Rise of the Southpaw - Tables

Most wickets by left handed bowlers in an innings - ODIs
Team LHB RHB Inns      OppositionGround Season Scorecard
Australia9 1 2 v India Mumbai2003/04 ODI 2054
Sri Lanka 8 21 v Zimbabwe Colombo (SSC) 2001/02 ODI 1776
India 8 2 2 v Namibia Pietermaritzburg 2002/03 ODI 1964
India8 1 2 v England Durban2002/03 ODI 1969
Bangladesh 8 12 v Zimbabwe Dhaka 2004/05 ODI 2214
India 8 1 2 v Pakistan Visakhapatnam 2004/05 ODI 2236
Bangladesh8 1 1 v Zimbabwe Khulna2006/07 ODI 2453
Bangladesh 8 02 v South Africa Providence 2006/07 ODI 2564
Australia 7 3 1 v India Thiruvananthapuram 1984/85 ODI 268
Sri Lanka7 1 2 v Pakistan Colombo (RPS)1997 ODI 1216
Sri Lanka 7 21 v Pakistan Lahore 1997/98 ODI 1251
India 7 0 1 v New Zealand Colombo (SSC) 2001 ODI 1743
India7 1 1 v Sri Lanka Rajkot2005/06 ODI 2295
India 7 21 v Sri Lanka Vadodara 2005/06 ODI 2296
Sri Lanka 7 2 2 v New Zealand Napier 2005/06 ODI 2312
India7 3 1 v Pakistan Multan2005/06 ODI 2331
Australia 7 32 v Bangladesh Fatullah 2005/06 ODI 2366
Bangladesh 7 3 1 v Kenya Nairobi (Gym) 2006 ODI 2402
Bangladesh7 3 1 v Kenya Nairobi (Gym)2006 ODI 2403
Bangladesh 7 12 v Zimbabwe Jaipur 2006/07 ODI 2427
Bangladesh 7 3 2 v Scotland Dhaka 2006/07 ODI 2467
New Zealand7 3 2 v England Adelaide2006/07 ODI 2482
Bangladesh 7 21 v Bermuda Port of Spain 2006/07 ODI 2554

Highest percentage of balls bowled by left handers - ODIs (qualification: 120 balls in the innings)
TeamLHB RHB % Inns      OppositionGround Season Scorecard
Bangladesh238 54 81.5 2 v South AfricaProvidence 2006/07 ODI 2564
Bangladesh 24057 80.8 1 v Zimbabwe Harare2006 ODI 2398
Bangladesh 240 5780.8 1 v India Port of Spain 2006/07ODI 2538
Bangladesh 216 53 80.32 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
Bangladesh229 66 77.6 1 v KenyaNairobi (Gym) 2006 ODI 2402
Bangladesh 9630 76.2 1 v Bermuda Port of Spain2006/07 ODI 2554
Bangladesh 166 5475.5 2 v West Indies Jaipur 2006/07ODI 2426
Bangladesh 222 78 74.01 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
Bangladesh170 78 68.5 1 v KenyaNairobi (Gym) 2006 ODI 2404
India 20496 68.0 1 v Australia Bangalore2003/04 ODI 2061
Bangladesh 204 9668.0 1 v Kenya Fatullah 2005/06ODI 2356
Bangladesh 204 96 68.01 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
Bangladesh186 98 65.5 1 v ZimbabweDhaka 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 Leeds2006 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 Sharjah2000/01 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 London1994/95 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's2002/03 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 Sharjah1993/94 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 Sharjah1995/96 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 RHBInns      Opposition Ground Season Scorecard
Sri Lanka 7 3 2 v Zimbabwe Harare 1994/95 ODI 946
Sri Lanka 7 4 2 v New ZealandChristchurch 1994/95 ODI 990
Sri Lanka 71 2 v New Zealand Hamilton 1994/95ODI 991
West Indies 7 4 1 v Pakistan Toronto 1999 ODI 1502
West Indies 7 2 1 v ZimbabweBristol 2000 ODI 1605
India 74 2 v Sri Lanka Sharjah 2000/01ODI 1650
Australia 6 3 2 v Zimbabwe Nottingham 1983 ODI 199
