Pakistan openers scoring nineties in a test innings
Abdullah Shafique of Pakistan scored 96 in the fourth innings against Australia in the just concluded test at Karachi to provide the 30th occasion of Pakistani opener scoring a ninety in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Hanif Mohd | 96 | 3 | Ind | Brabourne | 13 Nov 1952 |
| 2 | Imtiaz Ahmed | 91 | 3 | Win | Barbados | 17 Jan 1958 |
| 3 | Imtiaz Ahmed | 98 | 3 | Eng | The Oval | 16 Aug 1962 |
| 4 | Abdul Kadir | 95 | 1 | Aus | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 |
| 5 | Sadiq Mohd | 91 | 4 | Eng | Leeds | 08 Jul 1971 |
| 6 | Majid Khan | 98 | 1 | Eng | The Oval | 22 Aug 1974 |
| 7 | Majid Khan | 98 | 1 | NZl | Hyd-Pak | 23 Oct 1976 |
| 8 | Majid Khan | 92 | 1 | Win | Trinidad | 01 Apr 1977 |
| 9 | Sadiq Mohd | 97 | 1 | Eng | Leeds | 29 Jun 1978 |
| 10 | Taslim Arif | 90 | 2 | Ind | Kolkata | 29 Jan 1980 |
| 11 | M Nazar | 95 | 1 | Aus | Melbourne | 11 Dec 1981 |
| 12 | Mohsin Khan | 94 | 1 | Ind | Lahore | 10 Dec 1982 |
| 13 | Mohsin Khan | 91 | 2 | Ind | Karachi | 30 Jan 1983 |
| 14 | Ramiz Raja | 98 | 2 | Srl | Sialkot | 12 Dec 1991 |
| 15 | Saeed Anwar | 94 | 1 | Srl | Col-PSS | 09 Aug 1994 |
| 16 | Aamer Sohail | 99 | 3 | Aus | Brisbane | 09 Nov 1995 |
| 17 | Mohd Wasim | 91 | 1 | Aus | Hobart | 18 Nov 1999 |
| 18 | Mohd Hafeez | 95 | 2 | Eng | The Oval | 17 Aug 2006 |
| 19 | Imran Farhat | 91 | 2 | Eng | The Oval | 17 Aug 2006 |
| 20 | K Manzoor | 93 | 1 | Srl | Col-SSC | 20 Jul 2009 |
| 21 | Salman Butt | 92 | 4 | Aus | Lord’s | 13 Jul 2010 |
| 22 | Mohd Hafeez | 96 | 1 | NZl | A Dhabi | 09 Nov 2014 |
| 23 | Mohd Hafeez | 98 | 1 | Eng | A Dhabi | 13 Oct 2015 |
| 24 | Sami Aslam | 90 | 1 | Win | Dub-DSC | 13 Oct 2016 |
| 25 | Azhar Ali | 91 | 3 | Win | Sharjah | 30 Oct 2016 |
| 26 | Sami Aslam | 91 | 4 | NZl | Hamilton | 25 Nov 2016 |
| 27 | Fakhar Zaman | 94 | 1 | Aus | A Dhabi | 16 Oct 2018 |
| 28 | Imran Butt | 91 | 2 | Zim | Harare | 29 Apr 2021 |
| 29 | Abid Ali | 91 | 4 | Ban | Chattogram | 26 Nov 2021 |
| 30 | A Shafique | 96 | 4 | Aus | Karachi | 12 Mar 2022 |
It also provide the seventh occasion of Pakistani opener scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Abdul Kadir | 95 | 1 | Aus | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 |
| 2 | M Nazar | 95 | 1 | Aus | Melbourne | 11 Dec 1981 |
| 3 | Aamer Sohail | 99 | 3 | Aus | Brisbane | 09 Nov 1995 |
| 4 | Mohd Wasim | 91 | 1 | Aus | Hobart | 18 Nov 1999 |
| 5 | Salman Butt | 92 | 4 | Aus | Lord’s | 13 Jul 2010 |
| 6 | Fakhar Zaman | 94 | 1 | Aus | A Dhabi | 16 Oct 2018 |
| 7 | A Shafique | 96 | 4 | Aus | Karachi | 12 Mar 2022 |
It also provides the second occasion of Pakistani opener scoring a ninety in a test innings against Australia. Both such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Abdul Kadir | 95 | 1 | Aus | Karachi | 24 Oct 1964 |
| 2 | A Shafique | 96 | 4 | Aus | Karachi | 12 Mar 2022 |
It also provides the fifth occasion of Pakistani opener scoring a ninety in the fourth innings of a test. All such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Sadiq Mohd | 91 | 4 | Eng | Leeds | 08 Jul 1971 |
| 2 | Salman Butt | 92 | 4 | Aus | Lord’s | 13 Jul 2010 |
| 3 | Sami Aslam | 91 | 4 | NZl | Hamilton | 25 Nov 2016 |
| 4 | Abid Ali | 91 | 4 | Ban | Chattogram | 26 Nov 2021 |
| 5 | A Shafique | 96 | 4 | Aus | Karachi | 12 Mar 2022 |
It also provides the second occasion of Pakistani opener scoring a ninety in the fourth innings of a test against Australia. Both such occasions are tabulated below.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Salman Butt | 92 | 4 | Aus | Lord’s | 13 Jul 2010 |
| 2 | A Shafique | 96 | 4 | Aus | Karachi | 12 Mar 2022 |