Umar Gul
89Pakistan · PACE · 2003 to 2016
BATTING
- Matches
- 130
- Innings
- 65
- Runs
- 457
- Average
- 9.72
- Strike rate
- 71.18
- High score
- 39
- 100s / 50s
- 0 / 0
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 179
- Average
- 29.34
- Economy
- 5.19
- Strike rate
- 33.8
- Best figures
- 6/42
- 4w / 5w
- 4 / 2
- Catches / Stumpings
- 17 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 10
CAREER IN BRIEF
Umar Gul played 130 ODIs for Pakistan in CricArcade's archive, from 2003 to 2016. The first came against Zimbabwe at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, with 2 wickets, and the last against England at Sophia Gardens in 2016.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 100 wickets at 26.5 in 67 ODIs. The best bowling is 6 for 42 against England at Kennington Oval in 2010. In all: 2 five-wicket hauls.
With the ball: 37 wickets at 28.6 at home and 58 wickets at 36.9 away. The most wickets came against Sri Lanka: 37 wickets at 26.8 in 27 ODIs. Sheikh Zayed Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 16 ODIs and 28 wickets at 24.9. The scorecards record 4 player-of-the-match awards. Pakistan won 78 of the ODIs Umar Gul played and lost 50.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 130 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 25 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2012 | Won |
| 34* | 25 | New Zealand | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium | 2011 | Lost |
| 33 | 21 | Sri Lanka | Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium | 2009 | Lost |
| 27* | 27 | England | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | Lost |
| 27 | 35 | Sri Lanka | Gaddafi Stadium | 2009 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/42 | 10 | England | Kennington Oval | 2010 | Won |
| 5/17 | 9 | Bangladesh | Gaddafi Stadium | 2003 | Won |
| 4/32 | 8.1 | England | Lord's | 2010 | Won |
| 4/36 | 9 | Bangladesh | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2011 | Won |
| 4/57 | 9 | India | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2008 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 27 | 107 | 10.70 | 0/0 | 37 | 26.78 |
| India | 18 | 68 | 11.33 | 0/0 | 19 | 44.68 |
| Bangladesh | 17 | 44 | 11.00 | 0/0 | 29 | 23.41 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 62 | 7.75 | 0/0 | 17 | 31.76 |
| England | 12 | 86 | 14.33 | 0/0 | 17 | 35.59 |
| South Africa | 10 | 22 | 5.50 | 0/0 | 8 | 57.63 |
| West Indies | 9 | 13 | 6.50 | 0/0 | 18 | 18.50 |
| Australia | 8 | 19 | 6.33 | 0/0 | 13 | 30.69 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1 | 1.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 33.50 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 10 | 10.00 | 0/0 | 7 | 13.57 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 15 | 15.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 18.50 |
| Kenya | 2 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 3 | 11.67 |
| Canada | 1 | 2 | – | 0/0 | 1 | 20.00 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 2 | 9.50 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 27 | 63 | 15.75 | 0/0 | 37 | 28.65 |
| Away | 49 | 195 | 9.75 | 0/0 | 58 | 36.86 |
| Neutral | 54 | 199 | 8.65 | 0/0 | 84 | 24.46 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67 | 194 | 9.24 | 0/0 | 100 | 26.51 |
| 2010s | 63 | 263 | 10.12 | 0/0 | 79 | 32.94 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 16 | 41 | 4.56 | 0/0 | 28 | 24.89 |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 14 | 62 | 12.40 | 0/0 | 25 | 26.20 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 8 | 36 | 36.00 | 0/0 | 13 | 26.15 |
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 7 | 45 | 22.50 | 0/0 | 5 | 60.20 |
| National Stadium | 7 | 9 | 4.50 | 0/0 | 10 | 25.40 |
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 7 | 7 | 7.00 | 0/0 | 9 | 20.78 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 2003 at Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2016 at Sophia Gardens
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 15 October 1982
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm fast-medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 642
- Ducks
- 10
- Four-wicket hauls
- 4
- Most common batting position
- 9th
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 55.4
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 76.5
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 13.5
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 25.9
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 627 balls faced in that period.
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