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Travis Basevi

17-Apr-2007

Most wickets by left handed bowlers in an innings - ODIs
Highest percentage of balls bowled by left handers - ODIs
Most runs by left handers in an innings - ODIs
Most left handers batting in an innings - ODIs

Most wickets by left handed bowlers in an innings - Tests

Highest percentage of balls bowled by left handers - Tests

Most runs by left handers in an innings - Tests

Most left handers batting in an innings - Tests

Most wickets by left handed bowlers in an innings - ODIs
Team	LHB	RHB	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Season	Scorecard
Australia	9	1	2	v India	Mumbai	2003/04	ODI 2054
Sri Lanka	8	2	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	2001/02	ODI 1776
India	8	2	2	v Namibia	Pietermaritzburg	2002/03	ODI 1964
India	8	1	2	v England	Durban	2002/03	ODI 1969
Bangladesh	8	1	2	v Zimbabwe	Dhaka	2004/05	ODI 2214
India	8	1	2	v Pakistan	Visakhapatnam	2004/05	ODI 2236
Bangladesh	8	1	1	v Zimbabwe	Khulna	2006/07	ODI 2453
Bangladesh	8	0	2	v South Africa	Providence	2006/07	ODI 2564
Australia	7	3	1	v India	Thiruvananthapuram	1984/85	ODI 268
Sri Lanka	7	1	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	1997	ODI 1216
Sri Lanka	7	2	1	v Pakistan	Lahore	1997/98	ODI 1251
India	7	0	1	v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	2001	ODI 1743
India	7	1	1	v Sri Lanka	Rajkot	2005/06	ODI 2295
India	7	2	1	v Sri Lanka	Vadodara	2005/06	ODI 2296
Sri Lanka	7	2	2	v New Zealand	Napier	2005/06	ODI 2312
India	7	3	1	v Pakistan	Multan	2005/06	ODI 2331
Australia	7	3	2	v Bangladesh	Fatullah	2005/06	ODI 2366
Bangladesh	7	3	1	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	2006	ODI 2402
Bangladesh	7	3	1	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	2006	ODI 2403
Bangladesh	7	1	2	v Zimbabwe	Jaipur	2006/07	ODI 2427
Bangladesh	7	3	2	v Scotland	Dhaka	2006/07	ODI 2467
New Zealand	7	3	2	v England	Adelaide	2006/07	ODI 2482
Bangladesh	7	2	1	v Bermuda	Port of Spain	2006/07	ODI 2554

Highest percentage of balls bowled by left handers - ODIs (qualification: 120 balls in the innings)
Team	LHB	RHB	%	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Season	Scorecard
Bangladesh	238	54	81.5	2	v South Africa	Providence	2006/07	ODI 2564
Bangladesh	240	57	80.8	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	2006	ODI 2398
Bangladesh	240	57	80.8	1	v India	Port of Spain	2006/07	ODI 2538
Bangladesh	216	53	80.3	2	v England	Bridgetown	2006/07	ODI 2568
Bangladesh	240	60	80.0	1	v Sri Lanka	Port of Spain	2006/07	ODI 2546
Bangladesh	138	38	78.4	2	v New Zealand	North Sound	2006/07	ODI 2561
Bangladesh	229	66	77.6	1	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	2006	ODI 2402
Bangladesh	96	30	76.2	1	v Bermuda	Port of Spain	2006/07	ODI 2554
Bangladesh	166	54	75.5	2	v West Indies	Jaipur	2006/07	ODI 2426
Bangladesh	222	78	74.0	1	v Bermuda	St John's	2006/07	ODI 2528
India	204	84	70.8	2	v Pakistan	Ahmedabad	2004/05	ODI 2238
Bangladesh	195	84	69.9	1	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	2006	ODI 2403
Bangladesh	170	78	68.5	1	v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	2006	ODI 2404
India	204	96	68.0	1	v Australia	Bangalore	2003/04	ODI 2061
Bangladesh	204	96	68.0	1	v Kenya	Fatullah	2005/06	ODI 2356
Bangladesh	204	96	68.0	1	v Zimbabwe	Dhaka	2006/07	ODI 2462
Bangladesh	178	90	66.4	2	v Zimbabwe	Jaipur	2006/07	ODI 2427
Bangladesh	140	72	66.0	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	2006/07	ODI 2511
Bangladesh	186	98	65.5	1	v Zimbabwe	Dhaka	2006/07	ODI 2461

