Azhar Mahmood
In-game rating: 78/99
BATTING
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Azhar Mahmood played 21 Tests for Pakistan in CricArcade's archive, from 1997 to 2001. The first came against South Africa at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, with scores of 128 and 50, and 2 wickets, and the last against England at Old Trafford in 2001.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 811 runs at 32.4 in 18 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 136 from 215 balls against South Africa at Wanderers Stadium in 1998. The best bowling is 4 for 50 against England at Lord's in 2001.
In all: 3 hundreds, 1 fifty. At home the average was 36.8 across 9 Tests; away it was 27.1 across 12 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against South Africa: 530 runs at 75.7 in 6 Tests. Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 3 Tests and 209 runs at 69.7. Pakistan won 8 of the Tests Azhar Mahmood played and lost 8, with 5 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 21 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | 215 | South Africa | Wanderers Stadium | 1998 | Drawn |
| 132 | 163 | South Africa | Kingsmead | 1998 | Won |
| 128* | 267 | South Africa | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 1997 | Drawn |
| 50* | 96 | South Africa | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 1997 | Drawn |
| 41 | 74 | South Africa | St George's Park | 1998 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/50 | 26 | England | Lord's | 2001 | Lost |
| 4/53 | 20.5 | West Indies | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 1997 | Won |
| 3/26 | 16 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 1998 | Won |
| 3/49 | 15 | South Africa | St George's Park | 1998 | Lost |
| 3/56 | 36 | Zimbabwe | Queens Sports Club | 1998 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 5/95 against Zimbabwe (1998).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 6 | 530 | 75.71 | 3/1 | 9 | 40.67 |
| Australia | 5 | 167 | 18.56 | 0/0 | 6 | 60.83 |
| West Indies | 3 | 69 | 34.50 | 0/0 | 7 | 22.14 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 45 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 8 | 35.50 |
| England | 2 | 89 | 22.25 | 0/0 | 4 | 21.25 |
| India | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 63.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0/0 | 4 | 21.00 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 9 | 331 | 36.78 | 1/1 | 13 | 38.46 |
| Away | 12 | 569 | 27.10 | 2/0 | 26 | 34.69 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18 | 811 | 32.44 | 3/1 | 31 | 39.77 |
| 2000s | 3 | 89 | 17.80 | 0/0 | 8 | 21.13 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 3 | 209 | 69.67 | 1/1 | 6 | 27.83 |
| Arbab Niaz Stadium | 3 | 58 | 14.50 | 0/0 | 4 | 45.75 |
| Wanderers Stadium | 1 | 136 | 136.00 | 1/0 | 1 | 52.00 |
| Kingsmead | 1 | 133 | 66.50 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| St George's Park | 1 | 58 | 29.00 | 0/0 | 3 | 32.00 |
| Western Australia Cricket Association Ground | 1 | 56 | 28.00 | 0/0 | 1 | 91.00 |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v South Africa, 1997 at Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2001 at Old Trafford
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