Mushtaq Mohammad
In-game rating: 93/99
BATTING
BOWLING
FIELDING
CAREER IN BRIEF
Mushtaq Mohammad played 57 Tests for Pakistan in CricArcade's archive, from 1959 to 1979. The first came against West Indies at Bagh-e-Jinnah, with scores of 14 and 4, and the last against Australia at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground in 1979.
The most productive decade was the 1970s: 2,449 runs at 42.2 in 35 Tests. The highest score in the archive is 201 against New Zealand at Carisbrook in 1973, in a match Pakistan won. The best bowling is 5 for 28 against West Indies at Queen's Park Oval in 1977.
In all: 10 hundreds, 19 fifties, 3 five-wicket hauls. At home the average was 45.6 across 18 Tests; away it was 37.2 across 37 Tests, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against England: 1,554 runs at 42.0 in 23 Tests. Gaddafi Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 7 Tests and 460 runs at 41.8. Mushtaq Mohammad captained Pakistan in 19 Tests, winning 8 and losing 4. Pakistan won 9 of the Tests Mushtaq Mohammad played and lost 17, with 31 drawn.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 57 Test scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | – | New Zealand | Carisbrook | 1973 | Won |
| 157 | – | England | Niaz Stadium | 1973 | Drawn |
| 123 | – | West Indies | Gaddafi Stadium | 1975 | Drawn |
| 121 | 276 | Australia | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1973 | Lost |
| 121 | – | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 1977 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5/28 | 10.5 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 1977 | Won |
| 5/49 | 18 | New Zealand | Carisbrook | 1973 | Won |
| 5/59 | 22 | New Zealand | Lancaster Park | 1979 | Won |
| 4/50 | 20 | West Indies | Queen's Park Oval | 1977 | Lost |
| 4/55 | 27 | India | Iqbal Stadium | 1978 | Drawn |
Best in a match: 9/119 against New Zealand (1979).
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1,554 | 42.00 | 3/11 | 27 | 29.37 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 779 | 48.69 | 3/3 | 24 | 21.38 |
| Australia | 8 | 409 | 27.27 | 1/1 | 8 | 39.75 |
| India | 8 | 413 | 45.89 | 1/3 | 6 | 41.17 |
| West Indies | 8 | 488 | 30.50 | 2/1 | 14 | 31.29 |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 18 | 1,186 | 45.62 | 4/6 | 27 | 35.30 |
| Away | 37 | 2,342 | 37.17 | 6/12 | 51 | 26.24 |
| Neutral | 2 | 115 | 28.75 | 0/1 | 1 | 18.00 |
BY DECADE
| Decade | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 | 18 | 9.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| 1960s | 21 | 1,176 | 35.64 | 2/7 | 14 | 27.29 |
| 1970s | 35 | 2,449 | 42.22 | 8/12 | 65 | 29.12 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaddafi Stadium | 7 | 460 | 41.82 | 1/3 | 11 | 34.55 |
| National Stadium | 7 | 445 | 44.50 | 1/3 | 6 | 53.50 |
| Lord's | 4 | 137 | 22.83 | 0/1 | 5 | 22.60 |
| Kennington Oval | 3 | 282 | 47.00 | 0/3 | 5 | 26.80 |
| Melbourne Cricket Ground | 3 | 150 | 25.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Headingley | 3 | 146 | 24.33 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v West Indies, 1959 at Bagh-e-Jinnah
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 1979 at Western Australia Cricket Association Ground
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