Ismail vs Shrubsole
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Ismail wins: Dominance, Longevity, Statistics
Shrubsole wins: Peak, Honours
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Verdict
Ismail leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. The fastest recorded bowler in women's cricket and South Africa's leading wicket-taker.
Category breakdown
Season form · Centuries per year
Career timeline · Centuries per year
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through year 5 · Centuries per year| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Ismail | 0 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 88 | 216 |
| 🇬🇧 Shrubsole | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 56 | 204 |
Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.
| Metric | IsmailRetired | ShrubsoleRetired |
|---|---|---|
| ODI wickets | 191 | 102 |
| T20I wickets | 97 | 102 |
| Fastest recorded delivery (km/h) | 132.1 | — |
| ODI matches | 127 | — |
| Career best ODI bowling ranking | 1 | — |
| World Cup titles | — | 1 |
| World Cup final figures | — | 6 |
| Wisden Cricketer of the Year awards | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 92 |
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