Bowling the 1st innings vs DEFENDING the 2nd, the defence split by the batters' required run-rate he faced. Higher asking-rate tiers = batters must attack. All figures verified against the match record.
Shoaib Akhtar: 247 wickets at economy 4.76, average 24.97 in ODI. Squeeze + Middle-Overs Operator. Phase DNA, top victims and a peer map · matched to the match record.
Wickets: 247
Economy: 4.76
Average: 24.97
Strike rate: 31.43
Best figures: 6/16
4-wicket hauls: 6
5-wicket hauls: 4
Matches: 163
Country: Pakistan
Shoaib Akhtar's standout ODI season was 2002, 39 wickets at an economy of 4.29.
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