Akmal creates new record

- 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 at Brisbane on 19-01-2005 in the VB tri-series. Overall, he is only the seventh wicketkeeper to do so. The details:

- 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 in 1994-95) still remains the youngest.

- The 184-run partnership between Abdul Razzaq 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 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 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 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 gave Anil Kumble his 450th wicket in Test cricket. He was playing his 93rd Test. Kumble became the first Indian and fifth bowler after Shane Warne, Mutthiah Muralitharan, Courtney Walsh 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.