Tabraiz Shamsi (born 18 February 1990) is a South African cricketer who bowls left-arm wrist-spin, known for his use of variation and an attacking approach. He has since developed a career off the back of mastering flight, drift, and a sharp googly that confounds both right- and left-hand batsmen. Shamsi established himself as a key white-ball weapon for South Africa and frequently operated in the middle overs to snap partnerships and keep the scoring rates down. He has played in domestic T20 leagues across the globe, thus bringing experience in varied conditions. In his career in T20I and ODI, Shamsi has been a consistent wicket-taker, and his best figures of five wickets in an innings were notched up in last year’s ODI series.
| Personal Information | Details |
| Name | Tabraiz Shamsi |
| Age | February 18, 1990 (35 years) |
| Birth Place | Johannesburg, Gauteng |
| Height | — |
| Role | Bowler |
| Batting Style | Right Handed Bat |
| Bowling Style | Left-arm wrist-spin |
| Country | South Africa |
Tabraiz Shamsi ’s Bowling Career Stats
Tabraiz Shamsi is a left-arm wrist-spinner whose career impact is built on variation, flight, and a sharp googly. In Tests, he played 2 matches, taking 6 wickets with best figures of 3/91. In ODIs, he has 73 wickets in 55 matches, highlighted by a 5/49 five-for, while keeping his economy around 5.6. In T20Is, he has been a genuine strike option: 89 wickets in 70 games, a best of 5/24, and an average close to 21. He even topped the ICC T20I bowling rankings, underlining his threat in limited overs. Across leagues, he’s often used in middle overs to break partnerships quickly.
Test Format Stats
Tabraiz Shamsi’s Test career is brief but interesting: 2 matches, 4 innings, 483 balls bowled, 10 maidens, 278 runs given up and 6 wickets. His best bowling figures are 3/91, consequent to an average of 46.33 and an economy of 3.45. He scored 20 runs with the bat (highest score of 18*), batting as a tailender. His last test was in 2016-2018.
| Details | Test |
| Match | 2 |
| Innings | 4 |
| Balls | 483 |
| Runs | 278 |
| Wickets | 6 |
| Average | 46.33 |
| Economy | 3.45 |
| Strike Rate | 80.5 |
| Best Bowling Inning | 3/91 |
| Best Bowling Match | 4/128 |
| 5w | 0 |
| 10w | 0 |
ODIs Format Stats
He has played 55 ODIs and picked up 73 wickets, and that tells you exactly why South Africa use him to strike in the middle over. He has a bowling average of 34.38 and an economy rate of 5.58 with best figures of 5/49 and one five-wicket haul. He has only 39 runs, emerging at No. 11, and nine catches with the bat in the field.
| Details | ODIs |
| Match | 55 |
| Innings | 52 |
| Balls | 2697 |
| Runs | 2510 |
| Wickets | 73 |
| Average | 34.38 |
| Economy | 5.58 |
| Strike Rate | 36.95 |
| Best Bowling Inning | 5/49 |
| Best Bowling Match | 5/49 |
| 5w | 1 |
| 10w | 0 |
T20I Format Stats
In 70 previous T20Is for South Africa, he has been a wicket-hunting left-arm wrist-spinner: 89 of them, at almost exactly an average of 20.9 each overall, with a best of five for 24 and one five-for in total. He has also contributed 12 catches. He’s not often required with the bat—10 runs, top score of 4*—because his role is generally to bust partnerships and reign in scoring during the middle overs, frequently doing so with brisk
| Details | T20I |
| Match | 70 |
| Innings | 70 |
| Balls | 1509 |
| Runs | 1859 |
| Wickets | 89 |
| Average | 20.89 |
| Economy | 7.39 |
| Strike Rate | 16.96 |
| Best Bowling Inning | 5/24 |
| Best Bowling Match | 5/24 |
| 5w | 1 |
| 10w | 0 |
IPL Format Stats
Shamsi’s appearance has been limited in the Indian Premier League—he has played only 5 IPL 7 matches, bowled 20 overs (exactly 120 balls), and taken just 3 wickets, letting go of as many as 181 runs. His best bowling figures are 1/21 and his bowling average is 60.33 with an economy rate of 9.05. A wicket is falling every 40.0 balls, meaning there’s not much time to get in and play your shots. He has no four-wicket hauls
| Details | IPL |
| Match | 5 |
| Innings | 5 |
| Balls | 120 |
| Runs | 181 |
| Wickets | 3 |
| Average | 60.33 |
| Economy | 9.05 |
| Strike Rate | 40.0 |
| Best Bowling Inning | 1/21 |
| Best Bowling Match | 1/21 |
| 5w | 0 |
| 10w | 0 |
Tabraiz Shamsi ’s Batting Career Stats
Shamsi is a genuinely specialist spinner, and his batting stats are appropriately modest. In tests he has capped 2 matches for 20 runs, not out on many occasions; his highest test score is 18. In ODIs, he has 55 runs from 39 innings at No. 6 and below (he is batting there now) from 55 matches, with a highest of 11—his average hovering around that mark as well—he bats in the last two spots here. He has 10 in T20Is from 70, unbeaten 4—the sign of a get-through-that-over batsman and not the must-win-the-game batter. He is still valued for his bowling, not runs. At the domestic first-class level, he has more time at the crease and still bats down the order.
