Top Cricket Stats and Records â€“ 1996 Performances & Rankings

Explore 1996 cricket statistics including top run scorers, wicket takers, best batting and bowling performances. Year-wise player & team rankings.

Total Matches

All time

158

Test

ODI

130

T20I

Total Runs

All time

85453

Test

31859

ODI

53594

Total Wickets

All time

2630

Test

783

ODI

1847

Total Sixes

All time

629

Test

116

ODI

513

Total Fours

All time

7020

Test

3051

ODI

3969

Total Fifties

All time

381

Test

125

ODI

256

T20I

Total Centuries

All time

Test

ODI

T20I

Most Runs (All time)
Saeed ANWAR 2296
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		2234
Gary KIRSTEN SA		1831
Ijaz AHMED PAK		1772
Mohammad AZHARUDDIN IND		1422
Mark WAUGH AUS		1391
Daryll CULLINAN SA		1370
Andrew HUDSON SA		1330
Steve WAUGH AUS		1302
Saleem MALIK PAK		1289

Most Runs (Test)
Saeed ANWAR 701
Sachin TENDULKAR IND	623
Nasser HUSSAIN ENG	559
Shiv CHANDERPAUL WI	526
Steve WAUGH AUS	525
Grant FLOWER ZIM	519
Sherwin CAMPBELL WI	516
Sourav GANGULY IND	504
Graham THORPE ENG	501
Mohammad AZHARUDDIN IND	491

Most Runs (ODI)
Sachin TENDULKAR 1611
Saeed ANWAR PAK		1595
Gary KIRSTEN SA		1441
Ijaz AHMED PAK		1281
Aravinda DE SILVA SL		1188
Aamer SOHAIL PAK		1090
Mark WAUGH AUS		1059
Daryll CULLINAN SA		1034
Sanath JAYASURIYA SL		955
Andrew HUDSON SA		950

Most Balls Faced (All time)
Sachin TENDULKAR 3232
Saeed ANWAR PAK		2811
Ijaz AHMED PAK		2524
Gary KIRSTEN SA		2484
Steve WAUGH AUS		2271
Grant FLOWER ZIM		2187
Mark WAUGH AUS		2118
Andrew HUDSON SA		2054
Graham THORPE ENG		2053
Saleem MALIK PAK		2052

Most Balls Faced (Test)
Grant FLOWER 1410
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		1277
Steve WAUGH AUS		1257
Sherwin CAMPBELL WI		1238
Mike ATHERTON ENG		1224
Nasser HUSSAIN ENG		1205
Rahul DRAVID IND		1165
Graham THORPE ENG		1143
Shiv CHANDERPAUL WI		1114
Sourav GANGULY IND		1078

Most Balls Faced (ODI)
Sachin TENDULKAR 1955
Saeed ANWAR PAK		1742
Gary KIRSTEN SA		1719
Aamer SOHAIL PAK		1664
Ijaz AHMED PAK		1638
Mark WAUGH AUS		1381
Daryll CULLINAN SA		1362
Aravinda DE SILVA SL		1295
Mohammad AZHARUDDIN IND		1279
Asanka GURUSINHA SL		1224

Highest Score (All time)
Wasim AKRAM 257
Sherwin CAMPBELL WI		208
Gary KIRSTEN SA		188
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		177
Saeed ANWAR PAK		176
Alec STEWART ENG		170
Mohammad AZHARUDDIN IND		163
Andrew HUDSON SA		161

Highest Score (Test)
Wasim AKRAM 257
Sherwin CAMPBELL WI		208
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		177
Saeed ANWAR PAK		176
Alec STEWART ENG		170
Mohammad AZHARUDDIN IND		163
Mike ATHERTON ENG		160
Daryll CULLINAN SA		153

Highest Score (ODI)
Gary KIRSTEN 188
Andrew HUDSON SA		161
Brian LARA WI		146
Aravinda DE SILVA SL		145
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		137
Sanath JAYASURIYA SL		134
Chris HARRIS NZ		130
Nick KNIGHT ENG		125
Daryll CULLINAN SA		124

Best Strike Rate (All time)
Shahid AFRIDI 153.03
Best Strike Rate
Shahid AFRIDI 153.03
Shahid AFRIDI PAK		147.24
Prashant VAIDYA IND		125.00
Lameck ONYANGO KEN		117.39
Darren LEHMANN AUS		106.25
Ottis GIBSON WI		102.33
Sanath JAYASURIYA SL		101.56
Saleem RAZA UAE		100.74
Pankaj DHARMANI IND		100.00
Adrian KUIPER SA		92.42

