The first match of the two-Test series between Pakistan and Bangladesh is being played in Rawalpindi. By the end of the third day of the match, Bangladesh has given a tough fight to the hosts and scored 316 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. The visiting team is now only 132 runs behind Pakistan’s score of 448 runs. This match now seems to be heading towards a draw as there are two and a half innings left in the remaining two days. Well, let’s talk about the record made by Pakistan’s vice-captain Saud Shakeel in this match.
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Saud Shakeel played an innings of 141 runs to take Pakistan to a huge score of 448 runs. With this innings, he equaled Pakistan’s 65-year-old record and also became a threat to the record of Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal.
Saud Shakeel completed his 1000 test runs in the 20th innings of the 11th test. With this, he has jointly become the batsman to score 1000 test runs for Pakistan. In 1959, Saeed Ahmed had achieved this feat in the same number of innings of the same match.
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With an innings of 141 runs, Saud Shakeel’s batting average has become 65.17, which is the second best among active cricketers who have played at least 10 innings. Indian opener Yashasvi Jaiswal tops this list with a batting average of 68.53.
Highest Test batting average of active players (minimum 10 Test innings)
| Player | Batting Average |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal (India) | 68.53 |
| Saud Shakeel (Pakistan) | 65.17 |
| Harry Brooke (England) | 59.75 |
| Steve Smith (Australia) | 56.97 |
| Kane Williamson (New Zealand) | 54.98 |
Apart from Saud Shakeel, wicketkeeper batsman Mohammad Rizwan also shone for Pakistan, who played an unbeaten innings of 171 runs. Rizwan was just 29 runs away from his first double century, but before that Babar Azam declared the innings. His decision was criticized a lot in the cricket world.