Test cricket returned to Pakistan after 10 years this past week. The country hosted Sri Lanka, the first team to tour for a Test series since 2009.?
The match ended in a dour draw as rain played spoilsport but it was Pakistan opener Abid Ali who had a game to remember.?Abid, who scored a ton in his ODI debut against Australia at Dubai in March, scored a hundred on his Test debut.??
He remained unbeaten on 109, thus becoming the first player to score debut hundreds on ODI and Test debut. Former England women's player Enid Bakewell who played 12 Tests between 1968 and 1979 was the first cricketer (male/female) to start both their ODI and Test careers with a century.
Abid's feat is the first Test century on debut for a Pakistan batsman in 10 years with Umar Akmal being the last to hit a Test debut hundred.?
It wasn't the start Pakistan would have expected after Test cricket returned after a decade. The rain gods showed no mercy during the match, and it was frustrating for both fans and players.?
Earlier, Sri Lanka declared their first innings closed on 308 for six immediately after batsman Dhananjaya de Silva completed his sixth test century. In reply Pakistan made 252 for 2 and the game resulted in a draw.?
Babar?Azam also scored a hundred for the hosts as he finished 102 not out.?
The second Test takes place in Karachi from December 19.?