Abid Ali of Pakistan scored 215 not out in the ongoing test against Zimbawe at Harare which contained 29 boundary fours to provide the 42^nd second occasion of an opening batsman scoring a double century containing 29 or more boundary fours in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	4s	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	JH Edrich	310*	52	1	Eng	NZl	Leeds	08.07.65
2	V Sehwag	254	47	2	Ind	Pak	Lahore	13.01.06
3	GA Gooch	333	43	1	Eng	Ind	Lord’s	26.07.90
4	V Sehwag	319	42	2	Ind	SAF	Chennai	26.03.08
5	DL Amiss	262*	40	3	Eng	Win	Kingston	16.02.74
6	V Sehwag	293	40	2	Eng	Srl	Mum-BS	02.12.09
7	V Sehwag	309	39	1	Ind	Pak	Multan	28.03.04
8	DA Warner	335*	39	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29.11.19
9	ML Hayden	380	38	1	Aus	Zim	Perth	09.10.03
10	BA Young	267*	37	1	NZl	Srl	Dunedin	07.03.97
11	CH Gayle	317	37	2	Win	SAF	John’s	29.04.05
12	LG Rowe	302	36	2	Win	Eng	Bridgetown	06.03.74
13	Jayasuriya	340	36	2	Srl	Ind	Col-RPS	02.08.97
14	Atapattu	249	36	2	Srl	Zim	Bulawayo	14.05.04
15	L Hutton	364	35	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	20.08.38
16	GC Smith	277	35	1	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	24.07.03
17	GC Smith	259	34	2	SAF	Eng	Lord’s	31.07.03
18	WW Hinds	213	34	1	Win	SAF	Georgetown	31.03.05
19	W Jaffer	202	34	1	Ind	Pak	Kolkata	30.11.07
20	CH Gayle	333	34	1	Win	Srl	Galle	15.11.10
21	SF Bacchus	250	33	2	Win	Ind	Kanpur	02.02.79
22	Jayasuriya	213	33	2	Srl	Eng	The Oval	27.08.98
23	G Kirsten	220	33	1	SAF	Zim	Harare	07.09.01
24	Jayasuriya	253	33	3	Srl	Pak	Faisalabad	20.10.04
25	GC Smith	232	33	1	SAF	Ban	Chattogram	29.02.08
26	AN Cook	294	33	2	Eng	Ind	Birmingham	10.08.11
27	AN Cook	243	33	1	Eng	Win	Birmingham	17.08.17
28	CG Greenidge	226	32	3	Win	Aus	Bridgetown	19.04.91
29	Aamer Sohail	205	32	1	Pak	Eng	Manchester	02.07.92
30	MA Taylor	334*	32	1	Aus	Pak	Peshawar	15.10.98
31	Trescothick	219	32	2	Eng	SAF	The Oval	04.09.03
32	B Sutcliffe	230*	30	1	NZl	Ind	Delhi	16.12.55
33	G Boycott	246*	30	1	Eng	Ind	Leeds	08.06.67
34	CG Greenidge	223	30	1	Win	Eng	Manchester	26.07.84
35	SL Campbell	208	30	2	Win	NZl	Bridgetown	19.04.96
36	JL Langer	250	30	1	Aus	Eng	Melbourne	26.12.02
37	SM Gavaskar	205	29	1	Ind	Win	Mumbai	01.12.78
38	CG Greenidge	214*	29	4	Win	Eng	Lord’s	28.06.84
39	Atapattu	223	29	1	Srl	Zim	Kandy	07.01.98
40	CH Gayle	204	29	2	Win	NZl	George’s	28.06.02
41	HH Gibbs	228	29	1	SAF	Pak	Cape Town	02.01.03
42	Abid Ali	215*	29	1	Pak	Zim	Harare	07.05.21

Abid Ali became the second Pakistan opening batsman to score a double century containing 29 plus boundary fours after Aamer Sohail.  Aamer Sohail had scored 32 boundary fours in his knock of 205 against England at Manchester in Jul 1992

No	Player	Runs	4s	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Aamer Sohail	205	32	1	Pak	Eng	Manchester	02.07.92
2	Abid Ali	215*	29	1	Pak	Zim	Harare	07.05.21

V Sehwag {04}, CG Greenidge {03}, CH Gayle {03}, GC Smith {03} and ST Jayasuriya {03} are the five opening batsmen who have scored double centuries on three or more occasions with 29 plus boundary fours.

No	Player	Runs	4s	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	V Sehwag	254	47	2	Ind	Pak	Lahore	13.01.06
2	V Sehwag	319	42	2	Ind	SAF	Chennai	26.03.08
3	V Sehwag	293	40	2	Eng	Srl	Mum-BS	02.12.09
4	V Sehwag	309	39	1	Ind	Pak	Multan	28.03.04
1	CG Greenidge	226	32	3	Win	Aus	Bridgetown	19.04.91
2	CG Greenidge	223	30	1	Win	Eng	Manchester	26.07.84
3	CG Greenidge	214*	29	4	Win	Eng	Lord’s	28.06.84
1	CH Gayle	317	37	2	Win	SAF	John’s	29.04.05
2	CH Gayle	333	34	1	Win	Srl	Galle	15.11.10
3	CH Gayle	204	29	2	Win	NZl	George’s	28.06.02
1	GC Smith	277	35	1	SAF	Eng	Birmingham	24.07.03
2	GC Smith	259	34	2	SAF	Eng	Lord’s	31.07.03
3	GC Smith	232	33	1	SAF	Ban	Chattogram	29.02.08
1	Jayasuriya	340	36	2	Srl	Ind	Col-RPS	02.08.97
2	Jayasuriya	213	33	2	Srl	Eng	The Oval	27.08.98
3	Jayasuriya	253	33	3	Srl	Pak	Faisalabad	20.10.04