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Captains scoring half centuries in both innings of a test of which one is a ninety – Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan joins the elite list

Captains scoring half centuries in both innings of a test of which one is a ninety – Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan joins the elite list

Sarfraz Ahmed of Pakistan scored 94 and 81 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to provide the 12th occasion of a captain scoring half centuries in both innings of a test of which one is a ninety in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below 

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 RK Nunes 66 92 Win Eng Kingston 03 Apr 1930
2 ER Dexter 70 99 Eng Aus Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
3 ER Dexter 93 52 Eng Aus Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
4 GS Sobers 95 74* Win Ind Chennai 13 Jan 1967
5 KJ Hughes 92 64* Aus Ind Kolkata 26 Oct 1979
6 SC Ganguly 68 99 Ind Ent Nottingham 08 Aug 2002
7 Habibul Bashar 94 55 Ban Zim Chittagong 06 Jan 2005
8 MS Dhoni 92 68* Ind Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
9 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 70* Pak NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2011
10 Mushfiqur Rahim 60 93 Ban Zim Harare 25 Apr 2013
11 AN Cook 95 70* Eng Ind Southampton 27 Jul 2014
12 Sarfraz Ahmed 94 81 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Sarfraz Ahmed became the second Pakistan captain to achieve such a feat after Misbah-ul-Haq. Misbah-ul-Haq had scored 99 and 70 not out against New Zealand at Wellington in Jan 2011. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 70* Pak NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2011
2 Sarfraz Ahmed 94 81 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Sarfraz Ahmed became the second third captain to achieve such a feat after ER Dexter and MS Dhoni. His feat provides the fourth occasion. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 ER Dexter 70 99 Eng Aus Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
2 ER Dexter 93 52 Eng Aus Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
3 MS Dhoni 92 68* Ind Aus Mohali 17 Oct 2008
4 Sarfraz Ahmed 94 81 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

ER Dexter of England remains the only captain to achieve such a feat on two occasions. Both the occasions are tabulated below. He remains the only captain to achieve such a feat against the same opposition – Australia – on two occasions.

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 ER Dexter 70 99 Eng Aus Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
2 ER Dexter 93 52 Eng Aus Melbourne 29 Dec 1962
Three or more nineties in a test match

Three or more nineties in a test match

The ongoing Abu Dhabi test between Australia and Pakistan witnessed three batsmen scoring nineties – Fakhar Zaman {94}, Sarfraz Ahmed {94} and Babar Azam {99} – to provide the 17th occasion of a test match witnessing three or more batsmen scoring nineties in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Team-1 Team-2 Ground Start Date 90s
1 Australia England Adelaide 17 Jan 1902 3
2 West Indies England Port of Spain 24 Jan 1935 3
3 India West Indies Delhi 06 Feb 1959 3
4 South Africa England Johannesburg 22 Jan 1965 3
5 England West Indies Nottingham 30 Jun 1966 3
6 Pakistan England Karachi 24 Mar 1973 3
7 India West Indies Mumbai 23 Jan 1975 3
8 Sri Lanka Australia Kandy 22 Apr 1983 3
9 India Pakistan Chennai 03 Feb 1987 3
10 Pakistan England Karachi 16 Dec 1987 3
11 New Zealand England Christchurch 18 Jan 1992 4
12 England West Indies The Oval 24 Aug 1995 4
13 England India Nottingham 08 Aug 2002 3
14 India Australia Nagpur 26 Oct 2004 3
15 Pakistan England Lahore 29 Nov 2005 3
16 England Pakistan The Oval 17 Aug 2006 3
17 Australia Pakistan Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018 3

It also provides the fourth occasion of Pakistan being one of the teams involved. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team-1 Team-2 Ground Start Date 90s
1 India Pakistan Chennai 03 Feb 1987 3
2 Pakistan England Karachi 16 Dec 1987 3
3 England Pakistan The Oval 17 Aug 2006 3
4 Australia Pakistan Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018 3

It also provides the fourth occasion of Australia being one of the teams involved.  All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team-1 Team-2 Ground Start Date 90s
1 Australia England Adelaide 17 Jan 1902 3
2 Sri Lanka Australia Kandy 22 Apr 1983 3
3 India Australia Nagpur 26 Oct 2004 3
4 Australia Pakistan Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018 3

 

