HAshim Amla

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Amla training with South Africa in 2009.
Personal information
Full name	Hashim Mahomed Amla
Born	(1983-03-31) 31 March 1983 (age 32) Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Batting style	Right-handed
Bowling style	Right-arm medium
Role	Batsman, South Africa Test Captain
Relations	Ahmed Amla (brother)
International information
National side	South Africa
Test debut (cap 295)	28 November 2004 v India
Last Test	3-7 December 2015 v India
ODI debut (cap 90)	9 March 2008 v Bangladesh
Last ODI	25 October 2015 v India
ODI shirt no.	1
Domestic team information
Years	Team
1999–2013	KwaZulu Natal Dolphins (squad no. 1)
2009	Essex
2010	Nottinghamshire
2013–present	Cape Cobras
2013	Surrey
2015–present	Derbyshire
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI FC LA Matches 88 126 192 182 Runs scored 6,888 6,008 14,449 7,690 Batting average 50.64 52.70 50.52 46.32 100s/50s 23/28 21/28 44/69 23/39 Top score 311* 159 311* 159 Balls bowled 54 – 393 16 Wickets 0 – 1 0 Bowling average – – 277.00 – 5 wickets in innings – – 0 – 10 wickets in match – n/a 0 n/a Best bowling – – 1/10 – Catches/stumpings 77/– 58/– 150/– 83/–
Source: CricketArchive, 15 December 2015

Hashim Mahomed Amla (born 31 March 1983) is a South African cricketer and the current captain of the South African Test team.^[1] A right-handed batsman^[2] and occasional medium-pace bowler, Amla bats at number three for South Africa in Test matches and opens for them in One Day Internationals (ODIs).
On January 2011 Amla became the fastest cricketer to reach 2000 Runs in ODIs in his 40th ODI innings. He also became the fastest cricketer to score 20 ODI centuries. He is currently ranked by the International Cricket Council (ICC) as the world's number three batsman in Test and ODIs.^[3] Amla became the first South African to score a Test match triple century when he scored 311 not out against England in 2012.
In the 57th innings of his ODI career, Amla became the fastest batsman to score 3,000 ODI runs, requiring 12 innings fewer than Sir Vivian Richards. Also on 8 December 2013, he became the fastest batsman to score 4,000 ODI runs, requiring 8 innings fewer than Richards. In his 57th match, Amla became the fastest cricketer to reach 10 centuries in ODIs. In 2013, Amla became the first batsman since Ricky Ponting to head both the Test and ODI rankings at the same time in the latest ICC charts.
In 2014 he became the fastest cricketer to reach 15 centuries in ODIs in his 86th innings. In the same year he became the fastest cricketer to reach 16 centuries in ODIs in his 94th inning and fastest cricketer to 17 centuries in ODIs in his 98th innings. He scored 5 hundreds in ODIs in 2014. On 16 January 2015 against West Indies he became the fastest to reach 5000 runs in ODIs in his 101st innings. On 18 January 2015 he became the fastest cricketer to 18 centuries in ODIs in his 102nd inning. On 3 March 2015 he became the fastest cricketer to reach 20 centuries in ODIs in his 108th inning.
He has scored ODI centuries against all test playing countries and only the fourth person to do so. He was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2013.^[4]

Personal life[edit]

Amla at fielding practice, Adelaide Oval, January 2009

International Awards[edit]

Test Cricket[edit]

Man of the Series awards[edit]

S No	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	South Africa in India Test Series	2009/10	490 runs with 3 centuries including 1 double century. Avg. 490.00 (2 matches)	Series Drawn 1-1.[34]
2	Basil D'Oliveira Trophy Test Series	2012	482 runs with 2 centuries including a triple century. Avg. 120.50 ; 2 ct. (3 matches)	South Africa won the series 2-0.[35]
3	Sir Vivian Richards Trophy Test Series	2014/15	342 runs with a double century and a fifty. Avg. 114.00 ; 5 ct. (4 matches)	South Africa won the series 2-0.[36]

Man of the Match awards[edit]

