Shan Masood 4th Test century: Twitterati lauds Pakistani opener for determined hundred at Old Trafford

Shan Masood 4th Test century: The Pakistani opening batsman went through thick and thin to reach his fourth Test century.

During the second day of the first Test of the ongoing Pakistan’s tour of England in Manchester, Pakistan opening batsman Shan Masood has registered his fourth Test century to provide his team with a stable start after captain Azhar Ali (0) won the toss and chose to bat.

Opening the batting with Abid Ali (16) yesterday, Masood put on display bountiful patience from the word go. With emphasis on staying in the middle irrespective of wickets falling at the other end or low strike rate, the left-hand batsman didn’t deter from his approach.

Masood, 30, was fortunate enough to receive two reprieves from England wicket-keeper Jos Buttler on Day 1 but made it a point to not repeat his mistakes and convert the opportunities into a three-figure score.

Resuming the innings from 46* today, Masood ran a couple of twos in the second over of the day to complete his half-century. With Pakistan losing vice-captain Babar Azam (69) until then, Masood took it upon himself to keep one end safe much like yesterday.

Having rotated the strike without taking any sort of risk, Masood scored his first boundary of the day off veteran seamer James Anderson in 62nd over. Facing Anderson in the 86th over, it was on the second delivery that Masood ran a couple of runs to score his first Test century outside of Asia.

Shan Masood 4th Test century

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