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Akmal creates new record
Rajneesh Gupta |
March 13, 2005 19:51 IST
- Kamran Akmal (109) became the second Pakistan wicketkeeper to score a Test century against India after Imtiaz Ahmed who had made 135 at Chennai in 1960-61.
- Akmal's 109 was the tenth century by the fifth Pakistani wicketkeeper in Tests. The others to do so are: Moin Khan (four), Imtiaz Ahmed (three), Taslim Arif and Rashid Latif (one each).
- Akmal also became the first Pakistani wicketkeeper to score a century -- both in Test cricket and One-Day Internationals. Akmal had made 124 against West Indies [Images] at Brisbane on 19-01-2005 in the VB tri-series. Overall, he is only the seventh wicketkeeper to do so. The details:
WicketKeeper | For | 100s | Hs | 100s | HS |
A Flower | Zim | 12 | 232* | 4 | 145 |
AC Gilchrist | Aus | 14 | 204* | 10 | 172 |
RS Kaluwitharana | SL | 3 | 132* | 2 | 102* |
AC Parore | NZ | 2 | 110 | 1 | 108 |
KC Sangakkara | SL | 5 | 230 | 1 | 101 |
AJ Stewart | Eng | 6 | 173 | 4 | 116 |
Kamran Akmal | Pak | 1 | 109 | 1 | 124 |
- At 23 years, 58 days, Akmal became the second youngest wicketkeeper to score a Test century for Pakistan. Moin Khan at 23 years 40 days (115 not out v Australia at Lahore [Images] in 1994-95) still remains the youngest.
- The 184-run partnership between Abdul Razzaq [Images] and Akmal was Pakistan's best for the seventh wicket against India -- home or away. The pair surpassed the previous best of 154 runs between Imran Khan [Images] and Ijaz Faqih at Ahmedabad in 1986-87.
- The above partnership is also a new record for seventh wicket at Mohali, beating the 99-run partnership between Jimmy Adams and Anderson Cummins for West Indies in 1994-95.
- The Razzaq-Akmal partnership is now the best for seventh wicket against India in India, bettering the 163 by Bert Sutcliffe and Bruce Taylor for New Zealand [Images] at Kolkata in 1964-65. This, infact, is the second best partnership for the seventh wicket against India in all Tests after the 194-run partnership between Hashan Tillekeratne and Thilan Samaraweera for Sri Lanka [Images] at Colombo SSC, in 2001-02.
- Balaji's match figures of 9 for 171 are the best for any bowler at this ground obliterating Javagal Srinath's 8 for 108 against New Zealand in 1999-00.
- The caught and dismissal of Mohammad Sami [Images] gave Anil Kumble [Images] his 450th wicket in Test cricket. He was playing his 93rd Test. Kumble became the first Indian and fifth bowler after Shane Warne [Images], Mutthiah Muralitharan, Courtney Walsh [Images] and Glenn McGrath to do so.
- Pakistan's total of 496 for 9 declared was their highest total on Indian soil. The previous best was 487 for 9 declared at Chennai in 1986-87.
- The 52 extras in Pakistan innings were the most conceded by India in an innings against Pakistan. The previous record was of 45 extras in Pakistan's innings of 481 for 9 declared at Karachi in 1978-79. Incidentally, it was the seventh instance of India conceding 50 extras in an innings.
- This was the first drawn Test between the two sides in the last seven Tests. The last drawn match was the Sialkot Test in 1989-90. Since then in six matches, before this one, India and Pakistan have won three matches each.
- This match was Pakistan's only third drawn Test in last four years (since March 2001). During this period Pakistan has played 33 Tests -- winning 16 and losing 14. Interestingly, India during this period have played most drawn Tests --15 out of 44.
-- Akmal won his maiden Man of the Match award.