Saud Shakeel joins rare Test batting record list after Rawalpindi draw
The batter became the sixth player to be dismissed between 90 and 99 in both innings of a single Test match.
Saud Shakeel scored 93 and 97 runs to help Pakistan secure a draw against Sri Lanka in the opening match of the series in Rawalpindi on Friday, according to the Times of India.
Shakeel fell just three runs short of a century in the second innings after facing 210 deliveries. He was bowled by Lahiru Kumara when Pakistan reached 284/8, giving the team an overall lead of 272 runs.
With limited time remaining for a result, both teams agreed to a draw. This result marks Pakistan's first draw in the current World Test Championship cycle, where they have recorded two wins and seven defeats in nine matches.
By scoring in the nineties in both innings, Shakeel became only the sixth batter to be dismissed between 90 and 99 in the same Test match. He is the first player to achieve this since Mahela Jayawardene in 2009.
The list of players includes Clem Hill, Frank Woolley, and Gordon Greenidge, who appears twice. Shakeel is the first player from Pakistan to join this list.
The second Test will be held at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium starting next Tuesday. The venue was moved from Lahore due to rising smog levels in that city.