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Men's cricket

AB de Villiers

Abraham Benjamin de VilliersAfrica XI, South Africa · Wicketkeeper Batter · Right-hand bat · Right-arm mediumFirst match in the data 2 Jan 2005 · last 30 Mar 2018 · Men's ODI ball-by-ball coverage since 27 Jun 2002

Data: Cricsheet (CC BY 4.0), matches up to 2 Nov 2026.

Career by format

Only matches with ball-by-ball records are counted.

Career by format
Format	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100/50	Balls	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ	5w
Test	106	175	17	8,182	278*	51.78	54.80	21/42	–	–	–	–	–	–
ODI (shown below)	222	213	38	9,435	176	53.91	101.20	25/52	192	7	2/15	28.86	6.31	0
T20I	75	73	11	1,591	79*	25.66	134.04	0/9	–	–	–	–	–	–

Matches: 222Men's ODI
Runs: 9,435avg 53.91 · SR 101.20 · 9,323 balls
100s / 50s: 25 / 52HS 176
Wickets: 7avg 28.86 · econ 6.31 · 192 balls

Strengths and weaknesses

Measured against men's ODI players with comparable samples. Strengths sit at or above the 70th percentile, weaknesses at or below the 30th.

How these are computed

Strengths(12)

Death (41-50)
Match phase · strike rate
99th pct.
This split
171.91
Own baseline
101.20
Cohort median
104.34
99th percentile among comparable players
Death (41-50): strike rate of 171.9, 70.7 above their strike rate of 101.2 on all balls faced (+70%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 1% of comparable players (their median change: +25%) — 865 balls faced.
865 ballsHigh confidence
New Zealand
Country · average
98th pct.
This split
119.00
Own baseline
57.18
Cohort median
35.06
98th percentile among comparable players
New Zealand: average of 119.0, 61.8 above their average of 57.2 on all balls faced (+108%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 2% of comparable players (their median change: -1%) — 757 balls faced.
757 ballsHigh confidence
Australia
Country · average
93rd pct.
This split
84.75
Own baseline
57.18
Cohort median
33.20
93rd percentile among comparable players
Australia: average of 84.8, 27.6 above their average of 57.2 on all balls faced (+48%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 7% of comparable players (their median change: -4%) — 574 balls faced.
574 ballsHigh confidence
Left-arm fast
Bowling type · average
92nd pct.
This split
79.33
Own baseline
57.18
Cohort median
34.08
92nd percentile among comparable players
Left-arm fast: average of 79.3, 22.2 above their average of 57.2 on all balls faced (+39%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 8% of comparable players (their median change: -5%) — 512 balls faced.
512 ballsHigh confidence
Right-arm medium
Bowling type · strike rate
86th pct.
This split
111.61
Own baseline
101.20
Cohort median
82.60
86th percentile among comparable players
Right-arm medium: strike rate of 111.6, 10.4 above their strike rate of 101.2 on all balls faced (+10%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 14% of comparable players (their median change: +2%) — 1034 balls faced.
1,034 ballsHigh confidence
India
Country · average
83rd pct.
This split
71.93
Own baseline
57.18
Cohort median
33.71
83rd percentile among comparable players
India: average of 71.9, 14.7 above their average of 57.2 on all balls faced (+26%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 17% of comparable players (their median change: -0%) — 881 balls faced.
881 ballsHigh confidence
Right-arm fast
Bowling type · strike rate
81st pct.
This split
109.08
Own baseline
101.20
Cohort median
83.87
81st percentile among comparable players
Right-arm fast: strike rate of 109.1, 7.9 above their strike rate of 101.2 on all balls faced (+8%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 19% of comparable players (their median change: -0%) — 705 balls faced.
705 ballsHigh confidence
Middle (11-40)
Match phase · average
81st pct.
This split
68.95
Own baseline
57.18
Cohort median
34.39
81st percentile among comparable players
Middle (11-40): average of 69.0, 11.8 above their average of 57.2 on all balls faced (+21%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 19% of comparable players (their median change: +7%) — 7311 balls faced.
7,311 ballsHigh confidence
Left-arm fast-medium
Bowling type · average
80th pct.
This split
68.70
Own baseline
57.18
Cohort median
31.54
80th percentile among comparable players
Left-arm fast-medium: average of 68.7, 11.5 above their average of 57.2 on all balls faced (+20%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 20% of comparable players (their median change: -6%) — 718 balls faced.
718 ballsHigh confidence
Right-arm medium
Bowling type · average
78th pct.
This split
76.93
Own baseline
57.18
Cohort median
35.58
78th percentile among comparable players
Right-arm medium: average of 76.9, 19.8 above their average of 57.2 on all balls faced (+35%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 22% of comparable players (their median change: +5%) — 1034 balls faced.
1,034 ballsHigh confidence
New at the crease (first 15 balls)
Stage of innings · balls per dismissal
78th pct.
This split
69.49
Own baseline
56.50
Cohort median
41.75
78th percentile among comparable players
New at the crease (first 15 balls): balls per dismissal of 69, 13 above their balls per dismissal of 57 on all balls faced (+23%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 22% of comparable players (their median change: +5%) — 2849 balls faced.
2,849 ballsHigh confidence
New Zealand
Opposition · average
77th pct.
This split
66.07
Own baseline
57.18
Cohort median
31.53
77th percentile among comparable players
New Zealand: average of 66.1, 8.9 above their average of 57.2 on all balls faced (+16%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the top 23% of comparable players (their median change: -4%) — 1013 balls faced.
1,013 ballsHigh confidence

