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Best averages in India-Pakistan ODIs

Travis Basevi
30-Oct-2007

Best batting average in India v Pakistan ODIs (qualification: 200 runs)
Player Span MatInns Runs HS Ave 100
MS Dhoni (India) 2005-2006 13 12 542148 60.22 1
Javed Miandad (Pak) 1978-199635 34 1175 119* 51.08 3
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) 1978-1985 13 12 612118 51.00 3
Shoaib Malik (Pak) 2000-200623 23 1039 143 47.22 2
Salman Butt (Pak) 2004-2006 11 11 457108* 45.70 3
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) 1992-200667 64 2403 123 43.69 4
Saeed Anwar (Pak) 1989-2003 50 48 2002194 43.52 4
Yuvraj Singh (India) 2003-200623 23 783 107* 43.50 1
M Amarnath (India) 1978-1989 20 17 47188 42.81 0
Aamer Sohail (Pak) 1991-199825 25 958 105 41.65 1
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-2006 61 59 2122141 38.58 5
SM Patil (India) 1982-19848 8 304 84 38.00 0
Yasir Hameed (Pak) 2004-2004 8 8 29398 36.62 0
SC Ganguly (India) 1996-200549 46 1563 141 36.34 2
R Dravid (India) 1996-2006 57 54 1823107 35.74 2
DB Vengsarkar (India) 1978-198925 23 643 95* 35.72 0
Ijaz Ahmed (Pak) 1986-2000 53 51 1533139* 35.65 2
NS Sidhu (India) 1988-199828 25 862 108 34.48 2
Saleem Malik (Pak) 1983-1999 52 51 1534102 34.08 2
SV Manjrekar (India) 1989-199613 12 367 72 33.36 0

Best bowling average in India v Pakistan ODIs (qualification: 300 balls)
Player SpanMat Runs Wkts BBI Ave 5
Harvinder Singh (India) 1997-1998 10 35817 3/44 21.05 0
RMH Binny (India)1983-1987 10 253 12 4/35 21.080
Imran Khan (Pak) 1978-1992 29 77935 6/14 22.25 1
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak)1989-1998 12 544 24 5/36 22.661
Arshad Khan (Pak) 1997-2006 14 43319 4/33 22.78 0
Naved-ul-Hasan (Pak)2004-2006 15 734 31 6/27 23.671
A Kumble (India) 1990-2005 34 131054 4/12 24.25 0
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak)1996-2000 36 1390 57 5/45 24.381
Waqar Younis (Pak) 1989-2003 26 90637 5/31 24.48 1
Aaqib Javed (Pak)1989-1998 39 1331 54 7/37 24.643
Maninder Singh (India) 1983-1989 17 52121 4/22 24.80 0
IK Pathan (India)2004-2006 14 652 26 3/26 25.070
Wasim Akram (Pak) 1985-2003 48 150960 4/35 25.15 0
Shoaib Akhtar (Pak)1999-2004 23 857 34 4/36 25.200
RK Chauhan (India) 1994-1997 7 25610 3/29 25.60 0
N Kapil Dev (India)1978-1992 32 1113 42 3/17 26.500
Saleem Malik (Pak) 1983-1999 52 43116 4/36 26.93 0
SC Ganguly (India)1996-2005 49 778 28 5/16 27.781
Saleem Jaffar (Pak) 1986-1988 9 30911 3/25 28.09 0
BKV Prasad (India)1994-2000 29 1243 43 5/27 28.901

