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.
Azhar Mahmood: 39 wickets at economy 2.79, average 35.94 in Test. Spearhead · Strike bowler. Phase DNA, top victims and a peer map · matched to the match record.
Wickets: 39
Economy: 2.79
Average: 35.94
Strike rate: 77.30
Best figures: 4/50
4-wicket hauls: 2
5-wicket hauls: 0
Matches: 21
Country: Pakistan
A dot-ball machine, 80.9% of Azhar Mahmood's deliveries are dots, well above the 71.2% league norm.