Average
34.3
Best
2009 44.4
2011 41.3
2012 33.9
Toughest
2013 30.3
2014 32.9
2010 33.8
Umar Akmal
Pakistan · Batter · ODI 2009–2019
Matches
121
Runs
3194
Average
34.3
Strike rate
86
100s
2
50s
20
Highest
102
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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
33.8 balls
Best
2010 43.3 balls
2011 37.8 balls
2012 36.9 balls
Toughest
2013 26.6 balls
2014 28.4 balls
2009 33.8 balls
A hundred every
55.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
5.0 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2009 3.3 inns
2010 3.5 inns
2012 3.5 inns
Toughest
2013 17.0 inns
2014 4.3 inns
2011 3.8 inns
A 30+ every
2.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2011 1.8 inns
2010 2.0 inns
2012 2.3 inns
Toughest
2013 3.4 inns
2014 3.2 inns
2009 2.5 inns
A duck every
13.8 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2011 23.0 inns
2013 17.0 inns
2010 14.0 inns
Toughest
2012 7.0 inns
2009 10.0 inns
2014 13.0 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
29.7
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
31.5
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
79.7
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
84.6
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
3,194
100s
2
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
20
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
46
Highest score
102
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
9.1%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
4.5%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
86.0
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
53.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
13.8 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
70.0 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
43.5%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
37.1
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
27.0
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
30.6
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
33.1
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
35.4
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
74.3
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
28.4
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
38.6
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
5.9 inns
FIFTIES IN CHASES
A hundred every
—
HUNDREDS IN CHASES
CHAPTER 8
MATCH WINNER
HOW OFTEN HIS RUNS WIN MATCHES
Average in wins
42.9
% of team wins top-scored
17.0%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
7.5%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
7.0%
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
31.0
First window average
34.9
First window strike rate
84.6
Latest window runs per innings
21.1
Latest window average
22.8
Latest window strike rate
81.6