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