Sunil Dhaniram
83Canada · AR · 2006 to 2010 · on scorecards: S Dhaniram
BATTING
- Matches
- 44
- Innings
- 41
- Runs
- 915
- Average
- 24.72
- Strike rate
- 81.26
- High score
- 92
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 6
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 41
- Average
- 30.24
- Economy
- 4.2
- Strike rate
- 43.1
- Best figures
- 5/32
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 1
- Catches / Stumpings
- 8 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
Sunil Dhaniram played 44 ODIs for Canada in CricArcade's archive, from 2006 to 2010. The first came against Zimbabwe at Queen's Park Oval, with a score of 14 and 2 wickets, and the last against Netherlands at Hazelaarweg in 2010.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 813 runs at 26.2 in 38 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 92 from 88 balls against Scotland at Mannofield Park in 2009, in a defeat. The best bowling is 5 for 32 against Bermuda at Maple Leaf North-West Ground in 2008.
In all: 6 fifties, 1 five-wicket haul. At home the average was 23.7 across 11 ODIs; away it was 22.8 across 9 ODIs. The most runs came against Scotland: 256 runs at 51.2 in 7 ODIs. Maple Leaf North-West Ground was the most frequent ground, with 8 ODIs and 142 runs at 23.7. Sunil Dhaniram captained Canada in 5 ODIs, winning 1 and losing 4. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. Canada won 12 of the ODIs Sunil Dhaniram played and lost 31.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 44 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | 88 | Scotland | Mannofield Park | 2009 | Lost |
| 79 | 86 | Bermuda | Maple Leaf North-West Ground | 2008 | Lost |
| 63 | 42 | Bermuda | Senwes Park | 2006 | Won |
| 56 | 70 | Afghanistan | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2010 | Lost |
| 55 | 55 | Netherlands | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club | 2007 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/32 | 10 | Bermuda | Maple Leaf North-West Ground | 2008 | Lost |
| 4/10 | 2.5 | Bermuda | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2007 | Won |
| 3/34 | 10 | Netherlands | Senwes Park | 2006 | Lost |
| 3/41 | 10 | England | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground | 2007 | Lost |
| 3/50 | 10 | Kenya | Jaffery Sports Club Ground | 2007 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda | 10 | 240 | 24.00 | 0/2 | 15 | 18.27 |
| Kenya | 8 | 79 | 15.80 | 0/0 | 8 | 23.88 |
| Scotland | 7 | 256 | 51.20 | 0/2 | 5 | 39.40 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 129 | 21.50 | 0/1 | 8 | 18.00 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 80 | 26.67 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 3 | 32 | 16.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 3 | 30 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| England | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 13.67 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 17 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 17.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 11 | 213 | 23.67 | 0/2 | 12 | 22.00 |
| Away | 9 | 182 | 22.75 | 0/1 | 6 | 39.67 |
| Neutral | 24 | 520 | 26.00 | 0/3 | 23 | 32.09 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38 | 813 | 26.23 | 0/5 | 41 | 26.90 |
| 2010s | 6 | 102 | 17.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Leaf North-West Ground | 8 | 142 | 23.67 | 0/1 | 8 | 24.38 |
| Willowmoore Park | 4 | 86 | 21.50 | 0/0 | 3 | 40.00 |
| Mombasa Sports Club Ground | 3 | 119 | 59.50 | 0/1 | 4 | 26.75 |
| Daren Sammy Cricket Ground | 3 | 81 | 81.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 36.75 |
| Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0/1 | 4 | 17.25 |
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 3 | 24 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 16.60 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 2006 at Queen's Park Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Netherlands, 2010 at Hazelaarweg
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 17 October 1968
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Slow left-arm orthodox
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,126
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
- Most common batting position
- 9th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 82.7
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 114.1
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 28.5
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 45.0
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 306 balls faced in that period.
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