Marshland
First Class Star
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2012
- Runs
- 3,846
A comparison of two skippers now, who often fight a lone hand for their sides across all formats, but this is ODI we're talking about.
(As of 31st August, 2012)
Average & Strike Rate
Misbah: Averages 41.92, Strikes at 74.00
Taylor: Averages 38.19, Strikes at 82.08
Performances in Australia (Location of CWC 2015)
Misbah: Has not featured in an ODI in Australia yet.
Taylor: Averages 36.33 from 16 games with five half-centuries, the top score being a stroke filled 84. Has clobbered as many as 10 sixes in the country in these games.
Performances in New Zealand (Location of CWC 2015)
Misbah: Averages 67.66 from 5 games with a top score of 93*, in addition to another fifty.
Taylor: Averages 45.26 from 41 home games, two tons and seven half-a-tons.
Performances whilst Batting First
Misbah: Averages 36.02 and strikes at 77.02.
Taylor: Averages 41.62 and strikes at 81.29.
Performances whilst Chasing
Misbah: Averages 51.33 and strikes at 70.89.
Taylor: Averages 34.52 and strikes at 83.14.
Top Scores
Misbah: 93* vs New Zealand at Napier, 2011.
Taylor: 131* vs Pakistan at Pallekele, 2011.
Significant Performances
Misbah: 83* vs Sri Lanka at Colombo to set-up a good first innings score in a group game.
Taylor: 131* vs Pakistan at Pallekele in the same World Cup to accelerate the first innings total to an impressive 300+ score, which looked unlikely for most of the innings.
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This makes for a very queer comparison - by virtue of the fact that Misbah may not even be around for CWC 2015. With that said though, he is easily Pakistan's best batsman of the hour. Which is also a title you could apply to Rosco in the Blackcaps team, both of whom are not helped by under-performing teammates. However, Taylor has a superior boundary clearing ability and can accelerate at will (hence explaining the higher strike rates across the board), and can thus be a match-winner all by himself at times.
Tough pick, but I'll stick with Ross for this one.
(As of 31st August, 2012)
Average & Strike Rate
Misbah: Averages 41.92, Strikes at 74.00
Taylor: Averages 38.19, Strikes at 82.08
Performances in Australia (Location of CWC 2015)
Misbah: Has not featured in an ODI in Australia yet.
Taylor: Averages 36.33 from 16 games with five half-centuries, the top score being a stroke filled 84. Has clobbered as many as 10 sixes in the country in these games.
Performances in New Zealand (Location of CWC 2015)
Misbah: Averages 67.66 from 5 games with a top score of 93*, in addition to another fifty.
Taylor: Averages 45.26 from 41 home games, two tons and seven half-a-tons.
Performances whilst Batting First
Misbah: Averages 36.02 and strikes at 77.02.
Taylor: Averages 41.62 and strikes at 81.29.
Performances whilst Chasing
Misbah: Averages 51.33 and strikes at 70.89.
Taylor: Averages 34.52 and strikes at 83.14.
Top Scores
Misbah: 93* vs New Zealand at Napier, 2011.
Taylor: 131* vs Pakistan at Pallekele, 2011.
Significant Performances
Misbah: 83* vs Sri Lanka at Colombo to set-up a good first innings score in a group game.
Taylor: 131* vs Pakistan at Pallekele in the same World Cup to accelerate the first innings total to an impressive 300+ score, which looked unlikely for most of the innings.
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This makes for a very queer comparison - by virtue of the fact that Misbah may not even be around for CWC 2015. With that said though, he is easily Pakistan's best batsman of the hour. Which is also a title you could apply to Rosco in the Blackcaps team, both of whom are not helped by under-performing teammates. However, Taylor has a superior boundary clearing ability and can accelerate at will (hence explaining the higher strike rates across the board), and can thus be a match-winner all by himself at times.
Tough pick, but I'll stick with Ross for this one.
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