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List of Pakistan Test cricket records

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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, 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

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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
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

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Team wins, losses, and draws

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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
Pakistan's Test cricket record by opponent[22]
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

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Opponent Year of first Home win Year of first Away win
 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

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Opponent Home Away
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

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Opponent Frequency Series won
 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

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Opponent Frequency Series won
 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

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Opponent Frequency
 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

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Most runs in an innings

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Younis Khan in 2010
Younis Khan top scored with 313 in Pakistan's first innings total of 765/5d in the first Test against Sri Lanka in 2009,[27] Pakistan's highest innings total in Test cricket.

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
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

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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
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

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Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
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

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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

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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
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

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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)

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:Inzamam-ul-Haq in 2005
In 2002, Inzamam-ul-Haq led Pakistan to victory over New Zealand by an innings and 324 runs, Pakistan's greatest winning margin by an innings.

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
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)

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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
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)

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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)

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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
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)

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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)

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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
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)

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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
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)

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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)

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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)

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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

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Batting records

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Younis Khan
Younis Khan is the highest run scorer (10,099) and century-maker (34) for Pakistan in Tests.

Most career runs

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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
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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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

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Runs Player Opponent Venue Season
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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

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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

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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

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Mohammad Yousuf
Mohammad Yousuf scored 665 at the average of 133.00 against the West Indies in 2006–07.[129]

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

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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

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Most career wickets

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Wasim Akram in 2007
Wasim Akram has taken the most Test wickets (414) for Pakistan.

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

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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

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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

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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

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Imran Khan in 2012
Imran Khan has the best bowling figures in a match (14/119) for Pakistan.

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

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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

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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

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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

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Waqar Younis in 2010
Waqar Younis holds the Pakistani record for the best Test career strike rate, with figures of 43.4.

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 6 March 1999 [192]
2 2 4/4 Bangladesh Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka 14 March 1999 [193]
3 Abdul Razzaq 1 2/3 Sri Lanka Galle International Stadium, Galle 21 June 2000 [194]
4 Mohammad Sami 1 3/3 Pakistan Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore 8 March 2002 [195]
5 Naseem Shah  Bangladesh 2 2/2 Pakistan Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi 9 February 2020 [196]

Wicket-keeping records

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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

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Most career catches

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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
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

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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
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

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1000 runs and 100 wickets

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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
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

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Most career matches

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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
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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

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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

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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
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

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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
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

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Rank Runs Innings Players Highest Average 100/50 Span
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

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Most matches umpired

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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

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ 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]
  3. ^ England have won a Test match by 12 runs on two occasions against Australia.[47]
  4. ^ 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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