Mohammad Shami is considered one of the greatest bowlers in contemporary cricket, and his IPL statistics are as impressive. Given his lengthy tenure with his particular franchise and the Indian cricket team, he is undoubtedly known as the man of crisis.
The top five bowling performances of Muhammad Shami in the IPL will be revealed in this article and formatted as follows:
5. 2 wickets vs Mumbai Indians in IPL 2020: The first game in which double super overs were bowled was the famous contest between the Mumbai Indians and the Punjab Kings.
Regarding the match background, the Mumbai Indians got off to a shady start to their innings as Arsdheep Singh took Rohit Sharma’s wicket early on.
Shami surged ahead by dismissing Surya Kumar Yadav, and his second stint was even more hazardous as he gave up just 15 runs and claimed a vital wicket for Hardik Pandya.
However, MI managed to achieve 176 runs overall with Kieron Pollard’s unwavering assistance.
In retrospect, KL Rahul played a phenomenal innings of 77 runs due to which the score got level. After score was tied, super over happened, Mohammad Shami delivered yet another remarkable over where he only gave 5 runs which include two consecutive super overs.
4. 3 Wickets vs Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2022:
In the 2022 Indian Premier League, Mohammad Shami’s excellent bowling shook the Lucknow Super Giants’ hitters.
The Gujarat Titans chose to bowl first after winning the toss, with Shami leading their pace.
Later Shami got rid of Quinton De Kock with another magnificent delivery to Kl Rahul, which was maybe the best ball of the season.
In that game, Shami bowled brilliantly, taking three wickets during the powerplay.
3. 3 Wickets vs Delhi Capitals in IPL 2020: In 2020,IPL season Opener match against Delhi Capitals, Mohammad Shami brilliantly led Punjab attack, He started his 3 wicket haul against Delhi.
Due to Shami’s magical spell, Punjab Dominated opening spell where they managed to picked 3 wickets for only 23 runs.
Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant, did the recovery work for Delhi, but the former was dismissed by Shami in the later juncture of the game.
Shami’s bowling Figure in that match was exceptional, as he finished, his bowling spell with figures of 4-0-15-3 and gave away 3.8 runs per over.
The game however went to Super Over, where Shami had an impossible task of defending of 3 runs.
This match probably recorded as his best bowling spell.
2. Key IPL Bowling Performance in IPL 2023: Mohammad Shami had brilliant outing till IPL 2023, where he played 104 matches, where he picked 136 wickets, and the best bowling figure have been 5/11.
His economy rate till 2023, was 8.35( which is excellent for any pace bowler)
1. Highest Wicket-Taker in IPL 2023 Powerplay: IPL 2023, Mohammad Shami was different beast all together he picked up 28 wickets in IPL 2023, his best bowling figure in that tournament came as 4/11 vs Delhi Capitals with an economy 8.03.
Shami’s Technical Qualities as Bowler in IPL:
- Shami’s seam position is one of the best in world cricket.
- His upright seam allows the ball to cut through the air cleanly, making it more likely to swing in the air or seam off the surface.
- He maintains consistency in his wrist position, which is crucial for producing late swing.
Ability to Swing the Ball Both Ways
- Outswingers (Away from Right-Handers):
- He uses a high-arm action to generate outswing, often targeting the fourth or fifth stump line.
- His late outswing is lethal, frequently inducing edges to slips or the wicketkeeper.
- Inswingers (Into Right-Handers):
- His inswing delivery targets the stumps, making it a wicket-taking option against both left- and right-handed batters.
- Shami cleverly sets up batters by bowling a few outswingers before surprising them with a sharp inswinger.
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