Younis Khan, Akmal Resume Pakistan innings: Karachi Test
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 11:15 am
KARACHI: Younis Khan with 306 not out and Wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal 27, resumed Pakistan innings on the fifth and final day of the Karachi Test at the National Stadium against Sri Lanka.
Younis took advantage of a flat pitch to become only the third Pakistan batsman to score a triple hundred, steering his side out of trouble in the first test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
Younis ended the day on 306 not out as Pakistan reached 574 for five on the fourth day in reply to Sri Lanka’s first innings total of 644 for seven declared.
With the test heading for a draw, Younis will have West Indian great Brian Lara’s test record of 400 in sight on the final day of the match.
The Pakistan captain’s marathon innings has so far spanned 731 minutes, 545 balls and included 27 fours and four sixes.
He followed Hanif Mohammad (337) and Inzamam-ul-Haq (329) into the 300-run Pakistan club.
Younis and his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahela Jayawardene, who scored 240, also set a new benchmark as it was the first time rival captains had scored double hundreds in the same test.
In an impressive display of endurance and concentration, Younis bowed his head after reaching the landmark while the small crowd gathered at the stadium gave him a standing ovation.
The blistering knock by Younis, who also became the sixth Pakistani to reach 5,000 runs in test cricket, ended any hopes Sri Lanka had of winning the match.
On a frustrating day for the visitors, Sri Lanka picked up only two wickets on Tuesday. Overnight batsman Misbah-ul-Haq fell leg before to Dilhara Fernando for 42 and Faisal Iqbal (57) was also trapped lbw by Jayawardene.
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