Pakistan opening batsmen scoring a ninety in a test innings
Imam-ul-Huq of Pakistan scored 93 runs in Pakistan’s first innings against South Africa in the ongoing test at Lahore to provide the 32nd occasion of Pakistan opening batsmen scoring nineties in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. Imam-ul-Huq became the first Pakistan opening batsman to score a ninety in an innings against South Africa.
No | Player | Runs | I | Opposition | Ground | Start Date |
1 | Hanif Mohammad | 96 | 3 | v India | Brabourne | 13 Nov 1952 |
2 | Imtiaz Ahmed | 91 | 3 | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 17 Jan 1958 |
3 | Imtiaz Ahmed | 98 | 3 | v England | The Oval | 16 Aug 1962 |
4 | Abdul Kadir | 95 | 1 | v Australia | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 |
5 | Sadiq Mohammad | 91 | 4 | v England | Leeds | 08 Jul 1971 |
6 | Majid Khan | 98 | 1 | v England | The Oval | 22 Aug 1974 |
7 | Majid Khan | 98 | 1 | v New Zealand | Hyderabad (Sind) | 23 Oct 1976 |
8 | Majid Khan | 92 | 1 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 01 Apr 1977 |
9 | Sadiq Mohammad | 97 | 1 | v England | Leeds | 29 Jun 1978 |
10 | Taslim Arif | 90 | 2 | v India | Eden Gardens | 29 Jan 1980 |
11 | Mudassar Nazar | 95 | 1 | v Australia | Melbourne | 11 Dec 1981 |
12 | Mohsin Khan | 94 | 1 | v India | Lahore | 10 Dec 1982 |
13 | Mohsin Khan | 91 | 2 | v India | Karachi | 30 Jan 1983 |
14 | Ramiz Raja | 98 | 2 | v Sri Lanka | Sialkot | 12 Dec 1991 |
15 | Saeed Anwar | 94 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 09 Aug 1994 |
16 | Aamer Sohail | 99 | 3 | v Australia | Brisbane | 09 Nov 1995 |
17 | Mohammad Wasim | 91 | 1 | v Australia | Hobart | 18 Nov 1999 |
18 | Mohammad Hafeez | 95 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 17 Aug 2006 |
19 | Imran Farhat | 91 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 17 Aug 2006 |
20 | Khurram Manzoor | 93 | 1 | v Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | 20 Jul 2009 |
21 | Salman Butt | 92 | 4 | v Australia | Lord’s | 13 Jul 2010 |
22 | Mohammad Hafeez | 96 | 1 | v New Zealand | Abu Dhabi | 09 Nov 2014 |
23 | Mohammad Hafeez | 98 | 1 | v England | Abu Dhabi | 13 Oct 2015 |
24 | Sami Aslam | 90 | 1 | v West Indies | Dubai (DICS) | 13 Oct 2016 |
25 | Azhar Ali | 91 | 3 | v West Indies | Sharjah | 30 Oct 2016 |
26 | Sami Aslam | 91 | 4 | v New Zealand | Hamilton | 25 Nov 2016 |
27 | Fakhar Zaman | 94 | 1 | v Australia | Abu Dhabi | 16 Oct 2018 |
28 | Imran Butt | 91 | 2 | v Zimbabwe | Harare | 29 Apr 2021 |
29 | Abid Ali | 91 | 4 | v Bangladesh | Chattogram | 26 Nov 2021 |
30 | Abdullah Shafique | 96 | 4 | v Australia | Karachi | 12 Mar 2022 |
31 | Imam-ul-Haq | 96 | 3 | v New Zealand | Karachi | 26 Dec 2022 |
32 | Imam-ul-Haq | 93 | 1 | v South Africa | Lahore | 12 Oct 2025 |