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Adam Zampa
Zampa playing forMelbourne Stars,in2021–22 Big Bash League season
Personal information
Born(1992-03-31)31 March 1992(age 32)
Shellharbour, New South Wales,Australia
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-armLeg-Break
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap212)6 February 2016 vNew Zealand
Last ODI10 November 2024 vPakistan
ODI shirt no.88
T20I debut (cap82)7 March 2016 vSouth Africa
Last T20I13 September 2024 vEngland
T20I shirt no.88
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2012/13New South Wales
2012/13Sydney Thunder
2013/14–2019/20South Australia
2013/14–2014/15Adelaide Strikers
2015/16–2022/23Melbourne Stars
2016–2017Rising Pune Supergiants
2016Guyana Amazon Warriors
2018–2019Essex
2018Jamaica Tallawahs
2020/21–presentNew South Wales
2021Royal Challengers Bangalore
2022Welsh Fire
2023Rajasthan Royals
2023-2024Oval Invincibles
2023/24–presentMelbourne Renegades
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 106 93 40 151
Runs scored 327 68 1,221 839
Batting average 9.61 5.66 22.20 14.22
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/6 0/3
Top score 36 13* 74 66
Ballsbowled 5,525 2,009 8,015 8,044
Wickets 180 113 111 251
Bowling average 28.28 21.48 46.98 28.89
5 wickets in innings 1 1 2 1
10 wickets in match 0 0 1 0
Best bowling 5/35 5/19 6/62 5/35
Catches/stumpings 18/– 15/— 9/– 28/–
Medal record
Men'sCricket
RepresentingAustralia
ICC Cricket World Cup
Winner 2023 India
ICC T20 World Cup
Winner 2021 UAE & Oman
Source:ESPNcricinfo,14 November 2024

Adam Zampa(born 31 March 1992) is an Australian internationalcricketerwho representsAustralian cricket teaminlimited-overs cricket.Zampa was a member of the Australian teams that won the2023 Cricket World Cupand the2021 T20 World Cup.He is also the highest wicket-taker for Australia inTwenty20 International.

Youth career

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As a child, Zampa bowledmedium pace,butCricket Australiahad placed restrictions on how many overs pace bowlers were allowed to bowl in under-14 matches, so he decided to change his bowling style toleg spin,inspired by Australian Test cricketerShane Warne.[1]Zampa made his way intoAustralia's under-19 teamin 2009 and earned a rookie contract with the Blues in 2010[2]after playing a role by representing Australia in their successful2010 Under-19 Cricket World Cupcampaign.[3]Zampa played in two youth Test matches and eight youth ODIs, taking 11 wickets across the two formats.[4][5]

Domestic career (2010–2016)

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In New South Wales (2010–2013)

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As a result of Zampa's youth career for Australia, he was given a rookie contract withNew South Walesin 2010,[3]but he did not get any opportunities to prove himself at state-level because New South Wales also had a number of other successful spin bowlers, such asNathan Hauritz,Steve O'KeefeandSteve Smith.[1]He did get another opportunity to represent Australia before his first-class debut, playing in the2011 Hong Kong Cricket Sixes.[6]

Zampa made hisfirst-classdebut for New South Wales in the2012–13 Sheffield Shield seasonagainstQueensland.He took five wickets in a three-wicket win.[7]Despite not having a contract with aBig Bash Leagueteam until a week beforeBBL|02began, he played for theSydney Thunderand was highly rated byTrevor Hohns.[1]He finished the season having played three first-class matches, taking ten wickets at anaverageof 23 runs per wicket.[8]

In South Australia (2013–2016)

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After the season he accepted an offer to play forSouth Australia,in both first-class and one-day matches and for South Australia'sTwenty20team, theAdelaide Strikers.He was tempted by the guaranteed starts he would get in South Australia's team as they had just lost Test spinnerNathan Lyonto New South Wales.[8]During the 2013 winter, he spent three months training at theCentre of Excellencebefore joining the South Australian squad for the 2013–14 season.[9]The move to South Australia proved a useful one for progressing Zampa's career as he had the opportunity to work with experienced South African spinnerJohan Botha,who was the captain of the South Australian side at the time of his move.[10]

Zampa had an impressive performance in the2014–15 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup,getting on ahat-trickand taking overall figures of 4/18 despite South Australia losing the match to Western Australia.[11]In 2015, Zampa signed on for the Redbacks for two more seasons, but in order to get more experience, he changed Twenty20 sides to theMelbourne Stars,where he would have the opportunity to play alongside international starsMichael ClarkeandKevin Pietersen.[12]

The 2015–16 summer was the most successful of Zampa's career to that point. He impressed in bothList A cricketand Twenty20 cricket, and in 2016, was included in Australia's squad for bothOne Day InternationalsandTwenty20 Internationals,[13]but he struggled in first-class cricket.[14]In the2015–16 Matador BBQs One-Day Cup,he recorded figures of 4/48 againstCricket Australia XIto help take South Australia into the tournament's elimination final.[15]InBBL|05,he was part of an unusual dismissal,running outPeter Nevillwith hisnose.[16]

Franchise cricket

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In April 2022, he was bought by theWelsh Firefor the2022 seasonofThe Hundred.[17]

International career (2016–Onwards)

