Average
37.8
Best
2008 52.7
2003 51.6
2019 50.2
Toughest
2013 19.4
2000 24.8
2010 32.6
Chris Gayle
West Indies · Batter · ODI 1999–2019
Matches
301
Runs
10480
Average
37.8
Strike rate
87.2
100s
25
50s
54
Highest
215
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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
40.9 balls
Best
2003 59.9 balls
2002 56.3 balls
2008 53.3 balls
Toughest
2013 22.7 balls
2010 31.3 balls
2009 31.3 balls
A hundred every
11.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2019 2.1 inns
2008 2.2 inns
2002 2.2 inns
Toughest
2013 16.0 inns
2000 12.0 inns
2004 5.5 inns
A 30+ every
2.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2002 1.5 inns
2019 1.7 inns
2006 1.8 inns
Toughest
2013 4.0 inns
2005 3.4 inns
2004 3.1 inns
A duck every
11.8 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2004 22.0 inns
2007 20.0 inns
2013 16.0 inns
Toughest
2005 5.7 inns
2006 6.4 inns
2009 7.5 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
29.3
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
18.3
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
83.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
93.2
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
10,480
100s
25
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
54
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
131
Highest score
215
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
31.6%
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
87.2
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
37.7
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
10.7 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
36.3 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
62.0%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
—
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
—
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
27.1
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
32.8
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
—
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
40.0
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
57.7
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
35.8
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
40.9
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
3.3 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
12.5 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
50.6
% of team wins top-scored
30.5%
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
6.3%
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
38.1
First window average
40.6
First window strike rate
78.0
Latest window runs per innings
32.2
Latest window average
33.2
Latest window strike rate
100.3