Average
47.5
Best
2019 67.8
2017 60.3
2015 58.9
Toughest
2013 26.9
2012 27.5
2011 28.8
F du Plessis
South Africa · Batter · ODI 2011–2019
Matches
143
Runs
5507
Average
47.5
Strike rate
88.6
100s
12
50s
35
Highest
185
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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
45.7 balls
Best
2014 59.5 balls
2015 56.1 balls
2017 54.4 balls
Toughest
2012 24.3 balls
2011 28.8 balls
2013 32.5 balls
A hundred every
11.3 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
2.9 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2015 1.9 inns
2019 2.1 inns
2014 2.1 inns
Toughest
2013 7.0 inns
2011 6.0 inns
2012 6.0 inns
A 30+ every
1.9 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2019 1.4 inns
2016 1.6 inns
2017 1.6 inns
Toughest
2011 4.0 inns
2012 4.0 inns
2013 3.0 inns
A duck every
45.3 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2015 19.0 inns
2017 18.0 inns
2016 14.0 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
46.3
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
41.6
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
85.8
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
5,507
100s
12
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
35
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
70
Highest score
185
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
25.5%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
2.1%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
88.6
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
55.4
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
12.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
94.2 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
43.1%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
47.9
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
38.7
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
40.6
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
42.5
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
12.5 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
85.7
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
46.4
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
60.4
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
44.5
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
65.2
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
3.2 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
20.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
58.5
% of team wins top-scored
16.7%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
17.2%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
12.5%
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
26.0
First window average
30.5
First window strike rate
94.1
Latest window runs per innings
47.5
Latest window average
62.1
Latest window strike rate
90.7