Mohammed Shami: Decoding his crunch ODI stats versus New Zealand
What's the story
Mohammed Shami has done a fine job for Team India in the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. The right-arm pacer will hope to make his presence felt in the upcoming finale against New Zealand on Sunday, March 9, in Dubai. Shami has enjoyed facing the Kiwis in ODIs and he can be a force to be reckoned with. Here we decode his performance against NZ.
Wickets
Shami averages 19.72 against the Kiwis
As per ESPNcricinfo, Shami owns a total of 37 wickets against New Zealand from 15 matches. He holds an average of 19.72 and his economy rate reads 5.98. Across 15 innings, Shami has bowled a total of 7 maidens, conceding 730 runs from 122 overs. His best performance of 7/57 came during the 2023 ODI World Cup semis. He has two fifers (4w: 1).
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Shami aims to break this record of Kumble
Shami is the 3rd-highest wicket-taker among Indians against New Zealand in ODIs. He is behind Javagal Srinath (51 wickets) and Anil Kumble (39 wickets). Shami is three wickets shy of surpassing former spinner Kumble to go 2nd.
Numbers
Shami's performane in Dubai (ODIs) and his CT 2025 numbers
All of Shami's matches in the UAE have come come in the ongoing tournament. Notably, India have played all their games in Dubai. In 4 matches, Shami has claimed 8 scalps at 19.87. His ER reads 4.96. He owns a fifer, taking 5/53 versus Bangladesh in India's opener. Shami needs 3 scalps to end as the tournament's top wicket-taker by surpassing Matt Henry (10).