Sachin Tendulkar vs Ricky Ponting Stats, ODI, Test, T20I, & IPL 

Today, we are going to tell you about two great cricketers. We will compare Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting.

Both cricketers are the best in their own place. At one time, both of them held the No. 1 position. Even today, these two cricketers receive a lot of respect.

If you want to know about these two great cricketers and also want to know who was the better player among them, then make sure to read this article till the end.

I will tell you about the careers of these two legends, including how many matches they played, how many runs they scored, how many centuries and half-centuries they made, how many sixes and fours they hit, and much more. We are going to cover everything from A to Z, so stay with us.

Sachin Tendulkar vs Ricky Ponting ODI Stats

First, let us start with some basic information about both players.

Ricky Ponting was born on December 19, 1974. On the other hand, Sachin Tendulkar was born on April 24, 1973.

Career Information

Let us first talk about Sachin Tendulkar. He played a total of 463 ODI matches in his career, with 452 innings.

Now let's look at Ricky Ponting. He played a total of 375 ODI matches, with 365 innings.

Sachin Tendulkar scored 18,426 runs in 463 matches. On the other hand, Ricky Ponting scored a total of 13,704 runs in 375 matches. In terms of runs, Sachin Tendulkar is far ahead of Ricky Ponting.

Now let's talk about their highest ODI scores. Sachin Tendulkar's highest score in ODIs is 200. Ricky Ponting's highest ODI score is 164 runs.

Sachin Tendulkar has an ODI batting average of 44.83 and a strike rate of 86.24.

Ricky Ponting has a batting average of 42.04 and a strike rate of 80.40.

Talking about not-outs, Sachin Tendulkar remained not out 41 times and was dismissed for zero runs 20 times. Similarly, Ricky Ponting remained not out 39 times and was dismissed for zero runs 20 times.

Now let's discuss boundaries. In his ODI career, Sachin Tendulkar hit 2,016 fours and 195 sixes. Ricky Ponting hit 1,231 fours and 162 sixes.

Now let's talk about 50s and 100s.

Sachin Tendulkar scored 96 half-centuries and 49 centuries. Ricky Ponting scored 82 half-centuries and 30 centuries in ODI cricket.

Finally, Ricky Ponting's highest ODI score was 164 runs, while Sachin Tendulkar's highest score was 200 runs. Therefore, Sachin Tendulkar crossed the 200-run mark, and he achieved it once.

Sachin Tendulkar vs Ricky Ponting Test Stats

Now let's talk about Test cricket and compare both players.

Starting with Sachin Tendulkar, he played a total of 200 Test matches and batted in 329 innings. He scored 15,921 runs in those 200 matches.

Talking about Ricky Ponting, he played 168 Test matches, batted in 287 innings, and scored a total of 13,378 runs.

Now let's discuss their highest scores. Sachin Tendulkar's highest score in Test cricket is 248 runs, while Ricky Ponting's highest score is 257 runs.

Sachin Tendulkar has a batting average of 53.79 and a strike rate of 54.09. Ricky Ponting has a batting average of 51.85 and a strike rate of 58.73.

Sachin Tendulkar remained not out 33 times and was dismissed for zero runs 14 times. Ricky Ponting remained not out 29 times and was dismissed for zero runs 17 times.

Now let's talk about fours and sixes. Sachin Tendulkar hit 2,058 fours and 69 sixes in Test cricket. Ricky Ponting hit 1,509 fours and 73 sixes.

Now let's discuss centuries and half-centuries. Sachin Tendulkar scored 68 half-centuries and 51 centuries. Ricky Ponting scored 62 half-centuries and 41 centuries.

As mentioned earlier, both players have scored over 200 runs in a Test innings, which is also an important achievement. Sachin Tendulkar scored 200+ runs six times in Test cricket. Ricky Ponting also scored 200+ runs six times.

Sachin Tendulkar vs Ricky Ponting T20I Stats

Now let's talk about T20 International cricket.

Sachin Tendulkar played only one T20 International match. In that match, he batted once, scored 10 runs, and faced 12 balls. His highest score was 10, his average was 10.00, and his strike rate was 83.34. He hit two fours in that match. There is no other T20I data for Sachin Tendulkar because he played only one T20 International match.

Now, let's look at Ricky Ponting's performance in T20 International cricket.

Ricky Ponting played a total of 17 matches and batted in 16 innings. He scored 401 runs and faced 302 balls. His highest score was 98 runs.

His batting average was 28.64, and his strike rate was 132.79. He remained not out twice.

Talking about boundaries, he hit 41 fours and 11 sixes. He was dismissed for zero runs once and scored 50+ runs twice.

Sachin Tendulkar played only one T20I match, whereas Ricky Ponting played 17 T20I matches.

Ricky Ponting and Sachin Tendulkar IPL Stats

Finally, let's talk about the IPL because both legends also played in the tournament.

Let's look at them one by one.

Starting with Sachin Tendulkar, he played 78 IPL matches and batted in all 78 innings. He scored 2,334 runs, and his highest score was 100. His batting average was 33.83, and his strike rate was 119.82.

He remained not out 9 times, hit 295 fours and 29 sixes, and was dismissed for zero runs 4 times. He scored 13 half-centuries and one century. That century was also his highest IPL score.

Now let's talk about Ricky Ponting's IPL performance.

Ricky Ponting did not play many IPL matches. He played only 10 matches and batted in 9 innings. He scored a total of 91 runs and faced 128 balls. His batting average was 10.11, and his strike rate was 71.10.

He hit 5 fours and 2 sixes and was dismissed for zero runs 3 times. This was Ricky Ponting's IPL career performance. Since he did not play many IPL matches, there is not much data available.

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