List of Pakistan Test cricket records
Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level.[1] A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing Full Member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[2][3][a] Pakistan obtained Full Member status of the ICC in 1952, becoming the seventh nation eligible to play Test cricket.[6] The Pakistan national cricket team played their first Test match on 16 October 1952 against India which they lost by an innings and 70 runs.[7] They recorded their first victory in their second ever match against India on 23 October 1952.[7] Since then, they have played 434 matches, against every other Test-playing nation.[8][9] As of November 2022[update], Pakistan is the fourth-most successful team in Test cricket with an overall winning percentage of 32.87, behind Australia (47.39), South Africa (38.46) and England (36.39).[9]
Top order batsman and former captain Younis Khan holds several Pakistan batting records. He has scored the most runs (10,099) for Pakistan in Test cricket – the first and only player to score over 10,000 runs in the format for his country. He is the record holder for the highest number of centuries (34) as well as the highest number of double centuries (six with Javed Miandad) for Pakistan.[10] Hanif Mohammad's 337 runs against the West Indies in 1958 is the highest individual score by a Pakistani cricketer, surpassing the previous best of 209 by Imtiaz Ahmed, which was established in 1955.[11] It is also the eighth-highest individual score in Test cricket.[12] Hanif Mohammad (337), Inzamam-ul-Haq (329), Younis Khan (313) and Azhar Ali (302 not out) are the only Pakistani players who have scored triple centuries.[13]
Wasim Akram, regarded as "one of the greatest left-arm bowlers in the history of world cricket", holds several Test records.[14] He holds the record for the most Test wickets (414) as well as the record for the most five wickets per innings (25) for Pakistan.[15] Akram also holds the record of highest individual score batting at number 8 (257 not out) in Test cricket. This feat was achieved in 1996 playing against Zimbabwe.[16] Abdul Qadir's nine wickets for 56 runs, against England at Gaddafi Stadium in 1987, is the best bowling figures in an innings by a Pakistani bowler.[17] 14 wickets for 116 runs by Imran Khan against Sri Lanka in 1982 at the same ground is the best bowling performance in a Test by a Pakistani player.[18] He also holds the record for best bowling average for Pakistan with 22.81.[19] Younis Khan took 139 catches from 118 matches as fielder, the most by a Pakistani and twelfth-highest overall.[20] Wasim Bari is Pakistan's most successful wicket-keeper having taken 228 dismissals; he is eleventh in the list of most dismissals in Test cricket.[21]
Key
[edit]The top five records are listed for each category, except in "team wins, losses, and draws" and "highest wicket partnerships". Tied records for the fifth place are listed as well. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate.
Symbol | Meaning |
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† | Player is currently active in Test cricket |
* | Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken |
♠ | World record |
d | Innings was declared (e.g. 952/6d) |
Date | Starting date of the Test match |
Innings | Number of innings played |
Matches | Number of matches played |
Opponent | The team Pakistan was playing against |
Period | The time period when the player was active in Test cricket |
Player | The player involved in the record |
Venue | Test cricket ground where the match was played |
Team records
[edit]Team wins, losses, and draws
[edit]Pakistan has played 461 Test matches resulting in 150 victories, 145 defeats and 166 draws for an overall winning percentage of 32.53, the fourth-highest winning percentage of Test playing teams. A tie can occur when the scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play, provided that the side batting last has completed their innings. Only two matches have ended in a tie in Test cricket history, neither of which involved Pakistan.[9]
- Statistics are correct as of English cricket team in Pakistan in 2024–25
Opponent | Matches | Won | Lost | Tied | Draw | W/L Ratio | % Won | % Lost | % Drew | First | Last |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia | 72 | 15 | 37 | 0 | 20 | 0.41 | 20.83 | 45.83 | 27.77 | 1956 | 2024 |
Bangladesh | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 | 80.00 | 13.33 | 6.67 | 2001 | 2024 |
England | 92 | 23 | 30 | 0 | 39 | 0.76 | 25.00 | 32.60 | 42.39 | 1954 | 2024 |
India | 59 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 1.33 | 20.33 | 15.25 | 64.40 | 1952 | 2007 |
Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 100.00 | 00.00 | 00.00 | 2018 | 2018 |
New Zealand | 62 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 23 | 1.78 | 40.32 | 22.58 | 37.09 | 1955 | 2023 |
South Africa | 28 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 0.40 | 21.42 | 53.57 | 25 | 1995 | 2021 |
Sri Lanka | 59 | 23 | 17 | 0 | 19 | 1.35 | 38.98 | 28.81 | 32.20 | 1982 | 2023 |
West Indies | 54 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 1.17 | 38.89 | 33.33 | 28.84 | 1958 | 2021 |
Zimbabwe | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4.00 | 63.15 | 15.78 | 21.05 | 1993 | 2021 |
Total[23] | 461 | 150 | 145 | 0 | 166 | 1.034 | 32.53 | 31.45 | 36 | 1952 | 2024 |
First Test series wins
[edit]Opponent | Year of first Home win | Year of first Away win |
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Australia | 1956 | – |
Bangladesh | 2001 | 2002 |
England | 1984 | 1987 |
India | 1978 | 1987 |
Ireland | YTP | 2018 |
New Zealand | 1955 | 1973 |
South Africa | 2003 | – |
Sri Lanka | 1982 | 1994 |
West Indies | 1959 | 2017 |
Zimbabwe | 1993 | 1995 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[24] |
First Test match wins
[edit]Opponent | Home | Away | ||
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Venue | Year | Venue | Year | |
Australia | Karachi | 1956 | Sydney | 1977 |
Bangladesh | Multan | 2001 | Dhaka | 2002 |
England | Karachi | 1984 | The Oval | 1954 |
India | Lahore | 1978 | Lucknow | 1952 |
Ireland | YTP | YTP | Malahide | 2018 |
New Zealand | Karachi | 1955 | Dunedin | 1973 |
South Africa | Lahore | 2003 | Durban | 1998 |
Sri Lanka | Karachi | 1982 | Kandy | 1986 |
West Indies | Karachi | 1959 | Port of Spain | 1958 |
Zimbabwe | Karachi | 1993 | Bulawayo | 1995 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[25] |
Home Test series won
[edit]Opponent | Frequency | Series won | ||
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Australia | 7 | 1956–57 (1-0), 1979–80 (1-0), 1982–83 (3-0), 1988–89 (1-0), 1994–95 (1-0), 2014–15 (2-0), 2018–19 (1-0) | ||
Bangladesh | 2 | 2003 (3-0), 2019–20 (1-0) | ||
England | 6 | 1983–84 (1-0), 1987–88 (1-0), 2005–06 (2-0), 2011–12 (3-0), 2015–16 (2-0) , 2024–25 (2-1) | ||
India | 3 | 1978–79 (2-0), 1982–83 (3-0), 2005–06 (1-0) | ||
Ireland | N/A | Yet to Play | ||
New Zealand | 6 | 1955–56 (2-0), 1964–65 (2-0), 1976–77 (2-0), 1984–85 (2-0), 1990–91 (3-0), 2002 (1-0) | ||
South Africa | 2 | 2003–04 (1-0), 2020–21 (2-0) | ||
Sri Lanka | 5 | 1981–82 (2-0), 1985–86 (2-0), 1991–92 (1-0), 2011–12 (1-0), 2019–20 (1-0) | ||
West Indies | 5 | 1958–59 (2-1), 1997–98 (3-0), 2001–02 (2-0), 2006–07 (2-0), 2016–17 (2-1) | ||
Zimbabwe | 2 | 1993–94 (2-0), 1996–97 (1-0) | ||
Last updated: 29 July 2023 [26] |
Away Test series won
[edit]Opponent | Frequency | Series won | ||
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Australia | 0 | Yet to win | ||
Bangladesh | 4 | 2001–02 (2-0), 2011–12 (2-0), 2014–15 (1-0), 2021–22 (2-0) | ||
England | 3 | 1987 (1-0), 1992 (2-1), 1996 (2-0) | ||
India | 1 | 1986-87 (1-0) | ||
Ireland | 1 | 2018 (1-0) | ||
New Zealand | 7 | 1972–73 (1-0), 1978–79 (1-0), 1992–93 (1-0), 1993–94 (2-1), 1995–96 (1-0), 2003–04 (1-0), 2010–11 (1-0) | ||
South Africa | 0 | Yet to win | ||
Sri Lanka | 5 | 1994 (2-0), 2000 (2-0), 2005–06 (1-0), 2015 (2-1), 2023 (2-0) | ||
West Indies | 1 | 2016–17 (2-1) | ||
Zimbabwe | 5 | 1994–95 (2-1), 1997–98 (1-0), 2002–03 (2-0), 2011 (1-0), 2020–21 (2-0) | ||
Last updated: 29 July 2023[26] |
Total Test series won
[edit]Opponent | Frequency | |||
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Australia | 7 | |||
Bangladesh | 6 | |||
England | 9 | |||
India | 4 | |||
Ireland | 1 | |||
New Zealand | 13 | |||
South Africa | 2 | |||
Sri Lanka | 10 | |||
West Indies | 6 | |||
Zimbabwe | 7 | |||
Last updated: 1 November 2024[26] |
Team scoring records
[edit]Most runs in an innings