Pakistan batsmen scoring ninety nine in a test innings

Pakistan batsmen scoring ninety nine in a test innings

Babar Azam of Pakistan scored 99 in Pakistan’s second innings against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to provide the 92nd occasion of a batsman scoring 99 in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 13th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring 99 in test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Maqsood Ahmed 99 1 Pak Ind Lahore 29 Jan 1955
2 Majid Khan 99 1 Pak Eng Karachi 24 Mar 1973
3 Mushtaq Mohammad 99 1 Pak Eng Karachi 24 Mar 1973
4 Javed Miandad 99 2 Pak Ind Bengaluru 14 Sep 1983
5 Saleem Malik 99 2 Pak Eng Leeds 02 Jul 1987
6 Saleem Malik 99 2 Pak SAF Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
7 Aamer Sohail 99 3 Pak Aus Brisbane 09 Nov 1995
8 Inzamam-ul-Haq 99 3 Pak Srl Lahore 06 Mar 2002
9 Asim Kamal 99 2 Pak SAF Lahore 17 Oct 2003
10 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 2 Pak NZl Wellington 15 Jan 2011
11 Misbah-ul-Haq 99* 2 Pak Win Kingston 21 Apr 2017
12 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 2 Pak Win Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017
13 Babar Azam 99 3 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

It also provides the 14th occasion of a batsman scoring 99 in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the first occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring 99 in a test innings against Australia.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 E Paynter 99 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 24 Jun 1938
2 P Roy 99 3 Ind Aus Delhi 12 Dec 1959
3 ER Dexter 99 4 Eng Aus Brisbane 30 Nov 1962
4 AL Wadekar 99 3 Ind Aus Melbourne 30 Dec 1967
5 G Boycott 99* 4 Eng Aus Perth 14 Dec 1979
6 GA Gooch 99 1 Eng Aus Melbourne 01 Feb 1980
7 JG Wright 99 1 NZl Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 1987
8 RB Richardson 99 3 Win Aus Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
9 MA Atherton 99 3 Eng Aus Lord’s 17 Jun 1993
10 Aamer Sohail 99 3 Pak Aus Brisbane 09 Nov 1995
11 JH Kallis 99 3 SAF Aus Melbourne 26 Dec 2001
12 ND McKenzie 99 3 SAF Aus Cape Town 08 Mar 2002
13 M Vijay 99 4 Ind Aus Adelaide 09 Dec 2014
14 Babar Azam 99 3 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

 

 

Pakistan declaring its third innings closed after posting 400 plus runs

Pakistan declaring its third innings closed after posting 400 plus runs

Pakistan declared its third innings closed with the score reading 400 for 9 to provide the 86th occasion of a team declaring its third innings after posting 400 plus runs in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the eighth occasion of Pakistan declaring its third innings closed after posting 400 plus runs. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Pakistan 657/8d 319.0 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
2 Pakistan 419/9d 153.4 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 18 May 2000
3 Pakistan 496/9d 144.0 3 v India Mohali 08 Mar 2005
4 Pakistan 490/8d 116.4 3 v India Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
5 Pakistan 599/7d 140.1 3 v India Karachi 29 Jan 2006
6 Pakistan 425/9d 123.0 3 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 20 Jul 2009
7 Pakistan 419/9d 149.3 3 v Zimbabwe Harare 03 Sep 2013
8 Pakistan 400/9d 120.0 3 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

It also provides the 14th occasion of a team declaring its third innings closed after posting 400 plus runs against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Team Score Overs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 England 426/5d 153.0 3 v Australia Nottingham 29 May 1905
2 South Africa 472/8d 195.0 3 v Australia Johannesburg 12 Nov 1921
3 West Indies 432/6d 92.0×8 3 v Australia Adelaide 27 Jan 1961
4 South Africa 470/8d 121.2 3 v Australia Port Elizabeth 05 Mar 1970
5 England 436/7d 147.4 3 v Australia Lord’s 31 Jul 1975
6 West Indies 536/9d 162.3 3 v Australia Bridgetown 19 Apr 1991
7 England 422/6d 155.0 3 v Australia Nottingham 01 Jul 1993
8 South Africa 450/9d 159.5 3 v Australia Johannesburg 04 Mar 1994
9 India 418/4d 107.0 3 v Australia Chennai 06 Mar 1998
10 India 657/7d 178.0 3 v Australia Kolkata 11 Mar 2001
11 England 452/9d 125.3 3 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2003
12 England 517/1d 152.0 3 v Australia Brisbane 25 Nov 2010
13 South Africa 540/8d 160.1 3 v Australia Perth 03 Nov 2016
14 Pakistan 400/9d 120.0 3 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
Pakistan batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in a test innings

