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New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat first to provides the 39^th occasion of New Zealand doing so against England. It also provides the sixth occasion of New Zealand doing so against England at Lord’s

New Zealand capped DP Conway for this test. He became the 280th cricketer to appear in tests for New Zealand. He also became the 100th New Zealand Cricketer to make his test debut against England. He also became the 17^th New Zealand cricketer to make his test debut against England at Lords’

DP Conway became the 219^th cricketer to make his test debut at Lord’s and also the 114^th visiting cricketer to make his test debut at Lord’s

He also became the 54^th opening batsman to make his test debut and also became the 18^th New Zealand opening batsman to make his test debut against England. He also became the third New Zealand opening batsman to make his test debut against England at Lord’s.

England capped JR Bracey and OE Robinson for this test. They became the 692^nd and 693^rd cricketers to represent England in tests. They also became the 57^th and 58th England cricketers to make their test debut against New Zealand. They also became 15^th and England cricketers to make their test debut against New Zealand at Lord’s.

JR Bracey became the 250^th wicket keeper batsman to make his test debut in the annals of test cricket. He became the 62^nd England wicket keeper batsman to make his test debut. He became the sixth England wicket keeper batsman to make his test debut against New Zealand.

He became the sixth England wicket keeper batsman to make his test debut at Lord’s and also the first England wicket keeper batsman to make his test debut against New Zealand at Lord’s. He also became the 17^th wicket keeper batsman to make his test debut in the annals of test cricket to make his debut at Lord’s.

KS Williamson was dismissed for 13 in New Zealand’s first innings to provides the 151st occasion of a captain dismissed for a score of 13 in the annals of test cricket. It also provides the 32nd occasion of captain to be dismissed for a score of 13 in a test innings against England.

It also provides the 18^th occasion of a New Zealand captain dismissed for a score of 13 in a test innings. It also provides the eighth occasion of a New Zealand captain dismissed for a score of 13 in a test innings against England.

It also provides the ninth occasion of captain dismissed for a score of 13 in a test innings at Lord’s. It also provides the third occasion of a visiting captain scoring 13 in a test innings at Lord’s.

It also provides the second occasion of a New Zealand captain scoring 13 against England at Lord’s. The first such occasion was – ML Page scoring 13 in Jun 1937.

DP Conway scored 136 not out at the end of the first day’s play to provides the 111th occasion of a batsman scoring a century on test debut. It also provides the 12th occasion of New Zealand batsman scoring a century on test debut.

It also provides the 26th occasion of a batsman scoring a century on test debut against England. It also provides the fourth occasion of New Zealand batsman scoring a century on test debut against England.

DP Conway became the sixth batsman to score a century on test debut  at Lord’s. The following table lists all the six batsmen.

No	Player	Runs	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	H Graham	107	2	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
2	JH Hampshire	107	2	Eng	Win	Lord’s	26 Jun 1969
3	SC Ganguly	131	2	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	20 Jun 1996
4	AJ Strauss	112	2	Eng	NZl	Lord’s	20 May 2004
5	MJ Prior	126*	1	Eng	Win	Lord’s	17 May 2007
6	DP Conway	136*	1	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021

It also provides the third occasion of a visiting batsman scoring a century on test debut at Lord’s and also against England at Lord’s. It also provides the first occasion of New Zealand batsman scoring a century on test debut at Lord’s and also against England at Lord’s. The three occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	H Graham	107	2	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	17 Jul 1893
2	SC Ganguly	131	2	Ind	Eng	Lord’s	20 Jun 1996
3	DP Conway	136*	1	NZl	Eng	Lord’s	02 Jun 2021

DP Conway’s 136 not out represents the highest score by a debutant batsman at Lord’s. The previous best was SC Ganguly’s 131 in Jun 1996

It also provides the 28^th occasion of a left hand batsman scoring a century on debut. It also provides the 13th occasion of a left hand opening batsman scoring a century on debut.

It also provides the seventh occasion of a left hand New Zealand batsman scoring a century on debut. It also provides the fourth occasion of a left hand New Zealand opening batsman scoring a century on debut.