[edit]The highest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the series between Sri Lanka and India in August 1997. Playing in the first Test at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the hosts posted a first innings total of 952/6d. This broke the longstanding record of 903/7d which England set against Australia in the final Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval. The first Test of the 2008–09 series against Sri Lanka saw Pakistan set their highest innings total of 765/5d, the fifth-highest score in Test cricket.[28]
Rank | Score | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 765–6d | Sri Lanka | National Stadium, Karachi | 21 February 2009 |
2 | 708 | England | Kennington Oval, London | 6 August 1987 |
3 | 699–5 | India | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 1 December 1989 |
4 | 679–7d | 13 January 2006 | ||
5 | 674–6 | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | 24 October 1984 | |
Last updated: 30 August 2017[29] |
Highest successful run chases
[edit]Pakistan's highest fourth innings total is 450 all out in an unsuccessful run chase against Australia at Brisbane in December 2016. Australia had set a target of 490. Pakistan's second highest fourth innings total of 443/7 also came against Australia at Karachi in 2022. [30]
Rank | Score | Target | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 382/3 | 377 | Sri Lanka | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka | 3 July 2015 |
2 | 344/6 | 344 | Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka | 16 July 2022 |
3 | 315/9 | 314 | Australia | National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan | 28 September 1994 |
4 | 302/5 | 302 | Sri Lanka | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE | 16 January 2014 |
5 | 277/3 | 274 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand | 26 December 2003 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[31] |
Lowest runs in an innings
[edit]Rank | Score | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 49 | South Africa | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 1 February 2013 |
2 | 53 | Australia | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE | 11 October 2002 |
3 | 59 | |||
4 | 62 | Australia | WACA Ground, Perth, Australia | 13 November 1981 |
5 | 72 | England | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England | 6 August 2010 |
Australia | WACA Ground, Perth, Australia | 16 December 2004 | ||
Last updated: 20 June 2020[32] |
Most runs conceded in an innings
[edit]The highest innings total scored against Pakistan is by England when they scored 823/7d in the first Test of the England tour of Pakistan in 2024 at Multan.[28]
Rank | Score | Opposition | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 823/7d | England | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan | 7 October 2024 |
2 | 790/3d | West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 26 February 1958 |
3 | 690 | New Zealand | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, UAE | 26 November 2014 |
4 | 675/5d | India | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan | 28 March 2004 |
5 | 659/6d | New Zealand | Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand | 3 January 2021 |
Last updated: 6 January 2021[33] |
Lowest runs conceded in an innings
[edit]The lowest innings total scored against Pakistan is 53 in the first test of West Indies tour of Pakistan in 1986[34]
Rank | Score | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 53 | West Indies | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan | 24 October 1986 |
2 | 70 | New Zealand | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh | 7 November 1955 |
3 | 71 | Sri Lanka | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka | 26 August 1994 |
4 | 72 | England | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi, UAE | 25 January 2012 |
5 | 73 | New Zealand | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan | 1 May 2002 |
Sri Lanka | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka | 3 April 2006 | ||
Last updated: 3 December 2017[34] |
Result records
[edit]A Test match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their two innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If one side scores more runs in a single innings than the total runs scored by the other side in both their innings, it is known as a win by innings and runs. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.[35]
Greatest win margins (by innings)
[edit]The fifth Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval saw England win by an innings and 579 runs, the largest victory by an innings in Test cricket history. The fifth-largest victory was Pakistan's win against New Zealand in the first Test of the 2002 tour at the Gaddafi Stadium, where the hosts won by an innings and 324 runs.[36]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | Innings and 324 runs | New Zealand | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 1 May 2002 |
2 | Innings and 264 runs | Bangladesh | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | 29 August 2001 |
3 | Innings and 222 runs | Sri Lanka | Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo | 16 July 2023 |
4 | Innings and 188 runs | Australia | National Stadium, Karachi | 15 September 1988 |
5 | Innings and 184 runs | Bangladesh | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong | 9 December 2011 |
Last updated: 30 August 2017[37] |
Greatest win margins (by runs)
[edit]The greatest winning margin by runs in Test cricket was England's victory over Australia by 675 runs in the first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series. Pakistan's largest victory by runs was recorded in the second Test of the 2018–19 series where they defeated Australia by 373 runs.[38]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 373 runs | Australia | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 19 October 2018 |
2 | 356 runs | 30 October 2014 | ||
3 | 341 runs | India | National Stadium, Karachi | 29 January 2006 |
4 | 328 runs | Bangladesh | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka | 6 May 2015 |
5 | 301 runs | Sri Lanka | Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | 9 August 1994 |
Last updated: 19 October 2018[37] |
Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)
[edit]Pakistan have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 13 occasions, rank fourth in the list after Australia (28), West Indies (25) and England (20).[b][43][44][45]
Rank | Victories | Opposition | Most recent venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | England | The Oval, London, England | 11 August 2016 |
2 | 2 | West Indies | National Stadium, Karachi | 6 December 1997 |
Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | 16 November 2002 | ||
New Zealand | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 7 January 2011 | ||
Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 17 June 2015 | ||
6 | 1 | India | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | 3 January 1983 |
Last updated: 30 August 2017[37] |
Narrowest win margins (by runs)
[edit]Pakistan's narrowest win by runs was against India in the first Test of the 1998–99 series at M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Chennai. Set 271 runs for victory in the final innings, India were bowled all out for 258 to give victory to Pakistan by twelve runs.[46] This was the twelfth-narrowest win in the history of Test cricket.[c]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 12 runs | India | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 28 January 1999 |
2 | 16 runs | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 13 March 1987 | |
3 | 22 runs | England | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | 12 November 2005 |
4 | 24 runs | Kennington Oval, London | 12 August 1954 | |
5 | 29 runs | South Africa | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | 26 February 1998 |
Last updated: 30 August 2017[48] |
Narrowest win margins (by wickets)
[edit]Out of twelve occasions, Pakistan have achieved their narrowest win of one-wicket victory twice. Their first-narrowest win by wickets came in the first Test of the Australia tour of Pakistan in 1994–95. Played at the National Stadium in Karachi, the hosts won the match by a margin of one wicket. Pakistan repeated the feat against Bangladesh at Multan Cricket Stadium in 2003.[49]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 wicket | Australia | National Stadium, Karachi | 28 September 1994 |
Bangladesh | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | 3 September 2003 | ||
3 | 2 wicket | England | Lord's, London | 18 June 1992 |
4 | 3 wickets | National Stadium, Karachi | 2 March 1984 | |
Sri Lanka | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | 2 January 1992 | ||
Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club, Harare | 21 March 1998 | ||
Australia | Headingley Cricket Ground, Leeds | 21 July 2010 | ||
