Ijaz Ahmed
In-game rating: 86/99
BATTING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Ijaz Ahmed played 53 Tests for Pakistan in CricArcade's archive, from 1987 to 2001. The first came against India at MA Chidambaram Stadium, with a score of 3, and the last against New Zealand at Seddon Park in 2001.
The most productive decade was the 1990s: 2,233 runs at 40.6 in 37 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 211 from 372 balls against Sri Lanka at Bangabandhu National Stadium in 1999, in a match Pakistan won. In all: 10 hundreds, 9 fifties.
At home the average was 36.2 across 25 Tests; away it was 31.6 across 27 Tests. The most runs came against Australia: 895 runs at 44.8 in 12 Tests. National Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 6 Tests and 307 runs at 43.9. Pakistan won 19 of the Tests Ijaz Ahmed played and lost 10, with 24 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 53 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211 | 372 | Sri Lanka | Bangabandhu National Stadium | 1999 | Won |
| 155 | 282 | Australia | Arbab Niaz Stadium | 1998 | Drawn |
| 151 | 337 | West Indies | National Stadium | 1997 | Won |
| 141 | 201 | England | Headingley | 1996 | Drawn |
| 125 | 198 | New Zealand | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 1996 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/9 | 5 | New Zealand | National Stadium | 1990 | Won |
| 1/33 | 14 | Australia | Arbab Niaz Stadium | 1998 | Drawn |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 12 | 895 | 44.75 | 5/1 | 1 | 44.00 |
| England | 10 | 549 | 45.75 | 1/5 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 7 | 275 | 27.50 | 1/1 | 1 | 15.00 |
| South Africa | 6 | 118 | 13.11 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 5 | 303 | 50.50 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 5 | 152 | 25.33 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| India | 4 | 56 | 8.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 385 | 64.17 | 2/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 25 | 1,196 | 36.24 | 5/3 | 2 | 24.00 |
| Away | 27 | 1,326 | 31.57 | 4/6 | 0 | – |
| Neutral | 1 | 211 | 211.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13 | 457 | 28.56 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| 1990s | 37 | 2,233 | 40.60 | 9/7 | 2 | 38.50 |
| 2000s | 3 | 43 | 8.60 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Stadium | 6 | 307 | 43.86 | 2/0 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 6 | 249 | 27.67 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Iqbal Stadium | 5 | 162 | 20.25 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Arbab Niaz Stadium | 3 | 307 | 76.75 | 1/2 | 1 | 33.00 |
| Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium | 3 | 162 | 40.50 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Headingley | 2 | 243 | 81.00 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v India, 1987 at MA Chidambaram Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v New Zealand, 2001 at Seddon Park
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