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Saud Shakeel sets a new world record in Test Cricket history

Pakistani batter Saud Shakeel has set a new world record in Test Cricket history!

On Wednesday, the Left-handed batter scored another fifty in the second Sri Lanka Test played at Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, and become the first-ever batter in the history of Test cricket to score a half-century in each of the first seven matches to start the career.

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.

Pakistan batter Saud Shakeel also scored a brilliant double hundred against Sri Lanka in the first Test on Tuesday (July 18).

He is also only the second Pakistan batter to hit a double century in his first Test match away from home.

The 27-year-old has been a prolific performer in the domestic circuit and has scored runs across all formats.
Saud Shakeel made his ODI debut in 2021 against England and made his Test debut last year against the same opposition.

 

 

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