Kumble's 200 One-day Wickets

Analysis by Atul Kahate
29 September 1998



On 26 September, Anil Kumble became the the first spinner ever to take 200 wickets in Limited Overs International cricket. He is the seventh bowler in the history of LOI cricket and the second Indian to do so.

Kumble made his debut on 25 April 1990 at Sharjah against Sri Lanka. Here are the details of his achievement, updated to the end of the second match between Zimbabwe and India in the current Hero Honda Series:

Record against each Opposition

Vs   Mts  Balls Mdns Runs  Wkt Avge    BB  4w 5w  R/100b RpO  Str Rt Bls/Wkt  

Eng   12   690    5   509   9  56.56  2/29  0  0  73.77  4.43 150.43 76.67
SL    27  1371    7  1066  22  48.45  3/41  0  0  77.75  4.61 140.07 62.32
Aus   13   745    6   547  20  27.35  3/42  0  0  73.42  4.38 110.67 37.25
RSA   23  1278    7   795  32  24.84  4/25  2  0  62.21  3.73 102.14 39.94
Zim   14   736    6   533  22  24.23  4/33  1  0  72.42  4.23 105.87 33.45
NZ    17   929    5   575  24  23.96  5/33  0  1  61.89  3.62 100.60 38.71
Pak   17   858    6   616  26  23.69  4/12  1  0  71.79  4.31 104.79 33.00
WI    18   978   12   657  32  20.53  6/12  1  1  67.18  4.03  97.74 30.56
UAE    1    60    0    30   2  15.00  2/30  0  0  50.00  3.00  80.00 30.00
Ken    3   168    2    89   7  12.71  3/28  0  0  52.98  3.18  76.98 24.00
Ban    3   168    7    57   6   9.50  3/17  0  0  33.93  2.04  61.93 28.00

Home  60  3333   22  2318  90  25.76  6/12  1  2  69.55  4.15 106.58 37.03
Away  88  4648   41  3156 112  28.18  5/33  4  1  67.90  4.06 109.40 41.50

Total 148 7981   63  5474 202  27.10  6/12  5  2  68.59  4.11 108.10 39.51

Notes: 4w - Exactly 4 wickets in a match, 5w - 5 wickets or
more in a match, R/100B - Runs per 100 Balls, RpO - Runs per Over, Str
Rt - Strike Rate
  
Details of each Milestone 

Milestone Matches Balls Age    Period Vs Ground    Date  

50           43   2389 23/178 3/353 UAE Sharjah   13/04/1994 
100          78   4223 25/144 5/319 Pak Bangalore 09/03/1996 
150         106   5804 26/102 6/277 Zim Paarl     27/01/1997 
200         147   7927 27/344 8/154 Zim Bulawayo  26/09/1998 

Note: Balls refers to the number of balls bowled by Kumble in
his career up to the end of that particular match.  Age and period are
in years/days format.  Period is the time elapsed since his debut. 

List of Bowlers taking 200 LOI wickets 

Name           Mts  Balls Mdns Runs  Wkt  Avge    BB   4w  5w R/100B  RpO  Str Rt   

Wasim Akram    247 12764  160  8117  356  22.80  5/15  15   5  63.59 3.81  99.45
Waqar Younis   171  8513   95  6496  281  23.12  6/26  11   9  76.31 4.57 106.60
Kapil Dev      225 11202  235  6945  253  27.45  5/43   3   1  62.00 3.72 106.27
CEL Ambrose    151  8051  169  4720  204  23.14  5/17   6   4  58.63 3.51  98.09
CA Walsh       185  9772  159  6312  204  30.94  5/ 1   5   1  64.59 3.87 112.49
CJ McDermott   138  7461  101  5018  203  24.72  5/44   4   1  67.26 4.03 104.01
A Kumble       148  7981   63  5474  202  27.10  6/12   5   2  68.59 4.11 108.10

Contributed by: Atul Kahate (akahate@yahoo.com)


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