Pakistan batsmen dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in a test innings

Azhar Ali of Pakistan was dismissed run out for 64 in Pakistan’s second innings in the ongoing test against Australia at Abu Dhabi to provide the 50th occasion of a Pakistan batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 55 1 v India Lahore 29 Jan 1955
2 Saeed Ahmed 78 2 v West Indies Karachi 20 Feb 1959
3 DA Sharpe 56 1 v Australia Dhaka 13 Nov 1959
4 Hanif Mohammad 160 1 v India Mumbai (BS) 02 Dec 1960
5 Javed Burki 79 1 v India Kanpur 16 Dec 1960
6 Mushtaq Mohammad 76 1 v England Lahore 21 Oct 1961
7 Abdul Kadir 95 1 v Australia Karachi 24 Oct 1964
8 Shafqat Rana 65 2 v New Zealand Dhaka 08 Nov 1969
9 Zaheer Abbas 51 2 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
10 Mushtaq Mohammad 99 1 v England Karachi 24 Mar 1973
11 Mushtaq Mohammad 101 1 v New Zealand Hyd-Pak 23 Oct 1976
12 Majid Khan 50 3 v New Zealand Karachi 30 Oct 1976
13 Mushtaq Mohammad 67 2 v India Lahore 27 Oct 1978
14 Majid Khan 56 1 v India Chennai 15 Jan 1980
15 Haroon Rasheed 153 1 v Sri Lanka Karachi 05 Mar 1982
16 Javed Miandad 76 2 v West Indies Karachi 20 Nov 1986
17 Javed Miandad 94 1 v India Chennai 03 Feb 1987
18 Imran Khan 118 1 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1987
19 Shoaib Mohammad 112 1 v New Zealand Auckland 24 Feb 1989
20 Asif Mujtaba 50 2 v England The Oval 06 Aug 1992
21 Saeed Anwar 169 2 v New Zealand Wellington 17 Feb 1994
22 Basit Ali 67 3 v New Zealand Christchurch 24 Feb 1994
23 Saleem Malik 58 2 v Sri Lanka Col- (RPS) 19 Apr 1997
24 Saqlain Mushtaq 58 2 v Sri Lanka Col- (RPS) 19 Apr 1997
25 Wajahatullah Wasti 133 1 v Sri Lanka Lahore 04 Mar 1999
26 Moin Khan 61 1 v Australia Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
27 Inzamam-ul-Haq 86 1 v Sri Lanka Karachi 12 Mar 2000
28 Rashid Latif 71 1 v England Manchester 31 May 2001
29 Mohammad Yousuf 72 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 09 Jan 2002
30 Salman Butt 70 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2004
31 Inzamam-ul-Haq 109 1 v England Faisalabad 20 Nov 2005
32 Inzamam-ul-Haq 97 2 v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005
33 Younis Khan 199 1 v India Lahore 13 Jan 2006
34 Mohammad Yousuf 126 3 v India Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
35 Younis Khan 173 2 v England Leeds 04 Aug 2006
36 Imran Farhat 76 3 v West Indies Multan 19 Nov 2006
37 Misbah-ul-Haq 82 1 v India Delhi 22 Nov 2007
38 Shoaib Malik 56 2 v Sri Lanka Karachi 21 Feb 2009
39 Mohammad Yousuf 112 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 04 Jul 2009
40 Mohammad Yousuf 90 1 v Sri Lanka Col- (SSC) 20 Jul 2009
41 Azhar Ali 67 1 v West Indies Basseterre 20 May 2011
42 Taufeeq Umar 135 3 v West Indies Basseterre 20 May 2011
42 Taufeeq Umar 236 2 v Sri Lanka Abu Dhabi 18 Oct 2011
44 Adnan Akmal 64 3 v Zimbabwe Harare 03 Sep 2013
45 Khurram Manzoor 51 2 v Zimbabwe Harare 10 Sep 2013
46 Sami Aslam 82 2 v England Birmingham 03 Aug 2016
47 Sohail Khan 65 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
48 Azhar Ali 71 2 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2017
49 Babar Azam 59 4 v Ireland Dublin (M) 11 May 2018
50 Azhar Ali 64 3 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Azhar Ali of Pakistan was dismissed run out for 64 in Pakistan’s second innings in the ongoing test against Australia at Abu Dhabi to  provide  the eighth occasion of a Pakistan batsman dismissed run out after scoring a fifty in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 DA Sharpe 56 1 v Australia Dhaka 13 Nov 1959
2 Abdul Kadir 95 1 v Australia Karachi 24 Oct 1964
3 Zaheer Abbas 51 2 v Australia Melbourne 29 Dec 1972
4 Moin Khan 61 1 v Australia Brisbane 05 Nov 1999
5 Salman Butt 70 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2004
6 Sohail Khan 65 1 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2016
7 Azhar Ali 71 2 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2017
8 Azhar Ali 64 3 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Azhar Ali. Mushtaq Mohammad, Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf are the four Pakistan batsmen who are dismissed run out after scoring a fifty against the same opposition on two occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Azhar Ali 71 2 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2017
2 Azhar Ali 64 3 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
             
