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Heyhoe Flint vs Younis

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Heyhoe FlintWinner
90.2

Heyhoe Flint wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Younis
90.0

Younis wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Rachael Heyhoe Flint
90.2

Heyhoe Flint leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. Captained England to the first Women's World Cup title in 1973 and never lost a Test series.

1. Rachael Heyhoe Flint
90.2
2. Younis Khan
90.0

Category breakdown

Season form · Centuries per year

Career timeline · Centuries per year

Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.

GOAT pace tracker

Career stage · GOAT pace

Through year 5 · Centuries per year
1. 🇵🇰 Younis Khan5 years played · career day 1,826215 runs
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇬🇧 Rachael Heyhoe Flint5 years played · career day 1,826168 runs
-21.9% vs Younis at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇬🇧 Heyhoe Flint002048122392
🇵🇰 Younis003070163438

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricHeyhoe FlintRetiredYounisRetired
World Cup titles1
Tests played22
Test runs1,59410,099
Test average45.54
Tests as captain without defeat12
Test centuries34
Test batting average52
World T20 titles1
Test matches118
Dominance w25%8886
Peak w20%9492
Longevity w20%8892
Honours w20%9088
Statistics w15%9294

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GOAT Rank · the data
Heyhoe Flint90.2
Younis90.0
The people
Heyhoe Flint
Younis

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