CRICKET WICKETPLAYER CAREER
Waqar Younis
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
WY
349Internationals
1,979Career runs
0Centuries
789Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 87
- Innings
- 120
- Runs
- 1,010
- Average
- 10.20
- Strike rate
- 47.95
- Highest score
- 45
- Not outs
- 21
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 0
- Ducks
- 21
- 4s
- 133
- 6s
- 16
- Balls faced
- 2,106
Bowling
- Matches
- 87
- Innings
- 154
- Balls
- 16,224
- Maidens
- 516
- Runs conceded
- 8,788
- Wickets
- 373
- Average
- 23.56
- Economy
- 3.25
- Strike rate
- 43.49
- Best innings
- 7/76
- Best match
- 13/135
- 4 wickets
- 28
- 5 wickets
- 22
- 10 wickets
- 5
Fielding
- Matches
- 87
- Innings
- 158
- Catches
- 18
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 18
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 18
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.113
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 262
- Innings
- 139
- Runs
- 969
- Average
- 10.30
- Strike rate
- 67.05
- Highest score
- 37
- Not outs
- 45
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 0
- Ducks
- 15
- 4s
- 58
- 6s
- 21
- Balls faced
- 1,445
Bowling
- Matches
- 262
- Innings
- 258
- Balls
- 12,698
- Maidens
- 143
- Runs conceded
- 9,919
- Wickets
- 416
- Average
- 23.84
- Economy
- 4.68
- Strike rate
- 30.52
- Best innings
- 7/36
- Best match
- 7/36
- 4 wickets
- 14
- 5 wickets
- 13
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 262
- Innings
- 259
- Catches
- 35
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 35
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 35
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.135
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
343 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-03-04 | Pakistan v Zimbabwe | ODI | No result |
| 2003-03-01 | Pakistan v India | ODI | India won by 6 wickets |
| 2003-02-22 | England v Pakistan | ODI | England won by 112 runs |
| 2003-02-11 | Australia v Pakistan | ODI | Australia won by 82 runs |
| 2003-01-02 | South Africa v Pakistan | Test | South Africa won by an innings and 142 runs |
| 2002-12-26 | South Africa v Pakistan | Test | South Africa won by 10 wickets |
| 2002-12-18 | Pakistan v South Africa | ODI | South Africa won by 34 runs |
| 2002-12-16 | Pakistan v South Africa | ODI | South Africa won by 9 wickets |
| 2002-12-13 | Pakistan v South Africa | ODI | South Africa won by 62 runs |
| 2002-12-11 | Pakistan v South Africa | ODI | Pakistan won by 182 runs |
| 2002-12-08 | Pakistan v South Africa | ODI | South Africa won by 132 runs |
| 2002-11-27 | Pakistan v Zimbabwe | ODI | Pakistan won by 48 runs |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 15 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 | 37.50 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 121.00 | 4.32 | 168.00 |
| 2002 | 12 | 18 | 195 | 28 | 11.47 | 65.65 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | 297 | 20 | 40 | 25.60 | 3.62 | 42.37 |
| 2001 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 21 | 8.57 | 52.17 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 115 | 10 | 19 | 31.47 | 3.14 | 60.10 |
| 2000 | 10 | 14 | 135 | 39 | 10.38 | 39.47 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 342 | 18 | 34 | 25.91 | 3.12 | 49.76 |
| 1999 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 12 | 12.00 | 42.85 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 6 | 4 | 58.25 | 3.23 | 108.00 |
| 1998 | 7 | 10 | 65 | 24 | 9.28 | 40.88 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 159 | 13 | 37 | 20.75 | 3.20 | 38.81 |
| 1997 | 4 | 5 | 93 | 45 | 18.60 | 61.18 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 152 | 7 | 11 | 29.00 | 3.25 | 53.45 |
| 1996 | 6 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 6.16 | 49.33 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 75 | 11 | 27 | 26.74 | 3.23 | 49.55 |
| 1995 | 5 | 9 | 80 | 34 | 16.00 | 58.82 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 136 | 9 | 10 | 48.20 | 3.30 | 87.60 |
| 1994 | 7 | 9 | 81 | 20 | 9.00 | 43.78 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 185 | 14 | 42 | 21.28 | 3.60 | 35.38 |
| 1993 | 7 | 11 | 104 | 29 | 10.40 | 50.98 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 204 | 12 | 55 | 15.23 | 3.09 | 29.56 |
| 1992 | 6 | 8 | 58 | 20 | 11.60 | 49.57 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 117 | 10 | 31 | 22.87 | 3.47 | 39.48 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 18.14 | 2.79 | 39.00 |
| 1990 | 9 | 11 | 65 | 18 | 7.22 | 30.09 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 216 | 17 | 49 | 17.04 | 2.63 | 38.77 |
| 1989 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 | 14.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 39.50 | 4.08 | 58.00 |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 15 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4.00 | 57.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 26.33 | 6.53 | 24.16 |
| 2002 | 33 | 17 | 97 | 23 | 7.46 | 56.72 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 171 | 33 | 47 | 28.72 | 5.12 | 33.59 |
| 2001 | 21 | 13 | 116 | 22 | 14.50 | 76.31 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 152 | 21 | 41 | 20.02 | 4.92 | 24.39 |
| 2000 | 24 | 19 | 190 | 37 | 13.57 | 61.09 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 311 | 24 | 29 | 28.96 | 4.55 | 38.17 |
| 1999 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11.00 | 55.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 28.00 | 4.48 | 37.50 |
| 1998 | 9 | 4 | 67 | 33 | 22.33 | 77.90 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 86 | 9 | 10 | 49.00 | 5.97 | 49.20 |
| 1997 | 16 | 10 | 44 | 10 | 7.33 | 67.69 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 16 | 26 | 22.65 | 4.49 | 30.23 |
| 1996 | 31 | 19 | 92 | 28 | 9.20 | 61.74 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 149 | 31 | 53 | 23.73 | 4.84 | 29.41 |
| 1995 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 14 | 6.14 | 69.35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 62 | 10 | 15 | 27.13 | 5.53 | 29.40 |
| 1994 | 24 | 11 | 41 | 13 | 4.55 | 50.61 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 81 | 24 | 42 | 23.19 | 4.48 | 31.02 |
| 1993 | 23 | 11 | 126 | 37 | 18.00 | 97.67 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 129 | 23 | 36 | 25.30 | 4.64 | 32.66 |
| 1992 | 16 | 7 | 47 | 17 | 9.40 | 51.08 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 16 | 24 | 24.29 | 4.18 | 34.83 |
| 1991 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 12 | 12.66 | 102.70 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 30.72 | 5.12 | 36.00 |
| 1990 | 19 | 7 | 31 | 20 | 10.33 | 63.26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 19 | 47 | 12.63 | 3.75 | 20.17 |
| 1989 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 9.00 | 50.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 25.91 | 4.03 | 38.50 |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
ODI v West Indies · Sharjah
- First five-wicket innings in this archive
ODI v Sri Lanka · Sharjah
- Highest recorded innings · 45 runs
Test v South Africa · Rawalpindi
- Best recorded bowling · 7/36
ODI v England · Leeds
- Latest available scorecard
ODI v India · SuperSport Park, Centurion
Records against the opposition
Selected studies with at least ten batting or bowling innings. Each page includes sample sizes, yearly trends and the scorecards behind the figures.
TestAgainst New Zealand13 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst West Indies13 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst Australia12 matches with recorded figuresTestAgainst Sri Lanka12 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst Sri Lanka50 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst West Indies43 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst New Zealand37 matches with recorded figuresODIAgainst South Africa32 matches with recorded figures