Most runs by left handers in an innings - ODIs
Team	LHB	RHB	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Season	Scorecard
West Indies	302	26	1	v Zimbabwe	Bulawayo	2003/04	ODI 2065
Sri Lanka	284	12	2	v England	Leeds	2006	ODI 2389
West Indies	280	28	1	v Pakistan	Adelaide	2004/05	ODI 2213
India	262	53	1	v Zimbabwe	Guwahati	2001/02	ODI 1818
Sri Lanka	250	27	1	v India	Sharjah	2000/01	ODI 1652
Australia	248	84	1	v Zimbabwe	Hobart	2003/04	ODI 2082
West Indies	248	49	1	v South Africa	Johannesburg	2003/04	ODI 2096
Sri Lanka	242	5	2	v New Zealand	East London	1994/95	ODI 965
South Africa	240	67	1	v New Zealand	Centurion	2000/01	ODI 1647
Australia	239	12	1	v Pakistan	Sydney	1983/84	ODI 232
West Indies	238	0	2	v Australia	St George's	2002/03	ODI 2021
England	237	131	1	v Bangladesh	Nottingham	2005	ODI 2252
India	236	28	1	v Zimbabwe	Nairobi (Gym)	1999/00	ODI 1508
Pakistan	235	66	1	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	1993/94	ODI 841
West Indies	234	68	1	v Bangladesh	Dhaka	1999/00	ODI 1511
West Indies	232	73	2	v India	Nagpur	2006/07	ODI 2480
West Indies	231	82	1	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	1995/96	ODI 1010
Australia	231	67	1	v Pakistan	Karachi	1998/99	ODI 1365
Sri Lanka	231	23	1	v New Zealand	Bloemfontein	2002/03	ODI 1944

