Global InformationList of Pakistan Test cricket records information
Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level.[1] A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days, and is played by teams representing Full Member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[2][3][a] Pakistan obtained Full Member status of the ICC in 1952, becoming the seventh nation eligible to play Test cricket.[6] The Pakistan national cricket team played their first Test match on 16 October 1952 against India which they lost by an innings and 70 runs.[7] They recorded their first victory in their second ever match against India on 23 October 1952.[7] Since then, they have played 434 matches, against every other Test-playing nation.[8][9] As of November 2022[update], Pakistan is the fourth-most successful team in Test cricket with an overall winning percentage of 32.87, behind Australia (47.39), South Africa (38.46) and England (36.39).[9]
Top order batsman and former captain Younis Khan holds several Pakistan batting records. He has scored the most runs (10,099) for Pakistan in Test cricket – the first and only player to score over 10,000 runs in the format for his country. He is the record holder for the highest number of centuries (34) as well as the highest number of double centuries (six with Javed Miandad) for Pakistan.[10] Hanif Mohammad's 337 runs against the West Indies in 1958 is the highest individual score by a Pakistani cricketer, surpassing the previous best of 209 by Imtiaz Ahmed, which was established in 1955.[11] It is also the eighth-highest individual score in Test cricket.[12] Hanif Mohammad (337), Inzamam-ul-Haq (329), Younis Khan (313) and Azhar Ali (302 not out) are the only Pakistani players who have scored triple centuries.[13]
Wasim Akram, regarded as "one of the greatest left-arm bowlers in the history of world cricket", holds several Test records.[14] He holds the record for the most Test wickets (414) as well as the record for the most five wickets per innings (25) for Pakistan.[15] Akram also holds the record of highest individual score batting at number 8 (257 not out) in Test cricket. This feat was achieved in 1996 playing against Zimbabwe.[16] Abdul Qadir's nine wickets for 56 runs, against England at Gaddafi Stadium in 1987, is the best bowling figures in an innings by a Pakistani bowler.[17] 14 wickets for 116 runs by Imran Khan against Sri Lanka in 1982 at the same ground is the best bowling performance in a Test by a Pakistani player.[18] He also holds the record for best bowling average for Pakistan with 22.81.[19] Younis Khan took 139 catches from 118 matches as fielder, the most by a Pakistani and twelfth-highest overall.[20] Wasim Bari is Pakistan's most successful wicket-keeper having taken 228 dismissals; he is eleventh in the list of most dismissals in Test cricket.[21]
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- ^ "Member profile: Pakistan". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Team Records – Pakistan – List of Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Team Records – Pakistan – Overall figures for Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Overall results summary for Test matches". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ Lakhani, Faizan (8 April 2017). "Younis Khan: a code of conduct for next generation". Geo TV. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Pakistan – Statistics – Statsguru – Test Matches – Batting Records – Highest Score". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Records – Test Matches – Batting Records – Most runs in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Batting records | Test matches | Cricinfo Statsguru | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Wasim Akram". BBC Sport. 3 January 2003. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Pakistan – Test matches – Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Records | Test matches | Batting records | Most runs in an innings (by batting position) | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
- ^ "Pakistan – Test matches – Best bowling figures in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Pakistan – Test matches – Best bowling figures in a match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Pakistan – Test matches – Best averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Test records – Most catches career dismissals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ "Test records – Most wicket-keeper career dismissals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
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