Pakistan vs EnglandShan Masood silences critics with 1st century as Test captain

Shan Masood silenced his critics with a vigorous hundred on Day 1 of the very first Test in between Pakistan and England in Multan on Monday, October 7. Having actually headed into the series under tremendous pressure and extreme analysis from the regional media, Shan Masood strolled the talk, putting Pakistan in a position of strength on the very first day of the hugely-anticipated Test series in between 2 standard competitors.

Shan Masood got to his hundred in simply 102 shipments as he bossed the England bowling attack on a hot day in Multan. The pitch at the Multan Cricket Stadium was greatly entitled in favour of the batters and Shan made complete usage of it.

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It was Shan Masood’s very first Test hundred as captain and his 5th in the longest format of the video game. With the three-figure rating in Multan, the stylish left-handed batter likewise ended a 1524-day wait on a century in whites for Pakistan.

Masood likewise ended up being just the 3rd Pakistan captain after Inzamam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam to strike a hundred in Tests versus England in the house.

TEST HUNDREDS BY PAKISTAN CAPTAINS AGAINST ENGLAND

• Javed Burki1 century (1962)
• Hanif Mohammad1 century (1967)
• Imran Khan1 century (1987)
• Javed Miandad1 century (1992)
• Inzamam-ul-Haq2 centuries (2005)
• Misbah-ul-Haq2 centuries (2015-2016)
• Azhar Ali1 century (2020)
• Babar Azam1 century (2022)
• Shan Masood1 century (2024)

Pakistan headed into the three-match series after losing to Bangladesh 2-0 in your home last month. The group was seriously criticised by fans and media and captain Shan Masood dealt with the heat throughout a media conference in Multan recently.

It did not go according to intend on Monday early morning as Pakistan lost opener Saim Ayub for 4 as early as the 4th over after Shan Masood won the toss and chose to bat. Masood and opener Abdullah Shafique sitched a 200-plus stand to guide the group to a comfy position by Tea. Both gamers kept the scoreboard moving at a vigorous rate as Pakistan scored almost at 5 runs per over in the very first 2 sessions.

Shan Masood utilized his foot incredibly well versus the 2 England spinners– Jack Leach and Shoaib Bashir and worked out the three-man speed attack of Chris Woakes, Gus Atkinson and debutant Brydon Carse with ease. Masood struck 11 borders and 2 6s before he passed by 120 in an amusing knock.