Pakistan · All-Rounder

Shadab Khan Age, Career Stats, Records and Current Teams

Shadab Khan is a Pakistani international all-rounder who bats right-handed and bowls right-arm leg spin. Born in Kamar Mushani on 4 October 1998, he was 27 when this page was checked on 11 August 2026. The dated career table lists 123 T20I wickets and 1,009 runs, 87 ODI wickets and 955 runs, and a first-class century alongside 89 wickets. He was part of Pakistan's 2017 Champions Trophy winning squad, became the first Pakistan men's player to reach 100 T20I wickets and captained Islamabad United to the 2024 PSL title.

By StumpScope Cricket Desk · Edited by StumpScope Editorial Team

Right-handedRight-arm leg spin bowlerBorn 4 October 1998

Pakistan Cricket / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0; exact-player interview frame ↗

Current squadLancashire LightningVitality Blast · 2026 officially selected and documented T20 group

Open team page →

Full nameShadab Khan

Age27As of 11 August 2026

Date of birth4 October 1998Kamar Mushani, Mianwali District, Punjab, Pakistan

Batting styleRight-handed

Bowling styleRight-arm leg spin

Career overview

Shadab Khan cricket career

Shadab Khan was born in Kamar Mushani, Mianwali District, on 4 October 1998 and was 27 on 11 August 2026.

He is a right-handed all-rounder who bowls right-arm leg spin.

The table dated 13 July 2026 lists 123 T20I wickets, 87 ODI wickets and 89 first-class wickets.

He was part of Pakistan's 2017 ICC Champions Trophy winning squad.

He captained Islamabad United to the 2024 Pakistan Super League title.

Career story

Shadab Khan career and playing journey

Who is Shadab Khan?

Shadab Khan is a Pakistani cricketer whose role combines leg-spin, flexible middle-order batting, fielding and leadership. He entered international cricket in 2017 and quickly became prominent in Pakistan's white-ball plans. The all-rounder classification is supported by published runs and wickets across international, first-class and franchise cricket.

Pakistan, Islamabad United, Abbottabad, Lancashire Lightning, Antigua & Barbuda Falcons and earlier franchise appearances are memberships of the same player. Exact team, fixture, scorecard and result references can therefore connect to one permanent profile without creating a duplicate for each competition.

Shadab Khan age and birthplace

Shadab was born on 4 October 1998 in Kamar Mushani, Mianwali District, Punjab. He was 27 on the visible review date of 11 August 2026. Age is explicitly dated because it changes; the birth date remains the stable field from which a later page refresh can calculate it again.

His development moved through age-group and Pakistan A cricket before senior domestic and international selection. The profile does not replace evidence with a generic young-star description. Match reports, squad announcements and scorecards identify the actual steps, while birthplace and age remain supporting biography rather than explanations for performance.

Batting and bowling style

Shadab bats right-handed and bowls right-arm leg spin. His bowling uses leg-breaks, googlies and changes of pace, while his batting position can move according to match-ups and team balance. The page records the stable styles but avoids claiming one permanent tactical role across every Pakistan and franchise side.

The dated table demonstrates two-skill output: 123 T20I wickets and 1,009 runs, 87 ODI wickets and 955 runs, plus 89 first-class wickets and 1,144 runs. These figures remain separated by format so a strong T20 role is not incorrectly presented as the same record in Tests or ODIs.

Pakistan youth and domestic pathway

Before his senior Pakistan debut, Shadab represented Pakistan at youth level and developed through domestic cricket. He made his senior T20 debut for Rawalpindi in August 2016. A Pakistan A tour of Zimbabwe supplied an early all-round landmark when he scored a first-class century and took wickets in the same match.

The first-class snapshot dated 13 July 2026 lists 27 matches, 1,144 runs at 30.91, one hundred, eight fifties and 89 wickets at 28.05. His high score is 132 and best bowling is 6 for 77. Those totals support the all-rounder label beyond white-ball cricket.

T20I debut and 3 for 7

Shadab made his T20I debut against West Indies at Bridgetown on 26 March 2017. He took 3 for 7 in four overs and was named Player of the Match. The ICC report highlighted the immediate impact. A debut scorecard proves the appearance, while the report provides performance context.

One exceptional spell should not stand in for a whole career, but it established his international entry point. The current T20I table extends that story to 124 matches and 123 wickets. The profile preserves both the first match and the later aggregate rather than describing his career only through a debut headline.

ODI and Test debuts in 2017

Shadab made his ODI debut against West Indies at Providence on 7 April 2017 and his Test debut against the same opposition at Bridgetown on 30 April. These are separate format milestones. The career timeline keeps each date visible instead of compressing all three international debuts into one sentence without context.

His six-Test record contains 300 runs at 33.33, three fifties and 14 wickets. The small match count matters when interpreting the average. Shadab's larger white-ball sample cannot be used to claim a settled Test role, and the profile does not call him a current Test selection without a newer squad source.

2017 Champions Trophy winner

Shadab was part of Pakistan's squad that won the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy in England. Pakistan defeated India in the final at The Oval. This is a team honour and an important early career achievement, but it should not be inflated into a claim that one player alone secured the title.

