Imran Tahir

Imran Tahir

Pakistan / South African • Right Arm Bowl
t20 Int ALL TIME STATS
38 Mat
140.5 Overs
948 Runs
63 W
6.73 E/R

Personal Information

Full Name Mohammad Imran Tahir
Date of Birth March 27, 1979
Nationality Pakistan / South African
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Current Team(s)
Role All Rounder, Right-arm Leg Break Bowler, Right handed Batsman
Past Team(s)
Family Sumayya Dildar (Spouse), Atiya Tahir (Mother), Ramzan Tahir (Father)

Most Recent Matches

Match R BF 4s 6s S/R O R W E/R
CHI vs ATL 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0 5.50
LAW vs ATL 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1 3.00
TG vs ATL 0 0 0 0 0 2 17 4 8.50
ATL vs TG 1 2 0 0 50.00 2 12 1 6.00
ATL vs DL 0 0 0 0 0 2 34 0 17.00

Batting Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn R BF NO Avg S/R 100s 50s H 4s 6s Ct St
ODIs 107 36 157 225 16 7.85 69.77 0 0 29 21 1 25 0
TESTs 20 23 130 235 9 9.28 55.31 0 0 29 18 1 8 0
T20Is 38 4 19 18 3 19.00 105.55 0 0 9 1 1 7 0
T20s 416 85 371 351 43 8.83 105.69 0 0 23 31 12 100 0
LISTAs 239 79 494 0 27 9.50 0 0 0 41 0 0 57 0
FIRSTCLASS 194 246 2617 0 62 14.22 0 0 4 77 0 0 82 0

Bowling Stats

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Game Type Mat Inn O R W Avg E/R Best 5w 10w
ODIs 107 104 923.3 4297 173 24.83 4.65 7/45 3 0
TESTs 20 37 654.1 2294 57 40.24 3.50 8/130 2 0
T20Is 38 38 140.5 948 63 15.04 6.73 5/23 2 0
T20s 416 399 1478.5 10344 518 19.96 6.99 5/23 4 0
LISTAs 239 0 1905.4 8860 369 24.01 4.64 7/45 7 0
FIRSTCLASS 194 0 6381.5 20882 784 26.63 3.27 0 53 11

Imran Tahir News

[Watch] Imran Tahir performs Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic ‘siu’ celebration against Barbados Royals in CPL 2024 [Watch] Imran Tahir performs Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic ‘siu’ celebration against Barbados Royals in CPL 2024
[Watch] Imran Tahir performs Cristiano Ronaldo’s iconic ‘siu’ celebration against Barbados Royals in CPL 2024
3 present/former CSK players who are part of Guyana Amazon Warriors for CPL 2024 ft. Moeen Ali 3 present/former CSK players who are part of Guyana Amazon Warriors for CPL 2024 ft. Moeen Ali
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3 reasons why Guyana Amazon Warriors are favorites to defend their title in CPL 2024 3 reasons why Guyana Amazon Warriors are favorites to defend their title in CPL 2024
3 reasons why Guyana Amazon Warriors are favorites to defend their title in CPL 2024 
[Watch] When Imran Tahir left his South African teammates in splits by faking cramps to save a Test vs Sri Lanka in 2014 [Watch] When Imran Tahir left his South African teammates in splits by faking cramps to save a Test vs Sri Lanka in 2014
[Watch] When Imran Tahir left his South African teammates in splits by faking cramps to save a Test vs Sri Lanka in 2014
Full list of Red Carpet Delhi players for Indian Veteran Premier League 2024 ft. Imran Tahir and Herschelle Gibbs Full list of Red Carpet Delhi players for Indian Veteran Premier League 2024 ft. Imran Tahir and Herschelle Gibbs
Full list of Red Carpet Delhi players for Indian Veteran Premier League 2024 ft. Imran Tahir and Herschelle Gibbs

