After a decade, the first Test held in Pakistan ended in a draw. Rain turned out to be 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! 🖋#PakvSL pic.twitter.com/XXSdfQKad2
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 15, 2019
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 claim such record. She played for a period between 1968 and 1979.
💯 on ODI debut ✅
💯 on Test debut ✅Well done @AbidAli_Real 👏👏👏#PAKvSL pic.twitter.com/aTblVb7wZa
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 15, 2019
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 @babarazam258 👏👏👏#PAKvSL https://t.co/6Qop7H7YKA pic.twitter.com/hCWq9MroMi
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) December 15, 2019
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. Dhananjaya de Silva completed his 6th Test century, and he also remained unbeaten on 102.
Dhananjaya de Silva register his 6th Test hundred. SL 307/6 (96.2 ov) #PAKvSL pic.twitter.com/L7OZlft7HZ
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) December 15, 2019
The teams will hope for better luck with the weather when they play the second and final Test in Karachi, starting on 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! #Cricket #PAKvSL
— Daniel Alexander (@daniel86cricket) December 15, 2019
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) December 15, 2019
Congratulations @AbidAli_Real for the one of a kind world record.
Only player in the history of the game to have scored a century on ODI debut as well as Test Cricket debut. Proud moment for the country. pic.twitter.com/bCfP2YCoSG— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) December 15, 2019
So many things to be happy about today! On one hand it’s @AbidAli_Real @babarazam258 , a world record and centuries. On the other hand it’s the wonderful reception at our home ground in Pindi. Congratulations everyone!
— Wahab Riaz (@WahabViki) December 15, 2019
Big thanks to Rawalpindi for coming in numbers to support our first test at home.. you guys were awesome…. love you all… @TheRealPCB
— Azhar Ali (@AzharAli_) December 15, 2019
Fantastic achievement Abid Ali 👏👏👏𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬!! Hundred on debut in Tests as well as ODI’s .. never done before #pakvsl
— Russel Arnold (@RusselArnold69) December 15, 2019
