Shan Masood breaks a long Test century drought on Monday, the first day of Pakistan’s Test series against England at Multan.
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SHAN MASOOD BREAKS FOUR-YEAR TEST CENTURY DROUGHT AGAINST ENGLAND
Furthermore, Shan Masood breaks a four-year Test century drought in Pakistan’s first Test match against England at Multan.
Moreover, the Pakistan skipper combined with Abdullah Shafique for a 253-run for the second wicket to overwhelm the English bowlers.
The tandem now owns the fourth-highest stand for the second wicket in Pakistan Test cricket history.
Overall, Mushtaq Mohammad and Zaheer Abbas own the record with their 291-run masterclass stand against England in Birmingham in 1971.
Masood ended his Test century drought of 1,524 days by tallying 10 boundaries and two sixes for 102 deliveries.
It was the Pakistan captain’s first century in over four years.
He had an impressive 156 for Pakistan against England at Old Trafford in August 2020.
SHAFIQUE THANKS PAKISTAN SKIPPER KEEPING FAITH IN HIM
Moreover, Shafique thanked the Pakistan skipper for keeping faith in him after he struggled in the team’s previous match.
Furthermore, Shafique’s performance in Pakistan’s 2-0 Test series defeat against Bangladesh last month was underwhelming.
“(But) I am thankful to the team management and captain (Masood) for showing faith in me and giving me enough matches and a fair run,” Shafique said.
“You go through mental challenges and self-doubts, but in the end, you have to find a way out of them and perform,” he added.
The 24-year-old slammed 102(104), as he combined with Masood’s 151(177) at a strike rate of 85.31.
PAKISTAN ENDS DAY WITH 328/4 SCORE OVER ENGLAND
Furthermore, Pakistan ended day one of its Test match with a comfortable 328/4 score against England.
Moreover, Masood opted to bat after winning the toss and piled several runs against England.
Masood and Shafique completed the feat despite Pakistan losing young opener Saim Ayub early to Gus Atkinson in the first session.
Meanwhile, Shafique warned that the hard surface of the pitch in Multan could trouble batters in the future.
“Pitches in Test matches are challenging in the beginning due to the freshness,” Shafique said.
“We are also hoping for the hard surface in Multan to help the spinners, as batting will keep becoming challenging due to the cracks,” he added.