Best Strike Rate (Test)
Craig MCDERMOTT 93.75
Mike WATKINSON ENG		84.62
Narendra HIRWANI IND		81.82
Chaminda VAAS SL		81.72
Andy CADDICK ENG		80.00
Michael KASPROWICZ AUS		77.14
Chris CAIRNS NZ		76.05
Mohammad AZHARUDDIN IND		74.17
Danny MORRISON NZ		73.17
Simon DOULL NZ		73.02

Best Strike Rate (ODI)
Pommie MBANGWA 183.33
Shahid AFRIDI GER		153.03
Shahid AFRIDI GER		153.03
Shahid AFRIDI PAK		147.24
Chris LEWIS ENG		143.48
Paras MHAMBREY IND		140.00
Danny MORRISON NZ		128.57
Prashant VAIDYA IND		125.00
Shane WARNE AUS		119.51
Mark EALHAM ENG		117.65
Lameck ONYANGO KEN		117.39

Most sixes (All time)
Sanath JAYASURIYA 34
Chris CAIRNS NZ		30
Wasim AKRAM PAK		27
Ijaz AHMED PAK		22
Saeed ANWAR PAK		21
Ajay JADEJA IND		20
Aravinda DE SILVA SL		16
Hansie CRONJE SA		14

Most sixes (Test)
Wasim AKRAM 13
Chris CAIRNS NZ		12
Dave HOUGHTON ZIM		4
Nathan ASTLE NZ		3

Most sixes (ODI)
Sanath JAYASURIYA 30
Ajay JADEJA IND		20
Ijaz AHMED PAK		18
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		17
Aravinda DE SILVA SL		15
Shahid AFRIDI PAK		14

Best Averages (All time)
Sir RICHIE RICHARDSON 361 / 7

Best Averages (Test)
Sherwin CAMPBELL 516 / 8

Best Averages (ODI)
Sir RICHIE RICHARDSON 361 / 7

Most 50s (All time)
Saeed ANWAR 15
Steve WAUGH AUS		12
Graham THORPE ENG		11
Shiv CHANDERPAUL WI		10
Andrew HUDSON SA		9

Most 50s (Test)
Shiv CHANDERPAUL 5
Stephen FLEMING NZ		4
Alec STEWART ENG		3

Most 50s (ODI)
Saeed ANWAR 10
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		9
Hansie CRONJE SA		8
Michael BEVAN AUS		7
Mohammad AZHARUDDIN IND		6

Most 100s (All time)
Gary KIRSTEN 8
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		7
Saeed ANWAR PAK		5
Mark WAUGH AUS		4
Sanath JAYASURIYA SL		3

Most 100s (Test)
Nasser HUSSAIN 3
Ijaz AHMED PAK		2

Most 100s (ODI)
Gary KIRSTEN 6
Sachin TENDULKAR IND		5
Aravinda DE SILVA SL		4
Daryll CULLINAN SA		3
Ricky PONTING AUS		2

Most Not Outs (All time)
Venkatesh PRASAD 13
Paul STRANG ZIM		11
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		10
Mohammad AZHARUDDIN IND		9
Jimmy ADAMS WI		8

Most Not Outs (Test)
Paul STRANG 5
Alan MULLALLY ENG		4
Bryan STRANG ZIM		3
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		2

Most Not Outs (ODI)
Waqar YOUNIS 9
Venkatesh PRASAD IND		8
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		7
Brian MCMILLAN SA		6

Most Wickets (All time)
Anil KUMBLE 82
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		78
Allan DONALD SA		74
Venkatesh PRASAD IND		72
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		59
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		57
Javagal SRINATH IND		55
Wasim AKRAM PAK		53
Shane WARNE AUS		51

Most Wickets (Test)
Venkatesh PRASAD 37
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		35
Javagal SRINATH IND		33
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		30
Anil KUMBLE IND		29
Paul STRANG ZIM		28
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		27
Allan DONALD SA		26
Alan MULLALLY ENG		25

Most Wickets (ODI)
Anil KUMBLE 53
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		51
Allan DONALD SA		48
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		46
Shane WARNE AUS		36
Venkatesh PRASAD IND		35
Chaminda VAAS SL		34
Wasim AKRAM PAK		31
Sir CURTLY AMBROSE WI		29