Weaknesses(12)

England
Country · average
1st pct.
This split
33.33
Own baseline
57.18
Cohort median
35.57
1st percentile among comparable players
England: average of 33.3, 23.8 below their average of 57.2 on all balls faced (-42%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 1% of comparable players (their median change: +0%) — 477 balls faced.
477 ballsHigh confidence
Death (41-50)
Match phase · average
2nd pct.
This split
36.27
Own baseline
57.18
Cohort median
29.93
2nd percentile among comparable players
Death (41-50): average of 36.3, 20.9 below their average of 57.2 on all balls faced (-37%) — allowing for sample size, that change is in the bottom 2% of comparable players (their median change: -7%) — 865 balls faced.

Percentile profile

Where each measure ranks among comparable players; 50 is the cohort median.

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Percentile profile
Measure	Value	Percentile	Balls
Run scoring (batting)	53.91	98	9,323
Scoring rate (batting)	101.20	92	9,323
Against pace (batting)	55.88	98	5,529
Against spin (batting)	59.19	94	3,793
Time at the crease (batting)	53.27	91	9,323
Boundary hitting (batting)	10.99	78	9,323
Strike rotation (batting)	42.49	97	9,323

Batting matchups

Against each bowling type and family, by phase of the innings, and by how long the batter has been in.

Bowling type
Bowling type	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-arm fast-medium	2,550	2,611	48	54.40	102.39	49.4%	14.1%
Off break	1,762	1,771	27	65.59	100.51	36.9%	8.8%
Slow left-arm orthodox	1,165	1,071	19	56.37	91.93	39.5%	7.0%
Right-arm medium	1,034	1,154	15	76.93	111.61	37.1%	11.7%
Leg break	790	801	15	53.40	101.39	35.6%	8.5%
Left-arm fast-medium	718	687	10	68.70	95.68	48.3%	12.0%
Right-arm fast	705	769	22	34.95	109.08	44.0%	13.5%
Left-arm fast	512	476	6	79.33	92.97	45.7%

Bowling splits

Batter
Batter	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Right-handed batters	157	176	3	58.67	6.73	52.3	42.0%	12.7%

Phase
Phase	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Middle (11-40)	150	153	6	25.50	6.12	25.0	45.3%	12.0%

Not enough balls: bowling splits are shown from 90 balls bowled.

Context
Context	Balls	Runs	Wkts	Avg	Econ	Balls/wkt	Dot %	4s+6s %
Away from home	168	169	7	24.14	6.04	24.0	46.4%	11.3%
Innings 2	108

Career by year

Runs in each calendar year; the table below has every figure and the innings behind it.

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Career by year
Year	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	Bowl inns	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
2005	11	161	14.64	70.00	–	–	–	–
2006	12	466	42.36	84.88	–	–	–	–
2007	32	1,209	46.50	92.29	1	0	–	11.00
2008	12	352	32.00	69.70	–	–	–	–
2009	17	762	54.43	92.81	–	–	–	–
2010	16	964	87.64	102.12	–	–

Recent form

The last innings in this format, next to the career figures.

