Aftab Ahmed
79Bangladesh · BAT · 2004 to 2010
BATTING
- Matches
- 85
- Innings
- 85
- Runs
- 1954
- Average
- 24.73
- Strike rate
- 83.04
- High score
- 92
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 14
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 12
- Average
- 54.66
- Economy
- 5.32
- Strike rate
- 61.5
- Best figures
- 5/31
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 29 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 5
CAREER IN BRIEF
Aftab Ahmed played 85 ODIs for Bangladesh in CricArcade's archive, from 2004 to 2010. The first came against South Africa at Edgbaston, with a score of 0, and the last against England at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in 2010.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 1,874 runs at 25.3 in 80 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 92 from 78 balls against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club in 2007, in a match Bangladesh won. In all: 14 fifties.
At home the average was 32.9 across 35 ODIs; away it was 20.5 across 32 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Zimbabwe: 606 runs at 35.6 in 20 ODIs. Shere Bangla National Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 10 ODIs and 248 runs at 27.6. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. Bangladesh won 34 of the ODIs Aftab Ahmed played and lost 51.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 85 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 78 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2007 | Won |
| 81* | 87 | Zimbabwe | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 2005 | Won |
| 67 | 98 | India | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 2004 | Won |
| 66 | 50 | Scotland | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2006 | Won |
| 62 | 69 | Kenya | Shaheed Chandu Stadium | 2006 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/31 | 10 | New Zealand | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 2004 | Lost |
| 2/55 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2005 | Lost |
| 1/12 | 3 | Bermuda | Antigua Recreation Ground | 2007 | Won |
| 1/12 | 2 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 2007 | Lost |
| 1/24 | 6 | Sri Lanka | Shaheed Chandu Stadium | 2006 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 606 | 35.65 | 0/5 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 11 | 185 | 18.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 48.00 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 152 | 16.89 | 0/1 | 6 | 11.17 |
| England | 7 | 128 | 18.29 | 0/1 | 1 | 92.00 |
| Kenya | 7 | 211 | 35.17 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 6 | 75 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| India | 6 | 170 | 28.33 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 5 | 57 | 11.40 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 4 | 84 | 21.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 3 | 86 | 28.67 | 0/1 | 1 | 24.00 |
| Bermuda | 2 | 47 | 23.50 | 0/0 | 1 | 29.00 |
| Scotland | 2 | 118 | 59.00 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 2 | 35 | 17.50 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 35 | 987 | 32.90 | 0/9 | 7 | 35.43 |
| Away | 32 | 656 | 20.50 | 0/4 | 4 | 60.25 |
| Neutral | 18 | 311 | 18.29 | 0/1 | 1 | 167.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80 | 1,874 | 25.32 | 0/14 | 12 | 54.67 |
| 2010s | 5 | 80 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 10 | 248 | 27.56 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| Harare Sports Club | 9 | 274 | 30.44 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 7 | 214 | 35.67 | 0/2 | 6 | 19.83 |
| Shaheed Chandu Stadium | 5 | 143 | 35.75 | 0/1 | 1 | 24.00 |
| Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 4 | 142 | 35.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| MA Aziz Stadium | 4 | 87 | 21.75 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 2004 at Edgbaston
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2010 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 10 November 1985
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 2,353
- Ducks
- 8
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 3rd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 78.0
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 71.8
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 134.7
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 30.3
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 25.8
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,396 balls faced in that period.
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