Mohammad Yousuf (known before his conversion to Islam as Yousuf Youhana) 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. , he has the second-highest number of centuries in international cricket for Pakistan. Described by one writer in 2010 as one of the best middle order batsmen ever, 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", Yousuf captained the Pakistan side in nine Tests and eight ODIs between 2003 and 2010. , 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. He scored nine international centuries in 2006, also a world record for a calendar year. 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".
Yousuf made his Test debut against South Africa in 1998. Later the same year, he reached his first Test century against Zimbabwe at the Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, scoring 120 not out. His highest Test score of 223 came in a match against England at the same venue, during the 2005–06 series between the teams. He has made a double century (200 or more runs) on four occasions during Tests. Yousuf has scored Test centuries at 16 cricket grounds, including 12 at venues outside Pakistan. He is third in the list of Test century-makers for Pakistan behind Younis Khan (33) and Inzamam-ul-Haq (25).
Having made his ODI debut in 1998 against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Yousuf's first century came against Australia in November 1998. His highest ODI score is 141 not out against Zimbabwe at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo, in 2002. He is second in the list of leading century-makers in ODIs for Pakistan behind Saeed Anwar, and has scored centuries against eight countries. Yousuf has made seven ODI centuries at home grounds and eight at other venues.
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. , he is joint nineteenth in the list of century-makers in international cricket, all formats of the game combined.
Key Symbol Meaning * Remained not out Man of the match Captained the Pakistan cricket teamBalls Balls facedMa. No. Match played by Yousuf during his careerPos. Position in the batting orderInn. The innings of the matchSR Strike rate during the inningsH/A/N Venue was at home (Pakistan), away or neutralDate Match starting dayLost The match was lost by Pakistan Won The match was won by Pakistan Drawn The match was drawnForfeitMatch awarded to England after Pakistan refused to continue playing
Test cricket centuries + List of Test centuries scored by Mohammad YousufNo. Score BallsMa. No. Against Pos. Inn. SRVenue H/A/N Date Result 1 7 5 2 58.25 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home Drawn 2 20 5 1 48.53 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Away Drawn 3 21 5 1 48.94 Antigua Recreation Ground, St John's Away Lost 4 25 5 2 40.26 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home Drawn 5 27 5 1 48.35 National Stadium, Karachi Home Lost 6 29 5 2 47.37 Jade Stadium, Christchurch Away Drawn 7 33 5 2 41.98 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Home Won 8 35 5 2 83.95 Chittagong Stadium, Chittagong Away Won 9 36 5 1 52.90 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah Neutral Won 10 41 5 2 56.38 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Away Won 11 49 5 3 68.29 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Home Lost 12 55 5 1 82.84 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne Away Lost 13 4 2 58.10 Eden Gardens, Kolkata Away Lost 14 62 4 2 59.78 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home Won 15 63 4 1 86.93 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home Drawn 16 64 4 3 70.39 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Home Drawn 17 67 4 2 61.21 Lord's Cricket Ground, London Away Drawn 18 69 4 2 73.56 Headingley, Leeds Away Lost 19 70 4 2 54.24 The Oval, London Away Lost (Forfeit) 20 71 4 2 58.18 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home Won 21 72 4 3 55.52 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Home Drawn 22 73 4 1 64.56 National Stadium, Karachi Home Won 23 4 3 63.59 National Stadium, Karachi Home Won 24 80 5 3 60.21 Galle International Stadium, Galle Away Lost
ODI cricket centuries + List of ODI centuries scored by Mohammad YousufNo. Runs BallsMa. No.Against Pos. Inn. SRVenue H/A/N DateResult 1 10 5 1 90.09 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home Lost 2 26 5 1 91.22 Toronto Cricket, Skating and Curling Club, Toronto Neutral Won 3 59 3 1 89.28 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Neutral Won 4 91 6 1 103.70 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Away Won 5 100 4 1 98.47 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah Neutral Won 6 155 3 1 80.64 National Stadium, Karachi Home Won 7 112 3 1 95.91 Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo Away Won 8 114 3 1 147.05 Harare Sports Club, Harare Away Won 9 141 3 1 83.46 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Home Won 10 178 4 2 88.42 National Stadium, Karachi Home Won 11 188 4 1 105.00 WACA Ground, Perth Neutral Won 12 230 4 1 90.99 Kingsmead cricket ground, Durban Away Won 13 244 4 1 81.81 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home Won 14 256 4 2 97.29 Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad Home Won 15 258 4 1 104.85 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home Won
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