Last updated: 30 August 2017[48] |
Greatest loss margins (by innings)
[edit]Lord's in London played host Pakistan's greatest defeat by an innings in Test cricket.[36] The final Test of the 2010 series saw England defeat the tourists by an innings and 225 runs, to win the series 2–0.[50]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | Innings and 225 runs | England | Lord's, London | 26 August 2010 |
2 | Innings and 198 runs | Australia | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | 11 October 2002 |
3 | Innings and 185 runs | New Zealand | Seddon Park, Hamilton | 27 March 2001 |
4 | Innings and 176 runs | New Zealand | Hagley Oval, Christchurch | 3 January 2021 |
5 | Innings and 174 runs | West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston | 26 February 1958 |
Last updated: 6 January 2021[51] |
Greatest loss margins (by runs)
[edit]The first Test of the 2004–05 series saw Pakistan defeated by Australia by 491 runs, fourth greatest losing margin by runs in Test cricket.[38]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 491 runs | Australia | WACA Ground, Perth | 16 December 2004 |
2 | 360 runs | Australia | Perth Stadium, Perth | 17 December 2023 |
3 | 354 runs | England | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 29 July 2010 |
4 | 348 runs | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 1 January 1977 |
5 | 330 runs | England | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | 22 July 2016 |
Last updated: 17 December 2023 [51] |
Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)
[edit]Pakistan have lost a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on nine occasions.[d]
Rank | Number of Defeats | Opposition | Most Recent Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | Australia | The Gabba, Brisbane | 5 November 1999 |
2 | 2 | England | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 10 August 1967 |
India | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | 15 January 1980 | ||
4 | 1 | West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 23 April 1993 |
South Africa | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | 26 December 2002 | ||
Last updated: 30 August 2017[51] |
Narrowest loss margins (by runs)
[edit]Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 runs | New Zealand | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 16 November 2018 |
2 | 21 runs | Sri Lanka | 2 October 2017 | |
3 | 24 runs | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club, Harare | 14 September 2013 |
4 | 25 runs | England | Headingley Cricket Stadium, Leeds | 8 July 1971 |
5 | 32 runs | New Zealand | University Oval, Dunedin | 24 January 2009 |
Last updated: 18 April 2021[61] |
Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)
[edit]Test cricket has seen fifteen matches been decided by a margin of one wicket, with Pakistan being defeated twice, both coming against West Indies.[49] The first was the final Test of the 1999–2000 series at Antigua Recreation Ground where the West Indies ran down the target of 216 runs in the final inning and the second happened in the opening test of the 2021 series at Sabina Park where the last wicket pair scored the last 17 runs to chase down 168.[62][63]
Rank | Margin | Opposition | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 wicket | West Indies | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's | 25 May 2000 |
Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 12 August 2021 | |||
3 | 2 wickets | New Zealand | University Oval, Dunedin | 9 February 1985 |
West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 22 April 1988 | ||
Sri Lanka | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | 26 February 2000 | ||
Last updated: 15 August 2021[61] |
Individual records
[edit]Batting records
[edit]Most career runs
[edit]A run is the basic means of scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the ball with his bat and with his partner runs the length of 22 yards (20 m) of the pitch.[64]
India's Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in Test cricket with 15,921. Second is Ricky Ponting of Australia with 13,378 ahead of Jacques Kallis from South Africa in third with 13,289. Younis Khan is the only Pakistani batsman who has scored more than 10,000 runs in Test cricket.[65]
Rank | Runs | Player | Matches | Innings | Period |
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1 | 10,099 | Younis Khan | 118 | 213 | 2000–2017 |
2 | 8,832 | Javed Miandad | 124 | 189 | 1976–1993 |
3 | 8,829 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 119 | 198 | 1992–2007 |
4 | 7,530 | Mohammad Yousuf | 90 | 156 | 1998–2010 |
5 | 7,142 | Azhar Ali | 97 | 180 | 2010–2022 |
6 | 5,768 | Saleem Malik | 103 | 154 | 1982-1999 |
7 | 5,222 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 75 | 132 | 2001-2017 |
8 | 5,062 | Zaheer Abbas | 78 | 124 | 1969-1985 |
9 | 4,660 | Asad Shafiq | 77 | 128 | 2010-2020 |
10 | 4,114 | Mudassar Nazar | 76 | 116 | 1976-1989 |
Last updated: 20 December 2022[66] |
Fastest runs getter
[edit]Runs | Batsman | Match | Innings | Record Date | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1000 | Saeed Ahmed | 11 | 20 | 4 December 1959 | [67] |
2000 | Javed Miandad | 24 | 42 | 16 December 1979 | [68] |
3000 | 39 | 67 | 14 March 1982 | [69] | |
4000 | 53 | 84 | 14 September 1983 | [70] | |
5000 | Younis Khan | 59 | 106 | 21 February 2009 | [71] |
6000 | Mohammad Yousuf | 72 | 120 | 19 November 2006 | [72] |
7000 | 82 | 139 | 20 July 2009 | [73] | |
8000 | Javed Miandad | 107 | 162 | 26 October 1990 | [74] |
9000 | Younis Khan | 103 | 184 | 22 October 2015 | [75] |
10000 | 116 | 208 | 21 April 2017 | [76] | |
Last updated: 20 June 2020 |
Most runs in each batting position
[edit]Batting position | Batsman | Innings | Runs | Average | Test Career Span | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opener | Saeed Anwar | 86 | 3,957 | 47.11 | 1990–2001 | [77] |
Number 3 | Azhar Ali | 121 | 4,921 | 43.16 | 2010–2022 | [78] |
Number 4 | Javed Miandad | 140 | 6,925 | 54.10 | 1976–1993 | [79] |
Number 5 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 110 | 4,643 | 50.47 | 2001–2017 | [80] |
Number 6 | Asad Shafiq | 76 | 3,011 | 41.82 | 2010–2020 | [81] |
Number 7 | Sarfaraz Ahmed † | 65 | 2,047 | 35.91 | 2010-2019 | [82] |
Number 8 | Wasim Akram | 63 | 1,353 | 23.74 | 1985-2002 | [83] |
Number 9 | 31 | 657 | 21.90 | 1985-2002 | [84] | |
Number 10 | Waqar Younis | 48 | 496 | 11.81 | 1989-2003 | [85] |
Number 11 | Danish Kaneria | 58 | 197 | 6.79 | 2000–2010 | [86] |
Last updated: 8 December 2021. Qualification: Batted 20 Innings at the position |
Most runs against each team
[edit]Opposition | Runs | Player | Matches | Innings | Period | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | YTP | |||||
Australia | 1,797 | Javed Miandad | 25 | 40 | 1976–1990 | [87] |
Bangladesh | 650 | Mohammad Hafeez | 7 | 12 | 2003–2015 | [88] |
England | 1,584 | Inzamam-ul-haq | 19 | 32 | 1992–2006 | [89] |
India | 2,228 | Javed Miandad | 28 | 39 | 1978–1989 | [90] |
Ireland | 83 | Faheem Ashraf | 1 | 1 | 2018–2018 | [91] |
New Zealand | 1,919 | Javed Miandad | 18 | 29 | 1976–1993 | [92] |
South Africa | 990 | Younis Khan | 14 | 28 | 2002–2013 | [93] |
Sri Lanka | 2,286 | 29 | 48 | 2000–2015 | [94] | |
West Indies | 1,214 | Mohammad Yousuf | 8 | 14 | 2000–2006 | [95] |
Zimbabwe | 772 | Inzamam-ul-haq | 11 | 19 | 1993–2002 | [96] |
Last updated: 12 January 2021. |
Highest individual score
[edit]Hanif Mohammad set the highest Test score for Pakistan with 337, surpassing Imtiaz Ahmed's 209 scored against New Zealand in October 1955 at Bagh-e-Jinnah. Inzamam-ul-Haq (329), Younis Khan (313) and Azhar Ali (302*) are the only others to sore a triple century for Pakistan.[11]
Rank | Runs | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1 | 337 | Hanif Mohammad | West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 17 January 1958 |
2 | 329 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | New Zealand | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 1 May 2002 |
3 | 313 | Younus Khan | Sri Lanka | National Stadium, Karachi | 21 February 2009 |
4 | 302* | Azhar Ali | West Indies | Dubai International Stadium, Dubai | 14 October 2016 |
5 | 280* | Javed Miandad | India | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad | 14 January 1983 |
Last updated: 4 January 2023[97] |
Highest individual score – progression of record
[edit]Runs | Player | Opponent | Venue | Season |
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51 | Hanif Mohammad | India | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India | 1952–53 |
124* | Nazar Mohammad | University Ground, Lucknow, India | ||
142 | Hanif Mohammad | Bahawal Stadium, Bahawalpur, Pakistan | 1954–55 | |