It also provides the third occasion of a left hand batsman scoring a century on debut at Lord’s. It also provides the second occasion of a left hand opening batsman scoring a century on debut at Lord’s.

It also provides the first occasion of a left hand New Zealand batsman scoring a century on debut at Lord’s. It also provides the first occasion of a left hand New Zealand opening batsman scoring a century on debut at Lord’s

If a quiz “Who holds the Indian record for most boundary sixes in his test career” is asked, most cricket lovers will credit the record to SR Tendulkar, which is very obvious considering the fact that he holds many records. But SR Tendulkar does not hold this record. It is credited to V Sehwag who has scored 90 boundary sixes. SR Tendulkar has scored 69 boundary sixes and occupies the third place in the list of Indian batsmen who have scored most sixes in their test career. MS Dhoni occupies the second place with 78 boundary sixes. The following table lists the seven Indian batsmen who have scored 50 plus boundary sixes in their test career.

No	Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	6s
1	V Sehwag	103	178	06	08503	319	90
2	MS Dhoni	090	144	16	04876	224	78
3	Tendulkar	200	329	33	15921	248*	69
4	N Kapil Dev	131	184	15	05248	163	61
5	RG Sharma	038	064	08	02615	212	59
6	SC Ganguly	113	188	17	07212	239	57
7	RA Jadeja	051	073	19	01954	100*	50

This is how V Sehwag scored his 90 boundary sixes. The table is arranged in the descending order of boundary sixes. Only the test innings in which he has scored boundary sixes are shown.

No	Runs	6s	Pos	I	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	293	7	2	2	Srl	Mum-BS	02 Dec 2009
2	309	6	2	1	Pak	Multan	28 Mar 2004
3	195	5	2	1	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003
4	319	5	2	2	SAF	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
5	201*	4	2	1	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
6	83	4	2	4	Eng	Chennai	11 Dec 2008
7	147	3	2	1	Win	Mumbai	09 Oct 2002
8	61	3	2	2	Win	Chennai	17 Oct 2002
9	33	2	2	4	Win	Chennai	17 Oct 2002
10	130	2	2	2	NZl	Mohali	16 Oct 2003
11	164	2	1	2	SAF	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
12	88	2	1	2	SAF	Kolkata	28 Nov 2004
13	173	2	2	2	Pak	Mohali	08 Mar 2005
14	201	2	2	2	Pak	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005
15	180	2	2	1	Win	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2006
16	151	2	1	3	Aus	Adelaide	24 Jan 2008
17	17	2	1	3	SAF	Ahmedabad	03 Apr 2008
18	22	2	2	4	SAF	Kanpur	11 Apr 2008
19	131	2	2	1	Srl	Kanpur	24 Nov 2009
20	165	2	2	2	SAF	Kolkata	14 Feb 2010
21	55	2	2	4	Win	Delhi	06 Nov 2011
22	20	1	7	2	Eng	Ahmedabad	11 Dec 2001
23	84	1	2	2	Eng	Lord’s	25 Jul 2002
24	29	1	2	1	NZl	Ahmedabad	08 Oct 2003
25	72	1	2	1	Aus	Sydney	02 Jan 2004
26	39	1	2	1	Pak	Lahore	05 Apr 2004
27	44	1	2	2	Zim	Bulawayo	13 Sep 2005
28	254	1	1	2	Pak	Lahore	13 Jan 2006
29	76*	1	2	4	Eng	Mohali	09 Mar 2006
30	41	1	2	3	Win	St John’s	02 Jun 2006
31	40	1	7	1	SAF	Cape Town	02 Jan 2007
32	50	1	2	3	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
33	66	1	1	1	Aus	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
34	92	1	1	3	Aus	Nagpur	06 Nov 2008
35	34	1	2	2	NZl	Napier	26 Mar 2009
36	48	1	2	1	NZl	Wellington	03 Apr 2009
37	45	1	2	3	Ban	Chattogram	17 Jan 2010
38	109	1	2	2	Srl	Galle	18 Jul 2010
39	30	1	2	2	Aus	Bengaluru	09 Oct 2010
40	173	1	2	1	NZl	Ahmedabad	04 Nov 2010
41	96	1	2	2	NZl	Hyd-RGS	12 Nov 2010
42	54*	1	2	4	NZl	Hyd-RGS	12 Nov 2010
43	74	1	2	2	NZl	Nagpur	20 Nov 2010
44	63	1	2	3	SAF	Centurion	16 Dec 2010
45	37	1	2	2	Win	Mumbai	22 Nov 2011
46	38	1	2	4	NZl	Bengaluru	31 Aug 2012
47	117	1	2	1	Eng	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2012
48	25	1	1	4	Eng	Ahmedabad	15 Nov 2012
	Total	90