Last 10 innings batting: 357runs, 9 dismissalsAverage 39.67 (career 53.91) · strike rate 129.82 (career 101.20) · 27 May 2017 to 16 Feb 2018
Last 9 innings bowling: 7wickets for 202 runs192 balls · 10 Jun 2007 to 23 Aug 2015

Recent batting innings

Recent batting innings
Date	Opposition	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	Pos	Dismissal
16 Feb 2018	IndiaSuperSport Park, Centurion	30	34	4	0	3	bowled
13 Feb 2018	IndiaSt George's Park, Port Elizabeth	6	7	0	0	4	caught
10 Feb 2018	IndiaWanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	26	18	1	2	4	caught

Dismissals

How they got out

175 dismissals

Caught10962%
Bowled2414%
Run out1810%
Lbw159%
Stumped53%
Caught and bowled42%

Dismissed by bowling type

165 dismissals where the bowler's type is known

Measure

Value

Percentile

Balls

Run scoring (batting)

53.91

9,323

Scoring rate (batting)

101.20

9,323

Against pace (batting)

55.88

5,529

Against spin (batting)

59.19

3,793

Time at the crease (batting)

53.27

9,323

Boundary hitting (batting)

10.99

9,323

Strike rotation (batting)

42.49

9,323

Bowling type

Balls

Runs

Outs

Avg

Dot %

4s+6s %

Right-arm fast-medium

2,550

2,611

54.40

102.39

49.4%

14.1%

Off break

1,762

1,771

65.59

100.51

36.9%

8.8%

Slow left-arm orthodox

1,165

1,071

56.37

91.93

39.5%

7.0%

Right-arm medium

1,034

1,154

76.93

111.61

37.1%

11.7%

Leg break

790

801

53.40

101.39

35.6%

8.5%

Left-arm fast-medium

718

687

68.70

95.68

48.3%

12.0%

Right-arm fast

705

769

34.95

109.08

44.0%

13.5%

Left-arm fast

512

476

79.33

92.97

45.7%

Batter

Balls

Runs

Wkts

Avg

Econ

Balls/wkt

Dot %

4s+6s %

Right-handed batters

157

176

58.67

6.73

52.3

42.0%

12.7%

Phase

Balls

Runs

Wkts

Avg

Econ

Balls/wkt

Dot %

4s+6s %

Middle (11-40)

150

153

25.50

6.12

25.0

45.3%

12.0%

Context

Balls

Runs

Wkts

Avg

Econ

Balls/wkt

Dot %

4s+6s %

Away from home

168

169

24.14

6.04

24.0

46.4%

11.3%

Innings 2

108

Year

Inns

Runs

Avg

Bowl inns

Wkts

Bowl avg

Econ

2005

161

14.64

70.00

–

2006

466

42.36

84.88

–

2007

1,209

46.50

92.29

–

11.00

2008

352

32.00

69.70

–

2009

762

54.43

92.81

–

2010

964

87.64

102.12

–

Date

Opposition

Runs

Balls

Pos

Dismissal

16 Feb 2018

IndiaSuperSport Park, Centurion

bowled

13 Feb 2018

IndiaSt George's Park, Port Elizabeth

caught

10 Feb 2018

IndiaWanderers Stadium, Johannesburg

caught

Type and phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Off break, Middle (11-40)	1,646	1,615	21	76.90	98.12	37.3%	8.3%
Right-arm fast-medium, Middle (11-40)	1,609	1,624	25	64.96	100.93	45.9%	12.7%
Slow left-arm orthodox, Middle (11-40)	1,054	922	16	57.63	87.48	40.1%	6.0%
Right-arm medium, Middle (11-40)	855	818	10	81.80	95.67	38.1%	8.0%
Leg break, Middle (11-40)	750	721	13	55.46	96.13	36.3%	7.6%
Right-arm fast-medium, Powerplay (1-10)	672	513	11	46.64	76.34	66.7%	12.8%
Right-arm fast, Middle (11-40)	448	503	8	62.88	112.28	38.4%	12.7%
Left-arm fast-medium, Middle (11-40)	445	427	6	71.17	95.96	43.1%	10.6%
Left-arm fast, Middle (11-40)	424	383	2	191.50	90.33	45.5%	9.4%
Right-arm fast-medium, Death (41-50)	269	474	12	39.50	176.21	27.5%	25.7%
Left-arm fast-medium, Powerplay (1-10)	199	143	2	71.50	71.86	68.8%	11.1%
Right-arm fast, Powerplay (1-10)	158	104	6	17.33	65.82	68.4%	10.8%
Right-arm medium, Death (41-50)	127	296	5	59.20	233.07	16.5%	35.4%
Off break, Death (41-50)	105	148	6	24.67	140.95	30.5%	18.1%
Slow left-arm orthodox, Death (41-50)	100	139	3	46.33	139.00	32.0%	17.0%
Right-arm fast, Death (41-50)	99	162	8	20.25	163.64	30.3%	21.2%
Left-arm wrist spin, Middle (11-40)	76	86	2	43.00	113.16	36.8%	10.5%
Left-arm fast-medium, Death (41-50)	74	117	2	58.50	158.11	24.3%	23.0%

