Average
53.5
Best
2012 107.5
2010 80.3
2015 79.5
Toughest
2005 15.8
2008 36.2
2006 42.4
AB de Villiers
South Africa · Batter · ODI 2005–2018
Matches
228
Runs
9577
Average
53.5
Strike rate
101.1
100s
25
50s
53
Highest
176
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Ten chapters, every number, and the final verdict.
1 CONSISTENCY2 VS TOP ATTACKS3 RUNS & MILESTONES4 50s INTO 100s5 SCORING SPEED6 AWAY FROM HOME7 CHASING & BIG GAMES8 MATCH WINNER9 START & FINISH
CHAPTER 1
CONSISTENCY
HOW OFTEN HE GETS A START AND MAKES IT COUNT
Balls per innings
43.5 balls
Best
2010 59.0 balls
2012 49.5 balls
2009 48.3 balls
Toughest
2005 23.6 balls
2017 36.7 balls
2016 37.4 balls
A hundred every
8.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
2.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2010 1.8 inns
2015 1.8 inns
2014 2.0 inns
Toughest
2016 5.0 inns
2008 4.7 inns
2006 4.0 inns
A 30+ every
1.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2010 1.5 inns
2014 1.5 inns
2012 1.5 inns
Toughest
2005 7.0 inns
2008 2.3 inns
2007 2.1 inns
A duck every
31.1 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2013 26.0 inns
2017 18.0 inns
2007 6.4 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
52.9
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
51.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
94.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
95.1
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
9,577
100s
25
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
53
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
120
Highest score
176
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
32.1%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
5.1%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
101.1
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
59.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
11.3 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
46.4 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
47.9%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
54.6
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
57.7
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
50.7
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
46.0
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
7.7 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
100.8
Strike rate away from home. Era index uses the career strike-rate norm. Shrunk toward the career strike rate.
CHAPTER 7
CHASING & BIG GAMES
HOW HE BATS WHEN THE TARGET IS SET AND THE STAKES ARE HIGH
Average in chases
56.8
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
82.8
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
56.0
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
54.5
Full career. Final, semi-final, quarter-final, eliminator, qualifier or play-off. Super Six, Super Four and Super Eight do not count. Zero innings is not available.
A 50+ every
2.9 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
14.3 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
66.0
% of team wins top-scored
26.7%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
24.3%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
20.0%
Substantial innings in wins batting first, divided by his innings batting first. No era index.
CHAPTER 9
START & FINISH
HOW HE BEGAN AND HOW HE ENDED
First window runs per innings
38.5
First window average
45.3
First window strike rate
90.9
Latest window runs per innings
49.5
Latest window average
63.4
Latest window strike rate
111.6