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	26	40	299	4	39	8.305	716	41.75	0	0	31	5	5	0
ODIs	79	56	589	13	54*	13.69	715	82.37	0	2	46	21	23	0
T20s	27	14	126	4	30*	12.60	107	117.7	0	0	9	5	5	0
World Cup	12	8	91	2	54*	15.16	102	89.21	0	1	10	2	5	0

Wahab Riaz Bowling Averages

Career	M	B	R	W	Avg	EC	SR	5WI	10WM	BBI	BBM
Test	26	4856	2783	83	33.53	3.438	58.	2	0	5/46	6/103
ODIs	79	3695	3503	102	34.34	5.688	36.22	1	0	5/46	5/46
T20s	27	543	723	28	25.82	7.989	19.39	0	0	2/19	2/19
World Cup	12	600	526	24	21.91	5.260	25.00	1	--	5/46	5/46

Wahab Riaz Career statistics

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