NEW DELHI: Pakistan captain Shan Masood ended a 1524-day watch for a Take a look at century, mentioning his fifth hundred in opposition to England within the first Take a look at in Multan on Monday.
This century was an emotional milestone for Masood, marking the tip of a difficult four-year stretch full of inconsistency and setbacks.
His final Take a look at hundred got here in 2020, when he scored an excellent 156 in opposition to England in Manchester.
Since then, Masood has confronted a turbulent interval, being out and in of the nationwide squad, earlier than ultimately taking up the added stress of main the aspect as captain.
Masood reached his century in type, clipping a ball behind sq. off Chris Woakes to gather a single, sparking applause from his teammates.
He raised his bat to acknowledge the group, and his batting companion, Abdullah Shafique, embraced him to share within the particular second.
Masood’s Take a look at centuries:
100* vs England, Multan, in 2024
156 vs England, Manchester, 2020
100 vs Bangladesh, Karachi, 2019
135 vs Sri Lanka, Karachi, 2019
125 vs Sri Lanka, Pallekele, 2015