BBL playerAustralia2013-14 to 2022-23
Fawad Ahmed
Right-handed bat · Right-arm leg-break
Fawad Ahmed, a bowler, played ten BBL seasons for four clubs.
The arrival
Fawad Ahmed's first BBL season was 2013-14, with Melbourne Renegades.
That first season brought 1 match and 1 run.
The peak
The best season was 2019-20, for Perth Scorchers: 15 wickets at 6.77 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 7.49. Four seasons brought 12 wickets or more (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20 and 2020-21).
Club by club
2013-14 to 2014-15, Melbourne Renegades. 8 matches and 5 wickets.
2015-16 to 2018-19, Sydney Thunder. 38 matches and 40 wickets.
2019-20 to 2020-21, Perth Scorchers. 30 matches and 30 wickets.
2021-22, Adelaide Strikers. 13 matches and 11 wickets.
2022-23, Melbourne Renegades, second time round. 4 matches and 4 wickets.
5 spells with four clubs in all. The longest was with Sydney Thunder, 2015-16 to 2018-19.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 90 wickets in 2,121 deliveries, at 6.94 runs an over against a league rate of 7.43 for the same seasons: 0.50 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time.
The legacy
On the all-time BBL lists, among 526 players, Fawad Ahmed finished 19th for wickets.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 (BBL|03) | Melbourne Renegades | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 14.00 | – | 0 | ||
| 2014-15 (BBL|04) | Melbourne Renegades | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2.0 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 5 | 6.00 | – | 0 | ||
| 2015-16 (BBL|05) | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 9 | 5* | – | 128.6 | 0/0 | 6 | 8.34 | – | 0 | ||
| 2016-17 (BBL|06) | Sydney Thunder | 8 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 0/0 | 9 | 6.36 | – | 0 | ||
| 2017-18 (BBL|07) | Sydney Thunder | 10 | 1 | 1* | 1.0 | 10.0 | 0/0 | 12 | 6.00 | – | 0 | ||
| 2018-19 (BBL|08) | Sydney Thunder | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 13 | 6.84 | – | 0 | ||
| 2019-20 (BBL|09) | Perth Scorchers | 14 | 27 | 19 | 9.0 | 150.0 | 0/0 | 15 | 6.77 | – | 0 | ||
| 2020-21 (BBL|10) | Perth Scorchers | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 25.0 | 0/0 | 15 | 7.38 | – | 0 | ||
| 2021-22 (BBL|11) | Adelaide Strikers | 13 | 5 | 4* | – | 166.7 | 0/0 | 11 | 7.28 | – | 0 | ||
| 2022-23 (BBL|12) | Melbourne Renegades | 4 | 0 | 0* | – | – | 0/0 | 4 | 7.06 | – | 0 |
Franchise journey
- Melbourne Renegades: 2013-14 to 2014-15
- Sydney Thunder: 2015-16 to 2018-19
- Perth Scorchers: 2019-20 to 2020-21
- Adelaide Strikers: 2021-22
- Melbourne Renegades: 2022-23
Sources
- CricArcade BBL season statistics