Best Bowling Fig (All time)
Lance KLUSENER 8/8
Mohammad ZAHID PAK		7/41
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		6/13
Allan DONALD SA		6/14
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		6/16
Wasim AKRAM PAK		6/16
Paul ADAMS SA		6/18
Javagal SRINATH IND		6/18
Venkatesh PRASAD IND		6/18
Paul STRANG ZIM		5/1

Best Bowling Fig (Test)
Lance KLUSENER 8/8
Mohammad ZAHID PAK		7/64
Wasim AKRAM PAK		6/16
Venkatesh PRASAD IND		6/18
Javagal SRINATH IND		6/21
Paul ADAMS SA		6/30
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		6/52
Paul STRANG ZIM		5/1
Jimmy ADAMS WI		5/4
Danny MORRISON NZ		5/8

Best Bowling Fig (ODI)
Waqar YOUNIS 6/15
Allan DONALD SA		6/21
Danny MORRISON NZ		5/11
Ottis GIBSON WI		5/13
Shaukat DUKANWALA UAE		5/14
Jimmy ADAMS WI		5/15
Charlie LOCK ZIM		5/17
Paul STRANG ZIM		5/20
Shane WARNE AUS		5/20
Damien FLEMING AUS		5/20

Worst Bowling Fig (All time)
Paul STRANG 5/212
Andy WHITTALL ZIM		2/146
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		6/142
Chris CAIRNS NZ		5/137
Rajindra DHANRAJ WI		1/132
Dipak PATEL NZ		4/131
Javagal SRINATH IND		6/131
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		6/127
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		5/127
Ravindra PUSHPAKUMARA SL		2/126

Worst Bowling Fig (Test)
Paul STRANG 5/212
Andy WHITTALL ZIM		2/146
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		6/142
Chris CAIRNS NZ		5/137
Rajindra DHANRAJ WI		1/132
Dipak PATEL NZ		4/131
Javagal SRINATH IND		6/131
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		4/127
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		4/127
Ravindra PUSHPAKUMARA SL		2/126

Worst Bowling Fig (ODI)
Sanath JAYASURIYA 3/94
Ata-ur-Rehman PAK		1/85
Martin SUJI KEN		2/85
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		3/76
Maurice ODUMBE KEN		3/74
Aamer SOHAIL PAK		2/73
Azhar MAHMOOD PAK		2/73
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		4/73
Allan DONALD SA		6/72
Paul STRANG ZIM		5/72

Most Dots (All time)
Anil KUMBLE 93
Javagal SRINATH IND		92
Venkatesh PRASAD IND		90
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		82
Damien FLEMING AUS		72
Sunil JOSHI IND		57
Steve WAUGH AUS		50
Sir CURTLY AMBROSE WI		42
Jason GILLESPIE AUS		38

Most Dots (Test)
Sourav GANGULY 0

Most Dots (ODI)
Anil KUMBLE 93
Javagal SRINATH IND		92
Venkatesh PRASAD IND		90
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		82
Damien FLEMING AUS		72
Sunil JOSHI IND		57
Steve WAUGH AUS		50
Ian BISHOP WI		42
Jason GILLESPIE AUS		38

Chris SILVERWOOD ENG		16.33
Ottis GIBSON WI		15.59
Mohammad ZAHID PAK		15.55
Abdul RAZZAQ PAK		14.50
Allan DONALD SA		14.16
John RENNIE ZIM		12.80
Adam HOLLIOAKE ENG		8.50
Jayantha SILVA SL		7.69
Ricky PONTING AUS		0.00

Glenn MCGRATH AUS		17.53
Simon DOULL NZ		17.10
Steve WAUGH AUS		16.00
Muttiah MURALITHARAN SL		13.93
Mohammad ZAHID PAK		11.82
Allan DONALD SA		11.15
Shaun POLLOCK SA		8.42
Jayantha SILVA SL		7.69
Ricky PONTING AUS		0.00

Shane WARNE AUS		16.19
Allan DONALD SA		15.79
Ottis GIBSON WI		15.59
Abdul RAZZAQ PAK		14.50
Chris SILVERWOOD ENG		13.50
John RENNIE ZIM		12.80
Craig EVANS ZIM		12.50
Adam HOLLIOAKE ENG		8.50
Everton MATAMBANADZO ZIM		8.00

