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One of the worst things that can happen to a hitter in a Test match is returning to the pavilion on an undefeated 99.
Only a handful of hitters in Test cricket history have suffered the misfortune of carrying the bat after reaching an undefeated 99 runs. In a similar way, James Anderson was recently bowled out by Cameron Green during the first innings of the fourth Test of the Ashes 2023. England’s innings ended with 592 after Anderson’s death. Jonny Bairstow was left stranded on an undefeated 99 as a result, preventing him from making a spectacular century. With Anderson’s unfortunate departure, Bairstow became just the second English cricketer in the illustrious Test event to narrowly miss the century mark.
Similar events occurred during the 1979 Ashes when Geoff Dymock removed Bob Willis, forcing Geoffrey Boycott to go back to the pavilion with Willis while also carrying his undefeated 99-run innings. There have been five further occasions in the Test format where players have reached 99 without being beaten, in addition to these two.
The five times that players carried the bat with their unbeaten 99-run knocks are as follows:
1. Misbah-ul-Haq vs West Indies in 2017
In 2017, Pakistan traveled to the West Indies and played a three-match Test series there. After dominating the hosts in the One-Day International (ODI) and Test series, Pakistan was feeling confident and destroyed the Windies team by seven wickets in the first Test. In the first game, Pakistan, who had won the toss, invited the West Indies to bat first.
The Caribbeans scored 312 runs because to the contributions of Roston Chase (63), Jason Holder (57), and wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich (56). With the assistance of Babar Azam’s 72 and Younis Khan’s 58, Pakistan successfully retaliated against the Windies team. In order to assist his team reach 400, captain Misbah also came through with some outstanding batsmanship. He scored 90 runs. Misbah and Mohammad Abbas, the tailender, were the only significant batters at the crease with nine out and the score at 407.
Pakistan’s innings was ended at 407 when Roston Chase trapped Abbas through leg-by-wicket (lbw) on the fourth delivery of the 139th over. Misbah, the Pakistani captain, was on 99 at the other end when Abbas was dismissed. As soon as Abbas was dismissed, Misbah followed suit and returned to the pavilion without scoring a century.
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