Average
40.5
Best
1995 67.2
1996 57.7
1997 50.3
Toughest
1991 23.9
1999 24.3
2005 29.2
Brian Lara
West Indies · Batter · ODI 1990–2007
Matches
299
Runs
10405
Average
40.5
Strike rate
79.5
100s
19
50s
63
Highest
169
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Tendulkar vs Lara: who comes out on top?
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
45.3 balls
Best
1993 62.2 balls
1995 59.9 balls
1992 55.7 balls
Toughest
1999 27.1 balls
2004 32.8 balls
2006 33.3 balls
A hundred every
15.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1995 1.8 inns
1992 2.3 inns
1997 2.4 inns
Toughest
1999 14.0 inns
1991 11.0 inns
2006 6.5 inns
A 30+ every
2.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1995 1.4 inns
2007 1.6 inns
2000 1.7 inns
Toughest
1999 4.0 inns
1991 3.7 inns
2005 3.0 inns
A duck every
18.1 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1993 30.0 inns
2006 26.0 inns
1992 21.0 inns
Toughest
2005 5.0 inns
1997 5.7 inns
2001 6.7 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
39.7
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
39.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
74.5
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
76.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
10,405
100s
19
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
63
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
134
Highest score
169
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
23.2%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
3.7%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
79.5
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
45.7
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
12.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
98.4 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
47.7%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
39.0
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
39.6
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
34.8
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
38.2
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
16.7 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
79.7
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
42.7
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
68.6
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
42.0
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
37.4
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
4.2 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
16.7 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
61.8
% of team wins top-scored
29.9%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
17.8%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
16.7%
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
41.4
First window average
45.5
First window strike rate
77.6
Latest window runs per innings
31.5
Latest window average
36.6
Latest window strike rate
81.1