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Full Name Adam Palmer Zampa Born March 31, 1992 Shellharbour, New South Wales Age 34 Years, 6 Months, 9 Days National Side Australia Batting Style Right Handed Bowling Leg break googly Sport Cricket

Ranking

Test ODI T20 Batting - 236 1061 Bowling - 20 3

Man of the Match

Test ODI T20 World Cup CL - 4 10 2 -

Career Information

Teams Played Australia, Queensland, South Australia, Australia A, Essex, Surrey, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rajasthan Royals, New South Wales, Australia Under-19, Australian XI, Adelaide Strikers, Hobart Hurricanes, Melbourne Renegades, Melbourne Stars, Sydney Thunder, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs, Rising Pune Supergiant, Karachi Kings, Birmingham Phoenix, London Spirit, MI London, Welsh Fire, Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, Dubai Capitals, Sharjah Warriorz, Los Angeles Knight Riders Career Span

Adam Palmer Zampa Overall Stats

Batting & Fielding Performance

M I N/O R HS 100s 50s 4s 6s AVG S/R CT ST Ducks R/O

ODI

126 68 25 417 36 v WI 0 0 35 2 9.7 64.35 21 0 WI 9 8 2 2 AUS Australia AUS

Youth Test

2 2 2 33 31* v IND-U19 0 0 2 0 0.00 78.57 - - IND-U19 1163 0 - 21 AUS-U19 Australia Under-19 AUS-U19

Youth ODI

8 4 1 19 12 v SL-U19 0 0 1 0 6.33 46.34 3 0 SL-U19 1165 0 1 22 AUS-U19 Australia Under-19 AUS-U19

T20I

118 30 13 80 13* v NZ 0 0 7 0 4.71 81.63 16 0 NZ 5 5 0 3 AUS Australia AUS

First-class

41 66 9 1239 74 v WAU 0 6 138 15 21.74 71.17 9 0 WAU 1117 4 0 4 SAU South Australia SAU

List A

46 35 9 515 66 v QUN 0 3 55 17 19.81 108.42 11 0 QUN 44 3 3 5 SAU South Australia SAU

ttwenty_non_domestic

9 5 3 36 14* v DV 0 0 3 0 18 116.13 - - DV 3380 0 - 73 DC Dubai Capitals DC

World Cup

15 8 4 49 29 v ENG 0 0 5 0 12.25 77.78 3 0 ENG 3 1 0 2 AUS Australia AUS

IPL

22 5 0 15 7 v GT 0 0 1 0 3 62.5 1 0 GT 2955 1 0 6 RR Rajasthan Royals RR

CPL

21 3 1 5 3 v GUY 0 0 0 0 2.5 83.33 5 0 GUY 1407 0 0 6 JAM Jamaica Tallawahs JAM

ILT20

9 1 1 14 14* v DV 0 0 2 0 0 175 1 0 DV 3380 0 0 6 DC Dubai Capitals DC

MLC

5 4 2 22 12 v SO 0 0 1 0 11 95.65 - - SO 3843 0 - 73 LAKR Los Angeles Knight Riders LAKR

Bowling Performance

I O M R W Best 3s 5s AVG E/R S/R Mtc

ODI

126 1096.3 17 6106 205 5/35 v NZ 20 1 29.79 5.57 32.09 126 2 AUS Australia AUS

Youth Test

3 19 1 101 2 2/20 v IND-U19 0 0 50.50 5.32 57.00 2 21 AUS-U19 Australia Under-19 AUS-U19

Youth ODI

7 35.2 1 194 9 3/21 v USA-U19 1 0 21.56 5.49 23.56 8 22 AUS-U19 Australia Under-19 AUS-U19

T20I

115 423.1 2 3113 153 5/19 v BAN 11 1 20.35 7.36 16.59 118 3 AUS Australia AUS

First-class

72 1376.1 145 5355 115 6/62 v QUN 12 2 46.57 3.89 71.80 41 4 SAU South Australia SAU

List A

45 429.5 9 2205 72 4/18 v WAU 7 0 30.63 5.13 35.82 46 5 SAU South Australia SAU

ttwenty_non_domestic

9 35 0 233 18 3/16 v DV 3 0 12.94 6.66 11.67 9 73 DC Dubai Capitals DC

World Cup

15 129 1 751 28 4/8 v NED 3 0 26.82 5.82 27.64 15 2 AUS Australia AUS

IPL

22 77.5 0 652 31 6/19 v SRH 2 1 21.03 8.38 15.06 22 6 RPS Rising Pune Supergiant RPS

