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A Pakistan Test Stats.Xls Pakistan: Test Records As at 28 May 2018. Team Records Results P W L T D 414 134 122 0 158 Highest totals 765-6* v Sri Lanka (Karachi) 2008/09 708 v England (The Oval) 1987 699-5 v India (Lahore) 1989/90 Lowest totals 49 v South Africa (Johannesburg) 2012/13 53 v Australia (Sharjah) 2002/03 59 v Australia (Sharjah) 2002/03 Highest 4th innings totals 450 v Australia (Brisbane) 2016/17 (Lost) 382-3 v Sri Lanka (Pallekele) 2015 (Won) 343-3 v South Africa (Dubai) 2010/11 (Drawn) Largest victory margins (by inns) Inns & 324 runs v New Zealand (Lahore) 2001/02 Inns & 264 runs v Bangladesh (Multan) 2001/02 Inns & 188 runs v Australia (Karachi) 1988/89 Largest victory margins (by runs) 356 runs v Australia (Abu Dhabi) 2014/15 341 runs v India (Karachi) 2005/06 328 runs v Bangladesh (Mirpur) 2014/15 Batting Highest scores 337 Hanif Mohammad v West Indies (Bridgetown) 1957/58 329 Inzamam-ul-Haq v New Zealand (Lahore) 2001/02 313 Younis Khan v Sri Lanka (Karachi) 2008/09 Most runs in a series 761 (avg 126.83) Mudassar Nazar v India in Pakistan 1982/83 Most runs in a year 1788 (avg 99.33) Mohammad Yousuf 2006 Most runs Name M Inns NO Runs HS Avg 100 50 Younis Khan 118 213 19 10099 313 52.05 34 33 Javed Miandad 124 189 21 8832 280 * 52.57 23 43 Inzamam-ul-Haq 119 198 22 8829 329 50.16 25 46 Mohammad Yousuf 90 156 12 7530 223 52.29 24 33 Salim Malik 103 154 22 5768 237 43.69 15 29 Most centuries 34 Younis Khan Fastest fifty (balls) 21 Misbah-ul-Haq v Australia (Abu Dhabi) 2014/15 Fastest century (balls) 56 Misbah-ul-Haq v Australia (Abu Dhabi) 2014/15 Record wicket partnerships 1st 298 Aamir Sohail and Ijaz Ahmed v West Indies (Karachi) 1997/98 2nd 291 Zaheer Abbas and Mushtaq Mohammad v England (Birmingham) 1971 3rd 451 Mudassar Nazar and Javed Miandad v India (Hyderabad) 1982/83 4th 350 Mushtaq Mohammad and Asif Iqbal v New Zealand (Dunedin) 1972/73 5th 281 Javed Miandad and Asif Iqbal v New Zealand (Lahore) 1976/77 6th 269 Mohammad Yousuf and Kamran Akmal v England (Lahore) 2005/06 7th 308 Waqar Hasan and Imtiaz Ahmed v New Zealand (Lahore-B) 1955/56 8th 313 Wasim Akram and Saqlain Mushtaq v Zimbabwe (Sheikhupura) 1996/97 9th 190 Asif Iqbal and Intikhab Alam v England (The Oval) 1967 10th 151 Azhar Mahmood and Mushtaq Ahmed v South Africa (Rawalpindi) 1997/98 Bowling Best bowling in an innings 9-56 Abdul Qadir v England (Lahore) 1987/88 9-86 Sarfraz Nawaz v Australia (Melbourne) 1978/79 8-58 Imran Khan v Sri Lanka (Lahore) 1981/82 Best bowling in a match 14-116 Imran Khan v Sri Lanka (Lahore) 1981/82 13-101 Abdul Qadir v England (Lahore) 1987/88 13-114 Fazal Mahmood v Australia (Karachi) 1956/57 Most wickets in a series 40 (avg 13.95) Imran Khan v India in Pakistan 1982/83 Most wickets in a year 62 (avg 13.29) Imran Khan 1982 Most wickets Name M Balls Runs Wkts Avg RPO BB 5I Wasim Akram 104 22627 9779 414 23.62 2.59 7-119 25 Waqar Younis 87 16224 8788 373 23.56 3.25 7-76 22 Imran Khan 88 19458 8258 362 22.81 2.54 8-58 23 Danish Kaneria 61 17697 9082 261 34.79 3.07 7-77 15 Abdul Qadir 67 17126 7742 236 32.80 2.71 9-56 15 Wicketkeeping Most dismissals in an innings 7 (ct 7) Wasim Bari v New Zealand (Auckland) 1978/79 Most dismissals in a match 9 (ct 9) Rashid Latif v New Zealand (Auckland) 1993/94 9 (ct 9) Kamran Akmal v West Indies (Kingston) 2004/05 Most dismissals in a series 18 (ct 17, st 1) Rashid Latif v Bangladesh in Pakistan 2003/04 Most dismissals in a year 42 (ct 37, st 5) Kamran Akmal 2006 Most dismissals in a career Name M Ct St Total Wasim Bari 81 201 27 228 Kamran Akmal 53 184 22 206 Moin Khan 69 128 20 148 Fielding Most catches in an innings 4 On 9 occasions. Most recent: Younis Khan v England (Dubai) 2015/16 Most catches in a match 6 Taufeeq Umar v South Africa (Faisalabad) 2003/04 Most catches in a series 10 Younis Khan v West Indies in West Indies 2016/17 Most catches in a year 17 Mohammad Yousuf 2000 Most catches in a career Name M Ct Younis Khan 118 139 Javed Miandad 124 93 Inzamam-ul-Haq 119 81 Appearances Most matches Javed Miandad 124 Inzamam-ul-Haq 119 Younis Khan 118 Most captaincies Misbah-ul-Haq 56.
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