*Stats highlights from the first day of the Sharjah Test between Pakistan and New Zealand
112 Test matches played by Daniel Vettori for New Zealand, making him the most capped New Zealand player, overtaking Stephen Fleming (111). Vettori has played 113 Tests in all, including a game for ICC World XI against Australia in 2005.
1998 The year when three specialist spinners last played in the same Test for New Zealand. Vettori, Paul Wiseman and Mark Priest played against Sri Lanka at the SSC in June 1998. Mark Craig, Ish Sodhi and Vettori are playing in this Test.
7 Number of Test hundreds for Mohammad Hafeez, all as an opener – the third-most hundreds by a Pakistan opener, after Mudassar Nazar (9) and Saeed Anwar (11). Six of Hafeez’s seven hundreds have come in Asia, the other being in Zimbabwe.
15 Years since a Pakistan opener made hundreds in back-to-back Test innings. Prior to his century in the first innings, Hafeez was 101 not-out in Abu Dhabi, in the first Test of this series. Wajahatullah Wasti was the last Pakistan opener to do this, against Sri Lanka, in 1999. In all, eight Pakistan openers have achieved this feat – Hafeez, Wasti, Nazar, Hanif Mohammad, Aamer Sohail, Mohsin Khan, Shoaib Mohammad and Aamer Malik
28 Sixes conceded by Craig in 2014 – the most by any New Zealand bowler, and the third-most overall. The only bowlers to have conceded more sixes in a year are Nathan Lyon (30 in 2013) and Graeme Swann (34 in 2013).
1 Number of Pakistan openers to make two 150-plus scores in the last 15 years; Hafeez is the only one. Prior to his innings of 178 not out in this Test, Hafeez made 196 against Sri Lanka in 2012. In all, six Pakistan openers have made at least two scores of 150 or more in their careers, with Mudassar Nazar having four such scores.
5 Runs scored by Younis Khan in the first innings, his lowest Test score in more than a year. The last time he made a lower score was when he was dismissed for 1 against South Africa in Abu Dhabi in October 2013.
