Skipper Younis Khan smashed his maiden triple hundred to steer Pakistan to safety with a stunning display of grit and application as the first Test against Sri Lanka headed for a tame draw here on Tuesday
Skipper Younis Khan smashed his maiden triple hundred to steer Pakistan to safety with a stunning display of grit and application as the first Test against Sri Lanka headed for a tame draw here on Tuesday.
Relying on Younis' marathon unbeaten 306 knock, Pakistan not only avoided the ignominy of a follow-on but also ensured that they came out of the match unscathed as the hosts were just 70 runs behind Sri Lanka's mammoth first innings total of 644 for seven at the end of the fourth day.
Younis Khan, the newly appointed captain, batted through for the second consecutive day, having occupied the crease for 795 minutes. His knock contained 27 boundaries and four sixes.
Younis reached the milestone via a risky shot when he reverse swept off-spinner Muttiah Muralithran towards third man and ran three along with stumper Kamran Akmal who remained unbeaten on 27 at close of play. The skipper kissed the pitch after the historic moment, which was created before a sparse crowd including some school students.
Only two Pakistani cricketers have scored a triple century till date with the last one being former captain Inzamam-ul Haq, who made 329 against New Zealand at Lahore in 2002. Hanif Mohammed was first Pakistani to reach the magic figure when he scored 337 against the West Indies way back in 1958 at Bridgetown.
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