Average
24.7
Best
2006 34.1
2005 24.9
2007 22.6
Toughest
Aftab Ahmed
Bangladesh · Batter · ODI 2004–2010
Matches
85
Runs
1954
Average
24.7
Strike rate
83
100s
0
50s
14
Highest
92
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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
27.7 balls
Best
2006 29.5 balls
2005 28.9 balls
2007 27.4 balls
Toughest
A hundred every
—
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
6.1 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2006 3.4 inns
2005 7.0 inns
2007 11.5 inns
Toughest
A 30+ every
2.9 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2006 2.1 inns
2007 3.3 inns
2005 3.5 inns
Toughest
A duck every
10.6 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2007 23.0 inns
2005 14.0 inns
2006 13.5 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
18.9
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
19.4
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
74.4
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
71.4
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
1,954
100s
0
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
14
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
29
Highest score
92
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
0.0%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
7.1%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
83.0
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
40.0
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
11.5 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
48.0 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
57.0%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
19.7
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
19.1
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
21.2
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
24.8
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
79.2
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
28.0
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
47.9
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
18.2
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
—
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
5.9 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
39.2
% of team wins top-scored
20.6%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
14.3%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
2.3%
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
21.0
First window average
23.2
First window strike rate
68.6
Latest window runs per innings
19.6
Latest window average
19.6
Latest window strike rate
71.4