ISLAMABAD – A brilliant comeback hundred by the seasoned all-rounderMohammad Hafeez and an elegant 76 from the young-gun Imam-ul-Haq, thisPakistani opening pair recorded the 50th 100-run opening stand for thecountry on the first day of Dubai Test against Australia.

This was Hafeez’s 10th Test hundred and only first against Australia in 51Tests. He went on to score 126, hitting 15 classical boundaries in his208-ball inning.

Hafeez also holds the record for scoring the most runs and centuries as anopener for Pakistan. He has 3,465 runs and 10 centuries as a Test opener,second only to Saeed Anwar.

The 22-year-old Imam’s 76-run contribution was his career-best score. Itwas his second half-century in the fourth Test of his career. Thestylish-left arm batsman smashed his Test debut – 74 not out againstIreland in May this year, saving Pakistan from a humiliating defeat at thehands of a debutant Ireland