Average
36.9
Best
2012 45.7
2015 45.6
2016 31.0
Toughest
Azhar Ali
Pakistan · Batter · ODI 2011–2018
Matches
53
Runs
1845
Average
36.9
Strike rate
74.5
100s
3
50s
12
Highest
102
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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
46.8 balls
Best
2015 54.1 balls
2012 51.8 balls
2016 41.5 balls
Toughest
A hundred every
17.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2012 3.0 inns
2015 3.4 inns
2016 3.7 inns
Toughest
A 30+ every
2.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2015 1.4 inns
2012 2.0 inns
2016 2.8 inns
Toughest
A duck every
17.7 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2016 5.5 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
20.4
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
34.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
60.1
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
72.5
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
1,845
100s
3
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
12
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
27
Highest score
102
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
20.0%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
6.7%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
74.5
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
47.4
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
14.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
177.0 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
41.0%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
33.7
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
28.2
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
22.8
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
44.2
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
33.3 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
71.5
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
35.9
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
38.7
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
29.6
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
67.5
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
4.0 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
25.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
36.9
% of team wins top-scored
9.5%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
7.1%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
4.0%
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
34.6
First window average
45.0
First window strike rate
65.5
Latest window runs per innings
29.8
Latest window average
29.8
Latest window strike rate
72.9