5
Matches
5
Wickets
11.64
Economy
13.4
Bowl SR
Phase analysis — IPL 2026
≥30 balls batting · ≥15 balls bowling✓ ClaimReview per phaseFull breakdown →Powerplay (1–6)sub-floor
—
SR · 0 balls · 0 R
0 runs0 4s0 6s
Middle (7–15)sub-floor
90
SR · 10 balls · 9 R
9 runs1 4s0 6s
Powerplay (1–6) · Bowlingsub-floor
—
Economy · 0 balls · 0 wkts
0 runs0 wkts0 dots
Death (16–20) · Bowlingsub-floor
16.15
Economy · 13 balls · 2 wkts
35 runs2 wkts3 dots
Shahbaz Ahmed's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: CSK — 3 wickets in 2 matches (econ 10.71).
Aggregated across 2 captured IPL 2026 fixtures against CSK.
| Metric | IPL 2026 best opponent (bowling) |
|---|---|
| Value | 3 wickets vs CSK |
| Period | IPL 2026 to date |
| Computed |
P3 — Form & phase
6 claimsIPL 2026 best opponent (batting)
Shahbaz Ahmed's top opponent (batting) in IPL 2026: CSK — 43 runs in 1 innings (avg 43.0).
IPL 2026 best innings impact (par-shift)
Shahbaz Ahmed's qualifying IPL 2026 innings (43 runs) helped his team to 203 — +10 vs venue par vs CSK on 2026-05-10.
IPL 2026 all-rounder usage
Shahbaz Ahmed is a true IPL 2026 all-rounder: faces 17.7% of his team's balls and bowls 11.8% of the opposition's balls across 5 fixtures.
Bowling economy in IPL 2026
Shahbaz Ahmed economy 11.6 in IPL 2026 (67 balls, 5 wickets).
Death-overs batting strike rate in IPL 2026
Shahbaz Ahmed death-overs strike rate 158.1 in IPL 2026 (31 balls).
Middle-overs bowling economy in IPL 2026
Shahbaz Ahmed middle-overs economy 10.2 in IPL 2026 (54 balls, 3 wickets).
P4 — Season comparatives
11 claimsIPL 2026 bowling aggregate
Shahbaz Ahmed has taken 2 wickets at economy 10.89, average 24.5 across 2 IPL 2026 matches.
Batting strike rate in IPL 2026
Shahbaz Ahmed strike rate 141.5 in IPL 2026 (41 balls, 2 innings).
Wickets in IPL 2026
Shahbaz Ahmed took 5 wickets in IPL 2026 (economy 11.6).
IPL career matches
Shahbaz Ahmed played 45 IPL matches across 7 seasons.
IPL career runs
Shahbaz Ahmed scored 545 runs in IPL career (38 innings, avg 18.8).
IPL career batting strike rate
Shahbaz Ahmed IPL career strike rate 122.2 (446 balls, 38 innings).
IPL career batting average
Shahbaz Ahmed IPL career batting average 18.8 (38 innings, 29 dismissals).
IPL career sixes
Shahbaz Ahmed hit 25 sixes in IPL career (38 innings).
IPL career wickets
Shahbaz Ahmed took 22 wickets in IPL career (45 matches, economy 9.6).
IPL career bowling economy
Shahbaz Ahmed IPL career economy 9.6 (588 balls, 22 wickets).
IPL career bowling average
Shahbaz Ahmed IPL career bowling average 42.7 (22 wickets in 45 matches).
P2 — Moments
5 claimsTop batting innings, IPL 2026
Shahbaz Ahmed scored 15* (16 balls) in their best IPL 2026 innings, fixture #69522.
Top bowling figures, IPL 2026
Shahbaz Ahmed took 2/33 in their best IPL 2026 spell, fixture #69644.
IPL 2026 best bowling in an innings
Shahbaz Ahmed's best IPL 2026 bowling: 2/30 in 3 overs vs CSK on 2026-05-10.
IPL 2026 best non-opening partnership
Shahbaz Ahmed's best non-opening IPL 2026 partnership: 49 for the 7th wicket with Himmat Singh vs CSK on 2026-05-10.
IPL career half-centuries
Shahbaz Ahmed scored 1 half-century in IPL career.
P1 — Match recaps
1 claimIPL 2026 first appearance
Shahbaz Ahmed first appeared in IPL 2026 on 2026-04-01 vs DC (fixture 69522).
