Hamza Ghanchi becomes the latest batsman to score a FC triple-hundred in Pakistan

Hamza Ghanchi, playing for Karachi Whites, scored an unbeaten triple century in the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy game against National Bank of Pakistan at NBP Sports Complex Ground, Karachi. Hamza made his first-class debut in December 2013 at 19 years of age but has played only 9 first-class matches since. He batted for almost 11 hours and faced 470 balls in the process.

The left-handed batsman struck 32 fours in his innings and managed a handsome strike rate of 71. This made him the 17th Pakistani and 20th batsman overall to score a first-class triple-hundred in Pakistan.

So far 21 first-class triple centuries have been scored in Pakistan. The first one was the record-breaking innings of 499 by legendary Hanif Mohammad at Parsi Institute Ground, Karachi. Michael Brearley, Mark Taylor and Virender Sehwag are the non-Pakistanis to score a triple ton in Pakistan.

The following is the list of all the FC 300s made in Pakistan. The ones shaded were scored in an international match.

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Bonus Trivia: Hamza Ghanchi is the 3rd Pakistani and 6th batsman overall to convert his maiden FC century into a big triple-hundred. Pervez Akhtar and Waheed Mirza were the others to score a triple-hundred as their maiden first-class century.

Apart from scoring them in Pakistan, two Pakistanis have managed to score a triple-hundred outside Pakistan. Wicket-keeper Imtiaz Ahmed scored 300* playing for India Prime Minister’s XI against a Commonwealth XI at Bombay (now Mumbai) while Hanif Mohammad is the other Pakistani to score a triple-hundred outside Pakistan in a Test vs West Indies at Bridgetown, following-on in the 3rd innings.