Misbah-ul-Haq equals Sir Viv Richards' world record of fastest Test hundred

Misbah-ul-Haq has equalled Viv Richards’ record of fastest Test hundred from 56 balls

Pakistan batsman Misbah-ul-Haq has equalled Sir Vivian Richards’ record of fastest hundred in Test cricket by making a hundred against Australia off just 56 balls in the 2nd innings of the ongoing Test against Australia at Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Coming in at the fall of Younis Khan’s wicket on 3/152, Pakistan already had a massive lead of 461 runs, and Misbah further piled on the misery as he smashed the Australian bowlers to all parts, in the process also scoring the fastest ever fifty in Test cricket off 21 balls.

Fastest hundreds in Test cricket’s history (balls faced):

Balls	Batsman	Match	Year
56	Vivian Richards	West Indies v England	1985-86
56	Misbah-ul-Haq	Pakistan v Australia	2014
57	Adam Gilchrist	Australia v England	2006-07
67	Jack Gregory	Australia v South Africa	1921-22
69	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	West Indies v Australia	2002-03
69	David Warner	Australia v India	2011-12
70	Chris Gayle	West Indies v Australia	2009-10
71	Roy Fredericks	West Indies v Australia	1975-76

*Stats as on 2^nd November 2014