Best averages Held in Pakistan for Tests
Best averages
Player | Span | Mat | Overs | Mdns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 1955-1956 | 8 | 370.1 | 129 | 2221 | 667 | 42 | 6/21 | 15.88 | 1.80 | 52.88 | 4 | 3 | - | |
| 1955-1956 | 4 | 190.1 | 73 | 1141 | 306 | 19 | 6/42 | 16.10 | 1.60 | 60.05 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1955-1962 | 13 | 651.1 | 246 | 3907 | 1179 | 65 | 7/80 | 18.13 | 1.81 | 60.10 | 2 | 7 | 2 | |
| 1976-1992 | 38 | - | 311 | 7673 | 3131 | 163 | 8/58 | 19.20 | 2.44 | 47.07 | 8 | 10 | 3 | |
| 1989-2002 | 33 | 1046.4 | 201 | 6280 | 3288 | 162 | 7/76 | 20.29 | 3.14 | 38.76 | 13 | 11 | 3 | |
| 1964-1973 | 10 | 429.2 | 154 | 2576 | 813 | 40 | 7/74 | 20.32 | 1.89 | 64.40 | 4 | 2 | - | |
| 1955-1956 | 9 | 201.0 | 80 | 1206 | 253 | 12 | 3/35 | 21.08 | 1.25 | 100.50 | - | - | - | |
| 1980-1990 | 10 | 277.5 | 53 | 1667 | 751 | 35 | 5/33 | 21.45 | 2.70 | 47.62 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 1956-1959 | 4 | 241.0 | 99 | 1446 | 416 | 19 | 5/93 | 21.89 | 1.72 | 76.10 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 1986-1997 | 9 | 272.4 | 51 | 1636 | 723 | 33 | 5/78 | 21.90 | 2.65 | 49.57 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| 1985-2001 | 41 | 1312.0 | 300 | 7872 | 3423 | 154 | 6/48 | 22.22 | 2.60 | 51.11 | 11 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1955-1955 | 5 | 276.5 | 118 | 1661 | 476 | 21 | 5/18 | 22.66 | 1.71 | 79.09 | - | 3 | - | |
| 2021-2025 | 11 | 446.4 | 67 | 2680 | 1380 | 60 | 8/46 | 23.00 | 3.08 | 44.66 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1969-1981 | 8 | 299.4 | 91 | 1798 | 636 | 26 | 7/99 | 24.46 | 2.12 | 69.15 | - | 2 | - | |
| 2003-2005 | 6 | 243.1 | 54 | 1459 | 686 | 28 | 5/48 | 24.50 | 2.82 | 52.10 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| 1995-2009 | 9 | 479.3 | 107 | 2877 | 1248 | 50 | 6/71 | 24.96 | 2.60 | 57.54 | 9 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1977-1988 | 29 | - | 416 | 8070 | 2792 | 111 | 7/49 | 25.15 | 2.07 | 72.70 | 8 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1984-1984 | 3 | 172.4 | 45 | 1036 | 431 | 17 | 7/87 | 25.35 | 2.49 | 60.94 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 1961-1962 | 3 | 180.4 | 84 | 1084 | 335 | 13 | 5/30 | 25.76 | 1.85 | 83.38 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1959-1975 | 5 | - | 60 | 1282 | 390 | 15 | 3/14 | 26.00 | 1.82 | 85.46 | - | - | - | |
| 1990-1997 | 6 | 173.0 | 33 | 1038 | 526 | 20 | 5/41 | 26.30 | 3.04 | 51.90 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 1997-2006 | 21 | 647.3 | 113 | 3885 | 2198 | 83 | 6/11 | 26.48 | 3.39 | 46.80 | 2 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1977-1990 | 40 | - | 365 | 10464 | 4506 | 168 | 9/56 | 26.82 | 2.58 | 62.28 | 9 | 12 | 4 | |
| 1996-2006 | 9 | 233.2 | 48 | 1400 | 733 | 27 | 5/53 | 27.14 | 3.14 | 51.85 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2003-2009 | 11 | 416.3 | 71 | 2499 | 1413 | 52 | 6/135 | 27.17 | 3.39 | 48.05 | 4 | 3 | - | |
| 1959-1969 | 16 | 188.3 | 53 | 1131 | 412 | 15 | 4/64 | 27.46 | 2.18 | 75.40 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1994-1994 | 3 | 181.4 | 50 | 1090 | 504 | 18 | 6/136 | 28.00 | 2.77 | 60.55 | - | 2 | - | |
