Average
41.2
Best
2022 56.2
2026 55.2
2023 41.1
Toughest
2025 20.1
2024 33.1
MG Erasmus
Namibia · Batter · ODI 2019–2026
Matches
83
Runs
2840
Average
41.2
Strike rate
81.4
100s
3
50s
22
Highest
156
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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
43.6 balls
Best
2022 61.1 balls
2023 43.1 balls
2026 37.7 balls
Toughest
2025 34.7 balls
2024 36.2 balls
A hundred every
26.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2022 2.2 inns
2024 3.0 inns
2026 3.0 inns
Toughest
2025 11.0 inns
2023 3.7 inns
A 30+ every
2.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2022 1.7 inns
2023 2.2 inns
2024 2.4 inns
Toughest
2025 3.7 inns
2026 2.6 inns
A duck every
20.0 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2025 11.0 inns
2023 5.5 inns
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
—
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
—
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
—
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
—
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
2,840
100s
3
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
22
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
34
Highest score
156
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
12.0%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
0.0%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
81.4
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
47.7
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
15.2 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
52.9 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
46.3%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
35.9
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
48.2
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
—
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
31.6
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
50.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
80.1
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
42.3
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
59.2
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
39.5
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
16.0
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
3.7 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
53.5
% of team wins top-scored
23.1%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
16.2%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
11.6%
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
40.6
First window average
42.7
First window strike rate
81.4
Latest window runs per innings
34.2
Latest window average
48.9
Latest window strike rate
94.7