Ponting piles on the records

Stats from Ricky Ponting's top-class ODI career

25-Feb-2013

Ricky Ponting is only the second batsman to score 10,000 ODI runs in wins © Getty Images

Ricky Ponting might have had a slight dip in form last year, but the milestones still keep rolling for him. During the course of his 69 off 71 balls in the third ODI against New Zealand in Hamilton, Ponting became the first player to complete 8000 runs as captain in ODIs.

In the very next game, at Eden Park, Auckland, Ponting played an exhilarating knock of 50 off 35 balls to become the first batsman to post 50 fifties as captain.

Ponting's aggregate of 8095 at an average of 44.23 in 214 games in charge includes 21 hundreds and 50 fifties - both are records as captain. His average is also the best among the captains with 3000 runs or more in ODIs. South Africa's Graeme Smith is the only other captain to have averaged 40-plus - 4749 (ave.40.58) in 127 ODIs.

Captains with 5000 or more runs in ODIs
Batsman	ODIs	Runs	Average	100s/ 50s	Strike rate
Ricky Ponting	214	8095	44.23	21/ 50	84.17
Stephen Fleming	218	6295	32.78	7/ 38	70.84
Arjuna Ranatunga	193	5608	37.63	4/ 37	77.98
Mohammad Azharuddin	174	5239	39.39	4/ 37	78.46
Sourav Ganguly	147	5104	38.66	11/ 30	76.20

Ponting is one of only two batsmen in the history of ODIs to have amassed 10,000 runs in winning causes, accomplishing the feat during his innings of 61 off 55 balls against West Indies in the fifth ODI at the MCG on February 19. He has scored 10,158 at an average of 50.28, including 25 hundreds and 65 fifties, in 244 matches. Only Sachin Tendulkar has aggregated more runs than Ponting for winning causes - 10,737 (ave.58.03), including 33 hundreds and 56 fifties, in 222 matches.

Ponting has been lucky to have played in exceptional teams almost throughout, which explains why almost 79% of his runs have come in wins, compared with just 61% for Tendulkar. But among those with at least 7000 runs in wins, one batsman has a higher percentage than Ponting: Adam Gilchrist has scored 79.60% of runs in wins. Ponting is followed by Kallis (68.52), Jayasuriya (66.07), Inzamam-ul-Haq (63.32) and Tendulkar (61.01).

Highest percentage of runs in wins (Qual: 7000 runs in wins)
Batsman	Wins - ODIs	Runs	Average	Strike rate	Total runs	% runs in wins
Adam Gilchrist	202	7657	41.16	99.33	9619	79.60
Ricky Ponting	244	10,158	50.28	82.86	12,895	78.77
Jacques Kallis	188	7273	53.47	75.06	10,613	68.52
Sanath Jayasuriya	233	8873	41.26	96.58	13,428	66.07
Inzamam-ul-Haq	215	7434	51.26	79.04	11,739	63.32
Sachin Tendulkar	222	10,737	58.03	90.66	17,598	61.01

With a 3-2 series win over New Zealand, Ponting now enjoys a success % of 77.83 (Played: 214, Won: 157, Lost: 44, NR: 11 & Tied: 2) - the best amongst captains with 75 or more ODIs as captain, eclipsing West Indian, Clive Lloyd's success % of 77.71 (Played: 84, Won: 64, Lost: 18, NR: 1 & Tied 1).

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