Shan Masood nominated for the PCA Player of the Month Award

LONDON: Pakistani left-handed batter Shan Masood, who is representing Derbyshire in the ongoing County Championship 2022, has been nominated for the Professional Cricketers’ Association (PCA) Player of the Month Award.

Shan, who is enjoying a delightful run in the ongoing county championship, having scored 713 runs at an average of 118.83 including two double centuries, has been nominated for the PCA Player of the Month Award for April.

Apart from Shan, Hampshire’s Keith Barker, Yorkshire’s Harry Brook and Kent’s Ben Compton are also nominated for the award following their brilliant performances.

Taking to Twitter, the Wisden shared the announcement regarding Shan being nominated for the PCA Awards.

“Shan Masood, who has 713 County Championship runs this season at an average of 118.83, has been nominated for the PCA’s Player of the Month award,” the Wisden wrote.

“The other nominees are Hampshire’s Keith Barker, Yorkshire’s Harry Brook and Kent’s Ben Compton,” the caption added.

It is pertinent to mention here that Shan registered his career-best score of 239 in his side’s second-round fixture against Sussex before following up with an astonishing 219 during Derbyshire’s triumph over Leicestershire where he claimed the Match Most Valuable Player (MVP). The left-handed opener in his six innings this summer, Masood has failed to reach a half-century only on one occasion.

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Shan converts his maiden century into double ton in County cricket

DERBY: Pakistan’s left-handed opener Shan Masood, who is representing Derbyshire in the ongoing County Championship has successfully converted his maiden century into a double century in the county cricket, here on Thursday.

In his side’s fixture against Sussex in Division Two of the ongoing county championship, Shan carried his wonderful form and scored his first century, which he later converted into a double.

The left-handed batter scored an unbeaten 201 runs off 271 deliveries with the help of 22 boundaries helping his side finish on 327/2 at the conclusion of the opening day.

The 32-years-old batter got to his century in the 41st over of the first innings; conceding just 121 balls to reach the triple-figure mark.

 

It is pertinent to mention here that Shan scored 91 and 62 respectively in his debut county cricket match against Middlesex.

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Derbyshire’s Shan may play against India during ongoing County season

DERBY: Pakistan’s left-handed batter Shan Masood, who is representing Derbyshire Cricket Club in the ongoing County Championship, may play against India this season.

Derbyshire, who signed a deal with the Pakistani opener Shan have revealed in a press release that India will travel here for the Twenty20 Tour Fixture on July 1.

“India will travel to The Incora County Ground to face Derbyshire in a Twenty20 Tour Fixture on Friday 1 July,” the statement read.

“The number-one ranked T20 side in the world will continue their ICC Twenty20 World Cup preparations against a Derbyshire side, which includes the likes of Pakistan international, Shan Masood, and former Sri Lanka fast bowler, Suranga Lakmal,” it added.

Masood, on the other hand, who is currently playing for the Derbyshire, might be available for the side’s fixture against India if he does not make it into the squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.

It is pertinent to mention here that Masood is available for selection in all formats for the county cricket club.

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‘Nothing is above than representing Pakistan’ Returning Shan Masood

RAWALPINDI: Left-handed opener Shan Masood, who made his way back into the national side for the historic Benaud-Qadir Trophy, said representing Pakistan in any form is above all the rest.

Masood, who last played an international match for Pakistan in early 2021, had recently made his way back into the national squad for the historic Benaud-Qadir Trophy against Australia, said he is delighted to have come back into the national squad, and representing Pakistan is the foremost priority for the left-hander.

“I think nothing compares or is above than representing Pakistan in any form. It is a moment of joy and pride for me as I will be a part of the historic series,” he said.

“It feels great to share the dressing room with my teammates and make a comeback after almost a year. It feels surreal as it has been quite a long now since my last representation,” he said.

Shan further commented about the outcomes of the historic series, said no matter what the results will be, the team is preparing hard and will give their all in the field.

“We don’t have control over the outcome,” he remarked, “but we’re doing our best in the preparation and strive to do the same on the field.”

Shan went on to claim that the 32-years-old is ready to take on the field in the historic series if the opportunity arises.

“I’m giving it my all in the training sessions, and I believe I’m perfectly prepared to serve my country if the opportunity arises,” he concluded.

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Shan misses double century but Balochistan in control against Northern

KARACHI: Shan Masood missed his maiden double century in First-Class cricket yet again but his 190-run knock put Balochistan in a commanding position with scoring 305-10 against Northern in last round of Quaid-e-Azam Trophy here at State Bank Stadium. 

