CRICKET WICKETPLAYER CAREER
Wasim Akram
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
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460Internationals
6,615Career runs
3Centuries
916Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 104
- Innings
- 147
- Runs
- 2,898
- Average
- 22.64
- Strike rate
- —
- Highest score
- 257*
- Not outs
- 19
- 100s
- 3
- 50s
- 7
- Ducks
- 17
- 4s
- —
- 6s
- 57
- Balls faced
- —
Bowling
- Matches
- 104
- Innings
- 181
- Balls
- 22,627
- Maidens
- 871
- Runs conceded
- 9,779
- Wickets
- 414
- Average
- 23.62
- Economy
- 2.59
- Strike rate
- 54.65
- Best innings
- 7/119
- Best match
- 11/110
- 4 wickets
- 20
- 5 wickets
- 25
- 10 wickets
- 5
Fielding
- Matches
- 104
- Innings
- 186
- Catches
- 44
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 44
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 44
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.236
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 356
- Innings
- 280
- Runs
- 3,717
- Average
- 16.52
- Strike rate
- 88.33
- Highest score
- 86
- Not outs
- 55
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 6
- Ducks
- 28
- 4s
- —
- 6s
- —
- Balls faced
- 4,208
Bowling
- Matches
- 356
- Innings
- 351
- Balls
- 18,186
- Maidens
- 237
- Runs conceded
- 11,812
- Wickets
- 502
- Average
- 23.52
- Economy
- 3.89
- Strike rate
- 36.22
- Best innings
- 5/15
- Best match
- 5/15
- 4 wickets
- 17
- 5 wickets
- 6
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 356
- Innings
- 352
- Catches
- 88
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 88
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 88
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.250
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
454 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-04 | Pakistan v Zimbabwe | ODI | No result |
| 2003-03-01 | Pakistan v India | ODI | India won by 6 wickets |
| 2003-02-22 | England v Pakistan | ODI | England won by 112 runs |
| 2003-02-11 | Australia v Pakistan | ODI | Australia won by 82 runs |
| 2002-12-13 | Pakistan v South Africa | ODI | South Africa won by 62 runs |
| 2002-12-11 | Pakistan v South Africa | ODI | Pakistan won by 182 runs |
| 2002-12-08 | Pakistan v South Africa | ODI | South Africa won by 132 runs |
| 2002-12-01 | Pakistan v Zimbabwe | ODI | Pakistan won by 70 runs |
| 2002-11-27 | Pakistan v Zimbabwe | ODI | Pakistan won by 48 runs |
| 2002-11-24 | Pakistan v Zimbabwe | ODI | Pakistan won by 104 runs |
| 2002-11-23 | Pakistan v Zimbabwe | ODI | Pakistan won by 7 runs |
| 2002-09-12 | Pakistan v Sri Lanka | ODI | Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 18 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 1.87 | N/A |
| 2001 | 3 | 4 | 83 | 36 | 27.66 | 74.77 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 111 | 5 | 5 | 59.20 | 2.79 | 127.20 |
| 2000 | 9 | 13 | 391 | 100 | 35.54 | 53.19 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 735 | 15 | 26 | 24.19 | 2.30 | 63.00 |
| 1999 | 8 | 15 | 313 | 52 | 22.35 | 54.81 | 0 | 1 | 42 | 6 | 571 | 15 | 29 | 26.10 | 2.93 | 53.27 |
| 1998 | 6 | 10 | 140 | 35 | 17.50 | 42.42 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 330 | 11 | 20 | 31.50 | 2.61 | 72.25 |
| 1997 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 11 | 5.40 | 31.03 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 87 | 9 | 23 | 17.73 | 2.77 | 38.39 |
| 1996 | 5 | 7 | 390 | 257 | 78.00 | 62.10 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 13 | 628 | 9 | 22 | 24.09 | 2.65 | 54.45 |
| 1995 | 10 | 18 | 256 | 41 | 14.22 | 46.71 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 548 | 17 | 45 | 21.02 | 2.40 | 52.37 |
| 1994 | 7 | 9 | 199 | 45 | 24.87 | 52.64 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 378 | 13 | 47 | 17.14 | 2.63 | 39.04 |
| 1993 | 6 | 10 | 128 | 29 | 14.22 | 43.24 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 296 | 11 | 28 | 24.00 | 2.82 | 50.89 |
| 1992 | 5 | 9 | 185 | 54 | 23.12 | 48.30 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 383 | 9 | 26 | 22.88 | 2.84 | 48.19 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 20 | N/A | 46.51 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 78.00 | 1.73 | 270.00 |
| 1990 | 8 | 12 | 298 | 123 | 27.09 | 55.70 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 2 | 535 | 15 | 48 | 16.20 | 2.42 | 40.06 |
| 1989 | 4 | 3 | 58 | 30 | 19.33 | 55.76 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 104 | 7 | 18 | 30.61 | 2.69 | 68.22 |