V Sehwag of India holds the record for most innings of 150 plus runs in a test innings as an opening batsman with 14 such innings. All such innings are tabulated below.

No	Runs	I	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	195	1	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2003
2	309	1	Pak	Multan	28 Mar 2004
3	155	2	Aus	Chennai	14 Oct 2004
4	164	2	SAF	Kanpur	20 Nov 2004
5	173	2	Pak	Mohali	08 Mar 2005
6	201	2	Pak	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005
7	254	2	Pak	Lahore	13 Jan 2006
8	180	1	Win	Gros Islet	10 Jun 2006
9	151	3	Aus	Adelaide	24 Jan 2008
10	319	2	SAF	Chennai	26 Mar 2008
11	201*	1	Srl	Galle	31 Jul 2008
12	293	2	Srl	Mumbai (BS)	02 Dec 2009
13	165	2	SAF	Kolkata	14 Feb 2010
14	173	1	NZl	Ahmedabad	04 Nov 2010

Test cricket witnessed the second occasion of bowlers sharing the wickets equally in an innings in the third innings of a test when a team has asked the opposition to follow on. The difference between the two occasions is 123 years.

Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi and Nauman Ali shared the wickets equally in the third innings of Zimbabwe in the just concluded test at Harare conceding 52 and 86 runs respectively in the third innings of the test when Zimbabwe was asked to follow on. Pakistan batted first in this test and posted 510 for the loss of eight wickets and declared. 

Zimbabwe scored 132 in its first innings, the second innings of the test. Zimbabwe followed on and was dismissed all out 231 in its second innings, the third innings of the test.  Pakistan won the test by an innings and 147 runs. Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi {5-52} and Nauman Ali {5-86} shared the wickets equally in the third innings of Zimbabwe.

The first such occasion was witnessed in the test between Australia and England at Adelaide in Jan 1898. Australia batted first and scored 573. England scored 278 in its first innings, the second innings of the test. Zimbabwe followed on and was dismissed all out 282 in its second innings, the third innings of the test.  England won the test by an innings and 13 runs. Australia’s MA Noble {5-83} and CE McLeod {5-65} shared the wickets equally in the third innings of England.

Pakistan won the second test at Harare against Zimbabwe by an innings and 116 runs to provide the 33^rd occasion of Pakistan winning a test by an innings margin. All such occasions are tabulated below. It also provides the second occasion of Pakistan winning a test by an innings margin against Zimbabwe. The list is arranged in the descending order of the margin

