Younis makes 25th hundred, and history
Stats highlights from the first Test between Australia and Pakistan at Dubai
October 22, 2014
Azhar Ali and Younis Khan have posted all of Pakistan's last three 100-plus third-wicket partnerships in Tests © AFP
25 Number of Test hundreds that Younis Khan has scored, equalling the record for the most by a Pakistan batsman, held by Inzamam-ul-Haq. Across countries there are 19 batsmen who have scored 25 hundreds or more.
1 Number of Pakistan batsman who have scored a hundred against all nine other Test playing nations - Younis. Both Inzamam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Yousuf have hundreds against all Test nations except South Africa.
2 Number of regular legspinners who have made Test debut for Pakistan in the last 17 years. Apart from Yasir Shah, who is debuting in this Test, Danish Kaneria made his debut in 2000, against England.
3 Sets of father and two sons who have played Test cricket. The two sets prior to Geoff, Shaun and Mitchell Marsh are India's Lala, Mohinder and Surinder Amarnath, and New Zealand's Walter, Richard and Dayle Hadlee.
4 Number of players making debuts in this Test. The last time that there were four or more debutants in a Test between two top-eight sides was also between Australia and Pakistan, at Lord's in 2010.
3 Number of 100-plus third-wicket partnerships for Pakistan since December 2009. Younis Khan and Azhar Ali were involved in all three.
2 Number of times since November 2011 that Nos. 3 and 4 have made 50-plus scores in the same innings for Pakistan. The last four instances of Pakistan batsmen doing this have all been in the UAE.
1 Number of Tests since 2001 where Pakistan have scored at less than one run per over in the first ten overs of a Test innings.They scored at exactly one run per over today in this period. The only previous Test was against England in 2010, where Pakistan scored eight and nine in their first and second innings respectively.
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