Stage of innings	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Settling in (balls 16-40)	3,369	3,323	58	57.29	98.63	42.3%	10.5%
Once set (40+ balls)	3,105	3,763	66	57.02	121.19	33.0%	13.3%
New at the crease (first 15 balls)	2,849	2,349	41	57.29	82.45	53.1%	9.0%

Opposition	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Pakistan	1,558	1,423	23	61.87	91.34	44.9%	9.6%
Australia	1,262	1,250	20	62.50	99.05	42.2%	10.4%
India	1,216	1,353	25	54.12	111.27	41.4%	13.0%
West Indies	1,125	1,262	18	70.11	112.18	37.8%	11.8%
New Zealand	1,013	991	15	66.07	97.83	43.0%	10.5%
England	993	862	22	39.18	86.81	49.8%	9.8%
Sri Lanka	912	931	17	54.76	102.08	37.9%	10.3%
Zimbabwe	505	527	9	58.56	104.36	40.2%	10.7%
Bangladesh	350	355	5	71.00	101.43	44.9%	10.9%
Netherlands	100	134	1	134.00	134.00	29.0%	17.0%
Asia XI	98	111	4	27.75	113.27	53.1%	16.3%
United Arab Emirates	82	99	1	99.00	120.73	32.9%	12.2%

Home and chase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Away from home	5,269	5,298	89	59.53	100.55	42.1%	10.5%
At home	3,855	3,912	72	54.33	101.48	42.9%	11.4%
Batting first	5,018	5,315	98	54.23	105.92	40.1%	11.2%
Chasing	4,305	4,120	67	61.49	95.70	45.3%	10.8%

Batting position	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
No. 1	669	675	14	48.21	100.90	53.2%	14.6%
No. 2	475	349	16	21.81	73.47	65.7%	11.2%
No. 3	512	682	11	62.00	133.20	33.2%	15.8%
No. 4	5,766	5,654	101	55.98	98.06	41.2%	9.7%
No. 5	1,860	2,027	23	88.13	108.98	39.6%	12.3%

AB de Villiers

Career by format

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths(12)

Weaknesses(12)

Percentile profile

Batting matchups

Bowling splits

Career by year

Recent form

Recent batting innings

Dismissals

How they got out

Dismissed by bowling type

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths(12)

Weaknesses(12)

Percentile profile

Batting matchups

Bowling splits

Career by year

Recent form

Recent batting innings

Dismissals

How they got out

Dismissed by bowling type

Batting by context

Head to head with bowlers

Head to head with batters

Recent bowling innings

Wickets taken, by kind

Pace or spin	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Pace	5,529	5,700	102	55.88	103.09	46.0%	12.9%
Spin	3,793	3,729	63	59.19	98.31	37.4%	8.2%

Phase	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Middle (11-40)	7,311	7,102	103	68.95	97.14	40.5%	9.3%
Powerplay (1-10)	1,147	846	21	40.29	73.76	67.2%	12.0%
Death (41-50)	865	1,487	41	36.27	171.91	26.7%	23.8%

Innings	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Innings 1	5,018	5,315	98	54.23	105.92	40.1%	11.2%
Innings 2	4,305	4,120	67	61.49	95.70	45.3%	10.8%

Venue	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
SuperSport Park	715	637	15	42.47	89.09	49.5%	10.6%
Kingsmead	679	596	13	45.85	87.78	46.5%	9.3%
Wanderers Stadium	564	732	7	104.57	129.79	34.9%	16.0%
Newlands	544	545	10	54.50	100.18	43.8%	11.6%
St George's Park	512	470	14	33.57	91.80	48.0%	10.5%
Harare Sports Club	278	322	2	161.00	115.83	38.1%	13.3%
Westpac Stadium	268	290	2	145.00	108.21	34.7%	9.3%
Willowmoore Park	261	255	2	127.50	97.70	40.6%	10.0%
MA Chidambaram Stadium

