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.
Shane Watson: 75 wickets at economy 2.75, average 33.68 in Test. Support bowler · Workhorse. Phase DNA, top victims and a peer map · matched to the match record.
Wickets: 75
Economy: 2.75
Average: 33.68
Strike rate: 73.26
Best figures: 6/33
4-wicket hauls: 1
5-wicket hauls: 3
Matches: 59
Country: Australia
Shane Watson owns Murali Vijay, 4 dismissals in just 118 balls.
Shane Watson's standout Test season was 2010, 19 wickets at an economy of 3.16.
A dot-ball machine, 78.7% of Shane Watson's deliveries are dots, well above the 71.2% league norm.