| 1995-2004 | 19 | 862.3 | 210 | 5175 | 2250 | 77 | 8/164 | 29.22 | 2.60 | 67.20 | 3 | 4 | - | |
| 1995-2009 | 10 | 406.5 | 76 | 2441 | 1142 | 39 | 5/99 | 29.28 | 2.80 | 62.58 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| 1980-1993 | 22 | 777.2 | 238 | 4664 | 1682 | 57 | 5/54 | 29.50 | 2.16 | 81.82 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 1990-1998 | 11 | 310.4 | 73 | 1864 | 861 | 29 | 5/84 | 29.68 | 2.77 | 64.27 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2022-2025 | 7 | 311.5 | 39 | 1871 | 1133 | 38 | 7/111 | 29.81 | 3.63 | 49.23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1984-1987 | 6 | 272.0 | 89 | 1632 | 639 | 21 | 6/65 | 30.42 | 2.34 | 77.71 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| 1986-1992 | 9 | 289.5 | 71 | 1739 | 735 | 24 | 3/36 | 30.62 | 2.53 | 72.45 | - | - | - | |
| 1984-1984 | 7 | 251.4 | 66 | 1510 | 675 | 22 | 6/46 | 30.68 | 2.68 | 68.63 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 1959-1976 | 21 | - | 208 | 5497 | 2200 | 71 | 5/91 | 30.98 | 2.40 | 77.42 | 7 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1994-1998 | 5 | 201.0 | 49 | 1206 | 589 | 19 | 5/66 | 31.00 | 2.93 | 63.47 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 1959-1964 | 8 | 251.3 | 78 | 1509 | 655 | 21 | 4/35 | 31.19 | 2.60 | 71.85 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1993-1998 | 5 | 179.3 | 35 | 1077 | 471 | 15 | 5/56 | 31.40 | 2.62 | 71.80 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 1977-1988 | 35 | - | 75 | 2129 | 852 | 27 | 3/8 | 31.55 | 2.40 | 78.85 | - | - | - | |
| 1980-1982 | 5 | 228.5 | 68 | 1373 | 571 | 18 | 7/87 | 31.72 | 2.49 | 76.27 | - | 2 | 1 | |
| 2019-2024 | 10 | 325.0 | 55 | 1950 | 1020 | 32 | 5/77 | 31.87 | 3.13 | 60.93 | 3 | 1 | - | |
| 2019-2024 | 9 | 276.3 | 47 | 1659 | 1028 | 32 | 5/31 | 32.12 | 3.71 | 51.84 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 1988-1994 | 5 | 248.5 | 66 | 1493 | 644 | 20 | 4/97 | 32.20 | 2.58 | 74.65 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1991-2000 | 10 | 333.0 | 73 | 1998 | 967 | 30 | 6/103 | 32.23 | 2.90 | 66.60 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| 2000-2009 | 25 | 1231.0 | 226 | 7386 | 3570 | 109 | 7/118 | 32.75 | 2.90 | 67.76 | 4 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2000-2005 | 5 | 257.0 | 64 | 1542 | 657 | 20 | 5/75 | 32.85 | 2.55 | 77.10 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 1955-1961 | 10 | 334.5 | 75 | 2009 | 791 | 24 | 6/67 | 32.95 | 2.36 | 83.70 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 1969-1984 | 27 | - | 227 | 6494 | 2687 | 81 | 6/89 | 33.17 | 2.48 | 80.17 | 8 | 2 | - | |
| 1955-1955 | 5 | 263.2 | 130 | 1580 | 399 | 12 | 5/64 | 33.25 | 1.51 | 131.66 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1989-1989 | 4 | 181.2 | 26 | 1088 | 542 | 16 | 6/132 | 33.87 | 2.98 | 68.00 | - | 2 | - | |
| 1998-2006 | 13 | 236.5 | 36 | 1421 | 753 | 22 | 5/52 | 34.22 | 3.17 | 64.59 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 1959-1978 | 20 | - | 80 | 2195 | 971 | 28 | 4/55 | 34.67 | 2.65 | 78.39 | 2 | - | - | |
