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Alex Carey

35Australia

Left-handed top-order batter

Batting rating: +1.4; runs versus average over 4 overs
T20 matches: 117; since Jan 2017

Men's One-day

Our rank: 20th; batters
Runs a match: +3.5; above an average player
ICC rank: 53; 501 points

Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
One-day	24	750	35.7	94.0	–	–	–

Men's Test

Our rank: 12th; batters
Runs a match: +17.5; above an average player
ICC rank: 18; 670 points

Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
Test	30	2,223	49.4	71.1	–	–	–

Teams

AustraliaSouth Africa v Australia ODI series 2026Wicketkeeper · 90 ODIs · Last international Aug 2026
Adelaide StrikersKFC BBL|16Bats at 2 · Wicketkeeper-batter · Keeper · Contracted · 62 appearances for the club
South AustraliaSheffield Shield, One-Day Cup (Australia)Last played Mar 2026

Leagues

	Years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Econ
BBL	2017–2026	62	1,986	33.7	131.2	–	–
T20 Blast	2019	10	264	37.7	152.6	–	–
IPL	2020	3	32	16.0	110.3	–	–

Batting style

Top-order batter

	Player	Par	Below parAbove par
Strike rate	153	133
Boundary %	21.7	17.0
Dot %	31.5	38.5
Sixes, % of boundaries	19	32
Strike rate v pace	174	136
Balls per dismissal	14	18

143 balls · Jan 2024 – Jan 2026

Balanced middle-order batter

	Player	Par	Below parAbove par
Average	31.3	30.3
Strike rate	93	85
Boundary %	10.8	9.5
Dot %	50.7	53.1
Average v pace	27.5	28.4
Average v spin	35.9	33.0
Strike rate v pace	99	89
Strike rate v spin	86	81

1,274 balls · Sept 2022 – Sept 2026

Strike-rotating middle-order batter

Strong against pace

	Player	Par	Below parAbove par
Average	40.1	28.5
Average v pace	39.4	26.6
Average v spin	42.2	33.2
Balls per dismissal	60	54
Dot %	65.0	73.7
Boundary %	7.5	6.5

6,224 balls · Sept 2021 – Aug 2026

Batting

	Mat	Inns	Runs	Balls	Avg	SR	HS	50s	4s	6s	Dot %
T20	117	102	2,549	1,959	27.7	130.1	101	16	248	70	35.0
BBL	62	62	1,986	1,514	33.7	131.2	101	14	199	52	35.0
Last 10	10	10	219	143	21.9	153.1	71	1	25	6	31.5

By phase

	Balls faced	SR	Out	Balls bowled	Econ	Wkts
Powerplay	637	127.5	22	0	–	0
Middle overs	1,023	124.2	43	0	–	0
Death (overs 16–20)	235	143.4	24	0	–	0
BBL Power Surge	64	201.6	3	0	–	0

ODI record

Batting

	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	HS	100/50
ODIs	90	84	2,378	33.5	88.7	106	1/13
v South Africa	15	15	418	29.9	88.2	99	0/3
Last 10	10	10	216	24.0	73.0	50*	0/1

Last 10 ODIs

Date	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
15 Sept 2026	Zimbabwe	Harare Sports Club	27 (53)	–	Australia won by 59 runs
14 Jun 2026	Bangladesh	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur	8 (16)	–	Australia won by 1 wicket
11 Jun 2026	Bangladesh	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur	13 (17)	–	Bangladesh won by 5 wickets (DLS)
9 Jun 2026	Bangladesh	Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur	47 (62)	–	Bangladesh won by 86 runs (DLS)
4 Jun 2026	Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium	19 (32)	–	Pakistan won by 4 wickets
2 Jun 2026	Pakistan	Gaddafi Stadium	0 (1)	–	Australia won by 41 runs
30 May 2026	Pakistan	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	19 (24)	–	Pakistan won by 5 wickets
25 Oct 2025	India	Sydney Cricket Ground	24 (37)	–	India won by 9 wickets
23 Oct 2025	India	Adelaide Oval	9 (17)	–	Australia won by 2 wickets
24 Aug 2025	South Africa	Great Barrier Reef Arena	50* (37)	–	Australia won by 276 runs