Australia 6 5 2 v West IndiesLeeds 1983 ODI 203
Australia 65 2 v West Indies Melbourne 1983/84ODI 231
Australia 6 4 1 v Pakistan Sydney 1983/84 ODI 232
Sri Lanka 6 5 2 v AustraliaMelbourne 1989/90 ODI 596
Sri Lanka 65 2 v Australia Melbourne 1989/90ODI 600
Sri Lanka 6 5 1 v Australia Adelaide 1989/90 ODI 608
Sri Lanka 6 5 2 v PakistanSharjah 1989/90 ODI 627
Sri Lanka 65 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 1990/91ODI 656
Sri Lanka 6 5 1 v India Cuttack 1990/91 ODI 658
Sri Lanka 6 5 1 v IndiaKolkata 1990/91 ODI 661
Sri Lanka 64 1 v New Zealand Napier 1990/91ODI 665
Sri Lanka 6 5 2 v New Zealand Auckland 1990/91 ODI 666
Sri Lanka 6 5 2 v New ZealandDunedin 1990/91 ODI 667
Sri Lanka 65 1 v India Kanpur 1993/94ODI 846
Sri Lanka 6 3 2 v West Indies Colombo (RPS) 1993/94 ODI 864
Sri Lanka 6 2 1 v PakistanColombo (RPS) 1994 ODI 914
Sri Lanka 65 2 v Pakistan Colombo (SSC) 1994ODI 916
Sri Lanka 6 4 1 v Pakistan Colombo (SSC) 1994 ODI 917
Sri Lanka 6 5 2 v PakistanColombo (RPS) 1994 ODI 918
Sri Lanka 62 1 v New Zealand Auckland 1994/95ODI 992
Sri Lanka 6 5 1 v Bangladesh Sharjah 1994/95 ODI 994
Sri Lanka 6 3 1 v IndiaSharjah 1994/95 ODI 999
Sri Lanka 64 2 v Australia Sydney 1995/96ODI 1043
Sri Lanka 6 4 2 v South Africa Nairobi (Club) 1996/97 ODI 1122
Sri Lanka 6 5 2 v PakistanNairobi (Gym) 1996/97 ODI 1125
Sri Lanka 65 2 v New Zealand Sharjah 1996/97ODI 1139
Sri Lanka 6 5 1 v Pakistan Sharjah 1996/97 ODI 1140
West Indies 6 5 1 v AustraliaMelbourne 1996/97 ODI 1147
West Indies 65 1 v South Africa East London 1998/99ODI 1393
West Indies 6 5 2 v South Africa Durban 1998/99 ODI 1395
West Indies 6 5 2 v South AfricaCenturion 1998/99 ODI 1404
Sri Lanka 65 2 v India Nagpur 1998/99ODI 1415
West Indies 6 5 2 v Pakistan Bristol 1999 ODI 1447
West Indies 6 3 1 v IndiaSingapore 1999 ODI 1494
India 64 2 v West Indies Singapore 1999ODI 1494
West Indies 6 5 2 v Pakistan Toronto 1999 ODI 1501
West Indies 6 3 2 v Sri LankaSharjah 1999/00 ODI 1512
West Indies 64 2 v Pakistan Sharjah 1999/00ODI 1513
West Indies 6 5 1 v Sri Lanka Sharjah 1999/00 ODI 1515
West Indies 6 5 1 v New ZealandNapier 1999/00 ODI 1534
West Indies 65 2 v Pakistan Bridgetown 1999/00ODI 1593
West Indies 6 4 1 v Pakistan Port of Spain 1999/00 ODI 1594
West Indies 6 5 1 v PakistanPort of Spain 1999/00 ODI 1595
West Indies 64 2 v Zimbabwe Canterbury 2000ODI 1611
West Indies 6 4 1 v England Chester-le-Street 2000 ODI 1615
Sri Lanka 6 5 1 v PakistanNairobi (Gym) 2000/01 ODI 1634
Sri Lanka 65 1 v Zimbabwe Sharjah 2000/01ODI 1646
India 6 3 2 v Zimbabwe Sharjah 2000/01 ODI 1648
India 6 5 2 v Sri LankaSharjah 2000/01 ODI 1652
Sri Lanka 65 2 v South Africa Cape Town 2000/01ODI 1668
West Indies 6 5 2 v Zimbabwe Brisbane 2000/01 ODI 1669
West Indies 6 4 1 v AustraliaBrisbane 2000/01 ODI 1670
West Indies 65 2 v Zimbabwe Sydney 2000/01ODI 1675
New Zealand 6 4 1 v Sri Lanka Wellington 2000/01 ODI 1682
West Indies 6 5 2 v AustraliaMelbourne 2000/01 ODI 1687
New Zealand 65 1 v Pakistan Auckland 2000/01ODI 1689
Sri Lanka 6 5 1 v Zimbabwe Sharjah 2001/02 ODI 1769
Sri Lanka 6 5 2 v West IndiesColombo (RPS) 2001/02 ODI 1778
Sri Lanka 63 1 v Zimbabwe Colombo (RPS) 2001/02ODI 1779
West Indies 6 5 1 v India Bridgetown 2001/02 ODI 1836