S No	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	1st Test - Pakistan in South Africa Test Series	2006/07	1st Innings: 2 ct. ; 71 (152 balls, 11x4) 2nd Innings: 64* (166 balls, 9x4)	South Africa won by 7 wickets.[37]
2	1st Test - South Africa in India Test Series	2009/10	1st Innings: 252* (473 balls, 22x4) 2nd Innings: DNB	South Africa won by an innings and 6 runs.[38]
3	2nd Test - South Africa in India Test Series	2009/10	1st Innings: 114 (166 balls, 14x4, 1x6) 2nd Innings: 123* (394 balls, 16x4)	India won by an innings and 57 runs.[39]
4	1st Test - Basil D'Oliveira Trophy Test Series	2012	1st Innings: 311* (529 balls, 35x4) 2nd Innings: DNB	South Africa won by an innings and 12 runs.[40]
5	3rd Test - West Indies in India Test Series	2012/13	1st Innings: 311* (529 balls, 35x4) 2nd Innings: DNB	South Africa won by 309 runs.[41]
6	1st Test - Sir Vivian Richards Trophy Test Series	2014/15	1st Innings: 208 (371 balls, 22x4) ; 1 ct. 2nd Innings: 1 ct. ; DNB	South Africa won by an innings and 220 runs.[42]

One-Day International Cricket[edit]

Man of the series awards[edit]

#	Series	Season	Match Performance	Result
1	Bangladesh in South Africa	2008/09	175 Runs (2 Matches, 1×100) with avg. 87.50; 1 ct.	South Africa Won the series 2-0.[43]
2	South Africa in West Indies	2009/10	402 Runs (5 Matches, 2×100, 1×50) with avg. 80.40	South Africa Won the series 5-0.[44]
3	South Africa vs Pakistan in UAE	2010/11	291 Runs (5 Matches, 1×100, 2×50) with avg. 72.75; 2 ct.	South Africa Won the series 3-2.[45]
4	South Africa in England	2012	335 Runs (5 Matches, 1×100, 1×50) with avg. 111.66 ; 2 ct.	Series drawn.[46]
5	South Africa in Sri Lanka	2014	258 Runs (3 Matches, 2×100) with avg. 86.00; 2 ct.	South Africa Won the series 2-1.[47]
6	West Indies in South Africa	2014/15	413 Runs (5 Matches, 2×100, 2×50) with avg. 206.50 ; 1 ct.	South Africa Won the series 4-1.[48]
7	New Zealand in South Africa	2015	176 Runs (3 Matches, 3×50) with avg. 59.33 ; 3 ct.	South Africa Won the series 2-1.[49]

Man of the Match awards[edit]

S No	Opponent	Venue	Date	Match Performance	Result
1	Bangladesh	Willowmoore Park, Benoni	9 November 2008	145 (135 balls, 8x4, 4x6)	South Africa won by 129 runs.[50]
2	Australia	WACA Ground, Perth	30 January 2009	97 (117 balls, 6x4, 1x6) ; 1 ct.	South Africa won by 39 runs.[51]
3	West Indies	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound	22 May 2010	102 (109 balls, 8x4)	South Africa won by 66 runs (D/L).[52]
4	West Indies	Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound	24 May 2010	92 (95 balls, 7x4)	South Africa won by 17 runs.[53]
5	West Indies	Windsor Park, Roseau	30 May 2010	129 (115 balls, 9x4, 2x6)	South Africa won by 7 wickets.[54]
6	Pakistan	DSC Stadium, Dubai	2 November 2010	119* (126 balls, 9x4) ; 1 ct.	South Africa won by 2 runs.[55]
7	India	SuperSport Park, Centurion	23 January 2011	116* (132 balls, 9x4)	South Africa won by 33 runs (D/L).[56]
8	England	The Rose Bowl, Southampton	28 August 2012	150 (124 balls, 16x4)	South Africa won by 80 runs.[57]
9	England	Trent Bridge, Nottingham	5 September 2012	2 ct. ; 97* (107 balls, 9x4, 1x6)	South Africa won by 7 wickets.[58]
10	Pakistan	The Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	13 March 2013	122 (113 balls, 9x4, 1x6) ; 1 ct.	South Africa won by 34 runs.[59]
11	Pakistan	Edgbaston, Birmingham	10 June 2013	81 (97 balls, 9x4) ; 1 ct.	South Africa won by 67 runs.[60]
12	Sri Lanka	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo	6 July 2014	109 (130 runs, 8x4, 1x6)	South Africa won by 75 runs.[61]
13	Zimbabwe	Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo	17 August 2014	122* (132 balls, 6x4, 3x6)	South Africa won by 93 runs.[62]
14	New Zealand	Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui	24 October 2014	119 (135 balls, 15x4) ; 1 ct.	South Africa won by 72 runs.[63]
15	Ireland	Manuka Oval, Canberra	3 March 2015	159 (128 balls, 16x4, 4x6) ; 2 ct.	South Africa won by 201 runs.[64]
16	New Zealand	SuperSport Park, Centurion	19 August 2015	124 (126 balls, 13x4, 3x6) ; 1 ct.	South Africa won by 20 runs.[65]