Saud Shakeel became the fifth batter in Test history to score two 90s in the same match as Pakistan recovered to draw the first Test against Sri Lanka, which was disrupted by bad weather and poor light in Rawalpindi.

Saud followed his first-innings 93 with 97 in the second innings, joining Clem Hill (Australia, 1912), Frank Woolley (England, 1921), Gordon Greenidge (West Indies, 1977 and 1980) and Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka, 2009) in achieving the rare feat. His innings helped Pakistan recover from 125 for five to 284 for eight before the teams shook hands in the final session.

By then, Pakistan had built a 272-run lead, which had looked unlikely after they lost overnight batters Azan Awais and Mohammad Taha in the first five balls of the day. Babar Azam and Salman Ali Agha then fell as Sri Lanka captain Kusal Mendis’ tactical decisions put Pakistan under further pressure at 125 for five.

Saud was bowled by Lahiru Kumara after facing 210 balls and hitting seven fours. In the first innings, he had been dismissed for 93 by Asitha Fernando. This was the fourth time Saud had been dismissed in the nervous 90s, following previous instances against England in Multan and at Lord’s.

Saud added 92 runs for the sixth wicket with wicketkeeper Mohammad Ghazi Ghori, who scored 35. He then shared another 44-run partnership for the seventh wicket with Arafat Minhas (16).

Babar struck six boundaries before being caught at short fine leg for 34, extending his wait for a Test century to 42 innings. Salman Ali Agha fell in similar fashion as Pakistan went to lunch at 151 for five after resuming the day at 57 for one.

Only 63.3 overs were possible on the final day, with the match losing approximately 143 overs due to weather and poor light. Despite the interruptions, both sides had opportunities to push for a result but were unable to capitalise.

For Sri Lanka, Milan Rathnayaka took three for 47, while Asitha Fernando and Lahiru Kumara claimed two wickets apiece, for 35 and 65 runs, respectively.

The second Test will begin at the same venue on Tuesday, 17 November.

Scores in brief (day five of five)

Pakistan 434-9 dec., 106.3 overs (Saud Shakeel 93, Mohammad Tayyab Arif 57, Arafat Minhas 52, Mohammad Taha 51, Babar Azam 50, Mohammad Ghazi Ghori 48, Azan Awais 30; Asitha Fernando 3-107, Dilshan Madushanka 3-108) and (overnight 57-1, 21.2 overs) 284-8, 84.5 overs (Saud Shakeel 97, Mohammad Ghazi Ghori 35, Babar Azam 34, Mohammad Taha 24, Azan Awais 22; Milan Rathnayaka 3-47, Asitha Fernando 2-35, Lahiru Kumara 2-65)

Sri Lanka 446 all-out, 117.2 overs (Dhananjaya De Silva 167, Kusal Mendis 119, Kamindu Mendis 58, Lahiru Udara 42; Saqib Khan 7-130, Mohammad Abbas 2-68)

Player of the Match – Saqib Khan (Pakistan)

Second Test – Tuesday, 17 November, Rawalpindi