List of international cricket centuries by Mohammad Yousuf

Mohammad Yousuf (known before his conversion to Islam as Yousuf Youhana)[1] is a Pakistan cricketer and former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. He has scored centuries (100 or more runs) on 24 occasions in Test cricket and 15 times in One Day International (ODI) matches. As of February 2019, he has the second-highest number of centuries in international cricket for Pakistan.[2] Described by one writer in 2010 as one of the best middle order batsmen ever,[3] and by the West Indies cricketer Brian Lara in 2006 as "not just a role model for Pakistan cricket but for young cricketers around the world",[4] Yousuf captained the Pakistan side in nine Tests and eight ODIs between 2003 and 2010.[5][6] As of February 2019, he holds the world record for the most runs in Test matches during a calendar year, scoring 1,788 runs in 11 Tests during 2006.[7] He scored nine international centuries in 2006, also a world record for a calendar year.[8] In 2007, when he was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year, the cricket almanack Wisden noted his "stylishness" as well as his "appetite for runs".[9]

The head and shoulders shot of a beard man, wearing a dark green cricket cap and shirt.
Mohammad Yousuf pictured during Pakistan's 2010 tour of England

Yousuf made his Test debut against South Africa in 1998.[10] Later the same year, he reached his first Test century against Zimbabwe at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, scoring 120 not out.[11] His highest Test score of 223 came in a match against England at the same venue, during the 2005–06 series between the teams.[12] He has made a double century (200 or more runs) on four occasions during Tests.[13] Yousuf has scored Test centuries at 16 cricket grounds, including 12 at venues outside Pakistan.[14][15] He is third in the list of Test century-makers for Pakistan behind Younis Khan (33) and Inzamam-ul-Haq (25).[16]

Having made his ODI debut in 1998 against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Yousuf's first century came against Australia in November 1998.[17] His highest ODI score is 141 not out against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, in 2002.[18] He is second in the list of leading century-makers in ODIs for Pakistan behind Saeed Anwar, and has scored centuries against eight countries.[19] Yousuf has made seven ODI centuries at home grounds and eight at other venues.[20]

He has played three Twenty20 International (T20I) matches, all against England between 2006 and 2010; he did not score a century in any of the games.[21] As of February 2019, he is joint nineteenth in the list of century-makers in international cricket, all formats of the game combined.[N 1][2]

Symbol Meaning
* Remained not out
Man of the match
Captained the Pakistan cricket team
Balls Balls faced
Ma. No. Match played by Yousuf during his career
Pos. Position in the batting order
Inn. The innings of the match
SR Strike rate during the innings
H/A/N Venue was at home (Pakistan), away or neutral
Date Match starting day
Lost The match was lost by Pakistan
Won The match was won by Pakistan
Drawn The match was drawn
Forfeit Match awarded to England after Pakistan refused to continue playing

