Pakistan vs Australia, 3rd Test Stats Preview: Players records and approaching milestones

After a Babar Azam special in the last Test in Karachi, Pakistan and Australia are set to battle it out in the third and final match of the series, which is to be played from March 21 at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore. The Test series decider and the following limited-overs series is going to take place in Lahore.

Speaking about the last epic Test, Pakistan’s skipper Babar grabbed all the headlines on the final day of the match. Having been set a humongous target of 506 runs, Babar and Abdullah Shafique shared a mammoth 228-run stand that frustrated the Australian bowlers.

Shafique amassed 96 runs off 305 deliveries. Captain Babar then began the rescue act as he slammed the highest individual score (196) by a captain in the fourth innings. He also registered the highest score by a Pakistani batter in the final innings of a match.

Mohammad Rizwan also hammered a century as he notched up an unbeaten 104 runs off 177 deliveries. Aussie spinners Nathan Lyon and Mitchell Swepson bowled marathon spells of 55 and 53.4 overs respectively, as Pakistan held their nerves to draw the match.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers ahead of Pakistan vs Australia, 3^rd Test:

Head-to-Head: Pakistan and Australia have faced each other in 68 Tests with Pakistan winning 15 matches and losing 33. 20 clashes between the two sides have ended up in a draw. In Pakistan, both have met in 22 games with the hosts winning seven and losing three. 12 matches were ended up in a draw on Pakistan’s home soil.

74 – Azhar Ali (6926) requires 74 runs to reach the milestone of 7000 Test runs.

66 – Steve Smith (7934) needs 66 runs to reach the landmark of 8000 Test runs.

38 – Fawad Alam (962) is 38 runs away from completing 1000 Test runs.

3 – Mitchell Starc (97) is three scalps away from completing 100 wickets in away/neutral Tests.

2 – Babar Azam (98) needs two catches to complete 100 catches across formats.

4 – Alex Carey (96) is four grabs away from reaching the landmark of 100 catches in international cricket.

10 – Shaheen Afridi (90) is ten wickets away from completing the landmark of 100 Test scalps.

11 – Pat Cummins (189) requires 11 wickets to complete 200 scalps in Test cricket.

6 – Cummins (344) is also six scalps away from reaching 350 wickets across formats.

4 – Smith (246) needs four catches to complete 250 catches in international matches.

2 – David Warner (7695) requires just two runs to go past Justin Langer (7696) and become the eighth-highest run-getter for Australia in Test matches.

7 – Faheem Ashraf (93) needs seven fours to reach 100 fours in Test matches.

96 – Smith (7934) requires 96 runs to surpass Mark Waugh (8029) and become the sixth-highest run-scorer for Australia in Tests.

2 – Imam-ul-Haq (248) needs two fours to complete 250 fours in international cricket.

2 – Josh Hazlewood (348) requires two wickets to get to 350 scalps in international matches.

1 – Mohammad Nawaz (49) is one game away from reaching 50 matches across formats.