Pak vs SL: Saud Shakeel creates Test history

26 July, 2023

Previously, India’s Sunil Gavaskar, Pakistan’s Saeed Ahmed, West Indies’ Basil Butcher and New Zealand’s Bert Sutcliffe scored half-centuries in each of the first six Tests of their career.

First batter in Test history to make a 5️⃣0️⃣+ score in each of his first 7️⃣ matches ?Mr Consistent @saudshak ?#SLvPAK pic.twitter.com/BKDPYOMIO6

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) July 26, 2023Shakeel also bagged the award for Player of the Match in the first Test, which Pakistan won by four wickets in Galle last week, after he made a career-best 208 not out in the first innings.

The left-hander is also only the second Pakistan batter to hit a double ton in his first Test match away from home.