Mohammad Sami
85Pakistan · PACE · 2001 to 2015
BATTING
- Matches
- 87
- Innings
- 46
- Runs
- 314
- Average
- 11.62
- Strike rate
- 64.08
- High score
- 46
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 121
- Average
- 29.47
- Economy
- 4.99
- Strike rate
- 35.4
- Best figures
- 5/10
- 4w / 5w
- 3 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 19 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 12
CAREER IN BRIEF
Mohammad Sami played 86 ODIs for Pakistan in CricArcade's archive, from 2001 to 2015. The first came against Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, with a score of 1, and the last against Zimbabwe at Gaddafi Stadium in 2015.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 117 wickets at 28.3 in 82 ODIs. The best bowling is 5 for 10 against New Zealand at Gaddafi Stadium in 2003. In all: 1 five-wicket haul.
With the ball: 44 wickets at 28.1 at home and 32 wickets at 38.4 away. The most wickets came against New Zealand: 25 wickets at 23.5 in 14 ODIs. Gaddafi Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 13 ODIs and 19 wickets at 29.9. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Pakistan won 50 of the ODIs Mohammad Sami played and lost 34.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 86 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | 64 | South Africa | SuperSport Park | 2007 | Lost |
| 23 | 17 | India | Gaddafi Stadium | 2004 | Lost |
| 22 | 30 | South Africa | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 2003 | Lost |
| 22 | 12 | Sri Lanka | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2007 | Won |
| 17* | 8 | New Zealand | Gaddafi Stadium | 2003 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/10 | 7.5 | New Zealand | Gaddafi Stadium | 2003 | Won |
| 4/25 | 6.4 | Kenya | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2003 | Won |
| 4/41 | 10 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2002 | Won |
| 4/44 | 7.4 | West Indies | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2002 | Won |
| 3/19 | 6 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 15 | 55 | 7.86 | 0/0 | 21 | 37.86 |
| Sri Lanka | 15 | 51 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 18 | 33.06 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 45 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 25 | 23.52 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 16 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 10 | 34.40 |
| South Africa | 8 | 88 | 22.00 | 0/0 | 12 | 30.00 |
| England | 6 | 8 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 53.25 |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 8 | 24.25 |
| West Indies | 5 | 3 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 28.14 |
| Australia | 4 | 15 | 7.50 | 0/0 | 5 | 27.00 |
| Kenya | 2 | 12 | – | 0/0 | 4 | 9.75 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 9 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 8.00 |
| Ireland | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 9.67 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 18.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 28 | 99 | 14.14 | 0/0 | 44 | 28.11 |
| Away | 27 | 104 | 11.56 | 0/0 | 32 | 38.41 |
| Neutral | 31 | 111 | 11.10 | 0/0 | 44 | 24.02 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82 | 314 | 12.08 | 0/0 | 117 | 28.32 |
| 2010s | 4 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 70.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaddafi Stadium | 13 | 45 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 19 | 29.89 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 10 | 29 | 29.00 | 0/0 | 17 | 22.00 |
| National Stadium | 6 | 2 | 2.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 31.89 |
| Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 5 | 29 | 14.50 | 0/0 | 10 | 16.40 |
| Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 4 | 38 | 38.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 20.88 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 4 | 10 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 51.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Sri Lanka, 2001 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Zimbabwe, 2015 at Gaddafi Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 24 February 1981
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast
- Balls faced (career)
- 490
- Ducks
- 5
- Four-wicket hauls
- 3
- Most common batting position
- 11th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 50.6
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 86.2
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 26.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 355 balls faced in that period.
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