Left-handed opener is only the third Pakistani batter to score century on Test debut in away conditions
\nPakistan opener Azan Awais announced himself on the Test stage with a century on debut on Sunday in the opening match of the away series against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
\nResuming the third day on 85 not out, the left-hander brought up the landmark in the 51st over of Pakistan\u2019s innings by taking a single off Nahid Rana.
\nAs a result, the 21-year-old became only the 14th Pakistani batter to score a century on Test debut, joining the likes of Javed Miandad, Younis Khan and Fawad Alam.
\nKhalid Ibadulla was the first to achieve the elusive list in the longest format, while Yasir Hameed holds the distinction of smashing a century in each innings of his debut Test.
\nNotably, Azan is only the third Pakistani batter to score a century on Test debut in away conditions, joining Umar Akmal and Alam, who brought up their respective first tons in Dunedin and Colombo in 2009.
\nList of Pakistan batters to score century on Test debut:
\nKhalid Ibadulla \u2013 166 against Australia in 1964
\nJaved Miandad \u2013 163 against New Zealand in 1976
\nSaleem Malik \u2013 100* against Sri Lanka in 1982
\nMohammad Wasim \u2013 109* against New Zealand in 1996
\nAli Naqvi \u2013 115 against South Africa in 1997
\nAzhar Mahmood \u2013 128* against South Africa in 1997
\nYounis Khan \u2013 107 against Sri Lanka in 2000
\nTaufeeq Umar \u2013 104 against Bangladesh in 2001
\nYasir Hameed \u2013 170, 105 against Bangladesh in 2003
\nFawad Alam \u2013 168 against Sri Lanka in 2009
\nUmar Akmal \u2013 129 against New Zealand in 2009
\nAbid Ali \u2013 109* against Sri Lanka in 2019
\nKamran Ghulam \u2013 114 against England in 2024
\nAzan Awais \u2013 103 against Bangladesh in 2026
\nThe left-handed batter, however, fell victim to experienced Bangladesh pacer Taskin Ahmed 22 deliveries after notching up the triple figures and walked back after scoring 103 off 165 deliveries, studded with 14 fours.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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