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Top 5 Test Batsmen Who Made Records at Number 11 Position
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News18•12-10-2026, 20:13
Top 5 Test Batsmen Who Made Records at Number 11 Position
- •Australia's Ashton Agar holds the record for the highest score at number 11, missing a century by just 2 runs with his 98-run knock against England in 2013.
- •India's Zaheer Khan previously held this record after scoring 75 runs against Bangladesh in Dhaka in the year 2004.
- •Ireland's T. Murtagh played a brilliant unbeaten innings of 54 runs against Afghanistan in 2019, securing the third highest score at number 11.
- •West Indies fast bowler S. Shillingford contributed an unbeaten 53 runs against New Zealand in 2014, protecting his wicket till the end.
- •England's Saqib Mahmood scored 49 runs against the West Indies in 2022, missing a well-deserved half-century by just 1 run.
Key Questions Answered
Australia's Ashton Agar holds the record for the highest score at number 11 in Test cricket, scoring 98 runs on his debut against England in 2013 before falling just 2 runs short of a century.
Before Ashton Agar broke the record, Indian fast bowler Zaheer Khan held the record for the most runs at number 11 by scoring 75 runs against Bangladesh in Dhaka in 2004.
Aside from Ashton Agar's 98 runs and Zaheer Khan's 75 runs, other notable number 11 innings include Ireland's T. Murtagh with an unbeaten 54 against Afghanistan in 2019, West Indies bowler S. Shillingford with an unbeaten 53 against New Zealand in 2014, and England's Saqib Mahmood with 49 runs against the West Indies in 2022.
