Saqlain Mushtaq 101 off 291 Balls 430 Balls 11 Fours 1 Six vs New Zealand 2001 2nd Test Match in Christchurch

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In this video, relive a rare and unforgettable chapter of Test cricket history. Saqlain Mushtaq, Pakistan’s spin wizard, stunned everyone at Christchurch in 2001 by scoring his maiden Test century. Known primarily for his magical doosras, Saqlain displayed remarkable grit with the bat, compiling 101 runs off 291 balls in 430 minutes, including 11 boundaries and a six.  While the flat Jade Stadium pitch denied him success with the ball, his batting stole the spotlight. Pakistan gained a 95-run lead, but more importantly, cricket fans witnessed a bowler transform into an unlikely batting hero.  This is the story of resilience, patience, and a century that no one expected.  🔖 Hashtags  #SaqlainMushtaq #PakistanCricket #TestCricket #NZvsPAK #CricketHistory #ChristchurchTest #MaidenCentury #ClassicInnings

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00:00Saklain Mushtaq arrived in New Zealand with the reputation of a world-class off-spinner.

00:05What he left with, however, was a memory that few could have imagined.

00:10A mediante century carved out in the most disciplined manner at Christ Church in 2001.

00:16This was no worldwide combo, no accident flourished from the tail.

00:20It was a Craftman inning.

00:21Saklain Mushtaq faced 291 balls across more than 7 hours, compiling 101 runs with 11 fours

00:29and a single six.

00:31Every stroke was measured, every leaf deliberate as he stood firm against New Zealand attack.

00:36For a man better known for the Doosra than the drive, it was a performance that stunned

00:41and inspired in equal measure.

00:43Let's enjoy Saklain Mushtaq's century.

01:13Well, Saklain Mushtaq's not mucking around, he bounces into the boundary there, and you've

01:26got to look at the bounce over the ball.

01:31Well, it's more of a tennis menu than the MCC coaching book, coming through his follow-through.

01:41Well, I think that Saklain has shown us, Martin, that he is really a batter.

01:54Saklain, just clearing point, might just get to the boundary.

01:59If he simply pulls it in.

02:03So, Saklain Mushtaq having a bit of fun here at the...

02:07Just over, but on this time, Saklain Mushtaq trying to pick up some...

02:11...almost baseball style, when he sees it's short, and as long as he gets it up and over the

02:18field, it's very south.

02:20We've got a lot of ones that are missing in Saklain.

02:24Currently 56.

02:25He's trying to begin, but this one's filler.

02:39We just get the signal.

02:41He's gone again, he's gone home.

02:43He's speeded over the Bucklepool region.

02:46So, they still have to be moving to four.

02:50There's sorts of quick runs in the fields now.

03:05The answer we've got in the year.

03:07I think it's going to clean it off.

03:09It's not going to run very far, but moving back on the field.

03:19No, it's not pretty.

03:21I think it's really, really effective for Saklain.

03:26Yeah!

03:28Here's one of them.

03:30Skater Street.

03:34Yeah!

03:36Mix up, mix up.

03:37Saki's safe.

03:38Oh, boy.

03:39Oh, boy.

03:40Can you believe it?

03:41Get out there and run there for him.

03:43Oh!

03:44No!

03:45Oh, good catch, yes.

03:46I was going to say, it looked as though there was very little reaction from the New Zealanders.

04:04Here, for Adam Ferrari.

04:06He said before it would have done on another day, take the glove and go straight through

04:09to him.

04:10And that's exactly what has happened.

04:11He's got to time the jump to perfection and he does.

04:14Unis goes for 12.

04:15569 for eight.

04:17Dean.

04:18Last ball of the toughie over.

04:21Good judgement there.

04:23Well, I think it's almost behind his head, as well as above it.

04:27I think he has to almost go back, yes he does, to get it.

04:30All of a sudden, you see the eyes just close and it's a claim.

04:35Although, a little smile there.

04:36He can see on the screen that his wife is looking on.

04:40May help him relax, it may not.

04:42Yeah, he's waiting.

04:43There it goes!

04:44Run, Saki, run!

04:45He's done it!

04:46And what a celebration!

04:49It's a claim for the very first time in Test cricket.

05:17Fantastic!

05:18Just fantastic!

05:19It's the end of…

05:20Pakistan have declared and Saklane Moustak has had his moment.

05:46His plan for the day was bold, reached three figures, then let the Jade Stadium surface

06:03surrender to his off-spin, guiding Pakistan to a series-clenching victory.

06:07The century came hard-earned, celebrated and richly deserved, but the pitch betrayed him,

06:13flat and lifeless, offering no turn, no bite, no drama.

06:17The game inevitably drifted to a draw.

06:20Still, the tale belonged to Saklane Moustak, with two-runs camper to bring up his hundred.

06:25He lifted his back to the applause of teammates and spectators who knew they were witnessing

06:30something rare.

06:31Pakistan stretched their lead to 95 runs, but the real gain was far greater than the transformation

06:37of a baller into an unlikely batting hero.

06:40In the grand theatre of Test cricket, where patience often outshines flair, Saklane Moustak-Sanchez

06:46stood as a proof that even a baller on his day can script the most unexpected of epics.

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06:55Thank you very much.

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