209 | Imtiaz Ahmed | New Zealand | Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore, Pakistan | 1955–56 |
337 | Hanif Mohammad | West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 1957-58 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[97] |
Highest individual score against each team
[edit]Opposition | Runs | Player | Venue | Date | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | YTP | ||||
Australia | 237 | Saleem Malik | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | 5 October 1994 | [98] |
Bangladesh | 226 | Azhar Ali | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | 6 May 2015 | [99] |
England | 274 | Zaheer Abbas | Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham | 3 June 1971 | [100] |
India | 280* | Javed Miandad | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad | 14 January 1983 | [101] |
Ireland | 83 | Faheem Ashraf | Dublin (Malahide), Malahide | 11 May 2018 | [101] |
New Zealand | 329 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 1 May 2002 | [102] |
South Africa | 146 | Khurram Manzoor | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 14 October 2013 | [103] |
Sri Lanka | 313 | Younus Khan | National Stadium, Karachi | 21 February 2009 | [104] |
West Indies | 337 | Hanif Mohammad | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | 6 April 1972 | [105] |
Zimbabwe | 257* | Wasim Akram | Sheikhupura Stadium, Sheikhupura | 17 October 1996 | [106] |
Last updated: 12 January 2021. |
Highest career average
[edit]A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed.[107]
Pakistan's Javed Miandad, finished his Test career with an average of 52.57. The next closest Pakistani to him is Mohammad Yousuf who retired in 2012 with an average of 52.29.[108]
Rank | Average | Player | Runs | Innings | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 52.57 | Javed Miandad | 8,832 | 189 | 1976–1993 |
2 | 52.29 | Mohammad Yousuf | 7,530 | 156 | 1998–2010 |
3 | 52.05 | Younis Khan | 10,099 | 207 | 2000–2017 |
4 | 50.16 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 8,829 | 198 | 1992–2007 |
5 | 49.16 | Abid Ali † | 1,180 | 26 | 2019–2021 |
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 8 December 2021[108] |
Highest Average in each batting position
[edit]Batting position | Batsman | Innings | Runs | Average | Career Span | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Opener | Abid Ali | 26 | 1,180 | 49.16 | 2019–2021 | [109] |
Number 3 | Younis Khan | 83 | 4,055 | 51.32 | 2000–2017 | [110] |
Number 4 | Mohammad Yousuf | 63 | 3,416 | 56.93 | 1998-2010 | [111] |
Number 5 | Javed Miandad | 33 | 1,468 | 54.37 | 1976-1993 | [112] |
Number 6 | Imran Khan | 23 | 928 | 61.86 | 1974-1992 | [113] |
Number 7 | Wasim Raja | 31 | 1,127 | 43.34 | 1973-1985 | [114] |
Number 8 | Kamran Akmal | 28 | 874 | 33.61 | 2002-1910 | [115] |
Number 9 | Wasim Akram | 31 | 657 | 21.90 | 1985-2002 | [116] |
Number 10 | Sarfraz Nawaz | 23 | 352 | 17.60 | 1969-1984 | [117] |
Number 11 | Danish Kaneria | 20 | 92 | 9.20 | 1989–2003 | [118] |
Last updated: 8 December 2021. Qualification: Min 20 innings batted at position |
Most half-centuries
[edit]A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century.[citation needed]
Sachin Tendulkar of India has scored the most half-centuries in Test cricket with 68. He is followed by the West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul on 66, Pakistan's Inzamam-ul-Haq has 46 fifties to his name.[119]
Rank | Half centuries | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 46 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 198 | 8,829 | 1992–2007 |
2 | 43 | Javed Miandad | 189 | 8,832 | 1976–1993 |
3 | 39 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 132 | 5,222 | 2001–2017 |
4 | 35 | Azhar Ali | 180 | 7,142 | 2010–2022 |
5 | 33 | Mohammad Yousuf | 156 | 7,530 | 1998–2010 |
Younis Khan | 213 | 10,099 | 2000–2017 | ||
Last updated: 4 January 2023[120] |
Most Test centuries
[edit]A century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.
Tendulkar has also scored the most centuries in Test cricket with 51. South Africa's Jacques Kallis is next on 45 and Ponting with 41 hundreds is in third. Younis Khan is the highest century-maker for Pakistan.[121]
Rank | Centuries | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 34 | Younis Khan | 213 | 10,099 | 2000–2017 |
2 | 25 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 198 | 8,829 | 1992–2007 |
3 | 24 | Mohammad Yousuf | 156 | 7,530 | 1998–2010 |
4 | 23 | Javed Miandad | 189 | 8,832 | 1976–1993 |
5 | 19 | Azhar Ali | 180 | 7,142 | 2010–2022 |
Last updated: 4 January 2023[122] |
Most double centuries
[edit]A double century is a score of 200 or more runs in a single innings.
Dona Bradman holds the Test record scored with twelve for the most double centuries, one ahead of Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara who finished his career with eleven. In third is Brian Lara of the West Indies with nine. England's Wally Hammond and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka both scored seven, and Miandad and Younis Khan are two of six cricketers who reached the mark on six occasions.[123]
Rank | Double centuries | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | Younis Khan | 213 | 10,099 | 2000–2017 |
Javed Miandad | 189 | 8,832 | 1976–1993 | ||
3 | 4 | Zaheer Abbas | 124 | 5,062 | 1969–1985 |
Mohammad Yousuf | 156 | 7,530 | 1998–2010 | ||
5 | 3 | Azhar Ali | 180 | 7,142 | 2010–2022 |
Last updated: 4 January 2023[124] |
Most triple centuries
[edit]A triple century is a score of 300 or more runs in a single innings.
Virender Sehwag of India Sehwag along with Australia's Don Bradman and West Indians Chris Gayle and Brian Lara holds the equal Test record for the most triple centuries scored with two.[125] 4 Pakistani batsmen have scored a single Test triple century as of November 2021[update].
Rank | Triple centuries | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | Hanif Mohammad | 97 | 3,915 | 1952–1969 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq | 198 | 8,829 | 1992–2007 | ||
Younis Khan | 213 | 10,099 | 2000–2017 | ||
Azhar Ali | 180 | 7,142 | 2010–2022 | ||
Last updated: 4 January 2023[126] |
Most Sixes
[edit]Rank | Sixes | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 81 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 132 | 5,222 | 2001–2017 |
2 | 70 | Younis Khan | 213 | 10,099 | 2000–2017 |
3 | 57 | Wasim Akram | 147 | 2,898 | 1985–2002 |
4 | 55 | Imran Khan | 126 | 3,807 | 1971–1992 |
5 | 52 | Shahid Afridi | 48 | 1,716 | 1998–2010 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[127] |
Most Fours
[edit]Rank | Fours | Player | Innings | Runs | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1105 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 198 | 8,829 | 1992–2007 |
2 | 1082 | Younis Khan | 213 | 10,099 | 2000–2017 |
3 | 957 | Mohammad Yousuf | 156 | 7,530 | 1998–2010 |
4 | 809 | Javed Miandad | 189 | 8,832 | 1976–1993 |
5 | 678 | Saleem Malik | 154 | 5,768 | 1982–1999 |
Last updated: 20 June 2020[128] |
Most runs in a series
[edit]Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level. The 1930 Ashes series in England saw Bradman set the record for the most runs scored in a single series, falling just 26 short of 1,000 runs. He is followed by Wally Hammond with 905 runs scored in the 1928–29 Ashes series. Mark Taylor with 839 in the 1989 Ashes and Neil Harvey with 834 in 1952–53 South Africa series are third and fourth on the list, respectively. Pakistani cricketer Mudassar Nazar is seventeenth in the list with 761.[130]
Rank | Runs | Player | Matches | Innings | Series |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 761 | Mudassar Nazar | 6 | 8 | Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1982–83 |
2 | 665 | Mohammad Yousuf | 3 | 5 | West Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 2006–07 |
3 | 650 | Zaheer Abbas | 6 | 6 | Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1982–83 |
4 | 631 | Mohammad Yousuf | 4 | 7 | Pakistani cricket team in England in 2006 |
5 | 628 | Hanif Mohammad | 5 | 9 | Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 1957–58 |
Last updated: 31 August 2017[129] |
Most ducks
[edit]A duck refers to a batsman dismissed without scoring a run.[131] West Indian Courtney Walsh has the most ducks to his name with 43. Pakistan's Danish Kaneria has scored the ninth-highest number of ducks in Test cricket along with Indian cricketer Ishant Sharma with 25.[132]
Rank | Ducks | Player | Matches | Innings | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 25 | Danish Kaneria | 61 | 84 | 2000–2010 |
2 | 21 | Waqar Younis | 87 | 120 | 1989–2003 |
3 | 19 | Wasim Bari | 81 | 112 | 1967–1984 |
4 | Younis Khan | 118 | 213 | 2000–2017 | |
5 | Azhar Ali | 97 | 180 | 2010–2022 | |
Last updated: 4 January 2023[133] |
Bowling records
