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Waqar Younis

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PakistanPAK
FULL NAMEWaqar Younis Maitla
BORN16 Nov 1971, Vehari Punjab
BATSRight-hand bat
BOWLSRight-arm fast
ROLERight-hand bat
TEAMSPakistan
TEST
Cap 111
DEBUTNov 1989
LATESTJan 2003
ODI
Cap 71
DEBUTOct 1989
LATESTFeb 2003
◈ INSIGHTSDay 242 / 365
1

Career stats, year-by-year trends, venue records, and bowler matchups — it's all here for Waqar.

2

Click Matchups in the tabs above to see which bowlers have tested Waqar most over their career.

3

Use the FORMAT tabs — TEST, ODI, T20I — to compare Waqar's game across different formats.

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Career Stats

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RUNS
1979
AVERAGE
10.25
STRIKE RATE
58.21
HIGH SCORE
45
SIXES
37
INNINGS
259
WICKETS
789
ECONOMY
4.02

Recent form

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20036 matches
17
AVG 4.25 · SR 73.91 · HS 87 wkts
▼ AVG -6.00 vs career  ·  ▼ -3.21 vs 2002  ·  SR +15.70
200236 matches
97
AVG 7.46 · SR 56.73 · HS 2352 wkts
▼ AVG -2.79 vs career  ·  SR -1.48
2002Career best
195
AVG 11.47 · SR 65.66
▲ AVG +1.22 vs career
1989Career worst · 12 matches
9
AVG 9.00 · SR 50.00
▼ AVG -1.25 vs career

By Format

TEST · ODI · T20I →
TEST · 87 MATCHES
1010
AVG 10.20  ·  SR 47.96  ·  HS 45  ·  WKTS 373
ODI · 262 MATCHES
969
AVG 10.31  ·  SR 67.06  ·  HS 37  ·  WKTS 416
PEAK BATTING YEAR
2002
195 runs · avg 11.47
PEAK BOWLING YEAR
1996
60 wickets · econ 4.71

Year by year (last 5)

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9900010203
YEARMRUNSAVGSR100s
20036174.2573.910
200236977.4656.730
20012111614.5076.320
20002419013.5761.090
199932412.0042.860

VS Every Team (top 5)

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Australia
368avg 11.15 · SR 57.23
South Africa
361avg 13.37 · SR 61.82
West Indies
319avg 9.38 · SR 56.86
Sri Lanka
317avg 9.61 · SR 54.94
OPPMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Australia4236811.1557.2337——59View→
South Africa3936113.3761.8245——82View→
West Indies563199.3856.8637——115View→
Sri Lanka643179.6154.9439——140View→
New Zealand501887.2343.1234——149View→

VS Every Ground (top 5)

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Sharjah Cricket Stadium
217avg 10.33 · HS 26
Sydney Cricket Ground
107avg 26.75 · HS 37
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium
100avg 14.29 · HS 45
AMI Stadium
70avg 17.50 · HS 34
GROUNDMATRUNSAVGSRHS100s50sWKTS
Sharjah Cricket Stadium5821710.3375.0926——105View→
Sydney Cricket Ground910726.7569.4837——14View→
Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium410014.2947.6245——18View→
AMI Stadium37017.5050.3634——11View→
Gymkhana Club Ground76613.2083.5428——12View→
RECENT RESULTS 5 matches