Average
43.4
Best
2013 54.9
2008 53.8
2011 53.6
Toughest
2014 23.8
2007 30.2
2009 33.3
Misbah-ul-Haq
Pakistan · Batter · ODI 2002–2015
Matches
162
Runs
5122
Average
43.4
Strike rate
73.8
100s
0
50s
42
Highest
96
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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
46.6 balls
Best
2013 58.3 balls
2011 54.5 balls
2012 39.9 balls
Toughest
2007 31.0 balls
2014 34.2 balls
2009 38.2 balls
A hundred every
—
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2013 2.1 inns
2011 2.9 inns
2008 3.4 inns
Toughest
2012 9.0 inns
2014 6.0 inns
2009 6.0 inns
A 30+ every
1.9 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2008 1.4 inns
2013 1.7 inns
2011 1.7 inns
Toughest
2007 3.3 inns
2014 3.0 inns
2009 2.4 inns
A duck every
24.8 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2013 32.0 inns
2011 26.0 inns
2009 12.0 inns
Toughest
2014 6.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
36.7
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
42.5
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
71.8
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
71.1
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
5,122
100s
0
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
42
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
79
Highest score
96
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
0.0%
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
73.8
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
49.9
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
20.3 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
83.7 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
36.4%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
48.2
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
54.9
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
33.9
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
38.7
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
73.0
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
45.7
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
68.0
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
32.2
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
41.8
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
3.6 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
49.9
% of team wins top-scored
13.4%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
15.9%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
10.0%
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
30.9
First window average
38.1
First window strike rate
86.3
Latest window runs per innings
38.4
Latest window average
43.0
Latest window strike rate
75.6