Stats Analysis

Smith the sixth-quickest to 16 Test tons

Statistical highlights from the first day's play of the day-night Test between Australia and Pakistan at the Gabba

A comparison of Steven Smith's average across the four innings'  ESPNcricinfo Ltd

1 Smith's century is his first in Tests against Pakistan. He had made three fifties before this in eight innings with a highest score of 97. With this ton, he has now scored centuries against all seven teams he has played against, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe being the only ones remaining.

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5 Batsmen to score 16 centuries in fewer innings' than Smith's 88. Don Bradman (48), Herbert Sutcliffe (62), Matthew Hayden (77), Sunil Gavaskar (79) and Neil Harvey (81) were the others quicker than Smith. All his centuries have come since 2013, the most by any batsman. David Warner and Younis Khan have scored 13.

94.66 Smith's average in the first innings of Tests - the second best among batsmen with five or more innings. Of his 16 centuries, 12 have come in the first innings. Only Ricky Ponting (21), Steve Waugh (17) and Michael Clarke (14) have hit more centuries in first innings' for Australia than Smith's 12.

2014 The last time Smith scored a century in the first match of a series, against India in Adelaide. Since then, in seven series', he averaged only 31.36 with two fifties. Of the seven series', only in two of those has Australia batted first. He had begun the last series, against South Africa, with a duck. In the second Test of a series, he averages 81.30 with six centuries. The only other series he started with a century was 2013-14 in South Africa in Centurion.

3 Consecutive scores of 50 or more in first-class games at the Gabba by Matt Renshaw. Before making 71 in this match, he scored 108 and 50 in a Sheffield Shield match last month.

137* The unbroken partnership between Smith and Peter Handscomb - the joint highest for Australia in their three day-night Tests so far. Smith and Usman Khawaja added the same in the last day-night match against South Africa. Handscomb made his second fifty in his second Test after making 54 on debut.

3 Centuries in day-night first-class matches for Steven Smith - the most by any batsman. Before this innings, he had scored 152 not out in his first day-night match in October 2015, and 117 a couple of months ago, both in the Sheffield Shield for New South Wales.

41 Consecutive dots bowled by Mohammad Amir. It included six successive maidens. He was the most economical bowler of the first day and the only one with an economy rate of less than three runs per over. Yasir Shah had delivered 22 overs at a stretch in his first spell.

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Bharath Seervi is stats sub-editor at ESPNcricinfo. @SeerviBharath