  Players  »  Wasim Akram

Wasim Akram, Pakistan

Wasim Akram, a former Pakistan cricketer, was born on Jun 03, 1966. As of 2026, he is 60 years old and remains a prominent figure in cricket. Wasim Akram is a Left Handed batter and one of the greatest batters in the game.

Wasim Akram's cricket career spanned an impressive period from 1985 to 2002, during which he made significant contributions to the sport. His time on the field showcased his skills and dedication, leaving a lasting impact on the game.

In his Test career, Wasim Akram has played 104 matches in his Test career and he took 414 wickets, with an average of 23.62, conceding nearly 2.59 runs per over with a best individual figure of 11/110.

In Wasim Akram's Odi career, has played 356 matches to date in his Odi career and he took 502 wickets, with an average of 23.53, conceding nearly 3.90 runs per over with a best individual figure of 5/15.

Wasim Akram
Wasim AkramPakistan
  • Born: Jun 3, 1966 (59 years)
  • Period: (1985-2002)
  • Batting Style: Left Handed
  • Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast

Captaincy Records

Matches-Won-Lost Tosses Won Runs Scored Batting Average
TEST 25-12-8 8 (32.00%) 894 24.16
ODI 109-66-41 58 (53.21%) 1341 17.64

Batting Career Summary

MAT NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 4s 6s CT ST
TEST 104 19 2898 257* 22.64 N/A 3 7 318 52 - -
ODI 356 55 3717 86 16.52 88.29 0 6 247 121 - -

Bowling Career Summary

MAT Ov M Wkts AVG ECON Best 5w 10w
TEST 104 3771.1 871 414 23.62 2.59 7/119 25 0
ODI 356 3031.0 236 502 23.53 3.90 5/15 6 0

Home/Away Record (Batting)

Venue Innings NO Runs HS AVG The Hundred 50 CT ST
Home 51 7 1116 257* 25.36 1 3 7 0
Away 96 12 1782 123 21.21 2 4 24 0
Overall 147 19 2898 257* 22.64 3 7 44 0
Venue MAT NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 CT ST
Home 67 7 660 66* 16.50 105.60 0 2 17 0
Away 289 48 3057 86 16.52 85.27 0 4 71 0
Overall 356 55 3717 86 16.52 88.29 0 6 88 0

Home/Away Record (Bowling)

Venue Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 5w 10w
Home 1312.0 300 154 3423 22.23 2.61 51.12 6/48 8 1
Away 2459.1 571 260 6356 24.45 2.58 56.75 7/119 17 4
Overall 3771.1 871 414 9779 23.62 2.59 54.65 7/119 25 5
Venue Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 4w
Home 514.1 29 72 2241 31.13 4.36 42.85 5/15 2
Away 2516.5 207 430 9571 22.26 3.80 35.12 5/16 21
Overall 3031 236 502 11812 23.53 3.90 36.23 5/15 23

By Year Record (Batting)

Year MAT Innings NO Runs HS AVG The Hundred 50 CT ST
1985 5 6 4 18 8* 9.00 0 0 1 0
1986 5 8 0 97 66 12.13 0 1 0 0
1987 12 12 1 246 62 22.36 0 1 6 0
1988 3 5 1 49 38 12.25 0 0 1 0
1989 4 3 0 58 30 19.33 0 0 1 0
1990 8 12 1 298 123 27.09 1 1 3 0
1991 2 1 1 20 20* 0 0 0 0
1992 5 9 1 185 54 23.13 0 1 0 0
1993 6 10 1 128 29 14.22 0 0 5 0
1994 7 9 1 199 45* 24.88 0 0 3 0
1995 10 18 0 256 41 14.22 0 0 5 0
1996 5 7 2 390 257* 78.00 1 0 3 0
1997 5 5 0 27 11 5.40 0 0 2 0
1998 6 10 2 140 35 17.50 0 0 2 0
1999 8 15 1 313 52 22.36 0 1 5 0
2000 9 13 2 391 100 35.55 1 2 7 0
2001 3 4 1 83 36 27.67 0 0 0 0
2002 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Overall (18) 104 147 19 2898 257* 22.64 3 7 44 0
Year MAT Innings NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 CT ST
1984 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1985 14 5 2 11 9 3.67 61.11 0 0 2 0
1986 17 9 1 68 24 8.50 93.15 0 0 3 0
1987 24 18 3 200 48* 13.33 113.64 0 0 3 0
1988 12 11 2 70 18 7.78 73.68 0 0 5 0
1989 18 16 3 145 37 11.15 105.07 0 0 4 0
1990 13 11 3 282 86 35.25 105.62 0 1 2 0
1991 8 8 0 66 19 8.25 89.19 0 0 2 0
1992 27 24 6 274 36 15.22 83.28 0 0 6 0
1993 26 22 5 287 39* 16.88 97.95 0 0 3 0
1994 21 13 1 150 33 12.50 63.83 0 0 3 0
1995 12 11 2 193 50 21.44 83.91 0 1 5 0
1996 26 21 4 338 66* 19.88 104.64 0 2 12 0
1997 19 17 2 146 33 9.73 64.04 0 0 9 0
1998 16 14 2 278 57 23.17 97.89 0 1 3 0
1999 27 21 3 360 79 20.00 100.28 0 1 16 0
2000 30 23 4 388 42* 20.42 67.01 0 0 5 0
2001 12 10 3 103 28* 14.71 82.40 0 0 2 0
2002 27 21 7 287 49* 20.50 91.11 0 0 3 0
2003 6 5 2 71 33 23.67 102.90 0 0 0 0
Overall (20) 356 280 55 3717 86 16.52 88.29 0 6 88 0

