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Younis plunders triple ton to frustrate Lanka

Reuters

Posted: Feb 24, 2009 at 1830 hrs IST

Karachi: 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.

Younis reached his triple ton after reverse sweeping Muttiah Muralitharan and running three runs.

In an impressive display of endurance and concentration, Younis bowed his head after reaching the landmark while the small crowd gathered at the stadium gave him a standing ovation.

The blistering knock by Younis, who also became the sixth Pakistani to reach 5,000 runs in Test cricket, ended any hopes Sri Lanka had of winning the match.

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crticket
by asif on 2009-02-25 09:43:58.375991+05:30
congratulaion to Yunas khan
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WELL DONE YOUNIS
by KUMAR on 2009-02-25 09:13:58.77211+05:30
Younis Khan lead by example he played the best knock of his life he should score more than 400 runs and become the highest scorer in tests he deserves that landmark for his dedicated game that he played yesterday against Sri Lanka Well done Younis keep going All the Best you can achieve God bless you.
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It is a good reply
by Dr.G.Srinivasan on 2009-02-25 05:23:04.266751+05:30
I congratulate him on this occasion
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Pak-srilanka match
by bibio on 2009-02-24 22:30:36.749483+05:30
MAJESTIC
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