Irfan Pathan
86India · AR · 2004 to 2012 · on scorecards: IK Pathan
BATTING
- Matches
- 120
- Innings
- 87
- Runs
- 1544
- Average
- 23.39
- Strike rate
- 79.54
- High score
- 83
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 5
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 173
- Average
- 29.72
- Economy
- 5.26
- Strike rate
- 33.8
- Best figures
- 5/27
- 4w / 5w
- 5 / 2
- Catches / Stumpings
- 21 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 8
CAREER IN BRIEF
Irfan Pathan played 119 ODIs for India in CricArcade's archive, from 2004 to 2012. The first came against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground, with a score of 3, and the last against Sri Lanka at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in 2012.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 1,368 runs at 22.8 in 106 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 83 from 70 balls against Sri Lanka at Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground in 2005, in a match India won. The best bowling is 5 for 27 against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club in 2005.
In all: 5 fifties, 2 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 26.3 across 34 ODIs; away it was 20.7 across 53 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Pakistan: 399 runs at 33.3 in 23 ODIs. R Premadasa Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 10 ODIs and 98 runs at 19.6. The scorecards record 7 player-of-the-match awards. India won 59 of the ODIs Irfan Pathan played and lost 53.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 119 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | 70 | Sri Lanka | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | 2005 | Won |
| 65 | 65 | Pakistan | Arbab Niaz Stadium | 2006 | Lost |
| 64 | 80 | Pakistan | Keenan Stadium | 2005 | Lost |
| 64 | 68 | West Indies | Kinrara Academy Oval | 2006 | Lost |
| 50 | 61 | New Zealand | Queens Sports Club | 2005 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/27 | 10 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2005 | Won |
| 5/61 | 10 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | Won |
| 4/24 | 10 | Zimbabwe | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2004 | Won |
| 4/32 | 8.1 | Sri Lanka | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2012 | Won |
| 4/37 | 8 | Sri Lanka | 2005 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 32 | 392 | 26.13 | 0/1 | 45 | 29.13 |
| Australia | 24 | 269 | 14.94 | 0/0 | 31 | 35.97 |
| Pakistan | 23 | 399 | 33.25 | 0/2 | 34 | 34.00 |
| England | 10 | 159 | 22.71 | 0/0 | 16 | 24.50 |
| West Indies | 10 | 92 | 13.14 | 0/1 | 13 | 29.46 |
| South Africa | 6 | 138 | 27.60 | 0/0 | 4 | 59.50 |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 13 | – | 0/0 | 11 | 15.27 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 21 | – | 0/0 | 6 | 31.00 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 60 | 30.00 | 0/1 | 5 | 26.80 |
| Kenya | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 5.50 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 9.33 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 34 | 552 | 26.29 | 0/2 | 43 | 33.37 |
| Away | 53 | 642 | 20.71 | 0/1 | 80 | 30.41 |
| Neutral | 32 | 350 | 25.00 | 0/2 | 47 | 26.68 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 106 | 1,368 | 22.80 | 0/5 | 149 | 30.38 |
| 2010s | 13 | 176 | 29.33 | 0/0 | 21 | 28.38 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Premadasa Stadium | 10 | 98 | 19.60 | 0/0 | 16 | 28.94 |
| Brisbane Cricket Ground | 7 | 104 | 26.00 | 0/0 | 11 | 26.91 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 7 | 85 | 28.33 | 0/0 | 9 | 27.00 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 6 | 46 | 23.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 34.11 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 5 | 74 | 24.67 | 0/0 | 6 | 48.33 |
| Adelaide Oval | 4 | 58 | 19.33 | 0/0 | 6 | 28.33 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Australia, 2004 at Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2012 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 27 October 1984
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Left-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,941
- Ducks
- 7
- Four-wicket hauls
- 5
- Most common batting position
- 8th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 59.7
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 73.8
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 103.1
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 31.4
- 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: 1,498 balls faced in that period.
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