Most left handers batting in an innings - ODIs
Team	LHB	RHB	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Season	Scorecard
Sri Lanka	7	3	2	v Zimbabwe	Harare	1994/95	ODI 946
Sri Lanka	7	4	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	1994/95	ODI 990
Sri Lanka	7	1	2	v New Zealand	Hamilton	1994/95	ODI 991
West Indies	7	4	1	v Pakistan	Toronto	1999	ODI 1502
West Indies	7	2	1	v Zimbabwe	Bristol	2000	ODI 1605
India	7	4	2	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	2000/01	ODI 1650
Australia	6	3	2	v Zimbabwe	Nottingham	1983	ODI 199
Australia	6	5	2	v West Indies	Leeds	1983	ODI 203
Australia	6	5	2	v West Indies	Melbourne	1983/84	ODI 231
Australia	6	4	1	v Pakistan	Sydney	1983/84	ODI 232
Sri Lanka	6	5	2	v Australia	Melbourne	1989/90	ODI 596
Sri Lanka	6	5	2	v Australia	Melbourne	1989/90	ODI 600
Sri Lanka	6	5	1	v Australia	Adelaide	1989/90	ODI 608
Sri Lanka	6	5	2	v Pakistan	Sharjah	1989/90	ODI 627
Sri Lanka	6	5	2	v Pakistan	Sharjah	1990/91	ODI 656
Sri Lanka	6	5	1	v India	Cuttack	1990/91	ODI 658
Sri Lanka	6	5	1	v India	Kolkata	1990/91	ODI 661
Sri Lanka	6	4	1	v New Zealand	Napier	1990/91	ODI 665
Sri Lanka	6	5	2	v New Zealand	Auckland	1990/91	ODI 666
Sri Lanka	6	5	2	v New Zealand	Dunedin	1990/91	ODI 667
Sri Lanka	6	5	1	v India	Kanpur	1993/94	ODI 846
Sri Lanka	6	3	2	v West Indies	Colombo (RPS)	1993/94	ODI 864
Sri Lanka	6	2	1	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	1994	ODI 914
Sri Lanka	6	5	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	1994	ODI 916
Sri Lanka	6	4	1	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	1994	ODI 917
Sri Lanka	6	5	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	1994	ODI 918
Sri Lanka	6	2	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	1994/95	ODI 992
Sri Lanka	6	5	1	v Bangladesh	Sharjah	1994/95	ODI 994
Sri Lanka	6	3	1	v India	Sharjah	1994/95	ODI 999
Sri Lanka	6	4	2	v Australia	Sydney	1995/96	ODI 1043
Sri Lanka	6	4	2	v South Africa	Nairobi (Club)	1996/97	ODI 1122
Sri Lanka	6	5	2	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	1996/97	ODI 1125
Sri Lanka	6	5	2	v New Zealand	Sharjah	1996/97	ODI 1139
Sri Lanka	6	5	1	v Pakistan	Sharjah	1996/97	ODI 1140
West Indies	6	5	1	v Australia	Melbourne	1996/97	ODI 1147
West Indies	6	5	1	v South Africa	East London	1998/99	ODI 1393
West Indies	6	5	2	v South Africa	Durban	1998/99	ODI 1395
West Indies	6	5	2	v South Africa	Centurion	1998/99	ODI 1404
Sri Lanka	6	5	2	v India	Nagpur	1998/99	ODI 1415
West Indies	6	5	2	v Pakistan	Bristol	1999	ODI 1447
West Indies	6	3	1	v India	Singapore	1999	ODI 1494
India	6	4	2	v West Indies	Singapore	1999	ODI 1494
West Indies	6	5	2	v Pakistan	Toronto	1999	ODI 1501
West Indies	6	3	2	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	1999/00	ODI 1512
West Indies	6	4	2	v Pakistan	Sharjah	1999/00	ODI 1513
West Indies	6	5	1	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	1999/00	ODI 1515
West Indies	6	5	1	v New Zealand	Napier	1999/00	ODI 1534
West Indies	6	5	2	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	1999/00	ODI 1593
West Indies	6	4	1	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	1999/00	ODI 1594
West Indies	6	5	1	v Pakistan	Port of Spain	1999/00	ODI 1595
West Indies	6	4	2	v Zimbabwe	Canterbury	2000	ODI 1611
West Indies	6	4	1	v England	Chester-le-Street	2000	ODI 1615
Sri Lanka	6	5	1	v Pakistan	Nairobi (Gym)	2000/01	ODI 1634
Sri Lanka	6	5	1	v Zimbabwe	Sharjah	2000/01	ODI 1646
India	6	3	2	v Zimbabwe	Sharjah	2000/01	ODI 1648
India	6	5	2	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	2000/01	ODI 1652
Sri Lanka	6	5	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	2000/01	ODI 1668
West Indies	6	5	2	v Zimbabwe	Brisbane	2000/01	ODI 1669
West Indies	6	4	1	v Australia	Brisbane	2000/01	ODI 1670
West Indies	6	5	2	v Zimbabwe	Sydney	2000/01	ODI 1675
New Zealand	6	4	1	v Sri Lanka	Wellington	2000/01	ODI 1682
West Indies	6	5	2	v Australia	Melbourne	2000/01	ODI 1687
New Zealand	6	5	1	v Pakistan	Auckland	2000/01	ODI 1689
Sri Lanka	6	5	1	v Zimbabwe	Sharjah	2001/02	ODI 1769
Sri Lanka	6	5	2	v West Indies	Colombo (RPS)	2001/02	ODI 1778
Sri Lanka	6	3	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (RPS)	2001/02	ODI 1779
West Indies	6	5	1	v India	Bridgetown	2001/02	ODI 1836
West Indies	6	5	2	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	2002	ODI 1843
West Indies	6	2	2	v New Zealand	Kingstown	2002	ODI 1845
Sri Lanka	6	5	2	v England	Nottingham	2002	ODI 1847
West Indies	6	4	1	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	2002/03	ODI 1875
West Indies	6	2	1	v Kenya	Colombo (SSC)	2002/03	ODI 1879
Sri Lanka	6	3	1	v Australia	Melbourne	2002/03	ODI 1939
West Indies	6	5	2	v New Zealand	Port Elizabeth	2002/03	ODI 1949
Sri Lanka	6	3	2	v Australia	Port Elizabeth	2002/03	ODI 1991
India	6	2	1	v Zimbabwe	Brisbane	2003/04	ODI 2085
South Africa	6	5	1	v New Zealand	Napier	2003/04	ODI 2109
West Indies	6	5	1	v England	Leeds	2004	ODI 2137
West Indies	6	5	2	v New Zealand	Lord's	2004	ODI 2142
West Indies	6	4	2	v England	The Oval	2004	ODI 2182
ICC World XI	6	4	1	v Asia XI	Melbourne	2004/05	ODI 2203
Sri Lanka	6	5	1	v India	Pune	2005/06	ODI 2291
Sri Lanka	6	3	2	v Australia	Melbourne (Dock)	2005/06	ODI 2313
Ireland	6	4	1	v Scotland	Ayr	2006	ODI 2396
Ireland	6	3	1	v Scotland	Nairobi (Gym)	2006/07	ODI 2492
Bangladesh	6	5	2	v Sri Lanka	Port of Spain	2006/07	ODI 2546
Ireland	6	4	1	v West Indies	Kingston	2006/07	ODI 2551
Ireland	6	5	2	v England	Providence	2006/07	ODI 2558
Bangladesh	6	5	1	v England	Bridgetown	2006/07	ODI 2568
Ireland	6	5	1	v Australia	Bridgetown	2006/07	ODI 2570