West Indies 6 5 2 v New ZealandPort of Spain 2002 ODI 1843
West Indies 62 2 v New Zealand Kingstown 2002ODI 1845
Sri Lanka 6 5 2 v England Nottingham 2002 ODI 1847
West Indies 6 4 1 v South AfricaColombo (SSC) 2002/03 ODI 1875
West Indies 62 1 v Kenya Colombo (SSC) 2002/03ODI 1879
Sri Lanka 6 3 1 v Australia Melbourne 2002/03 ODI 1939
West Indies 6 5 2 v New ZealandPort Elizabeth 2002/03 ODI 1949
Sri Lanka 63 2 v Australia Port Elizabeth 2002/03ODI 1991
India 6 2 1 v Zimbabwe Brisbane 2003/04 ODI 2085
South Africa 6 5 1 v New ZealandNapier 2003/04 ODI 2109
West Indies 65 1 v England Leeds 2004ODI 2137
West Indies 6 5 2 v New Zealand Lord's 2004 ODI 2142
West Indies 6 4 2 v EnglandThe Oval 2004 ODI 2182
ICC World XI 64 1 v Asia XI Melbourne 2004/05ODI 2203
Sri Lanka 6 5 1 v India Pune 2005/06 ODI 2291
Sri Lanka 6 3 2 v AustraliaMelbourne (Dock) 2005/06 ODI 2313
Ireland 64 1 v Scotland Ayr 2006ODI 2396
Ireland 6 3 1 v Scotland Nairobi (Gym) 2006/07 ODI 2492
Bangladesh 6 5 2 v Sri LankaPort of Spain 2006/07 ODI 2546
Ireland 64 1 v West Indies Kingston 2006/07ODI 2551
Ireland 6 5 2 v England Providence 2006/07 ODI 2558
Bangladesh 6 5 1 v EnglandBridgetown 2006/07 ODI 2568
Ireland 65 1 v Australia Bridgetown 2006/07ODI 2570

Most wickets by left handed bowlers in an innings - Tests
Team LHB RHB Inns      OppositionGround Season Scorecard
South Africa10 0 1 v England Cape Town1888/89 Test 32
South Africa 10 03 v England Johannesburg 1898/99 Test 58
England 10 0 2 v Australia Birmingham 1902 Test 70
England10 0 4 v Australia Melbourne1903/04 Test 79
England 10 01 v Australia Birmingham 1909 Test 101
England 10 0 3 v Australia Birmingham 1909 Test 101
Sri Lanka10 0 2 v Pakistan Colombo (SSC)1996/97 Test 1367
India 10 01 v Pakistan Karachi 2005/06 Test 1783
Australia 9 1 4 v England Melbourne 1876/77 Test 1
England9 1 1 v Australia The Oval1882 Test 9
England 9 04 v Australia Sydney 1882/83 Test 12
England 9 0 2 v South Africa Cape Town 1888/89 Test 32
England9 0 3 v South Africa Cape Town1888/89 Test 32
England 9 03 v South Africa Cape Town 1891/92 Test 37
England 9 1 4 v Australia Sydney 1894/95 Test 42
England9 1 2 v South Africa Leeds1907 Test 94
England 9 04 v Australia The Oval 1912 Test 129
England 9 1 3 v West Indies Manchester 1933 Test 228
England9 0 4 v India Chennai1933/34 Test 232
Australia 9 13 v South Africa Johannesburg 1957/58 Test 444
Australia 9 1 1 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 1957/58 Test 451
Australia9 1 1 v England Melbourne1958/59 Test 462
Australia 9 03 v England Melbourne 1958/59 Test 462
Australia 9 1 1 v West Indies Brisbane 1960/61 Test 498
India9 1 1 v Australia Kolkata1964/65 Test 568
New Zealand 9 12 v England Auckland 1977/78 Test 820
Sri Lanka 9 1 2 v South Africa Colombo (SSC) 2004 Test 1710
Bangladesh9 1 2 v New Zealand Dhaka2004/05 Test 1715
India 9 13 v Zimbabwe Harare 2005/06 Test 1767

Highest percentage of balls bowled by left handers - Tests (qualification: 120 balls in the innings)
TeamLHB RHB % Inns      OppositionGround Season Scorecard
England278 0 100.0 4 v AustraliaSydney 1882/83 Test 12
England 2480 100.0 3 v South Africa Cape Town1891/92 Test 37
