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Moeen Ali completes 50 T20I wickets for England: Key stats

Moeen Ali completes 50 T20I wickets for England: Key stats


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Moeen Ali became the 7th English bowler to claim 50 wickets (Photo credit: X/@englandcricket)

What’s the story

Veteran all-rounder Moeen Ali has completed 50 T20I wickets for England. The right-arm spinner raced to the milestone in Super 8, Group 2 match of the 2024 ICC T20 World Cup against West Indies in Gros Islet, St Lucia.

Moeen needed one wicket to reach the total of 50 scalps.

He is now the seventh English bowler to claim 50 wickets.

7th English bowler to reach the milestone

Moeen is playing his 89th match for England and owns 50 wickets at an average of 27.18. His economy rate is 8.34.

As mentioned, Moeen is the 7th Englishman with more than 50 T20I wickets. He joins the likes of Adil Rashid (116), Chris Jordan (101), Stuart Broad (65), Graeme Swann (51), David Willey (51) and Mark Wood (50).

219 T20 wickets and counting

From ESPNcricinfoIn 334 T20 matches, Moeen now owns 219 wickets at an average of 25-plus. His economy rate is just under 8. He owns three four-wicket hauls and a fiver in the format.

His numbers with the bat

Moeen is approaching 6,500 runs in T20 cricket. He owns 6,469 runs at an average of 24.69. In addition to 32 fifties, he has hit two tons (SR: 140.56).

The left-hander has hit 553 fours and 331 sixes.

1,212 of his runs came for England at 21.64 (SR: 143.77). He has smashed seven fifties for England.