Saeed Anwar is a former Pakistani cricketer and captain of the Pakistan national cricket team. He has scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in Test matches and One Day International (ODI) matches on 11 and 20 occasions respectively during his international career. He played 55 Tests and 247 ODIs for Pakistan scoring 4,052 and 8,824 runs respectively. He was described by the BBC as "a world-class opener" and "one of the real batting stars of Pakistani cricket". Anwar was named as one of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year, in 1997, and the cricket almanac Wisden noted his "rapid run-scoring".

Anwar made his Test debut against the West Indies in a match where he was dismissed without scoring in either innings at the Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad in 1990. His first Test century came against New Zealand at the Basin Reserve, Wellington in 1994. His highest Test score of 188 not out came against India during the 1998–99 Asian Test Championship at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata in February 1999. In the same innings, he became the third Pakistan opening batsman not to be dismissed at the close of an innings. Anwar scored Test centuries against seven different opponents at ten cricket grounds, including seven at venues outside Pakistan. As of November 2016, he is ninth in the list of Test century-makers for Pakistan, a position he shares with Asif Iqbal and Azhar Ali.

Anwar made his ODI debut during the 1988–89 Benson & Hedges World Series against the West Indies at the WACA Ground, Perth. He achieved his first ODI century a year later against Sri Lanka at the Adelaide Oval. He scored three consecutive centuries at the Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium in 1993, the second player to achieve this feat. Anwar's score of 194, the highest by a Pakistan batsman, was made against India at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai in 1997. He scored all of his twenty ODI centuries against six different opponents, and was most successful against Sri Lanka, making seven against them. As of November 2016, Anwar is the leading ODI century-maker for Pakistan, and is twelfth in the list of ODI century-makers.

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+ Key Symbol Meaning * Remained not out Man of the match Captained the Pakistan cricket team Balls Balls faced Pos. Position in the batting order Inn. The innings of the match Test The number of the Test match played in that series S/R Strike rate during the innings H/A/N Venue was at home (Pakistan), away or neutral Date Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches Lost The match was lost by Pakistan Won The match was won by Pakistan Drawn The match was drawn Tied The match was tied

Test cricket centuries

+ List of Test centuries No. Score Against Pos. Inn. Test Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref 1 1 2 2/3 Basin Reserve, Wellington Away Won 2   1 3 1/3 P Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo Away Won 3 1 2 3/3 The Oval, London Away Won 4   1 2 2/2 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Home Won 5 1 3 2/3 Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Away Won 6 1 1 1/3 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Home Lost 7 1 2 2/3 Arbab Niaz Stadium, Peshawar Home Drawn 8   1 3 1/4 Eden Gardens, Kolkata Away Won 9 1 3 1/3 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane Away Lost 10 1 2 2/3 Galle International Stadium, Galle Away Won 11 1 2 1/3 Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan Home Won

One Day International centuries

+ List of ODI centuries No. Score Balls Against Pos. Inn. S/R Venue H/A/N Date Result Ref 1 2 1 Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Neutral Won 2 1 1 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home Won 3 1 1 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah Neutral Won 4 1 1 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah Neutral Won 5 1 2 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah Neutral Won 6 1 2 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah Neutral Won 7 1 2 Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi Home Won 8 2 2 Harare Sports Club, Harare Away Tied 9 1 1 Nairobi Gymkhana Club, Nairobi Neutral Won 10 1 2 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah Neutral Won 11 1 2 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah Neutral Won 12 1 1 M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai Away Won 13 2 2 Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore Home Won 14 1 2 Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium, Sharjah Neutral Won 15 1 1 Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka Neutral Lost 16 1 1 Kennington Oval, London Neutral Won 17 1 2 Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester Neutral Won 18 1 2 Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Neutral Won 19 1 1 Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi Neutral Lost 20 1 1 Centurion Park, Centurion Neutral Lost

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