ABU DHABI: Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq equalled the record of fastest test century on Sunday, reaching the milestone in 56 balls on day four of the second and final test against Australia in Abu Dhabi.

The 40-year-old right-hander hit Mitchell Starc for consecutive boundaries to equal West Indies great Viv Richards's 1986 record against England at St John's, Antigua.