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Pakistan have completely dominated Sri Lanka in the ongoing 2nd Test match at Colombo (SSC) as they have taken a huge lead of 397 runs after putting in a huge total of 563/5 in the first innings. Talking about Pakistan's innings Abdullah Shafique went on to score a classy double hundred (201) as an opener and along with him, he was well supported by fifties from Shan Masood (51) and Saud Shakeel (57) at the other end.
Before the end of the day's play to add more to Sri Lanka's woes, Agha Salman (132*) scored a brilliant unbeaten century as well. Among Sri Lankan bowlers Asitha Fernando picked 3 wickets and Prabath Jayasuriya picked 2 wickets to their name respectively in the bowling tally.
Numbers and Stats from SL vs PAK 2nd Test, Day3:
2 - Two batters Saud Shakeel and Abdullah Shafique have scored a double century in a single Test series.
Instances of two (or) more Pakistan batters scoring double-hundreds in the same Test series:
Zaheer Abbas, Mudassar Nazar and Javed Miandad vs IND in 1982/83 - Home
Qasim Umar and Javed Miandad vs SL in 1985 - Home
Inzamam-ul-Haq and Ijaz Ahmed vs SL in 1999 - Neutral
Saud Shakeel and Abdullah Shafique vs SL in 2023 - Away
3 - Abdullah Shafique becomes 3rd youngest Pakistan batsman to score a double hundred in Test cricket.
Youngest batsman to score a century for Pakistan in Test cricket:
Javed Miandad (19 yrs & 141 days) vs NZ in Karachi, 1976
Hanif Mohammad (23 yrs & 32 days) vs WI in Bridgetown, 1958
Abdullah Shafique (23 yrs & 248 days) vs SL in Colombo (SSC), 2023
Visiting batsman to score a double century in Tests on SL soil:
Brian Lara in Colombo (SSC), 2001
Stephen Fleming in Colombo (PSS), 2003
Virender Sehwag in Galle, 2008
Sachin Tendulkar in Colombo (SSC), 2010
Chris Gayle in Galle, 2010
Mushfiqur Rahim in Galle, 2013
Joe Root in Galle, 2021
Saud Shakeel in Galle, 2023
Abdullah Shafique in Colombo (SSC), 2023
6 - Babar Azam has been dismissed for the sixth time by Prabath Jayasuriya in Test cricket.
Bowlers to dismiss Babar Azam most times in Test cricket:
Josh Hazlewood - 6
Prabath Jayasuriya - 6
Nathan Lyon - 5
7 - Saud Shakeel became first-ever batsman in Test cricket to score fifty-plus runs in each of his first seven matches.
Saud Shakeel scores in Test cricket:
1st match - 37 & 76
2nd match - 63 & 94
3rd match - 23 & 53
4th match - 22 & 55*
5th match - 125* & 32
6th match - 208* & 30
7th match - 57
132 - Agha Salman recorded his highest score (132*) in Test cricket.
Agha Salman's century in Test cricket:
103 vs NZ in Karachi, 2022
132* vs SL in Colombo (SSC), 2023
563/5 - Pakistan have ended day-3 with a score of 563/5.
Highest total for Pakistan vs Sri Lanka in Tests:
765/6 (decl) in Karachi, 2009
600/8 (decl) in Galle, 2000
594 in Dhaka, 1999
563/5 in Colombo(SSC), 2023
555/3 in Faisalabad, 1985
