Jasprit Bumrah Vs Shaheen Afridi: Statistical Comparison Of Asia Cup Records

Bumrah vs Shaheen Asia Cup stats [Source: AFP Photo]

Jasprit Bumrah and Shaheen Afridi, two of the best pacers of the modern era, and both seamers, have done extremely well for their nation. A couple of years ago, many felt Shaheen had a higher ceiling, and experts rated him above Bumrah. However, in the last few years, Bumrah has gone miles ahead, while the Pakistan speedster is moving ahead at a slow pace.

India, and Pakistan hardly play against each other, and the world rarely gets to see the Bumrah vs Shaheen battle on the field. However, the upcoming Asia Cup could pip the two stars against each other when the two nations will collide in the marquee tournament.

Ahead of the mega tournament, we look at Shaheen and Bumrah's numbers in the Asia Cup to find out who has been a better bowler.

Bumrah vs Shaheen: Overall T20I numbers

As the table suggests, there is not much to separate the two pacers, with Shaheen playing 11 more games, and picking up 104 wickets. However, what truly separates Bumrah, and Shaheen is their bowling average, and their economy. In T20Is, economy is the most important part, and the India pacer is miles ahead, with an economy of just 6.27.

While Shaheen hasn't done anything bad, but Bumrah's greatness in this format makes him look ordinary.

Bumrah vs Shaheen: Asia Cup numbers

(Bumrah vs Shaheen Asia Cup numbers)

The duo have played almost the same number of games, and Shaheen is marginally ahead in terms of wickets - 14, but again, Bumrah's impact is more in terms of average, and economy. In 7 games, he averages 16.6, and has an outstanding economy of 3.84, which showcases that teams tend to find it hard tackling his bowling.

The reason why Shaheen's economy is on the higher side is the due to the fact that he is more of a new ball bowler, and batters tend to play him easily when the ball gets old. Meanwhile, Bumrah is an all phase bowler, and he is equally effective at the start, in the middle phase, and in death overs.

Bumrah vs Shaheen: Asia Cup numbers in UAE

This year's Asia Cup will be played in UAE, and here's how the two bowlers fared when playing in tricky UAE conditions.

(Bumrah vs Shaheen in UAE)

Both of them have played just one Asia Cup in UAE in 2018, and Bumrah was a better bowler, picking up 8 wickets, as compared to 4 by Shaheen. Plus, he had a better average, and economy rate, and thus he acclimatised to the conditions better.

Conclusion

While Shaheen has not done anything bad, and has stellar numbers, but he is getting compared by Bumrah, who is certainly the best in the business. Overall in Asia Cup, Shaheen has 2 wickets more, but Bumrah pips him in terms of overall stats - including economy, average, and other criteria. Plus, he is an all phase bowler, and has had more impact than Shaheen in Asia Cup history.

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