Inzamam-ul-Haq is a retired Pakistani cricketer, and a former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team.[2] He scored centuries (100 or more runs in an innings) in Test matches and One Day International (ODI) matches on 25 and 10 occasions respectively during his international career.[3][4] Inzamam played 120 Test matches for Pakistan and scored 8,820 runs. He is the third-highest run scorer for Pakistan in Test cricket, after Younis Khan and Javed Miandad. He was described by the BBC as "one of the most recognisable figures in cricket" and "one of the finest batsmen around",[5] while former Pakistan captain Imran Khan said that he was "as talented as Brian Lara and Sachin Tendulkar".[6]
Inzamam made his Test debut against England at Edgbaston, Birmingham, in June 1992.[7] His first Test century came a year later against the West Indies at Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua.[8] His score of 329, against New Zealand at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, in May 2002, is the second-highest total by a Pakistan batsman in Test cricket and the fifteenth-highest overall.[9][10] He also scored a century in his 100th Test match, becoming only the fifth player to do so.[11][note 1] Inzamam made a century in each innings of the second Test match of England's tour of Pakistan in 2005–06, to become Pakistan's leading century-maker with 24 centuries, breaking Miandad's record.[12][note 2] His 119 against India during the second Test of the home series in January 2006 made him the tenth player to score 25 or more centuries in Test cricket.[13] Inzamam scored Test centuries at 18 cricket grounds, including 13 at venues outside Pakistan.[14][15] As of January 2019[update], he is joint twentieth (with Virat Kohli) among players with most hundreds in Test cricket.[1]
Having made his ODI debut in November 1991 against the West Indies at the Gaddafi Stadium, Inzamam achieved his first ODI century a year later against Sri Lanka at the Multan Cricket Stadium.[16] In ODI matches, Inzamam is fifth in the all-time list of highest-run scorers, with 11,739 runs from 378 matches,[17] though he has the fewest centuries of the top ten players on that list.[17] His highest ODI score of 137 not out came against New Zealand at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, in 1994.[4][18] Inzamam played his only Twenty 20 International match against England at the County Cricket Ground, Bristol, during the 2006 series between the two teams. He never scored a century in the format.[19] As of January 2019[update], he ranks joint twenty-fifth among players with most hundreds in international cricket.[20][note 3]
Key
editSymbol | Meaning |
---|---|
* | Remained not out |
† | Man of the match |
‡ | Captained the Pakistan cricket team |
Balls | Balls faced |
Pos. | Position in the batting order |
Inn. | The innings of the match |
S/R | Strike rate during the innings |
H/A/N | Venue was at home (Pakistan), away or neutral |
Date | Match starting day |
Lost | The match was lost by Pakistan |
Won | The match was won by Pakistan |
Drawn | The match was drawn |
Test cricket centuries
editNo. | Score | Balls | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S/R | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 123 | 225 | West Indies | 6 | 2 | 54.66 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's, Antigua | Away | 1 May 1993 | Drawn | [8] |
2 | 135* | 195 | New Zealand | 6 | 2 | 69.23 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Away | 17 February 1994 | Won | [21] |
3 | 100* | 125 | Sri Lanka | 7 | 2 | 80.00 | Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy | Away | 26 August 1994 | Won | [22] |
4 | 101 † | 168 | Zimbabwe | 6 | 1 | 60.11 | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Away | 15 February 1995 | Won | [23] |
5 | 148 | 218 | England | 4 | 1 | 67.88 | Lord's Cricket Ground, London | Away | 25 July 1996 | Won | [24] |
6 | 177 † | 320 | West Indies | 4 | 2 | 55.31 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Home | 29 November 1997 | Won | [25] |
7 | 200* | 397 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 50.37 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Neutral | 12 March 1999 | Won | [26] |
8 | 118 | 191 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 61.78 | Bellerive Oval, Hobart | Away | 18 November 1999 | Lost | [27] |
9 | 138 † | 243 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 3 | 56.79 | National Stadium, Karachi | Home | 12 March 2000 | Won | [28] |
10 | 135 † | 254 | West Indies | 4 | 1 | 53.14 | Bourda, Georgetown, Guyana | Away | 5 May 2000 | Drawn | [29] |
11 | 112 | 163 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 2 | 68.71 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Away | 21 June 2000 | Won | [30] |
12 | 142 | 257 | England | 4 | 1 | 55.25 | National Stadium, Karachi | Home | 7 December 2000 | Lost | [31] |
13 | 130 | 241 | New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 53.94 | Jade Stadium, Christchurch | Away | 15 March 2001 | Drawn | [32] |
14 | 114 † | 153 | England | 4 | 1 | 74.50 | Old Trafford, Manchester | Away | 31 May 2001 | Won | [33] |
15 | 105* | 163 | Bangladesh | 4 | 2 | 64.41 | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | Home | 29 August 2001 | Won | [34] |
