HARARE – Pakistani in-form batsman Fawad Alam added another feather to hiscap as he became the first Asian and fastest Pakistani batsman to converthis four Test 50s into 100s in 18 innings.

A post shared on Pakistan Cricket Board official Twitter stated FantasticFawad is the first Asian and sixth batsman overall to convert his firstfour Test 50s into 100s.

The 35-year-old left-handed batsman also holds the world record for themost centuries among players with a 100 percent conversion rate in Testformat. He is followed by Ravi Bopara, with three tons and nohalf-centuries.

Alam smashed a ton in Sri Lanka in 2009 but was discarded after only twomore Tests and then had to wait for more than a decade for his next Test,in England last year.

Meanwhile, Fawad’s unbeaten 108, along with opener Imran Butt’s painstaking91 earlier in the day, guided Shaheens to 374-6 at the close, giving them alead of 198 over Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club.