Shahbaz Ahmed
About
Shahbaz was noticed by former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly in 2016 who was then the president of the Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB). He was quick to make the move to the senior team. Shahbaz made his domestic debut for Bengal in all three formats in the 2018-19 season. The left-handed all-rounder was an integral member of the Bengal team in the 2019-20 season when his team ended up as the runners-up of the Ranji Trophy. Shahbaz was Bengal’s leading wicket-taker of the season picking 35 wickets at an average of 16.80. He also scored some valuable runs by notching up four FC half-centuries.
A spinning all-rounder with excellent fielding skills, Shahbaz was bought by Royal Challengers Bengaluru for INR 20 lakh ahead of IPL 2020. He was promoted in the batting order on multiple occasions and was part of the RCB franchise for four seasons as they rebought him for INR 2.4 crore during the 2022 IPL auction. Ahead of the 2024 IPL, RCB and Sunrisers Hyderabad traded him and Mayank Dagar. Shahbaz helped SRH reach the final that season as he scored 18 and backed it up with three important wickets in Qualifier 2.
| Format | Debut | Last Played |
|---|---|---|
| T20 | vs Bangladesh, 2023-10-06, Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field | vs Afghanistan, 2023-10-07, Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field |
| ODI | vs South Africa, 2022-10-09, JSCA International Stadium Complex | vs Bangladesh, 2022-12-04, Shere Bangla National Stadium |
| IPL | vs Rajasthan Royals, 2020-10-17, Dubai International Cricket Stadium | vs Delhi Capitals, 2026-04-01, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium |
| Stat | Test | ODI | T20 | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 0 | 3 | 2 | 59 |
| Innings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 |
| Runs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 560 |
| Balls | 0 | 4 | 0 | 464 |
| Highest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Average | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.31 |
| SR | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 120.69 |
| Not Out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fours | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Sixes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Ducks | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 50s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 100s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 300s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 400s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stat | Test | ODI | T20 | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 0 | 3 | 2 | 59 |
| Innings | 0 | 3 | 2 | 46 |
| Balls | 0 | 156 | 32 | 594 |
| Runs | 0 | 125 | 41 | 955 |
| Maidens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wickets | 0 | 3 | 2 | 22 |
| Avg | 0.0 | 41.67 | 20.5 | 43.41 |
| Eco | 0 | 4.81 | 7.69 | 9.65 |
| SR | 0.0 | 52.0 | 16.0 | 27.0 |
| BBI | -/- | 2/32 | 1/13 | 3/7 |
| BBM | -/- | 2/32 | 1/13 | 3/7 |
| 4w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ranji Trophy: Bengal complete resounding innings win despite Nitish Reddy's 90
Needing seven wickets for an outright win on the final day, Shahbaz Ahmed led the way with a four-fer as Bengal wrapped things up before Tea
Ranji Trophy 2025-26· 10 Feb 2026Royals outspun by left-arm casuals
Sunrisers found their way to a third IPL final through favourable conditions, match-ups and situational spin twins
Indian Premier League, 2024· 25 May 2024Left-arm spinners set up SRH's final date with KKR
Shahbaz Ahmed and Abhishek Sharma picked up five wickets between them to derail Rajasthan Royals' chase in the middle overs
IPL 2024 · 24 May 2024SRH thrive in another run-fest to climb to second
A record-breaking PowerPlay performance was at the heart of SRH's 67-run victory over Delhi Capitals
IPL 2024· 20 Apr 2024Patidar, Mukesh Kumar picked in ODI squad led by Dhawan
The three-match series against South Africa coming close on the heels of the T20 World Cup sees a host of fresh faces
Ind vs SA ODIs· 2 Oct 2022Talking points: Will Chepauk force teams to change norm?
For the second day in a row, a chasing team suffered a monumental choke from a strength of position as RCB registered a thrilling win against SRH
Indian Premier League, 2021· 15 Apr 2021