Hashim Amla

Hashim Amla
Amla training with South Africa in 2009
Personal information
Full name
Hashim Mahomed Amla
Born (1983-03-31) 31 March 1983 (age 41)
Durban, Natal Province, South Africa
NicknameHash
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm off break
RoleTop-order batter
RelationsAhmed Amla (brother)
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 295)28 November 2004 v India
Last Test21 February 2019 v Sri Lanka
ODI debut (cap 90)9 March 2008 v Bangladesh
Last ODI28 June 2019 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.90 and 1
T20I debut (cap 38)13 January 2009 v Australia
Last T20I14 August 2018 v Sri Lanka
T20I shirt no.1
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1999/00–2008/09KwaZulu-Natal
2003/04–2012/13Dolphins
2009Essex
2010Nottinghamshire
2013–2014, 2020-2022Surrey
2013/14–2018/19Cape Cobras
2015Derbyshire
2016–2017Kings XI Punjab
2016Trinbago Knight Riders
2018Hampshire
2018Barbados Tridents
2018Durban Heat
2019/20Khulna Tigers
Career statistics
Competition Test ODI T20I FC
Matches 124 181 44 265
Runs scored 9,282 8,113 1,277 19,521
Batting average 46.64 49.46 33.60 48.55
100s/50s 28/41 27/39 0/8 57/93
Top score 311* 159 97* 311*
Balls bowled 54 – – 393
Wickets 0 – 0 1
Bowling average – – – 277.00
5 wickets in innings 0 – 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 – 0 0
Best bowling – – – 1/10
Catches/stumpings 108/– 87/– 19/– 192/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 February 2023

Hashim Mahomed Amla[1][2] OIS (born 31 March 1983) is a South African former international cricketer who captained the national side in Tests and ODIs. Amla holds the record for being the fastest ever to score 3,000, 4,000, 6,000 and 7,000 ODI runs, and second fastest to reach 5,000 runs. He also became the fastest cricketer to reach 10 ODI centuries. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsmen to have played for South Africa, and one of the greatest opening batsmen of all time.

He is a right-handed batsman and holds the record for the highest individual Test score of any South African batsman of 311 not out, scored against England at The Oval, London in July 2012.[3]

He became the fastest cricketer to score 15, 16, 17, 18 and 20 centuries in One Day International (ODI) Cricket, doing so in 86, 94, 98, 102 and 108 innings, respectively.

He has scored ODI centuries against all Test playing countries and is only the fourth person to do so. He was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 2013. In 2017, he scored 2 centuries in the Indian Premier League, playing for Kings XI Punjab.[4] On 3 June 2017, he became the fastest cricketer to reach 25 ODI centuries. On 19 January 2018, Amla broke Virat Kohli’s record for being the fastest cricketer to reach 27 centuries in ODI cricket. Amla has reached the milestone in 167 innings, surpassing Kohli's 169.

He, along with Quinton de Kock, Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers formed the batting core of the South African team for a long time, helping the team score runs consistently and at a high run rate.

On 8 August 2019, Amla announced his retirement from international cricket.[5] On 18 January 2023, Amla announced his retirement from all cricket.[6]

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  2. ^ "Hashim Amla". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Six of the best: Hashim Amla's career-defining performances". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Hashim Amla scores second century of IPL 2017". 7 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Hashim Amla retires from international cricket". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Hashim Amla announces retirement after signing off at Surrey". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 January 2023.