Average
52.3
Best
2017 67.1
2019 60.7
2016 59.6
Toughest
2025 34.0
2018 36.4
2023 46.3
Babar Azam
Pakistan · Batter · ODI 2015–2026
Matches
148
Runs
6744
Average
52.3
Strike rate
86.3
100s
20
50s
38
Highest
158
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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
53.9 balls
Best
2017 64.7 balls
2016 62.6 balls
2019 59.1 balls
Toughest
2018 36.9 balls
2025 41.5 balls
2023 52.4 balls
A hundred every
7.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
2.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2023 2.0 inns
2016 2.2 inns
2019 2.2 inns
Toughest
2018 5.7 inns
2025 4.2 inns
2017 2.8 inns
A 30+ every
1.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2017 1.3 inns
2019 1.3 inns
2016 1.4 inns
Toughest
2025 2.8 inns
2018 2.4 inns
2023 1.7 inns
A duck every
24.2 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2023 24.0 inns
2025 17.0 inns
2018 8.5 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
52.4
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
54.4
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
85.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
85.0
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
6,744
100s
20
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
38
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
87
Highest score
158
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
34.5%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
6.9%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
86.3
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
53.7
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
12.5 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
113.2 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
43.3%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
48.0
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
49.4
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
49.2
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
60.2
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
12.5 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
85.9
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
49.4
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
64.4
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
45.4
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
56.5
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
10.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
69.9
% of team wins top-scored
28.2%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
20.0%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
21.5%
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
48.8
First window average
56.7
First window strike rate
85.8
Latest window runs per innings
34.8
Latest window average
39.1
Latest window strike rate
76.5