Average
33.5
Best
2016 54.7
2019 37.1
2015 34.4
Toughest
2018 24.4
Sarfaraz Ahmed
Pakistan · Batter · ODI 2008–2021
Matches
117
Runs
2315
Average
33.6
Strike rate
87.9
100s
2
50s
11
Highest
105
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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
29.0 balls
Best
2016 48.2 balls
2015 35.4 balls
2019 25.5 balls
Toughest
2018 22.1 balls
A hundred every
45.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
7.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2016 2.8 inns
2015 6.0 inns
2018 7.0 inns
Toughest
2019 8.5 inns
A 30+ every
3.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2016 1.4 inns
2019 3.4 inns
2015 3.6 inns
Toughest
2018 4.7 inns
A duck every
91.0 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
27.8
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
32.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
81.8
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
89.2
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
2,315
100s
2
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
11
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
27
Highest score
105
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
15.4%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
15.4%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
87.9
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
63.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
15.1 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
219.6 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
33.2%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
37.3
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
40.7
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
39.6
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
33.6
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
33.3 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
88.6
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
34.0
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
46.1
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
37.3
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
56.0
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
6.7 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
41.1
% of team wins top-scored
12.5%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
7.3%
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
19.5
First window average
25.2
First window strike rate
84.1
Latest window runs per innings
23.1
Latest window average
33.9
Latest window strike rate
94.1