Opening batsmen scoring 200 plus runs in a stay of 600 plus minutes at the crease in a test innings.
Pakistan opening batsman Abid Ali scored 215 not out in 637 minutes in the ongoing test against Zimbabwe at Harare to provide the 38th occasion of an opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in 600 plus minutes in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | Mins | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Hanif Mohd | 337 | 970 | 3 | Pak | Win | Bridgetown | 17.01.58 |
| 2 | G Kirsten | 275 | 878 | 3 | SAF | Eng | Durban | 26.12.99 |
| 3 | AN Cook | 263 | 836 | 2 | Eng | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 13.10.15 |
| 4 | Jayasuriya | 340 | 799 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Col-RPS | 02.08.97 |
| 5 | L Hutton | 364 | 797 | 1 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 20.08.38 |
| 6 | D Kuruppu | 201* | 777 | 1 | Srl | NZl | Col-CCC | 16.04.87 |
| 7 | AN Cook | 294 | 773 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Birmingham | 10.08.11 |
| 8 | RB Simpson | 311 | 762 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Manchester | 23.07.64 |
| 9 | MA Taylor | 334* | 720 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Peshawar | 15.10.98 |
| 10 | Taufeeq Umar | 236 | 712 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Abu Dhabi | 18.10.11 |
| 11 | GM Turner | 259 | 704 | 2 | NZl | Win | Georgetown | 06.04.72 |
| 12 | F Karunaratne | 244 | 698 | 2 | Srl | Ban | Pallekele | 21.04.21 |
| 13 | TWM Latham | 264* | 694 | 2 | NZl | Srl | Wellington | 15.12.18 |
| 14 | Atapattu | 201* | 684 | 1 | Srl | Eng | Galle | 22.02.01 |
| 15 | CG Greenidge | 226 | 677 | 3 | Win | Aus | Bridgetown | 19.04.91 |
| 16 | SL Campbell | 208 | 675 | 2 | Win | NZl | Bridgetown | 19.04.96 |
| 17 | NS Sidhu | 201 | 673 | 2 | Ind | Win | Trinidad | 14.03.97 |
| 18 | AD Gaekwad | 201 | 671 | 2 | Ind | Pak | Jalandhar | 24.09.83 |
| 19 | HH Gibbs | 211* | 659 | 2 | SAF | NZl | Ch’church | 11.03.99 |
| 20 | Azhar Ali | 302* | 658 | 1 | Pak | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 21 | Shoaib Mohd | 203* | 656 | 2 | Pak | NZl | Karachi | 10.10.90 |
| 22 | GW Flower | 201* | 654 | 1 | Zim | Pak | Harare | 31.01.95 |
| 23 | CH Gayle | 333 | 653 | 1 | Win | Srl | Galle | 15.11.10 |
| 24 | G Kirsten | 210 | 650 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Manchester | 02.07.98 |
| 25 | SG Barnes | 234 | 649 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 13.12.46 |
| 26 | Atapattu | 207* | 649 | 1 | Srl | Pak | Kandy | 28.06.00 |
| 27 | Abid Ali | 215* | 637 | 1 | Pak | Zim | Harare | 07.05.21 |
| 28 | AN Cook | 244* | 634 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | 26.12.17 |
| 29 | CH Gayle | 317 | 630 | 2 | Win | SAF | John’s | 29.04.05 |
| 30 | GA Gooch | 333 | 628 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Lord’s | 26.07.90 |
| 31 | M Nazar | 231 | 627 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Hyd-Pak | 14.01.83 |
| 32 | Atapattu | 216* | 627 | 2 | Srl | Zim | Bulawayo | 18.11.99 |
| 33 | GC Smith | 234 | 627 | 2 | SAF | Pak | Dub-DSC | 23.10.13 |
| 34 | AN Cook | 235* | 625 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Brisbane | 25.11.10 |
| 35 | ML Hayden | 380 | 622 | 1 | Aus | Zim | Perth | 09.10.03 |
| 36 | LG Rowe | 302 | 612 | 2 | Win | Eng | Bridgetown | 6.03.74 |
| 37 | BA Young | 267* | 605 | 1 | NZl | Srl | Dunedin | 07.03.97 |
| 38 | A Sandham | 325 | 600 | 1 | Eng | Win | Kingston | 03.04.30 |
It also provide the sixth occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in 600 plus minutes in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | Mins | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Hanif Mohd | 337 | 970 | 3 | Pak | Win | Bridgetown | 17.01.58 |
| 2 | Taufeeq Umar | 236 | 712 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Abu Dhabi | 18.10.11 |
| 3 | Azhar Ali | 302* | 658 | 1 | Pak | Win | Dub-DSC | 13.10.16 |
| 4 | Shoaib Mohd | 203* | 656 | 2 | Pak | NZl | Karachi | 10.10.90 |
| 5 | Abid Ali | 215* | 637 | 1 | Pak | Zim | Harare | 07.05.21 |
| 6 | M Nazar | 231 | 627 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Hyd-Pak | 14.01.83 |
It also provide the third occasion of an opening batsman scoring 200 plus runs in 600 plus minutes against Zimbabwe in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | Mins | I | Team | Opp | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Abid Ali | 215* | 637 | 1 | Pak | Zim | Harare | 07.05.21 |
| 2 | Atapattu | 216* | 627 | 2 | Srl | Zim | Bulawayo | 18.11.99 |
| 3 | ML Hayden | 380 | 622 | 1 | Aus | Zim | Perth | 09.10.03 |