Pakistan batsmen scoring double centuries in a test innings – Younis Khan emulates Javed Miandad

Pakistan batsmen scoring double centuries in a test innings – Younis Khan emulates Javed Miandad

Younis Khan of Pakistan scored 218 against England in the ongoing test at The Oval to provide the 41st occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a double century in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 209 2 v New Zealand Lahore 26 Oct 1955
2 Hanif Mohammad 337 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
3 Hanif Mohammad 203* 1 v New Zealand Lahore 02 Apr 1965
4 Zaheer Abbas 274 1 v England Birmingham 03 Jun 1971
5 Mushtaq Mohammad 201 1 v New Zealand Dunedin 07 Feb 1973
6 Zaheer Abbas 240 1 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
7 Javed Miandad 206 1 v New Zealand Karachi 30 Oct 1976
8 Zaheer Abbas 235* 2 v India Lahore 27 Oct 1978
9 Taslim Arif 210* 2 v Australia Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
10 Mohsin Khan 200 1 v England Lord’s 12 Aug 1982
11 Zaheer Abbas 215 1 v India Lahore 10 Dec 1982
12 Mudassar Nazar 231 1 v India Hyderabad (Sind) 14 Jan 1983
13 Javed Miandad 280* 1 v India Hyderabad (Sind) 14 Jan 1983
14 Qasim Umar 210 2 v India Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
15 Qasim Umar 206 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
16 Javed Miandad 203* 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
17 Javed Miandad 260 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
18 Javed Miandad 211 1 v Australia Karachi 15 Sep 1988
19 Javed Miandad 271 1 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Feb 1989
20 Shoaib Mohammad 203* 2 v India Lahore 01 Dec 1989
21 Shoaib Mohammad 203* 2 v New Zealand Karachi 10 Oct 1990
22 Aamer Sohail 205 1 v England Manchester 02 Jul 1992
23 Saleem Malik 237 3 v Australia Rawalpindi 05 Oct 1994
24 Wasim Akram 257* 2 v Zimbabwe Sheikhupura 17 Oct 1996
25 Ijaz Ahmed 211 2 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
26 Inzamam-ul-Haq 200* 2 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
27 Mohammad Yousuf 203 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 15 Mar 2001
28 Mohammad Yousuf 204* 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 16 Jan 2002
29 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 1 v New Zealand Lahore 01 May 2002
30 Younis Khan 267 1 v India Bangalore 24 Mar 2005
31 Mohammad Yousuf 223 2 v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005
32 Mohammad Yousuf 202 2 v England Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
33 Younis Khan 313 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
34 Taufeeq Umar 236 2 v Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
35 Younis Khan 200* 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 09 Dec 2011
36 Younis Khan 200* 3 v Zimbabwe Harare 03 Sep 2013
37 Younis Khan 213 1 v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
38 Mohammad Hafeez 224 2 v Bangladesh Khulna 28 Apr 2015
39 Azhar Ali 226 1 v Bangladesh Dhaka 06 May 2015
40 Shoaib Malik 245 1 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
41 Younis Khan 218 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016

Younis Khan’s 218 at The Oval against England provide the ninth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a double century against England in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Zaheer Abbas 274 1 v England Birmingham 03 Jun 1971
2 Zaheer Abbas 240 1 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
3 Mohsin Khan 200 1 v England Lord’s 12 Aug 1982
4 Javed Miandad 260 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
5 Aamer Sohail 205 1 v England Manchester 02 Jul 1992
6 Mohammad Yousuf 223 2 v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005
7 Mohammad Yousuf 202 2 v England Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
8 Shoaib Malik 245 1 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
9 Younis Khan 218 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016

Younis Khan’s 218 at The Oval represents his sixth double century in tests. He emulated Javed Miandad to become the second Pakistan batsman to score six double centuries in a test innings. The efforts of Javed Miandad and Younis Khan are furnished below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Javed Miandad 206 1 v New Zealand Karachi 30 Oct 1976
2 Javed Miandad 280* 1 v India Hyderabad (Sind) 14 Jan 1983
3 Javed Miandad 203* 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
4 Javed Miandad 260 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
5 Javed Miandad 211 1 v Australia Karachi 15 Sep 1988
6 Javed Miandad 271 1 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Feb 1989
             
