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.
Wasim Akram: 414 wickets at economy 2.59, average 23.62 in Test. Support bowler · Workhorse. Phase DNA, top victims and a peer map · matched to the match record.
Wickets: 414
Economy: 2.59
Average: 23.62
Strike rate: 54.65
Best figures: 7/119
4-wicket hauls: 20
5-wicket hauls: 25
Matches: 104
Country: Pakistan
Wasim Akram's standout Test season was 1990, 48 wickets at an economy of 2.42.
A dot-ball machine, 77.6% of Wasim Akram's deliveries are dots, well above the 71.2% league norm.