The tournament belongs separately from his later ODI aggregate. The dated table lists 73 ODIs, 955 runs, five fifties and 87 wickets. The Champions Trophy describes one championship campaign; the aggregate covers his wider Pakistan ODI career through the snapshot date.

PCB Emerging Player award

The Pakistan Cricket Board's 2017 awards recognised Shadab as Emerging Player of the Year following his rapid international rise. Contemporary reporting records the award. It is a national-board honour for that stage of his career, not a permanent ranking against every later Pakistan player.

The award followed international debuts and a title-winning tournament, giving it a clear dated context. This profile separates formal recognition from descriptive praise. Words such as best or star are not used as unsupported SEO decoration when a named award, match result or statistic can communicate the achievement more precisely.

Shadab Khan ODI statistics

His batting high score is 86, while his best bowling is 4 for 27. It also records five fifties and 19 catches.

These are dated career totals rather than live counters. Future Pakistan matches should update unlocked ODI fields only after the provider returns the exact Shadab Khan identity.

100 T20I wickets milestone

Shadab reached 100 T20I wickets against Afghanistan in March 2023 and became the first Pakistan men's player to reach that mark. The milestone refers only to wickets in men's T20 internationals, not all T20 cricket. That scope belongs in the wording every time the record is mentioned.

The later table lists 123 wickets from 124 T20Is, best figures of 4 for 8 and a bowling average of 24.31. It also records 1,009 runs and a high score of 52. The batting total reinforces his all-round role while the wicket landmark remains the leading international record.

Pakistan captaincy and vice-captaincy

Shadab has captained Pakistan in T20 internationals and served in vice-captain roles. He first led the side against New Zealand in December 2020 when Babar Azam was unavailable. Leadership assignments are dated team responsibilities and do not create another profile or permanently override later captaincy decisions.

The page avoids describing him as current Pakistan vice-captain without a fresh official squad announcement for the exact competition. Leadership roles can change quickly. Historical captaincy remains part of the record, while present-tense labels require current Pakistan Cricket Board evidence.

Islamabad United captain

Islamabad United appointed Shadab captain during his PSL career. The role expanded his franchise responsibility beyond bowling and batting.

Captaincy is a team role, not a separate statistical format. Match performances remain in PSL scorecards and season reports. The profile uses the official Islamabad membership for internal linking while keeping international ODI, T20I and Test aggregates out of the franchise record.

2024 Pakistan Super League title

Shadab captained Islamabad United to the 2024 Pakistan Super League championship. Islamabad defeated Multan Sultans in the final to claim the franchise's third title. The achievement is both a team honour and a leadership milestone, but the trophy belongs to the full squad and campaign.

A championship result does not supply career PSL statistics. Those require a separate dated league source. This profile records the title and captaincy without combining them with Pakistan T20I totals, even though both competitions use the twenty-over format.

Shadab Khan in PSL 2025 and 2026

A 2025 match report records Shadab taking 2 for 17 and scoring 47 as Islamabad United beat Karachi Kings. The reviewed 2026 season summary credits him with 173 runs in eight innings and 17 wickets, identifying another substantial all-round campaign.

These figures belong to named PSL seasons and should not be added to international totals. The 2026 values are locked editorial facts from the season report. A Wikipedia career-table sync can update international and first-class rows but cannot overwrite a reviewed PSL season summary from a different competition.

Shadab Khan current teams in 2026

Lancashire is the primary header because its official 2026 T20 squad report is the latest current-team context selected by the catalog.

Multiple memberships across overlapping seasonal calendars do not mean multiple people. Each team stores its own source and checked date. When a scorecard lists Shadab's exact identity, team and result pages can link here; a general squad announcement alone does not prove participation in every match.

Lancashire Lightning 2026

Lancashire's official 2026 squad report named Shadab in the Lightning group for the Vitality Blast fixture against Surrey. This provides direct team evidence for the current header and internal team link. It does not erase his Islamabad leadership or Pakistan career.

A county selection is time-sensitive. Future availability, overseas registration or replacement news must come from a newer official Lancashire source. The profile records what was on 10 August 2026 and avoids turning one squad announcement into an unsupported claim that he played every Blast match.

Shadab Khan wife and family

Shadab publicly announced his marriage in January 2023, and reliable Pakistani sports reporting identified his wife as the daughter of former Pakistan spinner and coach Saqlain Mushtaq. The marriage is a sourced public fact; the profile does not publish private addresses, travel details or information about children.

Family connection does not prove influence over selection, contracts or performance. This profile includes the relationship only because it was publicly confirmed and widely reported. Social photographs and biography-site repetition are not used to create additional personal claims.

Shadab Khan salary, PSL contract and net worth

A PSL registration, draft category or overseas contract can document a specific team arrangement, but it does not reveal audited take-home income. Match fees, retainers, bonuses, taxes, endorsements and availability conditions differ across Pakistan and overseas leagues.

No audited source reviewed here establishes Shadab Khan's current net worth. The profile therefore does not publish an estimate. Any future official contract amount should be attached to its exact team, season and currency and kept separate from personal wealth.

