Full name Hashim Mahomed Amla
Born March 31, 1983, Durban, Natal
Current age 37 years 335 days
Major teams South Africa, Barbados Tridents, Cape Cobras, Derbyshire, Dolphins, Essex, Khulna Tigers, Kings XI Punjab, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa XI, Trinbago Knight Riders, World-XI
Playing role Top-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Right-arm medium, Right-arm offbreak
Relation Brother - AM Amla
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 124 | 215 | 16 | 9282 | 311* | 46.64 | 18573 | 49.97 | 28 | 41 | 1170 | 14 | 108 | 0 |
ODIs | 181 | 178 | 14 | 8113 | 159 | 49.46 | 9178 | 88.39 | 27 | 39 | 822 | 53 | 87 | 0 |
T20Is | 44 | 44 | 6 | 1277 | 97* | 33.60 | 967 | 132.05 | 0 | 8 | 146 | 26 | 19 | 0 |
First-class | 238 | 398 | 31 | 17809 | 311* | 48.52 | 52 | 88 | 186 | 0 | ||||
List A | 243 | 237 | 16 | 9973 | 159 | 45.12 | 30 | 52 | 108 | 0 | ||||
T20s | 163 | 162 | 15 | 4563 | 104* | 31.04 | 3619 | 126.08 | 2 | 30 | 481 | 96 | 39 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tests | 124 | 5 | 54 | 37 | 0 | - | - | - | 4.11 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODIs | 181 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
T20Is | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 238 | 393 | 277 | 1 | 1/10 | 277.00 | 4.22 | 393.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
List A | 243 | 16 | 28 | 0 | - | - | - | 10.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
T20s | 163 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | 15.00 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Test debut | India v South Africa at Kolkata, Nov 28-Dec 2, 2004 scorecard |
Last Test | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Port Elizabeth, Feb 21-23, 2019 scorecard |
Test statistics | |
ODI debut | Bangladesh v South Africa at Chattogram, Mar 9, 2008 scorecard |
Last ODI | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street, Jun 28, 2019 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
T20I debut | Australia v South Africa at Brisbane, Jan 13, 2009 scorecard |
Last T20I | Sri Lanka v South Africa at Colombo (RPS), Aug 14, 2018 scorecard |
T20I statistics | |
First-class debut | 1999/00 |
Last First-class | Surrey v Sussex at The Oval, Sep 6-9, 2020 scorecard |
List A debut | 2001/02 |
Last List A | South Africa v Sri Lanka at Chester-le-Street, Jun 28, 2019 scorecard |
T20s debut | Western Province Boland v Dolphins at Cape Town, Apr 7, 2004 scorecard |
Last T20s | Surrey v Nottinghamshire at Birmingham, Oct 4, 2020 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | Surrey | v Notts | Birmingham | 4 Oct 2020 | T20 |
73* | Surrey | v Kent | The Oval | 1 Oct 2020 | T20 |
13 | Surrey | v Sussex | The Oval | 16 Sep 2020 | T20 |
67 | Surrey | v Middlesex | Lord's | 14 Sep 2020 | T20 |
0 | Surrey | v Essex | Chelmsford | 11 Sep 2020 | T20 |
26, 18 | Surrey | v Sussex | The Oval | 6 Sep 2020 | FC |
11 | Surrey | v Middlesex | The Oval | 5 Sep 2020 | T20 |
29 | Surrey | v Hampshire | The Oval | 3 Sep 2020 | T20 |
75 | Surrey | v Kent | Canterbury | 1 Sep 2020 | T20 |
8 | Tigers | v Challengers | Sylhet | 4 Jan 2020 | T20 |
The classiest, calmest man on a cricket field, Hashim Amla's name is etched in South African cricket history. With his wristy leg-side flick and serene cover drive, Amla became the first South African to score a triple century in Test cricket, while also effectively shifting gears to become the fastest batsman to 2,000 (40 innings), 3,000 (57 innings), 4,000 (81 innings) and 5,000 (101 innings) runs in ODI cricket.