PAKISTAN · LEG-SPIN ALL-ROUNDER

Shadab Khan

A leg-spinning all-rounder from Mianwali and one of Pakistan’s best fielders. Shadab burst through as a teenager in 2017, won the Champions Trophy that year, and has more than 200 ODI and T20I wickets. He captains Islamabad United, whom he led to the 2024 PSL title.

CAREER STATISTICS

International career in numbers

Format	Matches	Runs	Bat avg	Wickets	Bowl avg	Best bowling
Test	6	300	33.33	14	36.64	3/31
ODI	73	955	28.08	87	35.60	4/27
T20I	124	1,009	19.40	123	24.31	4/8

Figures from ESPNcricinfo (via Wikipedia), 13 July 2026.

RECORDS & HIGHLIGHTS

Career highlights

Recorded the most economical four-over spell ever by a debutant in T20Is (v West Indies, March 2017), and was Player of the Match in each of his first two T20Is.
Won the 2017 Champions Trophy months after his international debut.
Captained Islamabad United to a record third PSL title in 2024.
Part of the 2022 T20 World Cup and Asia Cup runner-up squads; has served as Pakistan’s T20I vice-captain.

PROFILE

Player profile

Born: 4 October 1998, Mianwali, Punjab
Batting: Right-handed
Bowling: Right-arm leg spin
Debuts: T20I v West Indies, 26 March 2017 · ODI v West Indies, 7 April 2017 · Test v West Indies, 30 April 2017
Teams: Islamabad United (PSL, captain); Lancashire (2026)