Chris Gayle ODI record against South Africa
2001-04-28 – 2015-02-27 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 34 ODI matches against South Africa with recorded batting or bowling figures: 34 batting innings and 25 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 34 | 985 | 32 | 30.78 | 86.32 |
| Bowling | 25 | 838 | 16 | 52.37 | 57.93 |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. A hyphen means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 5.42 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 927.
Batting milestones in this sample: 3 centuries and 1 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 1,141.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
ODI
- 2001121 runs
- 200249 runs
- 20032 runs
- 2004208 runs
- 2005200 runs
- 2006133 runs
- 200732 runs
- 2010128 runs
- 20112 runs
- 201336 runs
- 201574 runs
- 20011 wickets
- 20020 wickets
- 20032 wickets
- 20046 wickets
- 20051 wickets
- 20060 wickets
- 20071 wickets
- 20103 wickets
- 20110 wickets
- 20152 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 11 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 6 | 6 | 74 | 41 | 12.33 | 112.12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 66 | 3 | 2 | 15.00 | 5.29 | 17.00 |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 36.00 | 133.33 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 4.33 | N/A |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | 128 | 45 | 25.60 | 90.78 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 141 | 4 | 3 | 55.33 | 5.16 | 64.33 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 32 | 32.00 | 91.42 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 42.00 | 7.00 | 36.00 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 133 | 133 | N/A | 98.51 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 135 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 4.80 | N/A |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 200 | 132 | 40.00 | 89.68 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 223 | 4 | 1 | 107.00 | 6.29 | 102.00 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 | 208 | 152 | 41.60 | 84.89 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 245 | 5 | 6 | 39.00 | 5.23 | 44.66 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 9.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 30.00 | 6.00 | 30.00 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 49 | 49.00 | 89.09 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 55 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 7.00 | N/A |
| 2001 | 6 | 6 | 121 | 50 | 20.16 | 63.68 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 190 | 4 | 1 | 104.00 | 5.20 | 120.00 |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 17 | 17 | 481 | 28.29 | 81.66 | 13 | 6 | 69.83 |
| Away | 11 | 11 | 265 | 26.50 | 85.76 | 7 | 5 | 50.60 |
| Neutral | 6 | 6 | 239 | 47.80 | 98.35 | 5 | 5 | 33.20 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
ODI v South Africa · Sabina Park
- Highest recorded innings · 152* runs
ODI v South Africa · The Wanderers Stadium
- Best recorded bowling · 3/50
ODI v South Africa · Kennington Oval
- Latest available scorecard
ODI v South Africa · Sydney Cricket Ground
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-27 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | - |
| 2015-02-27 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1 | - | - | 2 | 21 |
| 2015-01-28 | SuperSport Park | 2 | 0 | 1 | - | - |
| 2015-01-25 | St George's Park | 2 | 10 | 19 | - | - |
| 2015-01-25 | St George's Park | 1 | - | - | 0 | 4 |
| 2015-01-21 | Buffalo Park | 2 | - | - | 0 | 5 |
| 2015-01-21 | Buffalo Park | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | - |
| 2015-01-18 | The Wanderers Stadium | 2 | 19 | 13 | - | - |
| 2015-01-16 | Kingsmead | 2 | 41 | 24 | - | - |
| 2013-06-14 | Sophia Gardens | 2 | 36 | 27 | - | - |
| 2011-02-24 | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 2 | - | - | 0 | 26 |
| 2011-02-24 | Arun Jaitley Stadium | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - |
| 2010-06-03 | Queen's Park Oval | 2 | - | - | 2 | 38 |
| 2010-06-03 | Queen's Park Oval | 1 | 12 | 19 | - | - |
| 2010-05-30 | Windsor Park | 2 | - | - | 1 | 60 |
| 2010-05-30 | Windsor Park | 1 | 29 | 28 | - | - |
| 2010-05-28 | Windsor Park | 2 | 16 | 20 | - | - |
| 2010-05-24 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 2 | 26 | 35 | - | - |
| 2010-05-24 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 1 | - | - | 0 | 41 |
| 2010-05-22 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | 2 | 45 | 39 | - | - |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Crickrida’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.