Highest individual scores in India v Pakistan ODIs
PlayerRuns Ground Season Scorecard
Saeed Anwar (Pak) 194 Chennai 1997 ODI 1209
MS Dhoni (India) 148 Visakhapatnam 2004/05 ODI 2236
Shoaib Malik (Pak) 143 Colombo (RPS) 2004 ODI 2152
SC Ganguly (India) 141 Adelaide 1999/00 ODI 1547
SR Tendulkar (India) 141 Rawalpindi 2003/04 ODI 2114
Saeed Anwar (Pak) 140 Dhaka 1997/98 ODI 1279
Ijaz Ahmed (Pak) 139* Lahore 1997/98 ODI 1236
SC Ganguly (India) 124 Dhaka 1997/98 ODI 1279
K Srikkanth (India) 123 Kolkata 1986/87 ODI 434
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) 123 Lahore 2003/04 ODI 2116
SR Tendulkar (India) 123 Ahmedabad 2004/05 ODI 2238
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) 122 Karachi 2003/04 ODI 2112
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) 121* Sharjah 1999/00 ODI 1580
Javed Miandad (Pak) 119* Lahore 1982/83 ODI 164
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) 118 Multan 1982/83 ODI 163
SR Tendulkar (India) 118 Sharjah 1995/96 ODI 1098
Mohsin Khan (Pak) 117* Multan 1982/83 ODI 163
Ijaz Ahmed (Pak) 117 Dhaka 1997/98 ODI 1279
Javed Miandad (Pak) 116* Sharjah 1985/86 ODI 385
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) 113 Karachi 1982/83 ODI 172

Best bowling in India v Pakistan ODIs
Player FiguresGround Season Scorecard
Aaqib Javed (Pak)7/37 Sharjah 1991/92 ODI 685
Imran Khan (Pak)6/14 Sharjah 1984/85 ODI 321
Naved-ul-Hasan (Pak)6/27 Jamshedpur 2004/05 ODI 2237
SC Ganguly (India)5/16 Toronto 1997 ODI 1230
Aaqib Javed (Pak)5/19 Sharjah 1994/95 ODI 995
Arshad Ayub (India)5/21 Dhaka 1988/89 ODI 532
BKV Prasad (India)5/27 Manchester 1999 ODI 1476
Waqar Younis (Pak)5/31 Sharjah 1999/00 ODI 1580
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak)5/36 Toronto 1996 ODI 1119
Azhar Mahmood (Pak)5/38 Bangalore 1998/99 ODI 1428
Saqlain Mushtaq (Pak)5/45 Toronto 1997 ODI 1227
Abdul Razzaq (Pak)5/48 Hobart 1999/00 ODI 1543
SR Tendulkar (India)5/50 Kochi 2004/05 ODI 2235
Aaqib Javed (Pak)5/61 Chennai 1997 ODI 1209
A Kumble (India)4/12 Toronto 1996 ODI 1117
BKV Prasad (India)4/17 Colombo (SSC) 1997 ODI 1219
Shahid Afridi (Pak)4/20 Amstelveen 2004 ODI 2157
Maninder Singh (India)4/22 Sharjah 1986/87 ODI 406
M Prabhakar (India)4/25 Sharjah 1991/92 ODI 680
Naved-ul-Hasan (Pak)4/25 Birmingham 2004 ODI 2179

Biggest difference in batting average in India v Pakistan ODIs (qualification: 200 runs)
Player Span MatRuns Ave 100 IvP RunsAve 100 Diff
MS Dhoni (India) 2005-2006 91 2653 43.493 13 542 60.22 1 16.730
Salman Butt (Pak) 2004-2006 36 1072 30.62 3 11457 45.70 3 15.071
SM Patil (India) 1982-1984 45 1005 24.510 8 304 38.00 0 13.487
Shoaib Malik (Pak) 2000-2006 145 3825 34.15 5 231039 47.22 2 13.075
M Amarnath (India) 1978-1989 85 1924 30.532 20 471 42.81 0 12.278
Aamer Sohail (Pak) 1991-1998 156 4780 31.86 5 25958 41.65 1 9.785
Javed Miandad (Pak) 1978-1996 233 7381 41.708 35 1175 51.08 3 9.386
M Prabhakar (India) 1984-1995 130 1858 24.12 2 18262 32.75 1 8.620
Yuvraj Singh (India) 2003-2006 190 5301 36.068 23 783 43.50 1 7.438
IK Pathan (India) 2004-2006 80 1065 23.66 0 14243 30.37 0 6.708
Saeed Anwar (Pak) 1989-2003 247 8823 39.2120 50 2002 43.52 4 4.308
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Pak) 1992-2006 378 11739 39.52 10 672403 43.69 4 4.165
Zaheer Abbas (Pak) 1978-1985 62 2572 47.627 13 612 51.00 3 3.370
Ijaz Ahmed (Pak) 1986-2000 250 6564 32.33 10 531533 35.65 2 3.316
Moin Khan (Pak) 1991-2004 219 3266 23.000 49 788 26.26 0 3.266
Manzoor Elahi (Pak) 1984-1988 54 741 22.45 0 13205 25.62 0 3.170
Shahid Afridi (Pak) 1997-2006 245 5166 23.274 53 1289 25.78 2 2.509
Saleem Malik (Pak) 1983-1999 283 7170 32.88 5 521534 34.08 2 1.198
DB Vengsarkar (India) 1978-1989 129 3508 34.731 25 643 35.72 0 0.989
V Sehwag (India) 1999-2006 175 5153 31.61 8 20651 32.55 1 0.936

