Lakshmipathy Balaji
74India · PACE · 2002 to 2009 · on scorecards: L Balaji
BATTING
- Matches
- 30
- Innings
- 16
- Runs
- 120
- Average
- 12
- Strike rate
- 78.94
- High score
- 21*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 34
- Average
- 39.52
- Economy
- 5.57
- Strike rate
- 42.5
- Best figures
- 4/48
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 11 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 2
CAREER IN BRIEF
Lakshmipathy Balaji played 30 ODIs for India in CricArcade's archive, from 2002 to 2009. The first came against West Indies at Reliance Stadium, and the last against Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium in 2009.
The best bowling is 4 for 48 against Australia at Brisbane Cricket Ground in 2004. With the ball: 3 wickets at 70.3 at home and 19 wickets at 43.1 away. The most wickets came against Pakistan: 12 wickets at 43.8 in 11 ODIs.
Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 3 ODIs and 4 wickets at 34.0. India won 12 of the ODIs Lakshmipathy Balaji played and lost 17.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 30 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21* | 12 | Pakistan | Arbab Niaz Stadium | 2004 | Lost |
| 18 | 30 | England | Kennington Oval | 2004 | Lost |
| 17* | 13 | Pakistan | Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium | 2005 | Won |
| 14 | 10 | Pakistan | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 2004 | Lost |
| 11 | 27 | Australia | Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2004 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/48 | 10 | Australia | Brisbane Cricket Ground | 2004 | Won |
| 3/20 | 6 | Australia | VRA Ground | 2004 | Tied/NR |
| 3/27 | 7 | Pakistan | VRA Ground | 2004 | Lost |
| 3/52 | 10 | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2004 | Lost |
| 3/62 | 9.5 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 2004 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 11 | 69 | 23.00 | 0/0 | 12 | 43.75 |
| Australia | 7 | 15 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 12 | 26.17 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 36.75 |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 18 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 70.00 |
| England | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 57.00 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 14.00 |
| West Indies | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 5 | 17 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 70.33 |
| Away | 16 | 96 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 19 | 43.05 |
| Neutral | 9 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 12 | 26.25 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 3 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 34.00 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 2 | 12 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 2 | 11 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 34.50 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 2 | 10 | – | 0/0 | 5 | 25.20 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 26.00 |
| Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 2002 at Reliance Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2009 at R Premadasa Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 27 September 1981
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium-fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 152
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
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