Younis Khan became the seventh Pakistani cricketer to score two hundreds in a Test during the first Test against Australia. He scored 103 in the second innings, and also became the Pakistani with the highest Test hundreds with 26 tons.
Wajahatullah Wasti
Sri Lanka
Lahore
1998-99
133
121*
Drawn
Yasir Hameed
Bangladesh
Karachi
2003
170
105
Won
Inzamam-ul-Haq
England
Faisalabad
2005-06
109
100*
Drawn
Mohammad Yousuf
West Indies
Karachi
2006-07
102
124
Won
Younis Khan
Australia
Dubai
2014-15
106
100*
?
Note:
Yasir Hameed achieved the feat on Test debut.He is the only one to do so barring Lawrence Rowe.
Younis Khan is the only Pakistani to have achieved this outside Pakistan.
Hundreds in each innings against Australia
Batsman
Team
At
Season
Innings 1
Innings 2
Result
Herbert Sutcliffe
England
MCG
1924-25
176
127
Lost
Wally Hammond
England
Adelaide
1928-29
119*
177
Won
Denis Compton
England
Adelaide
1946-47
147
103*
Drawn
Vijay Hazare
India
Adelaide
1947-48
116
145
Lost
Clyde Walcott
West Indies
Queen’s Park Oval
1955
126
110
Drawn
Clyde Walcott
West Indies
Sabina Park
1955
155
110
Lost
Rohan Kanhai
West Indies
Adelaide
1960-61
117
115
Drawn
Glenn Turner
New Zealand
Christchurch
1973-74
101
110*
Won
Younis Khan
Australia
Dubai
2014-15
106
100*
?
Note:
Younis Khan is the only one to achieve this feat in Asia.
Younis Khan also becomes the first person to score two hundreds in the same Test on a neutral venue
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Along with Ahmed Shehzad, Younis moved steadily after a watchful start. The deteriorating pitch had no effect whatsoever on the two batsmen. Post lunch the duo looked subdued for a while before unleashing some big shots. With time, Younis too started clearing his front leg and lofting the ball in the air.
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