Adam Zampa is an Australian cricketer who plays for Australia in ODIs and T20Is. In domestic cricket, he represents New South Wales, and in the Big Bash League he plays for the Melbourne Renegades. He uses changes of pace and variations like the wrong’un and a straighter ball. One of his most famous deliveries was a wrong’un that dismissed Kane Williamson at the SCG just before the Covid lockdowns.
Zampa broke into Australia’s limited-overs squads in 2016 after a strong summer with South Australia and the Melbourne Stars. In the 2016 T20 World Cup, he took five wickets at an economy rate of 6.27. He became a regular for Australia in 2019, and earned a place in Australia’s 2019 ODI World Cup squad. He finished as the second-highest wicket-taker with 13 wickets in seven matches in Australia’s 2021 T20 World Cup title win.
In the IPL, Zampa has had an on-and-off career. IPL 2025 is his fifth season across nine years. He is one of only three bowlers to take a six-wicket haul in IPL history, taking 6 for 19 for Rising Pune Supergiant against Sunrisers Hyderabad in 2016. He has played for three IPL teams and made his Sunrisers Hyderabad debut in 2025, after pulling out of the previous season due to personal reasons.
Adam Zampa Records and Achievements
Adam Zampa made his ODI debut for Australia on 6 February 2016 and his T20I debut on 4 March 2016 against South Africa. He was selected for Australia’s squad for the 2016 ICC World T20 even before playing his first T20I, and he finished as Australia’s leading wicket-taker with 5 wickets at an average of 13.80.
In the IPL, Zampa produced one of the best bowling performances in tournament history when he took 6/19 for Rising Pune Supergiant against Sunrisers Hyderabad and was named Man of the Match. This also became the best bowling figures in T20 history by a player in a losing team. He also played in the Caribbean Premier League for Guyana Amazon Warriors, where he took 15 wickets and finished as the top wicket-taker among all spinners.
In first-class cricket, Zampa recorded career-best figures of 6/62 against Queensland and completed his first ten-wicket match haul in the same game. He was part of Australia’s squad for the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy, although the team had limited matches due to washouts. He was later selected for the 2019 Cricket World Cup and the 2021 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Zampa played a major role in Australia’s successful 2023 ICC World Cup campaign. He won Man of the Match against Sri Lanka with 4/47 and against England with 3/21. He finished the tournament as the second-highest wicket-taker with 23 wickets in 11 matches, which was the most ever by an Australian spinner in a World Cup and also tied the record for most wickets by a spinner in a single World Cup.
Adam Zampa Career Stats
In ODIs, Zampa has played 116 matches and taken 196 wickets. He has taken 12 four-wicket hauls and one five-wicket haul. In T20Is, he has played 113 matches and picked up 143 wickets. His best T20I bowling figure is 5/19, and he has taken 4 four-wicket hauls and 1 five-wicket haul. With the bat in T20Is, he has scored only 79 runs..
In First-Class cricket, Zampa has played 41 matches and taken 115 wickets. He has taken 3 four-wicket hauls, 2 five-wicket hauls, and even 1 ten-wicket match haul. His batting in First-Class is clearly better compared to his limited-overs numbers, with 1239 runs and 6 fifties.
| Bowling | ||||||
| Format | Mat | Wkts | BBI | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| ODIs | 116 | 196 | 5/35 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| T20Is | 113 | 143 | 5/19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| FC | 41 | 115 | 6/62 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Batting | ||||||
| Format | Mat | Runs | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| ODIs | 116 | 378 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| T20Is | 113 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| FC | 41 | 1239 | 0 | 6 | 138 | 15 |
Adam Zampa’s Personal Life
In his personal life, Adam Zampa is married to Hattie Leigh Palmer. They were together for a long time before getting married. Their wedding plans were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced them to postpone the ceremony twice. After the delays, they finally got married in June 2021.
Hattie Zampa is an Australian artist and creative entrepreneur based in Byron Bay, New South Wales. She runs several creative ventures and regularly shares her work online. One of her biggest projects is The Stable Studio Byron Bay (@thestablestudiobyronbay), which is a boutique art studio and small event space in the Byron Bay hinterlands.
In terms of family life, Adam and Hattie became parents in June 2022, when they had their first child, a baby boy named Eugene. The couple is also expecting their second child.
FAQs
Q. When did Adam Zampa make his ODI debut for Australia?
A. Adam Zampa made his ODI debut on 6 February 2016 in the Chappell–Hadlee Trophy series.
Q. When did Adam Zampa make his T20I debut?
A. Adam Zampa made his T20I debut against South Africa on 4 March 2016.
Q. When did Adam Zampa take his first five-wicket haul in T20 cricket?
A. Adam Zampa took his first T20 five-wicket haul on 4 November 2021 against Bangladesh.
Q. When did Adam Zampa complete 100 ODI wickets?
A. Adam Zampa reached 100 ODI wickets in March 2022 during the opening match of the
Pakistan series.
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