Top Ten Test-ODI-T20 Cricket Openers/ Middle Order Batsmen of Zimbabwe Cricket Team
by MairaS on December 31, 2010
in Players, Test Cricket, Top ten batsmen, Zimbabwe
Top Ten Test Cricket Openers/ Middle Order Batsmen of Zimbabwe Cricket Team
Although Zimbabwe has a very short history of Test matches, they have produced very talented and extraordinary Test match openers and middle order batsmen. They have come up to the level to give tough matches in the Test series to any other Test cricket team in the world. Dave Houghton and Andy Flower are the two best test match batsmen to set the top scores of Zimbabwe. Dave Houghton, with a score of 266, is in first place amongst his Test team players. Here is the list of the top ten Test match openers and middle order batsmen of Zimbabwe.
|
Batsman |
Runs | Year |
| Dave Houghton | 266 | 20 Oct 1994 |
| Andy Flower | 232* | 25 Nov 2000 |
| Guy Whittall | 203* | 25 Sep 1997 |
| Grant Flower | 201* | 31 Jan 1995 |
| Andy Flower | 199* | 7 Sep 2001 |
| Guy Whittall | 188* | 19 Sep 2000 |
| Andy Flower | 183* | 18 Nov 2000 |
| Murray Goodwin | 166* | 14 Mar 1998 |
| Grant Flower | 156* | 14 Mar 1998 |
| Andy Flower | 156 | 31 Jan 1995 |
Top Ten ODI Cricket Openers/ Middle Order Batsmen of Zimbabwe Cricket Team
Openers are very important batsmen in any team as they are responsible for setting morale, motivation and, most of all, scoring. ODI openers/middle order batsmen have to play an important role in the match and need to be hard hitters and sensible players. Charles Kevin Coventry of Zimbabwe is not only among the top openers of Zimbabwe team but also ranked with the top five openers of the world. The recognition of this batsman has brought good a name for the team. Here is the list of the top ten ODI openers/middle order batsmen of Zimbabwe.
| Batsman | Runs | Year |
| Charles Coventry | 194* | 16 Aug 2009 |
| Shingirai Masakadza | 178* | 18 Oct 2009 |
| Craig Wishart | 172* | 10 Feb 2003 |
| Shingirai Masakadza | 156 | 12 Oct 2009 |
| Brendan Taylor | 145* | 15 Oct 2010 |
| Andy Flower | 145 | 14 Sep 2002 |
| Grant Flower | 142* | 11 Apr 2001 |
| Andy Flower | 142* | 7 Oct 2001 |
| DL Houghton | 142 | 10 Oct 1987 |
| Grant Flower | 140 | 27 Mar 1999 |
Top Ten T20 Cricket Openers/ Middle Order Batsmen of Zimbabwe Cricket Team
Zimbabwe twenty 20 team has a good mix of openers and middle order batsmen. None of their batsmen have a very good score in their Twenty 20 career, but they are very consistent in making good, decent scores in this fast format of Twenty 20 tournaments. Hamilton Masakadza is the top opener of the Zimbabwe Twenty 20 team with the highest score of 79. He is pretty consistent in his batting as he has made the three best scores in his twenty 20 career. A list of the top ten openers and middle order batsmen for Zimbabwe goes like this.
| Batsman | Runs | Year |
| Hamilton Masakadza | 79 | 13 Oct 2008 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | 72 | 8 Oct 2010 |
| Brendan Taylor | 60* | 12 Sep 2007 |
| Brendan Taylor | 59 | 10 Oct 2010 |
| Chamu Chibhabha | 59 | 10 Oct 2010 |
| Hamilton Masakadza | 53 | 12 Oct 2008 |
| Chamu Chibhabha | 52 | 8 Oct 2010 |
| Brendan Taylor | 47 | 13 Sep 2007 |
| Tatenda Taibu | 45* | 10 Oct 2008 |
| Tatenda Taibu | 45* | 13 Jun 2010 |
Top Ten Test-ODI-T20 Match Openers/ Middle Order Batsmen of SriLanka Cricket Team
by MairaS on December 30, 2010
in Test Cricket, Top ten batsmen
Top Ten Test Match Openers/ Middle Order Batsmen of SriLanka Cricket Team
Sri Lanka’s cricket team in test cricket is an outstanding team with a long list of very talented and extraordinary test match openers and middle order batsmen. They are very consistent and physically fit batsmen. Mahela Jayawerdena is an elegant, superb and versatile test match opener of the Sri Lankan Test team. He has proven his mettle to world by his appearance as team captain in the World Cup final and giving the Australian team a tough time. Mahela Jayawerdena is at the top in the list of the best ten openers and middle order batsmen of Sri Lanka in test cricket:
|
Batsman |
Runs | Year |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 374 | 27 Jul 2006 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 340 | 2 Aug 1997 |
| Kumar Sangarkkara | 287 | 27 Jul 2006 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 275 | 16 Nov 2009 |
| Kumar Sangarkkara | 270 | 14 May 2004 |
| Aravinda de Silva | 267 | 31 Jan 1991 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 253 | 20 Oct 2004 |
| Marvan Atapattu | 249 | 14 May 2004 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 242 | 24 Feb 1999 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 240 | 21 Feb 2009 |
Top Ten ODI Match Openers/ Middle Order Batsmen of SriLanka Cricket Team
Sri Lanka’s cricket team is considered one of the toughest teams in the world. They have a very good mix of ODI openers and middle order batsmen. Batsmen of Sri Lanka are very refined and skillful. Sanath Jayasuriya is in a league of his own when it comes to openers for any team. He has astonishing batting tactics. With the magic of his bat, he is capable of taking on the bowlers. With highest score (189) in an one day international match, he is at the top in the list of openers and middle order batsmen of Sri Lanka. Here is the list of top ten openers and middle order batsmen of Sri Lanka.
