Sachin Tendulkar
99India · BAT · 1989 to 2012 · on scorecards: SR Tendulkar
BATTING
- Matches
- 463
- Innings
- 452
- Runs
- 18426
- Average
- 44.83
- Strike rate
- 86.23
- High score
- 200*
- 100s / 50s
- 49 / 96
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 154
- Average
- 44.48
- Economy
- 5.1
- Strike rate
- 52.2
- Best figures
- 5/32
- 4w / 5w
- 4 / 2
- Catches / Stumpings
- 140 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 31
CAREER IN BRIEF
Sachin Tendulkar played 463 ODIs for India in CricArcade's archive, from 1989 to 2012. The first came against Pakistan at Municipal Stadium, with a score of 0, and the last against Pakistan at Shere Bangla National Stadium in 2012.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 8,823 runs at 46.7 in 211 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 200 not out from 147 balls against South Africa at Captain Roop Singh Stadium in 2010, in a match India won. In all: 49 hundreds, 96 fifties.
At home the average was 48.1 across 164 ODIs; away it was 37.2 across 147 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against Sri Lanka: 3,113 runs at 43.8 in 84 ODIs. Sharjah Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 42 ODIs and 1,778 runs at 48.1. Sachin Tendulkar captained India in 73 ODIs, winning 23 and losing 43. The scorecards record 62 player-of-the-match awards. India won 234 of the ODIs Sachin Tendulkar played and lost 200.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 463 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200* | 147 | South Africa | Captain Roop Singh Stadium | 2010 | Won |
| 186* | 150 | New Zealand | Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium | 1999 | Won |
| 175 | 141 | Australia | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium | 2009 | Lost |
| 163* | 133 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 2009 | Won |
| 152 | 151 | Namibia | City Oval | 2003 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/32 | 10 | Australia | Nehru Stadium | 1998 | Won |
| 5/50 | 10 | Pakistan | Nehru Stadium | 2005 | Won |
| 4/34 | 10 | West Indies | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1991 | Won |
| 4/38 | 9.1 | Australia | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1998 | Won |
| 4/54 | 9 | Bangladesh | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 2004 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 84 | 3,113 | 43.85 | 8/17 | 21 | 44.29 |
| Australia | 71 | 3,077 | 44.59 | 9/15 | 20 | 44.30 |
| Pakistan | 69 | 2,526 | 40.10 | 5/16 | 29 | 46.28 |
| South Africa | 57 | 2,001 | 35.73 | 5/8 | 17 | 60.59 |
| New Zealand | 42 | 1,750 | 46.05 | 5/8 | 13 | 48.08 |
| West Indies | 39 | 1,573 | 52.43 | 4/11 | 20 | 32.30 |
| England | 37 | 1,455 | 44.09 | 2/10 | 3 | 142.67 |
| Zimbabwe | 34 | 1,377 | 49.18 | 5/5 | 12 | 47.58 |
| Bangladesh | 12 | 496 | 49.60 | 1/2 | 12 | 14.58 |
| Kenya | 10 | 647 | 107.83 | 4/1 | 2 | 70.00 |
| Ireland | 2 | 42 | 21.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 24.00 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 79 | 39.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 81 | 40.50 | 0/1 | 3 | 14.33 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 57 | – | 0/1 | 1 | 1.00 |
| Namibia | 1 | 152 | 152.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 164 | 6,976 | 48.11 | 20/38 | 66 | 41.15 |
| Away | 147 | 5,065 | 37.24 | 12/24 | 32 | 58.06 |
| Neutral | 152 | 6,385 | 49.12 | 17/34 | 56 | 40.64 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 228 | 8,571 | 43.07 | 24/44 | 78 | 47.78 |
| 2000s | 211 | 8,823 | 46.68 | 21/49 | 76 | 40.66 |
| 2010s | 23 | 1,032 | 46.91 | 4/3 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 42 | 1,778 | 48.05 | 7/7 | 13 | 63.46 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 27 | 1,096 | 47.65 | 4/5 | 12 | 38.42 |
| Eden Gardens | 13 | 496 | 49.60 | 1/4 | 5 | 33.00 |
| Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 12 | 362 | 45.25 | 1/1 | 5 | 26.60 |
| Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club | 12 | 313 | 34.78 | 0/3 | 2 | 58.00 |
| Bangabandhu National Stadium | 11 | 608 | 55.27 | 1/4 | 19 | 19.89 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Pakistan, 1989 at Municipal Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v Pakistan, 2012 at Shere Bangla National Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 24 April 1973
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 21,368
- Ducks
- 20
- Four-wicket hauls
- 4
- Most common batting position
- 2nd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 75.2
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 91.5
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 143.9
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 59.6
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 53.5
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 7,354 balls faced in that period.
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