Mohammad Hafeez and Imam-ul-Haq achieve rare feat against Australia

Mohammad Hafeez celebrates his hundred in the company of Imam-ul-Haq
Pakistan v Australia, 1st Test, Dubai, 1st day October 07, 2018

5 Double-century opening stands for Pakistan in Tests. This is the first one since 2016 when Azhar Ali and Sami Aslam added 215 against West Indies at the same venue. Since November 2010 Pakistan have had 13 century opening stands - the third-most for any team behind Australia and England.

10 Instances of Australia conceding double-century opening stands. Since 1990, they have conceded only three such stands. Most recently, M Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan added 289 against them in Mohali in 2013.

0 Wickets taken by Australia in the first 60 overs of the innings - the first instance in which Australia have gone wicketless for so long while bowling first in a Test since 2000. However the latest they have taken the first wicket since 2000 is in 66.2 overs against England during the second innings of the first Ashes Test in Brisbane in 2010.

4 Hundreds scored by Hafeez in the UAE. This is his first century against Australia and second consecutive hundred in the UAE. Hafeez scored 151 against England at Sharjah in 2015. Hafeez now has 3465 runs as an opener and 10 centuries. Only Saeed Anwar has more centuries as Pakistan opener than Hafeez. Hafeez averages 55.27 in the UAE

10 Balls that beat Imam Ul Haq or Hafeez during their 205 run stand. This is an indication of how much the conditions favoured the batsmen.

135 International matches played by Aaron Finch before his Test debut - the second-most behind Rohit Sharma, who had played 144 games. This excludes Afghanistan and Ireland who played their inaugural Tests earlier this year.

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