[edit]Most career wickets
[edit]A bowler takes the wicket of a batsman when the form of dismissal is bowled, caught, leg before wicket, stumped or hit wicket. If the batsman is dismissed by run out, obstructing the field, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice or timed out the bowler does not receive credit.[citation needed]
Shane Warne held the record for the most Test wickets with 708 until December 2007 when Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan passed Warne's milestone.[134] Muralitharan, who continued to play until 2010, finished with 800 wickets to his name. James Anderson of England is third on the list taking 632 wickets holds the record for most wickets by a fast bowler in Test cricket. Wasim Akram is the highest wicket taker for Pakistan with 414.[135][136]
Rank | Wickets | Player | Matches | Innings | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 414 | Wasim Akram | 104 | 181 | 1985–2002 |
2 | 373 | Waqar Younis | 87 | 154 | 1989–2003 |
3 | 362 | Imran Khan | 88 | 142 | 1971–1992 |
4 | 261 | Danish Kaneria | 61 | 112 | 2000–2010 |
5 | 244 | Yasir Shah | 48 | 89 | 2014–2022 |
6 | 236 | Abdul Qadir | 67 | 111 | 1977–1990 |
7 | 208 | Saqlain Mushtaq | 49 | 86 | 1995–2004 |
8 | 185 | Mushtaq Ahmed | 52 | 89 | 1990–2003 |
9 | 178 | Shoaib Akhtar | 46 | 82 | 1997–2007 |
10 | Saeed Ajmal | 35 | 67 | 2009–2014 | |
Last updated: 9 December 2022[15] |
Most career wickets against each team
[edit]Opposition | Wickets | Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Period | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | YTP | ||||||
Australia | 64 | Imran Khan | 18 | 29 | 1,598 | 1976–1990 | [137] |
Bangladesh | 34 | Danish Kaneria | 5 | 10 | 558 | 2001–2003 | [138] |
England | 97 | Abdul Qadir | 16 | 28 | 2,049 | 1977–1987 | [139] |
India | 94 | Imran Khan | 23 | 38 | 2,260 | 1978–1989 | [140] |
Ireland | 9 | Mohammad Abbas | 1 | 2 | 110 | 2018-2018 | [141] |
New Zealand | 70 | Waqar Younis | 13 | 25 | 1,372 | 1990–2002 | [142] |
South Africa | 36 | Danish Kaneria | 7 | 14 | 1,096 | 2003–2007 | [143] |
Sri Lanka | 66 | Saeed Ajmal | 14 | 28 | 2,170 | 2009–2014 | [144] |
West Indies | 80 | Imran Khan | 18 | 29 | 1,695 | 1977–1990 | [145] |
Zimbabwe | 62 | Waqar Younis | 11 | 20 | 1,233 | 1993–2002 | [146] |
Last updated: 12 January 2021 |
Fastest wicket taker
[edit]Wickets | Bowler | Match | Record Date | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
50 | Yasir Shah | 9 | 25 June 2015 | [147] |
100 | 17 | 13 October 2016 | [148] | |
150 | Waqar Younis | 27 | 10 February 1994 | [149] |
200 | Yasir Shah | 33 ♠ | 3 December 2018 | [150] |
250 | Waqar Younis | 51 | 6 March 1998 | [151] |
300 | 65 | 14 June 2000 | [152] | |
350 | 78 | 3 February 2002 | [153] | |
400 | Wasim Akram | 96 | 14 June 2000 | [154] |
Last updated: 20 June 2020 |
Best figures in an innings
[edit]Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.[155]
There has been two occasions in Test cricket where a bowler has taken all ten wickets in a single innings – Jim Laker of England took 10/53 against Australia in 1956 and India's Anil Kumble in 1999 returned figures of 10/74 against Pakistan. Abdul Qadir is one of 15 bowlers who has taken nine wickets in a Test match innings.[156]
Rank | Figures | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9/56 | Abdul Qadir | England | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 25 November 1987 |
2 | 9/86 | Sarfraz Nawaz | Australia | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 10 March 1979 |
3 | 8/41 | Yasir Shah† | New Zealand | Dubai International Stadium, Dubai | 27 November 2018 |
4 | 8/42 | Sajid Khan† | Bangladesh | Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur | 8 December 2021 |
5 | 8/46 | Nauman Ali | England | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | 15 October 2024 |
Last updated: 8 December 2021[157] |
Best figures in a match
[edit]A bowler's bowling figures in a match is sum of the wickets taken and the runs conceded in two innings.[citation needed]
No bowler in the history of Test cricket has taken all 20 wickets in a match. The closest to do so was English spin bowler Jim Laker. During the fourth Test of the 1956 Ashes series, Laker took 9/37 in the first innings and 10/53 in the second to finish with match figures of 19/90. Imran Khan's figures of 14/119, taken in final match of the 1981–82 Test series against Sri Lanka, is the sixteenth-best in Test cricket history.[158]
Rank | Figures | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 14/119 | Imran Khan | Sri Lanka | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 22 March 1982 |
2 | 14/184 | Yasir Shah† | New Zealand | Dubai Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 24 November 2018 |
3 | 13/101 | Abdul Qadir | England | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 25 November 1987 |
4 | 13/114 | Fazal Mahmood | National Stadium, Karachi | 11 October 1956 | |
5 | 13/135 | Waqar Younis | Zimbabwe | 1 December 1993 | |
Last updated: 29 December 2018[159] |
Best figures in an innings against each team
[edit]Opposition | Figures | Player | Venue | Date | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Afghanistan | YTP | ||||
Australia | 9/86 | Sarfraz Nawaz | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | 10 March 1979 | [160] |
Bangladesh | 8/42 | Sajid Khan† | Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur | 3 December 2021 | [161] |
England | 9/56 | Abdul Qadir | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 25 November 1987 | [162] |
India | 8/60 | Imran Khan | National Stadium, Karachi | 23 December 1982 | [163] |
Ireland | 5/66 | Mohammad Abbas | Dublin (Malahide), Malahide | 11 May 2018 | [164] |
New Zealand | 8/41 | Yasir Shah† | Dubai International Stadium, Dubai | 27 November 2018 | [165] |
South Africa | 6/78 | Mushtaq Ahmed | Kingsmead, Durban | 26 February 1998 | [166] |
Sri Lanka | 8/58 | Imran Khan | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 22 March 1982 | [167] |
West Indies | 7/80 | Bourda, Georgetown | 2 April 1988 | [168] | |
Zimbabwe | 7/66 | Saqlain Mushtaq | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 16 November 2002 | [169] |
Last updated: 8 December 2021 |
Best career average
[edit]A bowler's bowling average is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[citation needed]
Nineteenth century English medium pacer George Lohmann holds the record for the best career average in Test cricket with 10.75. J. J. Ferris, one of fourteen cricketers to play Test cricket for more than one team,[170] is second behind Lohmann with an overall career average of 12.70 runs per wicket. Hasan Ali's bowling average of 22.09 are the best figures for Pakistan.[171]
Rank | Average | Player | Wickets | Runs | Balls | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 21.59 | Hasan Ali † | 72 | 1,555 | 3,012 | 2017–2021 |
2 | 22.81 | Imran Khan | 362 | 8,258 | 19,458 | 1971–1992 |
3 | 23.02 | Mohammad Abbas† | 90 | 2,072 | 5,134 | 2017–2021 |
4 | 23.03 | Shabbir Ahmed | 51 | 1,175 | 2,576 | 2003–2005 |
5 | 23.56 | Waqar Younis | 373 | 8,788 | 16,224 | 1989–2003 |
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 8 December 2021[19] |
Best career economy rate
[edit]A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.[131]
English bowler William Attewell, who played 10 matches for England between 1884 and 1892, holds the Test record for the best career economy rate with 1.31.[172] Pervez Sajjad, with a rate of 2.04 runs per over conceded over his 19-match Test career, is the best for Pakistan.[173]
Rank | Economy rate | Player | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2.04 | Pervez Sajjad | 1,410 | 4,145 | 59 | 1964–1973 |
2 | 2.06 | Mohammad Nazir | 1,124 | 3,262 | 34 | 1969–1983 |
3 | 2.07 | Shujauddin Butt | 801 | 2,313 | 20 | 1954–1962 |
4 | 2.09 | Fazal Mahmood | 3,434 | 9,834 | 139 | 1952–1962 |
5 | 2.11 | Abdul Hafeez Kardar | 954 | 2,712 | 21 | 1952–1958 |
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 4 September 2017[173] |
Best career strike rate
[edit]A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[131]
English George Lohmann has best Test career strike rate with 34.1; Waqar Younis of Pakistan with an overall career strike rate of 43.4 balls per wicket, is eighth in the list.[174]
Rank | Strike rate | Player | Wickets | Balls | Runs | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 41.8 | Hasan Ali † | 72 | 1,555 | 3,012 | 2017–2021 |
2 | 43.4 | Waqar Younis | 373 | 16,224 | 8,788 | 1989–2003 |
3 | 45.7 | Shoaib Akhtar | 178 | 8,143 | 4,574 | 1997–2007 |
4 | 47.7 | Shaheen Shah Afridi † | 86 | 4,107 | 2,055 | 2018–2021 |
5 | 48.7 | Mohammad Asif | 106 | 5,171 | 2,583 | 2005–2010 |
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 8 December 2021[175] |
Most five-wicket hauls in an innings
