Average
24.8
Best
1999 30.9
2004 29.6
2003 23.2
Toughest
2000 18.1
2001 19.3
RL Powell
West Indies · Batter · ODI 1999–2005
Matches
109
Runs
2085
Average
24.8
Strike rate
96.7
100s
1
50s
8
Highest
124
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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
21.6 balls
Best
1999 27.6 balls
2004 24.8 balls
2001 23.2 balls
Toughest
2003 14.9 balls
2000 17.9 balls
A hundred every
100.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
11.1 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1999 5.3 inns
2004 10.5 inns
2000 15.0 inns
Toughest
2003 18.0 inns
2001 16.0 inns
A 30+ every
3.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1999 2.3 inns
2004 3.0 inns
2000 3.8 inns
Toughest
2001 5.3 inns
2003 4.5 inns
A duck every
12.5 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2003 18.0 inns
2001 8.0 inns
1999 8.0 inns
Toughest
2000 7.5 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
20.1
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
18.1
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
86.0
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
83.7
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
2,085
100s
1
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
8
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
29
Highest score
124
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
11.1%
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
96.7
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
47.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
11.7 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
28.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
57.1%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
26.0
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
24.0
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
27.6
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
23.9
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
100.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
99.8
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
24.2
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
52.5
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
27.5
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
26.0
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
9.1 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
50.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
37.5
% of team wins top-scored
7.7%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
6.4%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
0.0%
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
25.6
First window average
27.8
First window strike rate
103.7
Latest window runs per innings
18.3
Latest window average
22.9
Latest window strike rate
88.4