Harbhajan Singh
92India · SPIN · 1998 to 2015
BATTING
- Matches
- 236
- Innings
- 128
- Runs
- 1237
- Average
- 13.3
- Strike rate
- 81.06
- High score
- 49
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 269
- Average
- 33.35
- Economy
- 4.31
- Strike rate
- 46.3
- Best figures
- 5/31
- 4w / 5w
- 2 / 3
- Catches / Stumpings
- 71 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 25
CAREER IN BRIEF
Harbhajan Singh played 235 ODIs for India in CricArcade's archive, from 1998 to 2015. The first came against New Zealand at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, with a score of 0 and 1 wicket, and the last against South Africa at Wankhede Stadium in 2015.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 215 wickets at 33.3 in 192 ODIs. The best bowling is 5 for 31 against England at Arun Jaitley Stadium in 2006. In all: 3 five-wicket hauls.
With the ball: 110 wickets at 35.5 at home and 89 wickets at 32.8 away. The most wickets came against Sri Lanka: 61 wickets at 27.0 in 47 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 22 ODIs and 33 wickets at 25.8. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. India won 131 of the ODIs Harbhajan Singh played and lost 88.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 235 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | 31 | Australia | Reliance Stadium | 2009 | Lost |
| 46 | 34 | Australia | Indira Priyadarshini Stadium | 2001 | Lost |
| 41* | 39 | England | Kennington Oval | 2004 | Lost |
| 41 | 64 | West Indies | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 2011 | Won |
| 38* | 20 | Pakistan | 2007 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/31 | 10 | England | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2006 | Won |
| 5/43 | 10 | England | Wankhede Stadium | 2002 | Lost |
| 5/56 | 9.4 | Sri Lanka | R Premadasa Stadium | 2009 | Won |
| 4/33 | 9.1 | Zimbabwe | Nehru Stadium | 2002 | Won |
| 4/46 | 10 | Sri Lanka | County Ground | 2002 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 47 | 140 | 7.37 | 0/0 | 61 | 26.95 |
| Australia | 35 | 296 | 15.58 | 0/0 | 32 | 46.44 |
| West Indies | 31 | 197 | 17.91 | 0/0 | 33 | 34.27 |
| South Africa | 24 | 166 | 10.38 | 0/0 | 31 | 31.74 |
| England | 23 | 140 | 17.50 | 0/0 | 36 | 25.33 |
| New Zealand | 20 | 29 | 4.83 | 0/0 | 17 | 37.53 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 143 | 23.83 | 0/0 | 14 | 57.21 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 49 | 24.50 | 0/0 | 23 | 27.00 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 3 | 1.50 | 0/0 | 6 | 51.67 |
| Kenya | 6 | 37 | 37.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 19.56 |
| Africa XI | 2 | 24 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 25.25 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 13 | 13.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 51.00 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Namibia | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 17.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 95 | 560 | 16.97 | 0/0 | 110 | 35.48 |
| Away | 81 | 426 | 11.21 | 0/0 | 89 | 32.84 |
| Neutral | 59 | 251 | 11.41 | 0/0 | 70 | 29.89 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13 | 9 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 18 | 27.22 |
| 2000s | 192 | 1,040 | 13.51 | 0/0 | 215 | 33.26 |
| 2010s | 30 | 188 | 14.46 | 0/0 | 36 | 35.47 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 22 | 52 | 4.73 | 0/0 | 33 | 25.85 |
| Harare Sports Club | 12 | 22 | 7.33 | 0/0 | 11 | 38.45 |
| Queen's Park Oval | 8 | 60 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 67.40 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 8 | 59 | 19.67 | 0/0 | 10 | 27.00 |
| SuperSport Park | 7 | 70 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 43.00 |
| Wankhede Stadium | 7 | 30 | 7.50 | 0/0 | 10 | 28.80 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 1998 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v South Africa, 2015 at Wankhede Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 3 July 1980
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,526
- Ducks
- 17
- Four-wicket hauls
- 2
- Most common batting position
- 8th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 54.8
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 107.2
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 18.0
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 21.8
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,114 balls faced in that period.
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