Statistical facts from international cricket that you need to know

Statistical facts from international cricket that you need to know: Cricket is definitely a game of number’s and it is the numbers that speak for the teams and the players. Players score tons, take bundles of wicket, teams win matches, tournaments but ultimately, in the big run, they all fall under the statistical niche to classify and judge the performances.

So, to bring up things in a kind of nutshell, here is the list of most Statistical facts from international cricket that you need to know:

Tests:

Batting

• Most Runs in an innings by a Team: Sri Lanka – 952/6 dec. vs. India in 1997. (Top 10 List Here)
• Lowest Score by a team in an innings: New Zealand 26/10 vs. England in 1955.

• Most Runs in an innings By a Player: Brian Charles Lara (400* off 582 balls, 43 fours and 4 sixes).
• Highest Run Scorer: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (15921 runs in 329 innings).

• Most Fours by a Batsman in Career: 2058+ by Sachin Tendulkar in 200 matches.(Top 10 List Here)
• Most Sixes by a Batsman in Career: 106 by Brendon McCullum in 101 games.(Top 10 List Here)

• Most Fifties in Career: 68 by Sachin Tendulkar.
• Most Centuries in Career: 51 by Sachin Tendulkar.

• Best Batting Average: 99.94 by Sir Donald Bradman in 52 tests with 6996 runs.
• Most Sixes in an innings: 12 by Wasim Akram (257* off 363 balls) vs. Zimbabwe in 1996.(Top 10 List Here)
• Most Fours in an innings: 52 fours by John Edrick (310* off 450 balls) vs. New Zealand in 1965.(Top 10 List Here)
• Most Not Outs: Courtney Walsh, 61

Bowling

• Highest Wicket Taker Till Date: Muttiah Muralitharan (800 wickets in 133 matches).

• Best Bowling Performances in an innings: Jim Laker (51.2 – 23 – 53 – 10) vs. Australia in 1956.(Top 10 List Here)
• Best Bowling Performances in a match: Jim Laker (68 – 27 – 90 – 19) vs. Australia in 1956.

• Most Five Wicket Hauls: 67 by Muttiah Muralitharan in 230 innings.
• Most Ten Wicket Hauls in Matches: 22 by Muttiah Muralitharan in 230 innings.

• Most Bowled Dismissals: 167 by Muttiah Muralitharan with 20.87% of his total wickets.
• Most Caught and Bowled Dismissals: 35 by Anil Kumble with 5.65% of his total wickets.
• Most LBW Dismissals: 156 by Anil Kumble with 25.20% of his total wickets.

• Most wickets taken caught by a fielder: 388 by Muttiah Muralitharan with 48.50%.
• Most Wickets By a Pacer: Glenn McGrath with 563 wickets in 124 matches.
• Most Wickets By a Spinner: Muttiah Muralitharan with 800 wickets in 133 matches.

Fielding-

• Most Catches as a wicket keeper: 532 catches by Mark Boucher in 147 matches.
• Most Stumpings: 52 stumpings by Bert Oldfield.

• Most Catches as a non-wicket-keeper: 210 catches by Rahul Dravid in 164 matches.
• Most Number of Catches in an innings: 8 by Ajinkya Rahane against Sri Lanka, 1st Test, August 2015.

 Also Read – Unbreakable Records In Test Cricket

Team Stats and Captaincy-

• Biggest Win Margin: An innings and 579 runs by England vs. Australia in 1938.
• Biggest Winning Streak: Australia, 16 tests from December, 2005 to January, 2008.
• Biggest Losing Streak: 21 matches, Bangladesh from 2001-2004.

• Most Wins as a Captain: Graeme Smith, 53 wins from 109 matches with 29 losses.
• Most Matches as a Captain: 109, Graeme Smith.
• Most Loses as a Captain: Graeme Smith, 29.

ODIs:

Batting-

• Most Runs in an innings By a Team: Sri Lanka – 443/9 by Sri Lanka vs. Netherlands in 2006.(Top 10 List Here)
• Lowest Score in an innings by a team: Zimbabwe 35/10 vs. Sri Lanka in 2004.(Top 10 List Here)

• Most Runs in an innings by a Player: Rohit Sharma (264 off 173 balls, 33 fours and 9 sixes).
• Highest Run Scorer: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (18426 runs in 452 innings).(Top 10 List Here)

• Most Fours by a Batsman in Career: 2016 by Sachin Tendulkar in 464 matches.(Top 10 List Here)
• Most Sixes by a Batsman in Career: Shahid Khan Afridi, 351 sixes in 398 matches.(Top 10 List Here)

• Most Fifties in Career: Sachin Tendulkar, 96 fifties in 464 matches.
• Most Centuries in Career: Sachin Tendulkar, 49 centuries in 464 matches.
• Best Batting Average: Michael Bevan, 53.58 in 232 matches (Min. of 200 matches).

