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Saqib Khan Strikes Twice on Debut as Pakistan Dominate Sri Lanka on Day Two

Pakistan declared their first innings at 434/9 on Day 2 of the first Test against Sri Lanka at Rawalpindi on November 10, 2026.
Saud Shakeel top-scored with 93 from 199 balls, while Arafat Minhas scored 52 and Ghazi Ghori made 48.
Test debutant Saqib Khan took 2/54, dismissing Dinesh Chandimal for one and Lahiru Udara for 42.
Mohammad Abbas took the other wicket to fall on Day 2, removing Pasindu Sooriyabandara for a duck.
Sri Lanka reached 114/3 in 27.1 overs at stumps, trailing Pakistan by 320 runs in the first innings.

Babar Azam Matches Misbah-ul-Haq’s Record with 70th Fifty-Plus Score as Pakistan Captain

Babar Azam scored 50 off 58 balls on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi on November 9, 2026.
The half-century was Babar's 70th fifty-plus score as Pakistan captain across international formats, equalling Misbah-ul-Haq's national record.
Babar reached 70 fifty-plus scores in 164 innings across 153 matches as captain, while Misbah took 189 innings across 151 matches.
Babar struck seven boundaries before Sri Lanka left-arm seamer Dilshan Madushanka dismissed him after lunch, with Kusal Mendis taking the catch.
The innings was Babar's 144th fifty-plus score in international cricket across all formats.

Pakistan Add Aamir Jamal and Three Uncapped Players to Test Squad for Sri Lanka Series

Pakistan added Aamir Jamal, Ali Shabbir, Saqib Khan and Muhammad Tayyab Arif to their Test squad for the Sri Lanka series on November 7, 2026.
The revised Pakistan squad has 16 players, with Babar Azam continuing as captain.
Ali Shabbir, Saqib Khan and Muhammad Tayyab Arif have earned maiden international call-ups.
Ali Usman and Abdullah Fazal have been released from the original 14-member squad.
The first Test begins in Rawalpindi on November 9, with the second Test scheduled in Lahore from November 17 to 21.

Did you know? Facts about Arafat Minhas

Saqib Khan's two wickets on debut included the dismissals of Dinesh Chandimal and Lahiru Udara in the same innings. Read the story →
Saud Shakeel's 93 came from 199 balls and included nine boundaries; he missed a century by seven runs. Read the story →
Pakistan's four debutants in the Test included Tayyab Arif, Mohammad Taha, Arafat Minhas and Saqib Khan. Read the story →
Babar matched Misbah's 70 fifty-plus scores in 25 fewer innings, according to the published statistical comparison. Read the story →
Babar's 50 against Sri Lanka was his 144th fifty-plus score in international cricket across all three formats. Read the story →
Ricky Ponting leads the all-time list of international captaincy fifty-plus scores with 129, ahead of Graeme Smith's 110 and Virat Kohli's 99. Read the story →
Aamir Jamal has represented Pakistan in nine Tests, three ODIs and six T20Is. Read the story →
Muhammad Tayyab Arif scored 727 runs in seven first-class matches at an average of 66.09, including three centuries, according to the PCB/ICC squad update. Read the story →
Ali Shabbir took 22 wickets in eight first-class matches, while Saqib Khan claimed 47 wickets in the 2025-26 Quaid-e-Azam Trophy at an average of 20.60. Read the story →
Jamal’s performance in the President’s Trophy final included both a seven-wicket haul and a half-century, helping Markhor IT Solutions win the title. Read the story →

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Saqib Khan Strikes Twice on Debut as Pakistan Dominate Sri Lanka on Day Two

Debutant Saqib Khan claimed two wickets as Sri Lanka reached 114/3 at stumps on Day 2 of the first Test in Rawalpindi, still trailing Pakistan by 320 runs. Pakistan had declared at 434/9, built around Saud Shakeel's 93 and half-centuries from Arafat Minhas and other debutants.

Babar Azam Matches Misbah-ul-Haq’s Record with 70th Fifty-Plus Score as Pakistan Captain

Babar Azam scored 50 off 58 balls against Sri Lanka in the first Rawalpindi Test to equal Misbah-ul-Haq's record of 70 fifty-plus scores as Pakistan captain across formats. He reached the mark in 25 fewer innings than Misbah.

Pakistan Add Aamir Jamal and Three Uncapped Players to Test Squad for Sri Lanka Series

Pakistan have expanded their Test squad to 16 for the two-match World Test Championship series against Sri Lanka, adding Aamir Jamal, Ali Shabbir, Saqib Khan and Muhammad Tayyab Arif. The three uncapped players earn maiden international call-ups, while Ali Usman and Abdullah Fazal have been released

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