CPL

21 65.1 0 524 24 3/18 v SKN 3 0 21.83 8.04 16.29 21 6 GUY Guyana Amazon Warriors GUY

ILT20

9 35 0 220 15 3/16 v ADKR 3 0 14.67 6.29 14.00 9 6 DC Dubai Capitals DC

MLC

5 19 0 157 9 3/41 v SFU 1 0 17.44 8.26 12.67 5 73 LAKR Los Angeles Knight Riders LAKR

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Adam Palmer Zampa Profile

Armed with a swift, skiddy release, sharp drift, and a lethal wrong-foot slider, Adam Zampa transformed modern leg-spin into a frontline white-ball weapon. Departing from the traditional, high-looping wrist-spin archetype, the New South Wales product relies on subtle variations in pace, relentless trajectory control, and late seam movement to tie down top-tier batters in high-scoring environments. His willingness to bowl key overs inside the fielding restrictions and during high-stress middle phases established him as Australia's undisputed limited-overs spin attack leader.

Zampa's initial international emergence required patience, operating behind established red-ball options before securing his spot through consistent domestic and franchise impact. His breakout moments arrived as he unlocked a high-level mastery over the wrong 'uns and deceptive googly deliveries that skidded through off the pitch rather than turning excessively. This pragmatic, tactical approach made him an exceptionally tough bowler to hit for straight boundaries, allowing Australian captains to use him offensively to break vital mid-innings partnerships across all conditions.

His international career elevated to championship-winning heights during Australia's title runs on the world stage. Zampa served as the primary spin engine in Australia's maiden ICC Men's T20 World Cup victory in 2021, controlling match tempos with economical spells and vital middle-over breakthroughs. He replicated that dominance during Australia's triumphant 2023 ODI World Cup campaign in India, where he repeatedly turned matches on their head, taking key wickets against top-order batters in foreign conditions to spearhead his country's path to the trophy.

Beyond the national setup, Zampa built a prolific footprint in global franchise leagues and domestic cricket. He featured for multiple high-profile teams in the Indian Premier League, producing memorable spells for Rising Pune Supergiant, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, and Rajasthan Royals. His Big Bash League exploits across stints with the Melbourne Stars and Melbourne Renegades further highlighted his adaptability, making him one of the most reliable and sought-after short-form spinners in world cricket.

Building upon his World Cup triumphs, Zampa reached landmark national heights during the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in the West Indies and USA. On June 5, 2024, against Oman, he claimed two wickets to become only the second Australian bowler after Andrew Tye to reach 300 total career T20 wickets. Less than a week later on June 11, Zampa produced a spell of 4/12 against Namibia, dismissing Bernard Scholtz to become the first Australian male bowler in history to achieve 100 T20 International wickets. During that same tournament, he surpassed Mitchell Starc to become Australia’s leading wicket-taker in T20 World Cup history, bringing his overall tournament tally to 31 wickets.

As Australia competed through bilateral white-ball series against India, England, and the West Indies between late 2024 and mid-2026, Zampa remained the central figure of the national spin department, extending his T20I record to 153 wickets while approaching the 200-wicket landmark in ODIs.

Zampa's franchise career between 2024 and 2026 reflected both global success and strategic workload management. Following his tenure with Rajasthan Royals, Zampa featured for Sunrisers Hyderabad during the 2025 Indian Premier League season. Ahead of the 2026 IPL cycle, he made a deliberate decision to opt out of the competition, citing pay structure alignment relative to player workload and prioritizing physical durability to ensure peak condition for national commitments.

Domestically, after captaining the Melbourne Stars and completing a two-season tenure with the Melbourne Renegades, Zampa signed a two-year contract with the Hobart Hurricanes in mid-2026, making Hobart the fifth Big Bash League franchise of his career. In the broader short-form circuit, he contributed to three consecutive championship titles for the Oval Invincibles in The Hundred from 2023 to 2025, alongside a county engagement with Surrey. Domestically, Zampa completed a state transfer to Queensland ahead of the 2026/27 Australian season to access fresh training environments tailored to his international schedule.

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