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• Abul Hasan's unbeaten 100 is the second Test century by a No.10 batsman on debut. The previous such effort was in 1902, by Australia's Reggie Duff, who was actually a frontline batsman who was held back due to a sticky wicket at the MCG.
• Abul's knock makes him the fourth No.10 batsman to score a century - the last such performance came from South Africa's Pat Symcox.
• Bangladesh's previous-highest at this position was Tapash Baisya's 66 against New Zealand in 2004.
• Abul is also the third player from Bangladesh to score a Test hundred on debut, after Aminul Islam and Mohammad Ashraful.
• The unbeaten 172-run stand between Abul and Mahmudullah is the fourth-highest for the ninth wicket in all Tests, and 23 away from equalling the record. Bangladesh's previous-highest for the ninth wicket was 77.
• Since the fall of their fifth wicket at 98, Bangladesh have added 267 runs, which is their highest for the last five wickets in an innings.

-Cricinfo