Pakistan's Abid Ali first to score Test and ODI hundreds on debut

Abid Ali's feat came on the fifth and final day at Rawalpindi stadium and follows his 112 against Australia in Dubai on his One-Day International debut in March this year.

Published : Dec 15, 2019 17:08 IST , Rawalpindi

FILE PHOTO: On 95, Abid Ali hit paceman Vishwa Fernando for a boundary and then drove him through cover for two to complete his hundred, raising his hands in jubilation before bowing down on the ground.
FILE PHOTO: On 95, Abid Ali hit paceman Vishwa Fernando for a boundary and then drove him through cover for two to complete his hundred, raising his hands in jubilation before bowing down on the ground.
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FILE PHOTO: On 95, Abid Ali hit paceman Vishwa Fernando for a boundary and then drove him through cover for two to complete his hundred, raising his hands in jubilation before bowing down on the ground.

Pakistan opener Abid Ali became the first batsman to score hundreds on both Test and One-Day International debuts when he struck a ton against Sri Lanka in Rawalpindi on Sunday.

On 95, the 32-year-old hit paceman Vishwa Fernando for a boundary and then drove him through cover for two to complete his hundred, raising his hands in jubilation before bowing down on the ground.

His feat came on the fifth and final day at Rawalpindi stadium and follows his 112 against Australia in Dubai on his One-Day International debut in March this year.

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Abid is one of 15 batsmen to score a hundred on an ODI debut since the inception of limited over cricket in January 1971, but none of the others also had a Test debut century. Test cricket started in 1876.

Abid is the 11th Pakistani batsmen to score a century on Test debut.

Abid's feat spiced up the historic Test, the first in Pakistan since the 2009 attacks on the Sri Lankan team bus left international cricket suspended in the country.

The match ended in a draw after bad weather hit all previous four days.

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