• Most Sixes in an innings: 16 by Rohit Sharma(209) against Australia in 2013.(Top 10 List Here)
• Most Fours in an innings: 33 by Rohit Sharma(264) vs. Sri Lanka in 2014.(Top 10 List Here)

• Most Not Outs in Career: Chaminda Vaas, 72
• Highest Strike Rate in Career:Andre Russell (129.49) (Minimum 50 matches considered)

• Batsmen to score 200+ in an innings: Sachin Tendulkar(200*) vs. South Africa in February 2010
  Virender Sehwag(219) vs. West Indies in November 2011
  Rohit Sharma(209) vs. Australia in November 2013
  Rohit Sharma(264) vs. Sri Lanka in November 2014
  Chris Gayle(215) vs. Zimbabwe in February 2015
  Martin Guptill(237) vs. West Indies in March 2015

Bowling-

• Highest Wicket Taker: Muttiah Muralitharan with 534 wickets in 350 matches.
• Best Bowling Performances in an innings: Chaminda Vaas (8 – 3 – 19 – 8) vs. Zimbabwe in 2001.(Top 10 List Here)

• Most Five Wicket Hauls: Waqar Younis, 13.(Top 10 List Here)
• Most Bowled Dismissals: Wasim Akram, 176 with 35.05% of his 502 wickets.

• Most Caught and Bowled Dismissals: Muttiah Muralitharan, 35 with 6.55% of his wickets.
• Most LBW Dismissals: Wasim Akram, 92 with 18.32% of his 502 wickets.
• Most Caught Dismissals: Muttiah Muralitharan, 290 with 54.30% of his 534 wickets.

• Most Wickets by a Pacer: Wasim Akram, 502 wickets in 356 matches.
• Most Wickets by a Spinner: Muttiah Muralitharan with 534 wickets in 350 matches.

Fielding-

• Most Catches as a wicket keeper: Adam Gilchrist, 417 catches in 287 matches.
• Most Stumpings: Kumar Sangakkara, 99 stumpings in 404 matches.

• Most Catches as a non-wicket-keeper: Mahela Jayawardene, 218 catches in 448 matches.
• Most Number of Catches in an innings: Adam Gilchrist with 6 catches vs. South Africa in 2000.

Team Stats and Captaincy-

• Biggest Win Margin: 290 Runs by New Zealand against Ireland in 2008.
• Biggest Winning Streak: 21 ODIs, Australia from January 2003 – May 2003.

• Biggest Losing Streak: 23 ODIs, Bangladesh from October, 1999 – October 2002. 

• Most Wins as a Captain: Ricky Ponting, 165 wins with 51 losses with a win percentage of 76.14% as the captain of Australia.(Top 10 List Here)
• Most Matches as a Captain: Ricky Ponting, 230 matches
• Most Loses as a Captain: Stephen Fleming, 106 losses in 218 matches.

T20Is:

Batting-

• Most Runs in an Innings by a Team: Sri Lanka – 260/6 by Sri Lanka vs. Kenya in 2007.
• Most Runs in an innings by a Player: Aaron Finch (156 runs off 63 deliveries with 11 fours and 14 sixes).
• Highest Run Scorer: Brendon McCullum, 2140 runs in 71 matches.(Top 10 List Here)

• Most Fours by a Batsman in Career: 199 by Brendon McCullum in 70 innings.
• Most Sixes by a Batsman in Career: 91 by Brendon McCullum in 70 innings.

• Most Fifties in Career: 13 by Brendon McCullum.
• Most Centuries in Career: 2 by Brendon McCullum.

• Best Batting Average: Virat Kohli, 46.28 in 28 Matches.
• Most Sixes in an innings: Aaron Finch with 14 sixes vs. England in 2013.
• Most Fours in an innings: Herschelle Gibbs, 14 vs. West Indies in 2007
• Most not outs in career: MS Dhoni, 20 in 50 matches.

Bowling-

• Highest Wicket Taker: Saeed Ajmal, 85 wickets in 64 matches.
• Best Bowling Performances in an innings: Ajantha Mendis (4 -2 -8 – 6).(Top 10 List Here)

• Most Five Wicket Hauls: Umar Gul, 2 with a total of 83 wickets in 58 matches.
• Most Four Wicket Hauls: Saeed Ajmal, 4 with a total of 85 wickets in 64 matches.

• Most Bowled Dismissals: Shahid Afridi, 34 out of 82 wickets with 41.46% of wickets.
• Most Caught and Bowled Dismissals: Dwayne Bravo, 5 out of 36 wickets with 13.88% of wickets.
• Most LBW Dismissals: Ajantha Mendis, 16 out of 66 wickets with 24.24% of wickets.

• Most Wickets By a Pacer: Umar Gul, 83 wickets in 58 matches.
• Most Wickets By a Spinner: Saeed Ajmal, 85 wickets in 64 matches.

• Best Career Economy Rate by a Bowler (Min. 100 overs): Daniel Vettori, 5.70 in 34 matches with 131 overs.
• Best Economy Rate in an innings: Aizaz Khan (4 – 1 – 4 – 2 ) for Hong Kong Vs. Nepal.

Fielding-

• Most Catches as a wicket keeper: Denesh Ramdin, 30 catches in 51 matches.
• Most Stumpings: Kamran Akmal, 32 in 54 matches.

• Most Catches as a non-wicket-keeper: Ross Taylor, 39 catches in 64 matches.
• Most Number of Catches in an innings: Darren Sammy, 4 vs. Ireland in 2010.

Team Stats and Captaincy-

• Biggest Win Margin: 172 runs by Sri Lanka vs. Kenya in 2007.
• Biggest Winning Streak: England, 8 from 6^th May 2010 – 12^th January 2011.
• Biggest Losing Streak: Zimbabwe, 16 from 3^rd May 2010 – 3^rd March 2013.

• Most Wins as a Captain: MS Dhoni, 26 wins in 49 matches with a win percentage of 55.20%.
• Most Matches as a Captain: MS Dhoni, 49 matches.
• Most Loses as a Captain: MS Dhoni, 21 matches.