Pakistan batsmen enjoyed the conditions on Day one and capitalized it to score big. In this process, Opener Mohammad Hafeez scored an unbeaten 178 by end of first Day and betrayed his previous best of scoring runs in a single day helping his team to end on 281 for 3.
Interesting Stats on First Day play:
–> Daniel Vettori made a Test Comeback after two years. Last time he played a test was against West Indies at North Sound in July 2012.
–> Daniel Vettori in his comeback test picked up a wicket of inform batsman, Younis Khan. He sent him back for just 5 runs.
–> Mohammad Hafeez scored 178 by end of day’s play, which is the 5th highest for a Pakistani on a single day.
–> Hafeez’s previous best of scoring in a single day was 172 which also came on Day 1.
Most Runs by a Pakistani batsman in a Single day in a Test Match:
|
Runs Made |
Player Name |
Opposition |
Ground |
Year |
Day of Test |
|
205 |
Aamer Sohail |
England |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
1992 |
1 |
|
195 |
Mushtaq Mohammad |
New Zealand |
Carisbrook, Dunedin |
1972/73 |
2 |
|
190 |
Zaheer Abbas |
India |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
1982/83 |
1 |
|
184 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq |
India |
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
2004/05 |
1 |
|
178 |
Mohammad Hafeez |
New Zealand |
Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
2014/15 |
1 |
|
176 |
Saeed Anwar |
India |
Eden Gardens, Calcutta |
1998/99 |
3 |
|
175 |
Asif Iqbal |
New Zealand |
Carisbrook, Dunedin |
1972/73 |
2 |
|
174 |
Yousuf Youhana |
Bangladesh |
MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong |
2001/02 |
2 |
|
172 |
Mohammad Hafeez |
Sri Lanka |
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo |
2012 |
1 |
|
170 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq |
New Zealand |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
2002 |
2 |
Most Runs by a Pakistani batsman on Day 1:
|
Runs Scored |
Player Name |
Opposition |
Ground |
Year |
|
205 |
Aamer Sohail |
England |
Old Trafford, Manchester |
1992 |
|
190 |
Zaheer Abbas |
India |
Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
1982/83 |
|
184 |
Inzamam-ul-Haq |
India |
M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore |
2004/05 |
|
178 |
Mohammad Hafeez |
New Zealand |
Sharjah Cricket Stadium |
2014/15 |
|
172 |
Mohammad Hafeez |
Sri Lanka |
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo |
2012 |
Most Runs by a batsman in a single day in Test Cricket:
| Player | Runs | Finish | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG Bradman | 309 | 309* | Australia | v England | Leeds | 11 Jul 1930 | 1 |
| WR Hammond | 295 | 336 | England | v New Zealand | Auckland | 31 Mar 1933 | 2 |
| V Sehwag | 284 | 284* | India | v Sri Lanka | Mumbai (BS) | 2 Dec 2009 | 2 |
| DCS Compton | 273 | 278 | England | v Pakistan | Nottingham | 1 Jul 1954 | 2 |
| DG Bradman | 271 | 271* | Australia | v England | Leeds | 20 Jul 1934 | 2 |
| V Sehwag | 257 | 309* | India | v South Africa | Chennai | 26 Mar 2008 | 3 |
| DG Bradman | 244 | 244 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 | 1 |
| FMM Worrell | 239 | 239* | West Indies | v England | Nottingham | 20 Jul 1950 | 2 |
| HH Gibbs | 228 | 228 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2003 | 1 |
| V Sehwag | 228 | 228* | India | v Pakistan | Multan | 28 Mar 2004 | 1 |
Most Runs by a batsman in a Day One of a Test Match:
| Player | Runs | Start | Finish | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DG Bradman | 309 | 0 | 309* | Australia | v England | Leeds | 11 Jul 1930 |
| DG Bradman | 244 | 0 | 244 | Australia | v England | The Oval | 18 Aug 1934 |
| HH Gibbs | 228 | 0 | 228 | South Africa | v Pakistan | Cape Town | 2 Jan 2003 |
| V Sehwag | 228 | 0 | 228* | India | v Pakistan | Multan | 28 Mar 2004 |
| MJ Clarke | 224 | 0 | 224* | Australia | v South Africa | Adelaide | 22 Nov 2012 |
| DG Bradman | 223 | 0 | 223* | Australia | v West Indies | Brisbane | 16 Jan 1931 |
| WR Hammond | 223 | 0 | 223* | England | v New Zealand | Christchurch | 24 Mar 1933 |
| GC Smith | 223 | 0 | 223* | South Africa | v Bangladesh | Chittagong | 29 Feb 2008 |
| CH Gayle | 219 | 0 | 219* | West Indies | v Sri Lanka | Galle | 15 Nov 2010 |
| WR Hammond | 217 | 0 | 217 | England | v India | The Oval | 15 Aug 1936 |