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He made hisODIdebut on 6 February 2016 in the second match of2015–16 Chappell–Hadlee Trophyseries.[18]He made hisTwenty20 Internationaldebut for Australiaagainst South Africaon 4 March 2016.[19]Zampa became a regular member of both the ODI and T20I squad for Australia.[20]Zampa was named in Australia's squad for the2016 World Twenty20before he had made his T20I debut for Australia in South Africa.[21]Despite how recently he'd been added to the squad, he was Australia's leading wicket-taker with five wickets at an average of 13.80 and aneconomy rateof 6.27,[20]including a breakout performance againstBangladeshwith figures of 3/23.[22]

With Zampa's rise to Australia's national team he also started to play in Twenty20 franchises as an overseas player. Playing forRising Pune Supergiantin theIndian Premier Leagueagainst theSunrisers Hyderabad,he took 6 wickets for 19 runs and ranked as the third best performance as a bowler in the history of the IPL after 6/14 bySohail Tanvirand 6/12 byAlzarri Joseph.Zampa bowled his first over for the match in the 8th over of Sunrisers Hyderabad's innings, but was taken out of the attack immediately without taking a wicket. He wasn't brought back on until the 16th over, in which he took one wicket. CaptainMS Dhonigave him an extended spell after his wicket, and he took two wickets in the 18th over and three more wickets in the 20th over, bringing his total to six.[23]He was named man of the match for his performance, and this was also the record for the best bowling figures by a bowler in Twenty20 history in a losing side.[24]Zampa also played in theCaribbean Premier Leaguefor theGuyana Amazon Warriors,taking the most wickets out of all spin bowlers for the tournament with 15 wickets at an average of 18.46.[14]

Zampa was surprisingly dropped from Australia's Twenty20 side for the second match of athree-match series against Sri Lanka in 2016–17after bowling well in the series opener and taking two wickets. Zampa described being dropped as a "kick in the guts", saying his recent form indicated he was one of the best Twenty20 spin bowlers in the world. Without Zampa Australia lost both the match and the series.[25]Zampa was brought back into the side for the final match of the series, and he was named the man of the match with 3/25 as Australia won the game.[26]

Despite all of Zampa's successes in the shorter forms of cricket, he was still unable to break into Australia's Test side. He was unable to reach exceptional form in the Sheffield Shield, being a victim of South Australia's very strongpace attack,withChadd SayersandKane Richardsontaking all of the wickets themselves and not leaving opportunities for Zampa to stand out.[26]Australia played aTest series in Indiain early 2017, and former New Zealand captainStephen Flemingtouted him as a possible addition to Australia's squad given his ability to bowl well on Indian pitches,[27]but he was not included in the squad.[28]Instead, Zampa continued playing in the Sheffield Shield and had his firstfive-wicket haulin a first-class innings when he took career-best figures of 6/62 in the first innings against Queensland before taking another four wickets in the second innings to accomplish his firstten-wicket haulin a first-class match.[29][30]

Zampa was in Australia's squad for the2017 ICC Champions Trophy,but he didn't get many opportunities to play when two of Australia's three group stage matches were washed out and Australia was unable to progress to the finals.[31]In April 2019, he was named inAustralia's squadfor the2019 Cricket World Cup.[32][33]In August 2021, Zampa was named in Australia's squad for the2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[34]On 4 November 2021, in Australia's T20 World Cup match againstBangladesh,Zampa took his firstfive-wicket haul in T20 cricket.[35]

In March 2022, during the opening match of the seriesagainst Pakistan,Zampa took his 100th wicket in ODI cricket.[36]

In September 2022, he took his first ODI five-wicket haul, againstNew Zealand in Cairns.[37]

In September 2023, he tied with fellow AustralianMick Lewis,the unwanted record of most runs conceded by a bowler in ODIs, going 0/113 versus South Africa. This record was broken on 25 October whenBas de Leedeof the Netherlands Recorded figures of 2/115 against Australia in the ICC World Cup 2023.[38]

Zampa played a crucial part in Australia's successful2023 ICC WorldCup campaign. Zampa came into the tournament as the only specialist spinner in the team afterAshton Agarwas removed from the squad due to injury.[39]On 16 October 2023. He received the man of the match in Australia's first victory of the tournament againstSri Lankawith figures of 4/47.[40]On 20 October 2023, Zampa was the pick of the bowlers taking 4 wickets giving 53 runs with an economy of 5.30 and helped his team to win overPakistan.[41]On 3 November 2023, againstEngland.Zampa recorded figures of 3/21 dismissing set batsmenBen StokesandMoeen Ali.He also took a difficult catch in the outfield causing the dismissal ofDavid Willey.Notably, he also added vital runs to the total from the lower order, scoring 29 runs off 19 deliveries. His all round effort earned him his second man of the match of the tournament.[42]Zampa's consistency saw him finish the tournament as the 2nd highest wicket taker in the tournament. Taking 23 wickets from 11 matches, the most wickets ever taken by an Australian Spinner at a World Cup and tyingMurali'srecord of the most wickets ever taken at a World Cup by a spinner.[43]

In May 2024, he was named in Australia’s squad for the2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cuptournament.[44]On 11 June 2024 he became the first Australian bowler to take 100 wickets in T20 internationals by dismissingBernard ScholtzofNamibia.

Personal life

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Zampa is married to Harriet Palmer; the couple have a son.[45][46]He isveganand has appeared in advertisements forPETA.[47]

Records and achievements

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  • First Australian Bowler to Take 100 T20I Wickets.[48]

References

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