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Asian Games (W) (2)
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Imam-ul-Haq

Pakistan|Top order Batter
Imam-ul-Haq
INTL CAREER: 2017 - 2023
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Full Name

Imam-ul-Haq

Born

December 22, 1995, Lahore, Punjab

Age

27y 277d

Batting Style

Left hand Bat

Playing Role

Top order Batter

RELATIONS

Prodigious or privileged? Imam ul Haq answered that question emphatically right at the get-go, stopping conspiracy theorists and cynics who cried nepotism - his uncle is chief selector Inzamam-ul-Haq - with a glorious start to his international career. A hundred against Sri Lanka on debut made him the second player from Pakistan to reach three figures in his first match. He followed that up with a splendid outing in Zimbabwe, where he scored three centuries and became the first player in ODI history to score four hundreds in his first nine matches.

A bespectacled, slight young man with a deferential, curious note running through his voice, Imam is a ruthless accumulator at the crease. A left-handed opening batsman descended from arguably Pakistan's greatest batsman of all time, Imam is particularly strong on the drive and off his hips. He looks to have faith in his abilities even in high-pressure moments, though he is admittedly yet to be tested in truly demanding conditions or the highest quality of opposition; he was unwittingly done a favour when he was benched for most of Pakistan's disastrous ODI tour of New Zealand at the start of 2018.

His start to Test cricket hasn't quite been as eye-catching, though an unbeaten 74 in the fourth innings of his debut match prevented Pakistan from falling to an astonishing defeat against the debuting Test nation Ireland. In the two Tests that followed in English conditions, he appeared susceptible to the moving ball - Stuart Broad dismissed him in all three innings, twice by trapping him lbw. He has the technique and level head to be able to succeed in red-ball cricket, and upcoming home tours of Australia and New Zealand provide him the perfect opportunity to make his mark as a long-term opener in both longer formats.
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Imam-ul-Haq Career Stats

Batting & Fielding

FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAveBFSR100s50s4s6sCtSt
Tests22424147415738.78310347.503816512180
ODIs66656297615150.44362182.1891923030140
T20Is220211410.502584.00002000
FC73127184527202*41.53981746.11112349527450
List A98976409815145.03512579.96102733434220
T20s7874921439432.961737123.3702020537230

Bowling

FormatMatInnsBallsRunsWktsBBIBBMAveEconSR4w5w10w
Tests2211290---4.50-000
ODIs66------------
T20Is2------------
FC73111207411/41/1074.003.70120.0000
List A98428350---7.49-000
T20s78------------
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Rainwatchin' - Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq and Naseem Shah don't have much to do
Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan put on an 85-run partnership for the third wicket
Imam-ul-Haq made a match-winning 78 off 84 balls
Imam-ul-Haq was slow but steady early on
Imam-ul-Haq drives through cover
Imam-ul-Haq took his time to settle in at the start