Bowling Best Career Bowling Average

Cricket Records for Pakistan in Test matches

Best averages

Player	Span	Mat	Overs	Mdns	Balls	Runs	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Econ	SR	4	5	10
Imran Khan	1971-1992	88	-	727	19458	8258	362	8/58	22.81	2.54	53.75	17	23	6
Mohammad Abbas	2017-2021	25	855.4	261	5134	2072	90	5/33	23.02	2.42	57.04	6	4	1
Shabbir Ahmed	2003-2005	10	429.2	97	2576	1175	51	5/48	23.03	2.73	50.50	5	2	-
Waqar Younis	1989-2003	87	2704.0	516	16224	8788	373	7/76	23.56	3.25	43.49	28	22	5
Wasim Akram	1985-2002	104	3771.1	871	22627	9779	414	7/119	23.62	2.59	54.65	20	25	5
Pervez Sajjad	1964-1973	19	-	217	4145	1410	59	7/74	23.89	2.04	70.25	4	3	-
Khan Mohammad	1952-1958	13	526.1	153	3157	1292	54	6/21	23.92	2.45	58.46	4	4	-
Mohammad Asif	2005-2010	23	861.5	200	5171	2583	106	6/41	24.36	2.99	48.78	6	7	1
Fazal Mahmood	1952-1962	34	1639.0	560	9834	3434	139	7/42	24.70	2.09	70.74	6	13	4
Shoaib Akhtar	1997-2007	46	1357.1	237	8143	4574	178	6/11	25.69	3.37	45.74	10	12	2
Shaheen Shah Afridi	2018-2023	29	969.0	202	5814	3019	113	6/51	26.71	3.11	51.45	12	4	1
Hasan Ali	2017-2024	24	715.5	164	4295	2185	80	5/27	27.31	3.05	53.68	2	6	1
Saeed Ajmal	2009-2014	35	1932.0	386	11592	5003	178	7/55	28.10	2.58	65.12	9	10	4
Iqbal Qasim	1976-1988	50	-	649	13019	4807	171	7/49	28.11	2.21	76.13	13	8	2
Asif Iqbal	1964-1980	58	-	181	3864	1502	53	5/48	28.33	2.33	72.90	1	2	-
Mushtaq Mohammad	1959-1979	57	-	177	5260	2309	79	5/28	29.22	2.63	66.58	6	3	-
Abdur Rehman	2007-2014	22	1148.4	256	6892	2910	99	6/25	29.39	2.53	69.61	8	2	-
Saqlain Mushtaq	1995-2004	49	2345.0	541	14070	6206	208	8/164	29.83	2.64	67.64	12	13	3
Arshad Khan	1997-2005	9	423.0	119	2538	960	32	5/38	30.00	2.26	79.31	1	1	-
Mohammad Amir	2009-2019	36	1269.5	292	7619	3627	119	6/44	30.47	2.85	64.02	6	4	-
Yasir Shah	2014-2022	48	2375.5	359	14255	7657	244	8/41	31.38	3.22	58.42	15	16	3
Saleem Jaffar	1986-1992	14	421.5	93	2531	1139	36	5/40	31.63	2.70	70.30	-	1	-
Tauseef Ahmed	1980-1993	34	1296.2	359	7778	2950	93	6/45	31.72	2.27	83.63	3	3	-
Junaid Khan	2011-2015	22	767.3	157	4605	2253	71	5/38	31.73	2.93	64.85	1	5	-
Sarfraz Nawaz	1969-1984	55	-	486	13951	5798	177	9/86	32.75	2.49	78.81	14	4	1
Abdul Qadir	1977-1990	67	-	608	17126	7742	236	9/56	32.80	2.71	72.56	12	15	5
Mushtaq Ahmed	1990-2003	52	2088.4	405	12532	6100	185	7/56	32.97	2.92	67.74	6	10	3
Mohammad Nazir	1969-1983	14	543.4	162	3262	1124	34	7/99	33.05	2.06	95.94	-	3	-
Noman Ali	2021-2023	15	534.4	101	3208	1576	47	7/70	33.53	2.94	68.25	1	4	-
Naseem Shah	2019-2023	17	476.0	77	2856	1725	51	5/31	33.82	3.62	56.00	2	1	-
