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Yusuf Adam Abdulla
Full name: Yusuf Adam Abdulla
Born:January 17, 1983, Johannesburg, Transvaal
Current age26 years 93 days
Major teams:
- South Africa
- Dolphins
- Kings XI Punjab
- KwaZulu-Natal
Batting style: Left-hand bat
Bowling style: Left-arm fast-medium
Yusuf Abdullah is one of South Africa's leading domestic-competition bowlers and has also played first class cricket. Yusuf played exceptionally well last year when he was subsequently added to the Kings XI Punjab's Indian Premier League squad as a replacement following an injury to Jerome Taylor.
Career statistics
Only T20I: South Africa v Australia at Centurion, Mar 29, 2009
First-class debut: KwaZulu-Natal v Border at Durban, Feb 16-18, 2006
Last First-class: Dolphins v Cape Cobras at Pietermaritzburg, Mar 12-15, 2009
List A debut: Eastern Province v KwaZulu-Natal at Port Elizabeth, Nov 6, 2005
Last List A: Boland v KwaZulu-Natal at Paarl, Apr 4, 2009
Last Twenty20: Delhi Daredevils v Kings XI Punjab at Cape Town, Apr 19, 2009
Batting and Fielding Statistics :
| Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| ODIs | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| T20s | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 23 | 28 | 8 | 182 | 54 | 9.1 | 404 | 45.04 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| List A | 51 | 15 | 11 | 88 | 31* | 22 | 122 | 72.13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 36 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Bowling Statistics :
| Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Avg | Econ | SR | 4W | 5W | 10W | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| ODIs | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| T20s | 2 | 42 | 44 | 2 | 1\16 | 1\16 | 22 | 6.28 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 36 | 3263 | 1902 | 54 | 5\62 | 6\107 | 35.22 | 3.49 | 60.4 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| List A | 49 | 2146 | 1729 | 57 | 4\41 | 4\41 | 30.33 | 4.83 | 37.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Twenty20 | 35 | 768 | 829 | 49 | 4\31 | 4\31 | 16.91 | 6.47 | 15.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Glossary - Batting:
| Mat - Matches Played | Inns - Innings Batted | NO - Not Out |
| Runs - Runs Scored | HS - Highest Innings Score | Avg - Batting Average |
| BF - Balls Faced | SR - Batting Strike Rate | 100 - Hundreds Scored |
| 50 - Fifties Scored | 4S - Boundary Fours | 6S - Boundary Sixes |
| CT - Catches Taken | ST - Stumpings Made |
Glossary - Bowling:
| Inns - Innings bowled | Balls - Balls bowled | Runs - Runs Conceded |
| Wkts - Wickets Taken | BBI - Best innings bowling | BBM - Best matches bowling |
| Avg - Bowling Average | Econ - Economy rate | SR - Bowling strike rate |
| 4W - Four wickets in an innings | 5W - Five wickets an innings | 10W - Ten wickets in a match |
Messages
you played very well my man
— ahmed7861
you played very well my man dnt u stress
Good Work
— BODLA
My friend:
you are doing good work for the team keep it up
Hi
— ashish70walia
Abdulla bhai bowl a beamer to tendulkar.
god plyr
— shefin111
god plyr
Well bowled.
— Kaustubh
Hi Abdulla, well bowled 2day and sry cudn't send wishes for previous matches. But u truly rock, n keep rocking even more! Good luck n god bless.
R's,
King Kau$tubh
Well wisher of King ११ Punjab team. We'll win!
HI SIR
— AKASHDEEP SINGH...
DEAR SIR ABDULLA I LIKE YOU VERY MUCH .YOUR BOWLING IS SUPPERB AND I LIKE WOULD LIKE YOU TO TAKE 5 WICKETS IN THE NEXT MATCH.SO BEST OF LUCK FOR THE NEXT MATCH
YOU ROCKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!
— Ambarsaria
Gud performance man. You improving every game. Keep up the good workkk.
WELL DONE YUSUF
— FEBIN
YOU HAVE DONE REAL MAGIC IN THE DLF IPL FOR OUR MAGICAL TEAM THE KINGS ELEVEN PUNJAB.I AM REALLY HAPPY ABOUT YOUR PERFOMANCE IN THE MATCH AGAINST MUMBAI.I AM SURE THAT IF YOU CONTINUE THIS PERFOMANCE WE CAN WIN THE IPL THIS SEASON.WISHING ALL THE PLAYERS AND STAFFS OF KINGS ELEVEN BEST OF LUCK.
his bowling n lot of confidence
— starscream
i am fond of your confidence.you think a lot while bowling.i like your style especially when you walk back to your bowling mark.
u r a very gud bowler, u hav
— akashmishra10@y...