Waqar Younis Test record against Australia
1990-01-12 – 2002-10-19 · Available official international scorecards
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The record at a glance
This study covers 12 Test matches against Australia with recorded batting or bowling figures: 22 batting innings and 20 bowling innings. Matches with no batting or bowling entry for this player are outside this sample.
| Discipline | Innings | Runs | Wickets / outs | Average | Strike rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batting | 22 | 166 | 17 | 9.76 | 44.26 |
| Bowling | 20 | 1,014 | 30 | 33.80 | 62.76 |
Batting average = runs ÷ dismissals; batting strike rate = runs per 100 balls. Bowling average = runs conceded ÷ wickets; bowling strike rate = legal balls per wicket. Rates require fully recorded inputs. A hyphen means unrecorded; N/A means a zero denominator.
Bowling economy: 3.23 runs per six legal balls. Legal balls recorded: 1,883.
Batting milestones in this sample: 0 centuries and 0 scores from 50 to 99. Balls faced: 375.
How the record developed
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
- 199039 runs
- 199436 runs
- 199534 runs
- 199912 runs
- 200245 runs
- 19904 wickets
- 199410 wickets
- 19958 wickets
- 19992 wickets
- 20026 wickets
Exact yearly figures · 5 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 24 | 7.50 | 68.18 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 66 | 4 | 6 | 31.50 | 3.81 | 49.50 |
| 1999 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 40.00 | 3.47 | 69.00 |
| 1995 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 19 | 11.33 | 54.83 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 62 | 5 | 8 | 32.87 | 3.13 | 63.00 |
| 1994 | 2 | 4 | 36 | 13 | 9.00 | 37.11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 97 | 4 | 10 | 25.80 | 3.47 | 44.60 |
| 1990 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 18 | 13.00 | 30.95 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 126 | 5 | 4 | 56.00 | 2.69 | 124.50 |
Home, away and neutral conditions
Setting follows the recorded host country. Unknown locations are retained as unknown; venue names alone are not guessed.
| Setting | Matches | Bat inns | Runs | Bat avg | Bat SR | Bowl inns | Wickets | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 2 | 4 | 36 | 9.00 | 37.11 | 4 | 10 | 25.80 |
| Away | 7 | 12 | 85 | 12.14 | 40.09 | 12 | 14 | 40.50 |
| Neutral | 3 | 6 | 45 | 7.50 | 68.18 | 4 | 6 | 31.50 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
Test v Australia · Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Best recorded bowling · 4/55
Test v Australia · Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Highest recorded innings · 24 runs
Test v Australia · Sharjah Cricket Stadium
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Australia · Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Recent recorded innings
| Date | Venue | Innings | Runs | Balls | Wickets | Conceded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-10-19 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 3 | 24 | 32 | - | - |
| 2002-10-19 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2 | 6 | 7 | - | - |
| 2002-10-19 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1 | - | - | 4 | 55 |
| 2002-10-11 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 3 | 0 | 4 | - | - |
| 2002-10-11 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 2 | - | - | 0 | 25 |
| 2002-10-11 | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | 1 | 0 | 5 | - | - |
| 2002-10-03 | P Sara Oval | 4 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| 2002-10-03 | P Sara Oval | 3 | - | - | 0 | 23 |
| 2002-10-03 | P Sara Oval | 2 | 14 | 16 | - | - |
| 2002-10-03 | P Sara Oval | 1 | - | - | 2 | 86 |
| 1999-11-18 | Bellerive Oval | 4 | - | - | 0 | 38 |
| 1999-11-18 | Bellerive Oval | 3 | 0 | 6 | - | - |
| 1999-11-18 | Bellerive Oval | 2 | - | - | 2 | 42 |
| 1999-11-18 | Bellerive Oval | 1 | 12 | 18 | - | - |
| 1995-11-30 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 4 | - | - | 3 | 15 |
| 1995-11-30 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - |
| 1995-11-30 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 2 | - | - | 0 | 26 |
| 1995-11-30 | Sydney Cricket Ground | 1 | 0 | 3 | - | - |
| 1995-11-17 | Bellerive Oval | 4 | 4 | 6 | - | - |
| 1995-11-17 | Bellerive Oval | 3 | - | - | 1 | 67 |
This opposition study uses available scorecards in Crickrida’s twelve-team publication scope. It is a dated archive analysis, not a claim of complete career coverage. Read the coverage and calculation method.