Misbah-ul-Haq earns the distinction of becoming the only captain to score ninety-nine in a test innings on two occasions

Misbah-ul-Haq earns the distinction of becoming the only captain to score ninety-nine in a test innings on two occasions

Mishba-ul-Haq scored 99 not out in Pakistan’s first innings {second innings of the test} in the just concluded test against West Indies at Kingston to provide the 13th occasion of a captain  scoring ninety  nine in a test innings in  the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 NWD Yardley 99 3 Eng SAF Nottingham 07 Jun 1947
2 ER Dexter 99 4 Eng Aus Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
3 Majid Khan 99 1 Pak Eng Karachi 24 Mar 1973
4 MA Atherton 99 1 Eng SAF Leeds 04 Aug 1994
5 Saleem Malik 99 2 Pak SAF Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
6 SP Fleming 99 3 NZl SAF Bloemfontein 17 Nov 2000
7 SC Ganguly 99 3 Ind Eng Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
8 SM Pollock 99* 2 SAF Srl Centurion 15 Nov 2002
9 RT Ponting 99 3 Aus SAF Melbourne 26 Dec 2008
10 DL Vettori 99 1 NZl Pak Dunedin 24 Nov 2009
11 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 2 Pak NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2011
12 MS Dhoni 99 2 Ind Eng Nagpur 13 Dec 2012
13 Misbah-ul-Haq 99* 2 Pak Win Kingston 21 Apr 2017

Misbah-ul-Haq’s 99 not out provide the fourth occasion of a Pakistan captain scoring ninety-nine in a test innings. All such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Majid Khan 99 1 Pak Eng Karachi 24 Mar 1973
2 Saleem Malik 99 2 Pak SAF Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
3 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 2 Pak NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2011
4 Misbah-ul-Haq 99* 2 Pak Win Kingston 21 Apr 2017

Misbah-ul-Haq became the second captain in the annals of test cricket to remain not out on ninety-nine in a test innings after SM Pollock  of South Africa. SM Pollock had score 99 not out against Sri Lanka at Centurion in Nov 2002. Both the occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 SM Pollock 99* 2 SAF Srl Centurion 15 Nov 2002
2 Misbah-ul-Haq 99* 2 Pak Win Kingston 21 Apr 2017

Misbah-ul-Haq is the only captain in the  annals of test cricket to score 99 on two occasions. He scored 99 against New Zealand at Wellington in Jan 2011 and 99 not out against West Indies at Kingston in Apr 2017. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Team Oppn Ground Start Date
1 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 2 Pak NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2011
2 Misbah-ul-Haq 99* 2 Pak Win Kingston 21 Apr 2017

 

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