1 Younis Khan 267 1 v India Bangalore 24 Mar 2005
2 Younis Khan 313 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
3 Younis Khan 200* 2 v Bangladesh Chittagong 09 Dec 2011
4 Younis Khan 200* 3 v Zimbabwe Harare 03 Sep 2013
5 Younis Khan 213 1 v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
6 Younis Khan 218 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016

Younis Khan became the third Pakistan batsman to score a double century at The Oval. Abu Dhabhi {03}, Faisalabad {04}, Karachi {04}, Lahore {07} and The Oval {03} are the five grounds which have witnesses three or more double centuries by Pakistan batmen.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Taufeeq Umar 236 2 v Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
2 Younis Khan 213 1 v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
3 Shoaib Malik 245 1 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
             
1 Taslim Arif 210* 2 v Australia Faisalabad 06 Mar 1980
2 Qasim Umar 210 2 v India Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
3 Qasim Umar 206 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
4 Javed Miandad 203* 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
             
1 Javed Miandad 206 1 v New Zealand Karachi 30 Oct 1976
2 Javed Miandad 211 1 v Australia Karachi 15 Sep 1988
3 Shoaib Mohammad 203* 2 v New Zealand Karachi 10 Oct 1990
4 Younis Khan 313 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
             
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 209 2 v New Zealand Lahore 26 Oct 1955
2 Hanif Mohammad 203* 1 v New Zealand Lahore 02 Apr 1965
3 Zaheer Abbas 235* 2 v India Lahore 27 Oct 1978
4 Zaheer Abbas 215 1 v India Lahore 10 Dec 1982
5 Shoaib Mohammad 203* 2 v India Lahore 01 Dec 1989
6 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 1 v New Zealand Lahore 01 May 2002
7 Mohammad Yousuf 223 2 v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005
             
1 Zaheer Abbas 240 1 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
2 Javed Miandad 260 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
3 Younis Khan 218 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016

The following table lists the Pakistan batsmen who have scored six or more double centuries against a specific opposition – against England {09}, against India {07}, against New Zealand {08} and against Sri Lanka [06}. It is observed that Pakistan batsmen have scored most double centuries against England – nine double centuries

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Zaheer Abbas 274 1 v England Birmingham 03 Jun 1971
2 Zaheer Abbas 240 1 v England The Oval 22 Aug 1974
3 Mohsin Khan 200 1 v England Lord’s 12 Aug 1982
4 Javed Miandad 260 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
5 Aamer Sohail 205 1 v England Manchester 02 Jul 1992
6 Mohammad Yousuf 223 2 v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005
7 Mohammad Yousuf 202 2 v England Lord’s 13 Jul 2006
8 Shoaib Malik 245 1 v England Abu Dhabi 13 Oct 2015
9 Younis Khan 218 2 v England The Oval 11 Aug 2016
             
1 Zaheer Abbas 235* 2 v India Lahore 27 Oct 1978
2 Zaheer Abbas 215 1 v India Lahore 10 Dec 1982
3 Mudassar Nazar 231 1 v India Hyderabad (Sind) 14 Jan 1983
4 Javed Miandad 280* 1 v India Hyderabad (Sind) 14 Jan 1983
5 Qasim Umar 210 2 v India Faisalabad 24 Oct 1984
6 Shoaib Mohammad 203* 2 v India Lahore 01 Dec 1989
7 Younis Khan 267 1 v India Bangalore 24 Mar 2005
             
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 209 2 v New Zealand Lahore 26 Oct 1955
2 Hanif Mohammad 203* 1 v New Zealand Lahore 02 Apr 1965
3 Mushtaq Mohammad 201 1 v New Zealand Dunedin 07 Feb 1973
4 Javed Miandad 206 1 v New Zealand Karachi 30 Oct 1976
5 Javed Miandad 271 1 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Feb 1989
6 Shoaib Mohammad 203* 2 v New Zealand Karachi 10 Oct 1990
7 Mohammad Yousuf 203 2 v New Zealand Christchurch 15 Mar 2001
8 Inzamam-ul-Haq 329 1 v New Zealand Lahore 01 May 2002
             
1 Qasim Umar 206 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
2 Javed Miandad 203* 2 v Sri Lanka Faisalabad 16 Oct 1985
3 Ijaz Ahmed 211 2 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
4 Inzamam-ul-Haq 200* 2 v Sri Lanka Dhaka 12 Mar 1999
5 Younis Khan 313 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
6 Taufeeq Umar 236 2 v Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011

 

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