Younis Khan
87Pakistan · BAT · 2000 to 2015
BATTING
- Matches
- 265
- Innings
- 255
- Runs
- 7249
- Average
- 31.24
- Strike rate
- 75.29
- High score
- 144
- 100s / 50s
- 7 / 48
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 3
- Average
- 96
- Economy
- 6.08
- Strike rate
- 94.6
- Best figures
- 1/3
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 135 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 33
CAREER IN BRIEF
Younis Khan played 265 ODIs for Pakistan in CricArcade's archive, from 2000 to 2015. The first came against Sri Lanka at National Stadium, with a score of 46, and the last against England at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in 2015.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 5,698 runs at 33.1 in 197 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 144 from 122 balls against Hong Kong at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in 2004, in a match Pakistan won. In all: 7 hundreds, 48 fifties.
At home the average was 38.2 across 54 ODIs; away it was 31.7 across 104 ODIs, markedly stronger at home. The most runs came against India: 1,251 runs at 37.9 in 37 ODIs. Sharjah Cricket Stadium was the most frequent ground, with 30 ODIs and 727 runs at 30.3. Younis Khan captained Pakistan in 21 ODIs, winning 8 and losing 13. The scorecards record 15 player-of-the-match awards. Pakistan won 149 of the ODIs Younis Khan played and lost 109.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 265 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144 | 122 | Hong Kong | Sinhalese Sports Club Ground | 2004 | Won |
| 123* | 117 | India | National Stadium | 2008 | Won |
| 117 | 110 | India | 2007 | Won | |
| 108 | 99 | India | Shere Bangla National Stadium | 2008 | Won |
| 103 | 117 | New Zealand | Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 2014 | Lost |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/3 | 1 | Hong Kong | National Stadium | 2008 | Won |
| 1/10 | 3 | Ireland | Civil Service Cricket Club | 2011 | Won |
| 1/24 | 2 | Zimbabwe | Harare Sports Club | 2002 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 46 | 1,204 | 30.10 | 0/8 | 0 | – |
| South Africa | 40 | 1,027 | 26.33 | 0/6 | 0 | – |
| India | 37 | 1,251 | 37.91 | 3/7 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 29 | 640 | 26.67 | 1/4 | 0 | – |
| Australia | 23 | 347 | 15.77 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 20 | 510 | 31.88 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| England | 20 | 462 | 25.67 | 1/3 | 0 | – |
| Zimbabwe | 20 | 793 | 52.87 | 0/9 | 1 | 85.00 |
| West Indies | 17 | 432 | 27.00 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 3 | 70 | 35.00 | 0/1 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Kenya | 3 | 173 | 86.50 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 211 | 105.50 | 1/1 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 70 | – | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Namibia | 1 | 28 | 28.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0 | – | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 1 | 25 | 25.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 54 | 1,796 | 38.21 | 1/14 | 1 | 105.00 |
| Away | 104 | 2,950 | 31.72 | 2/19 | 2 | 43.00 |
| Neutral | 107 | 2,503 | 27.21 | 4/15 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 197 | 5,698 | 33.13 | 6/37 | 2 | 112.00 |
| 2010s | 68 | 1,551 | 25.85 | 1/11 | 1 | 64.00 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 30 | 727 | 30.29 | 0/6 | 0 | – |
| Sheikh Zayed Stadium | 19 | 573 | 31.83 | 2/3 | 0 | – |
| National Stadium | 16 | 712 | 59.33 | 1/6 | 1 | 52.00 |
| R Premadasa Stadium | 15 | 473 | 39.42 | 0/4 | 0 | – |
| Gaddafi Stadium | 15 | 362 | 25.86 | 0/2 | 0 | – |
| Shere Bangla National Stadium | 10 | 214 | 23.78 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Sri Lanka, 2000 at National Stadium
- Latest in the archive: v England, 2015 at Sheikh Zayed Stadium
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 29 November 1977
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm medium
- Balls faced (career)
- 9,628
- Ducks
- 22
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 3rd
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 56.1
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 77.2
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 113.8
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 39.7
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 51.8
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 6,266 balls faced in that period.
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