England 276 0100.0 1 v Australia Birmingham 1909Test 101
Australia 242 8 96.83 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
England293 24 92.4 3 v AustraliaBirmingham 1909 Test 101
South Africa 24422 91.7 2 v England Port Elizabeth1888/89 Test 31
England 173 1691.5 2 v South Africa Cape Town 1888/89Test 32
New Zealand 236 36 86.84 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
England276 44 86.3 1 v AustraliaThe Oval 1882 Test 9
England 35660 85.6 4 v India Chennai1933/34 Test 232
India 204 3685.0 3 v West Indies Mumbai 1974/75Test 753
England 392 83 82.53 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
Bangladesh536 126 81.0 2 v Sri LankaColombo (RPS) 2005/06 Test 1764
England 24458 80.8 1 v South Africa Port Elizabeth1888/89 Test 31
India 289 7280.1 1 v Pakistan Karachi 2005/06Test 1783

Most runs by left handers in an innings - Tests
Team LHB RHB Inns      OppositionGround Season Scorecard
West Indies612 123 1 v England St John's2003/04 Test 1696
West Indies 556 111 v England St John's 1993/94 Test 1259
Australia 549 168 1 v Zimbabwe Perth 2003/04 Test 1661
West Indies490 35 1 v South Africa Georgetown2004/05 Test 1745
West Indies 452 2582 v South Africa St John's 2004/05 Test 1750
Australia 450 121 1 v Pakistan Peshawar 1998/99 Test 1426
West Indies444 135 1 v India Mumbai1974/75 Test 753
Sri Lanka 442 1592 v West Indies Colombo (SSC) 2001/02 Test 1572
Sri Lanka 437 457 2 v India Colombo (RPS) 1997 Test 1374
West Indies435 104 1 v New Zealand St John's1995/96 Test 1326
Australia 433 661 v Sri Lanka Kandy 1982/83 Test 955
West Indies 429 215 1 v New Zealand Wellington 1994/95 Test 1289
Sri Lanka424 83 2 v Pakistan Lahore2001/02 Test 1592
Australia 421 1052 v Pakistan Melbourne 1983/84 Test 973
Australia 419 111 2 v England Melbourne 1965/66 Test 601
West Indies417 167 2 v Australia Sydney1992/93 Test 1208
Australia 416 1471 v New Zealand Adelaide 2004/05 Test 1723
Zimbabwe 409 64 3 v India Nagpur 2000/01 Test 1517
New Zealand408 151 1 v South Africa Cape Town2005/06 Test 1800
Sri Lanka 403 1661 v Zimbabwe Colombo (SSC) 2001/02 Test 1581

Most left handers batting in an innings - Tests
TeamLHB RHB Inns      Opposition GroundSeason Scorecard
West Indies 81 2 v Pakistan Georgetown 1999/00Test 1494
West Indies 8 3 2 v England The Oval 2000 Test 1509
West Indies 8 3 4 v EnglandThe Oval 2000 Test 1509
Sri Lanka 74 1 v Zimbabwe Harare 1994/95Test 1272
Sri Lanka 7 4 1 v Pakistan Colombo (SSC) 1996/97 Test 1367
West Indies 7 4 2 v South AfricaPort Elizabeth 1998/99 Test 1433
West Indies 74 4 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 1998/99Test 1433
West Indies 7 4 1 v Zimbabwe Port of Spain 1999/00 Test 1490
West Indies 7 4 3 v ZimbabwePort of Spain 1999/00 Test 1490
West Indies 74 2 v Zimbabwe Kingston 1999/00Test 1492
West Indies 7 4 2 v Pakistan Bridgetown 1999/00 Test 1496
West Indies 7 4 2 v EnglandBirmingham 2000 Test 1500
West Indies 74 1 v England Lord's 2000Test 1503
West Indies 7 4 3 v England Lord's 2000 Test 1503
West Indies 7 4 1 v EnglandLeeds 2000 Test 1508
West Indies 74 3 v England Leeds 2000Test 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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