Imran Tahir Videos

IPL Video - आईपीएल इतिहास के हर सीजन में सबसे ज्यादा विकेट लेने वाले विदेशी खिलाड़ियों की लिस्ट
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IPL Video - आईपीएल इतिहास के हर सीजन में सबसे ज्यादा विकेट लेने वाले विदेशी खिलाड़ियों की लिस्ट
Mzansi Super League 2019 (Video): NMBG vs CTB | Cape Town Blitz unravel after Tahir magic
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Mzansi Super League 2019 (Video): NMBG vs CTB | Cape Town Blitz unravel after Tahir magic
Mzansi Super League 2019: CTB vs NMBG | Match Highlights | JJ Smuts hits 73 as Giants chase 187 to leapfrog Blitz
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Mzansi Super League 2019: CTB vs NMBG | Match Highlights | JJ Smuts hits 73 as Giants chase 187 to leapfrog Blitz
World Cup 2019: Harsh to say the worst performance ever, but frustrating - Du Plessis | PAK vs RSA
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World Cup 2019: Harsh to say the worst performance ever, but frustrating - Du Plessis | PAK vs RSA
World Cup 2019: RSA vs AFG | Du Plessis "very relieved" after South Africa beat Afghanistan for first World Cup win
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World Cup 2019: RSA vs AFG | Du Plessis "very relieved" after South Africa beat Afghanistan for first World Cup win

Imran Tahir: A Brief Biography

Imran Tahir shifted base from Pakistan to South Africa for non-cricketing purposes. In the meanwhile, he kept playing for various cricket teams and announced himself on the big stage.

Table of Contents

  1. Biography - About Imran Tahir
  2. Imran Tahir : Along the Years
  3. Records
  4. Awards
  5. Career
  6. Family

Biography - About Imran Tahir

He has the most T20I wickets for South Africa and most ODI wickets as a spinner by a South African. He last played a Test match in 2015 and retired from ODIs after ICC World Cup 2019.

Imran Tahir : Along the Years

YearAgeAchievement
200324Joined Middlesex
200728Joined Yorkshire
200728Joined the Titans
200829Joined Hampshire
201031Joined the Hollywoodbets Dolphins
201031Joined Warwickshire
201131ODI debut against West Indies
201131Played in the ICC ODI World Cup 2011
201132Test debut against Australia
201233Joined the Highveld Lions
201334T20I debut against Sri Lanka
201434Played in the ICC T20 World Cup 2014
201435Joined the Delhi Daredevils
201535Played in the ICC ODI World Cup 2015
201536Joined Nottinghamshire
201536Named in the ICC ODI Team of the Year 2015
201636Played in the ICC T10 World Cup 2016
201738Joined Rising Pune Supergiant
201738Joined Derbyshire
201839Joined the Chennai Super Kings
201839Joined Durham
201839Joined the Guyana Amazon Warriors
201839Joined the Multan Sultans
201839Joined the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants
201839Joined the Sylhet Sixers
201939Played in the ICC ODI World Cup 2019
201940Joined Surrey

* Last updated on 31 December 2019

Records

Domestic or T20 League Records

  1. He has represented a record eight county clubs

International Records

  1. First South African to take seven wickets in an ODI innings
  2. Fastest South African to get to 100 ODI wickets (58 matches)
  3. Fastest South African to get to 50 T20I wickets
  4. Most economical bowling figures in an ODI (14 runs in 10 overs)
  5. Fourth South African to take a hat-trick in ODIs
  6. Joint highest wicket-taker in ICC T20 World Cup 2014 (12 wickets)
  7. Oldest South African to play in the ICC ODI World Cup (40y 64d in WC 2019)
  8. Highest wicket-taker for South Africa in World Cups (39 wickets)

Awards

  1. T20I cricketer of the Year by Cricket South Africa in 2017
St Lucia Zouks v Guyana Amazon Warriors - 2019 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL)

Career

Domestic Career

A 16-year-old Imran made his way into the Pakistan U19 team by playing in local games and then performing well at the selection trials. His domestic career began in 2003 when he played for Middlesex in the County Championship. That was the beginning of a long domestic career for the leg spinner.

He moved to South Africa a couple of years later but continued to play for the Lahore Lions. He switched his county team to Yorkshire in 2007. In the same year, he played for the Titans in the South African domestic competition. However, he changed his county team once again and registered to play for Hampshire in 2008.

