Chris Mpofu

Zimbabwe · PACE · 2004 to 2020 · on scorecards: CB Mpofu

BATTING

Matches: 84
Innings: 41
Runs: 57
Average: 2.85
Strike rate: 27.14
High score: 9*
100s / 50s: 0 / 0

BOWLING & FIELDING

Wickets: 93
Average: 38.5
Economy: 5.42
Strike rate: 42.5
Best figures: 6/52
4w / 5w: 2 / 1
Catches / Stumpings: 11 / 0
Run-outs effected: 10

CAREER IN BRIEF

Chris Mpofu played 84 ODIs for Zimbabwe in CricArcade's archive, from 2004 to 2020. The first came against England at Harare Sports Club, with a score of 0, and the last against Bangladesh at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium in 2020.

The most productive decade was the 2010s: 51 wickets at 39.0 in 46 ODIs. The best bowling is 6 for 52 against Kenya at Gymkhana Club Ground in 2008. In all: 1 five-wicket haul.

With the ball: 43 wickets at 37.9 at home and 44 wickets at 39.0 away. The most wickets came against Bangladesh: 31 wickets at 29.3 in 24 ODIs. Harare Sports Club was the most frequent ground, with 29 ODIs and 35 wickets at 33.0. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Zimbabwe won 26 of the ODIs Chris Mpofu played and lost 54.

The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 84 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.

BEST INNINGS

Runs	Balls	Against	Ground	Year	Result
9*	8	Bangladesh	Sylhet International Cricket Stadium	2020	Lost
6	9	Sri Lanka	Harare Sports Club	2010	Lost
4	4	Bangladesh	Harare Sports Club	2007	Lost
3*	3	Bangladesh	MA Aziz Stadium	2005	Lost
3*	5	Canada	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium	2011	Won

BEST BOWLING

Figures	Overs	Against	Ground	Year	Result
6/52	10	Kenya	Gymkhana Club Ground	2008	Lost
4/42	9.2	Bangladesh	Shaheed Chandu Stadium	2006	Lost
4/62	7	Sri Lanka	Pallekele International Cricket Stadium	2011	Lost
3/24	5	Afghanistan	Harare Sports Club	2017	Won
3/25	9	Bangladesh	Shere Bangla National Stadium	2010	Won

RECORD BY OPPONENT

Against	ODIs	Runs	Avg	100/50	Wkts	Bowl avg
Bangladesh	24	27	5.40	0/0	31	29.29
Pakistan	9	1	0.50	0/0	7	71.14
Sri Lanka	9	8	2.67	0/0	8	36.50
South Africa	8	3	3.00	0/0	5	89.40
West Indies	6	4	2.00	0/0	4	68.50
Afghanistan	5	4	1.33	0/0	12	15.92
Ireland	5	2	2.00	0/0	6	32.00
Kenya	5	1	–	0/0	12	16.58
New Zealand	4	0	–	0/0	1	216.00
England	3	2	1.00	0/0	0	–
United Arab Emirates	2	0	–	0/0	3	22.67
Australia	1	2	2.00	0/0	2	29.00
Canada	1	3	–	0/0	0	–
India	1	0	–	0/0	2	31.50
Scotland	1	0	–	0/0	0	–

HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL

Where	ODIs	Runs	Avg	100/50	Wkts	Bowl avg
Home	40	24	2.18	0/0	43	37.91
Away	38	27	4.50	0/0	44	38.95
Neutral	6	6	2.00	0/0	6	39.50

BY DECADE

Decade	ODIs	Runs	Avg	100/50	Wkts	Bowl avg
2000s	37	23	2.30	0/0	40	38.10
2010s	46	25	2.50	0/0	51	39.00
2020s	1	9	–	0/0	2	34.00

GROUNDS

Ground	ODIs	Runs	Avg	100/50	Wkts	Bowl avg
Harare Sports Club	29	20	2.22	0/0	35	32.97
Queens Sports Club	11	4	2.00	0/0	8	59.50
Shere Bangla National Stadium	6	3	1.50	0/0	6	35.17
Gymkhana Club Ground	4	1	–	0/0	8	17.00
Bangabandhu National Stadium	3	3	–	0/0	3	32.33
Sabina Park	3	1	0.50	0/0	4	41.50

FIRST AND LAST

Debut: v England, 2004 at Harare Sports Club
Latest in the archive: v Bangladesh, 2020 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium

PLAYER DETAILS

Born: 27 November 1985
Batting: Right-hand bat
Bowling: Right-arm fast-medium
Balls faced (career): 210
Ducks: 7
Four-wicket hauls: 2

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