[edit]A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.[176]
Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan has taken the most number five-wicket hauls in Test cricket with 67 throughout his career. former Pakistani captain Wasim Akram is tenth on the list and leading the equivalent list for Pakistan.[177]
Rank | Five-wicket hauls | Player | Wickets | Innings | Balls | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 25 | Wasim Akram | 414 | 181 | 22,627 | 1985–2002 |
2 | 23 | Imran Khan | 362 | 142 | 19,458 | 1971–1992 |
3 | 22 | Waqar Younis | 373 | 154 | 16,224 | 1989–2003 |
4 | 16 | Yasir Shah † | 235 | 85 | 13,697 | 2014–2021 |
5 | 15 | Abdul Qadir | 236 | 111 | 17,126 | 1977–1990 |
Danish Kaneria | 261 | 112 | 17,697 | 2000–2010 | ||
Last updated: 15 August 2021[178] |
Most ten-wicket hauls in a match
[edit]A ten-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking ten or more wickets in a match over two innings.[179]
Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka has taken the most ten-wicket hauls in Test cricket with 22. Imran Khan, jointly tenth with Derek Underwood of England, leads the equivalent list for Pakistan with 6 ten-wicket hauls.[180]
Rank | Ten-wicket hauls | Player | Matches | Balls | Wickets | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | Imran Khan | 88 | 19,458 | 362 | 1971–1992 |
2 | 5 | Waqar Younis | 87 | 16,224 | 373 | 1989–2003 |
Abdul Qadir | 67 | 17,126 | 236 | 1977–1990 | ||
Wasim Akram | 104 | 22,627 | 414 | 1985–2002 | ||
5 | 4 | Fazal Mahmood | 34 | 9,834 | 139 | 1952–1962 |
Last updated: 4 September 2017[181] |
Worst figures in an innings
[edit]The worst figures in a single innings in Test cricket came in the third Test between the West Indies at home to Pakistan in 1958. Pakistan's Khan Mohammad returned figures of 0/259 from his 54 overs in the second innings of the match.[182][183]
Rank | Figures | Player | Overs | Opposition | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0/259 ♠ | Khan Mohammad | 54 | West Indies | Sabina Park, Jamaica | 26 February 1958 |
2 | 0/197 | Yasir Shah | 32 | Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 29 November 2019 |
3 | 0/183 | Danish Kaneria | 47 | Sri Lanka | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 1 March 2009 |
4 | 0/159 | Zafar Gohar | 32 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Christchurch | 3 January 2021 |
5 | 0/156 | Iqbal Qasim | 56 | Australia | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | 6 March 1980 |
Last updated: 8 February 2021[184] |
Worst figures in a match
[edit]The worst figures in a match in Test cricket were taken by South Africa's Imran Tahir in the 2006 Boxing Day Test match against Australia. He returned figures of 0/180 from his 23 overs in the first innings and 0/80 off 14 in the third innings for a total 0/260 from 37 overs.[185] He claimed the record in his final over when two runs came from it—enough for him to pass the previous record of 0/259, set 48 years prior by Pakistan's Khan Mohammad.[186][187][188]
Rank | Figures | Player | Overs | Opposition | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0/259 | Khan Mohammad | 54 | West Indies | Sabina Park, Jamaica | 26 February 1958 |
2 | 0/197 | Yasir Shah | 32 | Australia | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | 29 November 2019 |
3 | 0/183 | Danish Kaneria | 47 | Sri Lanka | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 1 March 2009 |
4 | 0/164 | Sohail Khan | 27 | National Stadium, Karachi | 21 February 2009 | |
5 | 0/160 | Aaqib Javed | 47 | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 10 February 1989 |
Last updated: 8 February 2021[189] |
Most wickets in a series
[edit]South Africa's seventh Test tour of England in 1913–14 saw the record set for the most wickets taken by a bowler in a Test series. English paceman Sydney Barnes played in four of the five matches and achieved a total of 49 wickets to his name. Jim Laker sits second on the list with 46 wickets taken during the 1956 Ashes series. Pakistan's Imran Khan is seventh with his 40 wickets taken against India during the 1982–83 tour.[190]
Rank | Wickets | Player | Matches | Series |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 40 | Imran Khan | 6 | Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1982–83 |
2 | 30 | Abdul Qadir | 3 | English cricket team in Pakistan in 1987–88 |
3 | 29 | Waqar Younis | New Zealand cricket team in Pakistan in 1990–91 | |
Yasir Shah† | New Zealand cricket team in UAE in 2018–19 | |||
5 | 27 | Waqar Younis | Zimbabwean cricket team in Pakistan in 1993–94 | |
Last updated: 29 December 2018[191] |
Hat-trick
[edit]In cricket, a hat-trick occurs when a bowler takes three wickets with consecutive deliveries. The deliveries may be interrupted by an over bowled by another bowler from the other end of the pitch or the other team's innings, but must be three consecutive deliveries by the individual bowler in the same match. Only wickets attributed to the bowler count towards a hat-trick; run outs do not count. In Test cricket history there have been just 44 hat-tricks, the first achieved by Fred Spofforth for Australia against England in 1879. In 1912, Australian Jimmy Matthews achieved the feat twice in one game against South Africa. The only other players to achieve two hat-tricks are Australia's Hugh Trumble, against England in 1902 and 1904, Pakistan's Wasim Akram, in separate games against Sri Lanka in 1999, and England's Stuart Broad.
No. | Bowler | Against | Inn. | Test | Dismissals | Venue | Date | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wasim Akram | Sri Lanka | 1 | 3/4 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 6 March 1999 | [192] | |
2 | 2 | 4/4 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | 14 March 1999 | [193] | |||
3 | Abdul Razzaq | 1 | 2/3 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | 21 June 2000 | [194] | ||
4 | Mohammad Sami | 1 | 3/3 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 8 March 2002 | [195] | ||
5 | Naseem Shah | Bangladesh | 2 | 2/2 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | 9 February 2020 | [196] |
Wicket-keeping records
[edit]The wicket-keeper is a specialist fielder who stands behind the stumps being guarded by the batsman on strike and is the only member of the fielding side permitted to wear gloves and external leg guards.[197]
Most career dismissals
[edit]A wicket-keeper can be credited with the dismissal of batsman in two ways, caught or stumped. A fair catch is a taken when the ball is caught fully within the field of play without it bouncing when the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat,[198] while a stumping occurs when the wicket-keeper puts down the wicket while the batsman out of his ground and not attempting a run.[199]
Pakistan's Wasim Bari is eleventh in taking most dismissals in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper with 228.[21]
Rank | Dismissals | Player | Matches | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 228 | Wasim Bari | 81 | 1967–1984 |
2 | 206 | Kamran Akmal | 53 | 2002–2010 |
3 | 147 | Moin Khan | 69 | 1990–2004 |
4 | 130 | Rashid Latif | 37 | 1992–2003 |
5 | 121 | Sarfraz Ahmed † | 38 | 2010–2019 |
Last updated: 6 September 2017[200] |
Most career catches
[edit]Bari leads in the list of most catches taken as a designated wicket-keeper in Test cricket for Pakistan, with 201.[201]
Rank | Dismissals | Player | Matches | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 201 | Wasim Bari | 81 | 1967–1984 |
2 | 184 | Kamran Akmal | 53 | 2002–2010 |
3 | 127 | Moin Khan | 69 | 1990–2004 |
4 | 119 | Rashid Latif | 37 | 1992–2003 |
5 | 103 | Sarfraz Ahmed † | 38 | 2010–2019 |
Last updated: 6 September 2017[200] |
Most career stumpings
[edit]Bert Oldfield, Australia's fifth-most capped wicket-keeper, holds the record for most stumpings in Test cricket with 52. He is followed by England's Godfrey Evans with 46 to his name. Indian glovemen Syed Kirmani and MS Dhoni are both equal third on 38 and Bari is eighth in the list with 27.[202]
Rank | Stumpings | Player | Matches | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 27 | Wasim Bari | 81 | 1967–1984 |
2 | 22 | Kamran Akmal | 53 | 2002–2010 |
3 | 20 | Moin Khan | 69 | 1990–2004 |
5 | 18 | Sarfraz Ahmed † | 38 | 2010–2019 |
5 | 16 | Imtiaz Ahmed | 38 | 1952–1962 |
Last updated: 6 September 2017[203] |
Most dismissals in an innings
[edit]Four wicket-keepers have taken seven wickets in a single innings in a Test match—Wasim Bari of Pakistan in 1979, Englishman Bob Taylor in 1980, New Zealand's Ian Smith in 1991 and most recently West Indian gloveman Ridley Jacobs against Australia in 2000.[204]
The feat of taking 6 wickets in an innings has been achieved by 22 wicket-keepers on 30 occasions including two Pakistanis.[205]
