Mohammad Huraira joins elite list with double ton in Australia

Right-handed batter Mohammad Huraira on Saturday, joined an elite list of batters with his double century for Pakistan Shaheens against Bangladesh A in Darwin, Australia.

Huraira, who powered Shaheens to a mammoth total of 467/3 dec, became only the third Pakistan batter to score a First-Class double century in Australia, joining current Test captain Shan Masood and former batter Azhar Ali.

He also became only the ninth Asian batter to score a First-Class double ton in Australia, joining legendary batters like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Ravi Shastri.

Mohammad Huraira’s 218-run knock against Bangladesh marked his third 200-plus score in just 39 First-Class matches.

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Huraira, who powered Pakistan Shaheens to 375-2 at Stumps on Day 1, added 57 more runs to his unbeaten overnight total of 161 to bring up his third double-century.

The right-handed batter conceded 247 balls amid his magnificent knock and struck 27 boundaries including a six.

Pakistan Shaheens will play two four-day matches against Bangladesh ‘A’, followed by a tri-series with the Northern Territory side and Bangladesh in Darwin. They will also participate in the nine-team Top End T20 Series.

Notably, Pakistan’s red-ball head coach Jason Gillespie is serving as the Shaheens’ head coach in Darwin for the two four-day matches.

Pakistan Shaheens’ white-ball squad

Mohammad Haris (c), Abdul Faseeh, Arafat Minhas, Arif Yaqoob, Faisal Akram, Haseebullah (wicketkeeper/batter), Muhammad Irfan Khan, Jahandad Khan, Kashif Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Imran Jnr, Omair bin Yousuf, Sahibzada Farhan, Shahnawaz Dahani and Usman Khan

Player Support Personnel: Abdul Rehman (head coach), Mohammad Masroor (Assistant coach-cum-manager), Mohammad Asad (physiotherapist), Imranullah (trainer) and Usman Hashmi (analyst).

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