Adam Zampa

International Career

The very few cricketers who made their name prominent in modern-day cricket, especially in the fast-paced, evolving formats, Adam Zampa is one of them. Born on 31st March 1992, Zampa comes from the coastal city, Shellharbour of New South Wales. Despite coming from a small town, his determination made his name big in the domestic circuit. He started his career as a medium pacer and later transitioned into a leg-spinner like his idol Shane Warne. Soon at his 20th, he made his domestic debut at Sheffield Shield. Till now he accumulated 115 wickets in first-class cricket and 251 wickets in List-A.

Zampa’s impressive performance in domestic cricket forced Cricket Australia to include him in the national team. Here’s a look at his international career:

• February 6, 2016: Zampa’s rich stats helped him to take part in international cricket, against New Zealand at Wellington. He received his ODI cap from legendary cricketer Allan Border, making his debut remarkable. His contributions helped the Aussies significantly to win the match.
• February 8, 2016: Even before his T20I debut, Adam’s excellent bowling strategies brought him under the spotlight of selectors and he got selected for the 2016 World Twenty20.
• March 4, 2016: Zampa made his T20I debut against South Africa at Durban, the 1st T20I of Australia's tour of South Africa. Despite the Aussies losing the match, he showed a promising start to his T20 career.
• October 2023: In the ODI World Cup 2023 organized by India, Zampa collected 23 wickets and finished the series as the second-highest wicket-taker of it. He surpassed the legendary pacer Mitchell Starc(22 wickets) and placed himself at number 8 on this list.

Adam Zampa became a regular of the Australian team in white ball cricket and participated in nearly 200 matches in limited-over cricket. His sharp technique and different plans for batters made his name the first choice for management. Despite his huge success, he has many more to show in upcoming big events for Australia.

Indian Premier League

Zampa’s clever bowling attack attracted the attention of T20 bidders from all over the world and no wonder, the most popular T20 league in the world, IPL caught him early. From his debut in 2016, he played for some prestigious franchises in these years. Let's take a tour of his journey:

Domestic Career

Adam Zampa came to light of domestic cricket when his journey started with the New South Wales domestic cricket team. He debuted in the 2012–13 Sheffield Shield season against Queensland. In his debut match, he collected 5 wickets and scored 18 crucial runs which helped their team to win. His List-A debut came against Queensland in the Ryobi One-Day Cup at Canberra, where he only took a wicket in 5 overs and scored 19 runs.

In his first-class career, he bagged 115 wickets with an impressive economy of 3.89 and also scored 1239 runs which made him a dependable lower-order batter. Coming to his List-A career, he accumulated 251 wickets with an economy of 5.40. He has more than 350 T20 wickets which makes him so special in this format.

Records and Achievements

Adam Zampa sharpened his career in White ball cricket which eventually gifted him numerous awards and records in this long career. Let's take a look at his achievements:

Awards:

Zampa got some precious awards at the stage of the World Cup. He played a key role in the success of Australia in those years.

• In the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup, he won the Man of the Match award twice against Sri Lanka and Pakistan.
• Zampa won the Player of the Match award in a match against Namibia in the 2024 T20 World Cup. This was his second consecutive Player of the Match award in the T20 World Cup.

Records:

Adam Zampa holds some of the rarest records for which any bowler dreams forever. Let's have a quick look into his records:

• Adam Zampa is the first Aussie cricketer who took 100 T20I wickets.
• List-A Cricket: He took 251 wickets in 151 matches with an economy of 5.40.
• T20I Cricket: Adam Zampa is one of the six leg-spinners of the world who took 100+ wickets in T20I.
• IPL: Zampa achieved his career-best IPL bowling figure(6/19) in his debut season against Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Personal life

Born to a sports-enthusiastic family of Shellharbour of New South Wales on 31st March 1992, Zampa's father nurtured him with a broader sports aspect. Adam completed his schooling in New South Wales and later moved to South Australia for his cricketing betterment. Some reports suggest that he completed his graduation later. His brilliance with the ball soon made him a key attraction in the Australian cricket community.