Rank | Dismissals | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7 | Wasim Bari | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland | 23 February 1979 |
2 | 6 | Rashid Latif | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo | 14 March 1998 |
Adnan Akmal | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 15 January 2011 | ||
Last updated: 6 September 2017[206] |
Most dismissals in a match
[edit]Three wicket-keepers have made 11 dismissals in a Test match, Englishman Jack Russell in 1995, South African AB de Villiers in 2013 and most recently India's Rishabh Pant against Australia in 2018.[207]
The feat of making 10 dismissals in a match has been achieved by 4 wicket-keepers on 4 occasions with Sarfaraz Ahmed being the only Pakistani wicket-keeper.[208]
Rank | Dismissals | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 | Sarfaraz Ahmed | South Africa | New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | 11 January 2019 |
2 | 9 | Rashid Latif | New Zealand | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | 10 February 1994 |
Kamran Akmal | West Indies | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | 3 June 2005 | ||
4 | 8 | Wasim Bari | England | Headingley, Leeds, England | 8 July 1971 |
Rashid Latif | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia | 30 November 1995 | ||
Kamran Akmal | Sri Lanka | Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka | 4 July 2009 | ||
England | The Oval, London, England | 18 August 2010 | |||
Adnan Akmal | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand | 15 January 2011 | ||
Last updated: 23 August 2020[209] |
Most dismissals in a series
[edit]Brad Haddin holds the Test cricket record for the most dismissals taken by a wicket-keeper in a series. He took 29 catches during the 2013 Ashes series which broke the previous record held by fellow Australian Rod Marsh where he took 28 catches in the 1982–83 Ashes series.[210] Rashid Latif has the most dismissals for Pakistan in a Test series.[211]
Rank | Dismissals | Player | Matches | Series |
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1 | 18 | Rashid Latif | 3 | Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2003 |
2 | 17 | Kamran Akmal | Pakistani cricket team in England in 2010 | |
Wasim Bari | 6 | Indian cricket team in Pakistan in 1982–83 | ||
4 | 16 | Kamran Akmal | 2 | Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 2005 |
4 | Pakistani cricket team in England in 2006 | |||
Wasim Bari | 5 | Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 1976–77 | ||
6 | Pakistani cricket team in India in 1979–80 | |||
Last updated: 6 September 2017[211] |
Fielding records
[edit]Most career catches
[edit]Caught is one of the ten methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket. A fair catch is defined as a fielder catches the ball, from a legal delivery, fully within the field of play without it bouncing when the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat.[198] The majority of catches are caught in the slips, located behind the batsman, next to the wicket-keeper, on the off side of the field. Most slip fielders are top order batsmen.[212]
India's Rahul Dravid holds the record for the most catches in Test cricket by a non-wicket-keeper with 210, followed by Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka on 205 and South African Jacques Kallis with 200. Younis Khan is the highest-ranked Pakistani and twelfth overall, securing 139 catches in his Test career.[213]
Rank | Catches | Player | Matches | Period |
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1 | 139 | Younis Khan | 118 | 2000–2017 |
2 | 93 | Javed Miandad | 124 | 1976–1996 |
3 | 81 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 119 | 1992–1999 |
4 | 77 | Asad Shafiq | 77 | 2010-2020 |
5 | 65 | Majid Khan | 63 | 1964–1983 |
Mohammad Yousuf | 90 | 1998–2010 | ||
Saleem Malik | 103 | 1998–2010 | ||
Azhar Ali † | 91 | 2010–2021 | ||
Last updated: 8 December 2021[214] |
Most catches in a series
[edit]The 1920–21 Ashes series, in which Australia whitewashed England 5–0 for the first time, saw the record set for the most catches taken by non-wicket-keeper in a Test series. Australian all-rounder Jack Gregory took 15 catches in the series as well as 23 wickets.[215] Greg Chappell, a fellow Australian all-rounder, is second behind Gregory with 14 catches taken during the 1974–75 Ashes series. Three players have taken 13 catches in a series on five occasions with both Bob Simpson and Brian Lara having done so twice and Rahul Dravid once. Younis Khan has taken 10 catches, the most by a Pakistani.[216]
Rank | Catches | Player | Matches | Series |
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1 | 10 | Younis Khan | 3 | Pakistan in West Indies in 2017 |
2 | 9 | Taufeeq Umar | 2 | South Africa in Pakistan in 2003 |
Younis Khan | 3 | Pakistan in South Africa in 2007 | ||
Wallis Mathias | 5 | Pakistan in the West Indies in 1958 | ||
5 | 8 | Javed Miandad | 6 | Pakistan in India in 1979-80 |
Mohammad Yousuf | 3 | England in Pakistan in 2000 | ||
Last updated: 14 October 2017[217] |
All-round records
[edit]1000 runs and 100 wickets
[edit]A total of 71 players have achieved the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in their Test career.[218]
Rank | Player | Average Difference | Period | Matches | Runs | Bat Avg | Wickets | Bowl Avg |
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1 | Imran Khan | 14.88 | 1971-1992 | 88 | 3807 | 37.69 | 362 | 22.81 |
2 | Wasim Akram | -0.98 | 1985-2002 | 104 | 2898 | 22.64 | 414 | 23.62 |
3 | Abdul Razzaq | -8.32 | 1999-2006 | 46 | 1946 | 28.61 | 100 | 36.94 |
4 | Waqar Younis | -13.35 | 1989-2003 | 87 | 1010 | 10.2 | 373 | 23.56 |
5 | Intikhab Alam | -13.66 | 1959-1977 | 47 | 1493 | 22.28 | 125 | 35.95 |
6 | Sarfraz Nawaz | -15.04 | 1969-1984 | 55 | 1045 | 17.71 | 177 | 32.75 |
7 | Abdul Qadir | -17.21 | 1977-1990 | 67 | 1029 | 15.59 | 236 | 32.8 |
Last updated: 22 August 2020[219] |
Other records
[edit]Most career matches
[edit]India's Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most Test matches played with 200 with former captains in Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh being joint second with each having represented Australia on 168 occasions. Javed Miandad played for Pakistan in 124 matches.[220]
Rank | Matches | Player | Period |
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1 | 124 | Javed Miandad | 1976–1996 |
2 | 119 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 1992–2007 |
3 | 118 | Younis Khan | 2000–2017 |
4 | 104 | Wasim Akram | 1985–2002 |
5 | 103 | Saleem Malik | 1982–1999 |
Last updated: 15 October 2017[221] |
Most consecutive career matches
[edit]Former English captain Alastair Cook holds the record for the most consecutive Test matches played with 159. He broke Allan Border's long standing record of 153 matches in June 2018.[222] Asad Shafiq, the Pakistan batsmen has played in 72 consecutive Test matches.[223]
Rank | Matches | Player | Period |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 72 | Asad Shafiq | 2011-2020 |
2 | 53 | Javed Miandad | 1977-1984 |
Last updated: 25 August 2020[223] |
Most matches as captain
[edit]Graeme Smith, who led the South African cricket team from 2003 to 2014, holds the record for the most matches played as captain in Test cricket with 109. Allan Border, the man who skippered Australia from 1984 to 1994 is second with 93 matches. New Zealand's captain from 1997 to 2006, Stephen Fleming, is third on the list with 80 and in fourth on 77 is Australia's Ricky Ponting who led the side for six years from 2004 to 2010. Pakistan's Misbah-ul-Haq is ninth in the list along with Sri Lankan Arjuna Ranatunga.[224]
Rank | Matches | Player | Period |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 56 | Misbah-ul-Haq | 2010–2017 |
2 | 48 | Imran Khan | 1982–1992 |
3 | 34 | Javed Miandad | 1980–1993 |
4 | 31 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 2001–2007 |
5 | 25 | Wasim Akram | 1993–1999 |
Last updated: 25 May 2017[225] |
Youngest players
[edit]The youngest player to play in a Test match is claimed to be Hasan Raza at the age of 14 years and 227 days. Making his debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe on 24 October 1996, there is some doubt as to the validity of Raza's age at the time. The second- and third-youngest players are also from Pakistan—Mushtaq Mohammad and Aaqib Javed at 15 years and 124 days and 16 years and 189 days, respectively.[226]
Rank | Age | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 years and 227 days ♠ | Hasan Raza | Zimbabwe | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | 24 October 1996 | |
2 | 15 years and 124 days | Mushtaq Mohammad | West Indies | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 16 March 1959 | |
