Sarfraz Ahmed got to his century
in 80 balls against Australia at Dubai actually is the fourth fastest by a
Pakistan batsman. The record is held by Majid Khan who scored a hundred off 74
balls against New Zealand in 1976. However, Boom Boom Shahid Afridi has scored
two 78-ball hundreds. Across countries, this is the 18th fastest century in
Tests where balls-faced data is available. Moreover one number of wicketkeepers
who have made a faster Test hundred than Sarfraz. Who is none other than Adam
Gilchrist scored a 57-ball hundred versus England at Perth in 2006. Whereas Safraz's
innings was the 12th time a wicketkeeper posted a 100-plus score at a 100-plus
strike rate in Tests, with seven of those being by Gilchrist.
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| Sarfraz Ahmed exults after his hundred, Pakistan v Australia, 1st Test, Dubai, 2nd day, October 23, 2014 @ Getty Image |