No	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	won	I + 324 runs	NZl	Lahore	01 May 2002
2	won	I + 264 runs	Ban	Multan	29 Aug 2001
3	won	I + 188 runs	Aus	Karachi	15 Sep 1988
4	won	I + 184 runs	Ban	Chattogram	09 Dec 2011
5	won	I + 178 runs	Ban	Dhaka	09 Jan 2002
6	won	I + 175 runs	Srl	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
7	won	I + 169 runs	Ban	Chattogram	16 Jan 2002
8	won	I + 166 runs	NZl	Dunedin	07 Feb 1973
9	won	I + 163 runs	Srl	Galle	21 Jun 2000
10	won	I + 147 runs	Zim	Harare	07 May 2021
11	won	I + 119 runs	Ind	Hyd-Pak	14 Jan 1983
12	won	I + 116 runs	Zim	Harare	29 Apr 2021
13	won	I + 102 runs	Srl	Lahore	22 Mar 1982
14	won	I + 100 runs	Eng	Lahore	29 Nov 2005
15	won	I + 087 runs	Eng	Lahore	25 Nov 1987
16	won	I + 086 runs	Ind	Karachi	23 Dec 1982
17	won	I + 082 runs	Aus	Melbourne	11 Dec 1981
18	won	I + 064 runs	NZl	Rawalpindi	27 Mar 1965
19	won	I + 052 runs	Srl	Kandy	26 Aug 1994
20	won	I + 044 runs	Ban	Rawalpindi	07 Feb 2020
21	won	I + 043 runs	Ind	Lucknow	23 Oct 1952
22	won	I + 043 runs	NZl	Karachi	10 Oct 1990
23	won	I + 040 runs	Srl	Peshawar	08 Sep 1995
24	won	I + 029 runs	Win	Rawalpindi	29 Nov 1997
25	won	I + 020 runs	Srl	Kandy	23 Feb 1986
26	won	I + 019 runs	Win	Peshawar	17 Nov 1997
27	won	I + 018 runs	Eng	Leeds	02 Jul 1987
28	won	I + 016 runs	NZl	Dub-DSC	24 Nov 2018
29	won	I + 013 runs	NZl	Rawalpindi	28 Nov 1996
30	won	I + 012 runs	NZl	Wellington	17 Feb 1994
31	won	I + 003 runs	Aus	Faisalabad	30 Sep 1982
32	won	I + 001 runs	NZl	Karachi	13 Oct 1955
33	won	I + 001 runs	Win	P of Spain	26 Mar 1958

No	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	won	I + 147 runs	Zim	Harare	07 May 2021
2	won	I + 116 runs	Zim	Harare	29 Apr 2021

Zimbabwe lost the second test at Harare against Pakistan by an innings and 116 runs to provide the 27th occasion of Zimbabwe losing a test by an innings margin. All such occasions are tabulated below. The list is arranged in the descending order of the margin

No	Res	Margin	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	lost	I + 301 runs	NZl	Napier	26 Jan 2012
2	lost	I + 294 runs	NZl	Harare	07 Aug 2005
3	lost	I + 254 runs	Srl	Bulawayo	14 May 2004
4	lost	I + 240 runs	Srl	Harare	06 May 2004
5	lost	I + 219 runs	SAF	Harare	11 Nov 1999
6	lost	I + 209 runs	Eng	Lord’s	18 May 2000
7	lost	I + 176 runs	Win	Bulawayo	19 Jul 2001
8	lost	I + 175 runs	Aus	Perth	09 Oct 2003
9	lost	I + 166 runs	Srl	Col-SSC	27 Dec 2001
10	lost	I + 147 runs	Pak	Harare	07 May 2021
11	lost	I + 120 runs	SAF	P Elizabeth	26 Dec 2017
12	lost	I + 117 runs	NZl	Bulawayo	28 Jul 2016
13	lost	I + 116 runs	Pak	Harare	29 Apr 2021
14	lost	I + 106 runs	Ban	Dhaka	22 Feb 2020
15	lost	I + 101 runs	Ind	Nagpur	21 Feb 2002
16	lost	I + 094 runs	Srl	Kandy	04 Jan 2002
17	lost	I + 092 runs	Eng	Lord’s	22 May 2003
18	lost	I + 090 runs	Ind	Bulawayo	13 Sep 2005
19	lost	I + 077 runs	Srl	Col-RPS	11 Sep 1996
20	lost	I + 069 runs	Eng	Ch-le-St	05 Jun 2003
21	lost	I + 065 runs	Win	Roseau	20 Mar 2013
22	lost	I + 062 runs	SAF	Centurion	11 Mar 2005
23	lost	I + 046 runs	NZl	Bulawayo	15 Aug 2005
24	lost	I + 021 runs	SAF	Cape Town	04 Mar 2005
25	lost	I + 013 runs	Ind	Delhi	13 Mar 1993
26	lost	I + 013 runs	NZl	Auckland	26 Feb 1998
27	lost	I + 013 runs	SAF	Bloemfontein	29 Oct 1999

