Veteran Pakistan batsman Azhar Ali completed his century against Australia Saturday on the second day of the opening Test in Rawalpindi.

The 37-year-old lofted spinner Nathan Lyon for his eighth boundary towards mid-wicket to complete his 19th hundred in his 92nd Test.

With that, Pakistan reached 312 without losing another wicket after starting the day on 245 for one.

He has been Pakistan's mainstay in the Test batting line-up since making his debut in 2010, and boasts a triple hundred against the West Indies -- the first since day-night Tests were introduced.