Hashim Amla
97South Africa · OP · 2008 to 2019 · on scorecards: HM Amla
BATTING
- Matches
- 181
- Innings
- 178
- Runs
- 8113
- Average
- 49.46
- Strike rate
- 88.39
- High score
- 159
- 100s / 50s
- 27 / 39
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- -
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 87 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 4
CAREER IN BRIEF
Hashim Amla played 181 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2008 to 2019. The first came against Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, with a score of 9, and the last against Sri Lanka at Riverside Ground in 2019.
The most productive decade was the 2010s: 7,265 runs at 49.8 in 159 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 159 from 128 balls against Ireland at Manuka Oval in 2015, in a match South Africa won. In all: 27 hundreds, 39 fifties.
At home the average was 54.7 across 69 ODIs; away it was 46.8 across 74 ODIs. The most runs came against Sri Lanka: 1,143 runs at 57.1 in 22 ODIs. SuperSport Park was the most frequent ground, with 15 ODIs and 904 runs at 64.6. Hashim Amla captained South Africa in 9 ODIs, winning 4 and losing 5. The scorecards record 18 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 108 of the ODIs Hashim Amla played and lost 66.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 181 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 159 | 128 | Ireland | Manuka Oval | 2015 | Won |
| 154 | 134 | Sri Lanka | SuperSport Park | 2017 | Won |
| 153* | 142 | West Indies | Wanderers Stadium | 2015 | Won |
| 150 | 124 | England | The Rose Bowl | 2012 | Won |
| 140 | 135 | Bangladesh | Willowmoore Park | 2008 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 26 | 938 | 37.52 | 2/6 |
| Pakistan | 25 | 1,047 | 45.52 | 3/5 |
| Australia | 23 | 699 | 33.29 | 1/5 |
| England | 22 | 976 | 51.37 | 2/6 |
| Sri Lanka | 22 | 1,143 | 57.15 | 5/5 |
| New Zealand | 19 | 744 | 39.16 | 2/3 |
| West Indies | 16 | 1,069 | 76.36 | 5/4 |
| Bangladesh | 11 | 497 | 62.13 | 2/2 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 552 | 69.00 | 3/2 |
| Ireland | 2 | 177 | 88.50 | 1/0 |
| Kenya | 2 | 85 | 42.50 | 0/1 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 133 | 66.50 | 1/0 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 41 | – | 0/0 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 69 | 3,498 | 54.66 | 14/17 |
| Away | 74 | 3,091 | 46.83 | 9/14 |
| Neutral | 38 | 1,524 | 44.82 | 4/8 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22 | 848 | 47.11 | 1/6 |
| 2010s | 159 | 7,265 | 49.76 | 26/33 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuperSport Park | 15 | 904 | 64.57 | 5/1 |
| Kingsmead | 11 | 403 | 36.64 | 1/3 |
| St George's Park | 9 | 417 | 52.13 | 1/4 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 8 | 470 | 67.14 | 2/2 |
| Newlands | 8 | 205 | 25.63 | 0/2 |
| Kennington Oval | 6 | 241 | 40.17 | 1/0 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Bangladesh, 2008 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2019 at Riverside Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 31 March 1983
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 9,178
- Ducks
- 4
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 85.3
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 87.9
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 134.9
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 57.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 65.1
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 8,838 balls faced in that period.
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