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Nathan Lyon

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AustraliaAUS
FULL NAMENathan Michael Lyon
BORN20 Nov 1987, Young New South Wales
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm offbreak
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSAustralia
TEST
Cap 421
WORLD #8
DEBUTAug 2011
LATESTOct 2026
ODI
Cap 194
DEBUTMar 2012
LATESTJul 2019
T20I
Cap 77
DEBUTOct 2018
LATESTOct 2018
◈ INSIGHTSDay 285 / 365
1

Click Matchups in the tabs above to see which bowlers have tested Nathan most over their career.

2

Use the FORMAT tabs — TEST, ODI, T20I — to compare Nathan's game across different formats.

3

Career batting and bowling records are shown together. Scroll to see the full format-by-format breakdown.

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Career Stats

All formats →
RUNS
1811
AVERAGE
13.32
STRIKE RATE
53.36
HIGH SCORE
47
SIXES
17
INNINGS
197
WICKETS
603
ECONOMY
3.07
5-WICKETS
24
T20 LEAGUES · 38 MATCHES
44
AVG 4.40  ·  SR 84.62  ·  HS 9

Recent form

All matches →
20263 matches
81
AVG 27.00 · SR 41.75 · HS 326 wkts
▲ AVG +13.68 vs career  ·  ▲ +14.40 vs 2025  ·  SR -11.61
20257 matches
63
AVG 12.60 · SR 36.21 · HS 1329 wkts
▼ AVG -0.72 vs career  ·  SR -17.15
2018Career best
202
AVG 15.54 · SR 54.74
▲ AVG +2.22 vs career
2019Career worst · 14 matches
27
AVG 27.00 · SR 112.50
▼ AVG +13.68 vs career
T20 LEAGUESRecent seasons
2021 · bbl · 2M5
Sydney Sixers  ·  AVG 2.50 · SR 100.00 · HS 3
2019 · bbl · 1M4
Sydney Sixers  ·  AVG — · SR 80.00 · HS 4

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 143 MATCHES
1730
AVG 13.11  ·  SR 50.07  ·  HS 47  ·  WKTS 573
ODI · 29 MATCHES
77
AVG 19.25  ·  SR 92.77  ·  HS 30  ·  WKTS 29
T20I · 2 MATCHES
4
AVG 4.00  ·  SR 100.00  ·  HS 4  ·  WKTS 1
PEAK BATTING YEAR
2018
202 runs · avg 15.54
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
2017
63 wickets · econ 2.71

Year by year (last 5)

Full breakdown →
2223242526
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
202638127.0041.750
202576312.6036.210
2024918815.6763.730
20231012610.5041.580
20221114618.2590.680

VS Every Team (top 5)

All teams →
India
447avg 12.08 · SR 44.97
England
362avg 14.48 · SR 55.27
South Africa
293avg 12.21 · SR 57.68
West Indies
186avg 26.57 · SR 51.96
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
India4044712.0844.9741——134View→
England3636214.4855.2731——116View→
South Africa2329312.2157.6847——62View→
West Indies1618626.5751.9640——67View→
Pakistan2317012.1449.2838——67View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Adelaide Oval
207avg 25.88 · HS 38
Melbourne Cricket Ground
188avg 11.06 · HS 41
Brisbane Cricket Ground
163avg 13.58 · HS 29
W.A.C.A. Ground
71avg 14.20 · HS 31
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Adelaide Oval1520725.8863.3038——68View→
Melbourne Cricket Ground1418811.0653.7141——50View→
Brisbane Cricket Ground1416313.5862.6929——52View→
W.A.C.A. Ground57114.2058.2031——15View→
Bellerive Oval56212.4072.9431——8View→
RECENT RESULTS 2 matches