Test Format Stats
In tests representing South Africa, Tabraiz Shamsi has taken 6 wickets in 2 matches for 483 runs, at an average of 46.33, with the best bowling figures being 3/91. He too has had little chance to bat: 20 runs from 4 innings, high score 18*, largely batting at No. 9 or lower. His test data is limited, but it suggests that his job is spin support.
| Details | Test |
| Match | 2 |
| Innings | 4 |
| Runs | 20 |
| Ball Faced | 48 |
| Highest Score | 18 |
| Average | 20 |
| Strike Rate | 41.67 |
| NO | 3 |
| Fours | 2 |
| Sixes | 0 |
| 50s | 0 |
| 100s | 0 |
| 200s | 0 |
ODIs Format Stats
Tabraiz Shamsi: In ODIs, Tabraiz has featured in 55 matches and picked up a very decent average of 73 wickets, which indicates that he is a reliable middle-overs wicket-taker. His best figures are 5/49, one of three five-wicket hauls. His economy is around 5.58, and he takes a wicket every 36.9 balls in the format. With the bat he has just 39 runs, a best of 11 not out, and generally bats at No. 10/11.
| Details | ODIs |
| Match | 55 |
| Innings | 15 |
| Runs | 39 |
| Ball Faced | 69 |
| Highest Score | 11 |
| Average | 9.75 |
| Strike Rate | 56.53 |
| NO | 11 |
| Fours | 4 |
| Sixes | 0 |
| 50s | 0 |
| 100s | 0 |
| 200s | 0 |
T20I Format Stats
In T20Is, Tabraiz Shamsi bats as a tail-end cover. In 70 matches, he has batted on 14 occasions, scoring a total of 10 runs with the best match performance of 4* (nine not-outs). His average is 2.00, his strike rate is 37.04, and without hitting a single four or six—or notching up so much as an inning worth more than fifty runs—he’s been just about trying to hang in there for a few balls. Which is why his impact is measured in wickets.
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| Details | T20I |
| Match | 70 |
| Innings | 14 |
| Runs | 10 |
| Ball Faced | 27 |
| Highest Score | 4 |
| Average | 2 |
| Strike Rate | 37.04 |
| NO | 9 |
| Fours | 0 |
| Sixes | 0 |
| 50s | 0 |
| 100s | 0 |
| 200s | 0 |
IPL Format Stats
He has had a short run in the IPL—5 matches, 20 overs, 181 runs conceded, and 3 wickets. That equates to an economy rate of 9.05 and a bowling average of 60.33, with best figures of 1/21. He was more of a match-up wrist spinner than a full-time strike bowler in India when teams looked for variation late.
| Details | IPL |
| Match | 5 |
| Innings | 1 |
| Runs | 2 |
| Ball Faced | 4 |
| Highest Score | 2 |
| Average | 0 |
| Strike Rate | 50.00 |
| NO | 1 |
| Fours | 0 |
| Sixes | 0 |
| 50s | 0 |
| 100s | 0 |
| 200s | 0 |
Tabraiz Shamsi ’s Career Information
Tabraiz Shamsi (born 18 February 1990 in Johannesburg) is a South African left-arm unorthodox spinner known for his googly and aggressive approach. A latecomer to the scene, he was signed by Titans and broke through in the Dolphins side throughout the 2014/15 season’s really successful Ram Slam T20. He made his ODI debut on June 7th against Ireland. He made his Test debut in late 2016 and his T20I debut in 2017. Shamsi was elevated to become South Africa’s white-ball spinner after Imran Tahir retired from ODI cricket. Notably, he occupied the top spot on the ICC T20I bowling rankings in 2021 and captured 5/24 against England in 2022—just by doing so, he has become Sri Lanka’s best-ever T20I wicket-taker at crucial times of the game across the globe.
| T20 debut | vs England, Jun 21, 2017, at The Rose Bowl |
| Last T20 | vs India, Jun 29, 2024, at Kensington Oval |
| Test debut | vs Australia, Nov 24, 2016, at Adelaide Oval |
| Last Test | vs Sri Lanka, Jul 12, 2018, at Galle International Stadium |
| Odi debut | vs Australia, Jun 07, 2016, at Providence Stadium |
| Last Odi | vs Pakistan, Feb 12, 2025, at National Stadium |
| Ipl debut | vs Rising Pune Supergiant, Apr 22, 2016, at Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium |
| Last Ipl | vs Delhi Capitals, Sep 25, 2021, at Sheikh Zayed Stadium |
