Sourav Ganguly
96India · AR · 1992 to 2007 · on scorecards: SC Ganguly
BATTING
- Matches
- 311
- Innings
- 300
- Runs
- 11363
- Average
- 41.02
- Strike rate
- 73.7
- High score
- 183
- 100s / 50s
- 22 / 72
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 100
- Average
- 38.49
- Economy
- 5.06
- Strike rate
- 45.6
- Best figures
- 5/16
- 4w / 5w
- 1 / 2
- Catches / Stumpings
- 100 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 19
CAREER IN BRIEF
Sourav Ganguly played 311 ODIs for India in CricArcade's archive, from 1992 to 2007. The first came against West Indies at Brisbane Cricket Ground, with a score of 3, and the last against Pakistan at Captain Roop Singh Stadium in 2007.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 6,658 runs at 40.1 in 185 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 183 from 158 balls against Sri Lanka at County Ground in 1999, in a match India won. In all: 22 hundreds, 72 fifties.
At home the average was 44.4 across 78 ODIs; away it was 36.9 across 100 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Pakistan: 1,652 runs at 35.1 in 53 ODIs. Sharjah Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 26 ODIs and 725 runs at 29.0. Sourav Ganguly captained India in 147 ODIs, winning 76 and losing 66. The scorecards record 31 player-of-the-match awards. India won 149 of the ODIs Sourav Ganguly played and lost 145.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 311 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183 | 158 | Sri Lanka | County Ground | 1999 | Won |
| 153* | 150 | New Zealand | Captain Roop Singh Stadium | 1999 | Won |
| 144 | 152 | Zimbabwe | Narendra Modi Stadium | 2000 | Won |
| 141* | 142 | South Africa | Gymkhana Club Ground | 2000 | Won |
| 141 | 144 | Pakistan | Adelaide Oval | 2000 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/16 | 10 | Pakistan | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club | 1997 | Won |
| 5/34 | 10 | Zimbabwe | Green Park | 2000 | Won |
| 4/21 | 4 | Sri Lanka | Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground | 1999 | Won |
| 3/22 | 5 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2003 | Won |
| 3/27 | 8 | England | Edgbaston | 1999 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 53 | 1,652 | 35.15 | 2/9 | 29 | 29.72 |
| Sri Lanka | 44 | 1,534 | 40.37 | 4/9 | 13 | 44.15 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1,367 | 42.72 | 3/7 | 19 | 26.32 |
| Australia | 35 | 774 | 23.45 | 1/5 | 7 | 50.86 |
| New Zealand | 32 | 1,079 | 35.97 | 3/6 | 9 | 39.11 |
| South Africa | 29 | 1,313 | 50.50 | 3/8 | 6 | 31.67 |
| West Indies | 27 | 1,142 | 47.58 | 0/11 | 5 | 51.60 |
| England | 26 | 975 | 39.00 | 1/7 | 12 | 37.58 |
| Kenya | 11 | 588 | 73.50 | 3/2 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 10 | 459 | 57.38 | 1/4 | 0 | – |
| Africa XI | 2 | 120 | 60.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Bermuda | 1 | 89 | 89.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| ICC World XI | 1 | 22 | 22.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 1 | 73 | – | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Namibia | 1 | 112 | – | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 78 | 3,110 | 44.43 | 4/24 | 29 | 34.79 |
| Away | 100 | 3,468 | 36.89 | 6/23 | 22 | 54.41 |
| Neutral | 133 | 4,785 | 42.35 | 12/25 | 49 | 33.53 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 126 | 4,705 | 42.39 | 9/29 | 44 | 36.68 |
| 2000s | 185 | 6,658 | 40.11 | 13/43 | 56 | 39.91 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 26 | 725 | 29.00 | 1/5 | 3 | 82.33 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 23 | 779 | 41.00 | 3/3 | 4 | 44.75 |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 16 | 736 | 52.57 | 2/5 | 2 | 64.50 |
| Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club | 16 | 430 | 43.00 | 0/4 | 22 | 17.77 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 13 | 442 | 44.20 | 0/5 | 2 | 73.50 |
| Harare Sports Club | 9 | 228 | 25.33 | 0/1 | 5 | 18.80 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1992 at Brisbane Cricket Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2007 at Captain Roop Singh Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 8 July 1972
- Batting
- Left-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 15,416
- Ducks
- 16
- Four-wicket hauls
- 1
- Most common batting position
- 1st
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 60.5
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 73.4
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 129.1
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 49.2
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 89.4
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 3,364 balls faced in that period.
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