Misbah-ul-Haq – Profile, Stats & Recent Form

Personal details

Full nameMisbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi

Born28 May 1974

Age52 Years

NationalityPakistan

RoleBatsman/Right-hand batsman, Right arm leg break Bowler

BattingRight Hand Bat

BowlingRight Arm Leg Spin

Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

Career at a glance

Format	M	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Econ
Test	75	5222	46.62	44.53	0	–
ODI	162	5122	43.40	73.75	0	7.50
T20I	39	788	37.52	110.20	0	–
T20	162	3491	33.89	116.48	0	–
List A	292	9941	46.89	–	1	7.45
First-class	242	17139	48.69	–	3	4.55

Debuts

TestNew Zealand vs Pakistan, Auckland 8 Mar 2001

ODIPakistan vs New Zealand, Lahore 27 Apr 2002

T20I Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Nairobi (Gym) 2 Sep 2007

T20P Panthers vs Wolves, Karachi 24 Feb 2006

Family

RelationsAbdul Qudoos Niazi (Father), Uzma Khan (Spouse), Faheem-ul-Haq (Son), Noriza Khan (Daughter)

Batting

Format	M	Inn	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	Ct
Test	75	132	20	5222	161	46.62	11726	44.53	10	39	511	81	50
ODI	162	149	31	5122	96	43.40	6945	73.75	0	42	342	83	66
T20I	39	34	13	788	87	37.52	715	110.20	0	3	45	26	14
T20	162	141	38	3491	107	33.89	2997	116.48	1	13	226	139	65
List A	292	267	55	9941	129	46.89	0	–	11	70	0	0	128
First-class	242	399	47	17139	284	48.69	0	–	43	101	0	0	204

Bowling

Format	M	Inn	Overs	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Avg	Econ
ODI	162	1	4	30	0	–	–	7.50
List A	292	0	24	179	1	1/10	179.00	7.45
First-class	242	0	54	246	3	–	82.00	4.55

By tournament

Tournament	M	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	Econ
Indian Premier League	8	117	47	16.71	144.44	–
Bangladesh Premier League	10	191	61	23.88	97.45	–
Caribbean Premier League	11	150	49	13.64	96.77	–
Pakistan Super League	29	507	61	28.17	111.92	–
ICC Men's T20 World Cup	20	368	66	30.67	124.32	–
Asia Cup	12	348	76	31.64	82.08	–
ICC Champions Trophy	7	267	96	53.40	70.26	–
ICC Cricket World Cup	15	598	83	49.83	74.56	–

Against teams

Batting vs	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50
Bangladesh	4	117	87	58.50	146.25	1
Australia	3	107	66	53.50	146.58	1
India	2	96	53	48.00	131.51	1
Sri Lanka	4	63	21	31.50	91.30	0
Ireland	2	40	20	20.00	142.86	0
England	3	33	13	11.00	110.00	0
New Zealand	2	19	16	19.00	63.33	0
Zimbabwe	1	15	15	15.00	115.38	0
South Africa	1	3	3	3.00	42.86	0
West Indies	1	0	0	0.00	0.00	0

Batting vs	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50
South Africa	20	723	80	48.20	72.16	7
Sri Lanka	15	588	83	45.23	73.23	6
West Indies	12	533	96	59.22	64.61	6
Zimbabwe	13	491	83	70.14	71.37	4
India	15	461	76	30.73	83.67	2
New Zealand	12	383	93	31.92	65.92	2
Bangladesh	10	247	47	24.70	79.17	0
Australia	5	90	41	18.00	62.94	0
Ireland	2	71	39	35.50	71.72	0
Afghanistan	1	0	0	0.00	–	0

Bowling vs	Inn	Wkts	Runs	Avg	Econ	SR
Zimbabwe	1	0	30	–	7.50	–

Batting vs	Inn	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	50	100
Sri Lanka	31	1149	135	41.04	44.01	9	2
England	18	814	114	45.22	46.73	7	2
West Indies	15	649	102	54.08	48.18	6	1
Australia	17	499	101	33.27	54.65	3	2
India	6	464	161	116.00	43.86	1	2
South Africa	13	440	100	36.67	41.12	2	1
Zimbabwe	8	434	79	62.00	39.31	6	0
New Zealand	12	347	102	31.55	36.72	1	1
Bangladesh	6	246	82	49.20	64.91	3	0

