Steve Smith becomes the fastest to reach 8,000 Test runs

Australian Vice-captain Steve Smith becomes the fastest man to score 8,000 runs in Tests. The 32-year old achieved the milestone in 151 innings, beating the record of Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara (152 innings).

The ongoing historic Benaud-Qadir Trophy has broken several records during the series. Smith required 66 runs In two innings to beat the record of former Sri Lankan captain.

The right-handed batter scored 59 runs in the first innings of the third Test and added another 17 runs in the second innings to achieve the feat.

Here's the number of innings it took the top-five batters to reach the 8,000 Test run milestone:

• Steve Smith - 151
• Kumar Sangakkara - 152
• Sachin Tendulkar - 154
• Sir Gary Sobers - 157
• Rahul Dravid - 158

Steve Smith made his Test debut against Pakistan at Lords in 2010. Ironically, Azhar Ali from Pakistan also made his Test debut with Smith, and 12 years later, both players reached their milestones in the same match against each other.

Earlier in the Test match, Azhar Ali became the fifth Pakistani batter to score 7,000 runs and coincidentally Smith became the fastest batter to score 8,000 Test runs in the same match.

The third Test is evenly poised as all three results are possible. Australian captain Pat Cummins declared the innings with 227 runs on the board, setting a target of 351 for the hosts with 120 overs remaining in the game.

The series is 1-1, and the Lahore Test will be the series decider.