{"id":32112,"date":"2023-12-06T10:49:04","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/test-skipper-shan-masood-hits-century-in-australia-warm-up\/"},"modified":"2023-12-06T10:49:04","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T10:49:04","slug":"test-skipper-shan-masood-hits-century-in-australia-warm-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/test-skipper-shan-masood-hits-century-in-australia-warm-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Test skipper Shan Masood hits century in Australia warm-up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p>New Test skipper Shan Masood hit an unbeaten 156 on Wednesday in a warm-up match in Canberra ahead of Pakistan\u2019s three-Test series against Australia.<\/p>\n<p>After winning the toss and opting to bat against a Prime Minister\u2019s XI, he came to the crease when opener Imamul Haq was dismissed for nine.<\/p>\n<p>Masood batted for the rest of the day, smashing 13 fours and a six to steer Pakistan to 324-6 at stumps on the opening day of the four-day fixture.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--left  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1795370\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Sarfaraz Ahmed made 41 and star batter Babar Azam, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1789755\">stood down<\/a> as captain in all formats of the game after their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1788774\">disastrous<\/a> one-day World Cup, hit 40.<\/p>\n<p>Australia\u2019s bowlers laboured on a flat pitch at Manuka Oval with speedster Jordan Buckingham the pick with 3-63.<\/p>\n<p>All-rounder Cameron Green, who has been sidelined from the Test side by Mitchell Marsh, did not turn his arm.<\/p>\n<p>It proved a long day in the field for aspiring Australian Test openers Cameron Bancroft, Marcus Harris and Matt Renshaw, who are vying to replace David Warner when he retires from the longer format after the Pakistan series.<\/p>\n<p>The visitors meet Australia in three Tests \u2014 in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney \u2014 from December 14.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Test skipper Shan Masood hit an unbeaten 156 on Wednesday in a warm-up match in Canberra ahead of Pakistan\u2019s three-Test series against Australia. 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