Shan Masood topples Shahid Afridi, Inzamam-ul-Haq for a huge Pakistani record

Shan Masood [Source: @ICC/x]

Pakistan Test captain and batting barnacle Shan Masood notched up a scintillating double century in the opening match of the 2025-26 President's Trophy Grade-I in Karachi. Leading the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited team and batting at number three, the elegant left-hander reached an unbeaten 212* from just 185 balls by close of play on Day 1.

Notably, Shan Masood raced to his double hundred from just 177 balls, shattering a three-decade-old record set by former Pakistani skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq.

Shan Masood notches up Pakistan’s fastest 200

Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood raced to a double century from just 177 balls for Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited against Sahir in match number one of the 2025-26 President's Trophy Grade-I at the National Bank of Pakistan Sports Complex in Karachi.

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Through the course of his knock, the cricketer soared past Inzamam-ul-Haq for his 188-ball double ton back in 1992 to record the fastest double century by any Pakistani batter in first-class history. 

Last year, Mohammad Ikhlaq also recorded a double hundred from 199 balls, while legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi blasted a 200 from 204 balls during his playing days. Here is a look at five of Pakistan’s fastest double-centuries in first-class cricket.

Fastest first-class double hundreds by Pakistani batters:

Shan Masood’s double ton, coupled with Ali Zaryab’s epic 192 from 237 balls helped Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited mount 460-2 in just 82.1 overs by stumps on Day 1.

Nonetheless, the innings marked Masood’s 33rd century in first-class cricket, and his fastest ever in the format. Holding a batting strike rate of around 56, the Test purist belted Sahir bowlers with a strike rate of nearly 115 on Day 1.

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