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Umar Akmal joined an elite company for Pakistan when he struck a sensational hundred on debut against New Zealand in Dunedin.

By Rajesh Kumar

- Umar Akmal (129) posted a century on his Test debut.  He is the eleventh Pakistani batsman to accomplish the feat on his Test debut, joining Khalid Ibadulla, Javed Miandad, Salim Malik, Mohammad Wasim, Ali Naqvi, Azhar Mahmood, Younis Khan, Taufeeq Omar, Yasir Hameed and Fawad Alam.
 
- Umar is now the third Pakistani player to register a century on his Test debut against New Zealand - the first two being Javed Miandad (163 & 25 not out at Lahore, 1976-77) and Mohammad Wasim (0 & 109 not out at Lahore in 1996-97).

- Umar and brother Kamran shared a stand of 176   - Pakistan's highest for the sixth wicket against New Zealand in New Zealand, obliterating the 147 between Faisal Iqbal and Younis Khan at Auckland in March 2001.

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