Pakistan vs Australia at Abu Dhabi – First day’s statistical highlights
Pakistan batsmen – Harris Sohail, Asad Shafiq, and Babar Azam – scored ducks in this game to provide the seventh occasion of batsmen batting at number four, five and six scoring ducks in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Team | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Date | Zeroes |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | South Africa | Jo’burg | 29.01.1954 | 3 |
| 2 | India | 2 | New Zealand | Hyd-RGS | 15.10.1969 | 3 |
| 3 | Australia | 4 | England | Leeds | 16.07.1981 | 3 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 1 | New Zealand | Napier | 11.12.2009 | 3 |
| 5 | England | 1 | Pakistan | Lord’s | 26.08.2010 | 3 |
| 6 | Bangladesh | 1 | West Indies | North Sound | 04.07.2018 | 3 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 1 | Australia | Abu Dhabi | 16.10.2018 | 3 |
Fakhar Zaman {94} and Sarfraz Ahmed {94} scored the nineties in Pakistan’s innings to provide the 56th occasion of two batsmen scoring nineties in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the seventh occasion of two Pakistan batsmen scoring nineties in test innings. It also provides the seventh occasion of two batsmen scoring nineties in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the second occasion of two Pakistan batsmen scoring nineties in a test innings against Australia.
Fakhar Zaman and Sarfraz Ahmed scored the 94 runs in Pakistan’s innings to provide the fourth occasion of two batsmen scoring identical scores of the nineties in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | No | Batsmen | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 1 | Majid Khan | 99 | Pak | Eng | Karachi | 24 Mar 1973 |
| 2 | Mushtaq Mohd | 99 | Pak | Eng | Karachi | 24 Mar 1973 | |
| 2 | 1 | MN Samuels | 91 | Win | Ban | Dhaka | 08 Dec 2002 |
| 2 | RD Jacobs | 91* | Win | Ban | Dhaka | 08 Dec 2002 | |
| 3 | 1 | VVS Laxman | 90 | Ind | Pak | Faisalabad | 21 Jan 2006 |
| 2 | IK Pathan | 90 | Ind | Pak | Faisalabad | 21 Jan 2006 | |
| 4 | 1 | Fakhar Zaman | 94 | Pak | Aus | Abu Dhabi | 16 Oct 2018 |
| 2 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 94 | Pak | Aus | Abu Dhabi | 16 Oct 2018 |
Sarfraz Ahmed scored 94 in this test to provide the 117th occasion of a captain scoring a ninety in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 15th occasion of Pakistan captain scoring a ninety in test innings. It also provides the 20th occasion of a captain scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the second occasion of Pakistan captain scoring nineties in a test innings against Australia.
Sarfraz Ahmed scored 94 in this test to provide the 69th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the ninth occasion of Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in test innings. It also provides the eighth occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the second occasion of Pakistan wicket keeper batsman scoring nineties in a test innings against Australia.
Sarfraz Ahmed scored 94 in this test to provide the eighth occasion of a captain wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the occasion of Pakistan captain wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in test innings. It also provides the second occasion of a captain wicket keeper batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the first occasion of Pakistan captain wicket keeper batsman scoring nineties in a test innings against Australia.
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | RD Jacobs | 91* | 2 | Win | Ban | Dhaka | 08 Dec 2002 |
| 2 | T Taibu | 92 | 2 | Zim | Ban | Chittagong | 06 Jan 2005 |
| 3 | MS Dhoni | 92 | 1 | Ind | Aus | Mohali | 17 Oct 2008 |
| 4 | MS Dhoni | 98 | 2 | Ind | NZl | Nagpur | 20 Nov 2010 |
| 5 | MS Dhoni | 90 | 3 | Ind | SAF | Centurion | 16 Dec 2010 |
| 6 | MS Dhoni | 99 | 2 | Ind | Eng | Nagpur | 13 Dec 2012 |
| 7 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 93 | 3 | Ban | Zim | Harare | 25 Apr 2013 |
| 8 | Sarfraz Ahmed | 94 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Abu Dhabi | 16 Oct 2018 |
Fakhar Zaman scored 94 in this test to provide the 286th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 27th occasion of Pakistan opening scoring a ninety in a test
innings. It also provides the 48th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia. It also provides the sixth occasion of Pakistan opening batsman scoring nineties in a test innings against Australia.
Fakhar Zaman {94} and Sarfraz Ahmed {94} scored the nineties in Pakistan’s innings to provide the 14th and 15th occasion of Pakistan batsmen scoring nineties in a test innings against Australia in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 88th and 89th occasion of Pakistan batsmen scoring nineties in a test innings in the annals of test cricket.