Saleem Elahi
84Pakistan · OP · 1995 to 2004
BATTING
- Matches
- 48
- Innings
- 47
- Runs
- 1579
- Average
- 36.72
- Strike rate
- 71.31
- High score
- 135
- 100s / 50s
- 4 / 9
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- 10
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 10 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 1
CAREER IN BRIEF
Saleem Elahi played 48 ODIs for Pakistan in CricArcade's archive, from 1995 to 2004. The first came against Sri Lanka at Municipal Stadium, with a score of 102, and the last against New Zealand at McLean Park in 2004.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 1,070 runs at 41.2 in 30 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 135 from 129 balls against South Africa at St George's Park in 2002, in a match Pakistan won. In all: 4 hundreds, 9 fifties.
At home the average was 49.4 across 13 ODIs; away it was 36.2 across 19 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against South Africa: 308 runs at 38.5 in 8 ODIs. Sharjah Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 4 ODIs and 125 runs at 31.3. The scorecards record 3 player-of-the-match awards. Pakistan won 23 of the ODIs Saleem Elahi played and lost 24.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 48 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 135 | 129 | South Africa | St George's Park | 2002 | Won |
| 108 | 119 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2002 | Won |
| 107 | 112 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2002 | Won |
| 102* | 133 | Sri Lanka | Municipal Stadium | 1995 | Won |
| 80 | 103 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 2004 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 12 | 270 | 30.00 | 0/2 |
| South Africa | 8 | 308 | 38.50 | 1/1 |
| Sri Lanka | 6 | 252 | 50.40 | 1/1 |
| Australia | 4 | 119 | 29.75 | 0/1 |
| England | 4 | 124 | 41.33 | 0/1 |
| India | 4 | 31 | 7.75 | 0/0 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 272 | 68.00 | 2/1 |
| West Indies | 3 | 121 | 40.33 | 0/1 |
| Kenya | 1 | 14 | 14.00 | 0/0 |
| Namibia | 1 | 63 | 63.00 | 0/1 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 13 | 395 | 49.38 | 1/2 |
| Away | 19 | 688 | 36.21 | 3/2 |
| Neutral | 16 | 496 | 31.00 | 0/5 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18 | 509 | 29.94 | 1/3 |
| 2000s | 30 | 1,070 | 41.15 | 3/6 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 4 | 125 | 31.25 | 0/2 |
| Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 4 | 60 | 30.00 | 0/0 |
| Queens Sports Club | 3 | 164 | 54.67 | 1/1 |
| Gymkhana Club Ground | 3 | 107 | 35.67 | 0/1 |
| National Stadium | 3 | 46 | 15.33 | 0/0 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 2 | 128 | 128.00 | 0/2 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Sri Lanka, 1995 at Municipal Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2004 at McLean Park
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 21 November 1976
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 2,214
- Ducks
- 3
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
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