Misbah-ul-Haq’s distinction – becomes the first captain to score nineties on five occasions in the annals of test cricket

Misbah-ul-Haq’s distinction – becomes the first captain to score nineties on five occasions in the annals of test cricket

Misbah-ul-Haq scored 99 in the ongoing test against West Indies at Bridgetown. This knock represents his fifth ninety as captain. He became the first captain in the annals of test cricket to score five nineties. He went past MS Dhoni of India, SP Fleming of New Zealand and GS Sobers of West Indies who had scored four nineties while leading their respective teams. The following table lists the performance of these four captains

Misbah-ul-Haq of Pakistan
No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date           
1 99 5 2 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Jan 2011
2 97 5 3 v Sri Lanka Dubai (DSC) 08 Jan 2014
3 96 5 1 v West Indies Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016
4 99* 5 2 v West Indies Kingston 21 Apr 2017
5 99 5 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017
MS Dhoni of India
No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date           
1 92 8 1 v Australia Mohali 17 Oct 2008
2 98 7 2 v New Zealand Nagpur 20 Nov 2010
3 90 8 3 v South Africa Centurion 16 Dec 2010
4 99 6 2 v England Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
SP Fleming of New Zealand
No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date           
1 91 4 2 v Australia Brisbane 07 Nov 1997
2 99 4 3 v South Africa Bloemfontein 17 Nov 2000
3 97 3 1 v England Leeds 03 Jun 2004
4 97 4 2 v West Indies Wellington 17 Mar 2006
GS Sobers of West Indies
No Runs Pos Inns Opposition Ground Start Date           
1 94 6 3 v England Nottingham 30 Jun 1966
2 95 7 2 v India Chennai 13 Jan 1967
3 95* 5 3 v England Georgetown 28 Mar 1968
4 93 5 3 v India Kingston 18 Feb 1971
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