Pakistan’s captains scoring a fifty against England in one day games

Pakistan’s captains scoring a fifty against England in one day games

Azhar Ali’s 82 in the one-day game between Pakistan and England at Southhampton on 24.08.16 provide the seventh occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring a fifty against England in one day games. All such occasions are listed below

It also provides the highest individual innings by a Pakistan captain against England in one day games. The previous best was Inzamam-ul-Haq’s 81 not out at Rawalpindi on 19.12.05.  Azhar Ali’s 82 also represent the highest individual score by a Pakistan captain against England in England. The previous best was Asif Iqbal’s 51 at Leeds on 16.06.1979

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Asif Iqbal 51 2 v England Leeds 16 Jun 1979
2 Zaheer Abbas 59* 2 v England Lahore 09 Mar 1984
3 Javed Miandad 71 1 v England Sharjah 26 Mar 1985
4 Imran Khan 72 1 v England Melbourne 25 Mar 1992
5 Javed Miandad 50* 1 v England Lord’s 22 Aug 1992
6 Inzamam-ul-Haq 81* 1 v England Rawalpindi 19 Dec 2005
7 Azhar Ali 82 1 v England Southampton 24 Aug 2016

Azhar Ali’s 82 also represent the second occasion of Pakistan Captain’s fifty in a losing cause against Pakistan. The other occasion was Asif Iqbal’s 51 at Leeds on 16.06.1979

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Asif Iqbal 51 2 v England Leeds 16 Jun 1979
2 Azhar Ali 82 1 v England Southampton 24 Aug 2016
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