Karachi: Younis Khan and Kamran Akmal have resumed batting on the final day of the opening Test match against Sri Lanka here on Wednesday.
The match is dead, so is the pitch. But all eyes on Younis Khan who is 95 runs away from surpassing Brian Lara.
Quite a few landmarks were achieved on Tuesday, though the record for the best individual score - if Younis gets it Wednesday - will be the most significant of them all. Younis' unbeaten 306 currently ranks 21st in the list of highest Test scores.
Younis smashed his maiden triple hundred to steer Pakistan to safety with a stunning display of grit and application as the Test headed for a tame draw. Relying on Younis's 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.
Younus, 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.
Younus reached the triple century milestone via a risky shot when he reverse sweeped 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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