Salman Butt is one of those cricketers who could have played so much more cricket had he not made one of the biggest mistakes of his life and not fixed. Salman Butt has resurrected himself and he is one of the sharpest cricketing minds in the game. He has played 33 Test Matches for Pakistan. He has scored 1889 Runs at an average of 30.47. He has hit 3 hundreds in Test Cricket. He has also played 78 ODI Matches in which he has made 2725 runs with 8 hundreds in ODI Cricket. Salman Butt has made 11 hundreds in his international career.
Let’s look at the Top 5 Best Innings of Salman Butt
1) 136 vs Bangladesh (2008)
The highest score in his international career is this innings that he played against Bangladesh. Pakistan were batting first and he made 136 runs from 124 balls. He hit 14 fours and 1 six In this innings meaning 62 runs in boundaries. He ran for 74 runs while running. He had a good strike rate of 110 in this innings. Pakistan won this match by a whopping 150 Runs. Salman Butt was in the peak of his career.
2) 129* vs India (2008)
This innings against India meant a lot to him and his career. This was a match between 2 good teams and India were a good bowling team. Salman Butt was batting at the top and he made 129 runs from 136 balls. He smashed 12 fours and 3 sixes meaning 66 runs in boundaries. He has a strike rate of 95 In this innings. He was retired hurt therefore he was not able to continue this great knock. Pakistan won this match by 25 runs.
3) 108* vs India (2004)
This was the first hundred in the ODI career of Salman Butt and it came against India. This was a closely contested match and he hit this hundred while chasing. Pakistan were chasing 293 runs to win and he was not out till the end. He hit 108 not out from 130 balls with 13 fours in this innings. He hit 52 runs in boundaries at a strike rate of 83.08. Salman Butt won the match for Pakistan and he became a star.
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4) 108 vs Australia (2005)
This was his first hundred in Test Cricket and it came against Australia in Australia. This was a very special knock for him and for all Pakistan cricket fans. He hit 108 runs from 186 balls. He hit 16 fours in this innings meaning 64 runs were made in boundaries. He has a strike rate of 58.08 in this innings. Although Pakistan lost this match, it was the effort that he put in that won many hearts. Salman Butt has arrived in Test Cricket.
5) 122 vs England (2005)
The year 2005 was a very good year for Salman Butt in Test Cricket. This match winning hundred was made in England. He scored the highest test score of his career in the Third innings of this Test match when the pressure was on. He took 257 balls to make 122 runs. He hit 12 fours and had a strike rate of 48 in this innings. He played a lot of dot balls. Due to his hundred in this innings and 74 in the first innings, Pakistan won the test match by 22 runs.
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