In what was an entertaining present on the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), tailender Aamer Jamal struck a wonderful 82 off 97 in opposition to Australia within the ongoing third Test on January 3 (Wednesday).

Jamal, who got here to bat at No. 9 for Pakistan, counter-attacked the potent Australian bowling unit and enthralled the group together with his outrageous strokeplay.

The 27-year-old got here to bat when his facet was reeling at 220/7. Soon it grew to become 227/9 as Australia needed to wrap up the innings as rapidly as doable. However, Jamal proved to be the thorn for the hosts as he walloped his solution to his maiden Test fifty.

If the Aussie pacers banged it brief, Jamal did not shrink back from pulling it to the leg facet. He even hit Nathan Lyon for a stupendous six by reverse-sweeping him over deep level.

Jamal was the only motive why Pakistan managed to notch up a rating over 300, as his 82 was greater than 1 / 4 of Pakistan’s first-innings complete of 313. His entertaining knock got here to an finish when he was caught at long-on off Lyon’s bowling.

En path to his fifty, Jamal additionally made some data to his identify. Here is a compilation of 5 such milestones that Aamer Jamal reached throughout his 82 vs. Australia in Sydney.

#5 Highest particular person rating by a visiting No. 9 batter at SCG

After all of the carnage, Aamer Jamal was only a boundary away from breaking a 129-year-old report set by Albert Trott. In 1895, Trott scored 85* in opposition to England batting at No. 9 in Sydney whereas enjoying for Australia.

Had Jamal scored 4 extra runs, he would’ve develop into the very best No. 9 particular person run-scorer at SCG. However, amongst visiting batters, he now tops the checklist. Jamal’s 82 is now the very best particular person rating by a visiting batter at SCG.

Jamal broke Harbhajan Singh’s report, who made 63 off 92 in opposition to Australia in 2008.

#4 Second-highest tenth-wicket partnership for Pakistan vs Australia

Aamer Jamal and Mir Hamza labored in tandem to frustrate the Aussie unit and stitched up a partnership of 86 runs in 133 balls.

While Jamal was extraordinarily aggressive, Hamza saved his wicket intact and negotiated 43 balls for his unbeaten seven.

Their 86-run stand is now the second-best tenth wicket partnership for Pakistan in opposition to Australia in Tests. The duo fell only a one run in need of the 87-run partnership between Asif Iqbal and Iqbal Qasim in Adelaide in 1976.

#3 Joint-second-most sixes for Pakistan whereas batting at No. 9 in a Test innings

Jamal confirmed an awesome show of ruthlessness in his method and smoked 9 fours. He even smashed 4 lusty maximums throughout his innings, which is the joint-second-most for Pakistan whereas batting at No. 9 in a Test innings.

The report for probably the most sixes is presently with Wasim Akram and Noman Ali, each of whom hit 5 sixes whereas batting at No. 9 in opposition to India (in 1987) and Zimbabwe (2021), respectively.

With his 4 sixes, Jamal has joined the likes of Sohail Khan, Wasim Akram, Umar Gul, and Abdul Qadir on the checklist.

#2 Highest particular person Test rating by a subcontinent No. 9. batter in Australia

Another report that Aamer Jamal broke on Wednesday is of turning into the subcontinent batter with the very best particular person Test rating whereas batting at No. 9 in Australia.

Jamal’s 82 runs surpassed his personal countryman Wasim Bari‘s 72. Bari, whereas batting at No. 9, scored 72 in opposition to Australia in Adelaide in a Test in 1972.

For India, Kiran More scored 67* in opposition to Australia in Melbourne in 1991.

#1 First Pakistani to make a half-century and take a five-wicket haul in his debut Test sequence

Aamer Jamal is having a memorable ongoing Test sequence Down Under. In solely his debut sequence, Jamal is fulfilling the all-rounder’s function fairly magnificently.

He is presently Pakistan’s fourth-highest run-getter within the sequence with 125 runs at a mean of 31.25 and has additionally taken 12 wickets (probably the most for Pakistan) at a bowling common of 23.08.

Interestingly, Jamal is now the first-ever Pakistani participant to make a half-century and take a five-wicket haul in his debut Test sequence. He took his maiden Test fifer (6/111) within the first innings of the opening Test in Perth.