200 plus runs partnerships in the fourth innings of a test. Pakistan batsmen better a 127 year old record against Australia
Abdullah Shafique and Babar Azam of Pakistan posted 228 runs partnership for the third wicket in the ongoing test against Australia to provide the 19th occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Partners | W | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | JT Brown, A Ward | 3 | 210 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | Mar 1895 |
| 2 | GA Headley, RK Nunes | 2 | 227 | Win | Eng | Kingston | Apr 1930 |
| 3 | WJ Edrich, PA Gibb | 2 | 280 | Eng | SAF | Durban | Mar 1939 |
| 4 | Bradman, Morris | 2 | 301 | Aus | Eng | Leeds | Jul 1948 |
| 5 | IM Chappell, Stackpole | 2 | 202 | Aus | Eng | Adelaide | Jan 1971 |
| 6 | CS Serjeant, GM Wood | 4 | 251 | Aus | Win | Guyana | Mar 1978 |
| 7 | CPS Chauhan, Gavaskar | 1 | 213 | Ind | Eng | The Oval | Aug 1979 |
| 8 | Greenidge, Haynes | 1 | 250* | Win | Aus | Guyana | Mar 1984 |
| 9 | HA Gomes, Greenidge | 2 | 287* | Win | Eng | Lord’s | Jun 1984 |
| 10 | J Miandad, M Nazar | 3 | 212 | Pak | NZl | Hyd-Pak | Nov 1984 |
| 11 | RL Dias, LRD Mendis | 4 | 216 | Srl | Ind | Kandy | Sep 1985 |
| 12 | Atherton, Gooch | 1 | 203 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | Jan 1991 |
| 13 | Slater, MA Taylor | 1 | 208 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | Jan 1995 |
| 14 | Gilchrist, JL Langer | 6 | 238 | Aus | Pak | Hobart | Nov 1999 |
| 15 | de Villiers, du Plessis | 5 | 205 | SAF | Ind | Jo’burg | Dec 2013 |
| 16 | S Masood, Y Khan | 3 | 242 | Pak | Srl | Pallekele | Jul 2015 |
| 17 | RR Pant, KL Rahul | 6 | 204 | Ind | Eng | The Oval | Sep 2018 |
| 18 | Bonner, Mayers | 4 | 216 | Win | Ban | Ch’gram | Feb 2021 |
| 19 | A Shafique, B Azam | 3 | 228 | Pak | Aus | Karachi | Mar 2022 |
It also provides the fourth occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in the fourth innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Partners | W | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | JT Brown, A Ward | 3 | 210 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | Mar 1895 |
| 2 | Greenidge, Haynes | 1 | 250* | Win | Aus | Guyana | Mar 1984 |
| 3 | Atherton, Gooch | 1 | 203 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | Jan 1991 |
| 4 | A Shafique, B Azam | 3 | 228 | Pak | Aus | Karachi | Mar 2022 |
It also provides the third occasion of Pakistan batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in the fourth innings of a test against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below. Interestingly enough, all these three partnerships are for the third wicket. These are the only three 200 plus partnerships posted for the third wicket in the fourth innings of a test.
| No | Partners | W | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | J Miandad, M Nazar | 3 | 212 | Pak | NZl | Hyd-Pak | Nov 1984 |
| 2 | S Masood, Y Khan | 3 | 242 | Pak | Srl | Pallekele | Jul 2015 |
| 3 | A Shafique, B Azam | 3 | 228 | Pak | Aus | Karachi | Mar 2022 |
It also provides the second occasion of batsmen posting 200 plus runs partnerships in the fourth innings of a test against Australia for the third wicket. All such occasions are tabulated below. 228 runs partnership between Abdullah Shafique-Babar Azam for the third wicket in the ongoing test against Australia represent the highest partnership posted by batsmen for the third wicket in the fourth innings of against Australia. It is interesting to note that the Pakistan batsmen bettered the 127 year old record against Australia
| No | Partners | W | Runs | Team | Opp | Ground | Mon/Year |
| 1 | JT Brown, A Ward | 3 | 210 | Eng | Aus | Melbourne | Mar 1895 |
| 2 | A Shafique, B Azam | 3 | 228 | Pak | Aus | Karachi | Mar 2022 |