Rawalpindi Cricket Ground Test records: Pindi Cricket Stadium records and highest innings totals in Tests

The first Test match of England’s tour of Pakistan 2022 will be the second Test of the year at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. 13th overall for this venue, it will be the first instance of England participating in a Rawalpindi Test.

That being said, the visitors have taken part in four ODIs at this stadium in the past. Their only victory here had come in the last of the four matches 17 years ago.

Pakistan, on the other hand, have played each of the 12 Test matches at this stadium by virtue of being the hosts. A decent record sees them winning five and losing three matches over the years. Having managed to win and draw a couple of Tests each in the recent years, Pakistan would want to build on their unbeaten streak here.

Rawalpindi Cricket Ground Test records

Highest run-scorers in Rawalpindi Tests are Saeed Anwar (546), Saleem Malik (410), Inzamam-ul-Haq (410), Aamer Sohail (370) and Babar Azam (366). A list of highest Test run-scorers here among active cricketers is provided below:

Batters Matches Runs Highest Average SR 100 50 Babar Azam (PAK) 4 366 143 91.5 66.91 2 1 Azhar Ali (PAK) 4 288 185 57.6 48.64 1 0 Imam-ul-Haq (PAK) 1 268 157 268 46.12 2 0 Abdullah Shafique (PAK) 1 180 136* 180 51.87 1 0 Mohammad Rizwan (PAK) 4 172 115* 86 50.43 1 0

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Highest Test wicket-takers at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium are Waqar Younis (23), Wasim Akram (16), Mushtaq Ahmed (15), Shaheen Shah Afridi (14) and Mohammad Zahid (11). A list of best bowlers in this format at this venue among active cricketers is given below:

Bowlers Matches Wickets Average Economy SR Shaheen Shah Afridi (PAK) 4 14 23.28 2.63 53 Hasan Ali (PAK) 1 10 11.4 3.6 19 Naseem Shah (PAK) 3 8 33.5 3.7 54.2 Nauman Ali (PAK) 3 7 29.42 2.74 64.4 Keshav Maharaj (SA) 1 6 34.66 2.5 83

Highest innings totals in Rawalpindi Tests

Score Overs Team Opposition Year 600 177.2 India Pakistan 2004 537 152.1 Pakistan Australia 1994 521/9d 144.5 Australia Pakistan 1994 513 173.5 Australia Pakistan 1998 476/4d 162 Pakistan Australia 2022

Out of the 39 Test innings at this stadium, 500-run mark has been surpassed on only four occasions over the years. The only instance of a successful Test run-chase at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium had happened during the first Test of Sri Lanka’s tour of Pakistan 2000. Chasing a 220-run target, Sri Lanka had scored 220/8 in 83.5 overs to register a 2-wicket victory on Day 5.

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