PAKISTAN WINS TEST SERIES AGAINST SRI LANKA – TOP PERFORMERS FOR PAKISTAN IN TEST SERIES AGAINST SRILANKA
PAKISTAN WINS TEST SERIES AGAINST SRI LANKA:
Pakistan was scheduled to play a test series in Srilanka which was a part of the World Test Championship, Pakistan comprehensively wins the two-match test series against Srilanka in Srilanka.
This was the first assignment of the Pakistan team in the next WTC Cycle and Pakistan completed a comprehensive win over Srilanka in the two test matches at GALLE, and at COLOMBO. Pakistan couldn’t win the series on their last tour which was drawn 1-1, but this time Pakistan played brilliantly, completed a white-wash, and won the series 2-0 against Srilanka.
Pakistani batters and bowlers performed exceptionally well on this tour of Srilanka which helped Pakistan to take control of the test matches. Some of the top performances from Pakistan on this tour are explained below:
TOP BATTERS FOR PAKISTAN IN PAK VS SL TEST SERIES:
Here is the list of the top three batters from the Pakistan team who scored the most runs for Pakistan in the test series against Srilanka. The details about the performers are as follows;
SAUD SHAKEEL:
Saud Shakeel as we all know had a great start to his international test career, scoring tons of runs at home, and continues to perform the same on his first away tour as well.
The left-hander Pakistani batsman, Saud Shakeel ended as the highest runs scorer of the series. He batted in three innings and scored a collective 295 runs, with a whopping average of around 150. Saud Shakeel scored his maiden double-century in the first test match of the tour and scored a fifty in the second test match of the series.
- HE IS THE FIRST BATSMAN IN THE HISTORY OF TEST CRICKET WHO HAS SCORED 50+ SCORE IN EACH OF HIS FIRST 7 TEST MATCHES.
| MATCHES | INNINGS | RUNS | AVERAGE | S.R | 100S | 50S |
| 2 | 3 | 295 | 147.5 | 57.9 | 1 | 1 |
ABDULLAH SHAFIQUE:
Abdullah Shafique once again shows the world his talent, batted with great calm and composure in the second test match, and scored his maiden double-century against Srilanka.
The young Pakistani batter scored a total of 228 runs in the three innings he batted in the series, at a good average of around 76.
- HE BECAME THE FIRST OPENER FROM PAKISTAN TO SCORE A TEST DOUBLE-CENTURY AGAINST SRILANKA IN SRILANKA.
- HE IS NOW ALSO THE SEVENTH PAKISTANI OPENER TO SCORE A DOUBLE-CENTURY IN TEST CRICKET AWAY FROM HOME.
| MATCHES | INNINGS | RUNS | AVERAGE | S.R | 100S | 50S |
| 2 | 3 | 228 | 76 | 61.2 | 1 | 0 |
AGHA SALMAN:
Salman Ali Agha also played some quite impressive knocks on this tour to Srilanka, he ended as the third-highest runs scorer for the Pakistan team in this two-match test series, away from home against Srilanka.
Agha also batted in three innings and scored a total of 221 runs, along with one century and one fifty in three innings. He was only dismissed once in the whole series and that’s why he averages a whopping 221 in this test series against Srilanka.
| MATCHES | INNINGS | RUNS | AVERAGE | S.R | 100S | 50S |
| 2 | 3 | 221 | 221 | 82.4 | 1 | 1 |
TOP BOWLERS FOR PAKISTAN IN PAK VS SL TEST SERIES:
Here is the list of the top three bowlers who performed brilliantly with the bowl, and these are the bowlers and their hard work on those pitches, who helped Pakistan to win the test matches in Srilanka. The details about the performers are as follows;
NAUMAN ALI:
Nauman Ali, the left-arm Pakistani spinner ended as the joint-highest wicket-taker of the test series. He bowled brilliantly in the second innings for Pakistan in both test matches, picked up 7 wickets and returned with his career best bowling figures in the second test against Srilanka.
He bowled in four innings and picked up a total of 10 wickets at an average of just 20 in the series for Pakistan, all these wickets came at very crucial time for Pakistan team which helped the team in winning the series 2-0 in Srilanka.
| MATCHES | INNINGS | WICKETS | BBM | AVERAGE | ECO | S.R |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | 7/80 | 20 | 3.1 | 38.4 |
ABRAR AHMED:
Abrar Ahmed, the right-arm young Pakistani spinner also ended as the joint-highest wicket-taker in the test series against Srilanka. He made his test debut in 2022 and was his first series away from home in which he again ended as the top wicket taker for Pakistan.
He bowled in four innings and picked up 10 wickets at an average of 23.9 in the two-match test series against Srilanka. Abrar Ahmed’s brilliant bowling also helped Pakistan to clinch the series comprehensively.
| MATCHES | INNINGS | WICKETS | BBM | AVERAGE | ECO | S.R |
| 2 | 4 | 10 | 6/136 | 23.9 | 2.7 | 51.7 |
NASEEM SHAH:
Naseem Shah was the start of the show on this Srilanka tour, even though he ended as the second highest wicket taker of the series but still the way he bowled was quite impressive. Naseem Shah was a complete package of pace, swing, reverse swing, and brilliant lines throughout the test match against Srilanka.
He bowled in four innings and picked up 9 wickets in the series at an average of 23, his 3-fer in the third innings of the second test match helped him to complete his 50 test wickets for Pakistan in international cricket as well.
| MATCHES | INNINGS | WICKETS | BBM | AVERAGE | ECO | S.R |
| 2 | 4 | 9 | 6/85 | 23 | 3.1 | 43.7 |