Most wickets by left handed bowlers in an innings - Tests
Team	LHB	RHB	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Season	Scorecard
South Africa	10	0	1	v England	Cape Town	1888/89	Test 32
South Africa	10	0	3	v England	Johannesburg	1898/99	Test 58
England	10	0	2	v Australia	Birmingham	1902	Test 70
England	10	0	4	v Australia	Melbourne	1903/04	Test 79
England	10	0	1	v Australia	Birmingham	1909	Test 101
England	10	0	3	v Australia	Birmingham	1909	Test 101
Sri Lanka	10	0	2	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	1996/97	Test 1367
India	10	0	1	v Pakistan	Karachi	2005/06	Test 1783
Australia	9	1	4	v England	Melbourne	1876/77	Test 1
England	9	1	1	v Australia	The Oval	1882	Test 9
England	9	0	4	v Australia	Sydney	1882/83	Test 12
England	9	0	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1888/89	Test 32
England	9	0	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1888/89	Test 32
England	9	0	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1891/92	Test 37
England	9	1	4	v Australia	Sydney	1894/95	Test 42
England	9	1	2	v South Africa	Leeds	1907	Test 94
England	9	0	4	v Australia	The Oval	1912	Test 129
England	9	1	3	v West Indies	Manchester	1933	Test 228
England	9	0	4	v India	Chennai	1933/34	Test 232
Australia	9	1	3	v South Africa	Johannesburg	1957/58	Test 444
Australia	9	1	1	v South Africa	Port Elizabeth	1957/58	Test 451
Australia	9	1	1	v England	Melbourne	1958/59	Test 462
Australia	9	0	3	v England	Melbourne	1958/59	Test 462
Australia	9	1	1	v West Indies	Brisbane	1960/61	Test 498
India	9	1	1	v Australia	Kolkata	1964/65	Test 568
New Zealand	9	1	2	v England	Auckland	1977/78	Test 820
Sri Lanka	9	1	2	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	2004	Test 1710
Bangladesh	9	1	2	v New Zealand	Dhaka	2004/05	Test 1715
India	9	1	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	2005/06	Test 1767

Highest percentage of balls bowled by left handers - Tests (qualification: 120 balls in the innings)
Team	LHB	RHB	%	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Season	Scorecard
England	278	0	100.0	4	v Australia	Sydney	1882/83	Test 12
England	248	0	100.0	3	v South Africa	Cape Town	1891/92	Test 37
England	276	0	100.0	1	v Australia	Birmingham	1909	Test 101
Australia	242	8	96.8	3	v England	Melbourne	1958/59	Test 462
England	172	6	96.6	4	v Australia	Melbourne	1903/04	Test 79
England	132	6	95.7	2	v Australia	Birmingham	1902	Test 70
England	293	24	92.4	3	v Australia	Birmingham	1909	Test 101
South Africa	244	22	91.7	2	v England	Port Elizabeth	1888/89	Test 31
England	173	16	91.5	2	v South Africa	Cape Town	1888/89	Test 32
New Zealand	236	36	86.8	4	v England	Wellington	1950/51	Test 333
South Africa	450	70	86.5	3	v England	Johannesburg	1898/99	Test 58
Sri Lanka	192	30	86.5	4	v Pakistan	Karachi	2004/05	Test 1719
England	276	44	86.3	1	v Australia	The Oval	1882	Test 9
England	356	60	85.6	4	v India	Chennai	1933/34	Test 232
India	204	36	85.0	3	v West Indies	Mumbai	1974/75	Test 753
England	392	83	82.5	3	v Australia	Manchester	1886	Test 22
England	112	24	82.4	4	v Australia	The Oval	1912	Test 129
West Indies	762	168	81.9	4	v New Zealand	Port of Spain	1971/72	Test 697
Bangladesh	536	126	81.0	2	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (RPS)	2005/06	Test 1764
England	244	58	80.8	1	v South Africa	Port Elizabeth	1888/89	Test 31
India	289	72	80.1	1	v Pakistan	Karachi	2005/06	Test 1783