Biggest difference in batting average in India v Pakistan ODIs (qualification: 200 runs)
Player Span Mat Runs Ave 100 IvPRuns Ave 100 Diff
Imran Khan (Pak) 1978-1992 175 370933.41 1 29 433 21.650 -11.764
M Kaif (India) 2003-2006 125 2753 32.01 2 21369 21.70 0 -10.305
VG Kambli (India) 1991-1999 104 2477 32.592 19 354 23.60 0 -8.992
A Jadeja (India) 1992-2000 196 5359 37.47 6 40892 28.77 0 -8.701
N Kapil Dev (India) 1978-1992 225 3783 23.791 32 382 15.28 0 -8.512
Mohammad Yousuf (Pak) 1999-2006 247 8367 41.62 13 34998 33.26 1 -8.360
Rameez Raja (Pak) 1985-1997 198 5841 32.099 29 666 23.78 0 -8.307
VVS Laxman (India) 2000-2004 86 2338 30.76 6 10234 23.40 1 -7.363
SR Tendulkar (India) 1989-2006 402 15703 44.2341 61 2122 38.58 5 -5.651
Mohsin Khan (Pak) 1978-1986 75 1877 26.81 2 14276 21.23 1 -5.583
M Azharuddin (India) 1985-2000 334 9378 36.927 64 1657 31.86 2 -5.055
SC Ganguly (India) 1996-2005 307 11274 41.29 22 491563 36.34 2 -4.947
Abdul Razzaq (Pak) 1998-2006 231 4465 29.962 33 621 25.87 0 -4.091
R Dravid (India) 1996-2006 333 10585 39.49 12 571823 35.74 2 -3.751
NR Mongia (India) 1994-2000 140 1272 20.190 29 346 17.30 0 -2.890
NS Sidhu (India) 1988-1998 136 4413 37.08 6 28862 34.48 2 -2.604
Wasim Akram (Pak) 1985-2003 356 3717 16.520 48 425 14.16 0 -2.353
Mudassar Nazar (Pak) 1978-1988 122 2653 25.26 0 20345 23.00 0 -2.266
Kamran Akmal (Pak) 2004-2006 73 1340 24.813 14 230 23.00 0 -1.814
SM Gavaskar (India) 1978-1987 108 3092 35.13 1 20600 33.33 0 -1.803