16 | 329 † | 436 | New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 75.45 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Home | 1 May 2002 | Won | [9] |
17 | 112 | 109 | Zimbabwe | 4 | 3 | 104.67 | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Away | 9 November 2002 | Won | [35] |
18 | 138* † | 232 | Bangladesh | 4 | 4 | 59.48 | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | Home | 3 September 2003 | Won | [36] |
19 | 118 ‡ | 243 | India | 4 | 2 | 48.55 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Home | 5 April 2004 | Won | [37] |
20 | 117 ‡ | 244 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 47.95 | National Stadium, Karachi | Home | 28 October 2004 | Won | [38] |
21 | 184 ‡ | 264 | India | 4 | 1 | 69.69 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | Away | 24 March 2005 | Won | [39] |
22 | 117* ‡ | 194 | West Indies | 5 | 3 | 60.30 | Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica | Away | 3 June 2005 | Won | [40] |
23 | 109 † ‡[note 2] | 200 | England | 5 | 1 | 54.50 | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Home | 20 November 2005 | Drawn | [12] |
24 | 100* † ‡[note 2] | 134 | England | 5 | 3 | 74.62 | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Home | 20 November 2005 | Drawn | [12] |
25 | 119‡ | 193 | India | 5 | 1 | 61.65 | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Home | 21 January 2006 | Drawn | [13] |
ODI centuries
editNo. | Score | Balls | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S/R | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 101 † | 121 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 83.47 | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | Home | 17 January 1992 | Lost | [16] |
2 | 117 † | 103 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 113.59 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Home | 19 January 1992 | Won | [41] |
3 | 137* † | 129 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 106.20 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 20 April 1994 | Won | [18] |
4 | 116* † | 138 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 84.05 | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Away | 25 February 1995 | Won | [42] |
5 | 116* † | 110 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 105.45 | Kimberley Country Club, Kimberley | Neutral | 7 April 1998 | Won | [43] |
6 | 107 † | 115 | India | 4 | 1 | 93.04 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 8 April 1999 | Won | [44] |
7 | 121* † | 113 | India | 4 | 1 | 107.07 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 26 March 2000 | Won | [45] |
8 | 118* | 124 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 95.16 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 2 November 2001 | Won | [46] |
9 | 122 † ‡ | 102 | India | 4 | 2 | 119.60 | National Stadium, Karachi | Home | 13 March 2004 | Lost | [47] |
10 | 123 † ‡ | 121 | India | 4 | 1 | 101.65 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Home | 21 March 2004 | Lost | [48] |
References
edit- Notes
- ^ The four previous players to achieve this feat were Colin Cowdrey, Miandad, Gordon Greenidge and Alec Stewart. This feat was also achieved later by Ricky Ponting and Graeme Smith.[11]
- ^ a b c Inzamam became one of the fifth Pakistani after Hanif Mohammad, Miandad, Wajahatullah Wasti and Yasir Hameed to score centuries in both innings of a Test match. This feat was also achieved later by two more Pakistanis, Mohammad Yousuf and Younus Khan.[12]
- ^ Inzamam shares the position with Sunil Gavaskar, Viv Richards, Desmond Haynes, Steve Waugh, Herschelle Gibbs and David Warner.[20]
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- ^ "Pakistan profiles: Inzamam-ul-Haq". BBC Sport. 14 October 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ Hashmi, Shahid (3 November 2005). "Funny man Inzamam". BBC Sport. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Inzamam-ul-Haq Test centuries". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
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- ^ "Inzamam-ul-Haq – Centuries at venues outside Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 October 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
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- ^ "India in Pakistan Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ "Sri Lanka in Pakistan Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ "Pakistan in India Test Series – 3rd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ "Pakistan in West Indies Test Series – 2nd Test". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
- ^ "Sri Lanka in Pakistan ODI Series – 5th ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Pakistan in Zimbabwe ODI Series – 2nd ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Standard Bank International One-Day Series – 3rd match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Coca-Cola Cup – 2nd match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Coca-Cola Cup – 4th match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
- ^ "Khaleej Times Trophy – 6th match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
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External links
edit- "Player profile: Inzamam-ul-Haq". CricketArchive.