Most runs by left handers in an innings - Tests
Team	LHB	RHB	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Season	Scorecard
West Indies	612	123	1	v England	St John's	2003/04	Test 1696
West Indies	556	11	1	v England	St John's	1993/94	Test 1259
Australia	549	168	1	v Zimbabwe	Perth	2003/04	Test 1661
West Indies	490	35	1	v South Africa	Georgetown	2004/05	Test 1745
West Indies	452	258	2	v South Africa	St John's	2004/05	Test 1750
Australia	450	121	1	v Pakistan	Peshawar	1998/99	Test 1426
West Indies	444	135	1	v India	Mumbai	1974/75	Test 753
Sri Lanka	442	159	2	v West Indies	Colombo (SSC)	2001/02	Test 1572
Sri Lanka	437	457	2	v India	Colombo (RPS)	1997	Test 1374
West Indies	435	104	1	v New Zealand	St John's	1995/96	Test 1326
Australia	433	66	1	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	1982/83	Test 955
West Indies	429	215	1	v New Zealand	Wellington	1994/95	Test 1289
Sri Lanka	424	83	2	v Pakistan	Lahore	2001/02	Test 1592
Australia	421	105	2	v Pakistan	Melbourne	1983/84	Test 973
Australia	419	111	2	v England	Melbourne	1965/66	Test 601
West Indies	417	167	2	v Australia	Sydney	1992/93	Test 1208
Australia	416	147	1	v New Zealand	Adelaide	2004/05	Test 1723
Zimbabwe	409	64	3	v India	Nagpur	2000/01	Test 1517
New Zealand	408	151	1	v South Africa	Cape Town	2005/06	Test 1800
Sri Lanka	403	166	1	v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	2001/02	Test 1581

Most left handers batting in an innings - Tests
Team	LHB	RHB	Inns	Opposition	Ground	Season	Scorecard
West Indies	8	1	2	v Pakistan	Georgetown	1999/00	Test 1494
West Indies	8	3	2	v England	The Oval	2000	Test 1509
West Indies	8	3	4	v England	The Oval	2000	Test 1509
Sri Lanka	7	4	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	1994/95	Test 1272
Sri Lanka	7	4	1	v Pakistan	Colombo (SSC)	1996/97	Test 1367
West Indies	7	4	2	v South Africa	Port Elizabeth	1998/99	Test 1433
West Indies	7	4	4	v South Africa	Port Elizabeth	1998/99	Test 1433
West Indies	7	4	1	v Zimbabwe	Port of Spain	1999/00	Test 1490
West Indies	7	4	3	v Zimbabwe	Port of Spain	1999/00	Test 1490
West Indies	7	4	2	v Zimbabwe	Kingston	1999/00	Test 1492
West Indies	7	4	2	v Pakistan	Bridgetown	1999/00	Test 1496
West Indies	7	4	2	v England	Birmingham	2000	Test 1500
West Indies	7	4	1	v England	Lord's	2000	Test 1503
West Indies	7	4	3	v England	Lord's	2000	Test 1503
West Indies	7	4	1	v England	Leeds	2000	Test 1508
West Indies	7	4	3	v England	Leeds	2000	Test 1508

Statistics upto and including:
• Test # 1830: South Africa v Pakistan at Cape Town, 3rd Test, Jan 26-28, 2007
• ODI # 2572: Bangladesh v Ireland at Bridgetown, ICC World Cup 42nd Match, Apr 15, 2007

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