Karachi: Younis Khan scores his maiden triple century on a dead pitch on 4th day of 1st test match in Karachi. He thanked god and smiled gracefully after his ton. Pakistan is on 574 runs having 5 wickets in hand. Kamran Akmal (27 runs) is playing at the other end.
Younis Khan took advantage of a flat pitch at the National Stadium to become only the third Pakistan batsman to score a triple hundred, steering his side out of trouble in the first Test against Sri Lanka on Tuesday.
Younis ended the day on 306 not out as Pakistan reached 574 for five on the fourth day in reply to Sri Lanka's first innings total of 644 for seven declared.
The Pakistan captain's marathon innings has so far spanned 731 minutes, 545 balls and included 27 fours and four sixes.
Younis and his Sri Lankan counterpart Mahela Jayawardene, who scored 240, also set a new benchmark as it was the first time rival captains had scored double hundreds in the same test.
Brief Score: Pakistan 574/5 (Younis 306*, Faisal 57) trail Sri Lanka 644/7 dec by 70-runs