Captains scoring 150 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test

Captains scoring 150 plus runs in the fourth innings of a test

Babar Azam of Pakistan scored 196 in the fourth innings of the Karachi test against Australia to become the seventh captain in the annals of test cricket to score 150 plus runs in the fourth innings of the test. He also became the first Pakistan captain to achieve the feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppGroundMon/Year
1DG Bradman173*AusEngLeedsJul 1948
2BE Congdon176NZlEngNottinghamJun 1973
3MA Atherton185*EngSAFJo’burgNov 1995
4BC Lara153*WinAusBridgetownMar 1999
5RT Ponting156AusEngManchesterAug 2005
6GC Smith154*SAFEngBirminghamJul 2008
7Babar Azam196PakAusKarachiMar 2022

Babar Azam’s 196 in the fourth innings of the Karachi test between Pakistan and Australia represent the highest individual innings by a captain in the fourth innings of a test. Previous best was MA Atherton’s 185 not out in the test between England and South Africa at Johannesburg in Nov 1995

NoPlayerRunsTeamOppGroundMon/Year
1Babar Azam196PakAusKarachiMar 2022
2MA Atherton185*EngSAFJo’burgNov 1995
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