Published: Jul 06, 2015, 05:55 PM (IST)
Edited: Jul 06, 2015, 06:10 PM (IST)
Younis Khan scores his 30th Test ton and his fifth in the second innings that makes him the first player in the world to do so. Younis came in at a time when Pakistan had lost two quick wickets and has put on 200-plus partnership with Shan Masood, who scored his maiden Test ton just moments before.
Pakistan were set a stiff target of 377 by Sri Lanka earlier. Pakistan id not make a good start to their run-chase as they lost Ahmed Shehzad for a duck and Azhar Ali for just five. Younis and Masood have played calmly since then and are on the cusp of leading Pakistan to a historic win. Younis has been an excellent player for Pakistan and after a poor run of form, he and his teammates will be delighted with the fact that he is back in form.
| Player | Span | M | I | R | HS | Ave | 50s | 100s |
| Younis Khan | 2000-2015 | 39 | 33 | 1262 | 131* | 57.36 | 5 | 5 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 1971-1987 | 34 | 33 | 1398 | 221 | 58.25 | 4 | 8 |
| Ricky Ponting | 1995-2012 | 56 | 43 | 1462 | 156 | 50.41 | 4 | 6 |
| Ramnaresh Sarwan | 2000-2011 | 39 | 36 | 1241 | 128 | 37.6 | 4 | 4 |
| Graeme Smith | 2002-2014 | 42 | 41 | 1611 | 154* | 51.96 | 4 | 9 |
Pakistan had put Sri Lanka into bat on Day One and the hosts made 278 in their first innings and Pakistan replied with 213, conceding a lead of 63 runs in the process. Tee series is level at 1-1, with the winner of this match clinching the series 2-1.
