Hashim Amla was one of the Top 3 batters in the world when he used to play cricket. He has played 124 Test Matches for South Africa. He has made 9262 runs for South Africa in Test Cricket at an average of 46.64. He has hit 28 centuries in Test Cricket along with 4 double hundreds as well as a triple century. In 181 ODIs that he played for South Africa, Hashim Amla made 8113 runs at an average of 49.47. He hit 27 hundreds in ODI Cricket. He has also made 1277 runs in 44 T20Is. He has made more than 18,600 international Runs. He has hit 55 hundreds in International Cricket.
Let’s look at the Top 5 Best Innings of Hashim Amla
1) 311* vs England (2012)
This is the highest score in the career of Hashim Amla. It is the only triple century by him in Test Cricket. He was batting at number 3 for South Africa. He batted for 529 balls in this marathon innings. He hit 35 fours in this innings meaning 140 runs were made in boundaries. He ran for 171 of his runs and still he had a good strike rate of 58.79. He batted for 189 overs of the South Africa innings and helped them reach a big score of 637 for only 2 wickets. He was supported by Graeme Smith and Jacques Kallis who made big hundreds. South Africa won this match by an innings and 12 runs.
2) 253* vs India (2010)
This was the second score of over 250 plus for Hashim Amla. He made this brilliant double hundred against India in India. South Africa were batting in the first innings and he batted for 472 balls in this innings. He hit 22 fours meaning only 88 runs in boundaries. He had a strike rate of 53.49. He ran for 165 Runs from his 253 unbeaten Runs. He batted for 174 overs in this innings and South Africa made 558 runs. South Africa won this match by an innings and 6 runs. Hashim Amla was getting known for not getting out in his innings.
3) 208 vs West Indies (2014)
This was another double hundred that he made in his Test Career. Hashim Amla was the best test batter at this time. He absolutely decimated the West Indies. He batted for 371 balls in this innings. He had a strike rate of 56.06 in this innings. He hit 22 fours in this brilliant double hundred meaning 88 runs were made in boundaries. He ran for 120 of his runs. He was known for running well between the wickets. He was supported very well by AB De Villiers and Stlaan Van who made 152 and 101 respectively. South Africa won this match by an innings and 220 Runs after making 552 in the first innings.
4) 150 vs England (2012)
In 2012, it was Hashim Amla that was breaking all the batting records in ODI Cricket. This was his first score of over 150 in ODI Cricket. It was against England at Southampton. He was batting first and in just 124 balls he hit 150 glorious Runs. He hit 16 fours in this innings meaning 64 runs in boundaries. He ran for 86 runs and still he had a great strike and 121 in this match winning innings. South Africa made 287 in 50 overs and more than half of this score was made by Hashim Amla. England were all out for 207 and South Africa won this match by 80 runs.
5) 153* vs West Indies (2015)
This was an incredible innings where he played one of his best innings but was completely overshadowed by AB De Villiers. He was batting at the top in this match. He batted throughout the Innings as he took 142 balls in this innings. He hit 14 fours in this innings meaning 56 runs. He ran for 97 of his runs. He was also helping the other batters in this innings. Riley Rossouw made 128 runs from 115 balls and AB De Villiers made a thunderous 149 runs from 44 balls. He hit 9 fours and 16 sixes in this innings meaning 132 Runs only in boundaries. South Africa made 439 in 50 overs and they won the match by 148 runs.
Hashim Amla Career Stats:
Categories | Test Cricket | ODI Cricket | T20I Cricket |
Matches | 124 | 181 | 44 |
Innings | 215 | 178 | 44 |
Runs | 9,282 | 8,113 | 1,277 |
Average | 46.6 | 49.5 | 33.60 |
Strike Rate | 50.0 | 88.4 | 132.1 |
100/50 | 28/41 | 27/39 | 0/8 |
Highest Score | 311* | 159 | 97* |
Not Out | 16 | 14 | 6 |
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