Last 10 innings · batting

18vs IND-L

0vs WI-XI

23*vs ENG-L

10vs WI-XI

46*vs AUS-L

5vs TXC

29*vs CK

38vs MVU

16*vs TXC

22*vs CK

T20 vs IND-L13 Jul 2024 · Retired hurt 18(15) T20 vs WI-XI12 Jul 2024 · lbw b S Benn 0(1) T20 vs ENG-L7 Jul 2024 · Not out 23*(14) T20 vs WI-XI4 Jul 2024 · c FH Edwards b A Nurse 10(10) T20 vs AUS-L3 Jul 2024 · Not out 46*(30) T10 vs TXC27 Aug 2023 · c U Tharanga b I Khan 5(8) T10 vs CK26 Aug 2023 · Not out 29*(13) T10 vs MVU25 Aug 2023 · c V Tokas b ND Stewart 38(14) T10 vs TXC24 Aug 2023 · Not out 16*(8) T10 vs CK23 Aug 2023 · Not out 22*(16)

About Misbah-ul-Haq

Misbah ul Haq Biography

Misbah ul Haq Khan Niazi is a former Pakistani cricketer. He was a right handed batsman who played all the three formats of the game.

Born on 28 May 1974 in Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan, Misbah was a great asset to the team for all the time that he played the game.

He holds the world record for scoring the most number of runs in ODIs before scoring a hundred.

Background

It was in 2002 that Misbah caught the eyes of the national selectors for the first time. He had an amazing domestic season that year and scored a huge amount of runs.

He made his first class in 1998 at an age of 24 for the team of Sargodha. During these years, he also played for a team called Khan Research Laboratory.

Debut

Misbah made his Test debut against New Zealand on 8 March 2001.

He showed signs of his solid technique as he remained in the middle for more than 2 hours to score just 28 runs in his very first innings.

He made his ODI debut against the same team a year later. But unfortunately, in the few chances that he got during those years, he couldn’t be consistent and lost his place in the national side.

From 2003 to 2007, he played no tests but only a few ODIs.

Rise to Glory

Misbah made a comeback into the national side in 2007 and instantly rose to prominence. He was the third highest run scorer in the ICC World T20, 2007 and the highest scorer for Pakistan.

In fact, he became the first Pakistani to become World No. 1 in the format and to score a fifty in the format.

He became a permanent member of the team and also performed well in the winning course of Pakistan in 2009 T20 World Cup.

Low Points

The lowest patch of his career was in the initial days. He got the chance to play for the international team just after three years of domestic cricket but he couldn’t make his mark.

From 2001 to 2003, he got quite a few chances but failed to impress the selectors. Then, he had to wait a long time before it went big for him in 2007.

Club Career

Misbah played for a lot of clubs during his cricketing career. He captained Faisalabad Wolves and SNGPL and led them to victories in many tournaments.

He also played in the inaugural season of the IPL for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

In 2012, he played for Kandurata Warriors in Sri Lanka Premier League. He also played for St. Lucia Zouks in Caribbean Premier League. In 2015, he played for the Rangpur Riders in the BPL.

Records

Misbah holds the record for the second fastest Test century along with Sir Vivian Richards.

He had scored a 56-ball ton against Australia in 2014, which was the fastest century at that time.

He is also the oldest player as well as the oldest captain in Test cricket to score a century.

Captaincy

In 2010, Misbah got the Test captaincy of the team for a series against South Africa in UAE.

Soon, he replaced Shahid Afridi as the captain in limited overs format. Due to the criticism from former cricketers, he stepped down from the T20 captaincy but remained the captain in longer formats.

Under his captaincy, Pakistan reached the no. 1 ranking in Test Cricket for the first time since 1988.

He is Pakistan’s most successful Test Captain with 26 wins in the format, doubling the previous best of Imran Khan’s 13.

Retirement

In January 2015, Misbah had announced that he’ll retire from ODIs and T20s after the 2015 World Cup.

He led the team to quarter finals and was also Pakistan’s highest run scorer in the tournament.

He retired from Test match after his last match against West Indies 10 May 2017. His teammate Younis Khan also retired after this game.

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