Average
29.2
Best
2010 35.9
2008 32.7
2003 32.2
Toughest
2004 23.7
2005 27.2
2011 30.3
T Taibu
Zimbabwe · Batter · ODI 2001–2012
Matches
150
Runs
3393
Average
29.2
Strike rate
67.6
100s
2
50s
22
Highest
107
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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
36.6 balls
Best
2010 46.6 balls
2008 45.2 balls
2005 39.0 balls
Toughest
2003 35.8 balls
2011 35.9 balls
2004 36.7 balls
A hundred every
68.5 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
5.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2011 3.4 inns
2010 3.6 inns
2008 4.0 inns
Toughest
2004 13.0 inns
2005 6.5 inns
2003 5.7 inns
A 30+ every
3.2 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2010 2.2 inns
2008 2.4 inns
2005 3.2 inns
Toughest
2004 3.7 inns
2011 3.4 inns
2003 3.4 inns
A duck every
8.6 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2010 18.0 inns
2003 17.0 inns
2011 17.0 inns
Toughest
2005 6.5 inns
2004 6.5 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
27.3
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
27.5
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
66.9
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
65.4
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
3,393
100s
2
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
22
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
43
Highest score
107
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
8.3%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
4.2%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
67.6
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
47.6
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
21.4 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
156.9 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
33.4%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
26.2
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
25.9
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
38.2
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
23.9
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
100.0 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
65.7
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
25.9
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
29.9
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
38.3
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
145.0
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
8.3 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
33.3 inns
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
41.9
% of team wins top-scored
14.8%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
2.9%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
4.4%
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
16.5
First window average
25.5
First window strike rate
61.3
Latest window runs per innings
31.0
Latest window average
34.0
Latest window strike rate
71.5