After a decade, the first Test held in Pakistan ended in a draw. Rain turned out ꦺto b🐟e the main villain as only 167 overs were bowled in a match. However, there were moments that the home crowd could cherish as both Abid Ali and Babar Azam scored centuries.
Name on the 💯 board! 🖋
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB)
Ali was playing his first Test match, and after scoring the hundred, he ventured into record books as he became the only male cricketer in cricket history to score a ton on both his ODI and Test debut. Former England’s women player Enid Bakewell was the first cricketer to clai🌟m such record. She played for a period between 1968 and 1979.
💯 on ODI debut ✅
💯 on Test debut ✅Well done 👏👏👏
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB)
Before this, Ali scored a century on his ODI debut against Australia in Dubai. Babar Azam also reached three figures with a🤪 punch through the covers. This was Azam’s third ton after his knocks of 104 and 97 in Australia.
100 for 👏👏👏
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB)
Both Ali and Azam remained unbeaten on 109 and 102, respectively, as hosts reached 252🧸/2 when the stumps were drawn. Earlier, Sri Lanka declared on 308/6. Dhananj꧙aya de Silva completed his 6th Test century, and he also remained unbeaten on 102.
Dhananjaya de Silva register hi♈s 6th Test hundred. SL 307/6 (96.2 ov)
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC)
The teams will hope for better lu🎃ck with the weather when they play the second and final Test in Karachi, starting onᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚ Thursday (December 19).
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Dhananjaya de Silva's solid century when Sri Lanka in trouble, Abid Ali's world record, Babar Azam world class and Sri Lanka become the first visiting team to play all 3 International formats in Pakistan since 2009. Match drawn but Cricket won!
— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket)
Abid Ali’s success story serves as evidence to all those first class cricketers, who are toiling for years to get a look in, that if you work hard and not look for short cuts there could be a 💯 waiting for you too on test debut! Love💖 the guy for his patience and resilience.👏👏
— Ramiz Raja (@iramizraja)
Congratulations for the one of a kind world record.
Only player in the history of the game to have scored a century onꦡ ODI debut as well as Test Cricket debut. Proud moment for the c🌜ountry.— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph)
So many things to be happy about today! On one hand it’s , a world ꧅record and centuries. On the other hand it’s the wonderful reception a⛎t our home ground in Pindi. Congratulations everyone!
— Wahab Riaz (@WahabViki)
Big thanks to Rawalpindi for coming in numbers to support our first test at home.. you guys were awesome…. love you all…
— Azhar Ali (@AzharAli_)
Fantastic achievement Abid Ali 👏👏👏�🐓�𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬!! Hundred on debut in Tests as well as ODI’s .. never done before
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69)
