Jonny Bairstow scores 52 in his 100th ODI: Key stats
Jonny Bairstow has become the 27th cricketer to complete 100 ODIs for England. England's 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup game against Bangladesh in Dharamsala marked his milestone. Bairstow celebrated the occasion with a brilliant knock, 52 off 59 balls (8 fours). Notably, this was his 16th half-century in the format. He has truly been sensational in ODIs. Here are his stats.
A look at his journey
Bairstow, who is also a wicketkeeper, made his ODI debut way back in 2011. He started off as a middle-order batter and struggled with consistency. His best was unleashed after becoming an opener in 2017. The dasher has been scoring runs for fun since then. He was even instrumental to England's 2019 World Cup triumph.
A solid knock from Bairstow
Batting first in Dharamsala, England were off to a flying start as openers Bairstow and Dawid Malan attacked bowlers from the outset. Though the latter was more aggressive, Bairstow was not far behind in terms of contribution as he also found boundaries at regular intervals. The opening duo added 115 runs before Bairstow departed. A quick ball from Shakib Al Hasan clattered his leg-stump.
Here are his numbers
Bairstow has now raced to 3,738 ODI runs at 45.03. He has slammed 11 hundreds and 16 fifties. Moreover, his strike rate reads 103.57. Jos Buttler (41.58 and 117.84), AB de Villiers (53.50 and 101.09), and David Miller (43.01 and 103.76) are the only other batters with a 40-plus average and a 100-plus strike rate, having played at least 100 ODIs.
His numbers as an opener
3,091 of Bairstow's runs have come in 74 ODIs as an opener. His average of 46.83 is the highest among England openers with at least 1,000 runs. Meanwhile, his strike rate of 106.26 is also the highest among batters with 1,000 or more ODI runs while opening the batting. All of his 11 hundreds and 11 of his 16 fifties have come while opening.
Here away and home numbers
In 63 home ODIs, the 34-year-old has posted 2,497 runs at a tremendous average of 49.94. The tally includes seven tons and 11 fifties. Meanwhile, 1,156 of Bairstow's ODI runs have come in 35 away ODIs (home of opposition). He averages 37.29 in this regard (100s: 4, 50s: 4). He has scored 85 runs across two neutral innings at 42.5.
