Imran Tahir
92South Africa · SPIN · 2011 to 2019
BATTING
- Matches
- 107
- Innings
- 36
- Runs
- 157
- Average
- 7.85
- Strike rate
- 69.77
- High score
- 29
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 173
- Average
- 24.83
- Economy
- 4.65
- Strike rate
- 32
- Best figures
- 7/45
- 4w / 5w
- 7 / 3
- Catches / Stumpings
- 25 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 3
CAREER IN BRIEF
Imran Tahir played 107 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 2011 to 2019. The first came against West Indies at Arun Jaitley Stadium, with 4 wickets, and the last against Australia at Old Trafford in 2019.
The best bowling is 7 for 45 against West Indies at Warner Park in 2016. In all: 3 five-wicket hauls. With the ball: 68 wickets at 24.4 at home and 46 wickets at 31.3 away.
The most wickets came against Sri Lanka: 33 wickets at 16.1 in 15 ODIs. SuperSport Park was the most frequent ground, with 9 ODIs and 8 wickets at 45.8. The scorecards record 5 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 65 of the ODIs Imran Tahir played and lost 39.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 107 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | 24 | West Indies | Kensington Oval | 2016 | Lost |
| 23* | 20 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2014 | Won |
| 22 | 22 | Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2014 | Lost |
| 11* | 11 | Australia | Adelaide Oval | 2018 | Lost |
| 10* | 10 | Bangladesh | Kennington Oval | 2019 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/45 | 9 | West Indies | Warner Park | 2016 | Won |
| 6/24 | 6 | Zimbabwe | Mangaung Oval | 2018 | Won |
| 5/45 | 10 | West Indies | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2015 | Won |
| 4/26 | 8.2 | Sri Lanka | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2015 | Won |
| 4/27 | 8.3 | Sri Lanka | Kennington Oval | 2017 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 17 | 41 | 10.25 | 0/0 | 18 | 39.39 |
| Sri Lanka | 15 | 1 | – | 0/0 | 33 | 16.12 |
| India | 13 | 32 | 4.57 | 0/0 | 10 | 57.60 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 17 | 28.71 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 10 | 2.50 | 0/0 | 17 | 30.71 |
| West Indies | 9 | 29 | 14.50 | 0/0 | 26 | 12.69 |
| Bangladesh | 8 | 11 | – | 0/0 | 11 | 28.55 |
| England | 8 | 5 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 14 | 32.79 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 24 | 24.00 | 0/0 | 19 | 12.05 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 7.25 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 6.33 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 40.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 41 | 25 | 4.17 | 0/0 | 68 | 24.44 |
| Away | 34 | 99 | 19.80 | 0/0 | 46 | 31.33 |
| Neutral | 32 | 33 | 3.67 | 0/0 | 59 | 20.24 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SuperSport Park | 9 | 3 | 1.50 | 0/0 | 8 | 45.75 |
| Newlands | 7 | 8 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 10 | 32.20 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 6 | 9 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 11 | 21.36 |
| Kingsmead | 6 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 11 | 19.64 |
| Harare Sports Club | 4 | 25 | 25.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 31.80 |
| Kennington Oval | 4 | 11 | 5.50 | 0/0 | 9 | 20.22 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 2011 at Arun Jaitley Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2019 at Old Trafford
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 27 March 1979
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Legbreak googly
- Balls faced (career)
- 225
- Ducks
- 6
- Four-wicket hauls
- 7
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