Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq equalled the record for the fastest Test century in the second Test against Australia, matching Viv Richards' 56-ball mark.


En route, Misbah also scored the fastest Test half-century. Here, Press Association Sport lists the top 10 in each category.


Fastest Test centuries (by balls faced):
1= IVA RICHARDS, 56 balls, West Indies v England, St John's, 1986
1= MISBAH-UL-HAQ, 56 balls, Pakistan v Australia, Abu Dhabi, 2014
3 AC GILCHRIST, 57 balls, Australia v England, Perth, 2006
4 JM GREGORY, 67 balls, Australia v South Africa, Johannesburg, 1921
5= S CHANDERPAUL, 69 balls, West Indies v Australia, Georgetown, 2003
5= DA WARNER, 69 balls, Australia v India, Perth, 2012
7 CH GAYLE, 70 balls, West Indies v Australia, Perth, 2009
8 RC FREDERICKS, 71 balls, West Indies v Australia, Perth, 1975
9= MAJID KHAN, 74 balls, Pakistan v New Zealand, Karachi, 1976
9= KAPIL DEV, 74 balls, India v Sri Lanka Kanpur, 1986
9= M AZHARUDDIN, 74 balls, India v South Africa, Calcutta 1996
:: Refers only to the first hundred runs of a player's innings. NJ Astle's second hundred in his 222 v England at Christchurch in 2002 came in 39 balls.
Fastest Test half-centuries (by balls faced):
1 MISBAH-UL-HAQ, 21 balls, Pakistan v Australia, Abu Dhabi, 2014
2 JH KALLIS, 24 balls, South Africa v Zimbabwe, Cape Town, 2005
3 S SHILLINGFORD, 25 balls, West Indies v New Zealand, Kingston, 2014
4= S AFRIDI, 26 balls, Pakistan v India, Bangalore, 2005
4= M ASHRAFUL, 26 balls, Bangladesh v India, Mirpur, 2007
6 MOHAMMAD YOUSUF*, 27 balls, Pakistan v South Africa, Cape Town, 2003
7= EAV WILLIAMS, 28 balls, West Indies v England, Bridgetown, 1948
7= IT BOTHAM, 28 balls, England v India, Delhi, 1981
7= CH GAYLE, 28 balls, West Indies v New Zealand, Port of Spain, 2014
10= B YARDLEY, 29 balls, Australia v West Indies, Bridgetown, 1978
10= TG SOUTHEE, 29 balls, New Zealand v England, Napier, 2008
* Mohammad Yousuf was playing under his previous name, Yousuf Youhana, at the time of his innings.