Tabraiz Shamsi is a South African professional cricketer known for his left-arm unorthodox spin bowling and passionate wicket celebrations. He is South Africa's all-time leading T20I wicket-taker and has played for numerous major domestic and franchise teams worldwide, including the Gulf Giants, MI Cape Town etc.
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers · Match 34 | T20 | January 13, 2026 | 8 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 36.36 |
| Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers · Match 28 | T20 | January 9, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers · Match 23 | T20 | January 4, 2026 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Western Province vs Titans · Match 13 | T20 | November 9, 2025 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 |
| Titans vs Warriors · Match 5 | T20 | November 1, 2025 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Saint Lucia Kings vs Guyana Amazon Warriors · Qualifier 1 | T20 | September 18, 2025 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 125.00 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide Strikers vs Melbourne Renegades · Match 38 | T20 | January 17, 2026 | 3.5 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.29 |
| Melbourne Stars vs Adelaide Strikers · Match 34 | T20 | January 13, 2026 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.67 |
| Hobart Hurricanes vs Adelaide Strikers · Match 28 | T20 | January 9, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.75 |
| Perth Scorchers vs Adelaide Strikers · Match 23 | T20 | January 4, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.50 |
| Gulf Giants vs Abu Dhabi Knight Riders · Match 30 | T20 | December 28, 2025 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.25 |
| MI Emirates vs Gulf Giants · Match 26 | T20 | December 23, 2025 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.67 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bash League 2025 | T20 | Dec 14, 2025 - Jan 25, 2026 | 16 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 51.61 |
| International League T20 2025 | T20 | Dec 2, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Abu Dhabi T10 League 2025 | T10 | Nov 18, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| CSA T20 Challenge 2025 | T20 | Oct 29, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 58.33 |
| Caribbean Premier League 2025 | T20 | Aug 14, 2025 - Sep 21, 2025 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Global Super League 2025 | T20 | Jul 10, 2025 - Jul 19, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bash League 2025 | T20 | Dec 14, 2025 - Jan 25, 2026 | 14.5 | 0 | 84 | 8 | 4/15 | 5.66 |
| International League T20 2025 | T20 | Dec 2, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 | 17 | 0 | 138 | 4 | 3/23 | 8.12 |
| Abu Dhabi T10 League 2025 | T10 | Nov 18, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 | 9 | 0 | 112 | 6 | 2/23 | 12.44 |
| CSA T20 Challenge 2025 | T20 | Oct 29, 2025 - Nov 30, 2025 | 16 | 0 | 133 | 3 | 1/19 | 8.31 |
| Caribbean Premier League 2025 | T20 | Aug 14, 2025 - Sep 21, 2025 | 38 | 0 | 275 | 17 | 3/12 | 7.24 |
| Global Super League 2025 | T20 | Jul 10, 2025 - Jul 19, 2025 | 13 | 0 | 109 | 3 | 2/24 | 8.38 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 2 | 4 | 20 | 48 | 18 | 20.0000 | 41.6600 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 55 | 15 | 39 | 69 | 11 | 9.7500 | 56.5200 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 319 | 69 | 118 | 220 | 15 | 5.3600 | 53.6300 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 70 | 14 | 10 | 27 | 4 | 2.0000 | 37.0300 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 141 | 48 | 170 | 283 | 15 | 7.3900 | 60.0700 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 84 | 101 | 568 | 1189 | 36 | 7.8800 | 47.7700 | 29 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEST | 2 | 4 | 80.30 | 483 | 278 | 6 | 46.3300 | 3.4500 | 80.5000 | 3/91 | 4/128 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 55 | 52 | 449.30 | 2697 | 2510 | 73 | 34.3800 | 5.5800 | 36.9000 | 5/49 | 5/49 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| T20 | 319 | 310 | 1091.00 | 6546 | 8125 | 363 | 22.3800 | 7.4400 | 18.0000 | 5/24 | 5/24 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| T20I | 70 | 70 | 251.30 | 1509 | 1860 | 89 | 20.8900 | 7.3900 | 16.9000 | 5/24 | 5/24 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| List A | 141 | 133 | 1103.10 | 6619 | 5800 | 192 | 30.2000 | 5.2500 | 34.4000 | 5/40 | 5/40 | 5 | 3 | 0 |
| First Class | 84 | 146 | 2595.40 | 15574 | 8861 | 334 | 26.5200 | 3.4100 | 46.6000 | 8/32 | 13/120 | 12 | 22 | 5 |
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria vs Lahore Qalandars · 7th Match | T20 | December 4, 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
South Africa's leading T20I wicket-taker: In July 2022, he surpassed Dale Steyn's record to become the highest T20I wicket-taker for South Africa.
Highest T20I bowling rank: Achieved the number one rating in the ICC T20I Bowling Rankings in early 2021.
Five-wicket hauls:
T20I best figures of 5/24 against England in July 2022.
ODI best figures of 5/49 against Sri Lanka in September 2021.
Domestic record: Recorded the best first-class bowling figures for the Titans with 8/32 against the Warriors in November 2020.
ICC T20 World Cup Runner-up: Was part of the South African squad that reached the final of the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
Awards: Named CSA T20I
IPL Debut
Key IPL Stats
Growing up, Shamsi bowled seam bowling while playing for his school. However, his coaches told him that he was not quite quick enough to be a seam bowler when he underwent trials for the under-19 team. His coaches suggested he become a spin bowler as he also reportedly bowled a lot of cutters
Nathan Lyon.
| Batsman | Sachin Tendulkar and Yuvraj Singh |
| Bowler | Wasim Akram and Zaheer Khan |
Tabraiz Shamsi is one of the most successful and decorated cricketers in the world. Some of his achievements include:
