In the South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd Test at Cape Town, Shan Masood showed a brilliant display as a captain as he rescued the team facing a daunting follow-on situation. His impressive innings of 145 runs was the backbone of Pakistan’s fightback, showing his importance to the team. He confidently dispatched 17 boundaries, which kept the scoreboard moving and gave his team much-needed stability. Opening the innings, his partnership with Babar Azam was also crucial, breaking another record. This was the 6th century for Shan in his more than a decade-long Test career. Along with scoring this century, he has broken several Let’s take a look at the records he has created and broken during the innings.
Top scorer in South Africa
Shan Masood has now become the top scorer in South Africa in the Test,breaking the 27-year-old record He has achieved the best score in an innings; no Pakistani player could in years. Shan has broken Azhar Mahmood’s record, who played a 136-run knock in Johannesburg back in 1998. Along with that now he also becomes the highest scorer as an opener in South Africa across all formats as well.
| Player | Runs | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shan Masood | 145 | Cape Town | Jan 3, 2025 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 136 | Johannesburg | Feb 14, 1998 |
| Taufeeq Umar | 135 | Cape Town | Jan 2, 2003 |
| Azhar Mahmood | 132 | Durban | Feb 26, 1998 |
| Saeed Anwar | 118 | Durban | Feb 26, 1998 |
| Younis Khan | 111 | Cape Town | Feb 14, 2013 |
Babar Azam and Shan Masood’s record-breaking partnership
Babar Azam and Shan Masood recorded the biggest opening partnership in South Africa. They have broken Aamer Sohail and Saeed Anwar’s record partnership of 101 runs in 1998.
| Partners | Runs | Ground | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Babar Azam, Shan Masood | 205 | Cape Town | Jan 3, 2025 |
| Aamer Sohail, Saeed Anwar | 101 | Durban | Feb 26, 1998 |
| Saleem Elahi, Taufeeq Umar | 77 | Durban | Dec 26, 2002 |
| Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood | 67 | Johannesburg | Jan 11, 2019 |
| Saleem Elahi, Taufeeq Umar | 50 | Durban | Dec 26, 2002 |
| Saim Ayub, Shan Masood | 49 | Centurion | Dec 26, 2024 |
Second highest individual score in SA vs PAK
Shan Masood’s 145 in Cape Town stands out as the second-highest individual score by a Pakistani against South Africa in Tests. Khurram Manzoor stands at the top, who scored 146 runs against South Africa in 2013.
| Runs | Player | Location | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 146 | Khurram Manzoor | Abu Dhabi | 2013 |
| 145 | Shan Masood | Cape Town | 2025 |
| 136 | Azhar Mahmood | Johannesburg | 1998 |
| 135 | Taufeeq Umar | Cape Town | 2003 |
| 132 | Azhar Mahmood | Durban | 1998 |
Fourth Top scorer as captain in SENA
Shan Masood achieves the third-highest score by a Pakistani Test captain in SENA countries. Hanif Mohammad leads with an unbeaten 187* against England in 1967.
| Runs | Player | Opponent | Location | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187* | Hanif Mohammad | England | England | 1967 |
| 153* | Javed Miandad | England | England | 1992 |
| 145 | Shan Masood | South Africa | South Africa | 2025 |
| 141* | Azhar Ali | England | England | 2020 |
| 140 | Saleem Malik | New Zealand | New Zealand | 1994 |
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