Saeed Anwar
95Pakistan · OP · 1989 to 2003
BATTING
- Matches
- 247
- Innings
- 244
- Runs
- 8824
- Average
- 39.21
- Strike rate
- 80.67
- High score
- 194
- 100s / 50s
- 20 / 43
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 6
- Average
- 31.83
- Economy
- 4.73
- Strike rate
- 40.3
- Best figures
- 2/9
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 42 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 14
CAREER IN BRIEF
Saeed Anwar played 247 ODIs for Pakistan in CricArcade's archive, from 1989 to 2003. The first came against West Indies at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground, with a score of 3, and the last against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club in 2003.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 6,664 runs at 40.6 in 180 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 194 from 146 balls against India at MA Chidambaram Stadium in 1997, in a match Pakistan won. In all: 20 hundreds, 43 fifties.
At home the average was 47.0 across 42 ODIs; away it was 29.7 across 69 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Sri Lanka: 2,198 runs at 44.9 in 52 ODIs. Sharjah Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 51 ODIs and 2,179 runs at 45.4. Saeed Anwar captained Pakistan in 11 ODIs, winning 5 and losing 6. The scorecards record 27 player-of-the-match awards. Pakistan won 142 of the ODIs Saeed Anwar played and lost 96.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 247 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 194 | 146 | India | MA Chidambaram Stadium | 1997 | Won |
| 140 | 132 | India | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1998 | Lost |
| 131 | 141 | West Indies | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1993 | Won |
| 126 | 99 | Sri Lanka | Adelaide Oval | 1990 | Won |
| 115 | 120 | Sri Lanka | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1996 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/9 | 5 | Bangladesh | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1999 | Won |
| 1/9 | 2 | Sri Lanka | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1995 | Won |
| 1/15 | 3 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1990 | Won |
| 1/15 | 4 | Netherlands | Boland Park | 2003 | Won |
| 1/19 | 3 | West Indies | Gaddafi Stadium | 1990 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 52 | 2,198 | 44.86 | 7/13 | 1 | 66.00 |
| India | 50 | 2,002 | 43.52 | 4/8 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1,260 | 45.00 | 4/7 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 30 | 683 | 23.55 | 1/0 | 1 | 49.00 |
| South Africa | 24 | 398 | 17.30 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 17 | 534 | 35.60 | 2/2 | 1 | 23.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 703 | 58.58 | 2/4 | 0 | – |
| England | 11 | 488 | 44.36 | 0/5 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 6 | 285 | 57.00 | 0/3 | 2 | 4.50 |
| Kenya | 3 | 29 | 9.67 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 3 | 136 | 136.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 15.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 79 | 79.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Namibia | 1 | 23 | 23.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 42 | 1,597 | 46.97 | 3/8 | 1 | 44.00 |
| Away | 69 | 1,873 | 29.73 | 2/10 | 3 | 8.00 |
| Neutral | 136 | 5,354 | 41.83 | 15/25 | 2 | 61.50 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7 | 100 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 180 | 6,664 | 40.63 | 17/33 | 5 | 35.20 |
| 2000s | 60 | 2,060 | 36.79 | 3/10 | 1 | 15.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 51 | 2,179 | 45.40 | 7/11 | 1 | 92.00 |
| Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club | 18 | 619 | 38.69 | 0/5 | 0 | – |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 14 | 572 | 57.20 | 2/3 | 1 | 19.00 |
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 10 | 412 | 45.78 | 3/0 | 0 | – |
| National Stadium | 10 | 298 | 33.11 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 9 | 535 | 66.88 | 1/4 | 2 | 4.50 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1989 at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Zimbabwe, 2003 at Queens Sports Club
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 6 September 1968
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Slow left-arm orthodox
- Balls faced (career)
- 10,938
- Ducks
- 15
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 66.9
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 79.6
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 64.8
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 300 balls faced in that period.
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