{
  "id": 19483708,
  "title": "Pakistani Debutants Equal 34-Year-Old Test Record",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/pakistani-debutants-equal-34-year-old-test-record",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T10:01:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ProPakistani",
    "slug": "propakistani",
    "url": "https://propakistani.pk/2026/11/11/pakistani-debutants-equal-34-year-old-test-record/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pakistan’s Tayyab Arif, Mohammad Taha and Arafat Minhas joined an elite group of players by scoring half-centuries on their Test debut during the first match of a two-Test series against Sri Lanka. The trio matched a 34-year-old record set by Zimbabwe against India in 1992, becoming only the second set of players in Test history to accomplish this feat in the same innings. Tayyab, who was among four players added to Pakistan’s initial squad, opened the innings with Azan Awais on Monday. The right-handed batsman scored 57 runs off just 51 balls, including nine fours and a six. Mohammad Taha followed with a steady 51 off 105 deliveries, and Arafat Minhas completed the historic feat with 52 runs off 72 balls. The previous occurrence of three debutants scoring half-centuries in a single Test innings happened in 1992, when Zimbabwe's Dave Houghton, Grant Flower and Andy Flower achieved the feat against India.",
  "summary": "Pakistan’s Tayyab Arif, Mohammad Taha and Arafat Minhas equaled a 34-year-old Test record after all three scored half-centuries on debut … Read More The post Pakistani Debutants Equal 34-Year-Old Test Record appeared first on ProPakistani .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}