Sixth Test at Arbab Niaz Stadium

Published August 26, 2003

PESHAWAR, Aug 25: Arbab Niaz Stadium will host its 6th Test match against the Bangladesh starting here from Aug 27.

Among the five Tests it has hosted so far, Pakistan has won two, lost two while one ended in a draw.

Pakistan won Tests against Sri Lanka by an innings and 40 runs in 1995-96 and West Indies by an innings and 19

Zimbabwe inflicted first defeat on Pakistan by seven wickets in while Sri Lanka won in 1999-2000.

The Test against Australia ended in a draw in 1998-99.

BEST SCORE OF COUNTRIES:

Australia vs Pakistan 599/4 declared 1998-99

Pakistan vs Australia 580/4 declared 1998-99

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 495/9 declared 1995-96

LESS SCORES OF COUNTRIES:

Pakistan vs Zimbabwe 103 1998-99

West Indies vs Pakistan 151 1997-98

Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 186 1995-96

Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 199 1999-2000

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS:

Mark Taylor Australia 334* 1998-99

Ejaz Ahmad Pakistan 155 1998-99

Saeed Anwar Pakistan 126 1998-99

Justin Langer Australia 116 1998-99

Neil Johnson Zimbabwe 107 1998-99

10 WICKET HAUL IN MATCH:

Mushtaq Ahmad Pak vs West Indies 10/106 1997-1998

M. Muralitharan Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 10/148 1999-2000

FIVE WICKET IN AN INNINGS:

Muralitharan Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 6/71 1999-2000

Mushtaq Ahmad Pakistan vs West Indies 5/35 1997-98

Wasim Akram Pakistan vs Zimbabwe 5/52 1998-99

Wasim Akram Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 5/55 1995-96

Mushtaq Ahmad Pakistan vs West Indies 5/71 1997-98

Shoaib Akhtar Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 5/71 1999-2000

Courtney Walsh West Indies vs Pakistan 5/78 1997-98

Chaminda Vaas Sri Lanka vs Pakistan 5/99 1995-96.

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