Salman Butt
86Pakistan · OP · 2004 to 2010
BATTING
- Matches
- 78
- Innings
- 78
- Runs
- 2725
- Average
- 36.82
- Strike rate
- 76.28
- High score
- 136
- 100s / 50s
- 8 / 14
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 0
- Average
- -
- Economy
- 7.82
- Strike rate
- -
- Best figures
- -
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 20 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 4
CAREER IN BRIEF
Salman Butt played 78 ODIs for Pakistan in CricArcade's archive, from 2004 to 2010. The first came against West Indies at The Rose Bowl, with a score of 0, and the last against India at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in 2010.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 2,543 runs at 38.0 in 71 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 136 from 124 balls against Bangladesh at National Stadium in 2008, in a match Pakistan won. In all: 8 hundreds, 14 fifties.
At home the average was 44.5 across 29 ODIs; away it was 35.0 across 28 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 992 runs at 52.2 in 21 ODIs. Sheikh Zayed Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 12 ODIs and 275 runs at 22.9. The scorecards record 7 player-of-the-match awards. Pakistan won 43 of the ODIs Salman Butt played and lost 34.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 78 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | 124 | Bangladesh | National Stadium | 2008 | Won |
| 132 | 127 | Bangladesh | Gaddafi Stadium | 2008 | Won |
| 129* | 136 | India | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2008 | Won |
| 129 | 142 | India | Green Park | 2007 | Lost |
| 108* | 130 | India | Eden Gardens | 2004 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 21 | 992 | 52.21 | 5/2 |
| Australia | 14 | 301 | 21.50 | 0/3 |
| Sri Lanka | 13 | 416 | 34.67 | 1/3 |
| West Indies | 9 | 120 | 13.33 | 0/0 |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 577 | 96.17 | 2/4 |
| England | 5 | 160 | 32.00 | 0/1 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 74 | 18.50 | 0/0 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 84 | 28.00 | 0/1 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 29 | 1,202 | 44.52 | 4/6 |
| Away | 28 | 944 | 34.96 | 3/4 |
| Neutral | 21 | 579 | 28.95 | 1/4 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71 | 2,543 | 37.96 | 8/12 |
| 2010s | 7 | 182 | 26.00 | 0/2 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 12 | 275 | 22.92 | 0/2 |
| National Stadium | 11 | 475 | 52.78 | 2/2 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 8 | 372 | 46.50 | 1/2 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 4 | 39 | 9.75 | 0/0 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 3 | 208 | 104.00 | 1/1 |
| Multan Cricket Stadium | 3 | 110 | 36.67 | 0/1 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 2004 at The Rose Bowl
- Latest in the archive: v India, 2010 at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 7 October 1984
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 3,572
- Ducks
- 15
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 68.0
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 82.2
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 132.9
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 53.9
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 58.4
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 2,851 balls faced in that period.
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