Shan Masood breaks 33-year-old record of Inzamam-ul-Haq with 177-ball double century

Test captain Shan Masood scored the fastest double century by a Pakistani in First-Class cricket in 177 balls, breaking batting great Inzamam-ul-Haq’s three-decade-old record.

Masood set the mark while playing for Sui Northern Gas against Sahar Associates on the first day of the President’s Cup on Monday.

Masood, unbeaten on 212 from 185 balls, broke former Pakistan skipper Inzamam’s record, who had hit a double ton from 188 balls in a tour match in England in 1992.

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The record for the fastest double hundred by a visiting batsman is still held by India’s Virender Sehwag, who scored a double century from 182 balls in the Lahore Test in 2006.

Masood, 36, recently turned down an offer from the Pakistan Cricket Board to become a full-time Director of International Cricket and Players Relations to focus on the World Test Championship and his career.

Published on Dec 29, 2025