Inzamam-ul-Haq scored 329 for Pakistan against New Zealand in Lahore — Pakistan's highest individual Test score — in an innings of controlled authority that lasted 571 minutes and placed him among the great Test batsmen of his era.
Inzamam was one of the finest stroke-makers of the 1990s and 2000s — deceptively quick-footed despite his size, with exceptional timing and an ability to hit through the line with minimum footwork. His 329 was the culmination of a decade of consistent excellence.
Pakistan batted first at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore. New Zealand's attack was modest. Inzamam came in at number three and proceeded to bat with characteristic patience and power.
The innings lasted 571 minutes off 490 balls — measured, authoritative, without a single reckless shot. Inzamam passed Hanif Mohammad's previous national record of 337 (established in 1958) at some point during his innings but fell short of the Hanif mark in terms of longest duration.
He was eventually dismissed for 329 — Pakistan's highest individual Test score. Pakistan made 643. New Zealand were bowled out twice. Pakistan won by an innings.
The innings confirmed Inzamam's status alongside Javed Miandad as Pakistan's greatest Test batsmen of the post-Hanif era.
Inzamam passing 300 — the first Pakistani to do so in Tests
329 — Pakistan's national record
Pakistan 643, New Zealand out twice — innings victory
September 2002
Pakistan vs New Zealand — Inzamam opens batting
571 minutes later
Inzamam dismissed for 329 — Pakistan national record
Match result
Pakistan win by innings — New Zealand twice dismissed
Pakistan's highest individual Test score by one of their finest batsmen in their spiritual home, Lahore. A reminder that Inzamam's Test record (8,829 runs at 49.60) places him alongside the finest of his era.
Pakistan's batting history runs from Hanif (337) to Inzamam (329) to Younis Khan (313), each innings carrying the weight of national batting identity. Inzamam's 329 belongs to the 2000s generation's contribution to that tradition.
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