A Zampa: runs, wickets and records

A Zampa appears in 466 recorded men's matches, from 20 December 2012 to 30 September 2026, most often for Australia, Melbourne Stars and Essex. The matches split as 124 in One Day Internationals, 116 in Twenty20 Internationals and 226 in franchise Twenty20 leagues. The most frequent opponents in the records are India (44 matches), South Africa (34 matches) and Pakistan (30 matches). The ground used most often is Melbourne Cricket Ground, with 44 matches.

In One Day Internationals, the batting record is 417 runs in 67 innings, an average of 9.70, a strike rate of 64.2 and a highest score of 36, with 8 ducks.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the batting record is 70 runs in 27 innings, an average of 4.38, a strike rate of 77.8 and a highest score of 13*, with 5 ducks.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the batting record is 287 runs in 70 innings, an average of 6.83, a strike rate of 88.0 and a highest score of 23, with 9 ducks.

In One Day Internationals, the bowling record is 201 wickets in 124 innings, an average of 29.73, an economy rate of 5.55 and best figures of 5 for 35, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In Twenty20 Internationals, the bowling record is 149 wickets in 113 innings, an average of 20.56, an economy rate of 7.38 and best figures of 5 for 19, including 1 five-wicket haul.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the bowling record is 273 wickets in 223 innings, an average of 22.25, an economy rate of 7.60 and best figures of 6 for 19, including 2 five-wicket hauls.

The highest individual scores in the records are: 36 from 62 balls against West Indies at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados on 22 July 2021 (ODIs). 29 from 19 balls against England at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on 4 November 2023 (ODIs). 23 from 21 balls against Sydney Thunder at Manuka Oval on 29 December 2020 (franchise Twenty20 leagues). 22 from 24 balls against South Africa at Adelaide Oval on 9 November 2018 (ODIs). 20* from 29 balls against Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on 12 February 2025 (ODIs).

The best bowling figures in the records are: 6 for 19 against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on 10 May 2016. 5 for 17 against Adelaide Strikers at Melbourne Cricket Ground on 15 January 2021. 5 for 19 against Bangladesh at Dubai International Cricket Stadium on 4 November 2021. 5 for 35 against New Zealand at Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns on 8 September 2022. 4 for 8 against Netherlands at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on 25 October 2023.

In One Day Internationals, the player's side won 70 and lost 53 of the 124 recorded matches (56.9% of decided matches).

In Twenty20 Internationals, the player's side won 68 and lost 42 of the 116 recorded matches (61.8% of decided matches).

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, the player's side won 101 and lost 119 of the 226 recorded matches (45.9% of decided matches).

Against the most frequent opponents the results were India: 17 won, 25 lost in 44 matches, South Africa: 14 won, 20 lost in 34 matches, Pakistan: 18 won, 11 lost in 30 matches, West Indies: 19 won, 7 lost in 26 matches and England: 14 won, 11 lost in 26 matches.

Matches by side: Australia (240), Melbourne Stars (79), Essex (22), Melbourne Renegades (22), Oval Invincibles (13), Adelaide Strikers (11), Guyana Amazon Warriors (9), Jamaica Tallawahs (9), Karachi Kings (7) and Rising Pune Supergiant (6).

The grounds used most often are Melbourne Cricket Ground (44), Sydney Cricket Ground (26), Adelaide Oval (21), Dubai International Cricket Stadium (15), Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (13) and Docklands Stadium, Melbourne (11).

Runs in each calendar year of the records: 2012 (9), 2013 (8), 2014 (10), 2015 (5), 2016 (85), 2017 (24), 2018 (66), 2019 (42), 2020 (71), 2021 (76), 2022 (66), 2023 (135), 2024 (60), 2025 (66), 2026 (51).

Wickets in each calendar year of the records: 2012 (2), 2014 (3), 2015 (7), 2016 (67), 2017 (30), 2018 (33), 2019 (55), 2020 (61), 2021 (46), 2022 (63), 2023 (82), 2024 (72), 2025 (61), 2026 (41).

Recorded matches in each calendar year: 2012 (3), 2013 (3), 2014 (4), 2015 (8), 2016 (48), 2017 (24), 2018 (39), 2019 (47), 2020 (37), 2021 (37), 2022 (41), 2023 (52), 2024 (46), 2025 (42), 2026 (35).

In One Day Internationals, 35 fours and 2 sixes, one boundary every 17.6 balls faced; 36.5% of the runs came in boundaries.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 22 fours and 3 sixes, one boundary every 13.0 balls faced; 36.9% of the runs came in boundaries.

In One Day Internationals, 43 recorded dismissals: caught 53%, bowled 35%, lbw 5% and run out 5%.

In Twenty20 Internationals, 16 recorded dismissals: caught 56%, run out 25% and bowled 19%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues, 42 recorded dismissals: caught 43%, bowled 26%, run out 24% and stumped 5%.

In One Day Internationals: 2,927 dot balls (45.3% of legal deliveries), 17 maidens, 73 wides and 3 no-balls and wickets by caught 54%, lbw 21% and bowled 17%.

In Twenty20 Internationals: 872 dot balls (35.0% of legal deliveries), 2 maidens, 49 wides and 2 no-balls and wickets by caught 50%, bowled 28% and lbw 14%.

In franchise Twenty20 leagues: 1,583 dot balls (33.0% of legal deliveries), 3 maidens, 75 wides and 4 no-balls and wickets by caught 58%, bowled 20% and lbw 11%.

Of the 27 player of the match awards on record, the first is dated 21 March 2016 (Australia v Bangladesh) and the latest 17 June 2026 (Bangladesh v Australia): 4 in One Day Internationals, 10 in Twenty20 Internationals and 13 in franchise Twenty20 leagues.

The first recorded match in One Day Internationals is dated 6 February 2016 against New Zealand and the latest 30 September 2026 against South Africa.

The first recorded match in Twenty20 Internationals is dated 4 March 2016 against South Africa and the latest 21 June 2026 against Bangladesh.

The first recorded match in franchise Twenty20 leagues is dated 20 December 2012 against Adelaide Strikers and the latest 4 August 2026 against Sunrisers Leeds.

The most runs against a single opponent are 115 against South Africa in 21 innings (average 8.21), 69 against West Indies in 8 innings (average 17.25), 64 against India in 18 innings (average 4.92) and 62 against Pakistan in 12 innings (average 12.40).

The most wickets against a single opponent are 56 against India in 42 innings, 46 against England in 26 innings, 42 against Pakistan in 30 innings and 40 against South Africa in 34 innings.

The grounds that have produced the most runs are Melbourne Cricket Ground (66 runs in 9 innings), Adelaide Oval (53 runs in 9 innings), Cazaly's Stadium, Cairns (40 runs in 4 innings) and Dubai International Cricket Stadium (31 runs in 4 innings).

Year by year, the latest figures in the records are 2021: 37 matches, 76 runs and 46 wickets; 2022: 41 matches, 66 runs and 63 wickets; 2023: 52 matches, 135 runs and 82 wickets; 2024: 46 matches, 60 runs and 72 wickets; 2025: 42 matches, 66 runs and 61 wickets; 2026: 35 matches, 51 runs and 41 wickets.

The busiest year in the records is 2023, with 52 matches. The most runs in a calendar year came in 2023: 135. The most wickets in a calendar year came in 2023: 82.