
Pakistan vs Sri Lanka 1st Test drawn as Saud Shakeel falls for 97
Shakeel's 97 after his first-innings 93 saved Pakistan on the last day in Rawalpindi. Saqib Khan was player of the match; the second Test starts 17 November.
All 6 Digital Akhbaar stories on Rawalpindi Test, newest first, last updated 14 November 2026.

Debutant Saqib Khan took 7-130 as Sri Lanka lost six wickets for 42 on day 4 in Rawalpindi. Pakistan closed on 57-1, leading by 45 going into the last day.

Dhananjaya de Silva (167*) and Kusal Mendis (117*) added an unbroken 249 as Pakistan took one wicket all day. Where the Rawalpindi Test stands now.

Saud Shakeel fell for 93 and debutant Arafat Minhas hit 52 before Babar Azam declared on 434-9. Then Sri Lanka lost two early wickets in Rawalpindi.

Two debutants and Babar Azam hit fifties as Pakistan reached 281-5 on day one in Rawalpindi before bad light. Saud Shakeel is 57 not out. What comes next.

The PCB has added Aamir Jamal and three uncapped players and released Abdullah Fazal and Ali Usman a day before the Rawalpindi Test against Sri Lanka.
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