PakistanTest ground1955 to 1959
Bagh-e-Jinnah
Lahore, Pakistan
Bagh-e-Jinnah records at a glance
At Bagh-e-Jinnah, the highest Test team total is 561 by Pakistan in 1955; the highest individual score is 217 by Rohan Kanhai in 1959; the highest successful chase is 117/6 by Pakistan in 1955.
| Record | Test |
|---|---|
| Highest team total | 561 (Pakistan, 1955) |
| Lowest completed total | 104 (Pakistan, 1959) |
| Highest successful chase | 117/6 (Pakistan, 1955) |
| Highest individual score | Rohan Kanhai 217 (1959) |
| Best bowling | Wes Hall 5/87 (1959) |
| Most runs at the ground | Imtiaz Ahmed 314 |
| Most wickets at the ground | Subhash Gupte 7 |
| Average first-innings total | 382 |
Bagh-e-Jinnah in numbers
Bagh-e-Jinnah, in Lahore, Pakistan, has staged 3 Tests in CricArcade's archives. The first was a Test between Pakistan and India in 1955, and the most recent international here was in 1959.
In Tests
Of the 3 Tests played at Bagh-e-Jinnah, 1 was drawn (33%), 1 won by the side batting first and 1 by the side batting second. Pakistan have played 3 of those Tests and won 1, lost 1 and drawn or tied 1, a win rate of 33%.
Imtiaz Ahmed has made more Test runs here than anyone, 314 in 6 innings with 1 hundred, and Subhash Gupte has taken the most wickets, 7 in 1 Test.
- Highest total: Pakistan's 561 (1955)
- Highest individual score: Rohan Kanhai, 217 against Pakistan (1959)
- Best bowling: Wes Hall, 5 for 87 (1959)
- Heaviest defeat: Pakistan, by an innings and 156 runs against West Indies (1959)
Tests at Bagh-e-Jinnah
3 Tests, 1955 to 1959. The first was Pakistan v India on 29 January 1955: match drawn.
First-innings totals by decade
| Decade | Tests | Average first-innings total |
|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3 | 382 |
Most runs
| Batter | Team | Inns | Runs | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Imtiaz Ahmed | Pakistan | 6 | 314 | 1 |
| Waqar Hasan | Pakistan | 6 | 296 | 1 |
| Rohan Kanhai | West Indies | 1 | 217 | 1 |
| Noel Harford | New Zealand | 2 | 157 | 0 |
| Maqsood Ahmed | Pakistan | 4 | 155 | 0 |
Most wickets
| Bowler | Team | Tests | Wkts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subhash Gupte | India | 1 | 7 |
| Abdul Kardar | Pakistan | 2 | 7 |
| Mahmood Hussain | Pakistan | 3 | 6 |
| Zulfiqar Ahmed | Pakistan | 1 | 6 |
| Vinoo Mankad | India | 1 | 5 |
Test records
- Highest total
- 561
- Lowest completed total
- 104
- Highest score
- 217 · Rohan Kanhai
- Best bowling
- 5/87 · Wes Hall
- Biggest innings win
- Inns & 156
Most recent matches
- West Indies v Pakistan (Test, 26 March 1959): West Indies won by an innings and 156 runs
- New Zealand v Pakistan (Test, 26 October 1955): Pakistan won by 4 wickets
- Pakistan v India (Test, 29 January 1955): Match drawn
Sources
- CricArcade Test archive: 3 scorecards at this ground
- Figures compiled from the official match scorecards in CricArcade's archive