List of international cricket centuries by Saeed Anwar
Saeed Anwar is a former Pakistani cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team.[2] He has scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in Test matches and One Day International (ODI) matches on 11 and 20 occasions respectively during his international career.[3][1] He played 55 Tests and 247 ODIs for Pakistan scoring 4,052 and 8,824 runs respectively.[2] He was described by the BBC as "a world-class opener" and "one of the real batting stars of Pakistani cricket".[4] Anwar was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year, in 1997, and the cricket almanac Wisden noted his "rapid run-scoring".[5]
Anwar made his Test debut against the West Indies in a match where he was dismissed without scoring in either innings at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad in 1990.[6][7] His first Test century came against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve, Wellington in 1994.[8] His highest Test score of 188 not out came against India during the 1998–99 Asian Test Championship at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata in February 1999.[9] In the same innings, he became the third Pakistan opening batsman not to be dismissed at the close of an innings.[10][N 1] Anwar scored Test centuries against seven different opponents at ten cricket grounds, including seven at venues outside Pakistan.[11][12] As of November 2016, he is ninth in the list of Test century-makers for Pakistan, a position he shares with Asif Iqbal and Azhar Ali.[13]
Anwar made his ODI debut during the 1888-89 Benson & Hedges World Series against the West Indies at the WACA Ground, Perth.[14] He achieved his first ODI century a year later against Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval.[15] He scored three consecutive centuries at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium in 1993, the second player to achieve this feat.[N 2] Anwar's score of 194, the highest by a Pakistan batsman, was made against India at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai in 1997.[17][18][N 3] He scored all of his twenty ODI centuries against six different opponents, and was most successful against Sri Lanka, making seven against them.[1] As of November 2016, Anwar is the leading ODI century-maker for Pakistan, and is twelfth in the list of ODI century-makers.[20][21]
Key
[edit]Symbol | Meaning |
---|---|
* | Remained not out |
† | Man of the match |
‡ | Captained the Pakistan cricket team |
Balls | Balls faced |
Pos. | Position in the batting order |
Inn. | The innings of the match |
Test | The number of the Test match played in that series |
S/R | Strike rate during the innings |
H/A/N | Venue was at home (Pakistan), away or neutral |
Date | Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches |
Lost | The match was lost by Pakistan |
Won | The match was won by Pakistan |
Drawn | The match was drawn |
Tied | The match was tied |
Test cricket centuries
[edit]No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 169 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2/3 | Basin Reserve, Wellington | Away | 17 February 1994 | Won | [8] |
2 | 136 † | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1/3 | P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo | Away | 9 August 1994 | Won | [22] |
3 | 176 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 3/3 | The Oval, London | Away | 22 August 1996 | Won | [23] |
4 | 149 ‡ | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2/2 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Home | 28 November 1996 | Won | [24] |
5 | 118 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 2/3 | Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban | Away | 26 February 1998 | Won | [25] |
6 | 145 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1/3 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Home | 1 October 1998 | Lost | [26] |
7 | 126 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2/3 | Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar | Home | 15 October 1998 | Drawn | [27] |
8 | 188* †[N 4] | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1/4 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | Away | 16 February 1999 | Won | [9] |
9 | 119 | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 1/3 | Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | Away | 5 November 1999 | Lost | [28] |
10 | 123 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2/3 | Galle International Stadium, Galle | Away | 21 June 2000 | Won | [29] |
11 | 101 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1/3 | Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | Home | 29 August 2001 | Won | [30] |
One Day International centuries
[edit]No. | Score | Balls | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S/R | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 126 † | 99 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 127.27 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Neutral | 17 February 1990 | Won | [15] |
2 | 101 † | 115 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 87.82 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Home | 2 November 1990 | Won | [31] |
3 | 110 † | 105 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 104.76 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 4 February 1993 | Won | [32] |
4 | 107 | 108 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 99.07 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 30 October 1993 | Won | [33] |
5 | 131 † | 141 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 92.90 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 1 November 1993 | Won | [34] |
6 | 111 † | 104 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 106.73 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 2 November 1993 | Won | [35] |
7 | 104* † | 119 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 87.39 | Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi | Home | 22 October 1994 | Won | [36] |
8 | 103* † | 131 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 78.62 | Harare Sports Club, Harare | Away | 22 February 1995 | Tied | [37] |
9 | 115 ‡ | 120 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 95.83 | Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi | Neutral | 4 October 1996 | Won | [38] |
10 | 104* † | 132 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 78.78 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 10 November 1996 | Won | [39] |
11 | 112* † | 125 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 89.60 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 12 November 1996 | Won | [40] |
12 | 194 † | 146 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 132.87 | M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | Away | 21 May 1997 | Won | [41] |
13 | 108* † | 129 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 83.72 | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore | Home | 4 November 1997 | Won | [42] |
14 | 104 † | 128 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 81.25 | Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah | Neutral | 14 December 1997 | Won | [43] |
15 | 140 | 132 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 106.06 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka | Neutral | 18 January 1998 | Lost | [44] |
16 | 103 † | 144 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 71.52 | Kennington Oval, London | Neutral | 11 June 1999 | Won | [45] |
17 | 113* | 148 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 76.35 | Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester | Neutral | 16 June 1999 | Won | [46] |
18 | 105* † | 134 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 78.35 | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | Neutral | 8 October 2000 | Won | [47] |
19 | 104 | 115 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 90.43 | Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi | Neutral | 11 October 2000 | Lost | [48] |
20 | 101 | 126 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 80.15 | Centurion Park, Centurion | Neutral | 1 March 2003 | Lost | [49] |
Notes
[edit]- ^ The previous players to accomplish this feat were Nazar Mohammed and Mudassar Nazar.[10]
- ^ This feat was previously accomplished by Zaheer Abbas and subsequently Herschelle Gibbs, AB de Villiers and Quinton de Kock.[16]
- ^ Saeed Anwar broke Viv Richards' record for most runs in an ODI innings and held it for nearly 13 years. The score was equalled by Charles Coventry, it was broken by Sachin Tendulkar (200*), Virender Sehwag (219) and Rohit Sharma (209).[19]
- ^ Anwar shared the Man of the Match award with Javagal Srinath.
References
[edit]General
[edit]- "Saeed Anwar Test centuries". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 16 October 2005.
- "Saeed Anwar One Day International centuries". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2005.
Specific
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- ^ "Saeed Anwar – Centuries at home venues". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ^ "Saeed Anwar – Centuries at venues outside Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 June 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
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- ^ "Records – One-Day International – Most hundreds in a career for Pakistan". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Anwar, Aqib's feats in Wisden's best one-day list". The Dawn. Pakistan Herald Publications Limited (PHPL). 17 February 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Records – One-Day Internationals – Batting records – Most runs in an innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
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- ^ "New Zealand in Pakistan ODI Series – 1st ODI". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
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- ^ "Pepsi Champions Trophy – 3rd match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Pepsi Champions Trophy – 4th match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
- ^ "Pepsi Champions Trophy – 5th match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
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- ^ "Singer Champions Trophy – 5th match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Pepsi Independence Cup – 6th match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
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- ^ "Akai-Singer Champions Trophy – 4th match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Silver Jubilee Independence Cup – 3rd final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "ICC World Cup – 37th match, Super Sixes". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "ICC World Cup – 1st semi final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "ICC KnockOut – 2nd quarter final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "ICC KnockOut – 1st semi final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "ICC World Cup – 36th match, Pool A |". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ^ "Saeed Anwar former Pakistani Cricketer – Test & ODI Career". www.Zerocric.com.
External links
[edit]- "Player profile of Saeed Anwar". CricketArchive.