Wahab Riaz

Wahab Riaz Biography

Wahab Riaz, the left-arm fast-medium bowler from Pakistan took his game to lofty heights in the very first Test he played against England at the Oval in 2010. By hitting the bat hard and with a good burst of pace, he had ripped through England’s batting line-up by taking a five-wicket haul.

Riaz is known more for his ability to bowl well in the abridged versions of the game, especially during the end overs of an innings. His best performance in the ODI format came during the crucial World Cup game played against India at Mohali in 2011. He took a five-wicket haul, only for Pakistan to lose the encounter.

However, he hasn’t been a regular member of Pakistan’s setup in recent times. On occasions, he has been let down by his tendency to lose control over his bowling. Riaz is at his best when he generates reverse swing with the old ball and gets it to tail into the right-handed batsman.

Wahab Riaz plays for National Bank of Pakistan in First-Class cricket. He has also played for Kent.

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Wahab Riaz Batting & Fielding Averages

Career	M	In	R	NO	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100s	50s	4s	6s	Ct	St
Test	27	41	306	5	39	8.500	727	42.09	0	0	32	5	5	0
ODIs	91	66	740	15	54*	14.50	849	87.16	0	3	55	30	29	0
T20s	36	18	154	6	30*	12.83	123	125.2	0	0	10	7	6	0
World Cup	22	16	239	3	54*	18.38	233	102.5	0	2	19	11	11	0

Wahab Riaz Bowling Averages

Career	M	B	R	W	Avg	EC	SR	5WI	10WM	BBI	BBM
Test	27	5018	2864	83	34.50	3.424	60.	2	0	5/46	6/103
ODIs	91	4327	4117	120	34.30	5.708	36.05	1	0	5/46	5/46
T20s	36	710	971	34	28.55	8.205	20.88	0	0	2/19	2/19
World Cup	22	1118	1032	40	25.80	5.538	27.95	1	--	5/46	5/46

Wahab Riaz Career statistics

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