By Year Record (Bowling)

Year Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 5w 10w
1985 197.3 52 20 484 24.20 2.45 59.25 5/56 2 1
1986 134.3 40 14 316 22.57 2.35 57.64 6/91 1 0
1987 380.1 76 31 979 31.58 2.58 73.58 5/96 1 0
1988 117.0 22 11 319 29.00 2.73 63.82 4/73 0 0
1989 204.4 50 18 551 30.61 2.69 68.22 5/101 1 0
1990 320.3 73 48 778 16.21 2.43 40.06 6/62 4 1
1991 45.0 11 1 78 78.00 1.73 270.00 1/31 0 0
1992 208.5 46 26 595 22.88 2.85 48.19 6/67 2 0
1993 237.3 44 28 672 24.00 2.83 50.89 5/45 2 0
1994 305.5 75 47 806 17.15 2.64 39.04 7/119 4 1
1995 392.5 97 45 946 21.02 2.41 52.38 5/43 3 0
1996 199.4 50 22 530 24.09 2.65 54.45 6/48 1 1
1997 147.1 39 23 408 17.74 2.77 38.39 4/42 0 0
1998 240.5 52 20 630 31.50 2.62 72.25 5/52 1 0
1999 257.3 42 29 757 26.10 2.94 53.28 4/30 0 0
2000 273.0 78 26 629 24.19 2.30 63.00 6/61 3 1
2001 106.0 23 5 296 59.20 2.79 127.20 2/59 0 0
2002 2.4 1 0 5 1.88 0 0
Overall (18) 3771.1 871 414 9779 23.62 2.59 54.65 7/119 25 5
Year Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 4w
1984 4.0 0 0 31 7.75 0/31 0
1985 101.2 7 17 399 23.47 3.94 35.76 5/21 1
1986 128.0 22 23 392 17.04 3.06 33.39 4/19 2
1987 225.0 18 31 891 28.74 3.96 43.55 3/25 0
1988 102.5 5 16 418 26.13 4.06 38.56 3/37 0
1989 142.0 7 30 570 19.00 4.01 28.40 5/38 2
1990 120.2 10 16 419 26.19 3.48 45.13 3/45 0
1991 68.3 5 10 309 30.90 4.51 41.10 3/27 0
1992 243.3 18 43 930 21.63 3.82 33.98 5/19 3
1993 228.4 13 45 850 18.89 3.72 30.49 5/15 6
1994 193.2 18 31 682 22.00 3.53 37.42 4/23 1
1995 112.1 3 20 389 19.45 3.47 33.65 3/18 0
1996 211.1 18 33 886 26.85 4.20 38.39 4/35 2
1997 161.3 13 26 593 22.81 3.67 37.27 4/25 2
1998 143.0 4 22 628 28.55 4.39 39.00 4/43 1
1999 222.1 19 33 845 25.61 3.80 40.39 4/40 1
2000 252.2 28 36 1055 29.31 4.18 42.06 3/10 0
2001 97.2 8 14 356 25.43 3.66 41.71 3/19 0
2002 226.2 16 44 968 22.00 4.28 30.86 4/22 1
2003 47.3 4 12 201 16.75 4.23 23.75 5/28 1
Overall (20) 3031 236 502 11812 23.53 3.90 36.23 5/15 23

By Position Record (Batting)

Position Innings NO Runs HS AVG The Hundred 50 CT ST
5 4 2 57 28 28.50 0 0 1 0
6 4 0 104 54 26.00 0 1 0 0
7 29 4 577 123 23.08 1 0 3 0
8 63 6 1353 257* 23.74 2 2 17 0
9 31 1 657 66 21.90 0 3 8 0
10 9 1 115 79 14.38 0 1 1 0
11 7 5 35 19 17.50 0 0 1 0
Overall 147 19 2898 257* 22.64 3 7 44 0
Position Innings NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 CT ST
3 2 0 73 37 36.50 137.74 0 0 0 0
4 8 1 92 34 13.14 139.39 0 0 3 0
5 10 1 111 39 12.33 107.77 0 0 2 0
6 39 12 602 66* 22.30 109.85 0 2 11 0
7 86 12 1222 86 16.51 88.23 0 3 26 0
8 93 22 1208 79 17.01 78.14 0 1 20 0
9 33 5 382 49* 13.64 83.59 0 0 7 0
10 5 0 25 11 5.00 52.08 0 0 0 0
11 4 2 2 2 1.00 50.00 0 0 0 0
Overall 280 55 3717 86 16.52 88.29 0 6 88 0

