Makhaya Ntini
93South Africa · PACE · 1998 to 2009 · on scorecards: M Ntini
BATTING
- Matches
- 173
- Innings
- 47
- Runs
- 199
- Average
- 8.65
- Strike rate
- 66.77
- High score
- 42*
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 266
- Average
- 24.65
- Economy
- 4.53
- Strike rate
- 32.6
- Best figures
- 6/22
- 4w / 5w
- 8 / 4
- Catches / Stumpings
- 30 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 11
CAREER IN BRIEF
Makhaya Ntini played 171 ODIs for South Africa in CricArcade's archive, from 1998 to 2009. The first came against New Zealand at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, with 2 wickets, and the last against Australia at Wanderers Stadium in 2009.
The best bowling is 6 for 22 against Australia at Newlands in 2006. In all: 4 five-wicket hauls. With the ball: 122 wickets at 24.0 at home and 87 wickets at 25.6 away.
The most wickets came against Pakistan: 49 wickets at 20.2 in 25 ODIs. Kingsmead was the most frequent ground, with 15 ODIs and 17 wickets at 38.0. The scorecards record 7 player-of-the-match awards. South Africa won 104 of the ODIs Makhaya Ntini played and lost 58.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 171 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42* | 35 | New Zealand | McLean Park | 2004 | Lost |
| 16* | 25 | Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium | 2003 | Lost |
| 14 | 6 | Canada | Buffalo Park | 2003 | Won |
| 11 | 10 | Australia | Mangaung Oval | 2002 | Lost |
| 10* | 19 | England | Edgbaston | 2003 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/22 | 9.3 | Australia | Newlands | 2006 | Won |
| 5/21 | 6 | Pakistan | 2006 | Won | |
| 5/31 | 10 | New Zealand | Melbourne Cricket Ground | 2002 | Won |
| 5/37 | 8.2 | Sri Lanka | Newlands | 2001 | Won |
| 4/24 | 7.1 | Bangladesh | Mangaung Oval | 2003 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 25 | 43 | 10.75 | 0/0 | 49 | 20.24 |
| Australia | 24 | 36 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 38 | 29.03 |
| New Zealand | 24 | 54 | 27.00 | 0/0 | 37 | 23.22 |
| Sri Lanka | 20 | 14 | 3.50 | 0/0 | 27 | 27.78 |
| India | 19 | 7 | 2.33 | 0/0 | 24 | 27.67 |
| West Indies | 18 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 27 | 25.59 |
| England | 14 | 22 | 7.33 | 0/0 | 20 | 27.85 |
| Zimbabwe | 11 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 15 | 27.13 |
| Bangladesh | 8 | 8 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 18 | 13.78 |
| Kenya | 4 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 6 | 16.00 |
| Ireland | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 37.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 9.50 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 78 | 68 | 7.56 | 0/0 | 122 | 23.98 |
| Away | 56 | 106 | 11.78 | 0/0 | 87 | 25.59 |
| Neutral | 37 | 25 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 55 | 23.56 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 15.50 |
| 2000s | 170 | 199 | 8.65 | 0/0 | 262 | 24.49 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsmead | 15 | 11 | 5.50 | 0/0 | 17 | 38.00 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 11 | 20 | – | 0/0 | 12 | 34.42 |
| Newlands | 10 | 3 | 1.50 | 0/0 | 27 | 10.15 |
| St George's Park | 9 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 16 | 28.44 |
| SuperSport Park | 9 | 3 | 3.00 | 0/0 | 16 | 24.69 |
| Buffalo Park | 6 | 14 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 25.25 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v New Zealand, 1998 at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2009 at Wanderers Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 6 July 1977
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 298
- Ducks
- 9
- Four-wicket hauls
- 8
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