Pakistani ODI Stats for 2006

In 2006, we played 23 ODIs winning 11, losing 10 and a no result in 2 of them. We won ODI series against Sri Lanka and the Windies, drew against England, were comprehensively beaten by India and we got knocked out in the group stages of the Champions Trophy.

Overall it was a poor year in ODIs and much of that can be put down to the loss of Afridi and Rana’s bowling form and most of the teams batting form. Our ODI success in 2005 was due to Afridi and Rana bowling at the top of their game and our batting chasing down totals with ease.

Below are the ODI bowling and batting stats for 2006, to qualify a player needs to have played a minimum of 5 matches.

ODI Batting Stats – Yousuf and Younis are once again the top two performers in the batting charts, only this time there isn’t much difference in their stats except the fact that Younis has a century to his name plus a significantly better strike rate. Although Younis’s ODI form has dipped towards the end of the year, he was man of the series against England. Razzaq has performed exceptionally well with the bat, proving that he’s an indispensable ODI player and that perhaps we should appreciate him a little more. Inzi, Farhat, Hafeez, Butt and Kamran have had very poor years and their form tells part of the story as to why we’ve not done so well in ODI’s this year. However it’s Afridi’s stats that are the most worrying, he was never going to average more than 25 runs per innings in ODI’s and that’s not a problem but to average 8 in 12 inns is beyond poor, even by his standards!

19 inns -- 627 runs @ 39.18 avg -- 83* HS -- 63.5 SR -- 0x 100 -- 5x 50 ---> Yousuf
20 inns -- 615 runs @ 38.43 avg -- 101 HS -- 70.4 SR -- 1x 100 -- 4x 50 ---> Younis
19 inns -- 455 runs @ 37.91 avg -- 75* HS -- 77.6 SR -- 0x 100 -- 2x 50 ---> Razzaq
16 inns -- 450 runs @ 34.61 avg --- 79 HS -- 74.8 SR -- 0x 100 -- 1x 50 ---> Inzamam
22 inns -- 638 runs @ 33.57 avg -- 108 HS -- 78.2 SR -- 1x 100 -- 3x 50 ---> Malik
12 inns -- 288 runs @ 24.00 avg --- 58 HS -- 65.6 SR -- 0x 100 -- 2x 50 ---> Farhat
12 inns -- 255 runs @ 23.18 avg --- 92 HS -- 78.2 SR -- 0x 100 -- 1x 50 ---> Hafeez
07 inns -- 145 runs @ 20.71 avg -- 101 HS -- 62.2 SR -- 1x 100 -- 0x 50 ---> Butt
20 inns -- 340 runs @ 20.00 avg --- 56 HS -- 75.2 SR -- 0x 100 -- 1x 50 ---> Kamran
15 inns -- 112 runs @ 14.00 avg --- 27 HS -- 79.4 SR -- 0x 100 -- 0x 50 ---> Rana
12 inns --- 115 runs @ 7.66 avg --- 23 HS -- 83.3 SR -- 0x 100 -- 0x 50 ---> Afridi

ODI Bowling Stats – Last year, Afridi was one of our best bowlers, whilst this year he’s one of our worst. Last year Rana was averaging 21 whilst taking 2 wickets per match but this year his average has gone up and he’s taking fewer wickets per match. Whilst an average of 28 looks good, if you take out the series vs the Windies Rana’s 2006 average is 37.94. Hopefully his form is here to stay for 2007! Gul is beginning to come into his own, whilst Rao has nearly halved his 2005 average. Both Razzaq and Afridi’s bowling is much worse than in 2005 but Malik barely bowls anymore, so I’ve added him separately at the bottom!

20 Ms -- 29 wkts @ 28.03 avg -- 30.1 SR -- 5.6 Eco -- 3x 4WH -- 0x 5WH -- 1.5 WPM ---> Rana
16 Ms -- 17 wkts @ 32.23 avg -- 47.8 SR -- 4.0 Eco -- 0x 4WH -- 0x FWH -- 1.1 WPM ---> Asif
10 Ms -- 11 wkts @ 33.09 avg -- 43.5 SR -- 4.6 Eco -- 0x 4WH -- 0x FWH -- 1.1 WPM ---> Gul
13 Ms -- 11 wkts @ 38.81 avg -- 52.8 SR -- 4.4 Eco -- 0x 4WH -- 0x FWH -- 0.8 WPM ---> Rao
18 Ms ---14 wkts @ 40.14 avg -- 52.4 SR -- 4.6 Eco -- 0x 4WH -- 0x FWH -- 0.8 WPM ---> Afridi
23 Ms -- 20 wkts @ 41.30 avg -- 47.1 SR -- 5.3 Eco -- 1x 4WH -- 0x FWH -- 0.9 WPM ---> Razzaq
12 Ms --- 4 wkts @ 51.50 avg -- 81.5 SR -- 3.8 Eco -- 0x 4WH -- 0x 5WH -- 0.3 WPM ---> Hafeez

22 Ms -- 11 wkts @ 32.72 avg -- 39.8 SR -- 4.9 Eco -- 0x 4WH -- 0x 5WH -- 0.5 WPM ---> Malik

Here are the… ODI Stats for 2005

No standout performances there. Not one batsmen averaging above 40 or with a strike rate above 85. No 5wkts for the bowlers or 25 or under average.
And what about Shoaib Akhtar, you haven't included him.

never mind 50 not even 40

The batting was compounded by only 3 centuries in the whole year. One of the major problems was players getting starts and not converting them into big scores.

just edited it now actually.