Test cricket centuries

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List of Test centuries scored by Mohammad Yousuf
No. Score Balls Ma. No. Against Pos. Inn. SR Venue H/A/N Date Result
1 120* 206 7   Zimbabwe 5 2 58.25 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home 10 December 1998 Drawn[11]
2 115 235 20   West Indies 5 1 48.53 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Away 18 May 2000 Drawn[22]
3 103* 232 21   West Indies 5 1 48.94 Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's Away 25 May 2000 Lost[23]
4 124 308 25   England 5 2 40.26 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home 15 November 2000 Drawn[24]
5 117 242 27   England 5 1 48.35 National Stadium, Karachi Home 7 December 2000 Lost[25]
6 203 429 29   New Zealand 5 2 47.37 Jade Stadium, Christchurch Away 15 March 2001 Drawn[26]
7 102* 243 33   Bangladesh 5 2 41.98 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Home 29 August 2001 Won[27]
8 204* 243 35   Bangladesh 5 2 83.95 Chittagong Stadium, Chittagong Away 16 January 2001 Won[28]
9 146 276 36   West Indies 5 1 52.90 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah Neutral 31 January 2001 Won[29]
10 159 282 41   Zimbabwe 5 2 56.38 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Away 16 November 2002 Won[30]
11 112 164 49   India 5 3 68.29 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Home 1 April 2004 Lost[31]
12 111 134 55   Australia 5 1 82.84 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Away 26 December 2004 Lost[32]
13 104 179 58   India 4 2 58.10 Eden Gardens, Kolkata Away 16 March 2005 Lost[33]
14 223 373 62   England 4 2 59.78 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home 29 November 2005 Won[12]
15 173 199 63   India 4 1 86.93 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home 13 January 2006 Drawn[34]
16 126 179 64   India 4 3 70.39 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Home 21 January 2006 Drawn[35]
17 202 330 67   England 4 2 61.21 Lord's Cricket Ground, London Away 13 July 2006 Drawn[36]
18 192 261 69   England 4 2 73.56 Headingley, Leeds Away 4 August 2006 Lost[37]
19 128 236 70   England 4 2 54.24 The Oval, London Away 17 August 2006 Lost (Forfeit)[38][N 2]
20 192 330 71   West Indies 4 2 58.18 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home 11 November 2006 Won[40]
21 191 344 72   West Indies 4 3 55.52 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Home 19 November 2006 Drawn[41]
22 102 158 73   West Indies 4 1 64.56 National Stadium, Karachi Home 27 November 2006 Won[42]
23 124[N 3] 195 73   West Indies 4 3 63.59 National Stadium, Karachi Home 27 November 2006 Won[42]
24 112 186 80   Sri Lanka 5 3 60.21 Galle International Stadium, Galle Away 4 July 2009 Lost[44]

ODI cricket centuries

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List of ODI centuries scored by Mohammad Yousuf
No. Runs Balls Ma. No. Against Pos. Inn. SR Venue H/A/N Date Result
1 100 111 10   Australia 5 1 90.09 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home 10 November 1998 Lost[17]
2 104* 114 26   West Indies 5 1 91.22 Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto Neutral 18 September 1999 Won[45]
3 100* 112 59   India 3 1 89.28 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Neutral 3 June 2000 Won[46]
4 112* 108 91   Bangladesh 6 1 103.70 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Away 24 January 2002 Won[47]
5 129 131 100   Sri Lanka 4 1 98.47 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah Neutral 17 April 2002 Won[48]
6 125 155 101   New Zealand 3 1 80.64 National Stadium, Karachi Home 21 April 2002 Won[49]
7 141* 147 112   Zimbabwe 3 1 95.91 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Away 23 November 2002 Won[18]
8 100* 68 114   Zimbabwe 3 1 147.05 Harare Sports Club, Harare Away 27 November 2002 Won[50]
9 106 127 141   Bangladesh 3 1 83.46 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Home 12 September 2003 Won[51]
10 107* 121 178   Sri Lanka 4 2 88.42 National Stadium, Karachi Home 6 October 2004 Won[52]
11 105 100 188   West Indies 4 1 105.00 WACA Ground, Perth Neutral 1 February 2005 Won[53]
12 101* 111 230   South Africa 4 1 90.99 Kingsmead cricket ground, Durban Away 7 February 2007 Won[54]
13 117 143 244   South Africa 4 1 81.81 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home 4 October 2007 Won[55]
14 108* 111 256   Zimbabwe 4 2 97.29 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Home 30 January 2008 Won[56]
15 108* 103 258   Bangladesh 4 1 104.85 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home 8 April 2008 Won[57]

Notes and references

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Notes

  1. ^ He shares the position with Tillakaratne Dilshan and Joe Root.[2]
  2. ^ The match was involuntarily forfeited under Law 21 of the Laws of Cricket. The Pakistani team refused to continuning play after being accused of ball tampering by umpire Darrell Hair. The Test was abandoned, and the match awarded to England. This was the first such instance in the 1,814 Tests and 129 years of cricket up to 2006.[39]
  3. ^ This was Yousuf's second century in the match. He was the sixth Pakistani player (after Hanif Mohammad, Javed Miandad, Wajahatullah Wasti, Yasir Hameed and Inzamam-ul-Haq) to score centuries in both innings of a match.[43]

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