Biggest difference in bowling average in India v Pakistan ODIs (qualification: 300 balls)
Player Span Mat Wkts Ave 5 IvPWkts Ave 5 Diff
RK Chauhan (India) 1994-1997 35 2941.93 0 7 10 25.600 -16.331
Arshad Khan (Pak) 1997-2006 58 56 34.78 0 1419 22.78 0 -11.996
Mushtaq Ahmed (Pak) 1989-1998 144 161 33.291 12 24 22.66 1 -10.631
SC Ganguly (India) 1996-2005 307 99 38.03 2 4928 27.78 1 -10.244
RMH Binny (India) 1983-1987 72 77 29.350 10 12 21.08 0 -8.267
Tauseef Ahmed (Pak) 1984-1988 70 55 40.85 0 1010 32.60 0 -8.254
Azhar Mahmood (Pak) 1996-2000 143 123 39.133 33 32 31.75 1 -7.380
Aaqib Javed (Pak) 1989-1998 163 182 31.43 4 3954 24.64 3 -6.785
A Kumble (India) 1990-2005 271 337 30.892 34 54 24.25 0 -6.636
Maninder Singh (India) 1983-1989 59 66 31.30 0 1721 24.80 0 -6.493
Saleem Jaffar (Pak) 1986-1988 39 40 34.550 9 11 28.09 0 -6.459
Saleem Malik (Pak) 1983-1999 283 89 33.24 1 5216 26.93 0 -6.309
Aamer Sohail (Pak) 1991-1998 156 85 43.560 25 13 38.46 0 -5.103
Imran Khan (Pak) 1978-1992 175 182 26.61 1 2935 22.25 1 -4.358
Harvinder Singh (India) 1997-1998 16 24 25.370 10 17 21.05 0 -4.316
Naved-ul-Hasan (Pak) 2004-2006 62 95 27.68 1 1531 23.67 1 -4.006
BKV Prasad (India) 1994-2000 161 196 32.301 29 43 28.90 1 -3.399
BS Sandhu (India) 1982-1984 22 16 47.68 0 86 45.16 0 -2.520
IK Pathan (India) 2004-2006 80 122 26.731 14 26 25.07 0 -1.660
Shabbir Ahmed (Pak) 2004-2004 32 33 36.12 0 68 34.50 0 -1.621

Biggest difference in bowling average in India v Pakistan ODIs (qualification: 300 balls)
Player Span Mat Wkts Ave 5 IvPWkts Ave 5 Diff
Harbhajan Singh (India) 2004-2006 157 17733.22 2 10 5 92.400 59.179
RR Singh (India) 1997-2000 136 69 43.26 2 298 84.12 0 40.864
M Amarnath (India) 1978-1989 85 46 42.840 20 6 74.50 0 31.652
Tahir Naqqash (Pak) 1982-1985 40 34 36.47 0 105 63.40 0 26.929
SLV Raju (India) 1991-1996 53 63 31.960 7 6 54.50 0 22.531
Shahid Afridi (Pak) 1997-2006 245 210 35.26 2 5328 56.50 0 21.233
C Sharma (India) 1984-1989 65 67 34.860 10 7 51.85 0 16.991
Z Khan (India) 2003-2006 140 196 29.20 1 1719 45.26 0 16.053
Akram Raza (Pak) 1989-1994 49 38 42.390 6 5 55.80 0 13.405
A Kuruvilla (India) 1997-1997 25 25 35.60 0 129 48.77 0 13.177
SB Joshi (India) 1996-2000 69 69 36.361 15 11 49.00 0 12.637
Abdul Qadir (Pak) 1984-1990 104 132 26.16 2 1916 38.43 0 12.270
DS Mohanty (India) 1997-2000 45 57 29.150 15 14 40.21 0 11.056
S Sreesanth (India) 2006-2006 33 47 33.44 1 78 44.12 0 10.678
S Madan Lal (India) 1982-1987 67 73 29.270 15 10 38.80 0 9.526
Mohammad Sami (Pak) 2004-2006 83 118 28.44 1 1521 37.85 0 9.407
Abdul Razzaq (Pak) 1998-2006 231 246 31.133 33 34 40.08 1 8.958
Mohammad Asif (Pak) 2006-2006 29 31 36.38 0 76 44.83 0 8.446
AB Agarkar (India) 1998-2006 191 288 27.852 24 32 36.15 0 8.305
Shoaib Malik (Pak) 2000-2006 145 106 34.83 0 2317 41.05 0 6.228

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1844: Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore, 2nd Test, Oct 8-12, 2007
• ODI # 2642: Pakistan v South Africa at Lahore, 5th ODI, Oct 29, 2007
• T20I # 47: India v Australia at Mumbai (BS), Only Twenty20 International, Oct 20, 2007


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