Average
27.9
Best
2007 38.1
1999 29.6
Toughest
RD Shah
· Batter · ODI 1998–2007
Matches
56
Runs
1506
Average
27.9
Strike rate
65.5
100s
1
50s
12
Highest
113
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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
41.8 balls
Best
2007 46.9 balls
1999 46.6 balls
Toughest
A hundred every
55.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2007 3.7 inns
1999 5.5 inns
Toughest
A 30+ every
2.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2007 2.2 inns
1999 2.8 inns
Toughest
A duck every
11.0 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
30.6
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
63.6
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
1,506
100s
1
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
12
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
21
Highest score
113
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
7.7%
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
65.5
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
34.4
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
12.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
229.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
51.8%
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
25.2
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
23.4
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
20.7
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
24.0
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
21.8
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
16.5
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
12.5 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
40.1
% of team wins top-scored
13.3%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
4.2%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
9.7%
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
33.3
First window average
33.3
First window strike rate
71.0
Latest window runs per innings
31.8
Latest window average
34.5
Latest window strike rate
72.5