Sent into bat first, Balochistan’s opener Shan stood out firmly for his team despite losing his partners at the other end after regular intervals. The left-handed opening batsman struck 190 runs off 172 balls laced with 23 boundaries and five maximums.

Kashif Bhatti put up a good fight in the end alongside Shan and scored worthy 68 runs of Balochistan. His inning smoked 10 boundaries and a six.

For Northern, Kashif Ali and Ather Mehmood bagged four wickets each.

In reply, Northern’s openers finished Day 1 at 28-0. Mohammad Huraira remained not out for 22 while Sarmad Bhatti partnered him at 3 not-out.

At NBP Sports Complex, Sindh finished Day 1 at 275-5 against Southern Punjab (SP) with captain Fawad Alam leading his side from the front. The left-hander smashed 75 runs including six boundaries. Also, he partnered strongly with Saad Khan who made unbeaten 88 off 169 balls, accounting for 10 boundaries.

Ali Usman of SP bagged three wickets for 98 runs on an opening Day.

On the other hand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) made their day with the bat against Central Punjab (CP), ending Day 1 at 305-7. Fakhar Zaman, returning from national duty, scored 76 runs with the help of 13 boundaries. Ashfaq Ahmed made 71 while Iftikhar Ahmed scored 53 runs.

For CP, Mohammad Ali bagged three wickets while Faheem Ashraf managed to take two.

Shan Masood joins Derbyshire for 2022 complete season

KARACHI: Pakistan’s left-handed opening batsman Shan Masood has joined Derbyshire Cricket Club for the complete 2022 season. 

Taking to Twitter, Derbyshire announced the signing for a whole season with a Karachi-hailed cricketer.

“Pakistan international Masood has joined as an overseas player for all formats in the 2022 season!” the cricket club wrote. 

Masood has represented Pakistan in 25 Tests and has four centuries in his longer format account. He has played more than 300 matches across all formats, scoring 31 centuries. Fourteen of those have come in List A cricket, a format in which he averages 57.46.

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Farhan, Iftikhar drive KPK to victory against Sindh

LAHORE: Sahibzada Farhan and Iftikhar Ahmed partnered strongly to lead Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) to seven wickets victory over Sindh in the 25th match of the National T20 Cup. 

They both scored 99 runs together to lead their team to comfortably chase down 153 runs in 18 overs.

Sahibzada scored 49 runs whereas Iftikhar made 55 as they both walked off being not out.

Earlier, Shan Masood and Anwar Ali guided Sindh to 152-6 in 20 overs against KPK in the 25th match of the National T20 Cup.

Sent into bat first, Sindh lost opener Khurram Manzoor earlier for the sum of just 13 runs. Sharjeel Khan and Shan Masood carried the inning from there and scored 51 together to put Sindh in a strong stance.

Sharjeel, who scored century last night, managed to make 26 this time around with the help of two boundaries and a six. Shan struck half-century and managed to score 54 runs off 37 balls laced with five boundaries and a six.

Skipper Anwar Ali smashed worthy 34 runs in the end with the help of 27 balls including three sixes.

For KPK, Iftikhar Ahmed took two wickets while Asif Afridi and Niaz Khan managed to get a wicket each.

Multan Sultans outclass Quetta Gladiators to win by 110 runs

ABU DHABI: Multan Sultans bowled out Quetta Gladiators for 73 runs to win the 25th match of the Pakistan Super League (PSL) season 6 by 110 runs. 
Imran Tahir bagged three wickets, Imran Khan took two wickets while Sohail Tanvir, Blessing Muzarabani, and Shahnawaz Dhani shared a wicket apiece for Sultans.
Jake Weatherald was the highest run-scorer from Gladiators with 19 runs. Sarfaraz Ahmed scored 13 runs.
Sultans’ opener Shan Masood struck 73 runs to set the tone for his team to score 183-5 in 20 overs while batting first.
Masood was the dominant force today as Sultans batted on the front foot against lower-ranked Gladiators. He smashed seven boundaries and four sixes to score 73 off 42 balls.
Sent into bat first, Masood and Mohammad Rizwan provided a strong 72 runs start to Sultans. Khurram Shahzad removed Rizwan in the ninth over after the right-handed batter scored 21 runs with the help of a boundary.
Later on, Masood had a brief 37-runs partnership with Johnson Charles who went on to score 47 spread over five boundaries and two sixes.
Charles partnered with Khushdil Shah to score 42 runs together as Sultans posted a composing total on the scoreboard. Khushdil made 20 runs off 18 balls including a boundary and a six.
Khurram bagged two wickets whilst Mohammad Nawaz, Hassan Khan and Zahir Khan took a wicket each.
With this defeat, Gladiators are now out of the PSL 6 playoffs race.

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