[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″]After bowling out Sri Lanka in two sessions on day one of the second Test in Colombo, Pakistan batter came out with all guns blazing, marking a significant milestone in their Test history.
Pakistan raced to 100 runs in 16.4 balls, the fastest team hundred in a Test match in the twenty-first century.
100 off 100 balls (16.4 overs) – this is Pakistan's fastest team hundred in first innings in Tests in 21st century. Might possibly be the fastest in their history (data not available of some old Tests). #SLvPak
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) July 24, 2023
Despite losing Imam ul Haq when the team score was 13, Abdullah Shafique and Shan Masood kept the run rate over six.
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Shafique completed his fifty in just 49 balls, while Shan Masood continued to score at a strike rate of more than 100. Masood got his fifty in 44 balls.
Shan and Shafique achieved their century partnership, their first in Test cricket, in just 103 balls.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