1 Mushtaq Mohammad 76 1 v England Lahore 21 Oct 1961
2 Mushtaq Mohammad 99 1 v England Karachi 24 Mar 1973
             
1 Inzamam-ul-Haq 109 1 v England Faisalabad 20 Nov 2005
2 Inzamam-ul-Haq 97 2 v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005
             
1 Mohammad Yousuf 112 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 04 Jul 2009
2 Mohammad Yousuf 90 1 v Sri Lanka Col- (SSC) 20 Jul 2009

Azhar Ali {03}, Inzamam-ul-Haq {03}, Mohammad Yousuf {04} and Mushtaq Mohammad {04} are the four  Pakistan batsmen who have been dismissed run out after scoring a fifty on three or more occasions. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Azhar Ali 67 1 v West Indies Basseterre 20 May 2011
2 Azhar Ali 71 2 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2017
3 Azhar Ali 64 3 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
             
1 Inzamam-ul-Haq 86 1 v Sri Lanka Karachi 12 Mar 2000
2 Inzamam-ul-Haq 109 1 v England Faisalabad 20 Nov 2005
3 Inzamam-ul-Haq 97 2 v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005
             
1 Mohammad Yousuf 72 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 09 Jan 2002
2 Mohammad Yousuf 126 3 v India Faisalabad 21 Jan 2006
3 Mohammad Yousuf 112 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 04 Jul 2009
4 Mohammad Yousuf 90 1 v Sri Lanka Col- (SSC) 20 Jul 2009
             
1 Mushtaq Mohammad 76 1 v England Lahore 21 Oct 1961
2 Mushtaq Mohammad 99 1 v England Karachi 24 Mar 1973
3 Mushtaq Mohammad 101 1 v New Zealand Hyd-Pak 23 Oct 1976
4 Mushtaq Mohammad 67 2 v India Lahore 27 Oct 1978

 

Batsmen scoring fifties in both innings of a test on debut

Batsmen scoring fifties in both innings of a test on debut

Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan scored 94 and 66 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to become the 39th batsman in the annals of test cricket to score fifties in both innings on test debut. The performance of all these 39 batsmen are detailed below

