Shahid Afridi
93Pakistan · AR · 1996 to 2015
BATTING
- Matches
- 398
- Innings
- 369
- Runs
- 8064
- Average
- 23.57
- Strike rate
- 117
- High score
- 124
- 100s / 50s
- 6 / 39
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 395
- Average
- 34.51
- Economy
- 4.62
- Strike rate
- 44.7
- Best figures
- 7/12
- 4w / 5w
- 4 / 9
- Catches / Stumpings
- 127 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 28
CAREER IN BRIEF
Shahid Afridi played 398 ODIs for Pakistan in CricArcade's archive, from 1996 to 2015. The first came against Kenya at Aga Khan Sports Club Ground, and the last against Australia at Adelaide Oval in 2015.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 3,761 runs at 22.8 in 195 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 124 from 60 balls against Bangladesh at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in 2010, in a match Pakistan won. The best bowling is 7 for 12 against West Indies at Providence Stadium in 2013.
In all: 6 hundreds, 39 fifties, 9 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 25.2 across 57 ODIs; away it was 23.8 across 143 ODIs. The most runs came against India: 1,524 runs at 25.4 in 67 ODIs. Sharjah Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 54 ODIs and 1,260 runs at 24.7. Shahid Afridi captained Pakistan in 38 ODIs, winning 19 and losing 18. The scorecards record 32 player-of-the-match awards. Pakistan won 218 of the ODIs Shahid Afridi played and lost 170.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 398 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124 | 60 | Bangladesh | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2010 | Won |
| 109 | 94 | India | Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club | 1998 | Won |
| 109 | 76 | Sri Lanka | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2010 | Lost |
| 108* | 92 | New Zealand | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2002 | Won |
| 102 | 40 | Sri Lanka | Gymkhana Club Ground | 1996 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7/12 | 9 | West Indies | Providence Stadium | 2013 | Won |
| 6/38 | 10 | Australia | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2009 | Won |
| 5/11 | 6 | Kenya | Edgbaston | 2004 | Won |
| 5/16 | 8 | Kenya | Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium | 2011 | Won |
| 5/23 | 10 | Canada | R Premadasa Stadium | 2011 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 72 | 1,248 | 21.89 | 2/6 | 67 | 37.45 |
| India | 67 | 1,524 | 25.40 | 2/4 | 38 | 60.53 |
| Australia | 45 | 737 | 17.14 | 0/1 | 49 | 32.45 |
| West Indies | 41 | 653 | 18.66 | 0/4 | 41 | 31.05 |
| South Africa | 40 | 848 | 22.32 | 0/4 | 37 | 40.70 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1,078 | 32.67 | 1/9 | 30 | 41.93 |
| Zimbabwe | 31 | 762 | 30.48 | 0/6 | 34 | 33.29 |
| England | 26 | 476 | 19.83 | 0/2 | 34 | 27.53 |
| Bangladesh | 21 | 527 | 35.13 | 1/2 | 32 | 22.06 |
| Kenya | 5 | 68 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 12 | 7.67 |
| Africa XI | 3 | 19 | 6.33 | 0/0 | 2 | 30.00 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 6 | 11.17 |
| Scotland | 2 | 18 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 58.00 |
| Canada | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0/0 | 5 | 4.60 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 2 | 15.50 |
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 55 | – | 0/1 | 3 | 6.00 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 21 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 17.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 57 | 1,135 | 25.22 | 0/6 | 62 | 36.19 |
| Away | 143 | 2,909 | 23.84 | 2/11 | 140 | 34.56 |
| Neutral | 198 | 4,020 | 22.97 | 4/22 | 193 | 33.93 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93 | 2,069 | 23.78 | 2/11 | 56 | 50.55 |
| 2000s | 195 | 3,761 | 22.79 | 2/19 | 213 | 30.31 |
| 2010s | 110 | 2,234 | 24.82 | 2/9 | 126 | 34.48 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 54 | 1,260 | 24.71 | 1/10 | 53 | 28.75 |
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 24 | 410 | 20.50 | 0/2 | 27 | 37.48 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 18 | 430 | 26.88 | 0/2 | 16 | 47.31 |
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 14 | 348 | 29.00 | 0/2 | 25 | 23.72 |
| National Stadium | 14 | 143 | 15.89 | 0/1 | 14 | 42.64 |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 13 | 282 | 25.64 | 0/1 | 10 | 40.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Kenya, 1996 at Aga Khan Sports Club Ground
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2015 at Adelaide Oval
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 1 March 1980
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Legbreak googly
- Balls faced (career)
- 6,892
- Ducks
- 30
- Four-wicket hauls
- 4
- Most common batting position
- 7th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 127.0
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 123.1
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 167.0
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 17.1
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 20.1
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 2,863 balls faced in that period.
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