Shaheen Shah Afridi and Nauman Ali shared the wickets equally in the third innings of Zimbabwe in the just concluded test at Harare conceding 52 and 86 runs respectively to provide the 56^th  occasions  of bowlers performing the feat of sharing the wickets equally in an innings in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	I	Opp	Venue	Start Date	5s
1	Aus	1	Eng	Sydney	25 Feb 1887	2
2	Eng	2	Aus	Sydney	10 Feb 1888	2
3	Aus	4	Eng	Lord’s	16 Jul 1888	2
4	Aus	2	Eng	Adelaide	11 Jan 1895	2
5	Eng	3	Aus	Lord’s	22 Jun 1896	2
6	Aus	3	Eng	Adelaide	14 Jan 1898	2
7	Aus	3	Eng	Sydney	14 Feb 1902	2
8	Aus	2	Eng	Sheffield	03 Jul 1902	2
9	Aus	4	Eng	Adelaide	10 Jan 1908	2
10	Eng	3	Aus	Birmingham	27 May 1909	2
11	Eng	1	Aus	Manchester	26 Jul 1909	2
12	SAF	2	Eng	Johannesburg	01 Jan 1910	2
13	Eng	1	SAF	Lord’s	10 Jun 1912	2
14	Eng	1	SAF	The Oval	12 Aug 1912	2
15	Eng	2	Aus	The Oval	19 Aug 1912	2
16	Eng	3	SAF	Johannesburg	24 Dec 1927	2
17	Eng	3	Aus	The Oval	18 Aug 1934	2
18	Ind	1	Eng	Manchester	20 Jul 1946	2
19	NZl	1	Eng	Leeds	11 Jun 1949	2
20	Eng	1	Aus	Melbourne	23 Feb 1951	2
21	Eng	2	Ind	The Oval	14 Aug 1952	2
22	Ind	2	Win	Kingston	28 Mar 1953	2
23	Pak	2	Ind	Karachi	26 Feb 1955	2
24	SAF	4	Eng	Leeds	21 Jul 1955	2
25	Aus	3	SAF	Port Elizabeth	28 Feb 1958	2
26	Ind	3	Aus	Delhi	28 Nov 1969	2
27	Eng	3	Pak	Karachi	24 Mar 1973	2
28	Aus	2	Win	Port of Spain	21 Apr 1973	2
29	Aus	2	Eng	Birmingham	10 Jul 1975	2
30	Aus	2	Win	Melbourne	31 Jan 1976	2
31	Pak	1	Ind	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	2
32	Ind	2	Aus	Sydney	02 Jan 1981	2
33	Aus	3	Eng	Nottingham	18 Jun 1981	2
34	Ind	4	Eng	Mumbai	27 Nov 1981	2
35	Aus	3	Eng	Brisbane	26 Nov 1982	2
36	NZl	1	Srl	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	2
37	Aus	4	Ind	Chennai	18 Sep 1986	2
38	Eng	1	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 1986	2
39	Pak	2	Ind	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987	2
40	Win	2	Pak	Lahore	06 Dec 1990	2
41	Pak	4	NZl	Hamilton	02 Jan 1993	2
42	Aus	3	Eng	Birmingham	05 Aug 1993	2
43	Srl	4	NZl	Napier	11 Mar 1995	2
44	Eng	1	Win	Port of Spain	13 Feb 1998	2
45	SAF	3	Eng	Leeds	06 Aug 1998	2
46	Aus	1	Win	Adelaide	15 Dec 2000	2
47	Srl	1	SAF	Durban	26 Dec 2000	2
48	Srl	2	Zim	Galle	12 Jan 2002	2
49	Pak	2	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2004	2
50	SAF	4	NZl	Centurion	15 Apr 2006	2
51	Eng	3	Pak	Manchester	27 Jul 2006	2
52	Ban	1	Ind	Chattogram	17 Jan 2010	2
53	Pak	3	NZl	Abu Dhabi	16 Nov 2018	2
54	NZl	2	Win	Wellington	11 Dec 2020	2
55	Ind	3	Eng	Ahmedabad	04 Mar 2021	2
56	Pak	3	Zim	Harare	07 May 2021	2