Umar Gul	2003-2013	47	1599.5	256	9599	5553	163	6/135	34.06	3.47	58.88	12	4	-
Mohammad Hafeez	2003-2018	55	677.5	118	4067	1808	53	4/16	34.11	2.66	76.73	2	-	-
Wahab Riaz	2010-2018	27	836.2	118	5018	2864	83	5/63	34.50	3.42	60.45	3	2	-
Aaqib Javed	1989-1998	22	653.0	136	3918	1874	54	5/84	34.70	2.86	72.55	2	1	-
Danish Kaneria	2000-2010	61	2949.3	517	17697	9082	261	7/77	34.79	3.07	67.80	8	15	2
Azeem Hafeez	1983-1985	18	725.1	172	4351	2204	63	6/46	34.98	3.03	69.06	3	4	-
Shahid Nazir	1996-2007	15	372.2	71	2234	1272	36	5/53	35.33	3.41	62.05	-	1	-
Shahid Afridi	1998-2010	27	532.2	69	3194	1709	48	5/52	35.60	3.21	66.54	1	1	-
Wasim Raja	1973-1985	57	-	134	4082	1826	51	4/50	35.80	2.68	80.03	2	-	-
Azhar Mahmood	1997-2001	21	502.3	111	3015	1402	39	4/50	35.94	2.79	77.30	2	-	-
Intikhab Alam	1959-1977	47	-	383	10474	4494	125	7/52	35.95	2.57	83.79	8	5	2
Sikander Bakht	1976-1983	26	-	147	4870	2412	67	8/69	36.00	2.97	72.68	2	3	1
Abdul Razzaq	1999-2006	46	1168.0	219	7008	3694	100	5/35	36.94	3.16	70.08	4	1	-
Saleem Altaf	1967-1978	21	-	122	4001	1710	46	4/11	37.17	2.56	86.97	2	-	-
Nasim-ul-Ghani	1958-1973	29	-	204	4406	1959	52	6/67	37.67	2.66	84.73	1	2	-
Mudassar Nazar	1976-1989	76	-	217	5967	2532	66	6/32	38.36	2.54	90.40	1	1	-
Mahmood Hussain	1952-1962	27	985.0	225	5910	2628	68	6/67	38.64	2.66	86.91	4	2	-
Rahat Ali	2013-2018	21	704.3	127	4227	2264	58	6/127	39.03	3.21	72.87	3	2	-
Zulfiqar Babar	2013-2016	15	746.2	143	4478	2129	54	5/74	39.42	2.85	82.92	2	2	-
Shujauddin	1954-1962	19	385.3	121	2313	801	20	3/18	40.05	2.07	115.65	-	-	-
Tahir Naqqash	1982-1985	15	466.4	108	2800	1398	34	5/40	41.11	2.99	82.35	1	2	-
Asif Masood	1969-1977	16	-	78	3038	1568	38	5/111	41.26	3.09	79.94	1	1	-
Aamer Sohail	1992-2000	47	397.1	80	2383	1049	25	4/54	41.96	2.64	95.32	1	-	-
AH Kardar	1952-1958	23	452.0	139	2712	954	21	3/35	45.42	2.11	129.14	-	-	-
Shoaib Malik	2001-2015	35	452.0	61	2712	1519	32	4/33	47.46	3.36	84.75	2	-	-
Haseeb Ahsan	1958-1962	12	472.3	100	2835	1330	27	6/202	49.25	2.81	105.00	-	2	-
Mohammad Sami	2001-2012	36	1249.5	193	7499	4483	85	5/36	52.74	3.58	88.22	3	2	-
Majid Khan	1964-1983	63	-	124	3584	1456	27	4/45	53.92	2.43	132.74	1	-	-

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia v Pakistan at Sydney, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Jan 3-6, 2024 [Test # 2521]

Australia v Pakistan at Melbourne, ICC World Test Championship 2nd Test, Dec 26-29, 2023 [Test # 2519]

Australia v Pakistan at Perth, ICC World Test Championship 1st Test, Dec 14-17, 2023 [Test # 2518]