He spent 6 years with the team before moving to Nottinghamshire in 2015. However, he did spend a year in 2010 with Warwickshire before coming back. His performances for Hampshire and the Dolphins in the South African domestic tournaments earned him a national call-up for South Africa.

Tahir once again changed his county team and then joined Derbyshire in 2017. In 2018, he went to Durham and then to Surrey in 2019.

International Career

Imran Tahir made his ODI debut against West Indies cricket team in the ICC World Cup 2011 on 24 February. He picked 4/41 and restricted them to 222. The Proteas comfortably chased down the target with 7 wickets in hand and 43 balls to spare. He took 10 more wickets in the remaining four games that he played in the tournament.

He made his Test debut nine months later against Australia in Cape Town on 9 November 2011. The Aussies scored 284 in the first innings as Tahir failed to pick up a wicket in his 10 overs and conceded 35 runs. Proteas then got all out for 96. They too produced a magnificent bowling effort and skittled out the Aussies for just 47. However, Tahir did not get a chance to bowl in the second innings. The home side chased down the total with 8 wickets in hand.

He did not get enough opportunities in the next 12 months and his career dropped even further in November 2012. In a Test against Australia at Adelaide, Tahir bowled 37 overs in two innings and returned with 0/180 and 0/80. His figures of 0/260 are the worst bowling figures ever recorded in a Test match.

He was in and out of the side for almost all of his career. He got a chance to represent South Africa in the ICC T20 World Cup 2014. He took 21 wickets in the tournament and ended up being the joint-highest wicket-taker in the tournament with Ahsan Malik from Netherlands.

He earned his place in the squad for the ICC ODI World Cup 2015. He took 15 wickets in 8 games, which was the joint-highest for a spinner in the tournament. He bowled wonderfully and proved to be their X-factor. They were knocked out in a thrilling semi-final against New Zealand.

Surrey v Glamorgan - Vitality Blast

Tahir was the second-highest wicket-taker in ODIs in 2015 (highest as a spinner). For his achievement, he was included in the ICC ODI Team of the Year 2015.

By February 2017, he was the No. 1 ranked bowler in ODIs as well as T20Is. He was later announced as the Cricketer of the Year by Cricket South Africa. He then toured to Pakistan for the World XI to play a three-match T20I series.

In 2019, he became the oldest South African cricketer to play in the World Cup. He added 11 wickets to his tally in the 2019 edition and became the highest wicket-taker for South Africa in World Cup cricket. He has taken 40 wickets followed by pacer Allan Donald with 36 wickets to his name.

Tahir retired from ODI cricket after the ICC ODI World Cup 2019.

T20 Leagues Career

The South African has played in the T20 Blast, Ram Slam T20 Challenge, Indian Premier League (IPL), Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the Mzansi Super League (MSL).

In the T20 Blast hosted by England, Tahir has played for Hampshire (2008-09 and 2011-14), Warwickshire (2010), Nottinghamshire (2015), Derbyshire (2017), Durham (2018) and Surrey (2019) and along the years. He has played 86 matches and picked up 102 wickets in his career. He has a career best of 4/14 and an economy of just 6.87. He has three more four-wicket hauls under his belt.

Tahir has played for the Nelson Mandela Bay Giants in the Mzansi Super League 2018. He picked up 21 wickets in 16 innings and is the fourth-highest wicket-taker in the innings.

In the IPL, he has represented the Delhi Daredevils (2014-16), Rising Pune Supergiant (2017) and Chennai Super Kings (2018-19). He has picked 79 wickets in 55 games so far. He recorded 4/12 as his best figures and has a notable strike rate of 15.5. This strike rate is the best for the top 50 wicket-takers in the history of the IPL.

Also see - Imam Ul Haq Biography

Imran played for the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the CPL in 2018 and 2019. He has picked up 32 wickets for them in 21 matches. His best figures are 4/22 and boasts of an economy rate of just 5.79.

In the PSL, the South African played for the Multan Sultans in 2018. He took 13 wickets in 10 matches at an economy rate of 7.24.

Family

Imran was born to Ramzan Tahir and Atiya Tahir in Pakistan. He has two younger brothers. Imran got married to Sumayya Dildar on 20 January 2007. He has a son named Gibran.