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 KS Ranjitsinhji 62 154* Eng Aus Manchester 16 Jul 1896
2 G Gunn 119 74 Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1907
3 HL Collins 70 104 Aus Eng Sydney 17 Dec 1920
4 B Mitchell 88 61* SAF Eng Birmingham 15 Jun 1929
5 FI de Caires 80 70 Win Eng Bridgetown 11 Jan 1930
6 GC Grant 53* 71* Win Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
7 Dilawar Hussain 59 57 Ind Eng Kolkata 05 Jan 1934
8 WM Wallace 52 56 NZl Eng Lord’s 26 Jun 1937
9 PA Gibb 93 106 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
10 CJ Poole 55 69* Eng Ind Kolkata 30 Dec 1951
11 NS Harford 93 64 NZl Pak Lahore 26 Oct 1955
12 PE Richardson 81 73 Eng Aus Nottingham 07 Jun 1956
13 GT Dowling 74 58 NZl SAF Johannesburg 26 Dec 1961
14 BA Davis 54 58 Win Aus Port of Spain 26 Mar 1965
15 CH Lloyd 82 78* Win Ind Mumbai (BS) 13 Dec 1966
16 SM Gavaskar 65 67* Ind Win Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
17 LG Rowe 214 100* Win NZl Kingston 16 Feb 1972
18 AW Greig 57 62 Eng Aus Manchester 08 Jun 1972
19 RE Redmond 107 56 NZl Pak Auckland 16 Feb 1973
20 CG Greenidge 93 107 Win Ind Bengaluru 22 Nov 1974
21 PM Toohey 82 57 Aus Ind Brisbane 02 Dec 1977
22 WM Darling 65 56 Aus Ind Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
23 S Shivnarine 53 63 Win Aus Georgetown 31 Mar 1978
24 BM Laird 92 75 Aus Win Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
25 Azhar Mahmood 128* 50* Pak SAF Rawalpindi 06 Oct 1997
26 Javed Omar 62 85* Ban Zim Bulawayo 19 Apr 2001
27 L Vincent 104 54 NZl Aus Perth 30 Nov 2001
28 SB Styris 107 69* NZl Win St George’s 28 Jun 2002
29 Yasir Hameed 170 105 Pak Ban Karachi 20 Aug 2003
30 AJ Strauss 112 83 Eng NZl Lord’s 20 May 2004
31 KP Pietersen 57 64* Eng Aus Lord’s 21 Jul 2005
32 AN Cook 60 104* Eng Ind Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
33 Tamim Iqbal 53 84 Ban NZl Dunedin 04 Jan 2008
34 Umar Akmal 129 75 Pak NZl Dunedin 24 Nov 2009
35 LD Chandimal 58 54 Srl SAF Durban 26 Dec 2011
36 F du Plessis 78 110* SAF Aus Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
27 MC Henriques 68 81* Aus Ind Chennai 22 Feb 2013
39 MDKJ Perera 55 70 Srl Ind Col- (SSC) 28 Aug 2015
30 Fakhar Zaman 94 66 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan scored 94 and 66 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to become the fourth  Pakistan batsman in the annals of test cricket to score fifties in both innings on test debut. The performance of all these four batsmen are detailed below

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Azhar Mahmood 128* 50* Pak SAF Rawalpindi 06 Oct 1997
2 Yasir Hameed 170 105 Pak Ban Karachi 20 Aug 2003
3 Umar Akmal 129 75 Pak NZl Dunedin 24 Nov 2009
4 Fakhar Zaman 94 66 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan scored 94 and 66 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to become the eleventh batsman in the annals of test cricket to score fifties in both innings on test debut against Australia.  The performance of all these eleven batsmen is detailed below. Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan scored 94 and 66 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to become the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to score fifties in both innings on test debut against Australia.

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 KS Ranjitsinhji 62 154* Eng Aus Manchester 16 Jul 1896
2 G Gunn 119 74 Eng Aus Sydney 13 Dec 1907
3 GC Grant 53* 71* Win Aus Adelaide 12 Dec 1930
4 PE Richardson 81 73 Eng Aus Nottingham 07 Jun 1956
5 BA Davis 54 58 Win Aus Port of Spain 26 Mar 1965
6 AW Greig 57 62 Eng Aus Manchester 08 Jun 1972
7 S Shivnarine 53 63 Win Aus Georgetown 31 Mar 1978
8 L Vincent 104 54 NZl Aus Perth 30 Nov 2001
9 KP Pietersen 57 64* Eng Aus Lord’s 21 Jul 2005
10 F du Plessis 78 110* SAF Aus Adelaide 22 Nov 2012
11 Fakhar Zaman 94 66 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan scored 94 and 66 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to become the fifth  batsman in the annals of test cricket to score fifties in both innings which includes a ninety on test debut. The performance of all these five batsmen are detailed below

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 PA Gibb 93 106 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
2 NS Harford 93 64 NZl Pak Lahore 26 Oct 1955
3 CG Greenidge 93 107 Win Ind Bengaluru 22 Nov 1974
4 BM Laird 92 75 Aus Win Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
5 Fakhar Zaman 94 66 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan scored 94 and 66 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to become the 17th opening batsman in the annals of test cricket to score fifties in both innings on test debut. The performance of all these 17 batsmen are detailed below. Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan scored 94 and 66 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to become the first batsman in the annals of test cricket to score fifties in both innings on test debut.

