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Left-handers in ODIs and Tests
The rise of the southpaw
Travis Basevi and George Binoy
April 18, 2007

How much of the world's population is left-handed? There's no exact answer and figures have varied over the years but recent studies have estimated that left-handers account for 10 to 13% of the adult population. That's not much at all, around one in ten. Therefore for a team of 11 players to have among them more than one left-hander is already over the average. Today's list is about teams with the most left-handers and matches in which they've dominated the proceedings.
The Bangladesh team that beat India during the group stage of the World Cup had six left-handers; four bowlers and the two opening batsmen. The XI that upset South Africa in the Super Eights had one less, with Shahriar Nafees making way for Javed Omar at the top of the order. The three left-arm spinners, Mohammad Rafique, Abdur Razzak and Saqibul Hasan, along with Syed Rasel, the medium-pacer, accounted for eight of South Africa's wickets while the other two were run out.

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Most wickets by left handed bowlers in an innings - ODIs

Team	LHB	RHB	Inns		Opposition	Ground	Season	Scorecard
Australia	9	1	2		v India	Mumbai	2003/04	ODI 2054
Sri Lanka	8	2	1		v Zimbabwe	Colombo (SSC)	2001/02	ODI 1776
India	8	2	2		v Namibia	Pietermaritzburg	2002/03	ODI 1964
India	8	1	2		v England	Durban	2002/03	ODI 1969
Bangladesh	8	1	2		v Zimbabwe	Dhaka	2004/05	ODI 2214
India	8	1	2		v Pakistan	Visakhapatnam	2004/05	ODI 2236
Bangladesh	8	1	1		v Zimbabwe	Khulna	2006/07	ODI 2453
Bangladesh	8	0	2		v South Africa	Providence	2006/07	ODI 2564
Australia	7	3	1		v India	Thiruvananthapuram	1984/85	ODI 268
Sri Lanka	7	1	2		v Pakistan	Colombo (RPS)	1997	ODI 1216
Sri Lanka	7	2	1		v Pakistan	Lahore	1997/98	ODI 1251
India	7	0	1		v New Zealand	Colombo (SSC)	2001	ODI 1743
India	7	1	1		v Sri Lanka	Rajkot	2005/06	ODI 2295
India	7	2	1		v Sri Lanka	Vadodara	2005/06	ODI 2296
Sri Lanka	7	2	2		v New Zealand	Napier	2005/06	ODI 2312
India	7	3	1		v Pakistan	Multan	2005/06	ODI 2331
Australia	7	3	2		v Bangladesh	Fatullah	2005/06	ODI 2366
Bangladesh	7	3	1		v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	2006	ODI 2402
Bangladesh	7	3	1		v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	2006	ODI 2403
Bangladesh	7	1	2		v Zimbabwe	Jaipur	2006/07	ODI 2427
Bangladesh	7	3	2		v Scotland	Dhaka	2006/07	ODI 2467
New Zealand	7	3	2		v England	Adelaide	2006/07	ODI 2482
Bangladesh	7	2	1		v Bermuda	Port of Spain	2006/07	ODI 2554

Highest percentage of balls bowled by left handers - ODIs (qualification: 120 balls in the innings)

Team	LHB	RHB	%	Inns		Opposition	Ground	Season	Scorecard
Bangladesh	238	54	81.5	2		v South Africa	Providence	2006/07	ODI 2564
Bangladesh	240	57	80.8	1		v Zimbabwe	Harare	2006	ODI 2398
Bangladesh	240	57	80.8	1		v India	Port of Spain	2006/07	ODI 2538
Bangladesh	216	53	80.3	2		v England	Bridgetown	2006/07	ODI 2568
Bangladesh	240	60	80.0	1		v Sri Lanka	Port of Spain	2006/07	ODI 2546
Bangladesh	138	38	78.4	2		v New Zealand	North Sound	2006/07	ODI 2561
Bangladesh	229	66	77.6	1		v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	2006	ODI 2402
Bangladesh	96	30	76.2	1		v Bermuda	Port of Spain	2006/07	ODI 2554
Bangladesh	166	54	75.5	2		v West Indies	Jaipur	2006/07	ODI 2426
Bangladesh	222	78	74.0	1		v Bermuda	St John's	2006/07	ODI 2528
India	204	84	70.8	2		v Pakistan	Ahmedabad	2004/05	ODI 2238
Bangladesh	195	84	69.9	1		v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	2006	ODI 2403
Bangladesh	170	78	68.5	1		v Kenya	Nairobi (Gym)	2006	ODI 2404
India	204	96	68.0	1		v Australia	Bangalore	2003/04	ODI 2061
Bangladesh	204	96	68.0	1		v Kenya	Fatullah	2005/06	ODI 2356
Bangladesh	204	96	68.0	1		v Zimbabwe	Dhaka	2006/07	ODI 2462
Bangladesh	178	90	66.4	2		v Zimbabwe	Jaipur	2006/07	ODI 2427
Bangladesh	140	72	66.0	2		v Zimbabwe	Harare	2006/07	ODI 2511
Bangladesh	186	98	65.5	1		v Zimbabwe	Dhaka	2006/07	ODI 2461

And here's the rest

• Most runs by left handers in an innings - ODIs
• Most left handers batting in an innings - ODIs
• Most wickets by left handed bowlers in an innings - Tests
• Highest percentage of balls bowled by left handers - Tests
• Most runs by left handers in an innings - Tests
• Most left handers batting in an innings - Tests