Saud Shakeel: The first match of the two-legged Test series will be played between Sri Lanka and Pakistan at the Galle Cricket Stadium. After making 312 runs on the first day, Sri Lanka bowled strongly on the second day and knocked off Pakistan’s five wickets for 101 runs, but after that Saud Shakeel became Pakistan’s troublemaker and once again took the team out of a difficult situation. .
Saud Shakeel is continually scoring runs for Pakistan in Test cricket. Fans call it Pakistan’s new running machine. So far in his Test career, Saud Shakeel has posted an average of over 81. In the ongoing Test against Sri Lanka, he came back unbeaten on 69 at the end of the second day’s game. Shakeel hit 6 fours in his 69-run inning. Early in the series against England it also rained runs off Shakeel’s bat.
Saud Shakeel has so far scored 649 runs in 6 matches for Pakistan at an average of 81.12. During this, a century and 6 half centuries have come out of his bat. The special thing is that Saud scored this run while playing in five or less.
Saud Shakeel has scored 50 or more in 7 of his first 11 Test innings
—Saj Sadiq (@SajSadiqCricket) July 17, 2023
Saud Shakeel and Agha Salman have made a splendid recovery 👌#WTC25 , #SLvPAK : https://t.co/qRhuecxfHM pic.twitter.com/cOLtWmUgI5
-ICC (@ICC) July 17, 2023
Saud Shakeel has great stats in Test Cricket so far. Average 78.75 🔥👏. #PAKvSL #PAKvsSL #SLvPAK #SLvsPAK pic.twitter.com/jeWHSwzd76
— Shaharyar Ejaz 🏏 (@SharyOfficial) July 17, 2023
With half the team out for 101 runs, Saud Shakeel and Agha Salman took the lead. Both insisted on scoring runs and scored around five runs per over. Together they shared a partnership of 120 runs off 148 balls. Shakeel hit 6 fours in his 69-run inning. At the same time, Salman hit 6 fours and a six in his 61-run inning. Prabhat Jayasuriya took the top three wickets for Sri Lanka.