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 HL Collins 70 104 Aus Eng Sydney 17 Dec 1920
2 B Mitchell 88 61* SAF Eng Birmingham 15 Jun 1929
3 PA Gibb 93 106 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
4 PE Richardson 81 73 Eng Aus Nottingham 07 Jun 1956
5 GT Dowling 74 58 NZl SAF Johannesburg 26 Dec 1961
6 BA Davis 54 58 Win Aus Port of Spain 26 Mar 1965
7 SM Gavaskar 65 67* Ind Win Port of Spain 06 Mar 1971
8 RE Redmond 107 56 NZl Pak Auckland 16 Feb 1973
9 CG Greenidge 93 107 Win Ind Bengaluru 22 Nov 1974
10 WM Darling 65 56 Aus Ind Adelaide 28 Jan 1978
11 BM Laird 92 75 Aus Win Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
12 Javed Omar 62 85* Ban Zim Bulawayo 19 Apr 2001
13 L Vincent 104 54 NZl Aus Perth 30 Nov 2001
14 AJ Strauss 112 83 Eng NZl Lord’s 20 May 2004
15 AN Cook 60 104* Eng Ind Nagpur 01 Mar 2006
16 Tamim Iqbal 53 84 Ban NZl Dunedin 04 Jan 2008
17 Fakhar Zaman 94 66 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan scored 94 and 66 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to become the fourth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score fifties in both innings which includes a ninety on test debut. The performance of all these four batsmen are detailed below

No Player FI SI Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 PA Gibb 93 106 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
2 CG Greenidge 93 107 Win Ind Bengaluru 22 Nov 1974
3 BM Laird 92 75 Aus Win Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
4 Fakhar Zaman 94 66 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018
Pakistan bowlers capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Australia

Pakistan bowlers capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Australia

Mohammad Abbas of Pakistan returned with figures of 5 for 33 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to provide the 37th occasion of a Pakistan bowler capturing five or more wickets in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Overs M Runs W Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Fazal Mahmood 27.0 11 34 6 1 v Australia Karachi 11 Oct 1956
2 Fazal Mahmood 48.0 17 80 7 3 v Australia Karachi 11 Oct 1956
3 Fazal Mahmood 35.5 11 71 5 2 v Australia Dhaka 13 Nov 1959
4 Fazal Mahmood 30.2 12 74 5 2 v Australia Karachi 04 Dec 1959
5 Arif Butt 21.3×8 01 89 6 2 v Australia Melbourne 04 Dec 1964
6 Imran Khan 25.5×8 02 122 5 3 v Australia Melbourne 01 Jan 1977
7 Imran Khan 26.0×8 06 102 6 1 v Australia Sydney 14 Jan 1977
8 Imran Khan 19.7×8 03 63 6 3 v Australia Sydney 14 Jan 1977
9 Sarfraz Nawaz 35.4×8 07 86 9 4 v Australia Melbourne 10 Mar 1979
10 Iqbal Qasim 42.0 22 49 7 3 v Australia Karachi 27 Feb 1980
11 Abdul Qadir 26.0 07 76 5 3 v Australia Karachi 22 Sep 1982
12 Abdul Qadir 50.5 12 142 7 3 v Australia Faisalabad 30 Sep 1982
13 Azeem Hafeez 27.3 05 100 5 1 v Australia Perth 11 Nov 1983
14 Azeem Hafeez 38.2 08 167 5 1 v Australia Adelaide 09 Dec 1983
15 Abdul Qadir 54.3 12 166 5 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 1983
16 Iqbal Qasim 39.0 24 35 5 2 v Australia Karachi 15 Sep 1988
17 Wasim Akram 30.0 09 62 6 1 v Australia Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
18 Wasim Akram 41.4 12 98 5 3 v Australia Melbourne 12 Jan 1990
19 Wasim Akram 43.0 10 100 5 2 v Australia Adelaide 19 Jan 1990
20 Wasim Akram 22.0 03 63 5 3 v Australia Karachi 28 Sep 1994
21 Mushtaq Ahmed 30.0 05 115 5 1 v Australia Hobart 17 Nov 1995
22 Mushtaq Ahmed 36.2 07 95 5 2 v Australia Sydney 30 Nov 1995
23 Shahid Afridi 23.3 06 52 5 1 v Australia Karachi 22 Oct 1998
24 Saqlain Mushtaq 24.0 08 46 6 2 v Australia Hobart 18 Nov 1999
25 Mohammad Akram 27.5 01 138 5 2 v Australia Perth 26 Nov 1999
26 Shoaib Akhtar 8.0 02 21 5 3 v Australia Colombo (PSS) 03 Oct 2002
27 Shoaib Akhtar 22.0 01 99 5 1 v Australia Perth 16 Dec 2004
28 Shoaib Akhtar 27.0 04 109 5 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2004
29 Danish Kaneria 39.3 05 125 5 2 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2004
30 Danish Kaneria 49.3 07 188 7 2 v Australia Sydney 02 Jan 2005
31 Mohammad Amir 24.0 06 79 5 3 v Australia Melbourne 26 Dec 2009
32 Mohammad Asif 20.0 06 41 6 1 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2010
33 Danish Kaneria 47.5 03 151 5 3 v Australia Sydney 03 Jan 2010
34 Zulfiqar Babar 31.1 07 74 5 4 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 22 Oct 2014
35 Zulfiqar Babar 32.3 02 120 5 4 v Australia Abu Dhabi 30 Oct 2014
36 Bilal Asif 21.3 07 36 6 2 v Australia Dubai (DSC) 07 Oct 2018
37 Mohammad Abbas 12.4 04 33 5 2 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