| Batsman | Runs | Year |
| Sanat Jayasuriya | 189 | 29 Oct 2000 |
| TM Dilshan | 160 | 15 Dec 2009 |
| Sanat Jayasuriya | 157 | 4 Jul 2006 |
| Sanat Jayasuriya | 152 | 1 Jul 2006 |
| Sanat Jayasuriya | 151* | 17 May 1997 |
| PA de Silva | 145 | 6 Mar 1996 |
| Sanat Jayasuriya | 140 | 8 Dec 1994 |
| KC Sangakkara | 138* | 31 Oct 2005 |
| TM Dilshan | 137* | 24 Jan 2009 |
| Sanat Jayasuriya | 134* | 5 Nov 1997 |
Top Ten T20 Match Openers/ Middle Order Batsmen of SriLanka Cricket Team
Scoring a century in a 20-20 match requires lot of energy and motivation. There are very few batsmen in the history of Twenty 20 tournaments who have centuries in their career. Mahela Jayawerdena is amongst those very few batsmen of the world who has a century in his Twenty 20 career. He is the most successful batsman of Twenty 20 matches in the Sri Lankan team. He has four of the best scores in Twenty 20 matches of the top ten batsmen of Sri Lanka. Here is the list of the top ten openers and middle order batsmen of Sri Lanka in 20-20 cricket:
| Batsman | Runs | Year |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 100 | 3 May 2010 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 98* | 7 May 2010 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 96* | 19 Jun 2009 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 88 | 14 Sep 2007 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | 81 | 10 Jun 2009 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 81 | 30 Apr 2010 |
| Mahela Jayawardene | 78 | 14 Jun 2009 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 78 | 9 Dec 2009 |
| Tillakaratne Dilshan | 74 | 10 Jun 2009 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | 69 | 4 Sep 2009 |
Top Ten Test-ODI-T20 Match Openers/ Middle Order Batsmen of Bangladesh Cricket Team
by MairaS on December 30, 2010
in Test Cricket, Top ten batsmen
Top Ten Test Match Openers/ Middle Order Batsmen of Bangladesh Cricket Team
Bangladesh’s cricket team has a bunch of new talented and skilled young openers and middle order batsmen. They have stunned many spectators with their extraordinary and unbelievable batting skills. Muhammad Ashraful is one of those magical batsmen of Bangladesh who holds the title of youngest Test match batsman with a century. He knocked off the balls of skilled senior and experienced bowlers in his debut Test match and made a historic century. He is at the top in Test match openers and middle order batsmen of Bangladesh.
|
Batsman |
Runs | Year |
| Mohammad Ashraful | 158* | 17 Dec 2004 |
| Tamim Iqbal | 151 | 24 Jan 2010 |
| Aminul Islam | 145 | 10 Nov 2000 |
| Shahriar Nafees | 138 | 9 Apr 2006 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | 136 | 28 Feb 2006 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | 129* | 3 Jul 2007 |
| Tamim Iqbal | 128 | 9 Jul 2009 |
| Nafees Iqbal | 121 | 14 Jan 2005 |
| Javed Omar | 119 | 27 Aug 2003 |
| Mahmudullah | 115 | 15 Feb 2010 |
Top Ten ODI Match Openers/ Middle Order Batsmen of Bangladesh Cricket Team
The Bangladesh cricket team is one of the fastest progressive cricket teams in the world. Many of its players have worked extensively hard to bring their team up to the same level as other top class international teams of the world. Owners of this credit are the openers/middle order batsmen of the Bangladesh. Tamim Iqbal is one of the seasoned players of the Bangladesh who has put the team on fast track of success. This article shows the list of the top ten openers/middle order batsmen of Bangladesh.