It also provides the seventh occasion of Pakistan bowlers performing such a feat. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	I	Opp	Venue	Start Date	5s
1	Pak	2	Ind	Karachi	26 Feb 1955	2
2	Pak	1	Ind	Kanpur	25 Dec 1979	2
3	Pak	2	Ind	Bengaluru	13 Mar 1987	2
4	Pak	4	NZl	Hamilton	02 Jan 1993	2
5	Pak	2	Aus	Melbourne	26 Dec 2004	2
6	Pak	3	NZl	A Dhabi	16 Nov 2018	2
7	Pak	3	Zim	Harare	07 May 2021	2

It also provides the second occasion of bowlers performing such a feat against Zimbabwe. Both the occasions are tabulated below

No	Team	I	Opp	Venue	Start Date	5s
1	Srl	2	Zim	Galle	12 Jan 2002	2
2	Pak	3	Zim	Harare	07 May 2021	2

Nauman Ali of Pakistan scored 97 and captured five for 86 against Zimbabwe in the ongoing test at Harare to provide the eighth occasion of a cricketer scoring a ninety and capturing five plus wickets in a test in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Score	W-R	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	CB Llewellyn	90	6-092	SAF	Aus	Jo’burg	11.10.02
2	RB Simpson	91	5-057	Aus	Eng	Sydney	11.01.63
3	RJ Hadlee	99	5-028	NZl	Eng	’churx	03.02.84
4	SB Joshi	92	5-142	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	10.11.00
5	SA Hasan	96	5-070	Ban	Srl	Dhaka	26.12.08
6	SA Hasan	96*	5-070	Ban	Win	St George’s	17.07.09
7	TT Bresnan	90	5-048	Eng	Ind	Nottingham	29.07.11
8	Nauman Ali	97	5-086	Pak	Zim	Harare	07.04.21

Pakistan opening batsman Abid Ali scored 215 not out in 637 minutes in the ongoing test against Zimbabwe at Harare to provide the 38^th 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

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

Pakistan’s Abid Ali {215 not out} and Azhar Ali {126} scored double century and century batting at number two and three respectively in the first innings of the ongoing test at Harare against Zimbabwe to provide the eleventh such occasion in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	No	Player	Runs	I	Team	Opp	Ground	Date
1	Op	CA Roach	209	1	Win	Eng	Georgetown	21.02.30
	3	GA Headley	114	1	Win	Eng	Georgetown	21.02.30
2	Op	WH Ponsford	266	1	Aus	Eng	The Oval	18.08.34
	3	DG Bradman	244	1	Aus	Eng	The Oval	18.08.34
3	Op	L Hutton	364	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	20.08.38
	3	M Leyland	187	1	Eng	Aus	The Oval	20.08.38
4	Op	WM Lawry	210	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	05.05.65
	Op	RB Simpson	201	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	05.05.65
	3	RM Cowper	102	1	Aus	Win	Bridgetown	05.05.65
5	Op	MA Taylor	334*	1	Aus	Pak	Peshawar	15.10.98
	3	JL Langer	116	1	Aus	Pak	Peshawar	15.10.98
6	Op	G Kirsten	220	1	SAF	Zim	Harare	07.09.01
	3	JH Kallis	157*	1	SAF	Zim	Harare	07.09.01
7	Op	GC Smith	200	1	SAF	Ban	E London	18.10.02
	3	G Kirsten	150	1	SAF	Ban	E London	18.10.02
8	Op	ND McKenzie	226	1	SAF	Ban	Chattogram	29.02.08
	Op	GC Smith	232	1	SAF	Ban	Chattogram	29.02.08
9	Op	DA Warner	253	1	Aus	NZl	Perth	13.11.15
	3	UT Khawaja	121	1	Aus	NZl	Perth	13.11.15
10	Op	DA Warner	335*	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29.11.19
	3	M Labuschagne	162	1	Aus	Pak	Adelaide	29.11.19
11	Op	Abid Ali	215*	1	Pak	Zim	Harare	07.05.21
	3	Azhar Ali	126	1	Pak	Zim	Harare	07.05.21