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Jasprit Bumrah will be returning to play the ODI format after a period of one year in the upcoming Asia Cup edition. While Bumrah has performed very well in this format during 2018-19 period, talking about Shaheen Shah Afridi, he has been the number 1 bowler for Pakistan cricket team in the ODI format.
Bumrah has played 72 ODI matches in his career while Shaheen Afridi has played only 39 ODIs in his career so far. While the Indian spearhead has played 30 Tests and 62 T20I matches, his Pakistan competitor Shaheen Afridi on other hand has played 27 Tests and 52 T20I games.
Here, in this article we will see how both players have performed in ODIs so far and who has been better overall.
Jasprit Bumrah's ODI career:
Innings: 72
Wickets: 121
Average: 24.3
Economy: 4.63
Jasprit Bumrah in ODIs in SENA:
Innings: 32
Wickets: 49
Average: 27.65
Economy: 4.75
(30 out of 49 wickets came in England soil)
Bumrah's ODI wickets against opposition teams:
22 vs Australia (17 inns)
22 vs Sri Lanka (10 inns)
17 vs South Africa (11 inns)
14 vs England (6 inns)
13 vs New Zealand (11 inns)
10 vs Bangladesh (4 inns)
9 vs Zimbabwe (3 inns)
8 vs West Indies (4 inns)
4 vs Pakistan (5 inns)
2 vs Afghanistan (1 inn)
Bumrah against tough opponents like Australia, England, New Zealand, South Africa and Pakistan has taken 70 wickets from 50 innings.
Remaining 51 wickets have come against relatively easier opponents from just 22 innings.
Shaheen Afridi's ODI career:
Innings: 38
Wickets: 76
Average: 23.34
Economy: 5.42
Shaheen Afridi in ODIs in SENA:
Innings: 18
Wickets: 35
Average: 27.11
Economy: 5.94
(Shaheen Afridi hasn't played any games in New Zealand and Australia)
Afridi's ODI wickets against opposition teams:
20 vs New Zealand (8 inns)
13 vs South Africa (8 inns)
12 vs Afghanistan (5 inns)
8 vs Bangladesh (2 inns)
8 vs Australia (3 inns)
7 vs England (6 inns)
5 vs Zimbabwe (3 inns)
3 vs West Indies (2 inns)
0 vs India (1 inn)
Shaheen Afridi has taken 48 wickets against tough opponents like New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and England from 25 innings.
Shaheen Afridi's remaining 28 wickets have come against relatively easier opponents like Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Zimbabwe and West Indies from just 13 innings.
Comparing these two players on the basis of ODI stats currently, Shaheen Afridi looks better in terms of numbers, but the sample space of games played by Afridi in ODIs has been less when compared to Bumrah's overall.
Hence, it's a very early stage to compare who has been a better bowler in ODIs.
