Abdulla Shafique of Pakistan scored 201 in the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC to provide the 46^th occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a double century in a test innings. It also provides the twelfth occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a double century in a test innings. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Imtiaz Ahmed	209	2	v New Zealand	Lahore	26 Oct 1955
2	Hanif Mohammad	337	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
3	Hanif Mohammad	203*	1	v New Zealand	Lahore	02 Apr 1965
4	Zaheer Abbas	274	1	v England	Birmingham	03 Jun 1971
5	Mushtaq Mohammad	201	1	v New Zealand	Dunedin	07 Feb 1973
6	Zaheer Abbas	240	1	v England	The Oval	22 Aug 1974
7	Javed Miandad	206	1	v New Zealand	Karachi	30 Oct 1976
8	Zaheer Abbas	235*	2	v India	Lahore	27 Oct 1978
9	Taslim Arif	210*	2	v Australia	Faisalabad	06 Mar 1980
10	Mohsin Khan	200	1	v England	Lord’s	12 Aug 1982
11	Zaheer Abbas	215	1	v India	Lahore	10 Dec 1982
12	Mudassar Nazar	231	1	v India	Hyd-Pak	14 Jan 1983
13	Javed Miandad	280*	1	v India	Hyd-Pak	14 Jan 1983
14	Qasim Umar	210	2	v India	Faisalabad	24 Oct 1984
15	Qasim Umar	206	2	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1985
16	Javed Miandad	203*	2	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1985
17	Javed Miandad	260	1	v England	The Oval	06 Aug 1987
18	Javed Miandad	211	1	v Australia	Karachi	15 Sep 1988
19	Javed Miandad	271	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Feb 1989
20	Shoaib Mohammad	203*	2	v India	Lahore	01 Dec 1989
21	Shoaib Mohammad	203*	2	v New Zealand	Karachi	10 Oct 1990
22	Aamer Sohail	205	1	v England	Manchester	02 Jul 1992
23	Saleem Malik	237	3	v Australia	Rawalpindi	05 Oct 1994
24	Wasim Akram	257*	2	v Zimbabwe	Sheikhupura	17 Oct 1996
25	Ijaz Ahmed	211	2	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
26	Inzamam-ul-Haq	200*	2	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
27	Mohammad Yousuf	203	2	v New Zealand	Christchurch	15 Mar 2001
28	Mohammad Yousuf	204*	2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	16 Jan 2002
29	Inzamam-ul-Haq	329	1	v New Zealand	Lahore	01 May 2002
30	Younis Khan	267	1	v India	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005
31	Mohammad Yousuf	223	2	v England	Lahore	29 Nov 2005
32	Mohammad Yousuf	202	2	v England	Lord’s	13 Jul 2006
33	Younis Khan	313	2	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	21 Feb 2009
34	Taufeeq Umar	236	2	v Sri Lanka	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
35	Younis Khan	200*	2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	09 Dec 2011
36	Younis Khan	200*	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	03 Sep 2013
37	Younis Khan	213	1	v Australia	Abu Dhabi	30 Oct 2014
38	Mohammad Hafeez	224	2	v Bangladesh	Khulna	28 Apr 2015
39	Azhar Ali	226	1	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	06 May 2015
40	Shoaib Malik	245	1	v England	Abu Dhabi	13 Oct 2015
41	Younis Khan	218	2	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 2016
42	Azhar Ali	302*	1	v West Indies	Dub- (DSC	13 Oct 2016
43	Azhar Ali	205*	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2016
44	Abid Ali	215*	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 May 2021
45	Saud Shakeel	208*	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023
46	Abdullah Shafique	201	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2023
No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Hanif Mohammad	337	3	v West Indies	Bridgetown	17 Jan 1958
2	Taslim Arif	210*	2	v Australia	Faisalabad	06 Mar 1980
3	Mohsin Khan	200	1	v England	Lord’s	12 Aug 1982
4	Mudassar Nazar	231	1	v India	Hyd-Pak	14 Jan 1983
5	Shoaib Mohammad	203*	2	v New Zealand	Karachi	10 Oct 1990
6	Aamer Sohail	205	1	v England	Manchester	02 Jul 1992
7	Taufeeq Umar	236	2	v Sri Lanka	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
8	Mohammad Hafeez	224	2	v Bangladesh	Khulna	28 Apr 2015
9	Azhar Ali	302*	1	v West Indies	Dub- (DSC	13 Oct 2016
10	Azhar Ali	205*	1	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 2016
11	Abid Ali	215*	1	v Zimbabwe	Harare	07 May 2021
12	Abdullah Shafique	201	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2023

Abdulla Shafique of Pakistan scored 201 in the just concluded test against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC to provide the eighth occasion of a Pakistan batsman scoring a double century in a test innings against Sri Lanka. It also provides the second occasion of a Pakistan opening batsman scoring a double century in a test innings against Sri Lanka. All such occasions are tabulated below

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Qasim Umar	206	2	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1985
2	Javed Miandad	203*	2	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1985
3	Ijaz Ahmed	211	2	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
4	Inzamam-ul-Haq	200*	2	v Sri Lanka	Dhaka	12 Mar 1999
5	Younis Khan	313	2	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	21 Feb 2009
6	Taufeeq Umar	236	2	v Sri Lanka	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
7	Saud Shakeel	208*	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2023
8	Abdullah Shafique	201	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2023
No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Taufeeq Umar	236	2	v Sri Lanka	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2011
2	Abdullah Shafique	201	2	v Sri Lanka	Col-SSC	24 Jul 2023

Javed  Miandad and Younis Khan share the record of most double centuries by a Pakistan batsmen in tests. Both have scored double centuries on six occasions

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Javed Miandad	206	1	v New Zealand	Karachi	30 Oct 1976
2	Javed Miandad	280*	1	v India	Hyd-Pak	14 Jan 1983
3	Javed Miandad	203*	2	v Sri Lanka	Faisalabad	16 Oct 1985
4	Javed Miandad	260	1	v England	The Oval	06 Aug 1987
5	Javed Miandad	211	1	v Australia	Karachi	15 Sep 1988
6	Javed Miandad	271	1	v New Zealand	Auckland	24 Feb 1989
1	Younis Khan	267	1	v India	Bengaluru	24 Mar 2005
2	Younis Khan	313	2	v Sri Lanka	Karachi	21 Feb 2009
3	Younis Khan	200*	2	v Bangladesh	Chattogram	09 Dec 2011
4	Younis Khan	200*	3	v Zimbabwe	Harare	03 Sep 2013
5	Younis Khan	213	1	v Australia	Abu Dhabi	30 Oct 2014
6	Younis Khan	218	2	v England	The Oval	11 Aug 2016