         

Batsmen scoring a ninety on test debut

Batsmen scoring a ninety on test debut

Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan scored 94 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to provide the 31st occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Hon.FS Jackson 91 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 17 Jul 1893
2 LJ Tancred 97 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
3 RB Minnett 90 1 Aus Eng Sydney 15 Dec 1911
4 AJ Richardson 98 3 Aus Eng Sydney 19 Dec 1924
5 AG Chipperfield 99 1 Aus Eng Nottingham 08 Jun 1934
6 PA Gibb 93 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
7 VH Stollmeyer 96 2 Win Eng The Oval 19 Aug 1939
8 RJ Christiani 99 3 Win Eng Bridgetown 21 Jan 1948
9 FMM Worrell 97 2 Win Eng Port of Spain 11 Feb 1948
10 PNF Mansell 90 1 SAF Eng Leeds 26 Jul 1951
11 JKC Holt 94 1 Win Eng Kingston 15 Jan 1954
12 NS Harford 93 1 NZl Pak Lahore 26 Oct 1955
13 IR Redpath 97 2 Aus SAF Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
14 Abdul Kadir 95 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
15 C Milburn 94 3 Eng Win Manchester 02 Jun 1966
16 B Wood 90 3 Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1972
17 CG Greenidge 93 1 Win Ind Bengaluru 22 Nov 1974
18 RW Anderson 92 3 NZl Pak Lahore 09 Oct 1976
19 BM Laird 92 1 Aus Win Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
20 Taslim Arif 90 2 Pak Ind Kolkata 29 Jan 1980
21 RC Russell 94 2 Eng Srl Lord’s 25 Aug 1988
22 SP Fleming 92 3 NZl Ind Hamilton 19 Mar 1994
23 CI Dunusinghe 91 3 Srl NZl Napier 11 Mar 1995
24 RT Ponting 96 2 Aus Srl Perth 08 Dec 1995
25 R Dravid 95 2 Ind Eng Lord’s 20 Jun 1996
26 Asim Kamal 99 2 Pak SAF Lahore 17 Oct 2003
27 OJ Phillips 94 2 Win Ban Kingstown 09 Jul 2009
28 AC Agar 98 2 Aus Eng Nottingham 10 Jul 2013
29 MDK Perera 95 1 Srl Pak Sharjah 16 Jan 2014
30 AK Markram 97 1 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017
31 Fakhar Zaman 94 1 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan scored 94 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to provide the fourth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a ninety on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Abdul Kadir 95 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
2 Taslim Arif 90 2 Pak Ind Kolkata 29 Jan 1980
3 Asim Kamal 99 2 Pak SAF Lahore 17 Oct 2003
4 Fakhar Zaman 94 1 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan scored 94 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to provide the fifth occasion of a batsman scoring a ninety against Australia on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Hon.FS Jackson 91 1 Eng Aus Lord’s 17 Jul 1893
2 LJ Tancred 97 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
3 Abdul Kadir 95 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
4 B Wood 90 3 Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1972
5 Fakhar Zaman 94 1 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan scored 94 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to provide the second occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a ninety against Australia on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Abdul Kadir 95 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
2 Fakhar Zaman 94 1 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan scored 94 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to provide the 13th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 LJ Tancred 97 1 SAF Aus Johannesburg 11 Oct 1902
2 AJ Richardson 98 3 Aus Eng Sydney 19 Dec 1924
3 PA Gibb 93 1 Eng SAF Johannesburg 24 Dec 1938
4 IR Redpath 97 2 Aus SAF Melbourne 01 Jan 1964
5 Abdul Kadir 95 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
6 C Milburn 94 3 Eng Win Manchester 02 Jun 1966
7 B Wood 90 3 Eng Aus The Oval 10 Aug 1972
8 CG Greenidge 93 1 Win Ind Bengaluru 22 Nov 1974
9 BM Laird 92 1 Aus Win Brisbane 01 Dec 1979
10 Taslim Arif 90 2 Pak Ind Kolkata 29 Jan 1980
11 OJ Phillips 94 2 Win Ban Kingstown 09 Jul 2009
12 AK Markram 97 1 SAF Ban Potchefstroom 28 Sep 2017
13 Fakhar Zaman 94 1 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Fakhar Zaman of Pakistan scored 94 against Australia in the ongoing test at Abu Dhabi to provide the third occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a ninety on test debut. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Team Opp Ground Start Date
1 Abdul Kadir 95 1 Pak Aus Karachi 24 Oct 1964
2 Taslim Arif 90 2 Pak Ind Kolkata 29 Jan 1980
3 Fakhar Zaman 94 1 Pak Aus Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

