Vikram Solanki
79England · OP · 2000 to 2006 · on scorecards: VS Solanki
BATTING
- Matches
- 51
- Innings
- 46
- Runs
- 1097
- Average
- 26.75
- Strike rate
- 72.93
- High score
- 106
- 100s / 50s
- 2 / 5
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 1
- Average
- 105
- Economy
- 5.67
- Strike rate
- 111
- Best figures
- 1/17
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 16 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 5
CAREER IN BRIEF
Vikram Solanki played 51 ODIs for England in CricArcade's archive, from 2000 to 2006. The first came against South Africa at Mangaung Oval, and the last against Sri Lanka at Headingley in 2006.
The highest score in the archive is 106 from 108 balls against South Africa at Kennington Oval in 2003, in a match England won. In all: 2 hundreds, 5 fifties. At home the average was 31.4 across 25 ODIs; away it was 21.9 across 24 ODIs, markedly stronger at home.
The most runs came against Zimbabwe: 306 runs at 27.8 in 12 ODIs. Kennington Oval was the most frequent ground, with 6 ODIs and 251 runs at 83.7. The scorecards record 2 player-of-the-match awards. England won 29 of the ODIs Vikram Solanki played and lost 20.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 51 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 | 108 | South Africa | Kennington Oval | 2003 | Won |
| 100 | 93 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 2004 | Won |
| 66 | 87 | South Africa | St George's Park | 2005 | Lost |
| 62 | 81 | Zimbabwe | Edgbaston | 2004 | Won |
| 53* | 63 | Australia | Kennington Oval | 2005 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/17 | 3.3 | Sri Lanka | Headingley | 2006 | Lost |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 306 | 27.82 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 11 | 269 | 29.89 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 8 | 182 | 36.40 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| India | 6 | 138 | 23.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 5 | 107 | 35.67 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 5 | 19 | 4.75 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 72 | 36.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 26.00 |
| West Indies | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 25 | 628 | 31.40 | 1/4 | 1 | 40.00 |
| Away | 24 | 439 | 21.95 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Neutral | 2 | 30 | 30.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kennington Oval | 6 | 251 | 83.67 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Headingley | 4 | 60 | 30.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 17.00 |
| Queens Sports Club | 3 | 135 | 45.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Lord's | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Edgbaston | 3 | 71 | 23.67 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Harare Sports Club | 3 | 63 | 21.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 2000 at Mangaung Oval
- Latest in the archive: v Sri Lanka, 2006 at Headingley
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 1 April 1976
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 1,504
- Ducks
- 2
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 2nd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 59.8
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 75.7
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 118.6
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 44.7
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 28.7
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 1,137 balls faced in that period.
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