Batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test – Younis Khan of Pakistan is a new entrant to the elite list

Batsmen who have scored 150 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test – Younis Khan of Pakistan is a new entrant to the elite list

Younis Khan scored 171 not out in the fourth innings in the just concluded test between Sri Lanka  and Pakistan at Pallekele to provide the 22nd occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test.  All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 J Darling 160 4 Aus Eng Sydney 26 Feb 1898
2 GA Headley 223 4 Win Eng Kingston 03 Apr 1930
3 SJ McCabe 189* 4 Aus SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1935
4 WJ Edrich 219 4 Eng SAF Durban 03 Mar 1939
5 B Mitchell 189* 4 SAF Eng The Oval 16 Aug 1947
6 AR Morris 182 4 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1948
7 DG Bradman 173* 4 Aus Eng Leeds 22 Jul 1948
8 RN Harvey 151* 4 Aus SAF Durban 20 Jan 1950
9 SM Nurse 168 4 Win NZl Auckland 27 Feb 1969
10 BE Congdon 176 4 NZl Eng Nottingham 07 Jun 1973
11 DW Randall 174 4 Eng Aus Melbourne 12 Mar 1977
12 SM Gavaskar 221 4 Ind Eng The Oval 30 Aug 1979
13 CG Greenidge 214* 4 Win Eng Lord’s 28 Jun 1984
14 MA Atherton 185* 4 Eng SAF Johannesburg 30 Nov 1995
15 Saleem Malik 155 4 Pak Srl Colombo (SSC) 26 Apr 1997
16 BC Lara 153* 4 Win Aus Bridgetown 26 Mar 1999
17 MA Butcher 173* 4 Eng Aus Leeds 16 Aug 2001
18 NJ Astle 222 4 NZl Eng Christchurch 13 Mar 2002
19 RT Ponting 156 4 Aus Eng Manchester 11 Aug 2005
20 KC Sangakkara 192 4 Srl Aus Hobart 16 Nov 2007
21 GC Smith 154* 4 RSA Eng Birmingham 30 Jul 2008
22 Younis Khan 171* 4 Pak Srl Pallekele 03 Jul 2015

Younis Khan scored 171 not out in the fourth innings in the just concluded test between Sri Lanka  and Pakistan at Pallekele to provide the second occasion of a batsman scoring 150 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test.  Saleem  Malik had scored 155 against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Apr 97.  Thus Younis Khan’s 171 not out represent the highest score by a Pakistan batsman in the fourth innings of the test

Younis Khan and Saleem Malik are the two batsmen to score 150 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test against Sri Lanka

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