Saud Shakeel made unwanted history by getting out in the nineties in both innings of the Rawalpindi Test. He is the first Pakistani batsman to be dismissed in the nineties twice in the same match.
14 November 2026, 2:03 AM
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Getting out in the nineties twice in a single Test — call it bad luck or something else. Whatever it is, Pakistan's left-handed batsman Saud Shakeel has etched his name into the record books by being dismissed in the nervous nineties in both innings of the same Test.
He is the first batsman in Pakistan's Test history to achieve this unwanted feat. In the history of Test cricket, this has happened only six times.
The match in which Shakeel made this unfortunate history ended in a draw. Pakistan managed to salvage a draw in the first Test at Rawalpindi largely due to Shakeel's batting.
On the final day of the Test today, when Shakeel was dismissed for 97, Pakistan's hopes of saving the match seemed to fade. Earlier, he had been dismissed for 93 in the first innings.
Match Context
In the Rawalpindi Test, Pakistan batted first and built a competitive total on the back of Shakeel's 93-run knock. In the second innings, when the team was under pressure, Shakeel remained the pillar of hope. But when he was dismissed for 97, doubts emerged over which way the match would tilt.
A Rare Record
In the 140-year history of Test cricket, a batsman has been dismissed in the nineties in both innings of the same match only six times. Saud Shakeel is now the first Pakistani to suffer this misfortune. Before him, a few batsmen from Australia, England and other countries were on this list.
Pakistan Settle for Draw
In the end, the match ended in a draw. Shakeel's fighting knocks in both innings earned Pakistan this result. However, on both occasions — 93 and 97 — he had to walk back after coming agonizingly close to a century. This twin misfortune will now remain a curious chapter in Pakistan's cricket history.
