Highest fifth-wicket partnerships for Pakistan in Tests

By Our Correspondent
August 23, 2024
Pakistan´s Mohammad Rizwan (R) and Saud Shakeel run between the wickets during the second day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on August 22, 2024. — AFP
Pakistan´s Mohammad Rizwan (R) and Saud Shakeel run between the wickets during the second day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium in Rawalpindi on August 22, 2024. — AFP

LAHORE: Pakistan’s middle order came to the rescue in the first Test against Bangladesh, with Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel stitching together a mammoth 240-run partnership for the fifth wicket.

This stand not only saved the team from a precarious position but also became the highest fifth-wicket partnership for Pakistan. Both batsmen scored centuries, with Shakeel making a well-compiled 141 and Rizwan remaining unbeaten on a well-paced 171.

Five highest fifth-wicket partnerships for Pakistan

1. Asif Iqbal and Javed Miandad - 281 vs New Zealand, 1976

2. Asad Shafiq and Younis Khan - 259 vs Bangladesh, 2011

3. Inzamam-ul-Haq and Saleem Malik - 258 vs New Zealand, 1994

4. Asad Shafiq and Shoaib Malik - 248 vs England, 2015

5. Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan - 240 vs Bangladesh, 2024.