Misbah-ul-Haq
Pakistan
Full name Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi
Born May 28, 1974, Mianwali, Punjab
Current age 37 years
Major teams Pakistan, Khan Research Labs, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sargodha
Playing role Middle-order batsman
Batting style Right-hand bat
Bowling style Legbreak
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| Misbah-ul-Haq Khan Niazi |
| | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St |
Tests | 25 | 44 | 7 | 1640 | 161* | 44.32 | 40.07 | 3 | 11 | 185 | 15 | 30 | 0 |
ODIs | 78 | 69 | 17 | 2225 | 93* | 42.78 | 77.74 | 0 | 16 | 154 | 32 | 39 | 0 |
T20Is | 32 | 28 | 10 | 637 | 87* | 35.38 | 113.34 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 24 | 9 | 0 |
First-class | 161 | 261 | 31 | 11861 | 284 | 51.56 | | 33 | 60 | | | 164 | 0 |
List A | 186 | 168 | 38 | 6410 | 129* | 49.30 | | 10 | 41 | | | 92 | 0 |
Twenty20 | 65 | 57 | 17 | 1405 | 107* | 35.12 | 122.28 | 1 | 5 | 94 | 55 | 29 | 0 |
| | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 |
Tests | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ODIs | 78 | 1 | 24 | 30 | 0 | - | - | - | 7.50 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T20Is | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
First-class | 161 | | 318 | 242 | 3 | 1/2 | | 80.66 | 4.56 | 106.0 | | 0 | 0 |
List A | 186 | | 144 | 179 | 1 | 1/10 | 1/10 | 179.00 | 7.45 | 144.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Twenty20 | 65 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Test debut | New Zealand v Pakistan at Auckland, Mar 8-12, 2001 |
Last Test | West Indies v Pakistan at Basseterre, May 20-24, 2011 |
ODI debut | Pakistan v New Zealand at Lahore, Apr 27, 2002 |
Last ODI | Ireland v Pakistan at Belfast, May 30, 2011 |
T20I debut | Bangladesh v Pakistan at Nairobi (Gym), Sep 2, 2007 |
Last T20I | West Indies v Pakistan at Gros Islet, Apr 21, 2011 |
First-class debut | 1998/99 |
Last First-class | West Indies v Pakistan at Basseterre, May 20-24, 2011 |
List A debut | 1998/99 |
Last List A | Ireland v Pakistan at Belfast, May 30, 2011 |
Twenty20 debut | Faisalabad Wolves v Peshawar Panthers at Karachi, Feb 24, 2006 |
Last Twenty20 | Faisalabad Wolves v Karachi Dolphins at Faisalabad, Jun 28, 2011 |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
17 | Wolves | v K Dolphins | Faisalabad | 28 Jun 2011 |
36 | Wolves | v R Rams | Faisalabad | 26 Jun 2011 |
32* | Wolves | v Tigers | Faisalabad | 24 Jun 2011 |
32 | Pakistan | v Ireland | Belfast | 30 May 2011 |
4* | Pakistan | v Ireland | Belfast | 28 May 2011 |
25, 102* | Pakistan | v West Indies | Basseterre | 20 May 2011 |
2, 52 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Providence | 12 May 2011 |
101* | Pakistanis | v Guyana BP XI | Georgetown | 8 May 2011 |
1 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Providence | 5 May 2011 |
5 | Pakistan | v West Indies | Bridgetown | 2 May 2011 |
An orthodox batsman with reasonable technique, Misbah-ul-Haq caught the eye with his unflappable temperament in the tri-nation one-day tournament in Nairobi in 2002, scoring two fifties in three innings, including one in the final against Australia. But before Pakistan could hail him as a possible middle-order mainstay, Misbah's form slumped - he didn't manage a single 20-plus score in three Tests against Australia and was duly dumped. Pakistan's abysmal World Cup campaign - and the wholesale changes to the team in its aftermath - gave Misbah another chance to redeem himself, but he did little of note in the limited opportunities he got.
Even though Misbah had not represented Pakistan for about three years, a run-filled domestic season, followed by club cricket in England, and Inzamam's retirement from ODIs prompted the board to award Misbah a central contract in July 2007. A month later, he was surprisingly picked, ahead of Mohammad Yousuf, for the 15-man squad for the Twenty20 World Championship in South Africa. He repaid the selectors' faith by finishing the tournament as Pakistan's best player and nearly taking them to victory in the final. He was duly named in the team for the Test and ODI series that followed against South Africa.
After an unremarkable series against South Africa, Misbah was by far Pakistan's best batsman through the Tests against India, amassing 464 runs in three matches, including two centuries. He was ice-cool in crisis, rescuing Pakistan on several occasions with spirited rearguard efforts. His remarkable rise continued as a mere six months after being picked for the ICC World Twenty20, he was made vice-captain and handed a top-category contract in January 2008. His form deserted him again in 2009, and he dropped from all three squads for the series against New Zealand - but made yet another return to the side in October 2010, this time as captain for the Tests against South Africa .
