Anil Kumble ODI record against South Africa
1992-12-07 – 2006-12-03 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 40 ODI matches against South Africa with recorded batting or bowling figures: 28 batting innings and 39 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 | 28 | 138 | 21 | 6.57 | 60.26 |
| Bowling | 39 | 1,472 | 46 | 32.00 | 48.65 |
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. — means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 3.94 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 2,238.
Batting milestones in this sample: 0 centuries and 0 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 229.
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
Exact yearly figures · 10 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1.00 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 49.50 | 3.66 | 81.00 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | N/A | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 5.30 | N/A |
| 2001 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3.50 | 53.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 87.00 | 4.35 | 120.00 |
| 2000 | 8 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 7.33 | 59.45 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 9 | 34.11 | 4.20 | 48.66 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44.00 | 4.40 | 60.00 |
| 1997 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 11 | 9.00 | 56.25 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 4 | 5 | 31.00 | 4.07 | 45.60 |
| 1996 | 8 | 6 | 57 | 16 | 11.40 | 77.02 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 74 | 8 | 15 | 20.93 | 4.07 | 30.80 |
| 1995 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.00 | 33.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10.00 | 4.00 | 15.00 |
| 1993 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21.33 | 3.20 | 40.00 |
| 1992 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 8.50 | 60.71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 5 | 44.40 | 3.26 | 81.60 |
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 | 12 | 7 | 36 | 6.00 | 87.80 | 12 | 19 | 24.73 |
| Away | 19 | 14 | 54 | 5.40 | 49.54 | 18 | 14 | 46.42 |
| Neutral | 9 | 7 | 48 | 9.60 | 60.75 | 9 | 13 | 27.07 |
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 · Cape Town
- Highest recorded innings · 16 runs
ODI v South Africa · Sharjah
- Best recorded bowling · 4/25
ODI v South Africa · Wankhede
- Latest available scorecard
ODI v South Africa · SuperSport Park
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-12-03 | SuperSport Park | 2 | — | — | 0 | 33 |
| 2006-12-03 | SuperSport Park | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — |
| 2006-11-29 | St George's Park | 2 | 2 | 14 | — | — |
| 2006-11-29 | St George's Park | 1 | — | — | 2 | 42 |
| 2006-11-26 | Newlands | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — |
| 2006-11-26 | Newlands | 1 | — | — | 0 | 24 |
| 2002-09-25 | Colombo (RPS) | 2 | — | — | 0 | 53 |
| 2002-09-25 | Colombo (RPS) | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| 2001-10-26 | Durban | 2 | — | — | 0 | 24 |
| 2001-10-26 | Durban | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — |
| 2001-10-19 | KuGumpo City | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2001-10-19 | KuGumpo City | 1 | — | — | 0 | 54 |
| 2001-10-10 | Centurion | 2 | — | — | 2 | 42 |
| 2001-10-10 | Centurion | 1 | 7 | 10 | — | — |
| 2001-10-05 | Johannesburg | 2 | — | — | 0 | 54 |
| 2000-10-13 | Nairobi (Gym) | 2 | — | — | 2 | 28 |
| 2000-03-27 | Sharjah | 2 | — | — | 1 | 26 |
| 2000-03-27 | Sharjah | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — |
| 2000-03-22 | Sharjah | 2 | — | — | 0 | 37 |
| 2000-03-22 | Sharjah | 1 | 8 | 24 | — | — |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Cricket Wicket’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.