| 1990-2003 | 21 | 777.4 | 147 | 4666 | 2327 | 67 | 6/84 | 34.73 | 2.99 | 69.64 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
| 1969-1978 | 6 | 178.3 | 40 | 1071 | 421 | 12 | 3/33 | 35.08 | 2.35 | 89.25 | - | - | - | |
| 1955-1955 | 4 | 167.0 | 41 | 1002 | 335 | 9 | 5/109 | 37.22 | 2.00 | 111.33 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2022-2025 | 8 | 352.2 | 41 | 2114 | 1341 | 36 | 7/114 | 37.25 | 3.80 | 58.72 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2000-2006 | 17 | 500.2 | 111 | 3002 | 1540 | 41 | 5/35 | 37.56 | 3.07 | 73.21 | 2 | 1 | - | |
| 2022-2024 | 6 | 312.5 | 41 | 1877 | 1172 | 31 | 4/30 | 37.80 | 3.74 | 60.54 | 4 | - | - | |
| 1997-2000 | 4 | 210.0 | 68 | 1260 | 456 | 12 | 3/72 | 38.00 | 2.17 | 105.00 | - | - | - | |
| 1969-1973 | 5 | 202.0 | 75 | 1212 | 419 | 11 | 5/94 | 38.09 | 2.07 | 110.18 | - | 1 | - | |
| 1997-1998 | 9 | 166.4 | 28 | 1000 | 500 | 13 | 4/53 | 38.46 | 3.00 | 76.92 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1969-1975 | 6 | - | 21 | 1039 | 507 | 13 | 3/68 | 39.00 | 2.92 | 79.92 | - | - | - | |
| 1978-1989 | 15 | 525.5 | 87 | 3155 | 1761 | 44 | 8/85 | 40.02 | 3.34 | 71.70 | 1 | 3 | - | |
| 1955-1962 | 16 | 324.3 | 108 | 1947 | 641 | 16 | 3/18 | 40.06 | 1.97 | 121.68 | - | - | - | |
| 1993-2000 | 21 | 289.5 | 59 | 1739 | 733 | 18 | 4/54 | 40.72 | 2.52 | 96.61 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1965-1969 | 6 | 229.0 | 80 | 1374 | 491 | 12 | 3/27 | 40.91 | 2.14 | 114.50 | - | - | - | |
| 2004-2006 | 6 | 249.1 | 61 | 1495 | 828 | 20 | 5/61 | 41.40 | 3.32 | 74.75 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 2004-2006 | 6 | 273.3 | 45 | 1641 | 1018 | 24 | 6/72 | 42.41 | 3.72 | 68.37 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 2022-2022 | 3 | 219.0 | 53 | 1314 | 539 | 12 | 5/83 | 44.91 | 2.46 | 109.50 | 1 | 1 | - | |
| 1982-1985 | 6 | 196.2 | 22 | 1178 | 837 | 18 | 6/109 | 46.50 | 4.26 | 65.44 | - | 1 | - | |
| 2002-2006 | 10 | 325.0 | 47 | 1950 | 1171 | 24 | 4/71 | 48.79 | 3.60 | 81.25 | 2 | - | - | |
| 1982-1985 | 6 | 199.3 | 51 | 1197 | 537 | 11 | 3/77 | 48.81 | 2.69 | 108.81 | - | - | - | |
| 1982-1983 | 8 | 238.0 | 51 | 1428 | 793 | 16 | 4/61 | 49.56 | 3.33 | 89.25 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1973-1984 | 23 | - | 78 | 2147 | 908 | 18 | 3/100 | 50.44 | 2.53 | 119.27 | - | - | - | |
| 1964-1983 | 27 | - | 66 | 1634 | 615 | 11 | 2/41 | 55.90 | 2.25 | 148.54 | - | - | - | |
| 1976-1983 | 7 | - | 35 | 1190 | 584 | 10 | 2/38 | 58.40 | 2.94 | 119.00 | - | - | - | |
| 2001-2009 | 19 | 282.1 | 39 | 1693 | 994 | 14 | 4/42 | 71.00 | 3.52 | 120.92 | 1 | - | - | |
| 1982-1989 | 8 | 204.5 | 38 | 1229 | 550 | 7 | 3/90 | 78.57 | 2.68 | 175.57 | - | - | - | |
| 1982-1989 | 9 | 273.0 | 46 | 1638 | 799 | 6 | 2/90 | 133.16 | 2.92 | 273.00 | - | - | - |
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Records includes the following current or recent matches:
Zimbabwe vs New Zealand at Bulawayo, New Zealand in Zimbabwe 2nd Test, Aug 7-9, 2025 [Test # 2599]
India vs England at The Oval, India in England 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]
Somerset vs Nottinghamshire at Nottingham, County Championship Division One 55th Match, Jul 29-Aug 1, 2025 [First-class]