Akhtar only played 4 ODIs in 2006 (all 4 during the Pak vs England series) but his stats were great...

4 Ms -- 9 wkts @ 18.66 avg -- 24.0 SR - 4.7 Eco -- 1x 4WH -- 0x 5WH -- 2.3 WPM ---> Akhtar

...and I agree, it was a poor ODI year all round for the Pakistani team which is why they lost as many matches as they won!

Not a great year at the ODI level...losing 4 matches to IND and the last 2 to ENG was very disappointing. But now i feel that the individual players like Rana and Inzi are starting to find their form back plus we have made some useful additions to the ODI squad.

I think Malik should bowl atleast 4 over per match. I dont want to see him to be converted to a batsman only ODI player because Hafeez cannot be classified as permanent ODI player from what we have seen thus far.

I can't believe that we scored 3 centuries in whole year and top score of 108 ???

I didn't realize we had such a bad year in ODI's. Afridi, Rana and Inzamam were the biggest disappointments, Inzi scored only one 50 in 14 games and Afridi's overall performance is well belowaverage. Even Asif didn't do too well in ODI's but Razzaq did much better than i thought so he deserves some appreciation as his Test stats are surprisingly good as well.

Razzaq having a higher batting average than Inzi and Malik...now there is some good news for Amjid, Naved, and Co.

can somebody inform me of the other century. One was Salman Butt againt vs India other Younis Khan vs England.

IF you check cricinfo, they say Malik has scored a century this year but that aint true

The third was Malik, he scored 108 vs India during the 3rd ODI at Lahore

while the scoreboard clearly suggest that he made 108. Here's a little excerpt from the bulletin of 3rd odi from cricinfo.

Indian teams of the past have been tormented by a Malik, the cheeky Saleem who could seamlessly shift gears and single-handedly steer the innings, but it's been another Malik, the unruffled Shoaib, who has been their nemesis off late. He was lucky on 12, when Gautam Gambhir grassed a low chance at second slip, but he made up for it with his third 90-plus score in as many games. Partners came and left in a hurry but he somehow kept the rate hovering at close to five an over. Singles were stolen, twos poached, fours slyly manufactured and suddenly upped the rate.


just a thought i may be wrong

108 is a 90-plus score.

This guy got it exactly right. See my post below.

http://www.pakpassion.net/ppforum/s...ead.php?t=32732

12 inns --- 115 runs @ 7.66 avg --- 23 HS -- 83.3 SR -- 0x 100 -- 0x 50 ---> Afridi
18 Ms ---14 wkts @ 40.14 avg -- 52.4 SR -- 4.6 Eco -- 0x 4WH -- 0x FWH -- 0.8 WPM ---> Afridi

Wow i didnt realise how fantastic Afridi was in 2006!

does anyone actaully remeber Malik scoring a century at Lahore becasue im still confused about it. Ignoring the stats on cricinfo for now

the updated list doesn't have inzi,YK or Razzaq on any teams.

http://pcb.com.pk/Pakistan/Articles/5/5669.html

why are you confused...108 is a 90-plus score..isn't it?

poor batting ordinary bowling

and Amjid's obsession with Afridi continues. bless his soul for providing me with so much entertainment.

AJ do you not get bored of this constant negativity?

Last year the comments you made in stats thread (TEST and ODI) were your usual sarcastic rubbish

With you its a case of same **** different year

wheres akhtars odi stats?

see post 6

Not the best preparation for the WC but on the plus side, surely it cant get any worse?

....I would say a losing record would have been worse.

I guess we shouldnt forget that we only lost one bilateral ODI series and the CT.

One of the major problems with the one day side this year has been the constant shuffling of the batting order. Match to match, the batting order was continually changed. This meant that there was no stability in the batting.

That's true when Malik was 3, MoYo, 4, inzi 5, Afridi 6 and Razzaq 7 we did really well.

Younis Khan screwed the balance of the ODI side.

Malik batted at #3 vs IND and batted very well but we still lost 4-1. So i feel that our below par performance in the ODIs was mainly because of Afridi+Rana's bad form and because of injuries and suspensions.

We need that order back...

2 openers, Malik, Yousuf, Inzy, Afridi, Razzaq, Akmal, Rana, Akhtar, Asif

In fact, IIRC, the jubilee match we won in Kolkotta, Inzy came in at 4 and YK opened...

YK has the potential of being a great ODI player, in 2006 he averaged around 40 with a healthy strike rate of 70. However i think he feels pressured (by himself) to score faster than he's comfortable with and therefore gets himself out to stupid shots.

Looks like 2007 has started out where 2006 left off, not a great year for Pakistan in ODIs.

Lets hope we can turn it round before the world cup