Best Economy (All time)
Ricky PONTING 0.00
Jayantha SILVA SL		1.44
Angus FRASER ENG		2.00
Mohammad HUSSAIN PAK		2.10
Phil TUFNELL ENG		2.33
Mark EALHAM ENG		2.50
Gavin LARSEN NZ		2.51
Alan MULLALLY ENG		2.58
Robert CROFT ENG		2.59
Michael KASPROWICZ AUS		2.63

Best Economy (Test)
Ricky PONTING 0.00
Jacques KALLIS SA		0.50
Asif MUJTABA PAK		0.86
Asanka GURUSINHA SL		1.40
Jayantha SILVA SL		1.44
Alistair CAMPBELL ZIM		1.50
Hansie CRONJE SA		1.54
Graham THORPE ENG		1.57
Venkatapathy RAJU IND		1.77
Phil SIMMONS WI		1.77

Best Economy (ODI)
Chris SILVERWOOD 2.70
Shahzad ALTAF UAE		2.85
Sir CURTLY AMBROSE WI		3.01
Gavin LARSEN NZ		3.07
Matthew HART NZ		3.30
Tom MOODY AUS		3.37
Carl HOOPER WI		3.43
Daryll CULLINAN SA		3.50
Craig EVANS ZIM		3.57
Fanie DE VILLIERS SA		3.67

Abdul RAZZAQ PAK		21.90
Rajab ALI KEN		21.72
Ottis GIBSON WI		21.32
Laurie WILLIAMS WI		21.00
Eric GOUKA NED		20.40
Tito ODUMBE KEN		20.25
John RENNIE ZIM		19.20
Adam HOLLIOAKE ENG		11.18
Ricky PONTING AUS		9.00

Paul ADAMS SA		40.13
Simon DOULL NZ		37.80
Chris SILVERWOOD ENG		37.50
Patterson THOMPSON WI		33.00
Jayantha SILVA SL		32.08
Allan DONALD SA		28.68
Shaun POLLOCK SA		24.75
Mohammad ZAHID PAK		22.36
Ricky PONTING AUS		9.00

Rajab ALI KEN		21.72
Ottis GIBSON WI		21.32
Laurie WILLIAMS WI		21.00
Eric GOUKA NED		20.40
Tito ODUMBE KEN		20.25
John RENNIE ZIM		19.20
Everton MATAMBANADZO ZIM		12.00
Adam HOLLIOAKE ENG		11.18

Most Runs Conceed (All time)
Javagal SRINATH 1952
Anil KUMBLE IND		1926
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		1832
Venkatesh PRASAD IND		1828
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		1595
Dominic CORK ENG		1468
Paul STRANG ZIM		1430
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		1423
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		1410
Wasim AKRAM PAK		1287

Most Runs Conceed (Test)
Paul STRANG 959
Anil KUMBLE IND	938
Javagal SRINATH IND	905
Dominic CORK ENG	886
Venkatesh PRASAD IND	839
Alan MULLALLY ENG	825
Mushtaq AHMED PAK	729
Waqar YOUNIS PAK	722
Chris LEWIS ENG	620
Courtney WALSH WI	592

Most Maiden Overs (All time)
Javagal SRINATH 99
Alan MULLALLY ENG		97
Anil KUMBLE IND		96
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		93
Venkatesh PRASAD IND		84
Paul STRANG ZIM		83
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		79
Sir CURTLY AMBROSE WI		76
Dominic CORK ENG		65

Most Maiden Overs (Test)
Alan MULLALLY 92
Anil KUMBLE IND		87
Javagal SRINATH IND		82
Paul STRANG ZIM		78
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		74
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		69
Dominic CORK ENG		55
Heath STREAK ZIM		53

Most Maiden Overs (ODI)
Sir CURTLY AMBROSE 27
Chaminda VAAS SL		26
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		24
Courtney WALSH WI		20
Gavin LARSEN NZ		18
Javagal SRINATH IND		17
Waqar YOUNIS PAK		16
Shaun POLLOCK SA		14

Five Wicket haul (All time)
Paul STRANG 4
Allan DONALD SA		3
Ottis GIBSON WI		2
Anil KUMBLE IND		1

Five Wicket haul (Test)
Mushtaq AHMED 4
Paul STRANG ZIM		3
Allan DONALD SA		2
Courtney WALSH WI		1

