Average
39.5
Best
2005 54.6
1993 50.5
1995 49.9
Toughest
1996 25.1
2002 28.6
1992 31.5
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Pakistan · Batter · ODI 1991–2007
Matches
378
Runs
11739
Average
39.5
Strike rate
74.2
100s
10
50s
83
Highest
137
WATCH ON YOUTUBE
Watch qlikcricket on YouTube
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
45.2 balls
Best
1999 56.1 balls
1995 54.1 balls
1993 53.9 balls
Toughest
2003 27.9 balls
1996 28.5 balls
1992 37.6 balls
A hundred every
35.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.8 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2005 2.4 inns
1999 2.5 inns
1995 2.7 inns
Toughest
2006 16.0 inns
1996 11.5 inns
2002 7.2 inns
A 30+ every
2.1 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2005 1.6 inns
1998 1.6 inns
1993 1.8 inns
Toughest
1996 3.3 inns
1992 3.0 inns
2002 2.6 inns
A duck every
17.5 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1999 28.0 inns
1997 27.0 inns
2005 22.0 inns
Toughest
2001 8.0 inns
2003 8.0 inns
1998 9.0 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
37.3
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
65.4
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
72.4
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
11,739
100s
10
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
83
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
167
Highest score
137
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
10.8%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
2.2%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
74.2
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
47.6
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
16.3 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
109.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
40.4%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
36.3
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
27.7
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
42.1
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
33.9
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
50.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
72.5
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
41.0
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
63.1
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
38.5
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
23.7
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
4.3 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
33.3 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
51.3
% of team wins top-scored
17.3%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
12.6%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
11.1%
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
35.3
First window average
41.6
First window strike rate
75.6
Latest window runs per innings
32.5
Latest window average
39.1
Latest window strike rate
80.8