Understanding Shadab Khan's career statistics

The exact English Wikipedia page supplies a structured multi-format table dated 13 July 2026 through the MediaWiki API. ICC reports and scorecards establish international debuts and milestones. PCB, PSL, Lancashire and CPL sources establish domestic, franchise and current-team context.

Each source has a limited job: rosters prove membership, scorecards prove performances, tables supply aggregates and Wikimedia Commons documents reuse rights. Provider updates may change unlocked statistics after identity validation but cannot overwrite reviewed marriage, honours, captaincy or portrait licensing automatically.

Shadab Khan records and achievements

Shadab's published record includes a 3 for 7 T20I debut, the 2017 Champions Trophy title, 123 T20I wickets, 87 ODI wickets, the first Pakistan men's 100-wicket T20I milestone and a 2024 PSL championship as Islamabad captain. His first-class record adds a century and 89 wickets.

The achievements have different scopes. A Champions Trophy is a Pakistani team honour, 100 T20I wickets is an international career milestone, the PSL title is a franchise result and 6 for 77 is a first-class innings return. Keeping those labels visible prevents an inflated blended record.

Shadab Khan records

Shadab Khan career statistics and records

Batting, bowling and fielding figures are kept separate by competition and format.

Tests (Wikipedia table dated 13 July 2026)6matches

Batting

Runs: 300
High score: 56
Average: 33.33
100s / 50s: 0 / 3

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 14
Best bowling: 3/31
Average: 36.64
Balls: 954
Catches / stumpings: 3 catches
5w / 10w: 0 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

ODIs (Wikipedia table dated 13 July 2026)73matches

Batting

Runs: 955
High score: 86
Average: 28.08
100s / 50s: 0 / 5

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 87
Best bowling: 4/27
Average: 35.60
Balls: 3,544
Catches / stumpings: 19 catches
5w / 10w: 0 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

T20Is (Wikipedia table dated 13 July 2026)124matches

Batting

Runs: 1,009
High score: 52
Average: 19.40
100s / 50s: 0 / 1

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 123
Best bowling: 4/8
Average: 24.31
Balls: 2,425
Catches / stumpings: 44 catches
5w / 10w: 0 / 0

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

First-class (Wikipedia table dated 13 July 2026)27matches

Batting

Runs: 1,144
High score: 132
Average: 30.91
100s / 50s: 1 / 8

Bowling & fielding

Wickets: 89
Best bowling: 6/77
Average: 28.05
Balls: 4,326
Catches / stumpings: 12 catches
5w / 10w: 3 / 1

Only fields published by the named source are shown; unavailable values are not guessed.

Career chronology

Debut and last listed match

T20 internationals

Debut

West Indies v Pakistan, Bridgetown, 26 March 2017

Last listed match

Active in the table dated 13 July 2026

ODIs

Debut

West Indies v Pakistan, Providence, 7 April 2017

Last listed match

Active in the table dated 13 July 2026

Tests

Debut

West Indies v Pakistan, Bridgetown, 30 April 2017

Last listed match

Pakistan v England, Manchester, 5 August 2020

Pakistan Super League

Debut

Islamabad United, 2017 season

Last listed match

Islamabad United, 2026 season

Career achievements

Career achievements and milestones

Took 3 for 7 on his Pakistan T20I debut against West Indies in March 2017.
Made his ODI and Test debuts during Pakistan's 2017 tour of the West Indies.
Was part of Pakistan's 2017 ICC Champions Trophy winning squad.
Received the PCB Emerging Player of the Year award in 2017.
Reached 100 men's T20I wickets for Pakistan in March 2023.
Captained Islamabad United to the 2024 Pakistan Super League championship.
Recorded 17 wickets and 173 runs in the reviewed PSL 2026 season summary.
Reached 123 T20I wickets in the table dated 13 July 2026.
Recorded a first-class high score of 132 and best bowling of 6 for 77.
Was selected in Lancashire Lightning's documented 2026 T20 group.

Reader questions

Shadab Khan FAQ

How old is Shadab Khan?

Shadab Khan was born on 4 October 1998 and was 27 on 11 August 2026.

What is Shadab Khan's role?

He is a right-handed all-rounder who bowls right-arm leg spin.

How many T20I wickets has Shadab Khan taken?

The table dated 13 July 2026 lists 123 wickets in 124 T20 internationals.

Did Shadab Khan win the Champions Trophy?

Yes. He was part of Pakistan's 2017 ICC Champions Trophy winning squad.

Which PSL team does Shadab Khan captain?

He has captained Islamabad United and led the franchise to the 2024 PSL title.

Is Shadab Khan married?

Yes. His marriage was publicly announced in January 2023 and reliably reported in Pakistan.

What is Shadab Khan's net worth?

No audited source reviewed for this profile establishes a reliable current net-worth figure.

Conclusion

Shadab Khan's career combines 123 T20I wickets, the first Pakistan men's 100-wicket T20I milestone, a Champions Trophy title and a PSL championship as captain. The dated format cards keep his batting, bowling and fielding records distinct.