Akmal creates new record

- Kamran Akmal (109) became the second Pakistan wicketkeeper to score a Test century against India [ Images ] 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 [ Images ] 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 [ Images ] 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 [ Images ] 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 [ Images ] 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 [ Images ] 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 [ Images ], Courtney Walsh [ Images ] and Glenn McGrath [ Images ] 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.