Bowler	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
Shahid Afridi	268	227	5	45.40	84.70	39.2%	5.6%
Saeed Ajmal	204	174	6	29.00	85.29	45.1%	8.8%
Mohammad Hafeez	160	151	1	151.00	94.38	36.3%	7.5%
DJG Sammy	141	110	1	110.00	78.01	38.3%	2.8%
MG Johnson	140	147	3	49.00	105.00	46.4%	12.9%
Wahab Riaz	129	130	0	–	100.78	42.6%	11.6%
Harbhajan Singh	127	139	1	139.00	109.45	36.2%	11.0%
P Utseya	122	139	1	139.00	113.93	36.9%	12.3%
HMRKB Herath	116	101	1	101.00	87.07	40.5%	6.9%
Mohammad Asif	113	84	2	42.00	74.34	67.3%	13.3%
RA Jadeja	106	105	3	35.00	99.06	36.8%	9.4%
DJ Bravo	105	107	0	–	101.90	40.0%	9.5%
Mohammad Irfan	103	72	1	72.00	69.90	49.5%	5.8%
NW Bracken	102	73	2	36.50	71.57	55.9%	6.9%
SJ Benn	99	107	1	107.00	108.08	37.4%	11.1%
TG Southee	98	124	1	124.00	126.53	32.7%	15.3%
KD Mills	94	63	3	21.00	67.02	61.7%	8.5%
Z Khan	93	80	0	–	86.02	57.0%	11.8%
KA Pollard	93	98	2	49.00	105.38	25.8%	7.5%
CH Gayle	93	89	1	89.00	95.70	36.6%	6.5%
TM Dilshan	92	98	3	32.67	106.52	40.2%	10.9%
BAW Mendis	91	91	4	22.75	100.00	36.3%	8.8%
JR Hopes	88	81	1	81.00	92.05	37.5%	8.0%
Abdur Rehman	88	63	0	–	71.59	44.3%	2.3%
Junaid Khan	87	84	2	42.00	96.55	43.7%	9.2%
SL Malinga	85	101	1	101.00	118.82	35.3%	14.1%
DL Vettori	84	71	1	71.00	84.52	40.5%	6.0%
Mashrafe Mortaza	81	100	0	–	123.46	51.9%	18.5%
SCJ Broad	81	80	2	40.00	98.77	54.3%	14.8%
AU Rashid	80	72	0	–	90.00	33.8%	7.5%
JM Anderson	80	70	2	35.00	87.50	57.5%	13.8%
JE Taylor	78	100	2	50.00	128.21	28.2%	11.5%
SR Watson	75	81	1	81.00	108.00	42.7%	12.0%
Sohail Tanvir	75	91	0	–	121.33	45.3%	18.7%
MM Ali	75	64	2	32.00	85.33	42.7%	6.7%
R Ashwin	74	68	0	–	91.89	35.1%	4.1%
JP Faulkner	72	80	0	–	111.11	33.3%	9.7%
SMSM Senanayake	69	65	0	–	94.20	34.8%	10.1%
MJ Santner	69	60	0	–	86.96	40.6%	4.3%
NM Hauritz	66	76	0	–	115.15	37.9%	12.1%

Date	Opposition	Balls	Runs	Wkts
23 Aug 2015	New Zealand	12	11	0
24 Mar 2015	New Zealand	18	21	0
12 Mar 2015	United Arab Emirates	18	15	2
7 Mar 2015	Pakistan	36	43	1
3 Mar 2015	Ireland	12	7	1
19 Nov 2014	Australia	36	42	1
24 Oct 2014	New Zealand	36	28	2
4 Sept 2014	Zimbabwe	12	13	0
10 Jun 2007	Asia XI	12	22	0

Host country	Balls	Runs	Outs	Avg	SR	Dot %	4s+6s %
South Africa	3,878	3,936	73	53.92	101.50	42.9%	11.5%
India	881	1,007	14	71.93	114.30	40.2%	12.8%
West Indies	838	806	20	40.30	96.18	45.2%	10.3%
New Zealand	757	833	7	119.00	110.04	36.3%	11.4%
Australia	574	678	8	84.75	118.12	35.2%	12.4%
United Arab Emirates	493	402	9	44.67	81.54	42.0%	6.1%
England	477	400	12	33.33	83.86	50.1%	8.6%
Zimbabwe	379	407	5	81.40	107.39	40.4%	11.6%
Sri Lanka	350	349	8	43.63	99.71	40.6%	11.1%
Pakistan	196	173	3	57.67	88.27	51.5%	10.2%
Bangladesh	189	144	1	144.00	76.19	51.9%	7.4%
Ireland	113	79	3	26.33	69.91	67.3%	9.7%
Wales	97	107	2	53.50	110.31	33.0%	10.3%

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Men's ODI analysis

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