Three Pakistan Debutants Score Half-Centuries in Rawalpindi Test Against Sri Lanka

RAWALPINDI: Pakistan’s debutants have set a record in the first innings of the first Test against Sri Lanka.

Three Pakistani players who made their debuts in the first innings of the Test at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium each scored half-centuries, creating a new landmark. The three players are Tayyab Arif, Mohammad Taha and Arafat Minhas.

Tayyab Arif scored 57 runs off 51 balls, including 9 fours and 1 six.

Mohammad Taha scored 51 runs off 105 balls, with 5 fours, while Arafat Minhas scored 52 runs off 72 balls, including 9 fours and 1 six.

With this performance, the national side has become only the second team in Test cricket where three debutants have scored half-centuries in the same innings.

The previous instance came in 1992, when Zimbabwe achieved this feat in their first Test match against India. Three Zimbabwean debutants scored half-centuries in that match. Andy Flower scored 59, Grant Flower 82, and Dave Houghton 121.