By Opponent Record (Batting)

Team MAT Innings NO Runs HS AVG The Hundred 50 CT ST
Australia 13 24 2 562 123 25.55 1 2 7 0
Bangladesh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
England 18 25 4 462 45* 22.00 0 0 6 0
India 12 15 1 277 62 19.79 0 1 6 0
New Zealand 9 13 3 158 35 15.80 0 0 1 0
South Africa 4 6 1 98 41 19.60 0 0 0 0
Sri Lanka 19 22 3 545 100 28.68 1 3 9 0
West Indies 17 27 2 356 66 14.24 0 1 10 0
Zimbabwe 10 15 3 440 257* 36.67 1 0 5 0
Overall (9) 104 147 19 2898 257* 22.64 3 7 44 0
Team MAT Innings NO Runs HS AVG SR The Hundred 50 CT ST
Australia 49 45 5 806 86 20.15 89.76 0 1 8 0
Bangladesh 6 2 1 59 30* 59.00 76.62 0 0 1 0
England 32 25 4 222 34 10.57 78.17 0 0 6 0
India 48 38 8 425 50 14.17 92.39 0 1 14 0
Kenya 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Namibia 1 1 1 20 20* 142.86 0 0 0 0
Netherlands 2 1 0 1 1 1.00 25.00 0 0 0 0
New Zealand 38 30 7 459 66* 19.96 90.35 0 2 10 0
Scotland 1 1 1 37 37* 194.74 0 0 0 0
South Africa 24 22 5 345 57 20.29 79.49 0 1 1 0
Sri Lanka 59 46 8 674 79 17.74 102.28 0 1 18 0
United Arab Emirates 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
West Indies 64 51 9 498 43 11.86 74.00 0 0 18 0
Zimbabwe 28 18 6 171 38 14.25 95.00 0 0 11 0
Overall (14) 356 280 55 3717 86 16.52 88.29 0 6 88 0

By Opponent Record (Bowling)

Year Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 5w 10w
Australia 498.2 102 50 1288 25.76 2.58 59.80 6/62 4 1
Bangladesh 21.4 4 0 54 2.49 0 0
England 663.4 150 57 1748 30.67 2.63 69.86 6/67 2 0
India 488.0 104 45 1299 28.87 2.66 65.07 5/96 2 0
New Zealand 421.0 106 60 1021 17.02 2.43 42.10 7/119 6 2
South Africa 141.0 35 13 387 29.77 2.74 65.08 4/42 0 0
Sri Lanka 545.4 152 63 1340 21.27 2.46 51.97 5/43 3 0
West Indies 591.4 121 79 1645 20.82 2.78 44.94 6/61 4 1
Zimbabwe 400.1 97 47 997 21.21 2.49 51.09 6/48 4 1
Overall (9) 3771.1 871 414 9779 23.62 2.59 54.65 7/119 25 5
Year Ov M Wkts Runs AVG ECON SR Best 4w
Australia 435.2 30 67 1838 27.43 4.22 38.99 5/21 4
Bangladesh 43.0 5 9 113 12.56 2.63 28.67 4/19 1
England 275.0 18 32 1134 35.44 4.12 51.56 3/25 0
India 404.1 39 60 1509 25.15 3.73 40.42 4/35 1
Kenya 14.0 0 5 73 14.60 5.21 16.80 3/30 0
Namibia 9.0 1 5 28 5.60 3.11 10.80 5/28 1
Netherlands 18.3 3 3 54 18.00 2.92 37.00 3/24 0
New Zealand 312.1 24 64 1187 18.55 3.80 29.27 5/19 3
Scotland 7.5 0 3 23 7.67 2.94 15.67 3/23 0
South Africa 223.3 7 35 838 23.94 3.75 38.31 5/16 2
Sri Lanka 504.5 51 92 1929 20.97 3.82 32.92 4/24 5
United Arab Emirates 17.0 2 5 44 8.80 2.59 20.40 3/19 0
West Indies 550.4 41 89 2276 25.57 4.13 37.12 5/38 4
Zimbabwe 216.0 15 33 766 23.21 3.55 39.27 5/15 2
Overall (14) 3031.0 236 502 11812 23.53 3.90 36.23 5/15 23

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