On October 7, during the 3rd match of the five-match one-day series against South Africa at Faisalabad, Pakistans Yousuf Youhana was dismissed for 18 runs after having six consecutive fifty plus scores in his last six ODI innings. Youhana thus became only the fifth batsman in limited-overs history to perform such feat. Only Pakistans Javed Miandad has scored more consecutive fifty-plus score (9) than any one else. Youhana takes the joint second position with three others: Gordon Greenidge (WI), Andrew Jones (NZ) and Mark Waugh (Aus). The accompanying table has the complete details.
Most consecutive fifty plus scores by a batsman (5 or more) (15)
50s Batsman (For) Scores Vs Venue Season
9 Javed Miandad (Pak) 78 Ind Nagpur 1986-87
(Runs: 697) 78* Ind Jamshedpur 1986-87
(No: 4) 74* Aus Sharjah 1986-87
(50s: 7) 60 Eng Sharjah 1986-87
(100s: 2) 52* Ind Sharjah 1986-87
113 Eng The Oval 1987
71* Eng Nottingham 1987
68 Eng Birmingham 1987
103 SL Hyderabad (Pak) 1987-88
6 CG Greenidge (WI) 85* Eng Brisbane 1979-80
(Runs: 494) 50 Eng Adelaide 1979-80
(No: 2) 80 Eng Melbourne 1979-80
(50s: 5) 98* Eng Sydney 1979-80
(100s: 1) 103 NZ Christchurch 1979-80
78 Eng Leeds 1980
6 AH Jones (NZ) 57 Ind Vadodara 1988-89
(Runs: 386) 55* Pak Dunedin 1988-89
(No: 3) 62* Pak Christchurch 1988-89
(50s: 6) 67 Pak Wellington 1988-89
(100s: 0) 82 Pak Auckland 1988-89
63* Pak Hamilton 1988-89
6 ME Waugh (Aus) 63 SL Sydney 1998-99
(Runs: 418) 83* Eng Melbourne 1998-99
(No: 1) 85 Eng Sydney 1998-99
(50s: 6) 65 SL Hobart 1998-99
(100s: 0) 57 SL Adelaide 1998-99
65 Eng Adelaide 1998-99
6 Yousuf Youhana (Pak) 106 Ban Faisalabad 2003
(Runs: 450) 65 Ban Lahore 2003
(No: 1) 94* Ban Rawalpindi 2003
(50s: 5) 52 Ban Karachi 2003
(100s: 1) 68 SA Lahore 2003-04
65 SA Lahore 2003-04
5 Asif Iqbal (Pak) 53 Aus Leeds 1975
(Runs: 697) 59* WI Albion 1976-77
(No: 4) 62 Ind Sahiwal 1978-79
(50s: 7) 61 Aus Nottingham 1979
(100s: 2) 51 Eng Leeds 1979
5 G Boycott (Eng) 57 WI Lord's 1979
(Runs: 384) 68 Aus Melbourne 1979-80
(No: 1) 105 Aus Sydney 1979-80
(50s: 4) 68 WI Brisbane 1979-80
(100s: 1) 86* Aus Sydney 1979-80
5 GA Gooch (Eng) 64 SL Colombo (SSC) 1981-82
(Runs: 47) 74 SL Colombo (SSC) 1981-82
(No: 1) 57 Aus Manchester 1985
(50s: 4) 115 Aus Birmingham 1985
(100s: 1) 117* Aus Lord's 1985
5 KC Wessels (Aus/SA) 57 Eng Birmingham 1985
(Runs: 349) 50 Ind Kolkata 1991-92
(No: 1) 71 Ind Gwalior 1991-92
(50s: 5) 90 Ind New Delhi 1991-92
(100s: 1) 81* Aus Sydney 1991-92
5 SR Tendulkar (Ind) 62 NZ Delhi 1994-95
(Runs: 375) 66 WI Kolkata 1994-95
(No: 0) 54 WI Visakhapatnam 1994-95
(50s: 4) 88 WI Cuttack 1994-95
(100s: 1) 105 WI Jaipur 1994-95
5 ST Jayasuriya (SL) 108 Ban Colombo (SSC) 1997
(Runs: 378) 63 Ind Colombo (RPS) 1997
(No: 0) 73 Ind Colombo (RPS) 1997
(50s: 4) 66 Ind Colombo (RPS) 1997
(100s: 1) 68 Ind Colombo (SSC) 1997
5 A Flower (Zim) 81 Ban Nairobi (Gym) 1997-98
(Runs: 368) 72 Ken Nairobi (Gym) 1997-98
(No: 0) 70 Ban Nairobi (AK) 1997-98
(50s: 5) 66 Ken Nairobi (AK) 1997-98
(100s: 0) 79 Ken Nairobi (Gym) 1997-98
5 AJ Stewart (Eng) 74* WI Chester-le-Street 2000
(Runs: 459) 101 Zim Birmingham 2000
(No: 3) 100* WI Nottingham 2000
(50s: 3) 97 Zim Lord's 2000
(100s: 2) 87* Ban Nairobi (Gym) 2000-01
5 RG Twose (NZ) 70* Zim Harare 2000-01
(Runs: 369) 64 Zim Bulawayo 2000-01
(No: 1) 63 Zim Bulawayo 2000-01
(50s: 5) 85 Zim Nairobi (Gym) 2000-01
(100s: 0) 87 Pak Nairobi (Gym) 2000-01
5 JN Rhodes (SA) 69 NZ Cape Town 2000-01
(Runs: 308) 61* SL Port Elizabeth 2000-01
(No: 2) 50 SL East London 2000-01
(50s: 5) 75* SL Paarl 2000-01
(100s: 0) 53 SL Cape Town 2000-01
GA Gooch scored 64 and 74 before being banned from the international cricket for touring South Africa and restarted his international career with 57, 115 & 117*.
KC Wessels scored 57 in his last match for Australia and 50, 71 90 & 81* in his first four innings for South Africa.
NS Sidhu scored 73, 75, 51 & 55 in the 1987 World Cup. He still remains the only player in ODI cricket to start his career with four consecutive half centuries.
- All statistical research is updated to October 10, 2003.