 

Pakistan wicket keepers scoring nineties in a test innings

Pakistan wicket keepers scoring nineties in a test innings

Sarfraz Ahmed scored 94 in this test to provide the ninth occasion of Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Hanif Mohammad 96 3 v India Mumbai (BS) 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 Saleem Yousuf 91* 1 v England Birmingham 23 Jul 1987
6 Moin Khan 98 2 v Sri Lanka Colombo (SSC) 26 Apr 1997
7 Rashid Latif 94 2 v Bangladesh Dhaka 09 Jan 2002
8 Sarfraz Ahmed 96 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 17 Jun 2015
9 Sarfraz Ahmed 94 1 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

It also provides the second occasion of Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring nineties in a test innings against Australia. Both such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Abdul Kadir 95 1 v Australia Karachi 24 Oct 1964
2 Sarfraz Ahmed 94 1 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

Sarfraz Ahmed became the second Pakistan wicket keeper batsman to score nineties on two occasions after Imtiaz Ahmed. The performance of both these wicket keeper batsmen are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Imtiaz Ahmed 91 3 v West Indies Bridgetown 17 Jan 1958
2 Imtiaz Ahmed 98 3 v England The Oval 16 Aug 1962
             
1 Sarfraz Ahmed 96 2 v Sri Lanka Galle 17 Jun 2015
2 Sarfraz Ahmed 94 1 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

 

Pakistan captains scoring nineties in a test innings

Pakistan captains scoring nineties in a test innings

Sarfraz Ahmed scored 94 in this test to provide the 15th occasion of Pakistan captain scoring a ninety in a test innings. It also provides the 20th occasion of a captain scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 AH Kardar 93 3 v India Karachi 26 Feb 1955
2 Hanif Mohammad 93 3 v Australia Melbourne 04 Dec 1964
3 Majid Khan 99 1 v England Karachi 24 Mar 1973
4 Javed Miandad 92 3 v Sri Lanka Karachi 05 Mar 1982
5 Imran Khan 93* 2 v Sri Lanka Sialkot 12 Dec 1991
6 Javed Miandad 92 1 v New Zealand Hamilton 02 Jan 1993
7 Saleem Malik 99 2 v South Africa Johannesburg 19 Jan 1995
8 Inzamam-ul-Haq 97 2 v England Lahore 29 Nov 2005
9 Inzamam-ul-Haq 92* 2 v South Africa Port Elizabeth 19 Jan 2007
10 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 2 v New Zealand Wellington 15 Jan 2011
11 Misbah-ul-Haq 97 3 v Sri Lanka Dubai (DSC) 08 Jan 2014
12 Misbah-ul-Haq 96 1 v West Indies Abu Dhabi 21 Oct 2016
13 Misbah-ul-Haq 99* 2 v West Indies Kingston 21 Apr 2017
14 Misbah-ul-Haq 99 2 v West Indies Bridgetown 30 Apr 2017
15 Sarfraz Ahmed 94 1 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018

It also provides the second occasion of Pakistan captain scoring nineties in a test innings against Australia. Both such occasions are listed below

No Player Runs Inns Opposition Ground Start Date
1 Hanif Mohammad 93 3 v Australia Melbourne 04 Dec 1964
2 Sarfraz Ahmed 94 1 v Australia Abu Dhabi 16 Oct 2018