Saud Shakeel performed brilliantly in both the innings of this test match and scored a total of 190 runs. However, he missed scoring a century both the times. After scoring 93 runs in 199 balls in the first innings, he was out in the second innings after scoring 97 runs in 210 balls. In this way, Shakeel has become only the fifth batsman in the history of Test cricket to be out between 90 and 99 runs in both the innings of a match.
Before him, only Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene, West Indies’ Gordon Greenidge, England’s Frank Woolley and Australia’s Clem Hill were included in this list. Shakeel has become the first batsman in 17 years to be out for between 90 and 99 runs in both the innings of a Test match and missed a century.
Mahela Jayawardene had scored 92 and 96 runs in both the innings of a test match in the year 2009. At the same time, Gordon Greenidge of West Indies has gone through this situation twice. He scored 91 and 97 runs in 1977, while in 1980 he scored 91 and 96 runs with his bat. Frank Woolley of England scored 95 and 93 runs in both innings of a Test in 1921. At the same time, the name of Australia’s Clem Hill was first recorded in this list. He scored 98 and 97 runs in both the innings in 1902.
Rawalpindi test ended in draw
Talking about the match, Pakistan declared the innings after scoring 434 runs in the first innings. In response, Sri Lanka scored 446 runs and took a lead of 12 runs in the first innings. After this, Pakistan declared the innings on the last day after scoring 284 runs in its second innings. However, there was not enough time left in the match to decide the result and the match ended in a draw.