Azan Awais enters record books with century on Test debut

MIRPUR: Pakistan opening batter Azan Awais on Sunday entered an elite list of players after scoring a century on his Test debut. 

The left-hander achieved the feat in the ongoing first Test against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The 21-year-old brought up his century with a single in the 51st over of Pakistan’s innings.

The Sialkot-born batter resumed his innings from an overnight score of 85 on day two.

With this achievement, Azan became the 14th Pakistani player to reach the triple-figure mark on Test debut, joining a list that includes several notable players.

Khalid Ibadulla remained the first player to achieve a milestone on debut in the longest format for Pakistan, while Yasir Hameed remains the only player on the list to score a century in both innings of a debut Test.

Overall, he is the 120th batter in the history of Test cricket to score a century on debut in the longer format of the game.

List of Pakistan batters to score century on Test debut:

Khalid Ibadulla – 166 against Australia in 1964
Javed Miandad – 163 against New Zealand in 1976
Saleem Malik – 100* against Sri Lanka in 1982
Mohammad Wasim – 109* against New Zealand in 1996
Ali Naqvi – 115 against South Africa in 1997
Azhar Mahmood – 128* against South Africa in 1997
Younis Khan – 107 against Sri Lanka in 2000
Taufeeq Umar – 104 against Bangladesh in 2001
Yasir Hameed – 170, 105 against Bangladesh in 2003
Fawad Alam – 168 against Sri Lanka in 2009
Umar Akmal – 129 against New Zealand in 2009
Abid Ali – 109* against Sri Lanka in 2019
Kamran Ghulam – 114 against England in 2024
Azan Awais – 103 against Bangladesh in 2026

Azan Awais fell prey to Taskin Ahmed soon after completing his century. He made 103 from 165 balls, striking 14 boundaries.

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