Pakistan In 2011 ODIs Review

The 3-0 clean sweep against Bangladesh means that Pakistan has won more ODI encounters this year than any other year before with 24 victories and just 7 losses to go along with 1 NR during the 2^nd one day international against New Zealand in January this year. Never before had they had a more successful year of one day international in terms of the number of wins and that too at a W/L ratio of well above a 3.0.

Misbah’s side has won 6 consecutive ODI series as well as a semi final appearance at the 10^th ICC CWC. 5 of the 6 series have been away tours with the other against the WC finalists being played neutrally in the UAE which they won comprehensively.

They have won more than any other country in ODIs this year by a margin of 3.

3-2 vs New Zealand

3-2 vs West Indies

6/8 wins at the 2011 ICC CWC.

2-0 vs Ireland

3-0 vs Zimbabwe

4-1 vs Sri Lanka

3-0 vs Bangladesh.

Pakistan has won 12 of their last 13 one day internationals since Misbah became full time ODI captain as well. Misbah has won 13 out of 14 one day internationals as captain with 4 consecutive series wins and has the highest winning % by any captain in ODIs with a minimum qualification of 10 ODIs.

The greens have won 22 ODIs in a row against Bangladesh - the joint highest ever with Australia against Zimbabwe. They have a 28-1 record against Bangladesh. They can over take Australia's record against Zimbabwe on 12th March during the opening fixture of the 2012 Asia Cup in Dhaka.

Pakistan’s 3 leading run getters in One Day Internationals For 2011

Hafeez: 1075 runs at 37 (3 100s and 5 50s)

Misbah: 964 runs at 54 (9 50s)

Umar Akmal: 785 at 41 (6 50s)

Pakistan’s 3 leading catchers in One Day Internationals For 2011

Misbah: 15

Younis: 13

Umar Akmal: 13

Pakistan’s 3 leading wicket takers in One Day Internationals For 2011

Shahid Afridi: 45 wickets at 21

Saeed Ajmal: 34 wickets at 18

Mohammad Hafeez: 32 wickets at 25

MOM awards

Hafeez: 6

Shahid Afridi: 5

Umar Akmal: 4

Misbah: 2

Younis Khan: 1

Aizaz Cheema: 1

Junaid Khan: 1

Umar Gul: 1

Ahmed Shehzad: 2

MOTS Awards

vs West Indies = Mohammad Hafeez
vs Zimbabwe = Younis Khan
vs Sri Lanka = Shahid Afridi
vs Bangladesh = Umar Akmal
WC = Shahid Afridi named in team of the tournament
vs New Zealand = NA
vs Ireland = NA

Leading wicket taker by tour

vs New Zealand = Wahab Riaz
vs WC = Shahid Afridi
vs West Indies = Wahab Riaz
vs Zimbabwe = Aizaz Cheema
vs Sri Lanka = Shahid Afridi
vs Bangladesh = Mohammad Hafeez

Leading batting average by tour

vs New Zealand = Misbah
vs WC = Misbah
vs West Indies = Misbah
vs Ireland = Younis Khan
vs Zimbabwe = Mohammad Hafeez
vs Sri Lanka = Umar Akmal
vs Bangladesh = Misbah

Leading run scorer by tour

vs New Zealand = Misbah
vs WC = Misbah
vs West Indies = Mohammad Hafeez
vs Ireland = Younis Khan
vs Zimbabwe = Mohammad Hafeez
vs Sri Lanka = Umar Akmal
vs Bangladesh = Umar Akmal

* 13/17 wins batting 2nd
* 10/15 batting 1st
* Never lost having posted a total of above 180 when batting first unless the ODI was determined by D/L method
* 6 totals of above 250 when batting 1st in 14 ODIs
* The top 2 bowlers on the ICC ODI rankings are Pakistan off spinners: Saeed Ajmal and Mohammad Hafeez
* Umar Akmal is the only Pakistan batsmen in the top 10 in ODIs
* Hafeez is the 5th leading run scorer in ODIs 2011 overall, Misbah is 7th, Umar Akmal is 12th and Younis Khan is 14th
* Had Umar Akmal not thrown his wicket away in the 90s during the 2nd ODI in Dubai, Pakistan would have had 13 wins in a row which is their highest in ODIs and the 3rd highest of all time after Australia and South Africa
* Shahid Afridi is the 2nd leading ODI wicket taker in 2011 with 45 scalps
* Last year Pakistan won just 5/18 ODIs. This year they have won 19 more than what they achieved last year
* 3 Pakistan spinners are in the top 6 leading ODI wicket takers of 2011
* 3 Pakistan fielders are in the top 6 leading catchers for ODIs in 2011

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