Ijaz Ahmed
90Pakistan · BAT · 1986 to 2000
BATTING
- Matches
- 250
- Innings
- 232
- Runs
- 6564
- Average
- 32.33
- Strike rate
- 80.3
- High score
- 139*
- 100s / 50s
- 10 / 37
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 5
- Average
- 95.2
- Economy
- 4.48
- Strike rate
- 127.4
- Best figures
- 2/31
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 90 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 25
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ijaz Ahmed played 250 ODIs for Pakistan in CricArcade's archive, from 1986 to 2000. The first came against West Indies at Jinnah Stadium, with a score of 19, and the last against New Zealand at Gymkhana Club Ground in 2000.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 5,016 runs at 36.6 in 172 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 139 not out from 84 balls against India at Gaddafi Stadium in 1997, in a match Pakistan won. In all: 10 hundreds, 37 fifties.
At home the average was 42.3 across 52 ODIs; away it was 28.1 across 66 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 1,533 runs at 35.7 in 53 ODIs. Sharjah Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 46 ODIs and 984 runs at 28.1. The scorecards record 13 player-of-the-match awards. Pakistan won 137 of the ODIs Ijaz Ahmed played and lost 109.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 250 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 139* | 84 | India | Gaddafi Stadium | 1997 | Won |
| 137 | 130 | England | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1999 | Won |
| 132 | 103 | Zimbabwe | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 1998 | Won |
| 124* | 87 | Bangladesh | MA Aziz Stadium | 1988 | Won |
| 117 | 105 | Zimbabwe | Arbab Niaz Stadium | 1996 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/31 | 7 | New Zealand | Jinnah Stadium | 1990 | Won |
| 1/10 | 1.5 | Bangladesh | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1999 | Won |
| 1/28 | 8 | Sri Lanka | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1992 | Won |
| 1/28 | 10 | Australia | Bellerive Oval | 1997 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 53 | 1,533 | 35.65 | 2/6 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 39 | 1,017 | 39.12 | 1/8 | 1 | 91.00 |
| West Indies | 38 | 823 | 24.21 | 0/6 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 34 | 629 | 19.06 | 1/2 | 1 | 73.00 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 555 | 30.83 | 0/4 | 2 | 31.50 |
| South Africa | 20 | 663 | 39.00 | 2/4 | 0 | – |
| England | 19 | 612 | 38.25 | 1/4 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 13 | 465 | 38.75 | 2/1 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 175 | 87.50 | 1/1 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Kenya | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 50 | – | 0/1 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 52 | 1,649 | 42.28 | 5/7 | 2 | 41.50 |
| Away | 66 | 1,632 | 28.14 | 2/9 | 2 | 76.00 |
| Neutral | 132 | 3,283 | 30.97 | 3/21 | 1 | 241.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63 | 1,146 | 22.04 | 1/5 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 172 | 5,016 | 36.61 | 9/28 | 5 | 94.80 |
| 2000s | 15 | 402 | 28.71 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 46 | 984 | 28.11 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 15 | 552 | 42.46 | 2/1 | 0 | – |
| Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club | 15 | 360 | 25.71 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| National Stadium | 10 | 233 | 38.83 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 10 | 149 | 18.63 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 9 | 379 | 54.14 | 1/3 | 1 | 10.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1986 at Jinnah Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2000 at Gymkhana Club Ground
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 20 September 1968
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 8,174
- Ducks
- 14
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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