Five Wicket haul (ODI)
Ottis GIBSON 2
Damien FLEMING AUS		1

Series updates of 1996

Zimbabwe in New Zealand Test Series

13 Jan-20 Jan 1996

0-0 (2)
drawn

New Zealand in West Indies Test Series

19 Apr-27 Apr 1996

1-0 (2)
West Indies

India in England Test Series

06 Jun-04 Jul 1996

1-0 (3)
England

Pakistan in England Test Series

25 Jul-22 Aug 1996

2-0 (3)
Pakistan

Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka Test Series

11 Sep-18 Sep 1996

2-0 (2)
Sri Lanka

Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India)

10 Oct-10 Oct 1996

1-0 (1)
India

Zimbabwe in Pakistan Test Series

17 Oct-24 Oct 1996

1-0 (2)
Pakistan

New Zealand in Pakistan Test Series

21 Nov-28 Nov 1996

1-1 (2)
drawn

South Africa in India Test Series

20 Nov-08 Dec 1996

2-1 (3)
India

England in Zimbabwe Test Series

18 Dec-26 Dec 1996

0-0 (2)
drawn

India in South Africa Test Series

26 Dec-16 Jan 1997

2-0 (3)
South Africa

The Frank Worrell Trophy (West Indies in Australia)

22 Nov-01 Feb 1997

3-2 (5)
Australia

England in South Africa ODI Series

09 Jan-21 Jan 1996

6-1 (7)
South Africa

Zimbabwe in New Zealand ODI Series

28 Jan-03 Feb 1996

2-1 (3)
New Zealand

Wills World Cup (in India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka)

14 Feb-17 Mar 1996

-
Sri Lanka

New Zealand in West Indies ODI Series

26 Mar-06 Apr 1996

3-2 (5)
West Indies

Singer Cup (India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in Singapore)

01 Apr-07 Apr 1996

-
Pakistan

Sri Lanka in West Indies ODI Match

13 Apr-13 Apr 1996

1-0 (1)
Sri Lanka

Pepsi Sharjah Cup (India, Pakistan, South Africa in United Arab Emirates)

12 Apr-19 Apr 1996

-
South Africa

Texaco Trophy (India in England)

23 May-26 May 1996

2-0 (3)
England

Texaco Trophy (Pakistan in England)

29 Aug-01 Sep 1996

2-1 (3)
England

Singer World Series (Australia, India, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe in Sri Lanka)

26 Aug-07 Sep 1996

-
Sri Lanka

KCA Centenary Tournament (Kenya, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka in Kenya)

28 Sep-06 Oct 1996

-
South Africa

Zimbabwe in Pakistan ODI Series

30 Oct-03 Nov 1996

3-0 (3)
Pakistan

Titan Cup (Australia, India, South Africa in India)

17 Oct-06 Nov 1996

-
India

Singer Champions Trophy (New Zealand, Pakistan, Sri Lanka in United Arab Emirates)

07 Nov-15 Nov 1996

-
Pakistan

New Zealand in Pakistan ODI Series

04 Dec-08 Dec 1996

2-1 (3)
Pakistan

Mohinder Amarnath Benefit Match (South Africa in India)

14 Dec-14 Dec 1996

-
India

England in Zimbabwe ODI Series

15 Dec-03 Jan 1997

3-0 (3)
Zimbabwe

Sahara 'Friendship' Cup (India, Pakistan in Canada)

16 Sep-23 Sep 1996

3-2 (5)
Pakistan

Carlton & United Series (Australia, Pakistan, West Indies in Australia)

06 Dec-20 Jan 1997

-
Pakistan

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Most Runs Conceed (ODI)
Waqar YOUNIS 1110
Javagal SRINATH IND		1047
Saqlain MUSHTAQ PAK		1027
Venkatesh PRASAD IND		989
Anil KUMBLE IND		988
Sanath JAYASURIYA SL		972
Glenn MCGRATH AUS		897
Mushtaq AHMED PAK		866
Kumar DHARMASENA SL		839
Chaminda VAAS SL		783

Top Cricket Stats and Records â€“ 1996 Performances & Rankings

2296

2234

1831

1772

1422

1391

1370

1330

1302

1289

701

623

559

526

525

519

516

504

501

491

1611

1595

1441

1281

1188

1090

1059

1034

955

950

3232

2811

2524

2484

2271

2187

2118

2054

2053

2052

1410

1277

1257

1238

1224

1205

1165

1143

1114

1078

1955

1742

1719

1664

1638

1381

1362

1295

1279

1224

257

208

188

177

176

170

163

161

257

208

177

176

170

163

160

153

188

161

146