Career snapshot
| Format | Mat | Inns | Runs | Avg | SR | 100 | 50 | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| IPL career | 40 | 40 | 603 | 20.8 | 123.8 | 0 | 1 | 59 |
| Format | Mat | Inns | Wkts | Avg | Econ | BBI | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL 2026 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25.4 | 11.37 | 2/30 | 0 |
| IPL career | 50 | 50 | 27 | 39.5 | 9.76 | — | 0 |
IPL career before 2026
| Season | Team | Mat | Runs | HS | SR | Avg | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | RCB | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | RCB | 7 | 59 | 14 | 111.3 | 8.43 | 4 | 2 |
| 2022 | RCB | 11 | 219 | 45 | 122.3 | 27.38 | 14 | 9 |
| 2023 | RCB | 6 | 42 | 20 | 107.7 | 10.5 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | SRH | 12 | 215 | 59 | 129.5 | 23.89 | 7 | 13 |
| 2025 | LSG | 1 | 9 | 9 | — | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | LSG | 2 | 58 | 43 | 141.46 | — | 4 | 3 |
| Career | LSG, RCB, SRH | 38 | 545 | 59 | 122.2 | 18.79 | 29 | 25 |
| Season | Mat | Wkts | Econ | Avg | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 2 | 2 | 7.33 | 22 | 18 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 | 6.57 | 13.14 | 12 |
| 2022 | 14 | 4 | 9.6 | 84 | 52.5 |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | 13.57 | 95 | 42 |
| 2024 | 15 | 7 | 9.82 | 38.57 | 23.6 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 102 | 51 |
| 2026 | 5 | 5 | 11.64 | 26 | 13.4 |
| Career | 45 | 22 | 9.58 | 42.68 | 26.7 |
Recent form — last 2 innings
P3 · Form| Date | Match | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Dismissal | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-10 | CSK vs LSG | 43* | 25 | 172.0 | 3 | 3 | Not out | L |
| 2026-04-01 | LSG vs DC | 15* | 16 | 93.8 | 1 | 0 | Not out | L |
Best innings — IPL career
By runs scored| Match | Runs | Balls | SR | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs CSK · MA Chidambaram Stadium | 43* | 25 | 172.0 | 2026-05-10 |
| vs DC · Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium | 15* | 16 | 93.8 | 2026-04-01 |
Batting positions · IPL 2026
P3| Pos | Inn | Runs | Balls | SR | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #7 | 1 | 43 | 25 | 172.0 | — |
| #8 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | — |
Performance vs teams — IPL 2026
≥1 innings vs team| vs Team | Inn | Runs | Balls | SR | Avg | 4s | 6s | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSK | 1 | 43 | 25 | 172.0 | — | 3 | 3 | 43* |
| DC | 1 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | — | 1 | 0 | 15* |
| Venue | Inn | Runs | Balls | SR | Avg | 4s | 6s | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1 | 43 | 25 | 172.0 | — | 3 | 3 | 43* |
| Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium | 1 | 15 | 16 | 93.8 | — | 1 | 0 | 15* |
Head-to-head records
P5 · Opponent seriesAs batter
| vs bowler | Balls | Runs | SR | 4s | 6s | Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mukesh Choudhary | 7 | 9 | 128.6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamie Overton | 7 | 17 | 242.9 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Anshul Kamboj | 7 | 11 | 157.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lungi Ngidi | 6 | 7 | 116.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
As bowler
| vs batter | Balls | Runs | SR conceded | Dots | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kartik Sharma | 21 | 36 | 171.4 | 4 | 0 |
| Dewald Brevis | 8 | 18 | 225.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim David | 7 | 16 | 228.6 | 1 | 0 |
| Krunal Pandya | 7 | 6 | 85.7 | 4 | 0 |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 7 | 8 | 114.3 | 1 | 0 |
vs Bowling type
L2 · Conditional≥30 balls floorvs Pace
150.0
SR of 150.0 vs pace bowling — 32 balls faced
32 balls·3 6s
vs Spin
111.1
SR of 111.1 vs spin bowling — 9 balls faced · sub-floor
9 balls·0 6s
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Frequently asked
Shahbaz Ahmed is a cricketer playing for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026 as a bowler (slow left arm orthodox), left-handed batter.
Shahbaz Ahmed plays for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026.
Shahbaz Ahmed's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: CSK — 3 wickets in 2 matches (econ 10.71).
Shahbaz Ahmed bowls slow left arm orthodox.
Shahbaz Ahmed's top opponent (bowling) in IPL 2026: CSK — 3 wickets in 2 matches (econ 10.71).
Shahbaz Ahmed economy 11.6 in IPL 2026 (67 balls, 5 wickets).
Shahbaz Ahmed has taken 2 wickets at economy 10.89, average 24.5 across 2 IPL 2026 matches.
Shahbaz Ahmed took 2/33 in their best IPL 2026 spell, fixture #69644.
Ball-by-ball stats, phase splits, and atomic claims for Shahbaz Ahmed are available at players.cricketstudio.ai/players/shahbaz-ahmed — all figures include sample-size provenance and computation timestamps.
Shahbaz Ahmed bats left-handed.
Yes — Shahbaz Ahmed was deployed as an impact substitute 1 time in IPL 2026, contributing 15 runs at SR 93.75. Source: CricketStudio ball-by-ball aggregation.