| Batsmen | Runs | Year |
| Tamim Iqbal | 154 | 16 Aug 2009 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 134* | 28 Feb 2007 |
| Tamim Iqbal | 129 | 22 Mar 2008 |
| Tamim Iqbal | 125 | 28 Feb 2010 |
| Shahriar Nafees | 123* | 13 Oct 2006 |
| Shahriar Nafees | 118* | 6 Aug 2006 |
| Alok Kapali | 115 | 28 Jun 2008 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | 109 | 24 Jun 2008 |
| Rajin Saleh | 108* | 25 Mar 2006 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 108 | 16 Apr 2008 |
Top Ten T20 Match Openers/ Middle Order Batsmen of Bangladesh Cricket Team
Bangladesh’s cricket team is new in the cricket world, but their openers and middle order batsmen have presented an astonishing and unmatchable talent in the fast format of Twenty 20. They are very hard-working and willing players. They have achieved an international standard in fast format of Twenty 20 to challenge any other international cricket team in Twenty 20. Nazimuddin is one of the finest Twenty 20 openers of Bangladesh’s team. With his polished and extraordinary effort, he has managed to get the top-most position in this list of the top ten Twenty 20 openers and middle order batsmen of Bangladesh.
| Batsman | Runs | Year |
| Nazimuddin | 81 | 2 Sep 2007 |
| Junaid Siddique | 71 | 20 Sep 2007 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | 65 | 1 May 2010 |
| Aftab Ahmed | 62* | 13 Sep 2007 |
| Mohammad Ashraful | 61 | 13 Sep 2007 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 47 | 1 May 2010 |
| Nazimuddin | 43 | 1 Sep 2007 |
| Nazimuddin | 42 | 20 Apr 2008 |
| Junaid Siddique | 41 | 6 Jun 2009 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | 36 | 28 Nov 2006 |
Top 10 Ten Wicket Takers of the World in Test
by MairaS on December 24, 2010
in Record Holders in Cricket, Test Cricket, Top 10 bowlers
The strike rates of the best bowlers of world in Test cricket are all below 35 – evidence of the high standing of the team. The strike rate of less than 35 means that the bowler is very consistent in their game and knows how to play Test well. They made history taking ten wickets in Test numerous times. The leader of the chart is Muttiah Muralitharan,but other bowlers are not to be underestimated. They are also contributing and have shown their skill and talent moving the ball the right way and taking ten wickets in Test more times than other bowlers. They are great and legendary in Test cricket. The list of the leading ten wicket takers in the Test is shown below:
- Muttiah Muralitharan (SL)
- Shane Warne (Aus)
- Richard Hadlee (NZ)
- Anil Kumble (Ind)
- Glenn McGrath (Aus)
- Ian Botham (Eng)
- Wasim Akram (Pak)
- Imran Khan (Pak)
- Sydney Barnes (Eng)
- Kapil Dev (Ind)
Top 10 Ten Wicket Takers of Pakistan Cricket Team in Test Matches
by MairaS on December 24, 2010
in Record Holders in Cricket, Test Cricket, Top 10 bowlers
For many reasons, Pakistan has been considered a much feared side in the aspect of bowling. They are serious and truly dangerous for the batsman. It is said that they are ruthless and are completely involved in the game. This is very good as it is evidence that players do not forget they are playing for their country and not themselves. Test cricket rarely sees players taking risks. Since the game is carried out during a period of five days, players would rather maintain the wickets than take risks. The bowlers require consistency and focus. The Pakistani team possesses these traits in the form of great players like Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Imran Khan. Even the young lot is full of energy. This can be seen in the strike rates of present and past players. Here is the list of best wicket takers of Pakistan in test:
- Waqar Younis
- Shoaib Akhtar
- Mohammad Asif
- Shabbir Ahmed
- Imran Khan
- Wasim Akram
- Umar Gul
- Shahid Nazir
- Mohammad Amir
- Shahid Afridi
It is obvious from the list that Pakistan Cricket Team has produced some of the all time best bowlers in the history of Cricket. Bowlers from Pakistan like Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Waqar Younis and Shoaib Akhtar are considered as the ever best fast bowlers in the Cricket World.