New Pakistan skipper Shan Masood hit an unbeaten 156 on Wednesday in a warm-up match in Canberra forward of their three-Test collection towards Australia.
After profitable the toss and opting to bat towards a Prime Minister’s XI, he got here to the crease when opener Imam-ul-Haq was dismissed for 9.
Masood batted for the remainder 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.
Sarfaraz Ahmed made 41 and star batter Babar Azam, who stood down as captain in all codecs of the sport after their disastrous one-day World Cup, hit 40.
Australia’s bowlers laboured on a flat pitch at Manuka Oval with speedster Jordan Buckingham the choose with 3-63.
All-rounder Cameron Green, who has been sidelined from the Test aspect by Mitchell Marsh, didn’t flip his arm.
It proved an extended day within the subject for aspiring Australian Test openers Cameron Bancroft, Marcus Harris and Matt Renshaw, who’re vying to exchange David Warner when he retires from the longer format after the Pakistan collection.
The customer meets Australia in three Tests — in Perth, Melbourne and Sydney — from December 14.
Source web site: sportstar.thehindu.com
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