3 | 16 years and 189 days | Aaqib Javed | New Zealand | Basin Reserve, Wellington | 10 February 1989 | |
4 | 16 years and 221 days | Aftab Baloch | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | 8 November 1969 | ||
5 | 16 years and 248 days | Nasim-ul-Ghani | West Indies | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados | 17 January 1958 | |
Last updated: 15 October 2017[227][228] |
Oldest players on debut
[edit]At 49 years and 119 days, James Southerton of England, playing in the very first Test match in March 1877, is the oldest player to make his debut in Test cricket. Second on the list is Miran Bakhsh of Pakistan who at 47 years and 284 days made his debut against India in 1955. Australia's Don Blackie is the third-oldest player to make his debut, breaking into the side during the second Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series at the age of 46 years and 253 days.[229]
Rank | Age | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 47 years and 284 days | Miran Bakhsh | India | Bagh-e-Jinnah, Lahore | 29 January 1955 | |
2 | 36 years and 146 days | Tabish Khan | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club, Harare | 7 May 2021 | |
3 | 34 years and 308 days | Zulfiqar Babar | South Africa | Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi | 14 October 2013 | |
4 | 34 years and 177 days | Aslam Khokhar | England | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | 1 July 1954 | |
5 | 34 years and 111 days | Nauman Ali | South Africa | National Stadium, Karachi | 26 January 2021 | |
Last updated: 10 May 2021[229][230] |
Oldest players
[edit]England all-rounder Wilfred Rhodes is the oldest player to appear in a Test match. Playing in the fourth Test against the West Indies in 1930 at Sabina Park, in Kingston, Jamaica, he was aged 52 years and 165 days on the final day's play. The oldest Pakistani Test player is Miran Bakhsh who was aged 47 years and 298 days when he represented Pakistan for the final time in the 1955 tour of India at the Peshawar Club Ground.[231]
Rank | Age | Player | Opposition | Venue | Date | |
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1 | 47 years and 298 days | Miran Bakhsh | India | Peshawar Club Ground, Peshawar | 12 February 1955 | |
2 | 44 years and 104 days | Amir Elahi | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 12 December 1952 | ||
3 | 42 years and 347 days | Misbah-ul-Haq | West Indies | Windsor Park, Roseau | 10 May 2017 | |
4 | 39 years and 162 days | Younis Khan | ||||
5 | 39 years and 135 days | Younis Ahmed | India | Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad | 4 March 1987 | |
Last updated: 28 January 2021[231][232] |
Partnership records
[edit]In cricket, two batsman are always present at the crease batting together in a partnership. This partnership will continue until one of them is dismissed, retires or the innings comes to a close.
Highest partnerships by wicket
[edit]A wicket partnership describes the number of runs scored before each wicket falls. The first wicket partnership is between the opening batsman and continues until the first wicket falls. The second wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the number three batsman. This partnership continues until the second wicket falls. The third wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the new batsman. This continues down to tenth wicket partnership. When the eleventh wicket has fallen, there is no more batsman left so the innings is closed.
Wicket | Runs | First batsman | Second batsman | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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1st wicket | 298 | Aamer Sohail | Ijaz Ahmed | West Indies | National Stadium, Karachi | 6 December 1997 |
2nd wicket | 291 | Zaheer Abbas | Mushtaq Mohammad | England | Edgbaston, Birmingham | 3 June 1971 |
3rd wicket | 451 | Mudassar Nazar | Javed Miandad | India | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Sindh | 14 January 1983 |
4th wicket | 350 | Mushtaq Mohammad | Asif Iqbal | New Zealand | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 7 February 1973 |
5th wicket | 281 | Javed Miandad | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | 9 October 1976 | ||
6th wicket | 269 | Mohammad Yousuf | Kamran Akmal | England | 29 November 2005 | |
7th wicket | 308 | Waqar Hasan | Imtiaz Ahmed | New Zealand | 26 October 1955 | |
8th wicket | 313 | Wasim Akram | Saqlain Mushtaq | Zimbabwe | Sheikhupura Stadium, Sheikhupura | 17 October 1996 |
9th wicket | 190 | Asif Iqbal | Intikhab Alam | England | Kenington Oval, London | 24 August 1967 |
10th wicket | 151 | Azhar Mahmood | Mushtaq Ahmed | South Africa | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | 6 October 1997 |
Last updated: 15 October 2017[233] |
Highest partnerships by runs
[edit]The highest Test partnership by runs for any wicket is held by the Sri Lankan pairing of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene who put together a third wicket partnership of 624 runs during the first Test against South Africa in July 2006. This broke the record of 576 runs set by their compatriots Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama against India in 1997. New Zealand's Andrew Jones and Martin Crowe hold the third-highest Test partnership with 467 made in 1991 against Sri Lanka. Equal fourth on the list is Mudassar Nazar and Javed Miandad of Pakistan who together scored 451 against Pakistan in 1983 and the Australian pairing of Bill Ponsford and Don Bradman putting on the same score against England in the 1934 Ashes series.[234]
Wicket | Runs | First batsman | Second batsman | Opposition | Venue | Date |
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3rd wicket | 451 | Mudassar Nazar | Javed Miandad | India | Niaz Stadium, Hyderabad, Sindh | 14 January 1983 |
397 | Qasim Umar | Sri Lanka | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | 16 October 1985 | ||
363 | Younis Khan | Mohammad Yousuf | England | Headingley Stadium, Leeds | 4 August 2006 | |
352* | Ijaz Ahmed | Inzamam-ul-Haq | Sri Lanka | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | 12 March 1999 | |
4th wicket | 350 | Mushtaq Mohammad | Asif Iqbal | New Zealand | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 7 February 1973 |
Last updated: 16 October 2017[235] |
Highest overall partnership runs by a pair
[edit]Rank | Runs | Innings | Players | Highest | Average | 100/50 | Span | |
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1 | 3,213 | 53 | Misbah-ul-Haq & Younis Khan | 218 | 68.36 | 15/7 | 2001-2017 | |
2 | 3,137 | 42 | Mohammad Yousuf & Younis Khan | 363 | 78.42 | 9/12 | 2000-2009 | |
3 | 3,013 | 57 | Inzamam-ul-Haq & Mohammad Yousuf | 259 | 56.84 | 10/13 | 1998-2007 | |
4 | 2,628 | 48 | Azhar Ali & Younis Khan | 250 | 54.75 | 7/9 | 2010-2017 | |
5 | 2,325 | 42 | Majid Khan & Sadiq Mohammad | 195 | 59.61 | 6/14 | 1972-1981 | |
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 11 October 2022[236] |
Umpiring records
[edit]Most matches umpired
[edit]An umpire in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the laws of cricket. Two umpires adjudicate the match on the field, whilst a third umpire has access to video replays, and a fourth umpire looks after the match balls and other duties. The records below are only for on-field umpires.
Aleem Dar of Pakistan holds the record for the most Test matches umpired with 136. The current active Dar set the record in December 2019 overtaking Steve Bucknor from the West Indies mark of 128 matches.[237] They are followed by South Africa's Rudi Koertzen who officiated in 108.[238]
Rank | Matches | Umpire | Period |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 136 | Aleem Dar† | 2003–2021 |
2 | 49 | Asad Rauf | 2005–2013 |
3 | 34 | Khizer Hayat | 1980–1996 |
4 | 28 | Mahboob Shah | 1975–1997 |
5 | 22 | Shujauddin Siddiqi | 1955–1978 |
Last updated: 10 March 2021[238] |
See also
[edit]- Cricket statistics
- List of Test cricket records
- List of Pakistan One Day International cricket records
Notes
[edit]- ^ For the first 50 years of Test cricket matches were played over three or four days[4] and until the 1930s some timeless Tests were played.[5]
- ^ The other teams to have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets are South Africa (8),[39] Sri Lanka (8),[40] India (7)[41] and New Zealand (4).[42]
- ^ England have won a Test match by 12 runs on two occasions against Australia.[47]
- ^ The other teams to have lost a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets are Bangladesh (4),[52] Sri Lanka (5),[53] Zimbabwe (7),[54] Australia (10),[55] South Africa (12),[56] New Zealand (13),[57] the West Indies (15),[58] India (17)[59] and England (21).[60]
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