Average
31.2
Best
2008 54.1
2002 41.9
2006 38.4
Toughest
2001 20.8
2005 21.0
2010 21.5
Younis Khan
Pakistan · Batter · ODI 2000–2015
Matches
265
Runs
7249
Average
31.2
Strike rate
75.3
100s
7
50s
48
Highest
144
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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
37.8 balls
Best
2008 52.4 balls
2007 46.6 balls
2002 44.2 balls
Toughest
2005 22.7 balls
2012 22.7 balls
2001 26.2 balls
A hundred every
36.4 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
Toughest
A 50+ every
4.6 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2008 1.9 inns
2002 2.8 inns
2007 3.4 inns
Toughest
2000 18.0 inns
2001 15.0 inns
2005 13.0 inns
A 30+ every
2.7 inns
FEWER INNINGS = MORE OFTEN
Best
2008 1.4 inns
2002 2.0 inns
2011 2.2 inns
Toughest
2009 6.3 inns
2001 5.0 inns
2012 3.7 inns
A duck every
11.6 inns
MORE INNINGS = RARER DUCKS
Best
2000 18.0 inns
2002 17.0 inns
2007 17.0 inns
Toughest
2010 5.0 inns
2005 6.5 inns
2004 6.5 inns
CHAPTER 2
VS TOP ATTACKS
HOW HE SCORES AGAINST THE BEST BOWLING
Average vs tough attacks
24.4
RUNS PER DISMISSAL AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Average vs tough bowlers
26.0
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough attacks
66.4
RUNS PER 100 BALLS AGAINST THE TOP-GRADED TEAMS
Best
Toughest
Strike rate vs tough bowlers
69.2
IN MATCHES WHERE A TOUGH BOWLER PLAYED
Best
Toughest
CHAPTER 3
RUNS & MILESTONES
HOW BIG HIS CAREER WAS IN RUNS AND LANDMARKS
Runs
7,249
100s
7
Weight x1.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
50s
48
50-99. Hundreds are separate.
30+ scores
93
Highest score
144
Weight x0.5 inside Runs & Milestones.
CHAPTER 4
50s INTO 100s
HOW OFTEN A FIFTY BECOMES A HUNDRED
50-to-100 conversion %
12.7%
Hundreds divided by innings of 50 or more. Weight x2 inside the category.
Out in the 90s
3.6%
DISMISSALS OF 90-99 PER 50+ SCORE
CHAPTER 5
SCORING SPEED
HOW FAST HE SCORES HIS RUNS
Strike rate
75.3
Cricinfo, all eras. Weight x2 in T20I.
Strike rotation
51.2
RUNS PER 100 BALLS, BOUNDARIES REMOVED
A four every
16.7 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
A six every
171.9 balls
FEWER BALLS = MORE OFTEN
Boundary %
36.5%
SHARE OF HIS RUNS FROM 4s AND 6s
CHAPTER 6
AWAY FROM HOME
HOW HE BATS OUTSIDE HIS OWN CONDITIONS
Average away
30.0
Host country differs from the player's country. West Indies home is the Caribbean. Shrunk toward the decade average.
Unfamiliar conditions
23.7
AWAY IN THE CONDITIONS THAT TEST HIS TEAM. WEIGHT X2.
Average at tough grounds
26.8
TOUGH GROUNDS
Average at medium grounds
33.1
MEDIUM GROUNDS
A hundred every
33.3 inns
HUNDREDS AWAY
Away strike rate
72.6
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
28.2
All second innings.
Average in successful chases
41.1
Second innings his team won.
Average in high chases
26.1
TARGETS OF 300+
Average in knockouts
28.1
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
5.6 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
39.1
% of team wins top-scored
15.6%
Ties for top score count. Denominator is wins in which he batted.
Winning knocks in chases
15.2%
Substantial innings in successful chases, divided by his innings batting second. Weight x1.5. No era index.
Winning knocks batting first
9.2%
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
28.1
First window average
32.3
First window strike rate
73.2
Latest window runs per innings
28.4
Latest window average
29.9
Latest window strike rate
76.8