Average
39.2
Best
1993 51.7
1996 51.5
1997 46.6
Toughest
2002 23.4
1990 33.6
1994 33.8
Saeed Anwar
Pakistan · Batter · ODI 1989–2003
Matches
247
Runs
8824
Average
39.2
Strike rate
80.7
100s
20
50s
43
Highest
194
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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
44.8 balls
Best
1993 57.9 balls
2001 54.6 balls
1996 48.4 balls
Toughest
2002 32.0 balls
1990 37.6 balls
1994 43.3 balls
A hundred every
12.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
3.9 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2001 2.4 inns
1993 2.5 inns
1998 2.6 inns
Toughest
2000 8.7 inns
1990 6.7 inns
2002 6.0 inns
A 30+ every
2.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
1996 1.6 inns
2001 1.7 inns
1990 1.8 inns
Toughest
2002 6.0 inns
1994 2.3 inns
1997 2.3 inns
A duck every
16.3 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
1998 21.0 inns
2001 17.0 inns
1993 15.0 inns
Toughest
2002 6.0 inns
1994 9.3 inns
1997 10.5 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
21.5
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
31.9
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
68.0
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
74.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
8,824
100s
20
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
43
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
112
Highest score
194
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
31.7%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
6.3%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
80.7
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
45.3
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
11.7 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
112.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
49.1%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
37.8
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
27.9
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
38.6
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
36.3
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
12.5 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
80.5
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
42.8
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
63.0
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
23.5
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
56.8
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
3.4 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
10.0 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
51.2
% of team wins top-scored
30.7%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
26.7%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
14.4%
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
33.6
First window average
36.5
First window strike rate
82.0
Latest window runs per innings
34.6
Latest window average
36.5
Latest window strike rate
75.7