Shahbaz Ahmed

Shahbaz Ahmed

Lucknow Super Giants · slow left arm orthodox · left-hand bat · Bowler

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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
Death (16–20)
158.1
SR · 31 balls · 49 R
49 runs3 4s3 6s
Powerplay (1–6) · Bowlingsub-floor
Economy · 0 balls · 0 wkts
0 runs0 wkts0 dots
Middle (7–15) · Bowling
10.22
Economy · 54 balls · 3 wkts
92 runs3 wkts8 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.

MetricIPL 2026 best opponent (bowling)
Value3 wickets vs CSK
PeriodIPL 2026 to date
Computed

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P3Form & phase

6 claims
IPL 2026 best opponent (batting)
IPL 2026 best innings impact (par-shift)
Bowling economy in IPL 2026
11.6n=67 balls bowled · IPL 2026
Death-overs batting strike rate in IPL 2026
158.1n=31 death-overs balls faced · IPL 2026
Middle-overs bowling economy in IPL 2026
10.2n=54 middle-overs balls bowled · IPL 2026

P4Season comparatives

11 claims
IPL 2026 bowling aggregate
2 wkts at econ 10.89, avg 24.5n=27 balls, 2 matches · IPL 2026
Batting strike rate in IPL 2026
141.5n=41 balls faced · IPL 2026
Wickets in IPL 2026
5n=67 balls bowled · IPL 2026
IPL career matches
45n=45 matches · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)
IPL career runs
545n=38 innings · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)
IPL career batting strike rate
122.2n=446 balls faced · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)
IPL career batting average
18.8n=446 balls, 29 dismissals · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)
IPL career sixes
25n=38 innings · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)
IPL career wickets
22n=588 balls bowled · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)
IPL career bowling economy
9.6n=588 balls bowled · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)
IPL career bowling average
42.7n=588 balls, 22 wickets · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)

P2Moments

5 claims
Top batting innings, IPL 2026
Top bowling figures, IPL 2026
IPL 2026 best bowling in an innings
2/30n=1 innings (3 overs bowled) · IPL 2026 to date
IPL 2026 best non-opening partnership
IPL career half-centuries
1n=38 innings · IPL career (pre-2026 Cricsheet)

P1Match recaps

1 claim
IPL 2026 first appearance

Career snapshot

Multi-format reach. IPL 2026 derived from ball-by-ball capture; non-IPL formats deferred to Phase C per methodology.

FormatMatInnsRunsAvgSR10050HS
IPL 2026
IPL career404060320.8123.80159

Bowling

FormatMatInnsWktsAvgEconBBI5w
IPL 202655525.411.372/300
IPL career50502739.59.760
IPL 2026: Computed from CricketStudio aggregation of CricketMind ball-by-ball data, last updated 2026-08-13 22:58:52 UTC
IPL career: CricketStudio aggregation — IPL 2026 ball-by-ball + historical Cricsheet (CC BY 3.0), last updated 2026-08-13 22:58:52 UTC
Sample-size floor: ≥5 matches for IPL 2026 (season complete).

IPL career before 2026

Shahbaz Ahmed scored 545 runs in 38 pre-2026 IPL matches (2020/21–2026), strike rate 122.2.

Batting by season

SeasonTeamMatRunsHSSRAvg4s6s
2020/21RCB11100
2021RCB75914111.38.4342
2022RCB1121945122.327.38149
2023RCB64220107.710.531
2024SRH1221559129.523.89713
2025LSG199910
2026LSG25843141.4643
CareerLSG, RCB, SRH3854559122.218.792925

Bowling by season

SeasonMatWktsEconAvgSR
2020/21227.332218
2021676.5713.1412
20221449.68452.5
20235113.579542
20241579.8238.5723.6
2025311210251
20265511.642613.4
Career45229.5842.6826.7
Window: IPL 2020/212026 (pre-2026), 38 matches. Sample-size floor: strike rate shown at ≥30 balls faced, economy at ≥15 balls bowled per season (§3.1); sub-floor cells show .
Source: CricketStudio aggregation of Cricsheet ball-by-ball (CC BY 3.0). Canonical↔historical player join via ESPNcricinfo ID (deterministic, no name-matching). See career leaderboards.

Recent form — last 2 innings

P3 · Form
DateMatchRunsBallsSR4s6sDismissalResult
2026-05-10CSK vs LSG43*25172.033Not outL
2026-04-01LSG vs DC15*1693.810Not outL

Best innings — IPL career

By runs scored

Batting positions · IPL 2026

P3
PosInnRunsBallsSRAvg
#7 lower middle14325172.0
#8 lower middle1151693.8

Source: SETU canonical aggregate. Position = first appearance in ball stream per innings.

Performance vs teams — IPL 2026

≥1 innings vs team
vs TeamInnRunsBallsSRAvg4s6sHS
CSK14325172.03343*
DC1151693.81015*

Runs by venue — IPL career

Venue × seasonFull breakdown →
VenueInnRunsBallsSRAvg4s6sHS
MA Chidambaram Stadium14325172.03343*
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium1151693.81015*

Head-to-head records

P5 · Opponent series

As batter

vs bowlerBallsRunsSR4s6sOut
Mukesh Choudhary79128.6010
Jamie Overton717242.9210
Anshul Kamboj711157.1010
Lungi Ngidi67116.7100

As bowler

vs batterBallsRunsSR concededDotsWkts
Kartik Sharma2136171.440
Dewald Brevis818225.000
Tim David716228.610
Krunal Pandya7685.740
Ruturaj Gaikwad78114.310

Source: CricketStudio aggregation of ball-by-ball data. Cohort: IPL 2026 captured fixtures. Sub-5-delivery matchups excluded per doctrine §3.1.

vs Bowling type

L2 · Conditional≥30 balls floor
vs 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

Full breakdown at /players/shahbaz-ahmed/by-bowling-type · Source: SETU conditional aggregate

Drill into the data

Every dimension below is computed from ball-by-ball record. Pages with insufficient sample render an explicit disclosure.

Research mentioning Shahbaz

IPL 2026
Death Overs Intelligence

Who wins and loses IPL 2026 overs 16–20 — economy leaders, strike-rate leaders, and all 10 teams compared. Ball-by-ball provenance throughout.

2026-06-01

Related entities

Plays for
Lucknow Super Giants
Most-faced bowlers (IPL career)
Kuldeep Yadav · 20 ballsYuzvendra Chahal · 17 ballsThangarasu Natarajan · 16 ballsTrent Boult · 15 ballsMukesh Choudhary · 14 ballsAnshul Kamboj · 14 ballsRavindra Jadeja · 14 ballsJamie Overton · 14 balls
Venues played at
Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium · 1 matchMA Chidambaram Stadium · 1 match

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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.

Identity & cross-references