| 1988 | 3 | 5 | 49 | 38 | 12.25 | 45.79 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 107 | 6 | 11 | 29.00 | 2.72 | 63.81 |
| 1987 | 12 | 12 | 246 | 62 | 22.36 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 15 | — | 19 | 31 | 31.58 | 2.57 | 73.58 |
| 1986 | 5 | 8 | 97 | 66 | 12.12 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 9 | 14 | 22.57 | 2.34 | 57.64 |
| 1985 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 9.00 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | — | 8 | 20 | 24.20 | 2.45 | 59.25 |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 20 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | 3 | 50 | 33 | 25.00 | 98.03 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 51 | 3 | 4 | 37.25 | 4.96 | 45.00 |
| 2002 | 25 | 21 | 287 | 49 | 20.50 | 91.11 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 9 | 315 | 25 | 39 | 22.94 | 4.21 | 32.66 |
| 2001 | 12 | 10 | 103 | 28 | 14.71 | 82.40 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 125 | 12 | 14 | 25.42 | 3.65 | 41.71 |
| 2000 | 30 | 23 | 388 | 42 | 20.42 | 67.01 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 11 | 579 | 30 | 36 | 29.30 | 4.18 | 42.05 |
| 1999 | 26 | 20 | 323 | 79 | 17.94 | 95.00 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 340 | 26 | 30 | 27.40 | 3.83 | 42.86 |
| 1998 | 16 | 14 | 278 | 57 | 23.16 | 97.88 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 284 | 16 | 22 | 28.54 | 4.39 | 39.00 |
| 1997 | 19 | 17 | 146 | 33 | 9.73 | 64.03 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 228 | 19 | 26 | 22.80 | 3.67 | 37.26 |
| 1996 | 24 | 21 | 338 | 66 | 19.88 | 104.64 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 323 | 23 | 31 | 26.80 | 4.27 | 37.58 |
| 1995 | 12 | 11 | 193 | 50 | 21.44 | 83.91 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 230 | 12 | 20 | 19.45 | 3.46 | 33.65 |
| 1994 | 20 | 13 | 150 | 33 | 12.50 | 63.82 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 235 | 20 | 28 | 23.67 | 3.61 | 39.28 |
| 1993 | 26 | 22 | 287 | 39 | 16.88 | 97.95 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 293 | 26 | 45 | 18.88 | 3.71 | 30.48 |
| 1992 | 27 | 24 | 274 | 36 | 15.22 | 83.79 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 327 | 27 | 43 | 21.62 | 3.81 | 33.97 |
| 1991 | 8 | 8 | 66 | 19 | 8.25 | 89.18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 74 | 8 | 10 | 30.90 | 4.51 | 41.10 |
| 1990 | 13 | 11 | 282 | 86 | 35.25 | 105.61 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 267 | 13 | 16 | 26.18 | 3.48 | 45.12 |
| 1989 | 17 | 16 | 145 | 37 | 11.15 | 105.07 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 138 | 17 | 30 | 19.00 | 4.01 | 28.40 |
| 1988 | 12 | 11 | 70 | 18 | 7.77 | 73.68 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 95 | 12 | 16 | 26.12 | 4.06 | 38.56 |
| 1987 | 24 | 18 | 200 | 48 | 13.33 | 113.63 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 176 | 24 | 31 | 28.74 | 3.96 | 43.54 |
| 1986 | 17 | 9 | 68 | 24 | 8.50 | 93.15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 73 | 16 | 23 | 17.04 | 3.06 | 33.39 |
| 1985 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 3.66 | 61.11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 23.47 | 3.93 | 35.76 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 7.75 | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
ODI v New Zealand · Faisalabad
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
Test v New Zealand · Dunedin
- First century in this archive · 123 runs
Test v Australia · Adelaide
- Best recorded bowling · 7/119
Test v New Zealand · Wellington
- Highest recorded innings · 257* runs
Test v Zimbabwe · Sheikhupura
- Latest available scorecard
ODI v India · SuperSport Park, Centurion
Records against the opposition
Selected studies with at least ten batting or bowling innings. Each page includes sample sizes, yearly trends and the scorecards behind the figures.
TestAgainst England18 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst Sri Lanka18 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst West Indies17 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst Australia13 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst West Indies64 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Sri Lanka59 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Australia49 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst India47 matches with recorded figures